Chapter 2

"Akira it's time to get up. Your breakfast is waiting!"

Rukawa brought the breakfast up to their bedroom and put it on the nightstand. He stroked Sendoh's hair, admiring his handsome lover. Rukawa shook Sendoh's shoulder gently to wake him up.

Sendoh stirred. Rukawa immediately took the camera out from one of the drawers of the nightstand and took a picture of Sendoh.

Sendoh opened his eyes and stared at Rukawa.

"Why are you taking photos of me again...? I'm sick you know. It's ugly. I'm so pale and my lips are so dry and pale too.. without the coloured lip balm."

Sendoh gave a Rukawa a light pinch in his thigh and smiled. This made Rukawa take another photo of him, which in turn earned him another pinch in his thigh.

Rukawa put down the camera and licked Sendoh's dry lips and whispered into his ears.

"If you don't stop pinching my thighs I swear I'm going to make love to you right here and now."

Sendoh giggled and pinched Rukawa in his stomach and whispered back into Rukawa's ears.

"Well I'm still tight if you really want..."

Sendoh brought Rukawa's hand to his own butt and gave it a pinch.

Rukawa smiled and kissed Sendoh deeply, letting his lover melt into the kiss. Rukawa pulled apart suddenly, causing the patient to frown and pout.

"Kaede..?"

"Not now." Rukawa gave his lover a pinch in return in the butt.

Sendoh began the pout even more and try his best to look like a wounded puppy with teary eyes, hoping that it would convince his lover for more.

Sadly, it did not work. Rukawa shook his head and helped Sendoh sit up.

"Nope Aki-chan, it's time for your breakfast. And after you eat your breakfast, you're going to eat your medicine. And after eating your medicine, you're going to sleep again. So no love making until you're better."

Sendoh sighed at looked at the breakfast Rukawa brought to him.

"I'm not hungry..."

"Akira... you must eat.. in order to get stronger."

"Well I haven't been any stronger than before ever since..."

Rukawa saw Sendoh winced at the unpleasant memory before pouting again. Pouting seems to be Sendoh's favourite thing to do. He has liked pouting even before the incident happened, Rukawa scolded himself mentally realizing it only after the incident.

Rukawa pulled Sendoh into his arms and stroked Sendoh's back.

"I'm sorry Sendoh... I never meant for it to happen, it was an honest mistake. I promise it will never happen again."

Sendoh sank into his lovers arms, circling his arms around Rukawa's still slender waist.

"Okay..."

"I love you."

"What if it happened to me?"

Sendoh pulled away and looked down, twirling the blanket in between his fingers.

Rukawa looked oddly at Sendoh, arms at Sendoh's waist.

"What do you..."

"Will you react the same way I did?"

Sendoh leaned his forehead against Rukawa's chest, staring at the blanket that he was playing and forming a gap in between them.

"I don't understand..."

"I mean what if I was the one who cheated on you? What if I was the one who had another person out there with me instead of you? How would you react? What would you do? Would you do the same thing as me? Like running away...? Will you get me back when you know there was another man out there for me...? What... what will you do...?"

Rukawa stared at Sendoh in surprise, speechless.

Sendoh, not receiving any reaction, pulled at Rukawa's shirt to get his attention.

"Ne Kaede... what will you do for me...? Or will you do nothing at all? Will you...?"

Rukawa put both his hands at Sendoh's cheeks and brought Sendoh's attention to himself.

"After what happened, I would definitely do everything to get you back. I would do anything and everything to get you back so Akira-chan?"

Sendoh stared up at Rukawa like a wounded love puppy.

"Hai?"

"Be assured that whoever that person is, no matter how handsome or cute he is, how cute he makes you feel, how good he makes you feel, how he praises your pretty face and beautiful body, how great he is in his studies, how tall he is, how strong he is, how much muscles he has, how much money he has, how many presents he showers you, how loving he is, how many french kisses he gave you, how good a kisser he is, and how sexually active he is, I would get you back from him and push him away from you and make you see that I am a hundred times better than him whether in terms of good looks, praises, studies, height, strength, money, kisses, sex and love. I will not let you go to the other person that easily, even if he loves you more than I do because nobody loves you as much as I do and nobody cherishes you as much as I do. Get it?"

Sendoh, ready to cry, threw himself into Rukawa's arms once again and showered kisses on Rukawa.

"Really Kaede? Really?"

Rukawa was taken back by the long awaited initiative hug Sendoh just gave and smiled.

"Of course baby. I love you so much I cannot let you go anymore. I promise I will get you back no matter who you go to."

Sendoh snuggled into Rukawa's arms.

"Hai Kaede!"

"Hai Akira-chan! And it's now time to eat your breakfast."

Sendoh smiled and started to eat the scramble eggs Rukawa had cooked.

"Ano... Kaede?"

Rukawa stroked Sendoh's thighs while watching him eat.

"Hmm? You want orange juice?"

"Nope... I just wanted to tell you that... he's really handsome and he does make me feel really cute. He's really strong! He can fix every single thing that breaks down in this house. He's great in his studies and has lots of muscles and then a lot of money to shower gifts on m.. people! And and he's really really loving and is really really good at kissing! And he's always sexually active... although I haven't slept with him..."

Rukawa stared at his lover in shock.

"WHAT!"