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Chapter Eleven

[Butch POV]

She pouted. "Fine…" she muttered. I smiled.

I went up to my room and found a clean white tee and clean green shorts. I handed them to Kaoru. "What's this for?" she asked.

"You're not sleeping in those clothes, are you? And I don't think you brought any others." She frowned, and left to change in the bathroom.

I usually slept with just shorts on, no shirt, but I didn't think I could do that with Kaoru around… Maybe she wouldn't mind? Yeah, right. We have to share a bed, what's she gonna think?

My bed was big enough for the two of us, and that didn't make me happy. I suddenly wished my bed was small. That way, I'd have to sleep holding on to her, cuddling, so she wouldn't fall off. That kind of closeness could be potentially painful, though. She could hurt me very badly… She was injured, though, and exhausted…

[Kaoru POV]

I changed into Butch's clothes, which, I admit, felt really weird. So why didn't the fact that I was sleeping over make it weirder? Or why wasn't the fact that I was sleeping over, itself, weird to me?

I was confused.

I finished changing and glanced in the mirror for a second. The shorts weren't so short on me, but they weren't that long, either. The white tee wasn't too big but it wasn't fitted, at least not for me.

I came out of the bathroom and entered Butch's room. He sitting on the bed, with his back to me. I doubt he even heard me come in. I decided to surprise him.

I bent forward so my mouth was near his ear. "Hey, Butch, what'cha doing?" I said in a loud voice, but not too loud. He jumped forward and turned to look at me.

"Don't sneak up on me!" he complained. I smirked.

"Sorry, but you just make it too easy," I said, teasing.

He rolled his eyes. "Whatever," he said. Then his eyes focused on me, and he had a devilish grin on his face.

In a second he tackled me and I fell back against the bed, and he was pinning me down. "Butch!" I complained, slightly laughing.

He smirked. "Don't sneak up on me," he said, a smile in his voice, "or I'll tackle you again."

"Oh, I'm so scared!" I mocked.

He still pinned me down. "You should be," he teased. "I'm as strong as you, maybe stronger."

I rolled my eyes. "Sure, why not?" I said sarcastically. He beamed and let me go. I sat up on the bed and turned on the TV he had in his room.

Some mindless program was on, and, before I knew it, I fell asleep.

[Butch POV]

Why did I do that?!

I don't know what made me tackle Kaoru like that, but I couldn't control it. She was wearing my clothes and--even though they were clothes that didn't fit me anymore and wouldn't--she made them look good. The shorts stopped at her knees and weren't too loose. The white tee wasn't too big, and, all in all, she looked perfect.

I hated myself. I came so close to her! She probably thought I was a pervert but acted like she didn't care. Yeah, that's it. Acted.

She turned on the TV, and, no sooner had she than she had fallen asleep. I watched her sleeping figure breathing, and I noticed I was watching her for too long. It was about one in the morning.

I carried her slightly and adjusted her on the bed so her head was on the pillow. I tucked her in, giving her the green covers I had on the bed. I walked down the hallway and opened a closet for another blanket and walked back to the room. I turned the TV off and I could hear her breathing. It was music to my ears.

How I convinced her to let me sleep in the same room as her, I'll never know. I turned off the lights and laid down on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. I also don't know how she either didn't mind or didn't notice that I was shirtless, but that didn't matter to me. Not much, anyway.

I turned over and closed my eyes. When I did, I only saw Kaoru. I saw her laugh when we were joking around earlier this evening; I saw her eat her slice of pizza ever so carefully; I saw her explaining to Brick and Boomer what had happened; I saw her shrug when I asked if she was going to sleep over here; I saw her face as she slept in my arms; I saw her eyes as she told me to calm down; I saw her face when I scared Ace off; and I saw her sleeping figure now, on the other side of the bed.

I shook my head lightly. I closed my eyes again to dream.

[Kaoru POV]

I woke up before Butch this morning, and I didn't want to wake him up. I glanced over at him.

His hair was perfectly spiked, even in his sleep. His face held a peaceful expression and a calm smile. However, this was the first time I noticed he wasn't wearing a shirt. Was he wearing a shirt last night? I racked my brain for answers. No, he wasn't. How hadn't I noticed that?

He looked so at peace, so happy. It made me wonder what he was dreaming about. Not all of us can dream happy. Some of us can't dream at all, I though glumly. I sighed.

I went downstairs and looked at the clock in the kitchen. It was nine in the morning. They weren't awake by now? It was Saturday, anyways, so they were probably sleeping in.

I picked up my phone and called Miyako. "Hello?" she asked when she answered.

"Miyako, it's Kaoru."

"Oh, good morning, Kaoru!"

"Morning," I said. "I need you to help me out a bit."

"With what?"

"I need some clothes--"

"YAY! Finally, I get to dress you in something cute and girly!"

"No!" I said. I walked into the bathroom downstairs so no one would wake up. "I just need clothes. I slept over at the RowdyRuffs' house because I--"

"You what?!"

"I'll explain when I see you. Get me some clothes to change into," I said. I told her where to meet me, which wasn't far from the house.

"Okay," she said.

"No skirts!"

"Fine…" she muttered.

"See you," I said. We hung up. Miyako was a lifesaver at times.

After I met her and she gave me the clothes, I told her what happened with Ace and Butch yesterday. She was shocked and hugged me, telling me that she was sorry she couldn't help. I told her not to worry about it. She nodded. I thanked her and returned to the house.

The boys were all still asleep, and it was nine-thirty. I went to take a shower and calm down.

[Butch POV]

I woke up at around ten in the morning. The first thing that registered: Kaoru slept over. Second thing to register: she's not here.

I panicked immediately. I got up from bed and quietly went downstairs. She was laying on the couch, watching television. I breathed a sigh of relief.

I walked and sat down with her. "Where'd you get those clothes?" I asked, noticing she was wearing different clothes I hadn't seen her with.

She was wearing black jean Capri pants, forest green converse, a lime green tank top, and a short black leather jacket. She also had a green emerald clip in her hair.

"Miyako. She's a lifesaver sometimes," she said.

"You saw her?"

"I just met her outside thirty minutes ago. You should probably change," she said, poking my bare chest. I chuckled.

"Sure, sure," I said. I quickly showered and changed. I was wearing a dark green muscle tee and black jeans. My hair was still wet from the shower. I ran down the stairs and off to find Kaoru.

She was in the kitchen, eating a bowl of cereal. I ate a piece of toast and proceeded to annoy her. Right when I was going to speak, she interrupted me.

"I'm gonna head to the park," she stated. She got up from her chair and head towards the living room. I followed.

"What do you mean? You barely survived last time you went!" I complained.

"I'm still gonna go," she said. She walked out the door with a little wave.

I followed her. She wasn't going to get away from me that easily.

"Why are you following me? I can handle myself!" she complained.

"I know you can, but I'm bored," I said. I caught up with her and placed my arm around her shoulders. She groaned.

"Move it or lose it, and I mean it," she said.

I rolled my eyes. "I'll take my chances," I challenged, and snaked my arms around her waist.

"Per-vert!" she said, breaking the word up into syllables.

"And proud of it, babe," I teased. She rolled her eyes again.

"Fine, whatever," she said, and she continued walking.

"Aw, you know you love me!" I teased.

She came to a stop and looked me in the eye. "No. Shut it," she said gravely.

I snickered and, just to get her really mad, pecked her on the cheek. She turned red and started chasing me. I was having the time of my life!

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Chapter 12 will be up probably tomorrow. Wow.. Four chapters in one day, two chapters the day before... :)