A/N: And here is the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it! This one's kinda short… I sort of did this on two school nights while I have a paper due in history on the next day, so do forgive me if it seems rushed… Also, I've changed the summary because I kinda changed the flow of the story… Kazuki will NOT catch them kissing… I have replaced it with a more exciting happening, so make sure you follow this fic all the way to the end! Also, I have changed my… erm… policies. I won't update unless I get five reviews per chapter, so please leave a review if you want an update!

The More You Hate, the More You Love

After putting their satchels down in Kazuki's room, Kazuki and Juubei went to the dining room to get some snacks.

Juubei sat down on one side of the table while Kazuki made tea. A maid hurried in and took over the work, so Kazuki sat beside Juubei and tapped the table with his fingers. Silence passed between them for a few minutes, when Juubei suddenly spoke up.

"Vacation's almost here, Kazuki. Where're you going?" Juubei asked casually.

"I don't know… I'll probably stay at home… Or go to another country… I don't really know…" Kazuki answered while shrugging his shoulders.

"How about coming with me and Emina to the beach? We were thinking of going together, but I'd prefer it if you'd go. Besides, I'm not really comfortable with a girl alone coz her family might blame me if something bad happens to her or something…"

"I'll have to ask my mom about that. I think she's coming home tonight."

"Cool. Well, I have to get on my homework, so I'll see you around."

"Wait, we can work on our homework together, you know. Besides, I don't get something in Science so you might be able to help me out."

"Yeah, I have a problem with the Calculus thing too."

"How about if I help you with Calculus and you help me with Science?"

"Sounds great. But before that, why don't we finish these snacks first?"

"Okay."

Kazuki and Juubei worked on their homework throughout the afternoon. When they were done, both of them accidentally collapsed out of tiredness on the bed at the same time, which resulted in Kazuki lying on top of Juubei! Blushing profusely, Kazuki cleared his throat and made a move to get away, but Juubei grabbed him by the hand and pulled him closer to him. As they were about to make contact, they didn't realize that a car pulled into the parkway and that Kazuki's mother proceeded to Kazuki's room. When she opened the door, she stared wide eyed with her mouth open at the sight before her. Kazuki was on top of Juubei, looking like he's about to KISS him! She began to giggle very loudly, which brought the two back to reality. When they saw her by the doorway, they turned six shades of pink and immediately got up and looked away from each other.

"Uhh, mom, it's not what it looks like…" Kazuki tried to explain.

"I was surprised, Mrs. Fuuchoin…" Juubei piped in.

"Oh, don't worry, boys. It's completely okay with me." Kazuki's mom answered with a giggle. "Did I interrupt something, though? If so, I'm really sorry." She then closed the door behind her and girlishly hopped away, leaving a dumbfounded Kazuki and Juubei behind.

(A/N: Okay, Kazuki has really weird parents, especially his mom, XD… But after all, his parents in this AU are my creation, so I must be weird too… XD)

"I-I'm sorry. I got carried away…" Juubei let his voice trail off.

"I-it's okay… Anyway, why don't we forget what happened and just go down for dinner? My mom has enough decency to not talk about what happened now… I think."

Kazuki and Juubei then went downstairs and sat across Kazuki's mom. She had a weird smile plastered on her face, and she was stuffing her mouth. Kazuki looked at her with a puzzled expression, while Juubei looked far away. After a few minutes, Kazuki's mom put down her fork and began in a serious tone, "Kazuki, what were you and Juubei about to do exactly?"

The two were so surprised that Juubei spit his water out while Kazuki choked on a piece of pork. After regaining his composure he answered, "Okay, Juubei, I take back everything I said before we went here."

"What did you say to him?" His mom inquired curiously.

"That you weren't going to talk about what you saw during dinner. Well, putting all those aside, we were both surprised, mom. We weren't supposed to do anything."

"Are you sure you weren't planning to go all the way?"

"Mom! You're not even supposed to be encouraging these things, you know…"

"You didn't answer my question."

Juubei cleared his throat and piped in, "Umm, why don't we put all of those aside and steer the topic to something more interesting?"

"Oh whatever… But, do you love Juubei, Kazuki?" Kazuki's mom seriously asked.

"Uh, umm… I… haven't really thought about it yet…" Kazuki stammered.

"Huh! So you were going to go all the way without telling Juubei your feelings?!"

"For the last time, mom, we were not going to do it!"

"Oh pity… Well, it's 8:45. Are you going home, Juubei?"

"Yes."

"Why don't you stay over? It's too late out."

"Uh, it would be an honor, I guess… Well, if Kazuki would let me, that is."

"Of course! You keep forgetting we're friends now…" Kazuki piped in.

"Okay, I'll sleep in the guest room."

"You can sleep in Kazuki's room, if you want. Like last time." Kazuki's mom offered.

"Well… Would that be okay with you, Kazuki?"

"Yeah, I guess…" With things settled, they each went to their rooms. When they got there, Kazuki and Juubei both sat on the bed, facing each other.

"Well, I'm not yet sleepy and it's not yet my bedtime. What time do you go to sleep?" Kazuki asked.

"At ten or eleven, either one."

"I sleep at ten. It's just 8:50, so would you like to watch a movie or play video games or something?"

"I don't know, you decide. I'm okay doing anything."

So for the next one hour and thirty minutes, they both watched a movie that was shown on T.V.. When ten came, they crept into the covers and slept facing each other.

The next day at school, Kazuki told Ginji everything that happened the night before.

"Wow, what an adventure you had in just one night. And no offense, but your mom is kind of… strange." Ginji remarked after listening to Kazuki's story.

"You can say that again. But we should get to class now. Oh, do you wanna hang out today? I don't have work."

"Sure. I don't have anything better to do either." Just then, Juubei came running to them.

"Hey, Kazuki, Ginji! Wait up!" When he caught his breath, he told them, "How would you like to go to the beach on vacation? You know, just the four of us."

"Sounds great! But who's the other one?" Ginji asked.

"Emina. Anyway, why don't we talk about it after school so that we have more time?"

"Sure, see yah." After that, they all walked to the classroom to begin their classes.

End of Chapter

A/N: So how did you like it? Please review! I need five positive reviews in order to inspire me to update… XD