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Summary: Ritsuka asks a lot of questions about his life so far. Both he and Soubi reminice about how they met and what is going to happen to them now. Read and review.

Warning: Strong suggestive matter, prossible lemons. YAOI/SHOUNEN-AI! Adult on adolescent subject matter.

Recommandation: Do not read if you do not like what the warning says. I will not tolerate any flaming if you don't like what you read, you will be reported emmediatly. (If the flame is about the couple or content of which you have been warned of.)

A/N: Wow, so late at night and another chapter is up! Enjoy! (Slight lime warning)

Because of you

Chapter Fift: Fearless (Part one)

Both Soubi and Ritsuka looked into each other's eyes for a long moment, it seemed to stretch on for eternity to them. It felt good, peaceful, to be there. Soubi was straddling Ritsuka's hips and leaning with his elbows on each side of the boy's face, their noses nearly touching. They were both panting and feeling hot, but neither knew what to do next. Ritskua's arms lay limply outside of Soubi's arms, on either side of his head, and he could feel his face still heating. Soubi's burning gaze didn't help at all with the situation. He brought a hand up and touched Soubi's cheek gently, his eyes taking a look of wonderment.

Soubi closed his eyes and reveled in the feeling of his sacrifice's soft flesh caressing his cheek. He turned his head and kissed the boy's palm and heard him gasp a little from the action. Soubi's eyes were only half-lidded as they took on a molten honey colour. Ritsuka wet his dry lips with his toungue, the action making Soubi's attention entirely on his lips. As he did so, he moistened his own lips in return. Ritsuka moaned and trailed his hand to rest behind the older man's neck. He tilted his head to the side and pressed on Soubi's neck, telling him to lean down to him. Soubi's nose brushed the side of Ritsuka's as he took in a small breath, their lips nearly touching. He could feel the heat coming from the boy's mouth. He felt Ritsuka tightened his grip on his hair and he was about to fianlly touch his lips to his when Ritsuka's cell phone rang.

The shrill sound broke through the atmosphere life a dozen knives and Ritsuka pushed away from Soubi, surprised. Soubi, equally surprised, blinked a few times and both looked at each other's eyes when realisation dawned. Ritsuka's face reddened as he muttered curses under his breath and Soubi cleared his throat and glared at the offending item vibrating and beeping wildly. I never should've bought him a cell phone... He thought darkly and got out of bed as Ritsuka reached for the phone angrily.

"Soubi..." He whispered as he watched the adult go to the bathroom to take a shower. He picked up the disturbing device and flipped the machine opene then pressed the receiver to his ear. "What!" He greeted.

"Ah, Ritsuka! Heheh, is this a bad moment?" The voice on the other end said.

"Kinda. What do you want?" It was Hitomi, his old teacher from two years ago.

"I-I Uhm, just wanted to say Happy Birthday! Heheheh. I'm sorry to bother! Bye Bye!" And she hung up.

Ritsuka switched the phone to off and put it back on the table. "What a weird call..." He sighed to himself. He heard the shower being turned on and his ears twitched in the direction of the bathroom. Ritsuka sighed again. A prefectly peaceful moment and she unknowingly ruins it. He got up and checked his discarded clothes from the night before and to see if they were dry enough to wear and decided the pants were but he'd have to carry the shirt and jacket in his hands. He pulled on the pants, not really caring that he was still wearing Soubi's boxers and shirt. After he had his pants and shoes on, Ritsuka took a plastic bag from the groceries and put his wet and dirty clothes inside.

He walked to the bathroom and knocked once and called over to Soubi. "Soubi! I'm going home, I need to get changed and get my clothes cleaned up. I'll be back in an hour!" He waited a moment for an answer but heard none so he shrugged and walked out the door. Once he was outside, Ritsuka took a deep breath of fresh air and started walking toward his house. It was only a good fifteen minutes from where Soubi lived so he didn't mind the walk. I'll hurry up and pack a change of underwear, some socks and some clothes. Oh, and a pajama. Ritsuka planned on staying for another night or two before he went back home, they hadn't spent time alone together it far too long and he wanted to catch up a little. As a means to appologise.

Ritsuka looked at the time on his cell phone and noticed that it was half past noon and sighed. Might as well eat while i'm home. When he got home, he immediatly took his pants and shoes off and threw all his clothes into the hamper. Ritsuka ran uo the stairs and quickly rummaged through his drawers for his new set of clothes then pulled them on. He decided he would clean Soubi's clothes so he threw them in the hamper also. After he was dressed, Ritsuka got his backpack and stuffed a change of underwear and other sorts of clothing, then he went downstairs and grabbed some leftover pizza from two nights ago when Soubi called for dinner after he found him and made him take a shower.

