Disclaimer: I only own Koda.

Sorry, but it's a short chapter again this time... and Aya seems a bit OOC, but that's probably because he's not allowed to flirt with Shigure anymore, and the fact that Yuki's not around. In any case, I've been dabbling with how to end it (and mind you, that'll be a long time away), and all I could come up with was cliche ending... it was irritating. Finally, I came up with a sort of original one. I'm not telling you the plot, but I added one of those 'Lost Zodiac' Character things in there. Watch out for him! (He's named after my adorable puppy n.n!)

Part Eleven: Villain

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeello Yuki!" Ayame called, flinging his arms around his younger brother, who tensed and pushed him away. Yuki didn't like being assaulted the moment he came home from school.

Of course, Kyo had whizzed past Yuki, ignored Shigure's "Heeeeello, Kyo-chan!" and sat directly next to the dog, glaring daggers into Ayame's back.

"Protective aren't we?" Shigure asked, attempting to put his arm around Kyo's shoulder. Kyo elbowed him in the stomach, expecting the attack.

"Ow… Kyo-chan…"

"Eh! Kyonkichi, you should be glad to see me." Aya said, after getting the initial shock of seeing Kyo actually sitting beside Shigure. Aya sat back down where he had been sitting in the first place. "Well now, Gure-san, you've used your seductive ways to seduce Kyonkichi then? You dog you."

Of course, Aya said this as a complete joke. Why in the hell would Kyo find any interest in Shigure? Of course, his brain first registered the age difference between the pair. So, he was utterly and completely surprised when Shigure said;

"Ah! Aya! That makes it a lot easier then, doesn't it? You guessed right!"

Ayame was shocked. Not the normal kind of shock, but the silent kind of shock. He lifted his hand, and pointed towards Kyo – who, by the way, was sending waves of murder in his direction – and to Shigure several times.

"You… two… are…?"

"Yep!" Shigure said happily, "Right Kyo-chan?"

Kyo said nothing, but the silence said it all to Ayame. He swallowed his shock, and breathed out. He should be happy for Shigure. He would be happy for Shigure.

"So, Gure…"

"Yes, Aya?"

"How is he?"

Shigure paused for a moment, side glancing to Kyo who looked completely and utterly confused.

"How is he, Aya?" Shigure grinned, putting his elbow on the table and resting his chin on the back of his hand, "I haven't gone that far yet."

"Eh! Not yet? Gure, this is a surprise!"

"Kyo's still young after all."

"What are you talking about, Gure, he's 18!"

When Kyo finally realised what they were talking about, he used the side of his hand to unlevel Shigure's arm, his chin crashing on the table. "Ow… Kyo-chan…"

Kyo then left – not that Shigure and Ayame stopped talking about him.

Kyo sighed with relief when he observed Shigure bidding Aya farewell at the door. He lent against the wall, his eyes following Shigure as he moved back from the door and towards him. Shigure paused once he was level with Kyo. "Aw, why is Kyo-chan so down?"

"…"

"Kyo-chan, I'm wounded. You seem to believe that I did things with Aya!"

"…"

Shigure sighed, "Want to do a thing that only you and I can do then?"

"No I don't!" Kyo spluttered, glaring in Shigure's direction. Shigure simply grinned.

"You should have some more faith in me, Kyo-chan."

Not surprisingly, Kyo didn't check Shigure for signs of Ayame, considering Shigure was in his 'seduce Kyo-chan' mood.

"Achoo!" Kyo grabbed his 20th tissue from the tissue box, blowing his nose for the 20th time. That'd teach him to sleep in his room with the air-con on high – he'd caught a cold. Kyo wasn't sure why everybody made such a big deal about colds – he felt fine other than a clogged head. He grabbed another book from his bed, and shoved it into his bag, mentally reminding himself to get a locker when he got to school.

"Is my Kyo-chan getting ready to receive his Education?" Shigure called, opening Kyo's door – which surprisingly wasn't locked. Kyo cursed. He'd gotten lazy with his door locking lately.

"Can't you knock?" Kyo screamed, pegging his only pillow at the novelist, who surprisingly caught it.

"Aw… this pillow smells like Kyo-chan!"

"Get outt'a here you sicko! I could have been getting dressed or something!"

"Ooooo, I'd like to see that!" Shigure grinned, "Can I?"

"NO YOU BLOODY WELL CAN'T! AND GIVE ME BACK MY PILLOW!"

"What does it feel like to see the sun again, Koda?" Akito asked sickly to the shallow colouredskinned man kneeling in front of him.

"It… feels good." Koda's voice was raspy, almost as if he hadn't used it quite a long time, which was true. He had long brown hair, which looked like it hadn't been brushed in years that sat around his shoulders, and brown eyes that appeared blank.

"I have a proposition for you." Akito said, standing in front Koda, whose aura seemed to draw back away from the head. Akito smirked. "How would you like to stay out of that cage, and get back at him?"

Koda's eyes widened, although he didn't look up at Akito. Akito was offering him freedom? A small smile carved his jaw line. "What… do I have to do?"