"Uhm.. do you have a house? I just wanted to know cause when I go home late, you're still at your room, nd now your walking me home, shouldn't you just go home now and rest?"

"I have one. Actually it's big, but there's no use in living in it. My mom has died and my father is always busy with his damn company. So he'll not know if I'm going home or not."

"So.. where are you staying at night?"

"At night, if I were not on a fight, I'm on a club. I just go home for a change of clothes."

"Are you insane? You're throwing your life to death."

Kanou looked away. "Then I wish the death will drag me to hell."

"You don't know what your saying." Because of anger, Ayase shoved Kanou's arm. "Don't let me hear you wish for tht again. Or else... or else..." He bit his lower lip and clenched his fists.

"Or else what?"

"Just shut up!" He walked faster, leaving Kanou.

Kanou smiled and ran after Ayase. "Are you mad?"

"Shut up! Don't talk to me."

"But just let me walk you home."

"I don't care what you will do. Just don't talk to me"

Is that how you show your concern?

-Ayase's apartment-

Kanou stretched his arms. "I'm home again."

"I said don't talk."

"To you... but I'm talking to the house, right, house?"

*cricket...cricket*

"Mom...Dad, I'm home." As he entered the house.

"I really wonder who you are talking to." While scratching his head.

"I'm talking to them." He pointed the pictures of his parents in a frame.

By that time, Kanou realized that Ayase's parents were dead. But he can't say that he's lucky to have his Dad because he's always busy.

"Ma'am, Sir, don't worry, this time, I will be Kid's," Then he put his arm around Ayase's neck and pulled him into him, "saviour..."

"Let go off me." He escaped from his arm. "Don't talk to them like that. And the best thing is, don't lie to them.. it's best for you to say, from this time, I will be Kid's problem-maker."

"Don't say something like that!"

"And if I would?"

"Why are you always against me?"

"I don't know, maybe it's just that I really hate you... VERY MUCH!"

"Tsk. I rather sleep." He went to Ayase's room.

Why can't I let him go out? Is it because I want him to safe? Or...? Ayase cut his thought.

He sighed. He went to the kitchen to cook for himself.

After almost an hour spent in the kitchen, he served it on the table and the aroma of the dish reached Kanou's nose.

"At last, I'm going to eat alredy." He exclaimed.

On the doorway of Ayase's room, Kanou said while resting his arm on the door frame, "Hey! Hey! Aren't you going to invite m e?"

"Are you feeling lucky? Why would I?"

"You have a big appetite and yet... you're ... uhm... that small? Look, there is a lot of food on your table right now, aren't you going to share it to me?"

"Who said I'm small? Can't you see? I'm big. I have fats, you know?'

"Fats?" He sat beside him. "Where are the fats you're talking about?" He stole Ayase's bowl of rice and started eating.

"Give me my bowl."

"I'll just feed you. Here... Ahhhh..." Kanou offered Ayase a spoonful of rice. And he followed it with viand.

Ayase is just receiving what was given to him.

"Good Kid." Then he ate agian.

"Hey! Hey! Yu're eating too much." Ayase said while his mouth is stuffed. "What about me?"

"But I just ate half a spoon of rice."

"I don't care. Give me that!" He grabbed his bowl. "I'll be the one to feed you."

But instead of feeding him, he just fed himself.

After eating, "I'm very full."

"Grrrrr... you just fed me three halves spoon of rice."

"Are you complaining? You should be thankful that i gave you halves."

Then he started cleaning the table.

-after cleaning-

"Do you want to go home now? Uhm... you know... it's late already. And I'm going to sleep after I took my bath."

Really? "Oh... okay. So, it's a goodbye?"

"Yeah."

Kanou went to the door while Ayase is escorting him.

"So... bye!" Kanou went out.

"Don;'t come back, okay?" He yelled at him.

A wave from Kanou was the only answer.

Ayase closed the door and took his bath. He's soaking his body in his little tub. Though his playing with the bubbles all over his tub, he can't help it if he remembers his problems in school. But he's always reminding himself that his rest time is the bath time and he should not think about any problems.

After almost an hour of taking a bath, he wrapped his waist with soft white towel, exposing his upper body.

"Ahhhh... how refreshing."

He went to his rom but he forgot to close the door. There, he chose his clothes from his closet. He picked up lose t-shirt enough to cover the half of his legs and also he didn't forget his brief.

He put away the towel revealing his white soft skin. From toe to head, everything is whit, except of course his nipples, which are color pink. He first wore his brief, then the t-shirt. After, he dried his hair with the towel. Then he hung it on a hanger on the wall, where he usually puts it.

He is sitting on the edge of his soft bed, when he remembered that he forgot to close the door.

"Oh yeah... the door!" he headed for it.

"Don't worry, I'll close it for you."

He was so shocked when the door closed to itself and he saw Kanou behind it.

He looked at him surprisingly.

Kanou just smiled at him.

After a long while of staring at each other... "YOU MORON.. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRE?" He shouted to him.

Kanou walked to him. "I don't care if you shout to me like that as long as..." He stood in front of him and showed his phone with the picture of Ayase's naked body. On Kanou's screen, his really appeared clearly. "I'll make it as my wallpaper."

Ayase burst out of anger and leaped out. "Give me thaaaat!" he's trying to reach the phone but Kanou is just so tall.

He laughed at him because everytime Ayase is trying to reach the phone higher, his shirt iss also going up, that made his brief visible.

"Reach higher.." He teased him.

Ayase stopped reaching and stood up on the edge of his bed so that he can reach it. He almost reached it but Kanou stepped backward. Another and he almost reached it but Kanou stepped backward again, but this time they fell on the floor because stomped on his shoelace. The phone slid on the floor.

Ayase opened his eyes... he was facing Kanou's chest.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!" Ayase punched his broad chest.

"Ouch! That didn;t hurt me..." And he laughed out loud.

Ayase saw the phone and he craled to get it but Kanou held his wrist.

"Let me go..." He's trying to.

Kanou sat up... He was staring at the resisting Ayase... nd suddenly hugged him. Ayase, who's resisting before, stopped.

"What are you-"

"Please... let me." He hugged him tighter enough for Ayase to breath.

"Y-you-" he's still in shock.

"I like you, kid."

"What's happening to you?"

"I like you.. a lot... in many ways. Because you're the only one who's not afraid to be like that to me. And the best thing is... you're very... beautiful."

Ayase contdicted it. "Let me go." He's at last free form his hug. He crawled again to the phone and this time he got it.. but the problem is...

"Uhm... how to delete it?" he gave him a grin.

Kanou, who was broken-hearted, gave him a force smile. "Give it to me and I will do it."

Ayase gave it to him even though he knew that Kanou might not do it. But he was surpride when he saw Kanou actually deleted it.

"Okay, you can go home now. There're a lot of things happened to me today. I just want to rest."

"Does it include my confession?"

"Just go home...," he angrily pointed the door.

"Okay, good night, Kid." He again made a forced smile before going out.

Kanou walked by the streets alone. He's ignoring all the dirty GRO's calling him. And he's even ignoring the students who are acting cool... while Ayase is lying in his bed. He's facing the door and is thinking about what Kanou has just said to him...

-flashback-

"I like you, Kid... I like you a alot in many ways... besides... you're very..."

-end of flashback-

"Beautiful? Me? What's with him? I know already that I/m beautiful... but to use that word after "very" is different."

He remembered his hug.

"he smells... good..." Then he found himself smiling. "I guess this is a long night."