(cries) You're all going to hate me for doing this to him, and I don't want to, but it's so...so...necessary! You'll see (cries some more) poor, poor...well, you'll have to wait and find out who it is. Enjoy!

Polaris18: Heh, I'm taking it you meant that the quote was from Kanone, right? Yeah, I wasn't sure exactly who it was to...Anyway, empty promises, eh? Well, it's not my fault Kanone doesn't think Eyes can save everyone. I guess it could be...Thanks for reviewing!

Answer: The quote was from Kanone to...the cat? It never shows who he's talking to, but since it was Eyes' little flashback, I just assumed Kanone was talking to him. The episode was Dry Eyes.

Points: CeTe:6

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Somewhere else in that same building, Kalelle and Ayumu glanced around them, looking for what trap their own room might hold. Kalelle sighed, "I don't see anything." he admitted, "They wouldn't just put us in here, would they?"

Ayumu shook his head, "It doesn't seem likely." he agreed, "Not unless they don't think Eyes can get Kanone and Travis out of whatever situation they stuck them in."

Kalelle turned to his boyfriend, a worried expression on his face, "What is that supposed to mean?" he wondered, "What kind of situation do you think they're in?"

The younger one shrugged and took a seat on the floor, "It was just a guess. Why would they put us down here if it was that simple to get us out?"

"Damn you and your logic." the lighter-haired boy muttered, taking a seat next to Ayumu.

The logical one chuckled and laid his head on his lover's shoulder, "It'll be alright. Whatever happens, we'll make it through." Kalelle smiled at the confident words and closed his eyes, wondering where his brother was.

"10 minutes." the Blade Child thought, finally reaching the third floor under the lobby, "Only 8 now." he corrected himself, glancing at his watch. He ran through the halls and corridors, looking for any sign of his brother, lover, Kalelle, or Ayumu. Stopping for a moment, he turned his head to hear a soft sob coming from a nearby room. Recognizing it, he threw the door open to reveal the two people most important to him, virtually unharmed, "Kanone. Travis." he whispered. A small smile spread across his face as he took a step towards the two.

"Stop." Kanone ordered, locking eyes with his lover, "There are traps everywhere around here. Be careful where you step."

Travis looked up, having been too intently crying to hear his brother enter the room and whisper his name, "Eyes?" he asked, hesitantly. The two brothers caught each other's gazes, the older one smiling softly at the younger, who had managed to finally stop crying.

Without another word, Eyes glanced at the floor and saw what Kanone was talking about. There were several oddly colored tiles laying throughout the room as well as trip wires that were virtually invisible to the naked eye. In an instant, Eyes' blue orbs transformed into tiny, yellow slits that seemed to glow in the dark room. Kanone hugged Travis tighter, wary of what was happening to his boyfriend. When he glanced down to the younger Blade Child, he saw that he had mimicked his brother, and was now peering through eerily yellow eyes, "What's going on?" he asked, looking back and forth between the two.

Travis smiled and snuggled into him, "It's alright, you don't have to be afraid." he assured Kanone, "It helps us see better in the dark."

Kanone nodded slowly, "Like a cat does?" he asked.

The younger one glanced up to him, "Exactly."

The next time the non-Blade Child looked up, he was staring into the yellow orbs of his lover. He jumped a little, but quickly calmed and returned the smile he was recieving, "I'm glad you found us." he whispered, leaning over to gently kiss the crouchiing boy.

Eyes ran a hand through Travis' hair and frowned, "Why did you two wait for me?" he wondered, "If I could make it through this room, I know you could."

Kanone sighed, "It's not that simple." he told him, "This little section of floor we're sitting on is weight-sensitive. If even the slightest change in weight occurs, it'll drop out."

Yellow eyes narrowed slightly at this, "That's too unpredictable, it couldn't possibly be determined upon your weight." he said.

Travis frowned up at him, "What do you mean?" he asked.

"I mean, what if one of you shifts your weight, that would result in a slight change. They couldn't possibly risk it." he explained.

Kanone thought about it and finally nodded in agreement, "You're right." he said, "Perhaps there's a slight margin of error?"

"They showed us, though." Travis informed him, "Before they stuck us on here, to prove it to us that it was weight sensitive. They put something on here lighter than us then something heavier than us, and both times it dropped out."

Kanone nodded, "He's right, they did."

Eyes blinked, "How did they do that? Did they reset it somehow?"

