Now that I have an actual idea for this fic, perhaps I'll update it more than once a week...maybe. Anyway, enjoy!

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Answer: The quote was from Ryoko to Eyes. The episode was Like A Swan.

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"Sorry to interrupt." Kanone began, smiling as every head in the dining room turned to him, "I have a matter that I need to discuss with you all, though."

"What is it?" Jeremy asked, sitting closest to where Kanone was.

Kanone petted the young boy's head, "I can wait until you're done eating, but don't run off." he told the group. Everyone nodded their agreements and continued eating.

Ayumu and Kousuke, who had been in the living room, overheard this and joined Kanone, "What's going on?" Ayumu asked.

Kanone glanced to the others and motioned for the three to follow him in the living room. He handed Ayumu the newspaper, letting him see for himself exactly what was going on. Ayumu's eyes widened as he skimmed the article, and Kousuke (as usual) started to object to something he couldn't change, "What is this all about? They can't do that!"

"Actually, they've done it before, so I'm guessing they can." Ayumu informed him. He looked to Kanone, "What do you think of it?"

"Personally, I think it's a wonderful idea." Kanone told him, drawing interested gazes from each of the boys.

"You do?" Eyes asked, slightly confused.

Kanone nodded, "Not particularly for everyone here, but all the slaves that are mistreated and abused." he explained, "It'll do them all a world of good. Besides, I've been informed that they all can return here shortly, so I really don't see a problem with it."

Ayumu nodded, "I suppose you're right about that." he agreed.

"Wait, return shortly?" Kousuke repeated, "Where are they going?"

"I'm not entirely sure. All I was told was that they were required to go through a process of sorts to see how literate they are. That won't be a problem for anyone here, and once they've been educated, they can do whatever they please."

"Why now?" Ayumu wondered, "What's changed to bring this about?"

Kanone shook his head, "I haven't the slightest idea. I take it neither of you have heard anything?" Of course, Ayumu and Kousuke both shook their heads. The oldest one sighed, "I'd say I was completely okay with this, except..."

"Except what?" Ayumu pressed, seeing that Kanone had paused.

"I have a bad feeling about all of this. It seems...too random, too sudden."

Ayumu nodded, "I agree; it's not very proper to simply publish something like this in the newspapers without any previous hints towards the law being passed. It seems very..."

"Unorganized." Eyes suggested, "Poorly planned."

Ayumu smirked, "Exactly."

"You think it's a joke?" Kousuke asked, "Like some prank that the city council is pulling on the town?"

"Why would they do that?" Kanone asked, annoyed at the suggestion.

"Well...April Fool's Day isn't that far off." Kousuke pointed out.

Ayumu chuckled, "I serisouly doubt they'd do something so risky. This is already upsetting a lot of people, I'm sure."

They were interrupted by Jeremy, "Umm, Kanone?"

Said boy turned to the youngest member of the house, "Yes?"

"Everyone's done eating...you said you had something to talk to us about?" he asked.

Kanone nodded, "Yes, I'll be in in a moment." he looked to the others as Jeremy disappeared back into the dining room, "Well, here goes nothing."

Suddenly, the phone rang, "I'll get it." Eyes offered, seeing that Kanone was trying to avoid the inevitable.

The latter glared at his boyfriend, "Thank you, dear." he said, not at all sounding as cheerful as the words might have suggested.

"No problem, love." Eyes replied, then went off to answer the phone, leaving Kanone with only the option of heading into the dining room.

"Hello?" Eyes answer the phone.

"Eyes?" the voice asked, "Is Kanone there?"

"Hello to you, too." Eyes muttered, "Kanone's busy at the moment, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." the unconvincing voice assured him.

"Chase..." Eyes said in a warning voice, "Don't lie to me."

"I don't suppose you've read the newspaper lately?" the older man asked.

"For your information, I have." Eyes replied, "Have they been by to talk to you as well?"

"Just left, actually." Chase informed him, "What's this all about?"