With a slice of the pie in hanging from his mouth, Ritsuka turned around and kicked the refridgerator door closed and looked at the clock in the kitchen. It's three passed one. Good. Ritsuka hoisted his bag over his shoulders and walked out the door then started at a run back towards Soubi's house. On the way there, he stopped at a store to buy a stuffed cat plushie which he put in his backpack. This should do a nice gift for Soubi, I hope he likes it. Ritsuka looked at the time again and quickly continued on his way.

When he finally reached Soubi's appartment, Ritsuka was out of break. He opened the door and walked in, greeting his adult fighter as he did so. "I'm back!" Soubi lifted his gaze from the paper he was reading and nodded towards the boy and took a bite out of his sandwich. "Did I take too long?" Soubi looked back at the smiling boy and shook his head, smiling also. He finished his sandwich and took his plate to the sink.

"Did you eat, Ritsuka?" He asked.

"Yeah, I ate a slice of pizza while I was home." He replied as he dumped his pack on Soubi's bed.

Soubi looked at him for a moment before asking. "What is in there?"

"I told you, a change of clothes." He replied with a shrug.

"How long are you planning on staying here?" He asked back, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning on the wall with a smirk on his face.

"As long as I damn want! Who are you to ask questions huh?" Ritsuka retorted hotly.

Soubi just chuckled and walked over to the boy. He brushed his finger over his cheek tenderly and looked into his eyes. Ritsuka flushed as a shiver ran down his spine. "About earlier..." He stuttered and looked away, embarassed.

"Yes?" Soubi grabbed the sacrifice's chin and turned his face up to look him in the eye. Ritsuka fidgeted under the older man's gaze but couldn't tear his gaze away from the fighter.

"I - I..." He looked away finally for a moment then brought his eyes back up, lit with determination. "I really wanted you to kiss me back then. I don't know why." Soubi's smile widen a little as he watched the boy struggle with his words and thoughts.

"Is that so?" Soubi teased him. He raised an inquireing eyebrow at the boy and brought his face closer to his. "And what about now, Ritsuka?" His breath was mingling with Ritsuka's and his lips were a mere inch apart from his. Ritsuka was at a loss, he had no idea what to do or think. Because here he was, within an adult's grasp, fidgetting and so close that he could feel his breath on his lips.

Ritsuka's eyes closed halfway as he made a small decision. "Kiss me, Soubi." He whispered and tried to move closer.

"Is that an order?" He asked, equally as low. He brought his face closer, their lips nearly touching like earlier. He watched the boy close his eyes completely and moisten his lips uncountiously, brshing Soubi's bottom lip with his tongue, barely. Soubi held back a groan and patiently waited for the fighter's answer.

"Yes" It was barely a whisper, his breath brushing across Soubi's lips silently, beconing. Soubi Smiled and covered the boy's lips with his, their mouths sliding together in a sensual dance of old age. Ritsuka mewled at the back of throat as his his hands grasped Soubi's wrist limply. Soubi answered by pulling the sacrifice closer to his body and left his other hand on his hip, his thumb rubbing suggestive circles on his hipbone and once in a while dipping under the hem of his pants, telling Ritsuka what he really wanted at that moment.

It was too much, Ritsuka never felt so many things all at once. He wanted more, he wanted it all. And he hoped that nothing would disturb their peace this time as he felt Soubi's hand travel up under his shirt, his thumb tracing the closest muscles he could find. Ritsuka groaned and fearlessly pushed his tongue into the older man's mouth, showing him that he wanted him too. Soubi moaned at the back of his throat when he felt the warm, wet appendage fill his mouth and immediatly sucked on it and massaged his with his own tongue. He let go of the boys chin and grabbed him behind the neck, successfully tilting his head back for better, deeper access. It was Ritsuka's turn to moan at the newest sensation.

Ritsuka's legs were getting limper by the moment, he was turning into something akin to Jell-O. Soubi pressed his tongue on the roof of the boy's mouth and started rubbing the small of Ritsuka's back. Ritsuka lay limply in the embrace, enjoying every sensation this kiss was giving him. Slowly, He backed to the bed and sat down. He felt Soubi pushing him further onto the bed and climbing over him, his weight comfortable on his hips. Ritsuka wrapped his arms around Soubi's neck and kept rubbing his tongue over the older man's tongue.

After nearly half an hour of making out, they both lay watching each other and panting. Soubi rubbed the back of his hand on the boy's cheek slowly and layed beside him then scooped him up with his body. "Rest now, Ritsuka." As if it was a spell, Ritsuka closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. Soubi wraped his arms around the sacrifice's body and tangled their legs and soon drifted to slumber also.

