(laughs nervously) I guess I should start writing more soon...I'll get right on that...oh, lemon coming up sometime in the near future, so prepare yourself! Enjoy!
Polaris18: Lol, I suppose if you ask him nicely. I'm sure Kanone could always convince him...though then you'd be in debt to Kanone, and that is not something you want (believe me). Thanks for reviewing!
tsuhiyo: Long last? Lol, it was only a day...Kousuke is protective (one of his few redeeming qualities). And by few I mean... like, 2 or 3, lol. Hmm, maybe not possessive (Kanone is possessive, scarily so). Thanks for reviewing!
Red Kitsune Flames: I suppose it's good, at least they don't depress you and make you want to kill yourself, lol. Hmm, Eyes isn't really that spontaneous of a guy, but I suppose that's why it's fiction, lol. Silver haired guys are hot...there's no way around it. I've got a thing for accents, too, so Eyes was just...(sighs). Lol, as I've said before, ranting is always welcome! Thanks for reviewing!
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Eyes waited, a little unpatiently, for Ayumu to continue with his plan, "Well?" he asked, slightly annoyed.
"It's really simple, actually." Ayumu told him, "We put a tracker on the bag that we put the money in."
"You think he won't notice that?" Eyes asked, honestly wishing the younger boy could be more inventive.
"Of course he will," Ayumu told him, "but it will distract him enough so that he doesn't notice us following him."
Eyes thought about it, "It's too much of a risk. If he notices us trailing him, he could kill Rio, especially after he has the money."
"No, he won't." Ayumu said, confidently, "If he does notice us trailing him, we'll simply tell him that the tracking device was a highly explosive bomb that we have the detonator to."
"This will never work." Eyes told him, "There's too much at stake to risk it with a flimsy plan."
Ayumu glared, "Well, let's here what you have in mind, then." he said.
Eyes sighed, the truth was he had been thinking about everything else that was going on that he hadn't had time to come up with any sort of plan. He desperately wished for Kanone here right now, he would have devised a fool-proof plan within seconds. However, Kanone wasn't there and Ayumu was all he had to work with. Still, he saw many holes and flaws in the plan, and refused to be a part of it. He shook his head, "You can't think of anything else?"
"You're sure the guy won't just give Rio back? That's usually what happens in a hostage situation."
"I won't take the risk." Eyes told him once more.
'Risk, that's all he talks about.' he thought. Didn't Kousuke once say that reckless was a way of life for the Blade Children? What made this situation so different? "You're going to take some risk." he informed Eyes.
"I realize this may be very easy for you to say that, but I have responsibilities." he informed Ayumu, bitterly, "I cannot allow any of the Blade Children to be harmed."
Ayumu sighed, "I'm not saying that I don't care, but you need to look at the situation with a level head."
Eyes glared slightly, "You're suggesting I'm getting too emotionally involved in this?" he asked, wondering if Ayumu had only even pretended to be a genius.
The chocolate haired boy nodded, "You might not realize it, but you care for Rio a lot, and that's clouding your judgement."
The realization that Ayumu might be right sunk in and Eyes stood up from his seat on the boy's couch, "Alright, then."
Ayumu looked up in suprise, "What?"
"I said alright." If Ayumu really thought this plan would work, then Eyes would just have to believe in him. He hadn't let the Blade Children down before, so there was no reason to suspect that he would do it now.
After recovering from the shock that Eyes was actually agreeing with him, Ayumu nodded, "What time do we have to be there?"
"Not until tomorrow at 3 pm." Eyes told him, standing, "I'll call you."
Ayumu watched as the Blade Child made his way to the door, "Wait!" he called out, halting Eyes' movements.
"What?" Eyes asked, slightly irritated. It had been a long day and he would rather just go home and go to sleep.
Ayumu hesitated, finally standing up and walking over to Eyes, "So, where does this leave us?"
Azure orbs searched hopeful brown ones. He hated the next words out of his mouth, but spoke them nonetheless, "Until everything calms down, there is no us." With that, Eyes turned and left the apartment and Ayumu.
Back home, Eyes flopped down on his bed, thinking back over those last few moments. He had wanted to take Ayumu then and there, but needed to restrain himself. With Kanone out and about, he didn't want the older Blade Child getting any ideas about him and Ayumu being together. The more it seemed Eyes wanted Ayumu, the more Kanone would hurt the younger brother. Closing his eyes, the silver-haired teen fell into the relaxing unconsciousness of sleep.
'There is no us.' Ayumu repeated this line over and over in his head, but couldn't make sense of it. Hadn't Eyes basically told Ayumu that he wanted him when he first came. If he didn't, then why did he kiss him like that? Ayumu groaned in frustration and laid down on his bed, eyes closed. Eyes was confusing, to say the least, but Ayumu needed to focus his energies on other things, 'When everything calms down, what did that mean?' Ayumu wondered. He shook his head, right now he needed to be concentrating on Rio and the kidnapper, not Eyes. Then, everything clicked, 'Kanone.' Ayumu thought, 'That must have been what Eyes meant.' As long as Kanone was angry with Eyes and Ayumu, maybe it would be best for the two to keep their distance. Ayumu sighed; this was going to be hard.
"You think we should tell Kousuke and Ryoko about this?" Ayumu asked, handing the dark green duffle bag to Eyes. Neither of them had spoken of last night's events, and Ayumu half-hoped that it would all blow over, but also half-hoped that Eyes would confirm his suspicions of the problem being Kanone.
"No, Kousuke will only interfere and the entire situation will do nothing but upset Ryoko." It was also likely that Kousuke hadn't told Ryoko for that same reason. Though, with the lack of common sense the redhead had, it was anyone's guess who he had told. He glanced up at Ayumu as the other boy looked away, lost in thought. Eyes thought again about how badly he wanted him, and wondered if he should bring up last night. He decided against it, figuring if Ayumu didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't force him.
"Alright." Ayumu agreed; evidently the Blade Child had no intention of saying anything. If someone was going to bring it up, it would have to be him. Eyes quickly threw the money in the bag with no more than a second glance. Ayumu stared at the bag for a second until something clicked in his head, "There's something I don't understand." Eyes looked up at him, waiting for him to continue, "How would this guy know that you and Rio are friends. Not many people know besides the Hunters and Hiyono and I."
"There have been plenty of times that Rio and I have been together out in public." Eyes informed Ayumu, "Anyone could have seen that we were friends."
Ayumu nodded in agreement, but something still felt off about the whole situation. Though, out of all the Blade Children, Rio probably was the easiest one to capture and hold hostage. She was a smart girl, but too small to put up much of a physical defense. He stood, grabbing the duffel bag, "Ready?" Eyes nodded in response and the two set out for the abandoned warehouse.
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Kind of short, sorry. Hopefully I'll get off my lazy butt and start writing more of this so you don't have to wait for a year for the next chappy (I know, a year is, like, 4 days to me, but still...). I don't really like Ayumu's plan, but there's no other point for Rio being kidnapped other than to bring these two together (which it does...hehehe). That, and this way I can at least include some of the other characters, lol. Review!