"Ayumu, hurry up! Why do you always take so long in the bathroom?" Kousuke yelled to his boyfriend of three years.
"Just hold on a second, Kousuke. You're just impatient." Ayumu replied from inside the bathroom.
"You've been in there for 20 minutes, what the hell are you doing?" Kousuke shouted at the door.
"You know, Kousuke, you shouldn't yell at doors. People will think you're crazy." Ryoko commented as she emerged from the kitchen. It was the last day of school for the five of them; Ayumu, Kousuke, Rio, Ryoko, and Hiyono, and they were all gathered at the house that the Blade Children lived in.
"I'm not yelling at the door, Ryoko. Ayumu is hogging the bathroom. He's like a girl. Which he's not, believe me, I know." Kousuke said a little too pervertedly.
"Kousuke, we don't want to hear about what you two do behind closed doors." Rio commented as she came downstairs, yawning. She glanced at a clock and her eyes widened, "Why didn't anyone wake me up? I don't have time to get ready!" She ran to the bathroom door and tried to open it. Finding it locked, she started screaming about conspiracies and went back upstairs to change into her uniform.
Ryoko and Kousuke looked at each other, concerned for the small girl's sanity.
"Hey guys," Hiyono greeted the two, coming from the kitchen, stuffing her face with various foods, "Where are Ayumu and Rio? We're going to be late for our last day of school!"
"Rio went upstairs to change." Ryoko informed Hiyono, "And Ayumu..."
"Needs to get out of the bathroom!" Kousuke finished for her, pounding on the door, "Ayumu if you don't open this door, I'm gonna break it down."
That threat was short lived, however, as Ryoko hit him in the head, "Kousuke if you break that door down, you have to pay for it. And we all know you have no money to do that with; so, you're not going to do anything."
Kousuke mumbled something and turned back to the door with new determination, "Ayumu, whatever it is, it can't be that bad. Just let me in."
"No, you'll laugh. Just give me a minute." Ayumu said a bit timidly from the other side of the door.
Kousuke sighed, "Ayumu, I'm not going to laugh. And if you don't open this door, you're not getting any sex for a week." Kousuke smiled smugly, knowing Ayumu couldn't stand no sex; he was addicted.
"Kousuke, you're the sex addict." Ayumu reminded him, reading his thoughts, "I'm the only one who can make that threat."
Kousuke glared daggers at the door, "Damn." He glanced at Ryoko and Hiyono who were just smirking at him, "Yeah, he's right." He sighed, defeated.
"Isn't Ayumu out yet?" Rio asked, coming back downstairs, dressed and ready for school. The others just shook their heads.
"Hey, guys. Just go ahead without me, I'll catch up in a minute." Ayumu called from within his new home; a.k.a the bathroom.
Kousuke looked to the girls, "You guys should go on. I'll wait here for him."
Rio and Ryoko nodded, while Hiyono looked upset, "Are you sure Kousuke? I mean you could come with us. And why should we leave you two behind?"
"Well," Kousuke pondered her questions then smirked, "I'm kind of obligated to stay here, you know being his boyfriend. And you three actually have a pretty decent reputation. How would it look if you showed up late on the last day?"
Hiyono considered this, then nodded, "You're right, Kousuke. Okay, let's go guys." With that the three girls left which left Kousuke to plead with Ayumu some more.
"Hey, baby, the girls are gone. It's just me so you can come out now." Kousuke said affectionately.
"I...I don't want to." Ayumu replied.
Kousuke looked confused, "Why not? What could you have to hide from me?"
Ayumu sighed and slowly opened the door. He slowly raised his head so his gaze met Kousuke's, "I think I've finally gotten fat." Ayumu confessed, "My uniform barely fits and I can't run as far or as fast anymore. I've tried everything but whatever I do I just can't seem to get rid of this..." Ayumu was silenced by Kousuke's lips meeting with his own. Ayumu broke the kiss and looked at Kousuke, questioningly, "What was that for?"
"Because I love you." Kousuke replied as if Ayumu should have known that, which he should have, "And you're not getting fat. And even if you did, who cares? I don't; I'll still love you." Kousuke said reassuringly. Even though he knew that he was lying; he could tell that his boyfriend was getting a little chubby. But he honestly didn't care, he loved Ayumu, not his body. Well...he loved some of his body, but that wasn't the part that was in question right now.
Ayumu seemed to be reassured by these simple words and kissed his boyfriend, "Okay...but if I get any fatter, I'm starving myself."
Kousuke laughed as he put an arm around the younger boy's shoulders, "Okay, but maybe we just need to up the sex; I hear that burns a lot of calories." He said hopefully.
Now it was Ayumu's turn to laugh, "Kousuke, I'm lucky I can walk straight as it is." The two laughed at this and continued to talk until they reached their classroom. (A/N: Just to clarify I know that Ayumu, and Rio I think also, are younger than the rest, but let's just overlook that little detail. And I'm actually not sure how many years of school they had left, but let's just use our imaginations,okay? Good!)
