Kanone stared at Eyes in awe, "But h-how is this possible, Eyes?" He still couldn't get over the fact that his best friend, not to mention his first and only love (besides Ayumu that is) was standing in front of him, not dead in some warehouse, rotting away. Kanone had felt slightly guilty for leaving Eyes there but he had called the police and reported that some one had been shot. After that he left.

"I wasn't quite dead when the ambulance arrived." Eyes replied simply.

"Ambulance?" Kanone then remembered that he had reported someone shot, not dead. "I see, but you were so cold..."

"It's the middle of January, Kanone," Eyes said, surprised at his friend's nativity, "of course I was cold."

"But you had no pulse, I checked myself. I wouldn't have made such a mistake, Eyes, you know that." It was true, Kanone hardly made such fatal mistake especially when dealing with Eyes.

"It was very faint, not even the doctors could find it until they hooked me up to a machine." Eyes then noticed that Kanone had his coat and keys, "Were you going somewhere?"

Kanone stared at him for a second and then remembered Kousuke, "Yes, but it's not important, if you want to come in..."

"No, go do whatever you have to, I have some things I need to take care of as well." Eyes was a bit hurt that Kanone hadn't mentioned his note that he had left. "Maybe he doesn't love me, it's possible. He could have at least mentioned it, though." Eyes thought, "Perhaps it just slipped his mind, me coming here must have been a bit of a surprise." Eyes only then realized the meaning behind Kanone's interrogation, "You were the one that called the ambulance?"

"Yes, of course I did. Eyes, I couldn't just leave you to rot in a warehouse somewhere. I felt bad enough not staying until they arrived, but I couldn't take seeing you like that."

Eyes remained silent for a moment then looked up at Kanone, a little afraid to speak the next words that came out of his mouth, "Then...you found my letter?"

Kanone was taken back by this question and confused for a brief moment before he realized the letter he had found that day, "Yes, I read it. Eyes, I never knew you felt that way about me. Why?"

Eyes snapped his head up at Kanone, "Why? Why, what? Why do I love you? Because you're the only thing I think about. Everywhere I go everything reminds me of you and I wonder about you constantly. Where you are, what you're doing, if you're hurt. When I'll see you again." Eyes was furious at Kanone and he didn't even know why. Yes he did, because Kanone knew that Eyes loved him, but had made no intention of returning the feelings, "I love you because you're the only person I've ever trusted, Kanone. You're the only person that could hurt me, and you're the only person who has." Eyes had calmed down now and was looking at the ground once again.

Kanone stared at Eyes with his mouth hung open before he realized that Eyes didn't think Kanone returned these feelings. "I've hurt him? But how? Duh, because he doesn't think I love him. But i do, and he needs to know that. So why am I only thinking these things and not saying anything?" Then another thought entered his head, "Ayumu. I love him just as much. But I will deal with him later, I can't let Eyes leave like this." And that's exactly what Eyes was doing he had turned to go but Kanone put a hand on his shoulder to stop him, "Eyes, wait."

"I've got business to attend to, Kanone, and so do you, we'll speak later." And with that Eyes walked off. Kanone could only stare after him as Eyes disappeared out of sight. Kanone knew it wouldn't be hard to track him down, so he knew they would speak later, he wasn't worried about that. He just felt horrible about how Eyes had run off. Thoughts of how he was going to explain this to Ayumu returned to his head and he realized he should have been at the school by now. He got into his car and drove off.

At the school Kanone walked in through the main doors and immediately located Ayumu, which wasn't hard considering the brown haired boy was running over to him calling his name, "Kanone, over here." Ayumu reached Kanone before grabbing his hand and giving him a quick kiss, "What took you so long?"

"Sorry, I...ran into an old friend on my way over here. So, how's Kousuke?" Kanone asked, faking concern to change the subject.

"Like you care." Ayumu said jokingly, calling Kanone's bluff, "Anyway he looks like death, I don't really know what's wrong with him."

"Then how do you know you're responsible?" Despite all that had happened, Kanone was still on his game and wondered if Ayumu didn't even know what was wrong with the Blade Child, how he could automatically assume he was responsible.

"Huh? Oh, well I went over to his house this morning and made him clean it and then had him cook me breakfast and lunch, but there was none left for him. So he hasn't had much sleep and even less food. I figure that's got to be part of what's wrong with him."

Kanone listened to all this and then busted up laughing, "Ayumu, you went over to his house and made him clean it? The made him cook all of his food for you? You're brilliant!"

Ayumu grinned at this, "Yeah, and you should have seen the look on his face!" At this Kanone laughed even harder.

After he composed himself Kanone asked, still grinning, "So what should I do with him? Any special requests?"

"Just don't dump him in a warehouse anywhere and leave him to die. Take him back home or something, you can do that right?" Ayumu looked over at where Kanone should have been to see his lover was missing. He looked around to find Kanone a few steps behind him staring straight ahead frozen to the spot. Ayumu walked back to Kanone and looked at him, "Hey, Kanone? You okay? What's wrong?" Ayumu waved his hand in front of Kanone's face a couple of times but that failed to get his attention as well.

