Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I didn't get home until late, and then I had a crap-load of homework to do...it just didn't work out. I got part of the chappy written, so it won't take long to finish it. That's a good thing, right? Enjoy!
Polaris: Heh, I can't help but make Rio naive (don't you think it's just the tiniest bit cute?). She just doesn't seem like she should know about that kind of stuff. The lemon came from out of nowhere, though I know that's no excuse. Wait a minute, yours is better? Who decided this? Sorry, I must argue. Though, your first lemon was probably better than my first one, I didn't have much to go off of. You've had a little insight into writing a lemon that I didn't have. Still, I do agree yours was good, just don't get too big of a head! Well, at least you liked it, thanks for reviewing!
What, that's it? Wow, I'm really feeling the love here, guys. Well, at least you read it...maybe. Oh well, perhaps you'll like this chapter better.
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"Kousuke?" Rio called out, "Ryoko?" she had only left them for a minute, but now she couldn't find them anywhere. They had left earlier that morning to go back and talk with Eyes and Kanone. When they got there, however, Kanone's room was empty, and the bed was made. Rio had left the two making out in the hallway to go in and check on the two boys. Kalelle had said that he and Ayumu were too tired to come, and that they would just get filled in later. Rio finally understood what he was talking about, and she didn't like it too much. It wasn't that she was against the idea of two boys together, but when she thought about it, did they really have to talk about it that much?
Sighing, Rio went back down into the lobby in search of a secretary that might be able to tell her where Kanone was. Walking up to the desk, Rio found no one there again, which was quite odd. Turning to face the lobby, she noticed it was quite dark and completely abandoned. Getting a little scared now, Rio headed for the door. When she tried to open it, however, it was locked. Completely freaked now, Rio turned back when she heard someone calling her name. She was immensely relieved to see Ryoko there, "Rio." the taller girl called again.
"Ryoko!" Rio yelled, running over to her. She stopped a foot or two away from her, though, cocking her head to the side, "Where's Kousuke?"
"He said he needed to use the bathroom, and I went to find some water." Ryoko explained, holding up her water bottle, "I've been knocking on the door ever since, but he hasn't answered."
This scared Rio even more, "Eyes and Kanone weren't in Kanone's room when I went in. I came out and you two were gone, and now I can't find anyone."
"Everyone's gone." Ryoko whispered, then her eyes widened in pain. Her mouth opened slightly as the water bottle fell from her hand, dropping on the floor. As it hit, the cap shot off, and spilled water everywhere. This seemed odd to Rio since the cap had been on tight just a moment ago, but her attention was now focused on her friend.
"Ryoko?" Rio asked in a small voice. Her worst fears were soon becoming reality as Ryoko dropped onto the floor, a blood stain on the back of her shirt where she had been stabbed. As Rio looked up to see who had done such a thing, she only caught a glimpse of something reflecting in the little light there was in the lobby before a set of hands covered her eyes.
"Get off!" Rio yelled, jumping up from her bed.
A few seconds later, Kousuke and Ryoko were in her room, alarmed, "Rio?" Kousuke asked, looking around. Seeing no one that would have caused the firl to scream, he looked back to her, "What's wrong?"
Rio looked from Kousuke to Ryoko, "Ryoko?" she whispered. Then, it all sunk in, "Nothing." she said, shaking her head, "I just had another nightmare."
"Another one?" Ryoko asked, a little concerned, "These are getting much more frequent."
Rio nodded, "I've had them almost every night since we moved here." she agreed, "It's always the same basic thing, too." Though, Rio wasn't sure she wanted to tell either of them (especially Ryoko) what that thing was.
The couple seemed to notice this, and left it at that, "You probably just miss home." Kousuke said.
Ryoko nodded, finding it suprising that she was agreeing with her boyfriend, "Sometimes people have nightmares or dreams when they move away from home. Though, usually it's because they left something behind, but we didn't leave anything or anyone."
