NOTES::

Anne: Thank you for all of the reviews, but there's no way I'm commenting on all of them. xD And hey! Sho could be a secretary! He just has to put forward some sort of effort on his own part…which is impossible, but that's okay. He's going to try. And thank you for the birthday hugs and such. And yeah, there's going to be a lot of people like that in this fic (people that keep interrupting them and such), so don't get too annoyed and smash your Mac against the wall.

Senshi of Ruin: Not a problem; I don't freak out when people don't review for a few chapters. I actually lost one for two whole fics…and now she's disappeared again. xD; And if you want to know what's in the envelope, read this chapter. ;D Thanks for the birthday hugs!

Puptastic: You're welcome for an amazingly hot chapter then! xD There should be another chapter like that, but much later and also if I can find my smut muse again and actually write it. It's all in my head, but…hard to put into words.

Hoshino Haruka: I think anyone would be embarrassed in that position if someone walked in on them.

Minako Sayaka: Thanks for the hugs on my birthday! And the really wonderful review, too. Reviews like that always make me feel better, so thank you much!

Redroses1791: I love the tie-tugging thing. I did it to my prom date (with his permission, though). It's very fun!

Daggergal: You're welcome!

Kairi Angel: I know. It's delicious. Sho in a suit…

Camui-Alexa: Everyone's birthday is in May, I swear. We have a birthday week at school in my group of friends – three in a row. And I think it's 'fantasizing', but I knew what you meant, don't worry.

Marionette Kadaj: I'm going to assume that miniature heart attack in this reference is a good thing. xD And now that you mention it, I can see Sho doing that, too.

Camui Nekare: It's a good thing you caught up; I'm hoping to update more often now…or at least in a few weeks when exams are over.

Chapter Seven – Training Days

"Sho, did you look at what your parents gave you in that envelope last night or did you just leave it on the table?" Kei asked the following evening as he turned to lie on his back on the couch. He glanced over at the brunette, who was lounging in the leather recliner, skimming through a novel that Kei had finished reading a week earlier.

"Mmm, no," he replied with a mysterious glint in his eyes. "I was too busy being seduced by a half-naked vampire."

"Excuse me, but I believe you were the one that was half-naked at the time," Kei protested as he heard the other move to slide onto the couch by his feet.

"Whatever," Sho said, rolling his eyes. "All I did with the envelope was move it to the coffee table." He gestured towards the manila envelope sitting on the table in front of him, which he grabbed quickly and opened. "Oh god, they didn't…"

"Didn't what?" Kei asked. Curious, he sat up and slid over to where Sho was staring wide-eyed at pictures he had extracted from inside the envelope.

"Give me baby pictures," he whispered in an emotion-filled breath. "They gave me baby pictures." Sho handed one to Kei, who let out a gasp of delight.

"Sho-chan," the blonde breathed, a hand clamping over his mouth as he looked at the Polaroid photo. It was of a baby Sho on his first birthday; the child was sitting in a high chair, a slice of cake on the tray in front of him and chocolate crumbs covering his fists. He was giving a toothless grin with unmistakable cerulean eyes twinkling from the flash of the camera. Next to him was a five-year-old Shinji, brown eyes dark and mysterious as he gripped the edge of the high chair, giving a smile as well. "You're adorable…" The blonde placed a kiss on Sho's cheek.

"I hear that from you now, love," Sho reminded him with a warm smile. "There's more here, too." Kei moved so he could look at the old photographs over Sho's shoulder, his smile widening as he stared at every single one. Of course he had met the vampire when he was seven, but a child changes a lot from when they were a baby.

"Mmm…just think if we could have children, they would be the most adorable kids in the world," Kei purred sultrily into Sho's ear, making him shiver.

If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you
Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth

"Children would also ruin our lovemaking, angel," he reminded. "And I'm content with how it is now." Kei playfully slapped Sho's shoulder.

"You completely missed my point!"

"Who said I was finished talking?" the brunette reminded. "Yes, our children would be stunningly cute and adorable." Kei grinned happily and placed a tender kiss to Sho's ear.

"Thank you," he whispered breathily, watching his lover visibly shudder.

"C-can you stop doing that, Kei?" Sho asked politely, regaining his composure. "It distracts me too much." He heard Kei chuckle wickedly, deft tongue flicking out to lick at the shell of his ear.

"All right then, I'll stop," he replied. "When should you be getting ready to go in to your first day of work, love?"

"Probably now," the brunette replied, letting out a soft sigh. "Care to help me figure out what I should wear?"

"Of course," Kei said, tugging at Sho's shoulders to help the vampire get up and out of the recliner. "Although…I don't think you should wear your leather pants, love," he purred, pulling his lover close by wrapping his arms around Sho's waist.

"And why is that?" Sho asked, arms curling around Kei as the blonde tilted his face upwards.

"Because I don't want them going after something that's mine," he growled, hands trailing down past the small of Sho's back to squeeze at his rear possessively.

"Mmm…Kei," the brunette breathed as he pulled Kei into a deep kiss, deft tongues tangling together hotly and wildly. "What should I wear then?"

