Yay, ch.20 is here! This might be the last one, depends on how I end it. Well, whatever happens, enjoy!

alpha2nd: Yay, I did good! Hmmm, I was wondering if I should just have Kanone ask Callia what Eyes' real name was, but I couldn't think us a real good name for him. I guess she's okay with it, though, since Eyes doesn't mind. Unless you want her to have a problem with it...I liked her name, too, that's why she has it. Mmmm, brownies. Perhaps a virtual brownie will have to suffice unitl I can get my hands on a real one. You're welcome for the update, thanks for reviewing!

CeTe: lol, maybe you should get a towel or something...Glad you liked it, though. Was it really that good? Or perhaps we're all just starved of a good sex scene with these two? Well, glad I could make your day better. My mom saw your review and asked me what a lemon was. Hehehe, that was a fun explanation.How was your birthday? Thanks for reviewing!

Callia woke up to an alarm clock going off somewhere in the house. Sitting up, she noticed she was alone, "Eyes?" She asked timidly, looking around the room for her son. Finding no one, she got out of bed and walked out of the room that she had no recollection of going into, "Maybe Eyes took me in there last night, and then went back to his room." She wouldn't have blamed him if he did. If him and Kanone really were in love, then they'd probably want to be together.

Walking down the hall, Kanone came out of the bedroom he and Eyes had been...occupying, and smiled when he saw Callia, "Good morning, Callia, did you sleep well?"

Callia blushed slightly at the fact that Kanone was shirtless (drools), and nodded, "Yes, your beds are very comfortable." She said.

Kanone laughed, "Well, I do my best. Are you looking for Eyes?" Callia simply nodded, "Well, he's still asleep, but I'm about to make some breakfast, would you like to join me?"

This got Callia's attention, "Sure!" She smiled a little at Kanone, it had been a while since she had had a good meal, "Does he sleep this late everyday?" She asked. In her room, Callia saw a clock telling her it was almsot 10 in the morning.

Kanone laughed a little more, "Are you kidding me? That boy wakes me up at 5 sometimes, but he was exhausted last night. I figured it's better to let him sleep."

Callia nodded, but looked worried, "Did I keep him up too late? I didn't mean to..." She trailed off and looked to Kanone.

The latter only smiled, "Don't worry, it wasn't you at all. I kept him up for a while as well." Kanone smirked at the memory, but immediately remembered who he was talking to and changed the subject, "How about that breakfast?" He asked brightly, and headed downstairs. Callia followed, watching the boy in front of her suspiciously.

Callia watched as Kanone prepared breakfast, and wondered if he did this every day. It seemed like a lot of food to make just for breakfast every morning; there were eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, toast, sausage, pancakes, and waffles. And besides there being a lot of different types of food, there was a lot of each kind. She watched as Kanone cooked five dozen eggs in ten different ways, putting them all on seperate plates. She walked over to stare at the plates, then looked to him. He noticed the staring and smiled at her, "How do you like your eggs?"

Callia then realized that Kanone had remembered how each person wanted their eggs, and wondered why he was this nice to his slaves. In anser to his question she just shrugged, "I've only ever had eggs once or twice. They were really fluffy and covered in cheese." She sighed dreamily and Kanone couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, I'll remember that, so runny and absolutely no cheese whatsoever, right?" He asked, cracking open a couple of eggs, smirking as he looked back up to her.

She glared a little, but then smiled, "Do you want any help?"

Kanone's smirk turned into a smile and motioned towards the table, "You can start to set the table. Just get the silverware and glasses which are in those cabnits, and the napkins are in that drawer." Kanone informed her as he pointed to various places in the kitchen, "I'll set the plates, so don't worry about that."

Callia nodded and got to work, then paused, "How many places should I set?"

Kanone thought about it for a second, "You would make...53. Don't worry about doing it all, I can get someone else to finish if you don't." Callia just nodded and pulled a stack of forks and knives.

Callia, fortunately, was very much like Eyes, and she worked quickly. Only 20 minutes later she had all of the places set, and was folding the napkin for the last place when there was a knock on the door. She quickly answered it, and stared at the three on the other side. Kousuke smirked at her, "Is Kanone home?" He asked, giving her a once over then looking to Rio and Ryoko who both shrugged signaling that they'd never met her before.

Callia looked at the three and then nodded, "He's making breakfast, I can..." Before she knew what was happening, Kousuke was pushing past her and headed in the direction of the kitchen. Callia stepped back, shocked, and looked to the girls.

Ryoko just sighed and followed the redhead, while Rio smiled apologetically, "Sorry about that, Kousuke can get crazy when there's food around. Not to mention Kanone's a great cook!" The small girl entered the house and shut the door, looking at Callia, "So, are you knew here? I don't think we've met..." Rio trailed off and looked up, thinking if she'd ever met the woman in front of her. Callia wasn't exactly the kind of person you met once and forgot about, her features were stunning. Sometime last night, she had taken a shower and was provided with new clothes. Now that her hair was washed of all dirt and grime, it shone with a brillance that few could pull off. Her eyes were also brighter, and now gleamed with life as she looked at the small girl. In addition to all that, Callia simply held a presence of friendliness about her, kind of motherly almost. She looked kind, and her voice and attitude matched this aura that she gave off.

The taller woman simply nodded, "I just arrived last night, so we wouldn't have met before. My name is Callia."