Rio shook her head, "I don't know what it is, but I'm sure they'll go away. It's not like they're real or anything, so there's no need to worry." she assured them with a smile that wasn't quite as reassuring.
"Well, we needed to get up anyway." Kousuke noted, looking at Rio's alarm clock, "We should probably go and see how Kanone and Eyes are doing."
Rio hesitated, flashing back briefly to her nightmare, but shook it off, "Alright." she agreed. Seeing Eyes would fix everything, and maybe she could get a melon from him.
The three headed off to Kalelle and Ayumu's room, and Kousuke knocked on the door, "Come on you two, can you stop screwing long enough to go and visit Kanone?" he asked the door.
Ryoko sent him a glare, and hit him, "Watch your language around Rio." she comanded, "Actually, just watch your language all together."
Kousuke just sighed, and was about to knock on the door again, but it opened to reveal a very russled and worn out Kalelle, "You're going now?" he asked. The three confirmed this with a nod. Kalelle sighed, "The thing is, Ayumu and I didn't get much sleep last night." a half hearted smirk accompanied this statement, but honestly, he was really tired, "We were going to go visit him in a while, so don't wait up for us."
Rio once again had a flashback to her dream. So far, everything had gone as it had in the nightmare, and she was beginning to get worried. Though, she knew it was ridiculous that they would get to the hospital, and it would be abandoned. Or that Eyes and Kanone would be nowhere to be found. Still, even with logic going against it, it was a little nerve wracking. Kousuke just shook his head, "You two really are like animals."
Ayumu appeared behind Kalelle, "Yes, we are. Very, very exhausted animals." he agreed, and then saw Rio, "Uh, I mean..."
Rio realized that he was hesitating because of her, and she just shrugged it off, "Forget it, I know what you guys are talking about." she informed him, then turned to Ryoko, "I want to go see Eyes and Kanone now."
Kalelle smiled, "Tell him we'll be by later." Rio said she would, and the three headed down to the lobby.
When they got down there, Rio turned to see none other than Connor talking to what looked to be the hotel manager. Rio quickly tugged on Ryoko's sleeve, halting her walking, "Ryoko, look." Rio whispered, motioning to Connor and Turner.
Ryoko's eyes widened, and just hoped that Kalelle didn't come downstairs while Connor was still here. If he saw the man that stabbed his brother, he'd probably go after him without thinking, "Come on." Ryoko said, pulling Rio towards the door, "We shouldn't get into anything right now, especially with Kousuke around." Rio nodded, Kousuke could overreact and do some idiotic things when he didn't have a plan to go by. Still, it felt odd to just walk right past her enemy, and not make any sort of move.
"What if they go after Kalelle and Ayumu?" Rio suddenly wondered, "They'll probably be asleep for a while, and they'll make easy targets." Rio shook her head of these thoughts quickly, though. Kalelle used to be one of the best Hunters there was, there was no way that he would let his guard down so easily. Rio walked on with Kousuke and Ryoko to the hospital, ignoring that little voice in the back of her head that told her Kanone was one of the best, too.
Once at the hospital, Rio was a little relieved to see that there were many people there, receptionist and all. She knew it was stupid and childish to actually believe her nightmares would ever come true, but she still couldn't help it sometimes. Heading up to Eyes' room, Kousuke suddenly turned down the wrong hallway. Ryoko sighed, "Idiot, it's this way."
Kousuke kept walking, but turned his head to look at her, "I have to use the bathroom!" he called.
Ryoko simply shook her head, "He couldn't have done that before we left?" she asked Rio, who was getting more freaked out by the minute. Ryoko, of course, was just the person to put the icing on the cake, "Well, get me some water while you're down there!" she called back to Kousuke, only turning to head to Kanone's room when she saw the redhead raise a hand, signaling that he would do what she asked him to.