"It reset itself." Kanone explained, "For a brief moment when it drops out, everything in this room is short-circuited and you can walk around as freely as you'd like."

"Then, why can't you just jump off, it will disarm the traps, and we escape." Eyes suggested, though not convinced the idea would work. He was sure that the Hunters would have thought of that loophole, and done something to prevent it from happening.

On cue, Kanone shook his head, "That drastic a weight change and the entire floor will go." he said.

Eyes considered the possibility that they were lying and that not a damn thing would happen if they simply jumped off, but also knew he wouldn't leave his lover and brother's lives to chance. He gritted his teeth, "Those bastards will pay." he thought, looking foward to making them squirm in pain.

"Eyes." Kanone said, catching the fuming boy's attention, "Go and find Kalelle and Ayumu. If you can get them out, go and do so, then come back for us. We won't be going anywhere."

Eyes glanced to his watch, "This entire building is going to blow in 5 minutes." he stated, "They have explosives rigged up everywhere."

Kanone visibly paled at this, and looked down at Travis, hugging him tighter, "Go find my brother and Ayumu. There's no sense in losing us all." he whispered.

Silver hair ruffled slightly as Eyes shook his head, "I'm not losing any of you." he promised, standing and turning, "I'll be back." With that, he turned and quickly but carefully made his way out of the room.

"Please hurry." Kanone thought, looking down to Travis, "If only for him."

Hurrying down the halls once more, Eyes sighed in frustration. He had only 4 more minutes to find Kalelle and Ayumu, get them out of whatever trap they were in, and get back to Kanone and Travis. He knew the odds were against him, but he refused to give up, "I'm one of the Blade Children." he thought, "The odds are always against us."

"Kalelle?" Ayumu murmured, eyes still closed and head still leaning against the older one's shoulder.

"Hmm?" came the response.

"Is the door locked?" he asked.

"I don't think so." Kalelle replied, "Why?"

"If there's nothing preventing our escape, then what the hell are we doing sitting here, waiting to be rescued?" Ayumu demanded, now sitting up straight and looking to Kalelle.

The latter thought for a moment before bursting out laughing, "I truly don't know." he said, "Now, why didn't we think of that sooner?" he wondered, standing up and helping Ayumu to his feet.

The brown-eyed boy simply shook his head, "I don't know." he echoed his boyfriend. Before they could move towards the door, though, it flew open, revealing a very distraught Blade Child, "Eyes?" Ayumu asked.

Said boy glanced around the room, "What sort of trap do they have rigged?" he asked, seeing nothing out of the ordinary.

Kalelle shook his head, walking towards Eyes, Ayumu in tow, "None that I can see. Have you found Kanone and Travis?"

"No trap?" Eyes wondered, frowning, but shook it off. He didn't need another trap to deal with anyway. He checked his watch before turning and jogging away, "Follow me." he called to the two.

Without hesitation, Kalelle and Ayumu followed, quickly catching up to him, "What's going on?" the former asked, now worried about his brother. Eyes explained everything he knew about the trap in Kanone and Travis' room while leading the two ex-Hunters there.

Reaching the room, Kalelle and Ayumu surveyed it, "God." the latter muttered.

Kalelle turned to his boyfriend, "Stay here." he said, glancing to his brother and Travis, and realizing what he would have to do. He turned to Ayumu and kissed him passiontely, "I love you."

Ayumu was confused by the sudden affection, but returned it nonetheless, "I love you, too." he said, almost instinctively.

Kalelle smiled the tiniest bit, "That's all I need to know." he replied before following Eyes into the heart of the room, ready and willing to do what he knew he had to. He reached Kanone and Travis, "It seems you've gotten yourself into quite a pickle here." he commented.

Kanone smiled at him, almost a sad, regretful smile, "Kalelle, I want you to do something for me." he whispered, standing up, still holding Travis.

"What?" he wondered, looking as Kanone held the younger one out to him.

"Take him." Kanone said, "Take him, then go."

Eyes' once-again-blue orbs widened as he saw what Kanone had planned. Kalelle would take Travis, the change in weight would be enough to set the trap off, but not enough to have the entire floor collapse, and the other traps would be temporarily disarmed, allowing the four to escape. Kanone would be left behind, though, and Eyes wouldn't allow that, "No." he said firmly, "I won't lose any of you."

