Hehehe...whoops. I kinda fell asleep last night and didn't update. But I'll post this now, and put up another later to make up for my laziness. I had to go to a meet the teachers night type of thing last night so my mom could hear all of the wonderful things that other people have to say about me. Also, I went to a college fair two nights ago, and guess what? The college that I want to go to, Villa Julie, has an anime club. That was the first college that I picked and then I saw that...it's perfect for me. Ugh, anyway...enjoy!

alpha2nd: And in this chappy you'll find out why Kanone didn't tell Eyes he loved him...maybe it'll be this one...I dunno. Anyway, get some sleep, it's good for you (or so I hear). Thanks for reviewing!

Eyes woke up incredibly early the next morning. Well, it was incredibly early to Kanone; Eyes didn't seem to think anything of the fact that it was only 5 and even the sun was too lazy to get up yet. Kanone yawned and rolled over, looking at the silver haired boy who was trying to sneak out of the room, "Where are you going?" He asked. His tone was more inquisitive than anything, it wasn't as if to say 'caught ya'.

Eyes froze and turned around, glancing at Kanone. That's all he ever did was glance, he never looked Kanone square in the eyes. Every other time it had been because he was too nervous to look at Kanone, still partially afraid that this kindness was just a front and that, deep inside, Kanone was just as evil as Chase. Today, however, Eyes looked away because he was slightly embarrassed about the night before, "Why would I think that he loved me?" He thought, "I'm no different than any of the others to him, just another face. Why did I even tell him? I didn't expect him to return the gesture, who would love me? But still, it would have been nice to hear someone say it." Eyes had never expected anyone to ever love him, mostly because he had been told his whole life that he was worthless and just a waste of space. In other words, he was unlovable. Just because Kanone had been nice to him, Eyes had immediately felt affection towards him, it was only natural. Kanone was the only person that Eyes felt he could actually talk to and tell things to, and that meant that Eyes trusted Kanone, right? He had been trapped all his life, and then Kanone came and freed him from his imprisonment, that showed that Kanone was the kind of person that Eyes wanted to be around, the kind that made him feel free. What else was there to love? Eyes didn't know, but suddenly wondered if he was capable of loving, and if he was worthy of loving Kanone. It sounded ridiculous, but Eyes honestly wondered if he even deserved to be in the same house as Kanone. Perhaps he had gone to far last night, maybe he could just pretend like nothing happened. Would Kanone let it slide? Only one way to find out...Eyes pushed all thoughts out of his mind and turned to Kanone, "Is there somewhere you want me to be or soemthing you want me to do?" Eyes asked, knowing that even though Kanone was nice, he would still expect Eyes to do work.

Kanone just looked annoyed at being woken up so early, "I want you to come back to bed because even I don't get up until 7. I've still got another 2 hours of much needed sleep and you've got at least 3." With that Kanone turned back over on his side, expecting Eyes to just go back to bed.

The latter, however, just stared, "Why would I get a whole hour more of sleep than he does?" This didn't make any sense to Eyes, but he just obeyed Kanone's command and crawled back into bed. He tried to go back to sleep, but thoughts from earlier rushed through his head. He wondered why he felt these things for Kanone, was it that natural to feel this much admiration and respect to someone you barely knew? Even though Kanone had most likely saved his life, Eyes still had problems trusting people. So why did he feel like he could open up to Kanone? Eyes didn't know and knew that no matter how much he thought on the subject, he wouldn't figure it out.

