I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this tonight or not, but why not? I did my other two, so I'm free to update this one now. Oh, and a note, this fic is getting moved to the M section next chappy. I know it should have happened a while ago, but I either ddin't realize it wasn't already rated M, or it just slipped my mind. Oh well, better late than never, right? Enjoy!
: Nice penname, first of all. Hmm, threesome, that would be quite interesting...I might have something else in store, though, we'll have to see...Thanks for telling me this wasn't rated M, I don't know why it's not, but I'll change it next chappy. I like to give everyone a little warning before I just go and up and move my fic. I don't know if anyone here doesn't have enough common sense to check the M section, but this is for those that don't. Thanks for reviewing, glad you like it so far!
Red Kitsune Flames: Heh, sorry if that last chappy was kind of short, I'll try to make this one longer for ya! Thanks for reviewing!
A/N: A little note about the flashbacks in this fic. They're basically to give you a better insight on Eyes' and Kanone's past relationship (or at least how I think it was), and how it affects their present relationship. I won't do too many for those of you who don't like them too much, but they'll just be the major events in their past that relate to whatever is happening in the present. Or, like with the last one, it will change one of the character's opinion of the other a little, or persudae their actions just a bit. Also, it gives me an opportunity to stick some EyesKanone in a KanoneAyumu fic! Anyway, the only ones I can think of right now will be the first time they met (which will be in this chappy), their first fight, maybe thier first time together, their breakup (last chappy, obviously), and one other one that I can't remember right now...anyway, like I said, there won't be too many of them, so if you don't like them, that'll be good for you. If you do, well, there'll be some!
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"Ayumu!" said boy heard his name being called from quite a distance behind him. He turned to see Hiyono running to catch up with him. She reached him, and fell in step with his relaxed pace, "So, how did everything go last night?" she asked.
"What?" Ayumu asked, a little startled at the question, "She couldn't possibly know..." he thought, then realized who he was talking to, "She could know." this knowledge scared him a little.
"Well, you called me for help with something." she reminded him, "I take it you got everything worked out?"
"Oh, right." Ayumu mentally kicked himself, but quickly recovered, "Yeah, I got it taken care of." he was hesitant to tell Hiyono about everything that had happened with Kanone and him. Not only that they had hooked up, though that would be a tough one to explain as well. He knew Hiyono took an interest in him, and he hated to break her heart like he knew hearing the news would. He knew exactly how it would go down, too. He would eventually tell her that Kanone and he were together, and she would be depressed, but she would be supportive on the outside and put on a smile.
Still, it would be the hardest to tell her what happened before they went to Kanone's place, before they even went to that little island that Ayumu had never known existed. No, certainly the hardest part would be telling Hiyono that he surrendered to Kanone, that he had given up, and that all of her support and belief in him had been for nothing; just a waste of time and energy. Of course, she would never say that, but she would think it deep inside. He didn't want to hurt her at all, but mostly he didn't want to disappoint her. Since day one she had been there for him, giving him whatever he asked for, and to tell her that it had all been in vain? Ayumu wasn't sure he could do it.
"Ayumu?" Hyiono asked, cocking her head to the side to stare at the boy, who had gotten lost in his thoughts.
"Huh?" he asked, turning to look at her, "What is it?"
Hiyono just smiled, "Nothing." she said, and turned her attention back in front of her. Ayumu stared at her for a second more, and then saw her face light up, "Hey, there's Rio." she said, waving, "Rio, over here!"
The short girl saw the two, and waved back, "Hi!" she yelled back, and ran over to join the two. Rio turned immediately to Ayumu, "Ayumu, we need to talk to you."
Ayumu looked at Rio with absolutely no interest, "We?" he asked, not really wanting to know who 'we' was, though he had a pretty good idea.
"Kousuke, Ryoko, and I." she explained, confirming Ayumu's suspcicions.
Ayumu turned to the girl at his side, "I guess I'll talk to you later."
Hiyono frowned for a second, but soon covered it up with a smile, "Okay, I'll see you at lunch." she said, then departed from the two to run to class.
Rio watched her go, then turned to Ayumu, "Come on, the others are out by the track." Ayumu nodded and followed Rio out to join Kousuke and Ryoko, who was running a quick lap.
Kanone left for Eyes' place a few minutes after Ayumu left, and arrived 10 minutes later. Still wondering what the younger one's true motives were for calling him so early, he knocked on the door that he knew as Eyes'. Kanone smiled briefly as he remember the first time he ever knocked on Eyes' door.
