Ayumu was still slightly in shock that Kousuke was actually here. A mix of emotions ran through him; surprise, anger, relief, excitement, and many others. But most of all, Ayumu was confused; not so much that Kousuke was back (though that would require some questioning later). No, what confused him most was, "Kousuke?"

Kousuke looked at him, not that his eyes hadn't been glued to his lover's face. But when Ayumu said his name he really focused in on him, "Yeah? What is it?" Kousuke had known that he would be bombarded with questions when he saw Ayumu; most of which had already been asked by Rio and Ryoko when he arrived home earlier.

Ayumu's question, however, was simple and had been overlooked by the girls, and even Kanone and Eyes (they were the first ones to find him; they ran across him on their way home from the club, they hadn't stayed long because Eyes had to leave early that morning and he was their ride). His question, which caught Kousuke off guard was, "Why?"

Kousuke looked confused, "Why? Why, what exactly?"

Ayumu looked down, suddenly saddened, "Why did you do it, Kousuke? Why did you hurt yourself and make us all think you were dead. Why did you try to kill yourself? Why...why did you leave me all alone?"

Kousuke knew that out of all of the questions that Ayumu had just asked him, the last one was the only one he wanted answered. Kousuke sighed and looked away briefly, only to look back into the slightly angered eyes of Ayumu. But his anger wasn't from hatred or rage, only from loneliness. Kousuke felt a sudden pang of guilt; Ayumu was right. Kousuke had been selfish in his actions. Trying to end his life because he thought Ayumu was cheating on him. He had done that and he indeed had left Ayumu alone. His excuse? Classic, "I...didn't mean to. When I did it...it was out of grief. Not because I wanted to hurt you, or leave you. I wanted to stay with you more than anything, Ayumu. I just..." Kousuke sighed and looked away. Could he really tell Ayumu that he tried to kill himself because he thought Ayumu wouldn't miss him, and that hurt more than anything? "No," he thought, "that would probably hurt him that I thought that; because I know now that it's not true." Kanone had explained everything to him; about how Ayumu hadn't cheated on him and why the baby was Kanone's. Kousuke wouldn't even listen to Kanone until he saw how calm Eyes was about the whole thing. He knew then that something was up and decided to finally listen to reason.

Kousuke had been silent for a few minutes and Ayumu was getting annoyed, not having a full explanation yet, "You just what? If you didn't want to leave me then why in the world did you do exactly that? It's not like I wanted you gone, Kousuke. If you remember correctly, you were the only one that was upset; I was only trying to explain to you..."

"I know." Kousuke interrupted, "I was stupid, okay? I made a mistake; but stop acting like you've never made one before. Because I know for a fact you've made plenty." Kousuke was getting upset, which he knew he shouldn't do. Him being upset would more than likely upset Ayumu as well. Besides, the last time he got this upset, he did something he seriously regretted.

Unfortunately, Ayumu was already getting upset, "Well at least none of my mistakes have almost cost someone their life. Especially someone I love!"

This got Kousuke's attention and calmed him down a little, "Love?" He asked. It wasn't the word itself that surprised him, but the tense Ayumu used it in. He said love, not loved, "You...you still love me?"

Ayumu chuckled and smacked him lightly on the head, "Of course I do, idiot." The insult wasn't meant to hurt Kousuke, though; it had become a sort of pet name for Kousuke. When Ayumu used it, anyway. Rio and Ryoko just meant to insult him.

Either way, it was comforting to hear Ayumu call him this and smiled a little, "I'm glad. You do know that I love you, too, right? I didn't try to kill myself because I stopped loving you..." "It's because I'm so in love with you that it hurt to think of you with anyone else." It really wasn't like Kousuke to keep his feelings to himself, but he just didn't want to upset Ayumu any further, and he certainly didn't want any sympathy.