"How about…the suit pants you wore to your interview and a nice silk shirt?"

"You know, I still look just as edible in that," Sho commented as he was dragged into their bedroom.

"I know, but what don't you look edible in, love?" Kei offered, watching Sho shed his clothes and search around in the closet for his new outfit. "And at least put boxers on."

That this love I have inside is everything it seems
But for now I find it's only in my dreams

"Yeah, yeah," the brunette muttered, sliding into a pair of jet black boxers and slipping into the dress pants. "Are you going to come visit me while I'm working?"

"Not on your first day, Sho-chan," he replied. "I will catch up with you when you're done and take you out to eat like a good husband would."

"You mean wife," Sho replied in a sing-song voice as he buttoned up his shirt, flipping his ponytail out over the collar.

"Mmm hmm. And it's that sort of talk that makes me not want to meet you for dinner tonight," Kei retorted as he strode over and wrapped his arms around his lover from behind.

"Angel…" he whined, fingers entwining with Kei's as he leaned back and rested his head against Kei's. "I'm going to miss you today."

"I'm going to miss you, too," Kei whispered in Sho's ear, placing a soft kiss after. "This one's going to be different, isn't it?" The brunette simply nodded and turned his head to smile at the blonde.

"Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that I love you," Sho breathed against Kei's lips.

"I hope it doesn't," the older replied, lips curling into a smile. Sho turned in Kei's arms and hugged him tightly. "I love you, too…"

"What time will you come pick me up for dinner?" he asked, hands caressing Kei's cheek and the back of his neck, which pulled the vampire's forward into a kiss.

"How about around seven?" Kei offered, breath hot against Sho's lips.

"Sounds perfect. I'll see you then, angel."

"Be careful and try not to piss anyone off, okay?" the blonde told him.

"How could I piss anyone off with this face?" the other asked with a bright grin, making his creator shake his head in amusement…

That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe

"Sho, you're early!" Kurisu said, surprised as Sho knocked on her doorframe an hour after he left Kei.

"I thought you said I had to be here by seven!" Sho replied as he walked into her office.

"No, I told you I was going to be in at seven and you didn't have to come in until later," she answered. "But that doesn't matter; now I can show you around and have you meet some people you'll be working with."

"Sounds like a plan," he agreed, following in his new boss's wake as she headed out of her office and down the hall to a large circular desk where a group of nurses stood, waiting for the arrival of something. Sho made a move to go and talk to them, but Kurisu grabbed his arm.

"I'll show you your temporary office before we get to the gawking group of nurses," she hissed in his ear, pulling him away from the women, who were now noticing Sho and eyeing him approvingly. A few moments later, Sho was being pushed forcefully into a small room that included a small desk with a laptop and a few boxes on the opposite wall. I'm sure they'll be waiting for you when we're done in here," she said exasperatedly as she shut the door.

"I wouldn't be surprised," Sho said, admiring his office despite how little it was. "You said this is my temporary office?"

"Of course," Kurisu said, patting him on the shoulder. "Your actual one is still under construction. It'll be in front of mine. You'll actually be able to see out into the hallway."

"…Did this used to be a janitor's closet?" he asked, noticing a mop and pail leaning against the wall.

"Years ago; it's been empty for a while now," she replied. "Sho-kun, there's not much to admire."

"I know, but I feel like this is symbolic or something," he breathed, cerulean eyes scanning the pure white walls. "My first office…"

"Half office," the pink-haired doctor reminded. "Now come on. I think the nurses are going to tear down your door if I don't bring you to them soon." Sho chuckled.

"I know I'm irresistible and all, but I never expected such ravaging women," he purred in a sultry tone as Kurisu grabbed the doorknob.

You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world

"…Please don't talk like that in front of them. They'll never leave you alone." Her statement made Sho laugh and with that, she opened the door and led him back out to the desk where all of the women tried to look as though they hadn't been watching his every movement.

"Hello," Sho said politely as he and Kurisu stopped in front of the nurses.

"Everyone, this is my new assistant, Sho," Kurisu announced. "Please treat him with respect and help him fit in, all right? I'll have my eye on all of you." She added the warning much too seriously for Sho's liking, but all of the nurses seemed to understand without taking too much offense. "Sho-kun, I've got to run to a meeting right now. Be back in my office by eleven, okay?"

"Okay, Kurisu," Sho replied as she gave his shoulder a squeeze and took off down the hallway. He turned to smile at the group of nurses, but they were still staring at him, apparently amazed by his presence. Finally after a long awkward moment, one of the women finally stepped forward. She had long, wavy, dirty blonde hair and grey-blue eyes and looked like she hadn't slept well in a number of days.

"Hi, I'm Meredith," she said, bowing low and smiling; Sho did likewise. The tension finally broke and each woman came up and introduced themselves in turn.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Addison," a nurse with curly crimson hair and emerald eyes said, a little too overexcited.

"I'm Callie," the tallest one said. She had fierce, dark eyes and her black hair was pulled back into a ponytail.