Flashback
Knock, knock, knock. Kanone waited patiently outside his new neighbor's door for someone to answer. Soon enough, a woman that couldn't have been older than 30 opened the door, "Hello." she said, politely, and waited for Kanone to speak.
"Hello, ma'am." Kanone said, smiling, "My name is Kanone Hilbert. I live in the next house over, and heard that we were getting some new neighbors."
The woman smiled, "Oh, so you're the neighbor's boy. I met your father yesterday while we were still unpacking."
"We?" Kanone asked, interested. The woman was quite stunning with vibrant blue eyes, and long, black hair.She was very petite, and carried a very motherly, loving air about her.
"Yes, my son and I moved here." she explained, "Why don't you come in, I'll see if I can find him."
Kanone smiled, "Thank you." he said, following her into what appeared to be their living room. Their house was built much in the style of Kanone's own, so he had a pretty good idea of where everything was already. The signs of moving in were still evident, but he thought that it would probably be a very cozy home when they were all finished with it.
"Oh," the mother paused in the hallway, and turned back to Kanone, "by the way, my name is Melissa Rutherford."
Kanone smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Rutherford."
Melissa just smiled, "Oh, just call me Melissa, there's no reason for formalitites here."
Kanone nodded, "Alright then, Melissa it is."
With that settled, Melissa disappeared upstairs to find her son, Kanone guessed. He was very excited to see the boy, and hoped they were in the same age group. Kanone was a bit of a people person, and it was hard living in the country because there weren't many kids his age, and even less that he could stand. Even with the less than decent education that they recieved out there, half of the kids were still failing. Kanone didn't like to think of them as stupid, even though he really had to struggle not to.
A few minutes of mulling it over, and Kanone finally decided that most of the children around here were as dumb as the dirt they tried to eat. With that decided, he looked up to see Melissa descending the stairs. This, however wasn't what caught his breath in the throat. The young boy behind her was the one that did it for him. He looked to be maybe a year or two younger than Kanone, and had his mother's stunning blue eyes. If Melissa was stunning, then her son was nothing short of breath taking with his short, silver hair, and piercing blue eyes. While they had nearly the same shade of blue, Melissa's seemed to smile at you, while her son's simply peered deep into your soul, stripping away any defenses you tried to put up.
These wonderful blue eyes captivated Kanone until their owner looked away to the floor, breaking any and all eye contact. Kanone grinned, so the little angel was shy, was he? Well, he could fix that soon enough. Not wanting to make a bad impression, Kanone waited for the introductions, which Melissa soon gave, "Kanone, this is my son, Eyes. Eyes, this is our neighbor's son, Kanone."
Deciding that it was okay to talk now, Kanone stepped foward, and offered his hand to the silver haired boy, "Hello, Eyes." Kanone said. The said boy just looked at Kanone's hand, up to Kanone, then to his mother. Kanone frowned, "He can talk, can't he?" Kanone asked.
Melissa sighed, but nodded nonetheless, "Eyes isn't exactly a people person." she explained, then turned to her son, "Honey, how about you go outside with Kanone for a little bit while I finish putting away all the dishes."
Eyes looked up to his mother, and hated to put any more stress on her than she already had to deal with. So, despite his own wishes, he nodded, and withdrew a little when Kanone put his arm around his shoulders in a friendly gesture, "I don't like to be touched." he informed Kanone.
Kanone immediately removed his arm and smiled, "My bad." he apologized, and headed towards the door, "Shall we?"
End Flashback (oh come on, like they were going to get off on the right foot)
Kanone heard his name being spoken, and snapped out of his daze. He turned his gaze to the boy in front of him, "Oh, hello, Eyes."
"What are you doing here?" the silver haired boy asked him.
Kanone frowned slightly, "Well, to tell you the truth I was a little worried about you." he admitted.
"Worried?" Eyes asked, wondering what he had done to worry Kanone. Hell, he hadn't even talked to him other than last night, and that was a very brief conversation. Perhaps it was because it had occured at 3 in the morning that worried Kanone.
Ad if on cue, Kanone said right what was on Eyes' mind, "When you call people at 3 in the morning for no apparent reason other than to ask them if they can come over, it tends to worry them."
Eyes simply stared, not wanting Kanone here right now. Frankly, it hurt too much to see him, "I'm fine." he assured him.
"You didn't seem fine last night." Kanone pointed out, "Why were you even awake?"
