As Kanone walked down the street to the meeting place his mind started to wonder. He didn't really want to go, but he had nothing better to do and Ayumu wanted him to come so he agreed. Besides, if nothing else it would be something to temporarily get his mind off of Eyes. The pianist had left earlier that morning and Kanone hadn't been able to go back to sleep. So he did what he did best; he schemed. Against who? Kiyotaka, of course. He didn't know why, but he had a major grudge against that man. Oh, wait, he knew why...never mind. Kanone smirked at the thought of the prank he was about to pull on the older man. "It's not so much a prank." Kanone tried to convince himself, "I'm just trying to have a bit of fun. Besides, pranks are usually cruel and this...well, this is far from cruel." Kanone personally hated pranks, he thought they were childish and immature. Kanone chuckled, "Listen to me...I sound like Eyes." The truth is, Kanone used to love pranks, but all of that ended when him and Eyes got married. Kanone sighed at the thought of his lover, "I suppose you have to make sacrifices. But what could I give to have Eyes next to me right now?" The answer was nothing. There was nothing in this world that could equal the feeling that Kanone got whenever his husband was near. Even after five years of being married, he still loved the Blade Child as much as the day he met him. Before he knew it, Kanone was at the meeting spot. Everyone was late, of course. Not that Ayumu would keep him waiting, but he did have Kousuke with him. So, of course, Kanone was utterly surprised when his the three other Blade Children showed up with Ayumu before the latter's family showed up.
Rio ran over to Kanone and wrapped her arms around the much taller boy, "Kanone, it's so good to see you!"
Kousuke scoffed and took a seat at the table, pulling Ayumu into his lap, "Rio, you just saw him yesterday."
Rio let go and turned to Kousuke, sticking out her tongue, "I saw you yesterday, too, but you don't see me excited to see you, now do you? I just like Kanone, do you have a problem with that?"
Kousuke shook his head and then grinned, "Nope, I don't have a problem with it, but I think Eyes might. And , Rio, let me tell you something. Now, it's a a secret, so don't tell, but I think Kanone is gay."
Kanone smirked, "Well aren't you the pot calling the kettle black?" Kousuke grinned and wrapped his arms around Ayumu, nuzzling his neck affectionately. Kanone felt a pang of loneliness and turned away, not wanting to see the couple when he was so alone. Fortunately, when he turned he found himself a distraction: Kiyotaka. He was talking with his parents and not noticing that they were almost 10 minutes late. Kanone grinned, "Perfect." Kanone had already told the others his plan, and they agreed whole-heartedly that it would be a good way to get Kiyotaka back for everything he'd put them through. Kanone couldn't help the smirk that appeared on his face when the three finally reached the others. Kanone was the first to walk up to them,"Hello again." He said to Ayumu's parents, then to Kiyotaka, "Oh, hello, Kiyotaka, and how have you been?" He asked sarcastically, not wanting to act out of character quite yet. Kiyotaka just ignored him and went to sit down while Ayumu's parents tried to start up a conversation with the Blade Child. Obviously they didn't know it wasn't a good idea to annoy him.
Ayumu saw the look of irritation Kanone was getting on his face and decided not to let his parents test his ex's patience; Ayumu knew from experience that he didn't have a lot of it when it came to some things. Ayumu freed himself from Kousuke's grasp and walked over to his parents and Kanone. When the former saw him they brightened up and started to talk to him instead, leaving the recently freed Kanone to walk over to the others and begin his plan, a smirk on his face the entire way. When Ayumu's parents finally finished their story about how they had met, again, the boy lead them over to the table and reclaimed his seat on Kousuke. He noticed that Kanone had chosen a seat in between his brother and Rio, while his parents took a seat next to Ryoko. (So it went Ayumu and Kousuke, Ryoko, Ayumu's parents', Kiyotaka, Kanone, and then Rio.) Rio had actually been sitting next to Kiyotaka, but moved when Kanone asked her. This in turn disturbed Kiyotaka, but also relieved him that he didn't have to listen to that annoying girl whine anymore.
When Ayumu's parents finally turned their attention to all of his friends, his mother turned to him, "Ayumu, I thought that you said you kew Eyes Rutherford." His mother had been a fan of the pianist for many years and was elated when she heard that Ayumu was friends with him.
Kanone winced at the name, but knew that she would ask that question; in fact he had counted on it. Answering for Ayumu, Kanone put on a pleasant smile, "Eyes isn't here, he had to go on a tour. He'll be back in a week." With that Kanone glanced at Kiyotaka, seeing that the other was looking at him Kanone winked at him, just enough for the older man to see.
Kiyotaka did a double take when he saw this, "Did he just wink at me?" Kiyotaka thought, and then nearly gagged himself when he saw Kanone smile at his seductively.
