-at the table-

"The last one to eat will clean the table."

Then both of them ate like greedy dogs.

Ayase stared at Kanou.

"What?" Kanou asked while his mouth is stuffed.

"I just wanna tell you that, uhm..." he bit his lower lip, "a guy that cries in front of a girl is brave."

Huh? "Are you admitting that you're a girl just had a sex change?"

"Do you want to see a flying knife that will surely land on your forehead?"

"Don't be strong."

"Will you just eat?" Ayase blushed a little.

"Of course." He also wanted to eat quietly. He also noticed that sudden blush on Ayase.

After eating, though Ayase was the first one to finish, he's still the one who cleaned the table.

Kanou's phone rang.

"Kid, I'll just answer this outside, okay?" Before Ayase could answer him, he already went outside.

"Just wanna tell that I don't care if you answer it there." He shouted at him while he's in the kitchen. But this is weird, everytime his phone rings, he would still answer it even though I'm in front of him.

Then he heard Kanou as if he's quarelling with someone so he ran to see it. Instead of going out, he eavesdropped by leaning his ear on the door.

"I told you I'm not going home...-What? How did you know about him?- Try to touch even a strand of his hair, I swear you that even though you're my dad, I still can do everything to make my revenge." That's it and he hung up the phone. Then he entered the house again. But as he opened it, he saw Ayase still leaning his ear on the 'imaginary door.'

"Kid? What are you doing?"

Ayase realize that he was caught. "I-I swear I did not hear you talking to your dad. I swear... I swear..." He is stepping back waving his hand on the air indicting no.

"Kid, did you eavesdrop?"

"Eavesdrop? No. I did not even hear you say: try to touch even a strand of his hair... I did not hear that..." Then he stopped. "Am I convincing?" He gave him grin.

"If someone comes here and does something to you, just tell me and I will-"

"You will what? You will break our deal? Is thar what you're trying to say?" Big cerulean eyes wanted to declare a war with the black ones.

"It's not about breaking our deal. Just do as I say." He grabbed his bag and wet out.

Wait, will you not say goodbye to me?

"And oh yeah..." Kanou came in again and hugged him. "Goodbye! Please take care." He kissed his forehead. "They say it's kiss of trust. And I want you to trust me that I will not break my promise." Then he went outside.

Why can't I tell it? Why? Why can't I tell him that I care for him?... that I... that I... he bit his lower lip because of his thought.

While Kanou was walking on the streets, he still can't stop thinking about Ayase. "Why did he say that?"

-flashback-

"You will what? You will break our deal? Is that what you're trying to say?"

-end of flashback-

Kanou smiled because of what he remembered. "Is he afraid that I will break our deal?" His eyes narrowed. "But why?"

Ayase, on the other hand, was sitting on the chair. "I wonder what to do first."

Ayase's every day life is routinized. But today, it seems like he forgot what to do. All he wants is to... is to...

See him again. I'd like to see him again.

"Geez... What am I thinking? Did I just think I'd like to see him?... No, no... wake up, Yukiya...," He squeezed his cheeks until they hurt and turned red., "Get a hold of yourself, Yukiy." He stood up. "Now, I think I should be cleaning the house."

-Monday afternoon-

When Kanou opened the door to the guidance offoce, he saw only Tokigawa and Ayase and he's mad about it.

Ayase saw Kanou. He can't understand it but his heart pounded very fast. He saw Kanou walking to his direction.

Oh, heart please stop... please stop... or else he'll hear you... please stop! He clenched his eyes. It's really deafening.

"Kid, are you okay?"

When he opened his eyes, Kanou is half-a-meter away from him already. His heart pounded faster. What's happening to me? "Ah...y-yeah... I just ate my lunch so I'm full, so thanks. But you cn go and eat at the canteen.

"Huh? But I was just asking if you're okay."

"Ah... of course I'm okay. I know it's what you're asking. I'm just kidding. I'm a kid, right? Ehehehe..." He's really embarrassed that he'd want to be devoured by the floor and hide there forever. He got to do something to stay away from yhis person.

"Ah... Tokigawa-kun, will you-"

"No, kid. Let me do what you want."

"Eh? But..." He sighed. "Okay, just forget it."

"Why can't you tell me?" Kanou wanted to have eye-to-eye contact with him but Ayase kept on avoiding his gaze.

"I thought you'll wait for 2 months... why are you pressuring me?"

"What are you talking about? I was just asking why can't you tell me what you want."

"Oh... nothing..." He went back to his 'work.'

Kanou sat on the couch, again to wait for him.

-3 pm-

Kanou stood up and went to Ayase's table. "Kid, do you want something to eat or drink?" His butt his hurting for how many hours of sitting there on the couch like a statue. So, standing and walking for a while would not be that bad.

"No, I'm okay." Ayase is piling the school's budget papers for the coming sports festival when his stomach growled. "Uhm... or not, ehehehe... I think 2 burgers, 1 large fries and a large drink will do."

Kanou laughed at him, "You really are a greedy little kid."

"I told you, I'm not a kid anymore. So quit teasing me kid."

Kanou smiled. "Make me."

"Grrr...," Ayase's face turned red, "Will you just go and buy me my orders?"

"Okay, KID!" He winked before he went outside. Still teasing him.

When he reached a food chain, his phone rang.

"What." A plain voice as if annoyed because someone called him at that time.

"General, looks like we've beaten all the gangs in our district and whenever they see us, they'll give way. They're respecting us."

"That's a good news. Okay, bye for now!" He turned off his phone. His orders were also done.

As he was walking on the streets to go back to school, he saw a bunch of students.

A gang?... Shit, I can't fight with them.

Kanou just passed by them silently. He was shocked when all of them bowed as he passed by and they were saying, 'General.'

Do they know that I'm the general?... Well, I'm just thankful that they did not take advantage of the situation and and ask me to fight with them since I'm all alone.

He reached the guidance office.

"Kid, here's your snack!" He put it on his table.

"Why, thank you... uhm guys, do you want to eat?"

"No, pres, thanks..."They said in unison.

"Uhmm.. okay..." He started eating.

"Hey, why did you offer to them? And me, who bought for you, you did not even care to ask?"

"It's your fault, you went their and bought these but you did not buy for yourself. How idiotic you are." He took a big bite on the burger.

Kanou just enjoyed himself by looking at Ayase.

-7:15-

All the staffs went home already. Only the two of them were left in the office.

"Kid, let's make love iin this room." Kanou said suddenly.

"Is that how you make your revenge? How childish you are to be angry just because I did not offer you to eat."

"Hahahaha... just wanna make you to talk. You're very busy on your work."

"Don't worry, I'm done." He set aside the papers. "Let's go home?" He smiled sweetly to Kanou.

"O-okay." He was carried away by his smile.

While on the streets, Kanou put around his arm on Ayase's shoulder, slowly. He was expecting Ayase to get mad but he was not. He just continued walking.

"You're not going to hurt my stomach with your elbow?"

"Why, do you want me to do it?"

"N-no..."

The two continued walking like lovers.

7 weeks passed by, Kanou did not fight with pther school's gang. They're alwys going home to Ayase's home together, everyday. But still, they're not calling each other's name. But 1 week ago, Kanou started giving Ayase teddy bears, saying that he's just happy because there's only 1 week left and Ayase will be his lover.

"Kid, another teddy bear for you." He put a teddy bear on his table.

"This is the ninth teddy bear you gave to me. Are you really okay?"

"Yes. So what can you say about last night?"

"What about last night? I did not remember you told me something."

"You still don't know it?"

"Know what?"

"Oh, nothing... I want you to know by yourself." Kanou poked Ayase's nose gently.