After updating Trapped, this one just doesn't seem as interesting, maybe I should have done it first...And I know I said I was considering leaving the ending of the last chapter as a cliffy, which meant I was going somewhere with this, but I can't for the life of me remember what I was going to do. This means that, as usual, I will be writing this with no direction whatsoever, I don't even know when or how I'm going to end this. Oh well, enjoy!

CeTe: Well we know I'm just full of fluff and drama, so that works well! Seeing as how you want me to update this, I will. Honestly, I'm suprised you still have any interest in it, but thanks for reviewing nonetheless!

alpha2nd: Well if you had to chose between Eyes and your brother, who would you pick? I think Eyes is just used to giving up something in order to protect or keep something else. You're wondering what will happen with Kalelle, are you? Well, here's a secret...so am I! It's ridiculous how few ideas I have to work with here, but as long as you all like it, I'll keep updating. Thanks for reviewing!

Soon after the two made up, Kanone recieved a call from the hospital, letting him know that his brother was out of surgery and he could come down and see him whenever he liked, "Thank you." Kanone said into the phone before shutting it. He turned to Eyes, "Kalelle is out of surgery, I have to go see him." He informed the other.

Eyes nodded, "Then let's go." Kanone smiled thankfully at him, and led the two out the door.

They made their way to the hospital and Kanone got the number of Kalelle's room, 19. As the two stopped in front of the door, Kanone turned to his boyfriend, "Are you sure you want to come in with me?"

Eyes nodded, "I want to hear him say everything you said he did for myself." He replied. It wasn't that he didn't trust Kanone, but he really didn't trust Kalelle. Eyes knew that love could be a very powerful persuader when it came to trust, and regardless of what Kanone might say on the subject, he loved his brother very much. This could also cloud his judgement, though, and Kalelle could be very easily fooling him. Eyes didn't have any of these feelings for Kalelle, however, and could easily see through his lies if he wasn't being honest.

Opening the door drew the older twin's attention to the two who had just enetered, "Kanone." He said in a relieved voice, then looked past his brother to Eyes, "And you must be Eyes."

Said boy glared, this was the first time he had actually come face to face with Kalelle, and realized that the other twin looked nothing like Kanone. True, they had all the same physical features, but Kanone was always so kind and friendly looking. Kalelle, on the other hand, was nothing like that and looked downright evil. Kanone glanced at Eyes, but didn't object to his silence. After everything that Kalelle had put them through, he was lucky Eyes was here at all. Turning his attention back to Kalelle, Kanone tried to smile comfortingly, "So, how are you doing?"

Kalelle drew his gaze from Eyes to his brother, "I'm fine, they got the bullet out and sewed me up. I should be out of here in a week or so."

Kanone didn't like this news, "You'll be an easy target here." He pointed out.

Kalelle considered this, "I don't have a choice, I'm safer here than anywhere else. Besides, it's not like I don't know who they are, they won't have the element of suprise."

"But they will have the advantage over you due to your injury." Kanone countered.

Kalelle looked at him, "What is it you're trying to do here, Kanone? Unless you have a better place for me to be, just drop it."

Kanone considered this, "You can stay with us." He replied.

Kalelle looked up in shock, and Eyes glared, "I never agreed to that." He growled, what did Kanone think he was doing? He was lucky Eyes was even here, but letting Kalelle stay with them? It was out of the question.

Kalelle smiled softly at Kanone, "I appreciate the offer, but that probably wouldn't be the best thing for me." When Kanone looked at him, confused, Kalelle motioned to the glaring Blade Child next to him.

Kanone sighed, "I just want you to be safe, Kalelle. You may have put us through hell, but you're still my brother."

Eyes saw how sad his objection had made Kanone, he didn't want to be the reason for his boyfriend's pain. He shook his head and approached Kalelle, "If you try anything, I'll kill you. Against Kanone, the others, or myself, it doesn't matter, but if you're telling the truth then there's no reason to make anyone suffer."

Kalelle knew that Eyes was thinking of Kanone and only Kanone by offernig to let him stay, but that didn't matter; so was Kalelle. The latter nodded, "I don't want to hurt any of you, I promise."

Eyes gave him a look that let him know his promise was crap, and then turned to Kanone, "I trust that you can get him there yourself?"

Kanone nodded and hugged Eyes tightly, "Thank you." He whispered.

Eyes broke away from the hug a moment later and walked towards the door, "I'm going to check up on Rio. If Kousuke and Ryoko are both there as well, I'll explain the situation to them." Kanone nodded and knew that there was no way that they would accept this.

In Rio's room, Kousuke and Ryoko were saying goodbye when Eyes entered, "I need to speak with you." He told the three.

"Eyes? What is it?" Rio asked from her place in the bed. Kalelle hadn't hurt her too bad, which relieved Eyes. For one, he was glad to see his friend would recover quickly, but it also helped support the belief that Kalelle only attacked Rio to fool the other Hunters for a while longer.

"It's about Kalelle." Eyes informed them.

Kousuke got defensive immediately, "That bastard, you know where he is?" He demanded. Eyes said nothing, "Rutherford, if you know where he is, talk!"

Ryoko smacked Kousuke, "Sit down, even if you knew where he was, you wouldn't do anything anyway."

