Hello all!

I would just like to take a moment to thank you all for reading as always and apologize for the relative shortness of this chapter. Trying to balance all my stories I have in progress is time consuming but I greatly appreciate you all hanging in there and being patient with me. ^_^

Enjoy!

-Shuichi77-

Ritsuka's face immediately turned bright red when the gorgeous blonde lying next to him pulled him closer and captured his soft lips in a quick but tender kiss. Ritsuka didn't fight him however, but instead finally decided it best to give in and he wrapped his small arms around Soubi's neck lovingly. After a short moment Soubi released the smaller boy and looked at him with a warm grin before sitting up in the bed while running a large hand through his golden hair.

"What would you like for breakfast?" Ritsuka remained laying right where he was and the grumbling in his stomach forced him to act as if everything was normal.

"Umm…how about an omelet?"

"Whatever you wish."

Soubi then removed the large comforter that covered him and rose out of bed, stretching his arms up high as he did, before making his way out of the bedroom and towards the kitchen. Once Soubi had cleared the room, Ritsuka decided that he might as well try to get a few more minutes of sleep while he was waiting for breakfast to be finished. He rolled over onto his side to be facing away from the bedroom window and snuggled into the fluffy comforter before letting out a long relieving sigh and allowing his eyes to flutter closed. Right before he was able to fall asleep however, he was disturbed by that increasingly familiar voice inside his head.

"See now, that wasn't so hard was it?"

"I'm trying to sleep…please be quiet."

"You are so mean Ritsuka!"

"And you are so annoying."

"Well you are the only one I have to talk to, so what do you expect?"

"I expect you to at least respect my sleeping habits."

"Well it's time to get up."

"No."

"Ritsuka…I won't ask again."

"Please just let me sleep…"

"Alright…"

"Thank you."

"You asked for it." This comment caused Ritsuka's eyes to fly open and he quickly became much more willing to cooperate as he shot up to a sitting position.

"Wait! I'll get up!"

"Too late! Besides…I like watching him cook just as much as you do." Ritsuka then heard laughter ring through his ears before everything went black.

Soubi was happily cooking in the kitchen, alone with only his blissful thoughts of the night before. His peace was suddenly disturbed however by the sound of small footsteps entering the kitchen. The sound caused Soubi to turn his head to look over his shoulders at the small boy that was now standing in the doorway, still dressed in his oversized pajamas and yawning widely as he stretched.

"You are just in time. Breakfast is ready; have a seat." This caused the boy to smile wide as he quickly took his place at the head of the table. Once he was seated, Soubi placed a small steaming plate in front of him before taking his own plate to his seat at the opposite end of the table.

"Thank you Soubi, it smells great."

"I'm glad."

Soubi then gave a warm smile as he watched on as his partner happily dug into the meal in front of him. Soubi was then soon to follow suit and took a large bite of his own omelet. As soon as he did however, a curious expression crossed his face but he was quick to hide it and continue eating in a comfortable silence. It wasn't long before they had both finished their meal and each let out small sighs of content before Ritsuka stood from the table with his plate in hand. Soubi watched on as Ritsuka approached him and took the plate from in front of him with a smile.

"I'll do the dishes." The blonde looked up at the smaller boy with a grin before replying.

"You don't have to Ritsuka, really."

"It's no trouble. Besides, you did the cooking so it's only fair that I clean." Soubi then cracked a slightly wicked grin.

"Is that an order?" The blonde's coy tone caused Ritsuka to gain an equally sly grin.

"Yes, that's an order."

"Understood."

"Good."

With that, Ritsuka made his way over to the kitchen sink and began washing their plates happily while Soubi leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette. The room was then filled with only the sounds of running water and periodic exhales from the blonde for a short time until Ritsuka had finished the dishes. The boy washed his hands and dried them well before walking back over to where Soubi was still seated; now snuffing out his cigarette in an ashtray. What Soubi didn't notice was the sly smirk that had made it's across his young partners face as he approached him. Soubi was then taken very much by surprise when Ritsuka suddenly straddled his hips so that he was facing him with his delicate arms wrapped around his neck.

