Finally, the next chapter! It's been hell around here lately! I just got back from vacation and I can't get my Fiction Press account to work right...Lots of stuff sitting on my plate right now so sorry if this chapter doesn't match chapter seven's standards. I'm trying, really. But I love all of you and thank you so much for your reviews they really are an inspiration. I love getting constructive reviews. They really help me sort things out. And OMG!!! I didn't realize how crappy my spelling in the first couple of chapters was!! I'm SO SORRY!!! Altogether, I love this fic but I don't have any notes or anything written out for it so I forget things. Maybe I will do a sequel. I doubt it but it could happen. I have spell checked the first three chapters and will repost them immediately! Again, I'm so sorry! I can't belive any of you even read that! I know I wouldn't have...

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Chapter Eight

Kinau layed in Wu Fei's bed that night, his mind spinning leaving him unable to sleep. The Lady's heir...dating Rai...Tom...marriage?...Heero and Duo...work...Dumbledore...It was all so much. And now, his kois weren't there to comfort him or help him through it. Even though he wanted them there in his heart, he didn'y feel like he deserved them. Kissing Tom and then the whole date fiasco with Rai. What kind of whore was he? The worst kind.

'I guess I never really forgot what Uncle Vernon taught me.

No. That part of his life was over. He didn't have to do that anymore. He curled up around the pillow beside him, squeezing his eyes shut tight. He was a liar and a betrayer. Kinau knew that Heero suspected something. Duo as well. He took a deep breath to calm himself. Fatigue washed over him and he swore. He was so tired but if he didn't eat something, then his anemia would cause him alot of problems later. Wu Fei's bedroom was bare, just as the chinese soldier liked it. A closet door stood to his right, closed and a single desk sat against the far wall. On it was a closed laptop. Wu Fei didn't like a lot of decoration. All of his clothes and weapons were in the closet. One problem at a time. His overnight bag was under the desk and his medication sat inside. Kinau managed to pull himself out of bed and to his bag in a long moment even though he was exhausted. Emotional and mental overload. His medication bottle rolled out of the pocket into his hand as if summoned there and he walked to the partially open door. His thoughts were calm now that he was only focusing on one thing at a time.

The only lights on in the apartment were the kitchen and living room lights. The soft glow from the two lamps on the intables in the other room crept into the kitchen. Kinau pulled a pack of poptarts out of the cabinet and was opening his medication before he heard the conversation in the living room. Wu Fei, Quatre and Trowa were talking in heated whispers. Three guesses who it was about.

"We don't know that for sure, Wu Fei. Kinau is going through a hard time but he wouldn't give in to Rai without a good reason."

"I know but why did he cover for him tonight? You know that something more happened on that date than he is admitting. We know it, the Lady knows it, and Heero and Duo know it. Maybe...Maybe the vampire has something on him that Kinau doesn't want people to know. I saw Rai, Maxwell, and Yuy go off together earlier and they all looked like they were up to something. Also, when they left on that 'mission', did you notice that Rai left as well? It can't all be coincidence. Something is going on."

Trowa, who up to this point had been silent, decided to add his two cents worth.

"I agree with Wu Fei, Quatre. Something is going on. Something Kinau may or may not know about. Shouldn't we find out what it is for his own safety? Either to assist him or to inform him and put a stop to it if it's dangerous? Anything involving Rai cannot be...wholesome."

"Fine...but what could be some important that Heero and Duo would willing talk to Rai about it?"

"Kinau. It has to be about him. And we don't know what went on on that date after all."

Kinau had heard enough. Rai knew about his past home life. Did he tell Heero and Duo or was he telling them about that? He felt fear grab hold of his heart and he took his snack and his two pills and crept silently back to the bedroom. What the fuck was going on? First that weird date, then he is made the Lady's heir and now, this? And Dumbledore hadn't made any move recently and that in itself was strange. So Heero and Duo were doing something they didn't want him to know about. Why else woudn't he be able to know about this mission? And why else the meeting with Rai behind his back? They hadn't even mentioned it! He heaved a heavy sigh.

'Fuck it. Heero and Duo woudn't do anything to hurt me so if it's important, then they'll tell me about it. No sense in getting all upset about something I don't even know anything about.'

Back to bed. He downed the pills at once and ate the poptarts quickly. He just wanted to sleep and the covers were cool and inviting. His eyes closed as soon as the covers were over him.