"Izzie!" A rather attractive, younger nurse said, who bounded forward happily. She had her blonde hair back in a bun, brown eyes glittering joyously and teeth gleaming in the bright light of the hallway.

"I'm sure I'll get to know you all very well," he said with a small smile, making a few of the women blush.

"What does the 'K' on your necklace stand for?" Meredith asked suddenly, eyeing the jewelry. Sho simply smiled and said nothing, stuffing his left hand into his pants pocket.

No need for them to know I'm married or else I'll never escape them, he thought to himself as they all began to chatter, grabbing his right arm and dragging him down the hallway, trying to show him everything there was to see…

If I could be king even for a day
I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way

"Kei-chan, you made it!" Sho said as the vampire stood in the doorway into his small office that evening like he promised. He watched as Sho cleaned up the top of his desk, sorting through papers and putting them in different piles.

"You seem well-organized," Kei commented, taking a few steps inside and forgetting to close the door. Sho looked up at him and smiled brightly.

"Today was really hectic, though," he began to say, but Kei held up a hand.

"No spoiling the stories now, love. We can talk about it over dinner."

"You're taking me out to dinner?" Sho asked, eyebrow arching.

"Why wouldn't I?" Kei said with a smile. "You deserve it."

"That's very thoughtful, angel. Thank you," Sho told him with a mysterious wink. "Although you did say we shouldn't go out and spend all of my money…" Kei grinned, but his grin faltered for a moment.

"…Are you wearing lip gloss?" he asked. Sho laughed and nodded his head.

"Yes. One of the nurses gave it to me when I said that my lips were chapped and they were bothering me. She has a little crush on me, I think," Sho said, walking around to in front of his desk. "Her name's Meredith…"

"Really?" Kei said lightly as his arms wrapped around Sho's waist.

"Mmhmm. And it's cherry flavored," he added. "Want a taste?"

"Why wouldn't I?" he asked before he pressed his lips against Sho's, tongue flicking over the soft lips. "Mmm…delicious," Kei breathed before deepening the kiss, parting Sho's flavor-coated lips with his tongue. Sho moaned and wrapped his arms around Kei as the vampire began to unbutton his shirt, pulling out of the kiss, but sucking on Sho's bottom lip, cherry flavoring flooding his senses.

"On my desk?" Sho asked in a rush, making Kei chuckle.

"We'll do this later," Kei breathed, pulling away. "Since if we do it now, we'll never make it on time for our reservations."

And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made
Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day

"Oh…" Sho said disdainfully.

"So then…you're well-liked around here?" he asked, looking around the small office as Sho buttoned up his shirt.

"Yes. And this place is only temporary. My office will actually be attached to Kurisu's."

"I'll have to come and visit you then, too," Kei thought out loud as he walked over and picked up Sho's coat. As he walked back to where Sho was standing, he caught sight of a nurse standing on the other side of the hallway, looking horrified at the sight of him. Had she seen them…? Not that it mattered, but was that Meredith? "Sho-chan…what does Meredith look like?"

"Dirty blonde hair, grey-blue eyes," Sho said, shrugging. "Not really sure." Kei looked back at the nurse, who took off down the hallway. It wasn't Meredith. "I don't pay attention to what people look like unless they're my beautiful Kei-chan."

"Mmm…that reassures me," Kei said as he helped Sho slip into his white trench coat. "Ready?" Sho glanced around the room, checking to make sure he had everything. Wrapping an arm around Kei's waist and letting his hand slip into the back pocket of Kei's pants, he grinned and nodded.

"I've got everything I need right here. But where are we going?" Sho asked as they passed by the nurses' station.

"Osaka's," Kei answered quickly, hoping Sho wouldn't freak out, but it was too late.

"Kei-chan!" Sho squealed happily as they entered the elevator. "No way!"

"I knew you'd like it…"

"You're amazing, angel," the brunette said. "Now, how did you ever survive without me for an entire day?"

"I managed," Kei purred as Sho pulled him close. He lifted a hand and stroked at Sho's cheek. "I don't know how long I'll be able to manage, but I'll figure something out." The younger vampire grinned and placed a tender kiss on his lover's lips.

"You'll have to come visit me lots!" he suggested in a tone that meant the idea was final.

"Of course," the blonde replied in a sardonic tone. "So we can keep going out for dinner and spending all of the money you're making."

"You shoot down all of my ideas, angel," Sho said in a slightly hurt tone.

"I'll make it up to you," Kei replied softly as he flicked his tongue out against Sho's petal soft lips…

You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world…

Lyrics are Change The World by Eric Clapton.

I have eight days of school left and then I can write more! So during the summer, I'm planning on writing more, exercising more, drawing more, and working more. But mostly catching up on my sleep! And I'm sorry for the lack of updates; my muses for this fic keep leaving me and coming back and leaving me and then not coming back.

And okay, I mixed in some Grey's Anatomy characters and you may or may not see House in here… I know, I'm a loser. But you guys knew that already, so it's okay. Reviews are appreciated!!