"Ah wake up, wake up sleepyhead!" Natsuo said kicking his feet up while sitting on his partner.

"I'm up..." Youji said rubbing his eyes. Natsuo face glittered with happiness. Once Youji saw this he blinked a few times.

"Guess what I did?" Natsuo said excitedly while gently bouncing up and down.

"What did you do Natsuo-chan?" Youji asked, though he thought he knew what was coming.

"I...I put glitter on me! Am I cute?" Natsuo said laughing and showing it to him. Youji laughed.

"Yes, your adorable." He said running his hand through his hair, fixing it, and messing it up at the same time.

"YAY!" Natsuo shouted getting off of him and quickly running down the stairs. Youji blinked and then laughed. Natsuo has so much energy he though with a yawn. Youji stood up, his body was still very small and slender, only his hair had grown quite long and had straitened up a bit. He wore a long white button up shirt and a short pair of shorts(more like boxers). He picked up his shirt and pants that had been laying on the ground from the day before and took them and a towel, and wash cloth,into the bathroom. He gently sighed and turned on the foist, to the hot water and patiently waited for the tub to fill up. Youji sat there pondering about things, tapping on his bare legs. He kicked his feet, sitting on the edge of the counter top. The door suddenly opened, and Natsuo walked. "Ah! I'm sorry Youji-chan!" He yelled walking out quickly with a slight blush on his face and shutting the door.

"It's alright." Youji said in surprise. Youji hopped down off the counter and checked to see if the bath was filled yet. It was and very nice and warm almost like his own personal hot spring. He turned off the water and brought the soap and shampoo and conditioner to the tub and set them on the side, where a nice little place had been laid out. Then he took off his button up shirt exposing his small chest. Then he had took of his small shorts and got in. A small gasp could be hear from the hot water agaisnt his skin. It didn't hurt, plus he couldn't feel pain. It was just warm, he loved the soft water, and bath beads that had been placed in the bath perfectly. He stared at the blue-green colored water and the small duck, yellow bath beads. Then he looked at the walls of the tub that had been written on, probably by Natsuo. It read: I'm pretty sexy. Youji knew right away that it had been Natsuo, with Nagisa's bath crayons. He let out a small laugh. That smile quickly turned into his normal straight face once again though. He poured out a genours amount of soap in his hand and carefully rubbed it all over his arms, then his legs and his chest. A knock could be heard on the door. "Hello?" Youji asked, rinsing off the soap on him.

"Youji-chan...? Can i come in just really quick?" Natsuo asked opening that door slightly.

"Yeah, go ahead." Youji said laying back in his bath once again, not really caring that Natsuo was in there also. He put a small wrapped up towel full of cold water so he wouldn't overheat in the bath, on his head. Natsuo looked over at Youji to see his bare chest and waist. He blushed, and went back to getting a few things that he had left in the bathroom. Youji had began putting shampoo into his hair, lathering it up real good before he put it in. He ran his fingers through his long, silky teal hair, that shimmered in the small amount of light that was coming from the small window in the bathroom. Natsuo bit on his lip, while watching Youji in the bath. Was this a desire that he was craving or was it just that we has staring at him, since he was his fighter and all. Natsuo looked down a little lower to see the tips of Youji's knees sticking out from the water. Youji got the feeling that he had been staring at him and looked over toward him. He had caught Natsuo staring. Natsuo blinked with a blush. He closed his eyes tightly. "Natsuo-chan? Why are you staring at me?" Youji asked, giving him an odd look. Natsuo's eyes opened and he paused for a moment.

"I'm sorry. It wasn't nice of me to stare." Natsuo said getting the rest of his things and began to walk out the door.

"But you didn't answer my question. Why were you staring?" Youji repeated his question again. A blush came across his face again.

"It was just that I saw the small like ducky floating and it was sidetracking." Natsuo said with a sigh. He didn't like lying to Youji. But he wasn't going to tell him that he was staring at him out of desire. That would have been highly embarrassing and plus he didn't know how Youji would react to that.

"Oh I see. Alright then, well goodbye. I'll be out in a little while then we can play okay?" Youji said coming to a compromise with his slightly disappointed fighter. Natsuo gave a smile.

"Ah! Hai! Okay, what do you want to play Youji-chan?" Natsuo asked before he left the room.

"hmm...I'm not sure yet how about you pick this time. Alright? I'll play what ever you want." Youji said smiling. Natsuo nodded.

"Alright! Bye Youji-chan."

"Bye." Soon after Natsuo had left, Youji stepped out of the tub and dried himself off. His hair was still wet though so he wrapped it up in a towel so it could dry faster. He put his clothes on and left the bathroom, to find Natsuo sitting outside the door. Natsuo looked up at him.

