Wow, I got a lot of reviews for last chappy. Well, it's a lot for me...Anyway, thank you all so much! Well...enjoy!
Polaris18: You know, I was asking myself the same exact question. It kind of felt like a last chapter kind of chappy, but there's still a lot I want to do with it, so I guess not! Hmm, I can't say that I go around kicking kittens, but you know who does? Doublet. That's right, he told me. He likes it, too, does it all day sometimes. Whenever you don't see him, he's out kickin' a kitten. Poor kittens, we'll have to teach that boy some manners. Thanks for reviewing!
Kazuya Arsashi/ Tsuhiyo: They are pretty lengthy...you should see my document folder on my computer. I've got...let's see...175 documents dedicated to my spiral fics. You really think I keep to the story line? Thanks, I never thought I was too good at that. It means a lot that you said that. Don't worry, I understand completely. What kind of problems are you having? Well, whenever you can get on, as long as you still update eventually, take as long as you need! Thanks for reviewing!
freya kurenai: Heh, gotta love the fluff! Absolutely no problem, that's why I offered. Like I said before, it'll be up sometime between the 24th and 26th of December, so whenever you get the chance to check it out, it'll probably be there. Thanks for reviewing, and merry christmas to you, too!
BadLuckGoodLuck: Lol, I had to have something happen to Justin besdies Kanone dumping him. That just didn't seem like enough of a punishment for what he did. Now he's disappeared from their lives forever...or has he? Hmm, nope! We'll be seeing more of him later. Well, not really...you'll see. Heh, I like Jack and Chase, I couldn't ever imagine liking two OC's together, but they're actually fun to write. Thanks for reviewing!
CeTe: Okay, how is it? Oh...right...Wait, how could you not care who won the game of tag? That was a life-altering game! Okay, not really...Well, as long as you got the right Justin...hehehehehehe, you just gave me an idea. Or more detail to add to my original idea. Hehehehehehe, it'll be funny, don't worry. Nothing bad. Thanks for reviewing!
nothing important: Hmm, well I won't take your request, but if you want to make that your christmas gift, I can probably do that...I'm just screwin' with ya'! It's no problem, but was that your request for a christmas present or just off the top of your head? If you don't mind, would it be okay if I just did that idea for this fic? If you really wanted a seperate fic, I can do that, but if it makes no difference to you, I'll just put them together in this one. Well, let me know. Oh, and I take it you've read Happiness of those who believe? After the first few chapters I get into that pairing, it's only the first couple that Ayumu and Kanone are together. Thanks for reviewing! Oh, and I hope you get the chance to update your fic soon; though I understand that your computer is broken...that must really suck.
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"Glad to be back home?" Kanone asked his boyfriend as they walked through the front door for the first time in two days. At Kanone's request, Eyes had had several extra tests done to ensure that he was alright. After finally being convinced and threatened to be cut off from sex if he didn't drop it, Kanone agreed to take Eyes home. Of course, neither of the boys had been in the giant house for two days, and Kanone was a bit afraid to see what had become of his home in his absence. He was sure no one that lived there would wreck it, but there was always the others to consider. The others being Kousuke, Rio, and Ryoko, naturally. Taking a deep breath, Kanone ventured through the door to gasp at the sight before him.
Eyes was right behind him, followed by Callia, both of whom had the same reaction as the older boy, "It's...clean." Eyes stated, shocked.
Kanone nodded, but was unable to speak. The house was spotless from top to bottom, even the ceilings...how did they even get to the celings? Kanone was a very clean person, and liked to keep the place tidy, but this was beyond tidy. Hell, this was beyond clean. Taking one step inot the house seemed to trigger something, and Kousuke appeared from the kitchen, "Take your shoes off." he ordered, "I didn't bust my ass for the past two days to have you come and mess it up." They were all beyond shocked to learn that it had been Kousuke's doing, but Kanone couldn't keep a grin off his face. Soon, he was snickering, trying to keep in the laughs that threatened to break through. Kousuke raised an eyebrow at him, "And what, may I ask, is so funny?"
Kanone cleared his throat, "Nothing at all." he said, not wanting to insult the boy that had just cleaned his entire house, "You do make that apron look good, though." he added, not able to help himself. Besides holding a feather duster in his hand, Kousuke had donned a nice, frilly, pink apron. Callia had bought it when they were out shopping one day, claiming that Kanone needed to cook in style. Kanone then replied with something along the lines of 'and how would you know what style was?' That conversation hadn't ended well...
Callia smirked behind him, and Eyes simply shook his head, "Perhaps you should be nicer to Kousuke." he suggested.
Kanone looked at him, "What are you talking about?" he asked, a smirk still on his lips, "It was a compliment." Eyes just cringed as Kousuke glared. Kanone sighed, "You really can't take a joke, can you?" he asked the redhead.