"Huh?" Was all Kanone said. He had frozen at the warehouse comment and immediately thought back to his conversation with Eyes. "I still have to tell Ayumu about that, somehow. But Rio will be glad that Eyes isn't dead, the rest will be happy as well, I'm sure." Kanone then realized that Ayumu was kissing him. He wasn't sure why but he wasn't going to complain, so he returned the kiss. As soon as Ayumu felt Kanone pull him closer, he broke away. "What was that for?" Kanone asked following Ayumu the rest of the way to the Newspaper Office where Kousuke was being kept.

"You weren't answering me. What happened you acted like someone had just shot you or something."

Kanone flinched at the shot comment but ignored it, everything had always reminded him of Eyes, he couldn't stop dead in his tracks every time he was reminded of the silver haired pianist. They entered the Newspaper Office and Hiyono looked up and greeted Ayumu and Kanone. "Hey guys!"

"Hey Hiyono, "Ayumu said, walking over to Kousuke. He glanced at the red head to confirm that he was still alive the looked back to Hiyono, "has he gotten any better or worse?"

"No, not really. He hasn't said much, just asked for water once. Do you know what it is?"

Ayumu shook his head and looked at Kanone questioningly. As usual his boyfriend had all the answers, "It's just the flu." He said looking at the other two as if they were retarded. His attention turned towards Ayumu, "I can't believe the two of you didn't know that. Haven't you ever gotten the flu before?" Hiyono just shook her head and Ayumu shook his as well, looking a bit embarrassed that he didn't know what was obviously such a simple fact. Kanone laughed a bit at him and hugged him, "It's okay Ayumu, there's no reason to be embarrassed. Not everyone has to deal with sickness, you're lucky." Then Kanone thought a minute, "So, do you know what's wrong with Madoka?"

Ayumu's head snapped up and thought for a second, "Actually she's exhibiting all the same symptoms as Asazuki, do you think she has the flu too?"

"Could be, it is highly contagious. In fact we shouldn't even be around Kousuke right now, this whole room probably needs to be disinfected." He chuckled at the look of panic on the other two's faces, "Don't worry, I'm just kidding, it's not that bad. It is contagious, but you two should be fine, though Ayumu you do spend a lot of time around Madoka..."

Ayumu just glared at him, "So, are you gonna take him or not?"

"Of course, I told you I would." Kanone walked over to Kousuke and yanked him roughly to his feet and slid his right arm under Kousuke's right arm to support him, then instructed Kousuke to put his left arm over Kanone's shoulders, which he just barely managed to do.

Kousuke looked up to see who was moving him and when he saw Kanone he glared, "What are you doing here? Don't tell me you are going to school now."

Kanone laughed and adjusted Kousuke's weight so it was easier to carry him, "No, not at all. Ayumu asked me to come and take you home. He said that you were in no condition to be at school, and I think I'm going to have to agree."

"I don't need your help, traitor." Kousuke pulled away from Kanone and ended up getting one step closer to the couch before he collapsed in a pile on the floor. Kousuke was the only one who had yet to forgive Kanone for siding with the Hunters. Kanone had tried to apologize to Kousuke once but the redhead would have none of it. He avoided Kanone as much as possible and never accepted any help from him.

Kanone looked a little hurt but then just looked angry he turned to Ayumu, "Well, there you go. I tried, sorry Ayumu, looks like you'll have to take care of this one on your own." Kanone went to leave but Ayumu grabbed his wrist, "Just wait a second okay?" Kanone turned back around and stared at Ayumu waiting for him to continue. Seeing that Kanone was staying Ayumu went over and shook Kousuke awake. He had made it back to the couch with Hiyono's help and had fallen asleep.

"What?" Kousuke mumbled, eyes still closed.

"Kousuke," Ayumu began.

Kousuke eyes flickered open and he glared at Ayumu, "No, Little Narumi. Why can't you just let me be? I don't trust that bastard, and I don't see how you could! He tried to kill you, too!"

"Asazuki, calm down or you'll faint again. And I'm not asking you to go with Kanone..." Kousuke raised an eyebrow at this comment, then realized what was coming, "I'm telling you to."

Kousuke groaned and stumbled to his feet, barely making it to Kanone before his legs failed him yet again. Fortunately Kanone caught him and smirked, "Now then Kousuke, let's get you out of here." Kousuke just grumbled as he made his way out of the school, leaning on Kanone as little as possible, then realizing that he was probably heavier than the other man, put as much weight on him as he could before Kanone slapped him in the back of the head and told him to walk right. "Stop leaning on me so much, Kousuke."

"I'm unstable, I can't help it!" Kousuke complained, "Besides, I don't have to do what you tell me, you didn't participate in that bet."

"Because you wouldn't let me." Kanone countered, "You only bet because Ryoko challenged you."

"Shut up, Kanone. My head hurts. Probably from you slapping me!"

"You'll get over it, Ryoko hits you all the time."

"Not that hard!" The two went on like this for a while and Ayumu walked back inside, thinking that maybe Kousuke was just being stubborn when he said he didn't trust Kanone.

After school Ayumu went to find Hiyono, but surprisingly enough, she was nowhere to be found. "That's odd," Ayumu thought, "That girl is always around, even when I don't want her to be." He thought for a second and then corrected himself, "No, especially when I don't want her to be." Giving up on his search, Ayumu headed home. When he got there Madoka was awake and he cooked dinner and she fell back asleep soon afterward, claiming she still didn't feel good. Ayumu promised to take her to the doctor's tomorrow and then left, heading over to Kanone's. When he got there the door was locked, which never happened.