Why does coffee always smell good, but not always taste good? I personally love coffee, but there's still some cups that I've had that taste like crap, but still smell so good. Yeah, I know that was a bit random, I don't even have any coffee with me...why don't I have any coffee? I want some! Heh, ignore me...enjoy!
CeTe: Heh, I can be confusing at times, but you should know that already. Nope, Ryoko's not dead. Heh, I know when I'm gonna kill her, and how, and who, and all that other jazz. You can know, too, if you paid attention earlier. After this chapter, I'm sure you'll get it. For in this chapter, they move in to their new apartment! Wait... apartment or house...I forget. I think I might actually put them in a house this time. Thanks for reviewing!
A/N: Alright, I know they're in England, and I know the only reason you asked me to send them to England was because that's where Eyes is from, and I realize that it's vital I do something with his past because of that. So, don't worry, I'll get around to it...eventually.
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Kousuke and Rio had quickly gotten Ryoko into a hospital bed, and didn't have to wait long at all for the doctor to tell them what they already knew. Lost a lot of blood, needs a blood transfusion, unconscious, should wake up but there's no guarantee. Kousuke sighed, "There's got to be someting we can do." he said. They were on their way up to Kanone's room, taking the stairs, of course.
Rio shook her head as they finally reached the room they were looking for, "There's nothing we can do for her right now, but we should at least tell Eyes and Kanone about it."
Kousuke nodded, and pushed open the door to reveal four boys instead of the expected two. Kousuke smirked, "Hey, you guys finally decided to show up." he said.
Kalelle would have made some comment to Kousuke, but not even the redhead could put him in a bad mood right now, "Well, while you two have been off doing whatever it is you do, we've actually been doing something productive."
Kousuke sighed, "Kalelle, as much as you would like to think it so, sex is just not productive. You can't make it work, sorry. Rio and I, however, have been doing something other than humping like bunnies."
"Ew, Kousuke, that's gross!" Rio said, making a disgusted face, "Like anyone would ever want to do that with you."
Kousuke smirked, "Ryoko does." the thought of his girlfriend snapped his attention back to why they were here, "Right, we need to tell you guys something, and maybe get you out of here." he said, looking to Kanone.
The younger twin noticed the oddly serious tone of the redhead, and frowned, "What's wrong?" he wondered.
"This place is some sort of hideout for the Hunters, we think." Kousuke told them, and waited for the gasps to come, which they did from all except Eyes. The latter simply glared at this new information.
Rio nodded to back him up, "The basement and fifth floor are all set up to trap us." she told them, "We need to avoid the elevators, too."
Ayumu frowned slightly, "Fifth floor? I'm pretty sure there's only four floors to the hospital." he said.
Rio shook her head, "There's only four that the patients and, I'm guessing, most of the staff know about, but there is a fifth floor, I was on it."
Eyes was only slightly interested by this turn of events due to his mind noticing something out of place, "Where's Ryoko?" he asked suddenly, fearing the worst.
Kousuke's face fell at the mention of her name, "The Hunters got her pretty good. She's still alive, but she's unconscious, and she's lost a lot of blood."
Rio nodded, "They trapped her in the basement." she explained, "There's no way in or out of there other than the elevator or stairs. Since the elevator is completely under the Hunter's control, we managed to get down there via the stairs, but Kousuke had to pick the lock to do it. They have it pretty secure, and I think we should get out as soon as we can."
Kalelle smiled, "Well, then, I suppose that makes my news even better." he boasted.
Kanone raised an eyebrow at him, "Your news? Wasn't the message for me?" he asked the older one, smirking at the glare he recieved.
Eyes shifted from his position on the bed with Kanone, "You do all realize that without me, you would have no where to stay at all, correct?"
Kanone smiled at his lover, "Of course we do, Eyes." he said, then turned back to Kalelle, "Despite who deserves credit, we should still tell them the news."
Kousuke was beyond impatient by this point, "What news are you three ranting about?" he asked, tapping his foot to emphasize his point.
Kalelle smiled, "It seems that the house we arranged to move into is ready for us whenever we are."
The foot stopped, and Kousuke's eyes widened. Rio smiled brightly, "Really, so we can move in whenever we want?"
Kalelle nodded, "Well, as soon as we get Kanone, and now Ryoko as well, out of the hospital."
