Ayumu fished out his key to Kanone's apartment and turned it in the lock. Before he opened the door he hesitated, "What if Kanone locked the door for a reason?" he thought, "I don't want to intrude on anything personal...wait, what the hell am I talking about, yes I do! And besides, I'm his boyfriend, anything this personal he wouldn't mind me seeing, right?" And with that he pushed open the door. Everything was dark and it looked like Kanone wasn't home. "Well, that would explain it. Of course he would have the door locked if he wasn't home. But where could he be? Oh well I'll just wait for him here." Ayumu was just about to see if there was anything in the fridge so he could make him and Kanone dinner, but before he got to the kitchen he heard a sound coming from the bathroom. Silently Ayumu snuck to the bathroom door and took a peek in. He tried to see if there was anyone still in the bathroom, but steam was filling up the place. Ayumu tried the bedroom next and found a form lying under some covers. Ayumu grinned and snuck up to Kanone's bedside and laid down beside his lover. He reached an arm over and wrapped it around the other male. He snuggled into Kanone's hair before realizing how...dry it was. "If he just got out of the shower, then why is his hair dry? And he has been asleep for a while, who the hell was in his shower then?" Ayumu nuzzled his face into Kanone's soft hair, "Hey, Kanone? Are you awake?" Ayumu gently shook Kanone.

"Hmmm? Oh, Ayumu...hello..." Kanone said, turning over and opening his eyes. Once his brain began to function correctly his eyes snapped open and he sat straight up, "Ayumu? What are you doing here? How did you get in, I thought I locked the door..."

"Well the door was locked, but you gave me a key, remember? I just came over because I was bored. Aren't you happy to see me? I can leave if you want..."

"No, don't leave. Of course I want you here!" Kanone gently kissed Ayumu, "I was just surprised to see you here, that's all. You woke me up and..."

"So you've been asleep for a while?" Ayumu asked, concerned.

"Yes, I decided to take a nap. Actually," Kanone glanced at the clock, "I've only been asleep for about a half an hour."

"So there is someone else here, but who?" Ayumu grew even more concerned and looked at the door which he had shut...and was now open. Ayumu gasped and stood up.

Kanone looked up at Ayumu, confused, "Ayumu? Is there something wrong?" Kanone glanced at the door and saw nothing out of place. "At least he hasn't seen Eyes yet. That would be bad, but I think he suspects something. If he found out what I did..." Kanone grew alarmed at the thought, "He would never forgive me! He'd leave me and he'd hate me...again. I've got to get him to leave." Kanone grabbed Ayumu's hand, which caught the boy's attention, "I'm going to back to sleep Ayumu, why don't you go home. You need to take care of Madoka anyhow. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Kanone pulled Ayumu into a kiss and then laid back down, "I'm sorry for sending you away like this, but I'm exhausted." Which was true, Kanone was exhausted, but for reasons Ayumu could never find out about.

"Kanone..." Ayumu said worriedly, "I think there may be someone else here..."

"Huh? Ayumu what are you talking about, I had the door locked and you're the only other person that has a key. There's no way anyone else could be here."

"Kanone when I walked past the bathroom it was so steamy that I couldn't see a thing. Someone had just used that shower."

"It was me. I took a shower before I laid down." Kanone said, hoping that Ayumu wouldn't remember that he had said he had been asleep for a half an hour already.

"But you said you've been asleep for a while." Ayumu said, now suspecting Kanone of hiding something, "There's no way it would be that steamy after a half an hour. Kanone, what is going on? Are you trying to hide something, or better yet someone from me?" Ayumu was now angered by suspicions that he wasn't sure were even accurate.

Kanone looked up at Ayumu, sighed, and walked over to his boyfriend, "Now Ayumu, that's crazy. Do you think I would cheat on you? You're the best thing that ever happened to me. You've helped me to turn my life around, why would I risk losing that. Besides," Kanone kissed the nape of Ayumu's neck and then whispered in his ear, "You're the best sex I've ever had."

Ayumu blushed at this comment and then got serious, "Well if you didn't let anyone else in here, then someone has broken in. I'm absolutely sure there's someone else in here." And with that Ayumu broke out of Kanone's embrace and walked out into the living room.

Kanone called after him but Ayumu ignored him and Kanone sat on the bed, waiting for Ayumu to come back in with a look of shock, disgust, hatred, or betrayal on his face, "That's the last time he's ever going to let me hold him..." Kanone thought sadly, then got up to face whatever happened next. As Kanone walked out into his living room he saw Eyes and Ayumu standing there, staring at each other. Eyes' look was of pure jealousy (or maybe it was just annoyance...you can never tell with him) while Ayumu was simply shocked.

Eyes' gaze shifted to Kanone and Ayumu turned to look at him as well, "Kanone? Wh-what... what is he doing here? I t-thought you said that he was..."

"I thought he was Ayumu." Kanone said, realizing that maybe he could get through this without revealing to Ayumu that he and Eyes had slept together, "Apparently I was wrong. Eyes is stronger than I thought. He came here earlier and I couldn't just turn him away, you understand, don't you? Eyes is my friend and I couldn't just tell him to leave..." Kanone was babbling trying to convince Ayumu that he had done nothing wrong.

This, however, only made Ayumu more suspicious, "Yeah, Kanone, I understand. Of course I do." Ayumu looked at Kanone's pleading eyes one more time, "Maybe he's telling the truth. I don't have any reason to believe that he would be unfaithful, but..." "Kanone, why did you lie to me?"

Kanone stared at Ayumu in shock, "He figured it out, but how?" Kanone decided to play dumb, "What do you mean Ayumu? I haven't lied to you..."

"You told me that you hadn't let anyone else in. Why wouldn't you tell me about Eyes?"