Instead of complying, though, Kousuke turned to Ryoko, "What makes you say that? That bastard needs to pay for what he did to Rio!"

"Because if you went after Kalelle, you'd get yourself killed, idiot, and I'm not going to let that happen." Kousuke faltered at these words, and sat down then. What made Ryoko so sure that Kousuke would be the one to be killed? Then it hit him, if he wasn't killed then Kalelle would be. Kousuke still didn't understand it, but Ryoko would still be upset even if Kousuke came out the victor.

Rio turned back to Eyes, "Eyes, what about Kalelle?"

Eyes knew these next words would most likely have Kousuke either screaming at him, punching him, or going off to find Kalelle, "He's moving in with Kanone and I."

The three froze and stared at him before Kousuke found his voice, "Rutherford, have you got some screws loose up there? He attacks Rio and you offer him a place to sleep? Who's side are you on!" Eyes was honestly suprised how mild Kousuke's outburst had been. Seeing that no one else was going to talk, Eyes began explaining the events leading up to his arrival.

After he was done, Eyes turned to Rio to see how she was taking the news. She looked to be on the verge of crying, "And you believe him? You really think that he won't try and hurt any of us again?" She asked, her voice full of doubt and betrayl.

"I'm not convinced of anything." Eyes told her, "But he knows very well that if he tries anything, I won't hesitate to kill him. Kanone is aware of this as well, so there's nothing for you to worry about."

Kousuke had become silent, but now he stood and approached Eyes, "He killed my mother, do you honestly expect that I can just forget that?"

Eyes only looked at Kousuke, his face expressionless, "Do what you want Kousuke, I don't expect nor believe that you will forgive him. I only ask that you keep your distance from him if you think you can't control yourself."

That was the last straw, "Rutherford, what's wrong with you! Can't you see that they're tricking you? You've sided with them and against us!"

"I've done no such thing, Kousuke. I'm not any happier about the situation than you are, so don't accuse me of betraying you. You know very well that I would give my life for any one of you, and I feel responsible for whatever happens to the Blade Children. Do you think I would agree to this if I honestly thought that Kalelle would turn on any of you? I'm not saying that I trust him, only that he's not foolish enough to try anything."

These words took Kousuke by suprise. He always figured Eyes hated him, but to find out that he would give up his life for him was a shock. He immediately felt guilty, "Alright." He agreed, looking down, "I can't say that I don't trust you, Eyes, you've never led us wrong before. This situation is just much more extreme than any other that we've been in, and I can't help but wonder if your feelings for Kanone won't cloud your judgement at a critical time."

Eyes looked to the girls, their expressions showed that they agreed with Kousuke, "I am prepared to leave Kanone at any time if he shows sign of betraying us. I will always be one of the Blade Children, nothing in this world will change that, and that is where my dedication lies. If you can't accuse me of betrayl, then trust that I know what I'm doing." But even as Eyes spoke these words, he realized the truth in Kousuke's. His feelings for Kanone had affected his decisions, but not so much that it would prove harmful...yet. Eyes needed to remind himself to keep a clear mind whenever Kanone was involved.

Kousuke looked to the others, and Ryoko stood to join him, grabbing his hand, "If what Eyes says is true, and Kalelle really does want to join us, then I don't want to throw away this opportunity. Kalelle is just one more step to changing our situation." Kousuke nodded in agreement and looked to Rio.

The small girl was still looking down with her fists clenched. Kousuke walked over to her, "Rio, I know this is difficult to accept, but..."

"You don't know anything, Kousuke!" Rio yelled, pushing away his hand.

Kousuke was about to try and comfort her when Eyes stepped in, "Kousuke, you and Ryoko go home. I need to speak with Rio." Kousuke thought of objecting, but saw the look on Eyes' face. It told him that the silver haired boy knew exactly what the problem was and that he could fix it.

And Eyes did know what the problem was, Rio felt betrated. Depite the fact that Eyes was with Kanone, she still harbored feelings for the boy. Seeing that his dedication to Kanone had turned him somewhat against her upset her more than anything. After the two left, Eyes turned back to Rio and waited for her to speak. Eventually, she did just that, "Eyes, how can you trust him so much?" Rio asked.

Eyes knew that the girl was talking about Kanone and not Kalelle now, and had to answer this carefully. If he answered truthfully, it would hurt the poor girl and probably break her heart. However, if he lied to her, then it would just prove that perhaps he really couldn't be trusted even though he was only trying to spare her feelings. He decided to go with the former option, "I love him." He answered simply.

Instead of crying, like he had expected her to do, Rio nodded slowly. It was still hard to hear, but at least he had been honest, "I trust you, Eyes, don't ever think I don't. I just..." Rio sniffed and looked away.

"I know." He replied softly, and placed a hand on Rio's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.

It worked and she leaned back on her bed, yawning. Eyes smirked slightly at her, "Goodnight, Rio." He whispered softly, before shutting off the light and exiting her room.

Guess this is as good a place to end it as anywhere. Sorry I didn't post this last night, I had to write up another oneshot for a friend and by the time I was done with that, it was really late and my fingers were tired of typing (Trapped took a really long time). Well, hope this is good enough for now, I'll try not to take three days to update next time. Review!