"I'm Rio!" The small girl introduced herself, "You already met Kousuke, the idiot, and Ryoko was the other one."

Callia nodded, "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you." Rio smiled and the two continued into the kitchen where Kanone was just finishing up cooking the sausage.

Kousuke was waiting impatiently nearby, tapping his foot and watching Kanone, "Can't you cook any faster?"

Kanone glared at the rudeness, "Well, I suppose it would go quicker if I didn't have to cook for as many people." He replied, making a point to look at Kousuke as he said this.

The redhead got the point and sighed, "Fine. Hey, where's Eyes?"

"He's..." Kanone began, but was cut off.

"Right here." Said the boy himself as he entered the ktichen. He immediately walked over to his mother and hugged her, "Good morning." She smiled and hugged him back, returning the phrase, and then released him expecting him to go over to Kanone. However, Eyes stayed by his mother's side, seeing that Kanone was busy, and looked to the others, "I see you've met my mother."

This got their attention, and even Kousuke drew his gaze away from the food, "She's your mother?" He asked.

Eyes nodded and put his arm around said woman, Rio smiled brightly, "Eyes, that's wonderful!" Then thought about it and turned to Kanone, "So that's why you've been gone so much?"

Kanone nodded and turned the stove off, looking to the others, "Breakfast's ready." Kousuke was the first to grab some food and head towards the dining room, knowing how Kanone was. He'd want all the food on the table, then everyone would have to be woken up or found and told that breakfast was ready, then they'd have to wait for everyone to get to the table. Kousuke didn't understand this at all and once asked Kanone why it wasn't 'first come first serve', and Kanone simply told him that patience was a virtue. After they got all the food on the table, Kanone turned to Callia, "Would you mind going and getting everyone upstairs?" She nodded and went off to do as she was told.

Now that his boyfriend was alone, Kanone went over to join him, "Good morning." He said finally after kissing him. Eyes nodded, but said nothing else, "What's wrong?" Kanone asked him, cupping his chin and pulling his face to meet with Kanone's.

Eyes looked at him for a second then shook his head, "It's nothing." He finally replied, obviously hiding something.

Kanone saw this and grabbed his wrist as he tried to walk away, "Eyes, don't lie to me. It's obvious that something's wrong, so just tell me." Eyes turned back to Kanone, noticing that everyone else had gone to the dining room.

Sighing, Eyes looked to his lover, "Kanone, I'm not lying to you, I just don't want to talk about it." Eyes looked at Kanone with pleading eyes, telling him to drop it.

Kanone got the hint and nodded, "Alright, but you have to tell me sooner or later." Eyes nodded and waited for Kanone to leave and then started coughing violently. When his fit was over, he wiped away the crimson blood that stained his mouth and quickly washed away the evidence. He knew he had to tell Kanone sooner or later, but how? Eyes sighed, and wondered how much time he had left until the pain got to be too much that he couldn't take it any longer. He didn't want to tell Kanone, didn't want to see that look on his face that Eyes knew he would get. It would be the same face he had the first time he saw the scars that marked the boy's body, that look of shock and hidden disgust. Then his expression would turn into one of pity, that was the one he hated the most. He didn't want Kanone's pity, he just wanted Kanone to be okay with his...problem. What was it exactly? Eyes had no idea, it had started developing several years ago while he was still with Chase. The boy went through every sort of hell in that place, so it was almost impossible to deteemine what had actually caused it.

Shaking his head of these thoughts, Eyes walked into the dining room where everyone had begun to eat. Suddenly, Eyes wasn't hungry anymore, most likley due to the taste of blood that was lingering in his mouth, "Eyes?" He looked up to see Kanone staring at him, "Are you going to eat anything?"

"If he's not, I'll take it." Kousuke offered, earning him a glare from Kanone and a smack from Ryoko (you think he'd learn to stay away from her when he says stupid things...), "Ow, what was that for?" He complained, but got no repsonse other than being called an idiot.

Kanone turned his attention back to Eyes, but the latter had disappeared. Getting up from his seat, Kanone went upstairs and into their room. There he saw Eyes sitting on the edge of the bed, eyes closed and hand firmly gripping his chest. Upon further inspection, Kanone saw that the boy was breathing hard and his breaths were very shallow. Worried, he walked over to his boyfriend, and placed a hand on his back. Eyes hadn't heard Kanone come in and the sudden contact made him jump slightly. He looked to see it was Kanone and relaxed a little, still tense, though, from his sudden attack, "Eyes, what's wrong?" Kanone asked, concern lacing his voice, "Are you alright?"

Eyes nodded, "I will be. In a minute." He managed to get out, before taking a few more deep breaths and then getting his breathing back to normal.

Kanone, however, was not fooled, "What happened?" He asked, knowing nothing of his lover's condition.

"It's nothing." Eyes replied, not wanting to explain yet. How could he explain what he wasn't even sure of himself?

"That's a lie, Eyes. Why are you avoiding me?" Kanone asked, his voice firm, but still held worry.

Eyes quickly glanced to Kanone, and relaized that he had to tell him now because there might not be a later.

This chapter was short and most of it was pointless...but now there's yet another twist in the story! Hmmm, can anyone guess what Eyes has? It's a fairly common disease, I think, or at least well known. Anyway, we'll find out next chapter, and also...Kousuke will be reuntied with Robertson! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go check out Polaris18's fic, Obssessions. And even if you do, check it out anyway! Review!