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"What the-?", Ikki stuttered at the sight before him. - Agito and Kazu both naked in Agito's room, Agito standing over a stricken Kazu and the scent of sex hovering everywhere.

"I-it's not what you think!", Kazu screamed when he saw Ikki's face contort in revulsion.

Here he goes, Agito thought, now he's going to deny the whole thing and I'M going to be the pervert! I should have ran for it when I could've.

"I-i r-raped Agito. I-i-i made him come up here and I did t-things to him. He had no choice. I threatened to restrain him if he wouldn't do as I told him. I-it's my fault." Kazu confessed, surprising the fuck out of Agito, who had wholeheartedly expected the boy to lie through his teeth.

Agito turned away from the two boys to look at the floor, tears sliding down his face as the horror of what had just happened finally took its toll. More than the rape, what bugged him was that Kazu had said that he loved him. Someone had confessed love for HIM. It was almost enough to make him brake down. Almost enough to make him believe that it was really true. But it couldn't be, Could it?

Agito was shaken from his chaotic thoughts by a series of resounding *Thwack* sounds. He looked up to see Kazu coughing on the floor, a bruise already forming on his lovely face, his lower lip split, blood running down his chin. He looked around for Ikki and saw that he was gathering Kazu's clothes from the floor, his face red with rage. Agito flinched when Ikki came to stand next to him, thinking it was his turn now, but the older boy just draped his jacket on him, covering up his bare flesh.

Ikki turned to Agito and threw the boy's clothes on him. "Get dressed and get out. I don't want to see you ever again. If you come around here again, a few bruises and a split lip won't be the only things you get." the anger in the older boy's voice was enough to bring tears to Kazu's already bruised eyes.

Kazu just nodded his head and left the room, his clothes under his arm. "I-i'm. . . . I'll be in the bathroom." His voice was broken and it shook so much Agito could barely understand it, but it made his heart ache. Kazu looked so defeated as he walked through the door and into the hall, his strides uneven and his back hunched.

For some reason Agito didn't understand, he wanted to go to the older boy, he wanted to be held in those arms, he wanted to comfort him and be comforted by him.

But before he could act on his feelings, Ikki came to him and hugged him gentle, rubbing the smaller boy's back in tight, comforting circles. It made Agito cry ever so softly onto the taller boy's strong shoulder, wishing the he could go back in time and leave the house earlier. It made him wish that this had never happened, then he could have never known about his feelings for the blonde rider he had always thought he hated. But it was too late now. It was too fucking late.

Agito didn't really remember what had happened after that, but in the morning he woke up in Ikki's bed, his body sore and his mind blanked out by the bright ass morning sun. He sat up on his elbows and looked around. Ikki was nowhere to be seen, about to panic, Agito heard the sound of the shower running and Ikki singing badly, as he often did in the shower.

Agito got up from the bed, his body instantly protesting it. He slowly made his way to the foot of the bed, where a set of clothes were laid out for him. There was a badly written note on a piece of paper that had obviously been torn out of a spiral.

The paper said "Here are some clothes for you to wear. I thought you might get cold since you took a bath last night."

". . . Last night? I took a shower last night?" Agito muttered to himself, touching his damp hair. "Oh. I guess I did. Weird."

Agito heard the shower turn off and he rushed to put his clothes on, hoping that he would be fully dressed and out of this room before Ikki could come out of the restroom.

His hopes were dashed; however, as the bathroom door swung open and Ikki stepped out, his hair flat to his head and a towel on his shoulders. He was wearing a pair of his comfy sweatpants but nothing else.

"There's still some hot water if you want to take another bath." Ikki stated in a calm voice.

Agito froze. Since he didn't remember what happened last night he didn't know whether or not he and Ikki had. . . done something.

Ikki just stood looking at Agito, concern laced across his face. "You okay?" He made a face at his own question. "Well, I know you're not OKAY. I mean you were raped last night, but, is something wrong, besides that? You're probably sore right? Do you need some aspirin?"

Agito was slightly hesitant to ask, but he had to know; "Did we have sex last night? After K-kazu went home?"

Ikki looked like someone had shot him. "No!" he screeched, " After. . . THAT, we just went to bed! Well, you took a bath, but THEN we went to bed!" He almost choked on his words he was saying them so fast. Ikki gasped and said," And I don't mean that we 'went to bed' to do anything! We just slept! You were tired and I didn't want you in your room alone so soon after that had happened, so we came in here and we went to sleep!"

Agito couldn't help the laughter that came bubbling from his throat. Ikki was so cute when his was embarrassed.

"What are you going to do? About Kazu? Your best friends. I couldn't ask you to choose me over him." Agito said slowly, already thinking about how he was going to live now that he had no home for the two of them. Would he have to go back to his brother. . . ?

"Kazu is-WAS my best friend, but I will never forgive him for what he did to you. If it were consensual it would be one thing, but to force you to have sex with him? To RAPE you? No, there is no choice to be made. You're the victim. I am on your side, Agito." Ikki said.

Agito could tell that Ikki mourned his lost friend, but he could also tell that he meant every word he was saying. Somewhere inside of him, he was glad. He was so happy that he had a home. He was so happy that he wouldn't have to go back to Brother.

"But what about Kazu?" Agito said, voice hallow.

"What about him? If he comes around here, I'll beat him until he won't come by anymore." Ikki stated in a cold voice.

Agito knew that it hurt Ikki to have to say these things, and it hurt him to know that he had caused a great friendship to end. But, at least Akito was safe still. Now he knew that Ikki WOULD protect him with his life. And it made him feel. . . . At peace.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+ (Six weeks later)

Agito looked up at the sound of wheels on pavement, hoping that this time it would be Kazu, finally coming back to the team, back to where he belonged. But no, it was just that fat ass Boucha.

After what had happened, Ikki told the team that Kazu would not be back. When they had asked why he had simply said, 'He tried to rape me and I don't want it to happen again.' Their faces were so fucking funny when he told them this.

Agito had not seen Kazu since then, but he knew that they had to talk about it.

'Man,' Onigiri grumbled, ' doing this shit is a lot harder without Kazu around. I can't believe that he tried to RAPE Ikki. Ya know?'

'Yeah.' Boucha agreed. 'I never would have thought that the little guy had it in him. Plus I thought that if he went after anyone, it would be Agito. Heh. He probably thought that he could get farther with Ikki.'

Agito was shocked at the fat mans words. "Why do you think he'd have gone for me?" the small boy inquired.

Boucha just shrugged. 'He watched you a lot. He was always looking out for you too. Always defending you when he could. 'Been like that since the battle with behemoth. I always thought that he liked you. Like liked you.' the fat man shrugged. "Guess he liked Ikki more. Well, they have been friends since god knows when.'

Boucha and Onigiri walked off to go finish their laps, leaving Agito to contemplate things.

Even the fat man knew? How could I not have noticed?! God! I'm a fucking idiot.

And thus Agito took off to go have a little 'talk' with his private stalker.

Yea! What did you think?

I know that this one was SHORT, but i hope you forgive me!

Please Review. I like seeing what people think I should fix.

Laterz.

- 'Bandon