Kinau opened his eyes and gasped. The room was unfamiliar but comfortable. Two comfy looking chairs sat around a fireplace. A bed rested over by the wall. And then there was Tom. He smiled at him from where he was leaning against the fireplace. He wasn't in any robes tonight but instead wore black slacks and a men's white button up that was tucked stylishly into his pants. Without giving it any thought, Kinau found himself drawn to the man that had comforted him so many times. Tom folded him in his arms, rocking him back and forth.

"Kinau, what's wrong? I can feel your sadness in my mind as if it were my own." He whispered, leading the teen over to a seat.

It was big enough that they both fit in it even though there was another just afew feet away. Kianu tried not to cry. He was an assassin, damn it! He wouldn't cry over this! He cried too much already! Was he the same teenager who had slaughtered dozens without care or remorse? Wasn't he the hell child that many lived in terror of? Yes!

"I am a whore and now, I am a betrayer too. There is so much that's expected of me right now..."

Tom's eyebrows shot up. It definately wasn't what the Dark Lord had expected the small boy to say.

"A whore? How is that?"

"I kissed you and then Rai...and I liked doing it...but I love Heero and Duo. How can I say I love them if I go behind their backs like that? That's horrible...I'm a horrible person and a horrible lover."

Tom felt guilt well up in him. This was his fault. He had fallen in love with Kinau with no thought of the consequences it may bring for the other. He had forcefully reopened the bond between them in order to be closer to Kinau. Now he was suffering because of it. He couldn't help it though. Tom loved having the loving boy in his arms and when he had kissed Kinau, he had spent an hour in a cold shower at the manor. It had been the source of his dreams ever since then, every night.

"I think...Heero and Duo believe I'm cheating on them..." Kinau shuddered, thinking back to the date with Rai.

He had liked it. The feel of the vampire pressed against him had terrified and excited him and that's what made him so ashamed and angry with himself. He decided, to hell with it, and let his tears come. This was just a dream, and even if it wasn't, Tom was here. The Dark Lord had remained silent, just stroking his head, lost in his thoughts.

"Is this a dream, Tom? Or are you really here?" He asked and put a trembling hand on the cloth covered chest.

Tom took his hand gently, kissing the soft tenderness of the tanned skin. Surely being this entanced with one person was illegal. It had to be a spell or something.

"I'm really here, Kinau. This is what our bond is capable of. I can even talk to you in daytime mind-to-mind if I wish." A long silence stretched between them in which Tom examined the hand he gently held captive, wondering how a wedding ring would look on it, " Kinau, would it be so bad to marry me? I know you love Heero and Duo but if it were necessary...would you enjoy it? Even alittle?"

Kinau was taken aback. It was such a random question but he did think on it. Could he be truely happy without his kois? Was that possible? Maybe. People divorced every day. But for some reason, he couldn't see ever being happy without Heero and Duo by his side.

"I don't know...Maybe? I'm not sure..."

Tom nodded at his response but now Kinau only felt worse. Tom wanted to marry him...Fuck.

"I'm sorry, Tom...You make me really happy but... I can't imagine not being with Heero and Duo. I've been with them for years. Now, though, I feel as if my answer has been a betrayal of your trust and I've upset you." Kinau said pitifully, pulling away from the kind man who held him.

He stood alone beside the fireplace and stared dully into it's depths. A hand touched his, making him turn around. Tom's eyes were sad but caring. A smile was on his face. He touched the tear stained face sympathetically.

"May I have a goodnight kiss at least?" He asked.

Kinau bit his lip, thinking it over. He had just crushed a man's soul, would a goodnight kiss be such a sin? People kissed each other all the time and it didn't have to be sexual or anything more than friendship. Right? And this was Tom. He could trust him. He nodded and once again felt that power that had first drawn him to Tom slide down his spine. It settled somewhere in his stomache, making him uneasy. That soft pair of lips, so unlike that of his lover's, touched his gently at first. His brain fuzzed instantly. That taste...it tasted like something sinful and forbidden. When he didn't protest, the kiss deepened and a hand slid around his waist. It seemed to take forever to realize that he was now flush against the Dark Lord and one of them, he wasn't sure which, was happy to be there. Their kiss seemed to go on for eternity until Kinau discivered something important he had forgotten about.

Air.

They broke apart and Kinau had just a moment to opene his eyes and see Tom's filled with a heavy wanting before he woke up.