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Waking up was rather awkward for Tamaki. His arms were gently wrapped around Kyoya's broken torso and one leg fell over Kyoya's slightly thinner legs. Luckily Kyoya hadn't stirred and so Tamaki assumed he would be sleeping peacefully for at least a few more hours.

A few hours in which he would probably have to find a way to entertain himself so not to wake Kyoya. Being an early raiser was not fortunate if no one else was awake.

Slowly and carefully he untied his limbs from the darker haired teen and stood up. Darkness filled the corner of his eyes, eventually swallowing his site completely and the dizziness that overtook him was almost painful. His head was pounding and his body ached from sleeping in an odd position for most of the night. He quietly groaned and tried to stretch the aching limbs back to life. Tamaki looked at Kyoya's sleeping form, noticing that he was practically curling in on myself. Tamaki shook his, how was it that he never noticed how guarded Kyoya was? Did he sleep like this all the time? Tamaki hoped and prayed that he did not.

Making sure not to rouse the Shadow King, the Prince lifted the covers so they covered his friend's torn body. Then he checked in the mirror to make sure his hair didn't look like a bird's nest and quietly exited the room.

He decided that coffee was probably the best thing at the moment. He needed to wake up and clear his head, to sort through all the events of yesterday.

He spotted a Starbucks from across the way and made his way over. He was the fourth person in line, and for some reason, little details were appearing everywhere to him like he never noticed before. Like how the lobby was warmer than the individual rooms and that certain smells were stronger in other places. It was strange; Tamaki had never been one to have an eye for detail.

As he was picking his back pocket for his wallet he heard a familiar voice near by. Turning his head slightly he caught sight of the investigator from the other night. Anger soon filled Tamaki's every thought and being. God, if only he could hit him, he thought.

The investigator sensed someone staring and easily found Tamaki's gaze. He sneered at the site of the blond. Turning back to whomever he was speaking to he made sure that Tamaki could hear every word. "The brat was so scared stiff of the thing that I thought he was going to pass out, what a pathetic little runt, eh?" Tamaki curled a fist. The other man spoke next,

"He was really that scared? I mean it was dead, what's to be so afraid of?"

"Exactly what I was thinking," the investigator replied. "Even with his little boyfriend there to hold his hand, it was easy to see that he couldn't hold himself together. No wonder his father has such a distaste for him." He finished coldly.

Tamaki was shaking with rage, but he knew Kyoya would be mad if he did anything stupid like tackle the man or spill his coffee down the front of his shirt. So he took a deep breath, bought himself a coffee, Kyoya a tea, and walked away as if unfazed. At least he hoped he looked that way. Kyoya was in for an earful. When he finally made his way back to the assigned room, he found Kyoya sitting up watching something on the TV that hung up in the corner of the room. He turned and gave Tamaki a quick small smile. "Is that for me?" Tamaki only nodded, handing the cup over to Kyoya, who wrapped his very bandaged hand around the rim. Tamaki forced himself not to wince at the site. So he walked over to the window, and stared at the Hospital's busy parking lot.

"So what happened Tamaki?" He glanced at Kyoya, noticing that he didn't ever divert his attention from the news channel. Tamaki sighed and turned toward him. "Let me guess, the investigator was there wasn't he?" Tamaki felt his mouth fall open.

"How did y-"

"Relax Tamaki, I saw him pass in the window. Honestly I am surprised he hasn't left yet."

Tamaki bit his lip. "He said things about you." He muttered angrily. To his surprise Kyoya just laughed. It was a hollow short laugh, almost like a huff. "Well of course he did. Like I told you, I am an Ootori, what I feel and do matter, not just to my family, but to everyone around me."

Tamaki wasn't sure what to say because what Kyoya had just said was true. Their family name was their cage and future, either way they were bound forever.

"Kyoya?"

"Hmm" He was sipping his tea.

"How is it that we have been friends this long and you've never told me what you were afraid of snakes?"

Kyoya glanced at Tamaki for a minute before returning his attention to the news reports.

"Because that topic never came up, I am not just going to randomly spill all of my fears and dreams for light conversation, and by the way, it's just the big ones I hate." Tamaki supposed he could accept that answer, even though it stung a bit. He would have told Kyoya anything if he had asked. "Fine, then tell me why."

"Why what?"

"Why you are so afraid of big snakes." A daring move. Kyoya looked at him again, really looked at him. "You're my best friend, right?"

"Always."

"And you would never tell anyone what I'm about to tell you right?"

"Never," Kyoya gave a questioning look. "Cross my heart." He said with the motion.

He gave a reassuring smile, small but still there. Kyoya rolled his eyes.

"Fine, I suppose I'll tell you."

Victory! Kyoya moved his legs so Tamaki could sit in the small space and got comfortable, his coffee forgotten.

"So it's a short and simple story really, my dad had a business meeting with an incredibly important client. This client however, lived in Brazil, and he wanted to meet the entire Ootori family. I was only ten at the time, and this was our first big trip as a family." Tamaki nodded.

"When we got there we of course went through the normal motions of any business meeting, but afterwards we were allowed to explore if we wanted. Since we were so close to the Amazon River my brothers and I really wanted to see the land. So Akito and I started to travel right along side the river."

Kyoya took a sip of his tea, and unreadable expression filled his eyes. "Somehow we ended up separated, so I followed the river back to what I thought was the city. Being ten though I didn't have the best sense of direction."

So that's why he's so good at directions now, Tamaki thought. "Eventually I ended up having to cross the swap like part of the land, and a half way across I saw Akito. Naturally I started running towards him and him towards me, but I tripped on and fell."

Tamaki watched Kyoya closely, seeing him begin to tremble, and hear the slightest hitch in his voice. Kyoya was looking at his lap now, trying to pull himself together. Tamaki reached out and grabbed his hand, grateful that Kyoya didn't yank away. He usually never did well this much contact. He obviously needed the contact, however, and that's what worried Tamaki the most. Kyoya took a breath. "By the time I got up I felt like there was someone behind me, and I assumed it was Akito. Until my version cleared and saw that he was standing frozen ten feet away from me."

Kyoya was shaking now, not as bad as last night but still, Kyoya and shaking did not go together. "S..So I turned to see what was behind me, and it..it," Kyoya was starting to lose it again and Tamaki was wondering what he should do.

He settled for squeezing his hand. Another shaky breath later, "It was huge Tamaki, it towered over me by probably five feet, and it lunged at me." Tamaki's eyes widened to saucers. "It bit my neck and twisted me into its coils, I remember the feeling, like I was being crushed by a truck. It just all happened so freaking fast I…"

He trailed off, taking a few deep breaths to calm himself. He looked at Tamaki after he got his breathing under control, and Tamaki could see the worry build up in his eyes. Tamaki opened his mouth then closed it again, how was he supposed to begin? What should he say? "Well your lucky that you have something legit to fear." Kyoya looked lost. "What does that mean?" "Well, you see, I am deathly afraid of ducks." HE said in a completely serious tone.

Kyoya stared at him and then burst out laughing. Tears began to form and he was clutching his stomach from laughing so hard, and Tamaki joined in.

The dark cloud had finally lifted from them. After they both caught their breath everything seemed more at peace. Kyoya gave him his real smile and Tamaki couldn't help showing off his goofy grin. "Well whether that's true or not, thank you." "It is true, can't you see how scary they are!" He exclaimed jumping off the bed, energy swimming back into him. "They quack and chase you until you fall and then they peck you to death!"

Kyoya threw his head back and laughed, warm and real, and Tamaki smiled, overjoyed.

And that, my dears is the end. I hope you enjoyed my first fanfic ever!

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