Hi everybody. NaNoWriMo has officially begun. Awesome! You're welcome DP. Happy really late birthday then. I had no idea that was gonna happen. I am officially flattered that you want to dedicate a story to me. Thanks Clozzie, I'm glad you enjoyed. You too Neko.

Anyway, this one I wrote for Neko on a whim the other day. It's a pilot, may become a full fic if I can finish it fast. Enjoy everybody!

Title: Pairing

Rating: T

Genre: Romance

Warning: Possible OOC, slight violence hinting, swearing, crossed with Loveless

Summary: "I will grant your wish."

Fragmented

16. Pairing

The blond jet was nervous. Agito could feel it, could sense it even with their hands separated. The eyepatched boy was confused. Why was he so scared?

It's his first time. He's bound to be nervous. Agito sighed. He hated when Akito made sense.

Fuck. I guess. Maybe I should be the one who-

No Agito. He can do it. He can't handle that; it's too much pain. You and I are much better for this. We always have been. It's why we survive.

But he's a newbie.

You were once a newbie Agito. And so was I.

…Mm.

Kazu watched the blue-haired boy with a mixture of apprehension and shyness. What was he supposed to say? The boy expected him to step forward, to take the plunge. Why? It was obvious the blunette was the experienced one on both sides of the spectrum. It was who he was, what he existed for. And Kazu was a naïve little fool and knew it well. This was his first time in this situation. How could he be so much better than this veteran in front of him? I'm going to die, the blond thought incoherently. I'm going to die and I'll never…

Agito raised a hand and Kazu instinctively flinched away (A Fighter's instinct to hide from a Sacrifice's temper?) but it did not smack him. The jet felt his blond ears stick up against the beanie's fabric as the slender hand stroked his cheek.

"You need to calm down," he said as the hand moved to his neck, ever so gentle. This is unlike him. "If you keep panicking you'll never do it right. So just relax and follow…"

"My instructions." His voice had softened and jumped an octave. Akito had come out without warning, pulling off the eyepatch covering his eye. The mismatched golden gaze made the blond shiver, ears and tail standing erect. Akito stepped forward, pressing his hands against the clenched fists at Kazu's sides. His blue tail swished calmly back and forth. Akito smiled softly. "Just listen to my commands little Phoenix," he murmured softly, leaning up to capture the boy's lips tightly in a kiss. A small smirk flashed on the younger's face briefly as the elder flushed furiously and helplessly. That nickname always sent sweet shudders through the blond's body. It was a term that made no sense, considering he was older than the blunette. "Use me as I will use you. If you can do that…"

Kazu managed to ask, eyes wide and terrified. "If I can do that, then what?"

"If you can do that, then I will grant that desire you can tell no one else, that you dream of so fervently. I will grant your wish." He stepped back. "Okay?"

Kazu just stared at him, wide eyed and full of fear. The dreams flashed through his head. Then his fists loosened. "What… what do I do?"

Akito took his hand. "Come with me."

And he did.

…

Kazu squirmed uncomfortably. The hand in Akito's smaller one was starting to become sweaty. The blunette didn't seem to notice. All that radiated from him was endless peace and warmth. It was how Akito always felt to him when it came to these times, when he was alone with the blond. Otherwise he was happy, timid, pacifistic, open, naïve, and childlike. Agito was almost an opposite; a rough-and-tumble, aloof guy who disliked the weak getting hurt for no reason, who fought simply because it was a fight, who got up from a punch faster than when he threw one.

But when these battles came, they were different. Even though Kazu had never fought with him before, he knew it was so. Akito was a calmly manipulative sort of person, who saw from all angles and never let himself be ruled, who knew love and allowed it to become him. Agito was an S&M routine on his own, begging for more pain with a simple taunt while throwing it back in their faces twice as hard as the blows.

They had been trained as Fighter and Sacrifice, sadist and masochist, servant and master. It made him wonder again why, over all the others at the school, a weak, insignificant person like him was chosen by this powerful, enigmatic child. Yet deep down, he thought that he knew.

They walked into the meadow together, hands still clasped like a young couple. Akito stopped slowly and pressed himself gently against Kazu's body, head on his chest. His other hand grasped the pale one hanging limply there. He was shaking again. Such a terrified little firebird we have chosen. Poor thing.

"Calm yourself my little Phoenix," Akito murmured soothingly as he moved to stand behind him. "The enemy comes. They shouldn't smell your fear, they should feel your confidence, your power."

Kazu swallowed. "What power? I can't do anything. I'm just a-"The younger cut him off.

"Just nothing. You are my Fighter, a master of words just with that knowledge alone. You are a quiet, powerful warrior who strikes while the others boast. You are Stealth." Hearing that true name made the blond still, then smile quietly, eyes beginning to glow with excitement. Akito smiled again. He could sense it, the slumbering strength. He always knew.

Their footsteps were loud against the grass. It was almost annoying, the arrogant way they walked. It was if they thought they were better than this pair simply because they had been bound for so long. Akito smiled quietly and Agito visibly smirked. This would prove them wrong.

"Nice to meet you Boundless," he greeted politely. Kazu stilled. Akito's ability to know Names at a glance was uncanny. "Are you ready?"

"Screw you and your pleasantries," the enemy Fighter snarled. "Systems activate!" The area exploded into a world without true form. Kazu looked around fearfully. The Figher smirked. "A weak little newbie? You touch must be slipping Nameless." The last word was spat like a curse toward Akito. The blunette grinned.

"Think what you will. Are you ready?" He glanced at the blond, who nodded slowly. The arrogant look changed into something soft and deep. "You are Stealth, one who hides in the darkness and destroys his enemies with light, one who is too fast to catch. Go now, my little Phoenix. Show them your fire." As he spoke, Kazu felt his whole body tingle with warmth and excitement. His systems activated and he was filled with ecstasy.

As the battle began, Kazu wondered what he had feared. He wasn't alone after all.

…

"See?" Akito's voice chirped. "You were wonderful."

Kazu groaned audibly, his cat-like appendages twitching. "How do you always know?"

"I'm psychic."

"You are not!"

Akito gave a giggle. "Maybe not, but I know you. I know I can trust you. Your wings will take you far." Before Kazu could mock him, or even say anything, Akito gently kissed him on the cheek and strode away. By the time conscious thought returned, the blunette was up ahead.

"Get back here!"