"Oh, that...Well Ayumu, I just...I wasn't sure you would understand. It's not that I don't trust you, I...I didn't want anyone to know yet, actually. Not until me and Eyes got everything sorted out."

"I see." Ayumu looked at Eyes then back to Kanone, "I still can't tell if he's lying to me. I want to believe him, but...there's just something...he's acting so...nervous. Kanone is never nervous. There's still something he's not telling me." "Why'd you have the door locked, then?"

"Well I didn't want Rio or one of the others barging in here and seeing Eyes, what would they think?"

"Rio's in the hospital and Kousuke is home sick as a dog. That leaves Ryoko, and I get the feeling she wouldn't just barge in here. So there's no reason for you to lock the door." Ayumu said, "Why won't he just admit to lying? What's he hiding? He wouldn't have possibly..." Ayumu gasped, remembering Kanone's confession the first time he walked into Ayumu's apartment:

Flashback

After a few seconds of feeling Ayumu's eyes on him, Kanone broke the silence, "I loved him."

Ayumu was a little shocked that Kanone had confessed such a personal matter to him. "You mean Eyes?" Ayumu asked, knowing the answer but unsure of what else to say. Kanone nodded and looked up at him. "He looks so sad. He shouldn't be this depressed unless Eyes didn't feel the same way, or else..." "He didn't know, did he?" Kanone slowly shook his head.

"I didn't realize until it was too late."

End Flashback

"If I thought that the only person I ever loved was dead and suddenly I had them back, I wouldn't hesitate. Kanone wouldn't have made the same mistake twice. He and Eyes must have..." Ayumu headed towards the door. "If they can be happy together then...I don't want to get in the way of that.'"

"Ayumu?" Kanone called after him, "Where are you going?"

Ayumu opened the door and turned back to Kanone, "You and Eyes still have stuff you have to work out, I don't want to get in the way. Besides, I should be home, taking care of Madoka." Ayumu turned to leave, not looking at Kanone, "I'll...talk to you later, right?"

"Of course you will. I'll call you. Ayumu, I love..." Kanone was interrupted by Ayumu slamming the door shut.

"He doesn't love me. What's worse is he thinks he got away with it. Does he think I'm that stupid?" Ayumu thought as he ran home with tears in his eyes.

Back in Kanone's apartment Kanone turned to Eyes, "He knows, doesn't he?"

"I would say so, yes." Was Eyes' answer. He didn't look the least bit sorry that he had just ruined Kanone and Ayumu's relationship. "They wouldn't have lasted anyway." Eyes thought, "They hated each other before I was attacked. I wonder what brought them together, Kanone never said."

Kanone looked at Eyes then went to sit down on his couch, "Do you think he'll forgive me?" Kanone asked, hopefully, "How ironic, I never thought we had any hope. But Ayumu changed that, now the only thing I can do is hope."

"I don't know." Eyes replied. Seeing that Kanone wanted more comfort than that he continued, "Little Narumi has obviously learned to believe in himself." Kanone looked at Eyes questioningly, "If he honestly loves you and believes that with all his heart, then he won't be so easily pushed away."

Kanone smiled slightly at Eyes, "You really think that?" Eyes simply nodded. "Thank you, Eyes."

Seeing that Kanone was still uneasy Eyes walked over to him and sat next to him, "Kanone, if you really want to, you should go find him."

Kanone looked at Eyes, "No, I'm actually still kind of tired." Kanone blushed, Eyes was really good in bed, "No. I can't think like that. I love Ayumu. But I love Eyes, too. Eyes is the only reason I'm with Ayumu. I went to Ayumu for comfort after I thought Eyes was dead, I owe Eyes everything. And I did love him first, but if Ayumu won't take me back, will Eyes?" Kanone groaned at the thought of losing them both.

Eyes looked at Kanone and wrapped an arm around him, pulling him closer. Kanone rested his head on Eyes' chest and then looked up at the pianist. Eyes looked down at Kanone and kissed him softly, "We agreed that it was a one time thing. I love you, Kanone. But you're happy with Ayumu." As much as it hurt Eyes to say these words, it was the truth, "You're much happier with him than you could ever be with me."

Kanone sat up and looked Eyes straight in the eyes, "That's not true, Eyes. I loved you first. You...you're the only reason me and Ayumu are together."

Eyes narrowed his eyes slightly at this, "What do you mean by that?"

Kanone sighed, "After I found you, I...I went to Little Narumi for comfort. At first it was just for sex. I had never had you and when I realized I never would, I got so depressed that I needed to be with someone...anyone. I wasn't thinking quite clearly and I ended up at Ayumu's. The next thing I knew I was waking up on his couch. So you see Eyes, I only ever loved you, I just grew fond of Ayumu. I'm still not sure to this day if I truly love him, and if I do it's not as much as I love you."

Eyes just stared at Kanone, "Well if you love me more, then why are you still with him?" Eyes had grown quite possessive of Kanone all of a sudden and wanted him if Ayumu didn't deserve him, "Why didn't you just break it off with him earlier?"

Kanone looked at Eyes, a little angered, "Because you were the one who said it was a one time thing. You said you didn't want to put me and Ayumu's relationship at risk."

"That was before I knew all of this, Kanone. If you love me more and I love you, then why should you be with Ayumu?"

"I just...I don't want to hurt him, Eyes. I might not love him as much as you, but that doesn't mean I want to hurt him."

"You've already hurt him." Kanone looked at Eyes suddenly, "It's obvious he's figured out that we've slept together. The best thing you can do right now is find him and admit it to him." Eyes stood and walked over to Kanone. He hugged Kanone and whispered in his ear, "Then forget about him and come back to me. You hated him before this and you can do it again. I won't give you up without a fight." Kanone looked at Eyes for a second and then nodded. Without another word Kanone walked out the door in search of Ayumu.