Ritsuka woke a few hours later and looked at the clock. I read midnight, minus one minute. He felt Soubi stir behind him but otherwise didn't think he had woken. His stomach grumbled some so he got up sighing, he made sure not to wake Soubi up in doing so. He walked over to the fridge and looked for something to make sandwiches. He collected the ingredients needed in as much silence as possible and quickly made tuna salad sandwich. He had lit a candle he found in one of the cabinets so have as a light so not to wake Soubi up. He heard movement coming from the bed and poked his head through the doorway to check if Soubi had woken up yet. Luckily, he was only looking for something. Ritsukla looked at Soubi groping around under the covers for something and frowned when he couldn't find it. Wait! He's looking for me!

Ritsuka quickly grabbed a pillow from the sofa and gently put it beside Soubi for him to grab. Ritsuka nodded at his work, satified that Soubi had settled down and was back into slumber again. He looked over his shoulder to the kitchen and counted the things he still needed to complete their late dinner. The sandwiches were assembled, there was a jug of orange juice waiting beside two empty glasses. Ritsuka slapped his fist into his hand when he finally figured what was amiss. There's no birthday without cake! Luckily for him, there was a twenty-four hours bakery/corner store just around the corner.

Ritsuka set about to light multiple more candles around the appartment to put a more discreet glow and put the plushy on the bedside table with a small note propped on it. He made sure that Soubi would know he was only out for a few minutes if he ever woke up and walked out the door to hastily go down the steps.

When the door closed with a small thump, Soubi snapped out of slumber slowly and cracked an eye open. Why am I holding a pillow? Soon, images of him and Ritsuka kissing came back to mind and he groaned to himself. He must've ran away while I was sleeping. He threw the pillow to the floor and noticed that it was pretty darn bright for the middle of the night and looked around him. There were candles all around. He brought his eyes to the bedside table and saw the cat plushie and the note.

It was written "I'll be back soon, don't worry. Ritsuka." on a small white sheet of paper. Soubi took the stuffed animal in his hand and examined it. What's this? And why is it here? He couldn't fathom why there was a plushie sitting on his table. He put it back where it was moments before and scanned the room once more. He could smell tuna. He looked to the kitchen and noticed a tray with a plate of sandwiches and a plastic wrap over it, accompanied by two empty glasses and a jug of orange juice and two desert plates with forks. 'So he made a snack. ' Soubi smiled and patiently waited for his sacrifice's return.

He didn't have to wait for very long as he heard footsteps in the hall and someone turning the door nob silently. He saw Ritsuka's head pop in the doorway as he silently walked into the room. "Good afternoon. How long have you been awake?" Soubi asked the boy. He saw him jump and nearly laughed at the stunned face he made. He noticed he was holding a box of some sorts and querried about it. "What do you have there?"

Ritsuka almost jumped out of his skin when he heard the deep baritone voice of his fighter. "Cake" he answered proudly and lifted his prize for better view. "Are you hungry?" When he saw him nod he made his way to the kitchen and openened the box then lifted the two slices of chocolate cake one at a time and put them in plates. He took two mini candles he had bought at the store and put one on each slice. After he was done with that, he brought the tray to the bed and safely put it in the middle of the bed. He took the plastic wrapping from over the sandwiches and offered one to Soubi. He waited till Soubi took a bite of his sandwich before he took one of his own.

"Itadakimas." He cheerfully said.

He poured some juice in the glasses and gave one to Soubi then took a bif gulp from his glass to wash away the rest of the tuna salad from his tongue. He then took the tray, leaving the two slices of cake on the bed, to the kitchen and rinsed the glasses and poured some milk into them. When he came back, he took one of the nearest lit candles and put the mini candles alight.

"Why two candles?" Soubi wondered if it was theme that Ritsuka had created for them. He must admit though, it did put a nice romantic atmosphere to the place.

"Happy twenty-third Birthday Soubi! And happy Fifteenth to me!" Ritsuka answered and gave the stunned Soubi his cake. "Make a wish!"

Soubi sat there, surprised that he knew that it was also his birthday. "How - "

"Make a wish, Soubi!" He repeated then watched as Soubi smirked.

"Is that an order?" He replied. Ritsuka didn't answer, instead he closed his eyes for a few seconds before he blew on his candle. I wish that Soubi makes me lose my ears! Ritsuka blushed a little and looked at Soubi who in turn closed his eyes briefly and blew on his candle.

I wish Ritsuka stops fearing me.

-Yuya-Sama