In a perfect world, Kanone would have been able to get back to sleep for another two hours until the rest of the world was up. But, as we all know, this world is far from perfect; accordingly, Kanone was unable to get even a minute more of sleep. Thoughts were now racing through his mind about last night, as well. He remembered everything about that moment when Eyes had confessed his feelings. He remembered the awkward silence that came before the confession, the way Eyes' hair smelled, the way his slightly tense form felt clinging to Kanone's chest, the way he barely whispered those words. Those wonderful words had come out as more of a sigh than actual words, yet they were there in all their glory. But Kanone couldn't return the affection, though he wanted to so badly. Maybe he could get away with it..."No." Kanone told himself, "I will not put Eyes through that torture. The little time we had together before he found out wouldn't be worth it. Not when I could lose Eyes for good, I won't do that to him; he wouldn't be so considerate to the poor boy." Kanone sighed sadly at the memory of losing the only person he had ever loved. Of course he had told Eyes he'd never been in love, but that was only because he didn't want to remember. Even though that boy plauged his every thought, Kanone couldn't bring him to think the name. He knew it all too well, had said it so many times in so many ways, but that was never to happen again. All because he had found out about their relationship and put an end to it immediately. Why? Because he was in love with Kanone, and if he couldn't have the brown haired boy, then no one could. Not even someone so deserving of love as Eyes. Kanone felt horrible, he should have at least explained the situation to Eyes. The boy must have taken Kanone's reaction as a rejection, would he accept the explanation that Kanone could still give him? Or would he think that Kanone was only trying to spare his feelings? Kanone didn't know, but he did know that he couldn't let Eyes think that Kanone didn't love the boy. He wasn't sure that he should jump to such rash assumptions as to call it love, but there were feelings and he didn't want to hurt Eyes; the boy had been hurt all his life. Kanone rolled over to face Eyes, who was laying on his back, "Eyes? Are you still awake?"

The boy opened his shining blue orbs and glanced over to Kanone, "Yes. What is it?"

"Eyes...I need to talk to you. About last night ." He felt Eyes stiffen slightly and sigh, then sat up and looked over to Kanone, then waited for him to continue, "I feel that I need to explain to you...why I didn't say anything."

"You don't need to explain to me, Kanone. I understand that you don't feel the same way, it's alright. It was foolish of me to think that you would." Eyes said a bit sadly, but understanding at the same time.

Kanone sat up as well and turned to Eyes, shaking his head, "That's not it, Eyes. I do feel something for you, how could I not? You're a wonderful person, so incredibly selfless and kind. I just...there's other factors involved." Kanone didn't want to tell Eyes the truth, though he knew he would. He swore he saw a flicker of hope in Eyes' beautiful blue eyes, and felt all the more horrible. He was sure that Eyes would say that he understood, but would probably shy away from Kanone, mostly out of fear.

"So...why did you not say that last night?" Eyes wondered. If Kanone really did have feelings for him then what would stop him? Eyes suddenly thought of something, "Is it...because I'm your slave? Would you be embarrassed to be with me?" That had to be it, it was okay to rape slaves, but not to love them. Eyes had never understood this concept, but was always told that it was because slaves were merely tools to be used, never to be loved.

Kanone shook his head and pulled Eyes to him, "Eyes, I would never be embarrassed to be with you; I would be the luckiest person in the world to have you. I don't care what you are, it's the person that I care for. But...there are certain people that would frown upon our relationship."

"Like who?" Eyes asked. If Kanone really cared about him, then what could possibly stop them from being together?

"His name is Kiyotaka Narumi." Kanone began his explanation, "He's a slave owner that lives quite close to here. Due to the fact that I'm still technically a minor, he was named as my legal guardian and comes by to check up on me from time to time. His problem isn't exactly my sexual orientation, but the fact that he's attracted to me. He doesn't act on these urges other than telling me that I can't be with anyone other than him. I have to listen to him or else he would turn me over to social services and I would be taken away from here. He's caught me in a relationship once, and he took the boy away. I haven't heard from him since, and I have no idea what Kiyotaka did to him. Do you understand why I couldn't tell you now? It's not that I don't care, it's because I do care and want to protect you." Kanone let out a breath and looked to Eyes to see how he had taken the news.

Eyes' expression didn't change much, but Kanone could tell that he was still processing the information. A few moments later Eyes looked up to Kanone, "How old are you?" Was the first question out of his mouth, Eyes had thought that Kanone would be at least 18.

"I'm 17." Kanone replied, "I turn 18 on November 21st. After that I'm free to do as I please."

Eyes nodded, trying to remember the date, "Three months?" He asked, it was August, right?

Kanone smiled and nodded, "Three months." He confirmed.

The small boy considered this, three months wasn't too long to wait, considering the 15 years he had spent alone or being abused. Eyes laid back down as did Kanone, both on their backs staring at the ceiling. Three months wasn't too long...was it?

Hahahahahaha, so what do you think of that? Will they make it, or will the sexual frustration get to them? If you're observant, you'll already know the answer. If not...then you'll just have to wait! Hehe, thanks for reading, review please!