"I don't know." Eyes confessed in a soft voice, "But Kanone said he had a bad feeling about it, and I'm not disagreeing with him."

Eyes heard Chase sigh on the other end, "I'm not, either. I don't like this one bit, but there's nothing I can do about it."

"What do you mean?"

"The bastard told me he'd have me arrested if I wouldn't cooperate." Chase told him, angrily, "Can they even do that?"

"I'm guessing so. I suppose it would be considered interfering."

"I'm gonna interfere alright..." Chase muttered, "How long is Kanone going to be?"

"I'm not sure. He's telling everyone the news right now, so it could be a minute or an hour, depending on everyone's reaction."

"Yeah, I guess I should do that, too." the older one said, as if the thought had just occured to him, "Tell Kanone I'll be by later."

"Alright." Eyes agreed, "See you then."

"Bye, kid." Chase said, then the line went dead.

Eyes hung up the phone and stared at it for a second, "Kid?" he thought. When did Chase start calling him that?

"Who was it?" asked a voice behind Eyes.

The startled boy turned around, "Chase." he said.

"Chase?" Kanone repeated, "So, he got the news as well."

Eyes nodded, "He said he would be by later." he glanced past Kanone into the dining room, "How did everyone take it?"

"Jeremy's crying, your mother threatened to kill me, and I've officially depressed everyone else."

"Threatened to kill you?" Eyes asked, smirking.

"If I didn't fix this soon, I'm going to be as dead as a rotting corpse. At least, according to that crazy woman in there."

"Crazy am I?" Callia asked. Eyes had to stop from laughing as Kanone visibly flinched at the voice, "I'll show you crazy."

Kanone turned around to face his boyfriend's mother, "Actually, I think I'm staring into the heart of it right now, thanks."

Callia walked past Kanone, glaring a little (though playfully) and bopping him on the head. She approached Eyes, "How are you holding up, baby?"

"I'm fine." Eyes assured her, "What about you? From what I heard you aren't taking it so well."

Callia glanced behind her to Kanone, "What could you possibly mean by that?"

"You did threaten to kill me." Kanone said, in his defense.

"I did no such thing!" Callia objected, "I simply stated the truth."

"And how might I be as dead as a rotting corpse if you're not going to kill me?"

Callia shrugged, "I can't predict the explanations, only the events."

"Alright," Kanone said, a bit impatiently, "what are the events leading up to my demise?"

"That's classified as an explanation." Callia informed him.

Kanone sighed, giving up, "Well, I know where you get it from now." he told Eyes.

"Get what?" Callia asked, turning back to her son.

"Kanone can't hold a conversation with me." Eyes informed her, "I talk circles around him."

Callia snorted, and turned back to Kanone, "Wait, so he bitch-slaps you and talks you into a corner?" she asked, unable to resist laughing, "Who did you say was on top again?"

Kanone glared at her and walked around behind Eyes, wrapping his arms around his lover's waist, "That's all me." he informed her, "He likes it, too. You know, I can always tell when he's about to orgasm because he..."

"I DON'T NEED TO HEAR THAT!" Callia yelled, covering her ears and running away, "Dirty! Dirty!"

Eyes glanced behind him to Kanone, who had his head back, laughing like crazy, "You're really sick, you know that?"

Kanone caught his breath and grinned at Eyes, "I'm sick? You're the one who likes it."

Eyes just stared at him, amazed that he couldn't think of a comeback, "You're very immature, you know that?" he asked, slipping out of Kanone's arms. The latter just smirked and followed him upstairs.

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Hehehehe, go Kanone! When in doubt, you can always tell a mother about her son's sex life to get her to run away. Then he gets laid! Lucky bastard...Hmm, it seems that no one has a good feeling about this whole thing. Do I smell a conspiracy? Perhaps...how far does it go, though? Who knows! Anyhow, here's the next quote:

"What can believing ever hope to win?"

a)Day of the Defeated

b)Dry Eyes

c)Misty Gallows

d)Shimmering Fragrance

Good luck!