Rio swallowed hard, "It's just my imagination." she thought, "Kousuke uses the bathroom at an inappropriate time all the time. The same with Ryoko telling Kousuke to get her things, and she drinks a lot of water." she rationalized. Still, if Eyes and Kanone weren't in their room, Rio probably was going to freak.
"Come on." Ryoko said, heading towards the room that had been deemed Kanone's while he was staying at the hospital. Rio nodded, still saying nothing, and followed. Ryoko slid open the door to reveal Eyes sitting up in the bed, and Kanone, still asleep, laying his head on the younger one's chest.
Eyes looked up from a book he was reading (that he obtained one way or another), and looked to the two girls, "Hello." he greeted them.
Rio smiled brightly at the sight of her friends, "Eyes!" she half-yelled, running over to the bedside, "How's Kanone?" she asked, looking at the sleeping boy.
"He's fine." Eyes assured her, "He's just a little worn out from his injury, but he'll be up and about in no time."
"Don't let hm fool you." Kanone said, eyes still closed, "I'm perfectly ready to go whenever they let me." he yawned once, and snuggled back into Eyes' arms.
Eyes smirked at his boyfriend, then surveyed the occupants of the room, "Where are the others?" he asked, mildly concerned that Kalelle wasn't among the group.
"Kalelle and Ayumu said that they were too tired to come, but that they'd be by later." Ryoko explained.
"Horny bastards." Kanone muttered, "I wish I had that much stamina." he opened one eye to glance at the two girls, "What about Kousuke?" he asked, deciding that he wouldn't get anymore rest with all the talking going on anyway.
"He went to the bathroom." Ryoko said, "He's been in there a long time, though, I'm going to go make sure he didn't get lost." With that, she exited the room, leaving Rio with the two boys.
A few seconds later, Kousuke burst in through the door, "Here's your..." he paused, looking around for his girlfriend, "Where's Ryoko go?" he asked.
"To look for you." Rio informed him.
"Damn it." Kousuke muttered, then winced as he was hit in the back of his head, "Ow, that hurt!" he yelled, as the water bottle fell from his hand. It hit the floor with a thud, and lay there.
"Idiot." Ryoko commented, "Pick it up." she ordered, waiting impatiently.
Kousuke mumbled something about not being her slave, but did as he was told anyway, "Here." he said, handing her the water.
Ryoko smiled, "Good boy." she reached out for the bottle, but paused at it fell once more from Kousuke's hand. This time, when it hit the floor, the cap shot off, spilling water everywhere. Ryoko glared at him, "Nice going." she said, sarcastically, "Clean this up, and then go get me some more water."
Kousuke just shook his head, "No." he told her, "I'm done being treated like a dog. When you decide that you want to treat me like your boyfriend instead of your slave, I'll be downstairs. Until then, get your own damn water." with that, he stormed out of the room.
Everyone was in shock, but Rio had barely registered Kousuke's words. Her sight was still fixated on the spilt water, and the abanodoned cap, "What is the probablity of that happening?" she wondered, but knew that it couldn't be too high. Then, once again, she tried to reason why that would happen, other than letting her imagination think it was another event leading up to one that she didn't want to see happen. When she looked at it more calmly, it made some sort of sense, "The bottle had already fallen once. The cap was probably lossened from that fall, and just came off when Kousuke dropped it the second time." she reasoned. Still, it was a bit farfetched, and her mind was seriously messing with her. What if it was all just predetermined? What if fate was giving her all these little hints, and she was ignoring them? No, that was crazy... wasn't it?
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Hmm, I don't know, is it? I've actually already made up my mind about this, and there's no changin it! So, who do you think is gonna get it? If Rio's right, and her dreams are right, then it could be Ryoko. Maybe I'm just throwing you all off with this, though, and Connor is going to sneak up to Kalelle and Ayumu's room with some buddies and take care of one of them. So, who's gonna get it: Ayumu, Kalelle, or Ryoko? Review!