Thankfully, Ayumu didn't question him. He had already figured out why Kousuke tried to do what he did anyway. So he just nodded, "I know. I'm just...really glad you're okay. I was so depressed when I heard the news. I thought you stopped loving me. Then I realized that that made no sense, if you didn't love me, why would you be so upset? I realized it was because I had hurt you so much and then I felt incredibly guilty. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is...I'm sorry I hurt you. Or better yet, I'm sorry I didn't explain the situation better."

Kousuke nodded, glad that everything would work out and that they could still be together, "I'm sorry, too. That I blew everything out of proportion, and that I scared you."

The two had been sitting at the kitchen table on opposite sides. Now Ayumu got up and went around the table to sit on Kousuke's lap. He put his arms around Kousuke's neck and kissed him with a passion that he rarely had in any situation. Kousuke smiled and leaned into the kiss. He wrapped his arms around Ayumu's waist and sighed contently. After a few minutes of making out, Kousuke decided he wanted this "reunion" to go further, and picked Ayumu up, the younger boy wrapping his legs around the redhead's waist and securing his arms around the other's neck. They made it to their bedroom and fell on the bed...landing right on top of Rio. Kousuke and Ayumu jumped up as they felt a body under theirs. Kousuke recognized the girl first, "Rio? What are you doing in our room?'

Rio yawned, completely oblivious to the show she almost got a front row seat to, and sat up, "Oh, Ayumu. Kousuke. I didn't think you two would be in for a while and your bed is much more comfy than mine. And it's a lot bigger, too." With that, Rio smiled and laid back down, "Goodnight."

Kousuke and Ayumu just stared at her until Kousuke went over to her, grabbed her by the back of her pajamas (pink footy pajamas, might I add) and tossed her out of the room, shutting the door and locking it before she could race back in. Kousuke turned, a victorious smile planted on his face, and walked back over to the bed where Ayumu had laid down. He straddled the boy which startled him since he had had his eyes closed, and began kissing him. Ayumu soon relaxed into his lover's embrace and gasped when Kousuke's cold hands found their way under his shirt to his chest, which was, until just now, warm. Cold or not, Ayumu enjoyed the contact that he had missed so much and began to take off Kousuke's jacket. Kousuke helped him and soon they were both naked and groping for even more contact. When they had both had enough with the foreplay, Kousuke nuzzled Ayumu's neck, letting him know he was getting impatient. Then, after Ayumu nodded his approval of progressing further, Kousuke took advantage of his position to do what he had wanted to do for almost a month now.

His hands slid up the brunette's chest, sliding his shirt off and placing light kisses down the toned chest. Ayumu's back arched under the soft touches and his hand made its way through soft, red hair, tugging his boyfriend's sweet mouth closer. In response, Kousuke flicked his tongue over one of the small, pink nipples and began sucking on it slowly. A soft moan urged him on as his hand found its way to the younger one's pants and tugged down the zipper slowly. Nimble fingers traced up toned stomach muscles and Ayumu's last remaining article of clothing was discarded onto the floor. The Blade Child nibbled on his nipple while running a hand up his inner thigh, causing the skinny leg to bend slightly in an attempt to give him more access. A small smirk graced the redhead's lips as he ghosted his fingertips over the boy's erection. Shivers ran down Ayumu's spine as he pressed closer to the gentle, teasing touches.

The two clashed at the mouth once more and Kousuke was shed of his clothes. Now pressing skin to skin, the two boys looked at each other and Ayumu smiled just slightly. He had missed this feeling most of all-- the feeling of belonging to someone and having someone to call his own. He groaned slightly as the dominate boy entered him, and hooked his legs around Kousuke's waist. His head fell back onto the pillows as the redhead began a slow and steady pace, adjusting to the long-awaited warmth of his lover.

The two were both too soon ready for things to progress, and Ayumu brought his boyfriend's head down into one more kiss as the latter began pounding away into him. The feeling of his thought-to-be-dead boyfriend entering him brought a rush of pleasure he had never felt before. Those feelings of belonging only served to bring him more pleasure as he knew this was the only person he wanted to belong with.