"Youji-chan"

"Natsuo-chan."

"What are we going to play? I couldn't think of anything."

"Well how about we wrestle, we both enjoy that a lot." A blush formed on Natsuo's face again. To think of him and Youji rolling on the floor together. So close, it made him want him more. He wasn't going to let his feeling get the best of him though.

"Hai! Okay Youji-chan."

"Alright!" Youji gently rolled over to Natsuo, so they were side-by-side, then he rolled on top of him. Youji gave a small laugh and so did Natsuo. They had enjoyed this ever since they were kids.Natsuo flipped him over so he was on top of him. They looked each other in the eye for a second. Youji gave a slight smile. Natsuo bent his head closer to Youji's. There lips slowly brushed past each others. Youji blushed. He felt Natsuo's soft lips on his for a moment. It felt warm to him, he liked the feeling.

"Natsuo-chan...what are you doing?" Natsuo gave him a stare. He really didn't know what he was doing. He was unable to answer. Youji gently pushed on him. Natsuo then came back out of his daze.

"Ah! Youji-chan i'm really sorry I didn't know what i was doing." He said embarrassed badly. Why did he do that in the first place?

"It's alright." Youji got out from under him and fixed his hair. He didn't want Nagisa to see them playing. They were now only aloud to do their jobs and nothing else. They hadn't had fun for a while. They both missed it very much. The old days. Then again it was painful. I mean they had to live through so many things. Youji was confused on what Natsuo had been doing and why.

"Zero!" Nagisa's voice rang in their ears. Though this was good timing. They both felt really awkward about all of this.

"Yes, Nagisa-sensei?" They said at the same time. A slight smirk came to her small childish face.

"I have a job for you two. I want you to kill who they call Beloved and Loveless." She said handing Youji his hammer and nail.

"Ah! Beloved...Beloved was Seimei! Remember?" Natsuo said turning to Youji. Youji nodded.

"Then why is he with a Loveless? You can't have someone who has a different name then you do can you?" Youji asked Nagisa.

"Of course not. That's why they need to die, before they try to kill you." She said, lying to them again. She had been lying to them from the very beginning. They nodded.

"Consider it done." They both said, walking out. Who were Loveless and Beloved? Youji and Natsuo had met a Beloved before, Seimei. Who was his fighter? And who was his new sacrifice, since Nagisa had told them that Seimei died. They weren't fond of Seimei, but they didn't dislike him either. The only hard thing was they didn't really know who they were looking for.Anyway they still walked along, wearing matching outfits. Natsuo's was a little lighter blue than Youji's. Killing at this point didn't bother them. Youji actually loved blood. It was like a game to him. He would laugh and torture those who were dieing in front of his eyes. Natsuo didn't really mind it either, bu the was less cruel with his victims. Sometimes it bothered him when Youji tortured them and things. He would try to look away or concentrate on something else.Which usually didn't work. Not over the blood-curdling screams and sounds of pain.Also the smell of the dead didn't help either. He knew what they smelled like, it made him sick. Youji didn't enjoy that part either. They both held their stuffed animals in their hands. Youji's was a cat and Natsuo's was a bear. They had put what looked like bandage stripes over their mouths. It stood for something. Natsuo was looking at what Nagisa gave them. She had handed them a paper with the names of their victims. Natsuo read over the names; "Ritsuka Aoyagi, and Soubi Agatsuma." He repeacted them again, only a little louder so Youji could hear. "Ritsuka Aoyagi and Soubi Agatsuma, remember that Youji-chan. That's who were looking for alright?" Natsuo said.

"Alright."

"Youji-chan? Who are they?"

"I don't know...wait. What was the first name you said?"

"Ritsuka Aoyagi."

"Aoyagi...Aoyagi! That's Seimei's brother! You remember don't you? Seimei! Nagisa-sensei said that he had a little brother!"

"Ah, hai. How old is he?"

"I'm not sure. Dose it matter?"

"No not really."

"Oh! Then that would be Loveless...right?"

"What?"

"Aoyagi! He would be Loveless!"

"Thats right. Then Agatsuma must have been Seimei's fighter."

"Then that's who we target. That kid, Aoyagi probably doesn't even know what's going on. He sounds like a total pansy."

"Don't you mean pussy?"

"There both the same aren't they?"

"Yeah." Natsuo laughed. "So we don't care about the kid?"

"Nope. Right now we have bigger fish to fry." Youji gave a smirk. If he had been Seimei's fighter then he had probably was good. "This could be interesting Natsuo-chan." Natsuo nodded.