Kanone smirked to himself when he saw Kiyotaka's reaction and showed more self-restraint than he knew he had by not laughing out loud at the expression. Deciding that was enough for now, Kanone turned his attention back to Ayumu's parents who were asking him something, fortunately they had missed the entire thing; how observant, where did Ayumu and Kiyotaka get it from if not their parents? Kanone only caught the last part of their question, but figured they were asking how he knew Eyes. Kanone smiled at them again as nicely as possible while trying to ignore the glares and questioning glances Kiyotaka was giving him, "I'm Eyes' partner." Kanone decided to go with. He didn't kow if Ayumu's mother would be comfortable knowing that her beloved idol was gay; though if she didn't she couldn't have been too big of a fan. He and Eyes had decided to tell everyone that they were together a few years back, once they had gotten used to it themselves.
His mother thought about it for a second and then recognized the name, "Oh, you're that Kanone. Eyes' husband?" She asked, looking to him. Kanone nodded and that excited the woman to no end; apparently the next best thing to meeting Eyes was meeting the guy that had gotten into his pants. After Sonja calmed down, she and Kai talked with the others until it started to get dark. Ayumu had complained of stomach pains anyhow, which alarmed both Kousuke and Kanone... even though Kousuke was pretty sure of why he was complaining. He immediately offered to take Ayumu to the hospital. The pregnant boy agreed and Kanone insisted he come with him. There were no arguments until Sonja and Kai began to worry as well.
Kiyotaka sighed, not wanting to worry his parents, but also wanting to get them home; the streets weren't safe at night from what he remembered. He offered to go with the others to make sure nothing was wrong. That seemed to satisfy the two and they went home. Rio and Ryoko said they were heading home, too, but to call them if anything happened. With that the four finally headed off to the hospital. After several tests and hours of waiting, the doctor finally came to the conclusion that there was indeed something wrong. Kanone nearly killed the man on the spot for being so vague but Ayumu stopped him and turned to his doctor, "So do you know what it is?"
Dr. Wilson looked through his papers and shook his head slightly, "No, I also don't know what caused it. If we knew that then maybe we could have some leads, but as you can guess, this isn't my specialty." Kousuke shifted uncomfortably at hearing this, knowing all too well what the cause of this was.
Ayumu sighed and looked to Kousuke. The Blade Child nodded and knew that they had to tell Wilson what they did. Ayumu looked from his lover to his doctor, "Me and Kousuke we..." he trailed off, all too aware that both the father of his baby and his brother were in the room as well.
Everyone got the implication though and Wilson simply nodded, "I see, well that does help a little." Without any further explanation he disappeared from the room.
Kanone was about to kill Kousuke now for putting his daughter in danger, but kept his cool as he saw Kiyotaka's expression. It was as if he just now realized that when Ayumu said that he and Kousuke were together that meant they were really together. The smirk that Kanone felt coming to his lips chased away the moment of pure hate he felt and settled him some. After a few more hours of waiting, Dr. Wilson came back and looked to the four, "Well, your baby is still healthy, but I'm afraid that I'll have to keep you in the hospital for the next few days."
This got everyone's attention and Kousuke looked incredibly concerned, "Why? You just said that nothing was wrong." Everyone looked to Wilson for an explanation.
"I told you not to continue with the sexual part of your relationship because as with any pregnancy, sex speeds up the arrival time. Having your due date cut down by several months already, I was afraid that your baby would be born prematurely and be put in danger. There are no signs pointing to that conclusion as of yet, so you should consider yourself lucky. However, due to recent...events, your due date could be a couple months from now as originally thought, or it could be tomorrow. There's really no way to tell anymore. But I figure that if it doesn't happen in the next few days then it'll be safe for you to go home until it's time."
Ayumu let this information sink in and then nodded, "Alright, I understand." He looked to the other three men and they all nodded in understanding.
"Oh, and one other thing." Wilson said before he left, "Since I cannot be here to monitor Ayumu all night, I would suggest that one of you stay here with him incase anything happens." After much discussion they all decided that Kousuke would stay. Well, more like Kousuke and Kanone would decide that Kousuke would stay. Kiyotaka couldn't care less and Ayumu didn't want to hurt either's feelings by choosing the other. When it had all been decided, Kanone and Kiyotaka bid farewell and left to go home.
Kanone walked down the street, not able to decide what emotion he was feeling the strongest right now; annoyance at Kousuke and Ayumu's lack of self control (though he really couldn't blame them, if someone told him he couldn't sleep with Eyes for a few months, he'd snap) or loneliness at seeing Ayumu and Kousuke together and wishing more than anything that Eyes was next to him, holding his hand and telling him everything would be okay. Sure, he would talk to him tonight, but like he said before, nothing could amount to Eyes' presence there next to him. Kanone sighed and looked ahead of him, seeing a way to forget the events and feelings of tonight: Kiyotaka was just ahead of him, having to travel the same direction as Kanone to get home. Kanone smirked, "Perfect."