Disclaimer: Loveless not mine. A duh. I also don't own McDonald's.

This chapter is dedicated to Killer Fox and Master Lady.

Expect a little bit of boi smex (as my friend calls it) for this chapter. It happens, but I'm not going into details. And yes, Ritsuka's seme.

-winks and hears the resounding ZOMG's-

I took the whole uke and seme thing into careful consideration when planning this story out. It's very obvious who would be the seme, simply because Soubi's older and stronger. And Ritsuka's just too uke-ish. But there's also Soubi's plain desire to be dominated and governed.

This chapter really is a big relief for me. Everyone seems to think that I've forgotten all about Ritsuka's classmates and friends, but I left them out with no mention for a reason. I purposely left Ritsuka alone with Soubi for so long so he could realize what the real world is like again. It makes it a bit better, I guess.

And let's take a vote: should he still run away?

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Ritsuka stared at Soubi's nude body sprawled in front of him, a blush starting on his pale cheeks.

"What?"

"Dominate me." Soubi turned his head to the side, exposing his neck. A sort of knowing settled into Ritsuka's eyes, and he looked back down at his hands crossed in his cloth-covered lap.

"Soubi... should we?"

Soubi didn't answer.

"I mean..." Ritsuka continued to the darkness. "We just did... but you want me to... and..."

He realized how he sounded. He sounded confused, not scared. He wasn't scared. He could do this. He could do it... and he would. He turned back to Soubi.

"You want me to?"

Soubi heard it before he saw the look on Ritsuka's face. It was a boldness that hadn't been there before.

"I do."

Ritsuka smiled. He felt so different, so much older. If they were going to do this; be together, then they were going to do it right. And Ritsuka was going to stop being scared.

He crawled to Soubi, and before he could stop himself, he was feeling anxious; nervous.

"Soubi..." he said, looking down again at Soubi's exposed body. "I... don't know what to do..."

"I'll show you," Soubi whispered huskily, taking Ritsuka's hand. He moaned at the feel of Ritsuka's fingers against him, and inside him, and he couldn't breathe as the boy finally positioned himself above his body.

And for the first time, Aoyagi Ritsuka made Agatsuma Soubi scream.

XXX

Ritsuka looked one last time at the fake ears left on Soubi's bed, and stepped out the door with the man at his side.

"Are you sure, Ritsuka?"

"Yes." Ritsuka's eyes held that same set look. He was no longer a child. He wasn't like everyone else. He wanted to feel older. He wanted to do what he did with Soubi. And that's all that mattered.

"But... how will they... what will they think?"

"It doesn't matter." Ritsuka said. "I don't have my ears, and they know it."

He was going to talk to Yuiko and Yayoi. There was no point in pretending he hadn't lost his ears by wearing fake ones. They already knew. And he didn't want to pretend.

"You aren't worried?"

"No." Ritsuka turned to Soubi, smiling. "I love you."

"Heh." Soubi smirked. "That's my line."

Ritsuka stopped at the school grounds, peerinf around a corner wall, watching the children walking into the building, happily chattering. He spotted Yuiko walking, her tail wagging behind her, Yayoi dutifully tagging along with her.

"You're going to talk to them?"

"Yes."

"To... tell them goodbye?" Soubi asked nonchalantly. He didn't know whether Ritsuka had changed his mind about running away.

"In a sense," Ritsuka sid softly. "I'm already leaving everything normal behind anyway..." he smiled coyly up at Soubi. "Just by being with you."

That earned him a shove against the wall and a passionate kiss.

"C'mon, Soubi," Ritsuka said, pushing him away lightly, licking his lips seductively. "We need to go."

He turned the corner, Soubi at his side.

"Yuiko!"

He watched as both Yuiko and Yayoi turned to them, the smiles dropping from their faces. Ritsuka heaved a sigh, and continued making his way toward them. Yuiko blushed, averting her eyes that would surely otherwise make their way to his earless head. Yayoi smiled apprehensively at Ritsuka, mumbling a "hello".

"Yuiko..." Ritsuka said, smiling warmly at her. "We need to talk."

"W-What about, Ritsuka-kun?"

"Well..." Ritsuka said, seeing Soubi and Yayoi shaking hands from the corner of his eye. "I know you're upset with me."

"No, Ritsuka-kun, not at all! I..." she blushed again. "I was just surprised."

Soubi looked at Ritsuka, his eyes burning. Yayoi looked back and forth at both of them, suddenly understanding. He dropped Soubi's hand, as if afraid to think where it had been. Soubi cast him a quick glance, and looked back at Ritsuka. He caught Yuiko's eye, and she blushed, dropping her gaze.

"I might be gone for a while." Ritsuka looked at Yayoi. "You take care of Yuiko."

Yayoi looked up at him, eyes wide. Ritsuka fought back a smirk.

"I know you will."

He turned to leave. "You better go. School's gonna start soon."

"Ritsuka-kun!' Yuiko cried, grabbing his arm. "Where are you going?"

"You're not coming into school?" Yayoi asked him.

"No." Ritsuka replied. "I... need to think for a while. I need to be with Soubi."

Soubi straightened up at the mention of his name. Ritsuka squeezed his hand. The school bell tolled.

"Go on," Ritsuka said, accepting Yuiko as she threw herself on him frantically. His eyes met Yayoi's, and he nodded. Yuiko stepped back and Ritsuka watched the two of them walk into the school building.

"Let's go, Soubi."

"Where?"

"To McDonald's! I'm hungry!"

Soubi stared in awe at Ritsuka's genuine smile. He'd figure that boy out, yet.

T.B.C...

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Yes, there will be more interaction with Yuiko and Yayoi in future. But as for now... I'm completely out of ideas for what should happen next.

I'm open to all suggestions! I still wanna know whether he should try running away or not!