Jyabura's mind slowly roused from the pleasant dream he was having. He felt the warm body close to him.

He had woken to this same dream so many times before. This time it felt so real…

He cracked his eyes open and was met with a view of bright orange hair. It took the man a moment to realise he was awake and that the scene was, in fact, real. He sighed with a smile on his face and rolled onto his back, away from the warm body.

It felt kind of strange to share a bed with someone. The older man had never slept in the same bed with someone else for an entire night, his back ached a little from the movement restriction but he decided the feeling of having company in the morning wasn't all that bad.

It made him feel needed, like he was worth something to someone.

Hoisting himself up from the soft mattress, Jyabura sat against the headboard, eyeing the boy next to him. As much he wanted to give in to his urges to reach out and touch the younger man, Jyabura pushed them back. He didn't want to complicate their friendship. It was for the best that the boy stayed ignorant of his feelings.

Kaku rolled over, facing the older man and wrapped his arms around one of Jyabura's thighs. Apparently the boy was a clingy sleeper. The older Zoan user chuckled and scratched his bare stomach whilst he contemplated whether to stay until the boy awoke or to make himself scarce.

He was never given the chance to come to a conclusion. Someone had interrupted his perfect little world.

The door slammed open and Jyabura visibly jumped in surprise. The wolf Zoan felt as though his heart would stop as the intruder's eyes fell upon him.

He knew the moment the door hit its frame that this wouldn't end well for him. Lucci stayed silent, just glaring at the older man. Jyabura didn't know what to do, whether to sit there, explain the situation or try to leave.

That was when the flood gates of his mind opened and the reasons for him being there in the first place came crashing back. His hands started shaking with renewed fury.

The wolf Zoan all but jumped out of the bed, the movement rousing the smaller man. Kaku sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"Jy-" he started before he spotted the man in the doorway, a look of shock and fear spreading across the boy's face. "L- Lucci? I -"

Jyabura moved before either of them could act. He closed the short distance between himself and the other man, drew back his clenched fist and brought it forward with all the strength he could muster.

All the feelings he had bottled up over the last day went into that one blow.

Lucci never saw it coming.

The leopard Zoan stumbled backwards out of the doorway, reeling from the unexpected blow. Jyabura didn't give him time nor the chance to recover. Blinded by rage he reached out and took hold Lucci's throat in one hand, drawing the other back for a second attack. The older man felt a heavy weight attach itself to his right arm, stopping him from bringing his wrath down on the other man.

"JYA! STOP IT!" it was Kaku who had grabbed him in an attempt to stop the wolf Zoan from killing his lover.

Lucci didn't let the moment of distraction go to waste.

He forced Jyabura's hand away from his throat and brought his knee up, burying it in the other man's gut. Lucci's fist collided with the side of Jyabura's head, sending him crashing to the floor. Before Lucci could move in for another attack Blueno's solid body appeared between the two brawling men.

He didn't say a word, there was no need. He merely scowled down at the leopard Zoan in silent warning. The man took the hint.

Jyabura pulled himself up into a sitting position, coughing and spluttering while trying to regain his breath. He looked up past Blueno, glaring intensely at Lucci who returned the favour, neither of them backing down.

Kaku stood leaning heavily on the door frame, silent tears rolling down his cheeks. The youth looked from one man to the other, not knowing which one to go to. He took a fearful step towards Lucci and gingerly touched his arm in apology for the misunderstanding. Kaku would never do something as despicable as cheating.

With Kaku's silent apology, Lucci's anger hit its peak. He didn't give the boy a chance to explain before his fist came up and backhanded the boy away.

Jyabura's eyes widened as the boy was struck. Knowing what had happened the previous day was one thing but witnessing it with your own eyes was another matter entirely. The wolf Zoan ducked past Blueno and tackled the livid younger man to the ground. If he had his way Lucci would be dead in less than a minute.

"Don't you ever touch him!" Jyabura hissed, curling his fingers around Lucci's slim neck once again. He fought against the tightening grip to no avail, the older man was too strong in his angered state.

Jyabura was almost instantly thrown off of him, a pair of large hands pinning him to the floor. Lucci moved into a crouching position, about to pounce on Jyabura in retaliation when Blueno knocked him back down.

"STOP IT! BOTH OF YOU" The huge man bellowed. "You're acting like damn children!" Jyabura struggled against Blueno's grip, but the barman easily held him down, pressing his face into the carpet.

"Calm down! Both of you!" Lucci eyed Jyabura from where he was on the floor. He got to his feet; Blueno watched his every movement like a hawk. He walked past the sobbing Kaku and disappeared into his bedroom, slamming the door behind him.

Califa darted out from her hiding place in the next room to kneel next to Kaku and try to comfort the boy. Jyabura had stopped struggling though his anger hadn't diminished in the slightest. He had his fists clenched so hard his nails broke the skin, the small amount of blood staining the carpet. Blueno loosened his grip on the man, easing his weight off of him slightly.

"If I let you up will you behave?" Jyabura remained silent and the larger man assumed that silence was an agreement and moved off of him.

The moment he was released Jyabura jumped to his feet and shot towards the door Lucci had retreated into. He didn't make it farther than a couple of steps before Blueno grabbed a hold of his wrist and pulled him back to the ground. The barman stepped between the enraged man and the door, leaning against the smooth wood.

"Dammit, Blueno! Move!" Jyabura hissed through clenched teeth.

Crossing his arms over his chest the large man spoke;

"Take a walk." The older man was taken aback by the strange response.

"W- What?"

"Take a walk and cool off, come back whe-"

"But that fucking bastard in there jus-"

"OUT NOW!" The booming voice putting a stop to any further argument.

The wolf Zoan stood in place for some time glaring at Blueno in an attempt to make him back down. He failed miserably; the barman didn't falter under the enraged man's glare, instead he returned it with equal intensity. Jyabura soon gave up and disappeared into his room, retrieving a jacket and slipping on a pair of shoes. He gently touched Kaku's hair as he walked past, heading out the front door. He trusted Blueno to look after Kaku.

"He'll be fine without me there." The wolf Zoan tried in vane to reassure himself as he walked.

"He'll be ok."