Kalelle glanced to his watch, "We've only got 2 minutes left." he said, "We have to accept the fact that at least one of us won't make it out of here alive."

Eyes shook his head, "I refuse." he said, stubbornly.

Kalelle smiled faintly at him, "Take good care of him." he whispered into his ear before grabbing Kanone's outstretched arm, and pulling roughly, yanking the younger twin off the weight-sensitive section of floor and quickly replacing himself on it.

Kanone blinked a few times, realizing what had just happened, and turned around to face his brother, "What the hell are you thinking?" he demanded.

Eyes looked at him, azure orbs wide in suprise at what Kalelle had just done. He looked down as his younger brother clung to him, "Travis." he whispered, hugging him tightly.

"Get your ass off of there now." Kanone ordered, tears forming in the corners of his eyes, "Kalelle, I'm not screwing with you."

The older twin smiled at the concern, and pulled Kanone as close as he could, "Listen to me." he said, "You don't have a lot of time, so cry for me when you're safe outside of this place."

Kanone shook his head, "No, I won't lose you." he protested.

"Kalelle, what the hell are you doing?" Ayumu's desperate voice came from the entrance of the room.

Said boy looked to his lover, "Ayumu, go now." he said firmly, "I'm not going to die in vain."

"You're not going to die at all." Kanone corrected him, "I won't lose you."

Kalelle frowned, "You have to." he told Kanone, not at all what he wanted to say, "For their sake." he nodded towards Eyes and Travis.

"I don't deserve this." he whispered, "I don't deserve to have a brother that would sacrifice himself for me."

The shorter boy pulled his brother into a passionate kiss, "You do." he said, breaking the kiss, "I love you, Kanone, more than you could know." Kanone's eyes widened slightly in suprise as he realized Kalelle meant more than just a brotherly love; he was actually in love with him, "I would gladly sacrifice myself for you, because I know you're going to live on to be such a great person."

"Not without you." Kanone whispered, "I'm nothing without you."

"You are." Kalelle assured him, "I know you are. Why else would I love you?"

A slight blush, that didn't go unnoticed by his brother, covered Kanone's face as he placed another, gentler kiss on his lips, "I love you, too." he told him. Everyone in that room knew Kanone didn't love his brother like Kalelle loved him, but it was enough.

A slight nod to Eyes and Travis and one more glance to Ayumu, mouthing 'I love you' to him, and Kalelle smiled at Kanone, "Goodbye." he whispered, backing up a couple of steps and slamming his foot down on the weight-sensitive section of ground he was standing on. The force from his foot tricked the sensors into believing weight had been added, and the floor under the older twin dropped out. In an instant, Kalelle was gone from their sights and their lives.

A few tears slid down the silver-haired Blade Child's cheek as he tugged on his lover's arm, "Let's go." he whispered, and pulled Kanone across the temporarily-safe floor to the entrance where a nearly-comatose Ayumu was staring at the spot his lover was last seen. Fortunately, Kanone had enough sense to grab onto him as they passed, and the four dashed out of the hotel in record time. Eyes glanced at his watch just in time to hear the building exploding behind them and feel the heat from the consuming flames.

Kanone abruptly stopped at hearing the loud boom, and turned, tears in his eyes. A low sob escaped his throat as Ayumu wrapped him into a hug, "It's alright." he whispered, tears rolling down his face.

The deceased boy's brother shook his head, "He's..." he started, but couldn't finish the sentance. He burriedhis face into his brother's boyfriend's shoulder, pulling him closer, "Why?" he asked no one in particular, "Why did he do that?"

"Because he loves you." Eyes told him, "Both of you."

"What difference does that make?" Kanone demanded, snapping his head up, "We both had something to lose, why did he have to be so selfish and leave me like that!"

Eyes was taken back by the outburst, but knew he should have expected it. For a long time, those two were all they had until Kalelle left Kanone one day. They were finally reunited just to be pulled apart once more, this time for good. Eyes sighed, looking down at Travis, "Are you alright?"

Travis nodded vigorously, hugging Eyes, "I missed you." he said, nuzzling his face under his brother's neck.

"How could he have known?" Kanone wondered, "How could he possibly have known that he would be heavy enough?" He smiled faintly as a memory came flooding back to him, answering that question.

Flashback

"I can bathe myself, you know." Travis informed Kanone, frowning.

Kanone chuckled, "Sorry, brother's orders." he said, meaning Eyes.