Eyes was about to say that it was none of his business why he was awake, and end the conversation there, but realized that that wouldn't work because when he called Kanone, he had made it his business. He was regretting that call in more ways than one right now, "I just couldn't sleep, that's all." Eyes told him, which wasn't a complete lie. He really couldn't sleep, the only thing he didn't tell Kanone was that he was the reason he couldn't sleep.
"Really." Kanone said, skeptically, then his face softened, "Can I come in?" he asked, completely serious. Eyes found himself unable to deny Kanone's request, and moved to let him in, "Thank you." Eyes closed his door, and turned to Kanone, wondering why he had all of a sudden wanted in. Seeing that the younger one was waiting for an explanation, Kanone provided it, "Alright, Eyes, don't lie to me any more. We both know that you didn't call me simply because you couldn't sleep, just like I know you didn't ask if I could come over because you were lonely. So, why did you call me?"
Eyes sighed, there was no use in hiding it any longer. It wasn't like he'd ever been able to lie to Kanone before, why should he be able to now? After all, Kanone knew him better than anyone else, "I missed you." he admitted, "I've missed you ever since you left almost a year ago, and I missed you last night."
Kanone was taken back by this, "You missed me?" he asked, then sighed, "I see." he wasn't quite sure how to react to this. Eyes telling him that he missed him told him so much more than he just wanted company. It told him that Eyes still loved him, and that he was (obviously) hoping that Kanone felt the same way. Kanone smiled slightly at Eyes, "Eyes, you know I'll always care for you, but..."
"Save it." Eyes said suddenly, cutting Kanone off, "I know what you're going to say, and I don't want to hear it." he looked up to Kanone, pain very evident in his usually emotionless blue eyes.
Kanone nodded, unable to form a smile any longer, "I'm sorry, Eyes, but as long as we have such conflicting view points, I can't be with you."
Eyes glared, something he hadn't done to Kanone in a long time, "And as long as you continue to betray me, I can't be with you."
Kanone smiled, Eyes could always find a way to turn the conversation in his favor. Still, Eyes' words had hit home, "I never betrayed you, Eyes." Kanone told him, "You're only betraying yourself by believing in Ayumu."
"Why are you so sure that Ayumu can't save us Kanone?" Eyes asked, "What proof do you have that neither Ayumu nor Kiyotaka will be able to save us?"
"Kiyotaka?" Kanone asked, shocked that Eyes had brought him up, "Kiyotaka admitted to me that he couldn't help us. You were there when he said so."
"I was also there when he said that Ayumu could help us." Eyes reminded him, "What proof do you have that he doesn't have the ability to save us?"
"Why would you take Kiyotaka's advice anyway?" Kanone asked, "You put all your trust and faith in him, all your beilefs and hope, and he turns around and tells you that he can do nothing for you. As for Ayumu, he's admitted defeat to me as well."
Eyes hesitated, "What?" he asked, not believing Kanone for one minute. After coming this far, after passing all of their tests and gaining thier faith, after all of that he was backing out now. It didn't make any sense.
The older one nodded, "Last night, a few hours before you called."
Eyes didn't know what to make of all of this, "Wait...so you were with him when I called?"
Kanone hesitated. He didn't know what kind of logic, if any, Eyes used to come to that conclusion, but knew that it wouldn't do any good to postpone the news any longer, "Yes." he confirmed, "Eyes, there's something I need to tell you. Ayumu and I are...we're together."
Blue eyes snapped up to meet olive green ones, "You and Little Narumi?" he asked, completely blown by all of this.
"Eyes..." Kanone began to explain, but was cut off.
"Don't." Eyes said, "It's no business of mine what you do with your personal life." as much as he hated to admit it, it was the truth, "I would like you to leave." he told Kanone, and then headed into his bedroom to lie down. Being conscious right now was not something Eyes wanted to do.
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Hmm, he didn't take that news very well. I know I didn't get much of the others in here, but I promise the larger portion of the next chappy will involve Rio and Hiyono a lot more, and we might have a small part with Kousuke and Ryoko in there, too, since they need to be included at least just a smidgen. Also, if I don't get Ayumu back to Madoka next chappy, then that'll be in the one after that. I don't forget about things (usually), but sometimes they just don't work their way into the fic for a while, so they're just left hanging. I'll try not to do that with this one. Also, I think the next chapter will be flashback free, so all you flashback haters can celebrate (I personally like flahsbacks. Especially on the show, they were my favorite part of some episodes). Anyway, I think that's it, review!