"Thank you for breakfast Soubi…"

Soubi was then filled with a mixture of confusion and pure bliss when Ritsuka timidly pressed his lips against his own. Despite his confusion, Soubi wasn't going to let this moment go to waste so he was quick to wrap his long arms around the small of the boy's back to pull him closer and deepen their kiss. The movement caused Ritsuka to moan softly into the kiss, much to Soubi's pleasure, allowing the blonde entrance to explore the boy's moist cavern that tasted wonderfully sweet. The tender moment was then abruptly ended when Ritsuka broke his lips free of the blonde's to look at him with lust filled eyes. This new very forward side of Ritsuka left Soubi completely speechless and he simply watched on as Ritsuka climbed off of him and took him by the hand before breaking the silence in a slightly raspy voice.

"Soubi…why don't we go back to bed?" This statement was finally enough to cause a panicked voice to ring through the boy's ears.

"Riku! What are you doing?! You said you wouldn't do this! Stop it right now!" As usual however, his cries fell on deaf and uncaring ears and Ritsuka again could only watch on through his own eyes at the scene that he could not control; and the next thing he saw was a small smirk cross Soubi's lips as he slowly stood from his chair, with his hand still holding onto his own.

"Alright."

Soubi then allowed himself to be led along by the smaller boy until they reached the bedroom and Soubi closed the door behind them. Once inside the bedroom, Ritsuka, or more accurately Riku stopped in his tracks to turn around to face the blonde. The boy then stood on the tips of his toes to wrap his arms around the blonde's neck and catch his lips in a kiss once more. Soubi eagerly returned the kiss but quickly noticed that Ritsuka was slyly backing up inch by inch towards the bed. Soubi then took great care to make sure that the smaller boy was right up against the edge of the bed before suddenly breaking their kiss to pin the boy roughly down onto the bed, making sure to pin his arms high above the his head. This earned the blonde a very confused look from the boy pinned beneath him whom he was now looking down at with a very serious and slightly scary expression.

"S-Soubi, what's wrong….?"

"Who are you?" This question took the boy completely by surprise and his expression showed it clearly. His shocked expression then quickly turned into a sinister grin upon realizing that he was busted.

"Yes! I knew Soubi would see through you eventually! You may be my alter ego Riku, but you underestimated the bond between Sacrifice and Sentouki." Ritsuka's comment only irritated Riku further and he almost hissed his reply.

"Fine, you caught me. I'm not the Ritsuka that you know. But I have to ask…how did you know?" Soubi's expression remained stern and slightly scary as he replied.

"First was the omelet."

"What?!"

"After I took a bite, I realized that I accidently mixed up our plates and gave you the one with burdock in it."

"So?" Riku's tone was now a very irritated and slightly insulted one.

"Ritsuka hates burdock."

"Damn…"

"Ha! I can't believe you messed that one up! I thought you knew me better than anyone else Riku?" Riku then let out a low growl at Ritsuka's mocking that was only making him angry at this point.

"After that it was too easy to see that you were not Ritsuka. Ritsuka would have never been so forward with me and definitely wouldn't have asked me to bed. Now…who are you? And what have you done with Ritsuka?" This caused Riku to scowl slightly.

"Well if you would let my arms go, I'd be more than happy to fill you in." Soubi thought on this for a short moment before deciding that he was safe to let the boy go, knowing that he could easily over power him if need be.

"Fine…" Soubi then released the boy's arms, allowing him to sit up on the edge of the bed, while he stood to face the imposter with crossed arms. "Now…start explaining." Riku then let out a long sigh while running a hand through his hair before replying in a slightly defeated tone of voice.

"My name is Riku….I am Ritsuka's alter ego."

TBC