Kousuke, on the other hand, was lost in pleasures of a different kind. Ayumu's muscles tensing around his thickening member every time he entered him drove him crazy with anticipation, and he couldn't hold back another moment. The pace was thrown into full drive and the moaning, writhing brunette under him only drove him faster. Unable to comprehend any thought, he lost himself in the feeling of his lover, and came inside him.

Ayumu groaned and, not even needing any stimulation, came with the redhead. Kousuke collapsed onto the bed next to his boyfriend and looked over at him, "You don't know how long I've been waiting for that."

Ayumu chuckled, "Actually, I do." Kousuke laughed as well and they both fell asleep in each other's arms, completely oblivious to the fact that they just did the one thing Ayumu's doctor had advised him against.

The next day, Ayumu woke up with a groan. His stomach felt like it was about to explode. Having never been pregnant before, he figured it was natural, even though it still hurt like hell. He also knew that being a male would make his pregnancy different, and potentially more painful than others. Even knowing all this, Ayumu felt that something had changed, "Maybe I'm getting close. The doctor said it would only be a couple more months." Then he realized that his doctor forbid him from having sex, the exact thing he had down not twelve hours ago. That could be bad. Ayumu didn't know how serious the side effects would be, but he knew that Wilson wouldn't have made the act taboo unless they were pretty serious. Ayumu started to panic until he heard Kousuke in the other room, "Right, Kousuke. I don't want to worry him, he still wants to be a part of this baby's life and this is probably nothing anyway." Besides, Ayumu had more important things to worry about now, like he was meeting his parents, brother, and Kanone in an hour. He also needed to make sure that Rio and Ryoko were up, they were coming, too. His parents had told him before they left last night that they wanted to meet his friends and Kiyotaka agreed it would be fun to see the Blade Children again, though Ayumu cold tell he was being completely sarcastic. He knew his brother couldn't stand them and that he simply feared Kanone. Ayumu yawned once, eyes closed, when he was cut off by a mouth covering his and a tongue quickly slipping inside. He didn't have to open his eyes to know it was Kousuke, and instinctively wrapped his arms around the other's neck.

Kousuke pulled away shortly after and smirked at Ayumu, "So, you're finally up. I thought you were going to sleep all day. We've got to meet everyone in an hour so hurry up and get ready because it'll take at least ten minutes to get Rio up and moving." Ayumu nodded and walked into the bathroom. He turned the shower on and grumbled when nothing but cold water came out. He had no idea what took Kousuke so long in the shower, but that boy could probably spend all day in there, effectively using all of the hot water, of course. Deciding against a shower, Ayumu changed his clothes, brushed his teeth, and joined Kousuke, Rio, and Ryoko downstairs. It turns out that Rio had been up for several hours (and had taken a few showers in that time) to get ready and meet Ayumu's parents. And being the naive little girl that she could be, Rio was completely oblivious to Kiyotaka's dislike of her and couldn't wait to see him again. Kousuke stood up from his seat at the kitchen table when Ayumu entered the room and offered him his seat. Ayumu smirked and pushed Kousuke back down in his seat, taking a seat on his lover's lap. Kousuke smiled and wrapped his arms around Ayumu's waist and rested his head on the brown-haired boy's shoulder, nuzzling his neck every now and then. Ayumu relaxed into the touch until he noticed Rio and Ryoko smirking at them. He straightened up and Kousuke glared at them, "Let's go, we don't want to be late."

The others agreed and Ryoko laughed a little, "Kousuke, you're late anywhere you go."

Said boy glared at her again, "That's not true, just whenever I have to go anywhere to meet you."

Ryoko hit him in the head for this, "Idiot." Was all she said before she ran to catch up with Rio and Ayumu who had gotten ahead of them. Kousuke growled but followed suit catching up to his boyfriend and wrapping his arm around the younger boy's waist. Ayumu smiled and returned the gesture and the four made their way to the meeting place.