Hello! I'm here with another chapter.

Pairing: KaixRen

Time: During the VF Circuit

"Why did you drag me to this again?" asked a confused Toshiki Kai. He was in the Foo Fighters headquarters with Ren Suzugamori, his rival and good friend. Ren has invited him over to see him. Kai thought it was about a fight he wanted with him, but as he asked Ren told him that he had no intention of battling anyone that day.

"Asaka and Tetsu caught a flu and I need you to help me with cooking for them. We're all members of New Team Asteroid after all."

"Do it by yourself. You can cook by yourself, you can handle two sick people," said Kai, annoyed that he left his apartment for that. Kai was in the last time fairly irritated by Ren. Since he joined up with him, Tetsu and Asaka, there was some strange sensation he hadn't ever felt around Ren. However, he started always to feel uneasy when he was all alone with Ren somewhere. Kai was confused, he didn't have the opportunity to solve this issue yet, so he tried his hardest to avoid him.

"Please! I've been taking care of them since yesterday! I'm exhausted, I can't handle those two alone!" said Ren with his pouting face. Kai hated when Ren did that. Ren maybe wasn't aware of it, but his always caused Kai to soften up a little bit.

"Whatever."

"Yay! Thank you so much, Kai!" said Ren happily. Maybe Kai was overreacting. It possibly wasn't that terrible like he expected.

"So I have thought about making them a warm soup, how does that sound?"

"I don't care. We won't eat it anyway," replied Kai as he took off his jacket and sat down on a chair in the kitchen. Ren wore a blue apron and it made Kai actually smile a little bit. Ren looked really funny dressed up like a chef.

They started with chopping the vegetables and meat. Since both of them had some experience with cooking they were done in no time. They did got into an argument as how much water they should use, but at the end it all turned out pretty good. Kai felt happy inside. He wasn't able to tell if Ren was, but he definitely was glad that he gave into Ren's begging, since this was the nicest time they spend together in a long time. He had totally forgotten how much fun they used to have.

Kai would never say it out loud, but he was glad that Asaka and Tetsu were all better now. He came in to greet them and bring them their tea and soup. The two of them enjoyed in and then felt into a peaceful sleep.

"I'm so tired. Taking care of sick people really sucks the life out of you," said Ren, putting the dishes away with Kai helping him. Kai was tired as well, but he just wasn't the kind of person to give away weakness. And he finally felt comfortable around Ren again. He couldn't explain it, but he was glad that it all felt normal again.

"Do you want some coffee and dinner? I'll get some," said Kai already putting on his jacket and shoes. Ren just nodded and Kai left the buildng to his favourite place to get some Takoyaki, since he really wanted some. As he returned everything was covered in darkness. Where was Ren? He looked in the kitchen and living room, but no sight of the Shadow Paladin deck wielder. He checked the last room, the bedroom. There he was, asleep on the red couch he bought not so long ago.

He looked so vulnerable and peaceful while asleep. Kai couldn't help but smile. He took out a blanket from the closet and put it over Ren, so he wouldn't be cold. Kai was surprised as how much he cared about Ren. The last time he was so concerned about someone's health was when his parents were still alive. The way Ren behaved helped him to overcome the pain and emptiness his parents left in his heart, when they passed away. He never realized, but now he knew. Ren was something very precious to him and he couldn't stand the idea of losing him.

"Ren, you know, I guees, I seriously love you."

He leaned in to kiss Ren's forehead to wish him a good night sleep with sweet dreams. He never thought he could act that cheesy towards anyone. But here he was trying to kiss someone's forehead to assure that he'll have nice dreams. However, Ren suddenly got hold of his collar and pulled him into a deep kiss. It was filling him with butterflies and happiness. This was like Heaven. Kai wished that the kiss could last forever, but the amount of air inside their lungs was getting smaller, so they had to break the kiss.

"I love you too, Kai."

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A/N The next up is Kaichi.