"I'm sure it will be. I want to meet this Soubi."

"Me too. Then I want to kick his ass."

"That would be fun." Natsuo laughed. They kept walking.

"Where do you think we should start looking?"

"Well...if we can find where Loveless is then Beloved will probably be with him."

"OK, lets ask around."

"Thats a good idea Natsuo-chan" Youji smiled at him for a moment and then went back to thinking.

"Thank you...Youji-chan I..."

"Hmm?"

"Never mind. It was just something. I don't even remember anymore." Youji blinked.

"Alright then." Natsuo had something to tell him, but he just couldn't. Why? They had always been open with each other. Natsuo's heart had been filled with desire ever sense he had saw Youji in the bath. He didn't really know what was going on. He was very confused. Yet Youji was so innocent, or so he thought. He would come to learn later that he was more of a sadist then he would ever be. Though that had been easy to tell, since he had a spark inside of him, for example every time they would fight another team; Youji would get very excited. He enjoyed this, almost more than anything else. Natsuo tried not to think of any of this. Not at a time like this anyways. He had to concentrate on the up-coming battle. Natsuo looked at Youji; who was walking a little bit ahead of him. His shoulder were small, but broad. Everything about him was adorable. He was very small and thin though. It almost looked unnatural. Youji reminded him of a little soldier, he had his weapon in hand and walked confident, yet relaxed. Natsuo had saw soldiers on old movies before. Natsuo's hand reached out to touch Youji's. They brushed past each other. He grasp his hand, holding it gently. He linked his fingers in Natsuo's. This was very comforting to him, he loved when Youji would hold his hand and things. It made him feel safe and secure. Youji felt the same way about Natsuo. Youji felt Natsuo let go, but only to hold his arm. He had wrapped his arms around Youji's, he rested his head softly on Youji's shoulder. Youji blushed. It was a little weird at first, but he got used to it quickly. Youji put his arm around Natsuo, holding his small body. Though Natsuo was a little taller than Youji. Height didn't matter to either of them though. Natsuo stood up for a second. He wanted to fulfill his desire. He wanted to kiss Youji. He had wanted to for a long time. Though this time he was sure that he loved him. "...Youji-chan..." He whispered bring his face close to Youji's.

"Yes?" Youji said a little puzzled. There was a look in Natsuo's eyes that he had never seen before. His eyes were full of life. He gave Youji a happy smile. This was the face of Natsuo that he had only seen when they were younger. He was happy to see it again. Natsuo; who was already leaning against him, reached up and kissed him on the cheek. Youji blushed, and so did Natsuo. It had took Natsuo a lot of courage to work up his nerve to do that. As soon as Natsuo's lips broke away from Youji's soft skin, it began to rain. They looked up at the sky for a moment and then at each other. They really didn't want to get wet. Youji led Natsuo to an ally like place, it was small and it had a tiny roof like gutter hanging from the top. They huddled against each other too keep warm and try not to get wet. Though they were already wet and there clothes were tighter than usually.

"This is weird." Natsuo said brushing some wet hair out of his face.

"What is?"

"That it's raining. It was supposed to be clear sky's today."

"Oh...well since when has the weather ever been completely predictable?"

"I guess your right..."

"I know i'm right." Youji gave a small smirk of pride. Natsuo felt Youji's long, wet hair against his skin. It was cold. So was Youji though. They had always been sensitive to the cold and hot.

"Youji-chan, your cold."

"I know...you are too."

"I'll warm us up..."

"What?" Natsuo leaned Youji against the wall, and kissed him. That had been both of their first kisses. They both were laying flat against the wall, there lips still pressed together. Natsuo ran his fingers through Youji's long hair, and along the hem of his shirt. His touch was soft and warm. It made Youji like he wanted him. Youji broke the kiss and held up a finger in front of Natsuo's. He opened his eyes and smiled at him.

"Not now, we have a job to do. I promise we'll continue later." Youji said and began walking along the cold streets again. Now they would begin searching for Aoyagi and Agatsuma again.

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Okay chapter 2 is done! Thank you everyone who read and reviewed for Chapter 1! You all left such nice comments! To tell you the truth I was so nervous on how everyone would comment and stuff. I really don't think I'm good at this. It's a lot of fun. So if all of you keep reading and reviewing I promise to keep writing! As I said in the description, things will heat up in later chapters! So here is the boy's first step, I guess you could call it. Well thank you all so much! Please review! ((DON'T WORRY I WILL CONTINUE IT IN CHAPTER 3, I WILL WRITE IT AS FAST AS I CAN!))

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LilHam aka Haylee Ashe M.