"He thinks I'm a baby." Travis said, "I'm not."

"You are only 4 years old." Kanone reminded him, rinsing the conditioner out of his hair.

"I'm almost 5!" the younger one objected.

A smirk played across the brunette's lips, "Alright, alright, don't have a fit." he chided, turning the water off and grabbing a towel.

Travis simply pouted and allowed himself to be dried off, "Just don't think you're going to dress me, I'm not that young."

This elicited a laugh from Kanone, "I don't know..." he trailed off, picking Travis up, eyes widening slightly, "Dear lord, child, how much do you weigh?"

"You're calling me fat?" Travis asked, slightly offended, "I'm nothing but skin and bones!"

"Now you're saying we don't feed you?" Kanone asked, walking out into the living room, "I'd beg to differ."

"I don't weigh over 40 pounds." the silver-haired child challenged, "I bet you."

Kanone snorted, "I can hold more than 40 pounds." he assured Travis, "You weigh at least 55."

"I do not!" the latter objected, "Where's that scale?"

"You're quite the impatient one, aren't you?" the non-Blade Child asked, "Do you think you can get dressed first?" Travis nodded as Kanone took him into his and Eyes' room, "Hurry up and do that, then. I'll go get the scale."

After a few minutes, a fully-clothed Travis met Kanone back in the bathroom, "Alright, it's all yours." Kanone told him. Travis jumped onto the scale and waited for it to decide on a weight for him.

"42...43...44...43...44...45!" Travis decided, "I told you I didn't weigh 55 pounds."

"You don't weigh 40, either." Kanone pointed out.

A small, pink tounge stuck out at him for this statement as its owner jumped off, "Let's see how much you weigh. I bet...150!"

Kanone snorted, "As if, I'm not a pound over 130."

Travis raised an eyebrow as he pinched Kanone's stomach, "I don't know, I see some fat here."

A hand swatted away the pale digits, "Like hell." Kanone muttered, taking his place on the scale.

Travis leaned over to see, "One-thirty...nine...come on!" he yelled at the scale, then smiled as an extra pound willed its way onto Kanone, "140, right in the middle." the tounge appeared once again as Kanone glared at him.

"You made me fatter." he informed Travis, then chuckled, "It doesn't matter, it's all muscle."

"Not if you can only hold 45 pounds." Kalelle informed him.

The younger twin glanced to the bathroom door, seeing his brother standing there, smirking, "How long have you been there?" he wondered.

"Long enough to know that you weigh 140 pounds and can't even hold a child weighing 45."

"I can too hold him." Kanone objected, "Alright, smart ass, let's see how much you weigh."

Kalelle chuckled, "It won't be 140 I can tell you that much." he said, stepping on the scale.

Kanone looked at the numbers flying past, eyes widening as a laugh errupted from his throat, "1...185?" he asked, doubling over in a fit of laughter, "You're right, not even close to 140."

Kalelle blinked at the scale, then looked down to his body, "How is that...how is that even possible!" he demanded.

Travis joined Kanone in laughing, "You weigh as much as Kanone and I together!" he teased.

"Whatever, it's all muscle." he told him, stomping out of the bathroom.

"Sure it is!" Kanone called after him, feeling much better about his own weight.

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New tears rolled down Kanone's cheeks as he wished so badly to go back to that day. Even if he was fighting with Kalelle, he just wanted to see him again, one more time. He looked to Ayumu, feeling a new level of pity for the younger one. Kalelle's last kiss, his last words, had been to Kanone, not him. He knew Ayumu didn't feel betrayed and everyone knew that Kalelle had indeed loved Ayumu very much, but he also knew that it had to hurt. He bit back another sob and stood up straight, wrapping an arm around Ayumu's shoulders, "We should get back." The brunette next to him nodded in agreement, and the four headed back towards home. Kanone glanced back to the burning hotel once more, not even trying to keep the tears back anymore. "Cry for me once you're safe, outside this place." That had been Kalelle's final request to Kanone, and he would do his best to carry it out, "If it's the last thing I do." he thought, "I will get revenge."

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Hmm, so, who saw that coming? Wow, it took a long time to kill him...I can't believe I actually cried a little writing this...Well, if you don't hate me for killing him, review!

"It's hard...being alone."

a)Day of the Defeated

b)The Man in the High Castle

c)The Lamenting Angel

d)Manor of Deat

Very fitting, no? Heh, good luck!