Well, I've finally updated! Phew! I haven't had the time with freakin' work and all…so, here is the third chapter! Sorry for the late update, I hope you guys haven't forgotten about this! Thanks to all who've reviewed! xxanimexluverxx, Lady-Nikki, Vampirycent, lalalalalala, PandaPjays, and Beloved a.k.a the Fool. Thanks for tha reviews, and I hope you bare with me on the late updates! Please read and review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Rei, or any other characters I might include here…you should know that by now.

Note: Italics parts are from book, I guess I'm part of the problem…not a real one, though if you're wondering…just making the book up. The title is actually a song title from a The Senate Arcade song.

Chapter 3: Hazardous

"Rei, Rei, wake up." He suddenly heard a faint whisper coming from his brother, Ryuji. Rei opened his eyes slowly, groaning.

"What? What is it?" Rei asked sleepily, yawning slightly.

"It's Monday, remember?"

"Remember what?" Rei asked in slight confusion.

"Don't you remember that today is-" Ryuji was cut off as Rei got up suddenly, looking out the small crack from the window.

"Crap…" Rei whispered under his breath. He saw two population police stationed right outside the house next door to their own.

"Mom said for us to keep quiet." Ryuji whispered, quietly sitting next to Rei on the floor. Rei nodded. He knew that. He'd seen the population police dozens of times before, checking the houses. But they wouldn't check the houses if no one was at home. It was a good thing, too. His parents were hardly never home when the population police checked houses every 8 months. Rei's eyes widened as he saw the police approach the door. He didn't look out anymore. He stayed close to the wall. Ryuji was confused.

"What is it?"

"Shh!" Rei quieted him down, hugging him close. Now Ryuji understood. The population police were knocking on the door. The thing Rei noticed in the police's hands were keys. Keys to the whole neighborhood. He knew this would happen one day. His parent's warned him about it. Now was his time to act. Rei carried Ryuji to the secret room. No one had access to it. Nobody even knew about it. It was a secret pass way. There was the wall, but beyond the wall, was that room. Rei and Ryuji had to hide in it until the coast was clear. Rei carefully shut the small opening, fit for only both of them. His heart quickened as he heard footsteps inside. (God, they're downstairs…) Rei bit his lip nervously, hugging Ryuji close to him. Ryuji held Rei's hand tightly as they heard footsteps on the stairs. He wondered if they would check the boarded room. Yes, they would. Would they notice that someone had been sleeping on the bed? Yes, of course they would. But the room was strictly for punishment. The room Zak, and Sysuke were suppose to be in when they didn't listen, or when they were grounded. Rei hoped that they didn't find anything suspicious. Of course, Rei had never worn shoes, just socks. But he was sure that they went back in his brother's drawers. They weren't allowed to wear shoes because they had different shoe sizes. Zak wore a size 11, and Sysuke wore a size 8. Rei, who was only one year from Sysuke, wore a size 9. He wondered how it would feel to wear shoes all day. But he felt that wearing nothing was better. They suddenly heard footsteps inside the room they had just been in. Rei's stomach tightened, and so did this grip on Ryuji's hand. But Ryuji didn't complain. It seemed as if they were both doing the same thing. He heard voices muffled voices.

"Ain't this room for the punishment?" One of them seemed to say. Rei, and Ryuji, being a neko-jin, had very sensitive hearing. That was one advantage they had, as Rei thought proudly at times.

"Yeah, they're required in houses now-a days." The other replied. They seemed to be knocking things around. Rei heard as something crashed to the floor. He flinched slightly, hoping that it was nothing of good value-nothing of his own.

"Oops. Did it break?"

"Nah, just fragmented some. Well, let's get out of this place and go check other damn houses." One of them said, then they seemed to be going downstairs again. Rei sighed in relief. They awaited about 10 more minutes before they headed out again. Ryuji picked up the small figurine from the ground. Surely enough, it wasn't broken, but it had fragments here and there. Rei took it from Ryuji, then placed it back where it belonged. He then picked up the small fragments, and threw them in the trash.

"Why did they come inside?" Ryuji asked, laying back down on the bed.

"Because this time, they had keys to the whole neighborhood." Rei replied, sitting back down on the bed with him. He picked up the book he had began yesterday, studying it some more. The book was weird. (But it's a good book) Rei thought, opening to where he had left off.

"Page 143" Rei murmured slightly, then yawned.

No one understood him, but one boy did. He was there for him, something he had never had before…a friend. Ben knew that friends didn't hug each other…but with him, he knew he could. That it was all right.

"Hey Ben." Matt headed over to him, then sat beside him on the bench.

"Hey…" Ben replied, staring out into the distance.

"What's wrong?" Matt asked, pushing away some of Ben's bangs.

"Nothing, it's just that…" Ben trailed off, then looked directly into Matt's eyes.

"That what?"

"Why are you my friend?" Ben suddenly asked. Mat looked confused.

"Why? Because I care about you…if no one else does, then who will?" Matt laughed slightly. "Come here." Matt now sat straddled on the bench, pulling Ben to sit in-between his legs. He hugged him, caressing his arm slightly.

"Tell you what…turn around, and I'll give you something you'll never forget." Matt smirked behind Ben.

"Like what?"

"You'll find out." Matt replied, then Ben turned around to face him. As soon as he did this, he suddenly felt something unusual. He felt lips on his own.

Rei stopped reading, a frown on his face. (I thought only a boy and a girl could kiss…) He trialed off in thought. He had never really thought about it before, but now, he knew it would be stuck in his thoughts all day long. He put the book mark in it's place, then looked at the book cover again.

"I guess I'm part of the problem …Hmm…" Rei shrugged, putting the book down once more. Rei got up, yawning again. He stretched, then looked out the window crack. It looked like a good day to be outside in the shade…beside that tree…the tree he always wondered if he could climb, to explore…He had a small smirk on his face. Ryuji, he noticed, had fallen to sleep again. This was the perfect opportunity. Everyone else would be at work, or school, so there was no worry, was there? He quickly got out of the room, heading out through the back door. He literally jumped into the soft, green grass, almost whooping for joy. But of course, he could make no noise at all. He headed over to the tree, sitting underneath it. It felt…fresh. He sat there for a while, and from time to time, looking at his watch. He cast a glance up at the tree, looking at it's wonders. A bird, chirping in a nest. And from what it seemed like, there were baby birds in it. He smiled slowly, then got up, wanting to get a closer look. He climbed up, knowing that it was probably not safe, but his curiosity got the best of him (Again). The tree seemed bigger than it already was, but Rei didn't care. He got close enough to see the mother bird feed her babies some worms. Rei smiled slightly, then pulled himself up onto a branch, and stayed there for at least 20 minutes before he decided to climb down carefully. He went inside, and locked the door. He entered the room, and saw a still asleep Ryuji on the bed. He yawned once more, then picked up the book again. He wondered who had given him the book…it was truly a weird book. He shrugged, then began to read it again, turning to the page where he had left off…

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Okay, so how was that? Now, I know that some of you might not want me to make it yaoi, but let's do a vote…majority wins. Is that fair? Okay, then. Now you'll have one more reason to review! Check ya later, peace:D