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Ack! I apologize profusely for my lack of update and the fact that this is not a full chapter. But I wanted to post something for those of you still reading. I will strive to post again within a week.

Heart's Truth

Chapter 6

Schuldig was whistling and enjoying the fresh air and the clear blue sky as he walked through the park towards his apartment. After getting Yohji back in his life a week ago, his mood had been positively giddy. They spent every possible moment together and the former assassin had mentioned introducing him to his "good friend". Schuldig had suppressed an evil smile, knowing full well Yohji meant Omi. The littlest assassin, all grown up and running things. How delightful!

A quick survey of his surroundings confirmed that there were two possible people who could be watching him. Schuldig kept an even more vigilant watch for Esset now that he had admitted to himself and Yohji that he couldn't live without the former assassin. I will not lose him and I'll kill anyone who tries to take him away from me. His countenance betraying none of the dark thoughts swirling within his mind, Schuldig acted as if nothing were wrong and continued along while he reached out and gently touched their thoughts.

He stopped, frowned and pretended to look down at his watch, all the while trying to sort through random thoughts and make sure he wasn't part of them. A few moments later he smiled and tapped his watch and started walking again. One of the men was considering mugging him if he turned right towards some secluded areas of the park and the other had such lecherous thoughts that any normal person would have blushed. Schuldig began whistling again. But I'm not a normal person. Schuldig's smile widened as he turned right. Time for a lesson in karma, my little straftater.

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As Schuldig nervously checked the clock, the two pans he had cooking on the stove and the timer on the refrigerator he did a quick check outside to see if Yohji was close. He had kept his promise of not reading his lover's thoughts but surely just seeking him out to make sure dinner was ready by the time he showed up wasn't cheating.

He stirred the bubbling brown sauce and smiled, please with the consistency. As he turned off the burner, he began to pull his mind back completely to his task at hand but snippets of a thought caught his attention and he froze, his dinner forgotten.

..--ford…I'll…...shield….thoughts…

Schuldig tried to focus in on the person whose thoughts he heard but he was unable to find the source again. He strode out of the kitchen, through his living room and out onto his balcony, heedless of safety and looked down at the people below, the windows of every building and the shadows in every alley. Nothing.

Suddenly a knock sounded at his door and he tensed. Reaching out he sighed in relief and proceeded to answer the door. He was greeted with a dashing smile and glittering eyes.

"Hi there."

"Hey, Katzchen."

Schuldig allowed Yohji to wrap a strong arm around his waist and pull him in for a kiss even as he guided them backwards into the apartment and let the door close behind them.

"Something smells delicious."

"Kisama!"

Yohji chuckled as Sai wriggled from his grasp and raced into the kitchen, cursing in several different languages. He shook his head as he deposited his coat and shoes at the doorway before proceeding into the kitchen to calm down his passionate cook.

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"You're not still upset about dinner are you?"

Yohji came out from the bedroom with a towel around his waist and one draped around his neck to find Sai sitting on the sofa, glaring at the TV. Sai had seemed a little distracted during dinner and Yohji thought the sensitive man might be pouting over his "less than perfect" dinner, which for most people would probably be considered fine dining. But when Sai set his mind to doing something, if it didn't turn out exactly as he wished, he would pout like a child and wallow in self criticism.

Long, shower-warm arms wrapped themselves around Schuldig's shoulders as Yohji bent over the back of the sofa and hugged him from behind. He closed his eyes and let the smell of Yohji soothe him. He had been disappointed with dinner but his preoccupation was due to the snippet of thoughts he caught right before Yohji arrived. All through dinner and even now, he was scanning peoples' thoughts, looking for clues.

"No, katzchen. I think I'm just…..rundown."

"Why don't we go away for awhile?"

Schuldig sat forward, out of Yohji's grasp and turned to face the half naked man. "You would do that? You would…..go away with me?"

Yohji smiled and shook his head as he came to sit down next to his mystified lover.

"Of course I would. Do you think I'd let you go off without me?" Yohji reached out and caressed Sai's cheek, delighting in the response to his touch as Sai closed his eyes and leaned into the caress. And he calls me a 'cat'?

"But….what if I wanted to go away for a long time?"

Yohji guided Sai's head down on his lap and the quiet young man stretched out on the sofa. Attentive fingers ran through the ebony hair and sent shivers down Sai's spine as they ghosted down the back of his neck.

"I haven't taken a vacation in over two years. I think I can handle being away for an extended period of time. What did you have in mind? Three weeks? A month?"

Schuldig inwardly groaned. If I've truly been found, I'll need to stay out of Japan for at least a year. I'll never be able to keep him away for that long. Not without messing with his mind.

"Sai?"

Schuldig rolled over onto his back and looked up at Yohji. I have to see just how long he's willing to go away. If I can get him away long enough, maybe he won't want to come back.

"I was thinking more like six months." Yohji's eyes went impossibly wide and Schuldig forged ahead with his half-truths. "My family would go on these seasonal trips and we would travel for months at a time or we would go live with a relative in another country for the winter. I've always had a desire to travel but I didn't want to do it alone. And now I don't have to." He sat up and came to sit on his knees, clasping Yohji's hands within his own. "Oh, please, Yohji, would you at least think about it? We could see so many wonderful places and make unforgettable memories. Please?"

Yohji didn't know what to say. Hearing and seeing Sai on his knees, begging, made him want to agree to anything he wanted. But his logical side held him back. I can't just pick up and leave for six months. I can't afford to travel that long and I'd risk losing some valuable clients. And just how does Sai plan on paying for this little excursion?

"Yohji?"

The lanky blonde sighed and hung his head. "I'll…..think about it."

Schuldig lunged for Yohji, sending them both toppling from the sofa and onto the floor where they landed with a thud and a groan from Yohji who took the fall for both of them. But his pain was quickly forgotten as hungry lips found his own and a greedy hand found its way under his towel.

To be continued….