A/N: Several people asked me to write a longer Kakei/Saiga fic, after my two drabbles about them. Well, here goes.

Kakei and Saiga

When Saiga and Kakei first met, Kakei had simply smiled at him. That smile- that teasing smirk, stating quite clearly that Kakei had the upper hand, that Kakei knew. Knew what, Saiga hadn't been quite sure. But that was why he was drawn in. It was unbelievably enjoyable to have his buttons pushed by the beautiful tease. Many people were scared of him, due to his pure size and strength. Kakei wasn't. Kakei would tease back when taunted. It was perfect.

Even today, they still tease each other.

Saiga had long ago come to terms with his preferences, so he had no problems deciding quickly that Kakei was 'the one.' To his delight, he found that Kakei had been thinking along the same lines. Of course, as he soon discovered, the man had been having visions of them together for years, so Kakei's conviction was hardly surprising. It had taken only a matter of a few months for them to move in together, creating quite the family scandal in some quarters, not because of the fact that both were men (very few people in the family cared about that), but because the marriage (everyone close to them considered them married) had been entered into so quickly. What was the point, though, of waiting? Both knew exactly what they wanted and what would happen.

Some would have been frightened or disturbed by the idea that their lover/husband/partner had known before they even met that they would be together, but Saiga was not. Some things were destined, and there were far worse destinies that to be bound to Kakei. The challenge of destiny was to take the framework it handed you and, by your own choices, make the best of your life. And Saiga planned on doing just that. He loved challenges.

Kakei told Saiga of their destiny, of the Green Drugstore and the two boys. To Kakei's amusement and bemusement, Saiga was excited by the prospect. He'd always wanted kids, and who wouldn't want to be surrogate fathers to such interesting boys? And it would be so much fun to alternately torture and push the two boys together, or both at the same time.

Saiga found it fascinating to watch his lover's predictions come true. It gave him a sense of pride in his lover that Kakei was so powerful.

He towered physically over Kakei, but he knew that Kakei was perfectly capable of taking care of himself. They were partners, complementing each other perfectly. They protected and helped each other, using their strengths to compensate for the other's weakness.

While Kakei's plans always started with the desire to help, he sometimes let himself run away with the plans that he made. But Saiga was always there to make sure he kept his heart, that his manipulative tendencies didn't turn to true cruelty.

Kakei, in turn, made sure that Saiga didn't use his sense of humor to hide.

Neither ever felt any need to hide or explain their relationship. It was nothing to be ashamed of.

Half of Saiga's family had 'powers,' so they weren't disturbed by Kakei's abilities. Most had long ago come to the conclusion that Kakei was the perfect match for Saiga, that his personality was exactly what Saiga needed.

Kakei's family never questioned his choice, knowing he had his own reasons for it, and trusting that Kakei had chosen the right path.