Kanone let out an aggrivated groan, "I told you I'm ready whenever you are." he said.
Kalelle simply grinned a this younger brother, "Don't overdo yourself." he told the glaring one, patting his head, "We still need to wait for Ryoko to heal from her injuries, so there's no rush."
Kanone wasn't about to admit that his brother was right, and was glad that Eyes noticed this, "It's true." the Blade Child told his boyfriend, "We can't do anything until Ryoko at least wakes up. You should enjoy the time and use it to rest while you still can."
However much against agreeing with his brother Kanone was, he had no problem agreeing with Eyes. So, the younger twin simply smiled, "Alright, I'll take it easy." he finally told them, "Only as long as I have to, though, I don't want to keep any of you here any longer than necessary."
Eyes kissed his forehead, "You're not." he assured the older one.
Having said that, Kousuke turned to the door, "I'm gonna go check up on Ryoko." he informed the group.
Rio bounded along after him, "Wait up, Kousuke, I'm coming, too." she said, then turned back to the boys, "Bye!" she said, waving, then quickly ran after the redhead, who had either not heard her, or had heard her and chose to ignore her. Knowing Kousuke, it was the latter.
Kanone then turned his attention back to his brother and Ayumu, "You two should go and check out the house." he suggested, "Besides, I don't want any more of us here or at the hotel than we can help."
Kalelle was about to object that he didn't want to leave Kanone here giving the recent turn of events, but Ayumu stopped him, "Maybe we should check it out." he agreed, "Besides, that way we'll get the biggest bedroom."
Kalelle knew what that meant, and his sex drive took over all common sense, "Well, since you put it that way..." he trailed off, smirking, then turned back to Kanone and Eyes, "You know what? I think I'll take you up on that offer, and get out of your hair. I'm sure you're tired anyway from a long day of...sleeping." he paused there, figuring that the younger one wouldn't be kinky enough to do it in a hospital bed, and probably had been simply sleeping all day. He shook his head, "Either way, Ayumu and I are going to go check out that...house." he said, not fooling anyone.
Kanone simply smirked and shook his head, "Just make sure you two are careful." he told them, and laughed as Kalelle quickly agreed, then grabbed Ayumu's hand and darted out of the room. He sighed, "I swear that boy has no self control." he commented as much to himself as Eyes.
The latter raised an eyebrow at this, "Oh, and you're saying you do?" he asked, knowing first hand that Kanone couldn't be too far behind his brother in that area. Eyes didn't know for sure how...controlled Kalelle wasn't, but he supposed that it was heretitary.
Kanone grinned at him, "You say that like you don't like it." he said, "Well, if that's the case..." he trailed off, smirking at Eyes. He only recieved a skeptical look in return as if to say 'you're trying to use sex as a weapon?'. The two understood very well that only Eyes had that privalige. Knowing he wouldn't win this, Kanone sighed in defeat, "Fine, I'll just go back to sleep." he said, a little annoyed that sleeping had been all he had been doing for the past who knows how many days. Eyes only shifted again to adjust Kanone's weight a little better so his leg was no longer falling asleep, and closed his eyes as well.
Back in the hotel, Nik strolled in, quite confidently. He passed Hannah, ignoring her objections to him being 'behind the desk' as if it were some sacred space that only employees of the hotel were allowed to enter, and walked into Turner's office. The man himself was filling out some sort of paper work, and glared at the intrusion (hey, you'd be crabby, too, if Hannah kept poking her over excited self in you office every ten minutes asking some stupid question. More often than not, it was the same question two or three times in a row). Seeing that it was Nik, his expression changed a little to one of interest, "What are you doing here so early?" Turner asked, wondering if something had gone wrong.
Nik grinned, "The Takamachi girl is out." he informed the older man.
Turner leaned back in his chair, interested to hear this, "Ryoko Takamachi." he said, "So then, I suppose it really has begun."
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Hmm, little do they know that she's not dead! Though, I'm sure they'll find out sooner or later. Just in case anyone's curious, the next chapter of The Power of Music, which CeTe and I are cowriting, should be up by Thursday. So, you can have that to look foward to, and maybe if I get some reviews for Trapped, I'll update that sometime soon. Surrender To Me will be up sometime tomorrow, too. At least, I hope it will...Review!