"Only when they're funny." Kousuke retorted, still sounding pissed.
"Alright, I apologize," the golden-eyed boy gave up, "and thank you for cleaning." he added, "Though, that does raise an interesting question..." he trailed off, looking to Kousuke for an answer.
The redhead laughed a little nervously, "Well, you see...the thing is..." he hesitated, fumbling over his words. Whatever the reason for his cleaning, Kanone had a feeling it wasn't good. He, however, didn't want to interrupt the nervous rambling, so he simply stared at Kousuke, which probably only made the redhead more anxious, "Umm, I kind of broke something that I think you really didn't want broken." he finally got out, looking anywhere but Kanone.
This both alarmed and interested Kanone, "What might that something be?" he asked, trying to get information out of the wreck of a boy.
Kousuke hesitated until Kanone said his name in that tell-me-now voice of his. Kousuke didn't know what it was about that voice, but when Kanone used it, no one ever argued with him. Kousuke, of course, was no exception, "You know that urn on your mantle...?" he asked, almost flinching at the gasp that he heard from Kanone. He knew all too well what was in that urn, and he knew that Kanone would most likely kill him for what he'd done. All the cleaning in the world couldn't make up for that.
"Kousuke, if you're joking, this really isn't funny." Kanone said, not a drop of amusement in his voice. Kousuke said nothing else, but just kept his head down and shook it.
Eyes looked from Kousuke to Kanone, wondering what urn he was talking about. He had never noticed one before, but supposed it was because he didn't spend a great deal of time in the living room, where the mantle that Kousuke had mentioned was. After a bit of restraint on Kanone's part (meaning he didn't beat the shit out of Kousuke), he walked slowly into the living room. He froze at the sight, and Eyes went to join him. Seeing the broken urn on the floor, he also noticed a lot of ashes spilled out that were obviously being kept in the urn, "Why would Kanone keep...oh." Eyes thought, realizing then what was in the urn. He had heard of cremation somewhere, and knew that someone very close to his boyfriend had been cremated. Since Kanone had always talked badly about his father, and never mentioned anyone else particularly close to him, Eyes could only deduce that it was his mother.
He looked to Kanone, who now had tears in his eyes, and gently interlaced their fingers. Kanone pulled away from him, and turned to Kousuke, "Leave." he said, not leaving any room for arguement. Doing the smart thing for once, Kousuke nodded and did as he was told, quickly exiting out the front door.
Eyes watched as Kanone slowly walked over to the broken pottery, and felt his mother grab his hand, "Come on, honey." she whispered. Eyes didn't want to leave Kanone like this, but figured his mother knew best, and followed her out of the room.
Outside, Kousuke sighed, "How could I be so careless?" he thought, wanting to seriously hurt himself right now, "Of all the things that I could of broken, why did it have to be that?" Feeling about worthless, he headed over to the Narumi's, hoping that someone over there wouldn't hate him.
Knocking on the door of the smaller house, he was answered by Ayumu, "Kousuke?" he asked, confused as to why the redhead would be at his house. Then, he took in the older one's appearance, "What happened?"
"I screwed up." Kousuke replied, simply, following Ayumu inside.
The latter paused, "Don't you always screw up?" he asked, a little confused. From what he'd heard, Kousuke was always in some kind of trouble with someone.
Kousuke let out a choked laugh, "Yeah, pretty much. I screwed up really bad this time, though."
Instead of making another joke about the redhead's ability to massively screw everything up, he frowned, "What did you do?"
Kousuke sighed, "You know that urn that Kanone keeps on his mantle?" he began.
That seemed to be enough for Ayumu to get the message, "You didn't..." he said, brown eyes widening as his suspicions were confirmed with a nod.
Kousuke plopped down on the couch, "He'll never forgive me for this." he suddenly realized.
Ayumu sat next to him, placing an arm around his shoulders, "Sure he will." he said, though he wasn't sure of his own words, "You know Kanone can't stay mad forever, and it's not like you did it on purpose."
Kousuke just shook his head, "It doesn't matter." he objected, "No one is that forgiving."
Ayumu hated to do it, but he had to agree with the redhead. He looked down at the older one, who looked to be on the verge of crying. Not wanting to see that, Ayumu hugged him, hesitantly at first. Seeing that Kousuke wasn't rejecting the attention, he tightened his arms around the emerald-eyed boy's shoulders, "It'll be okay." he whispered, honestly hoping that he was right. Kousuke was too worn out to object to the small display of affection, and he didn't really seem to mind it that much. So, instead of pushing Ayumu away like he usually would have, he simply leaned into the hug and closed his eyes. He wanted to believe in Ayumu's comforting words, and decided that no harm could come in trusting someone just this once.
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Wow...this seems really short. Not a lot happened, but it gives you all a chance to tell me whether you want these two together or not. Let me know, because you know what'll happen if you stay silent! So, review, and tell me!