The rest of the day went pretty smoothly; the five of them payed no attention in class and Hiyono tried to squeeze any last tidbit of information from the students that she could for the last newspaper article she would ever write for the school. During lunch they all went up to the roof and ate the lunches Ayumu had prepared; while said boy ate very little because of his new found paranoia. After school they all split up; Kousuke, Rio,and Ryoko went home, while Ayumu walked Hiyono home for the last time. Even though they were only friends the two had gotten in the habit of walking home together and figured it was bad to break tradition. Kousuke wanted to come with them, but then decided to instead get something to eat and then go to sleep-- hey, not paying attention in class and making out with your boyfriend all day can be exhausting!
As they parted ways Hiyono turned to Ayumu, "So, Ayumu, what are you going to do now that school is over with? I think I'm going to college to become editor of a newspaper, or something along those lines. So, what about you?"
Sensing that it was his turn to talk Ayumu pondered the question, "I'm not sure. I guess I've got a few options. I could be a chef...but that sounds kind of boring. I want a challenge. I'll probably try and be a detective, something where I can use my head."
Hiyono was excited to hear this, "Oh, Ayumu! I can't believe you've actually been thinking about this, that's great! I guess you're not as hopeless as everyone says you are!" Hiyono paused at the crosswalk and then walked across, not paying attention to the light change in all her excitement.
Ayumu wasn't paying attention either but stopped at the crosswalk nonetheless; he was thinking over her comment, "Hopeless? Who says I'm hopeless? Was it..." Ayumu looked up just in time to see it happen, "Hiyono, watch out!" He screamed. Hiyono had just enough time to give Ayumu a confused look before the bus slammed into her, sending her flying a good 50 feet before she rolled to a stop. Ayumu ran over to her bloody form and stared in horror, "H-hiyono?" He said, his voice barely a whisper as he approached her. He reached down but couldn't find a pulse, he looked over her and all common sense told him that there was no way she was alive, yet something inside of him couldn't accept this fact. He looked around and saw people staring. This angered him, "Don't just stand there!" He yelled at the growing crowd, "Someone call an ambulance!" He heard someone say that it had been taken care of. A few minutes later of not being able to pry his eyes off of Hiyono, Ayumu heard a siren. He looked up to see an approaching ambulance.
A few men ran over to Hiyono's body and asked Ayumu to stand back. After what seemed like several years, but in reality was only a few minutes one of the men came up to Ayumu. He shook his head, "I'm sorry. Your friend didn't survive. I'm truly sorry for your loss."
Ayumu hated the fake speech that he was given. Without another word he turned around and walked off, not really knowing where he was going. He ended up at a door he barely recognized, but knocked anyway.
Kousuke opened the door and saw his boyfriend standing there, "Ayumu? Wow, that was quick. I didn't expect you back for a while. Hey, are you okay?"
Ayumu nodded, "Yeah...sure." How could he not remember his boyfriend's house. He must really be out of it. "I might as well tell them now." Was Ayumu's only thought, and he was surprised he could think at all. It was confusing but he wasn't as upset at losing Hiyono as he should of been; that confused him more than anything. He looked at Kousuke, "Where are Rio and Ryoko?"
"We're right here." Rio answered. Ayumu turned around and saw the two girls.
After a couple of minutes of staring Ryoko walked up to Ayumu and waved a hand in front of his face, "Hey, Ayumu? You okay?" She looked to Kousuke, "What did you do to him?"
Kousuke started to answer but Ayumu cut him off, "Hiyono's dead. She was hit by a bus on our way to her house." He walked over and sat down on the couch and then looked to his friends.
Rio started crying and Ryoko walked over to him, "W-what do you...oh, god. No, no...but she..." Ryoko soon joined Rio in crying for their deceased friend.
Kousuke was shocked, but still aware enough to comfort his boyfriend, "Are you okay? What...what happened?" He placed a hand on Ayumu's shoulder.
Ayumu looked to him and nodded, "Yeah...I'll be fine. I just need some time to think things through." Kousuke nodded and just held Ayumu for a while.
After everyone had calmed down, Rio and Ryoko had stopped crying and Ayumu was functioning on a normal level again. They all just sat in silence for a while until Ayumu looked at the clock. He turned to Kousuke, "We should get some sleep. Eyes and Kanone will be here in the morning."
Given everything that happened, the thought had escaped Kousuke's mind. Now reminded of his friends coming back tomorrow he nodded, "Alright." The two stood and said goodnight to Rio and Ryoko who were still staring off into space. They mumbled something that could have been taken as goodnight and the boys exited upstairs to Kousuke's room.
Rio brightened up a little, "That's right. Eyes and Kanone will be here tomorrow. They'll make everything better. I haven't seen Eyes in so long and I'm sure he'll buy me a melon!"
Ryoko smiled at the young girl, Rio was always so optimistic, "Yeah." however, was the only thing she could manage to say.
Rio looked sadly at Ryoko and then put a hand on the taller girl's shoulder, "We should still try to get some sleep, Ryoko." Ryoko only nodded and the two went to bed.