Lol! I was looking up names and I saw that Misaki meant beautiful, blossom! XD

Isn't he though? ^-^

Shinobu means endurance.

(Taka) valuable, noble (Hiro) prosperous

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Chapter 22: Osaka

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Nowaki sighed. He was bored and on a train. Akihiko had woken him and his lover up at 7 in the morning or so to try and find his friend Misaki. The train to Osaka was at 10:30, they would have drove but somehow his gas was empty… Nowaki swung his legs back and forth as he sat on the edge of his seat. It was only his lover, Akihiko, and him on the train. Nowaki looked at Hiroki who was reading his new book. Nowaki stared at him for a few moments longer before putting his head on his thigh.

"Nowaki!" Hiroki yelled.

"Pet meee!" Nowaki complained as his ears and tail popped out.

"NO!"

"Hiro-san!"

"No! No more petting!"

Nowaki gasped, "HIRO-SAAAANN!"

"Nowakiii!"

Akihiko covered his ears, "Shut uppp!" he uncovered his ears when they went quiet, "Just pet him already! Jeez!" Akihiko said as he got up from his seat and walked to the smoker's cart.

Hiroki looked at Nowaki. Nowaki looked at him with big eyes and smiled as he plopped his head back down on his thigh. Hiroki groaned but started to pet him anyway. Nowaki smiled wider and nuzzled his thigh. After a few strokes, Hiroki started to scratch behind one of Nowaki's ears. Nowaki started to purr and close his eyes. I think that's my new favorite spot… Nowaki smiled as he waved his tail. Hiroki then started to pet him again.

"Hiro-san! Do that again please?" Nowaki meowed as he lifted his head.

Hiroki looked at him, "Huh? What?"

"Behind my ear Hiro-san! It feels good!" Nowaki smiled as he twitched his ears.

Hiroki blushed a little and went back to his ear as Nowaki made himself comfortable again.

"Arriving in Osaka in 5 minutes." The announcer spoke.

"You heard the lady Nowaki. Get off."

"She said in 5 minutes Hiro-san." Nowaki said as he still laid his head on Hiroki.

Hiroki glared at him, "Nowaki…"

Nowaki rolled over onto his back and looked at Hiroki with a big smile, "Hiro-san!"

Hiroki blushed then pushed him off.

"MEOW!" Nowaki screeched as he fell off.

Nowaki sat on the floor twitching his ears as he looked up at Hiroki, "Nyah nyah?"

"Stop that!"

Akihiko walked back in, "What I miss?"

Hiroki folded his arms and huffed, "Nothing!"

The train stopped shortly after and the group walked out looking around.

"Smell anything?" Akihiko asked.

"I have a stale scent." Nowaki said as he sniffed the air. Nowaki started following the scent up to when the town was then stopped, "It's gone."

"Probably because of all the people and such." Hiroki said as he folded his arms.

Akihiko glared at all the people walking in annoyance.

"How do we even know he's in this area anymore? They could of driven off." Hiroki added as Nowaki sighed… he had to agree with that.

"Ok fine. I'll ask for help." Akihiko huffed.

"Who are you going to ask? Some stranger?"

"Not really." Akihiko went silent before talking again, "Oh lord, please take pity on a demon and help me find my love, Misaki. Please give me a sign that he is still around or in this area. It could be just a random sign, like a creepy women appearing randomly with a mask and walking out of water."

Nowaki looked at him confused as Hiroki twitched, "YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO—"

Mum mum mum mum mah…

All three men turned to a big TV that was displayed on a building, that was showing a blonde woman wearing a leather black suit, and a silver mask, rising out of a pool with two dogs on both sides of the screen.

"Well, that settles it. Were in the right place." Akihiko smirked as he started walking. Hiroki and Nowaki said nothing and started following Akihiko through out the town.

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"Ow… my legs still hurt." Nowaki complained as he plopped onto the couch of the hotel.

"Did we seriously have to walk through the zoo?" Hiroki asked as he sat down as well.

"Hai, my Misaki could be anywhere." Akihiko said as he sat by the window, then gazed up at the stars, "I wonder if he can see it…" Akihiko murmured.

Nowaki looked up, "Who sees what?"

"Nothing…" Akihiko sighed and walked off into the bedroom.

Nowaki shrugged then looked at Hiroki, "Hiro-saan~"

"What?" Hiroki groaned.

"Can you rub behind my ears again?"

"NO."

Nowaki frowned, "Hiro-sannn!"

"NO."

Nowaki started to pout, "Hiro-san!"

"NO!"

"SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP DAMN IT!" Akihiko yelled from the other room.

"Yeah?! Well people in this hotel are trying to sleep too!" a female voice called out.

"SHUT UP LADY. WHOS TALKING TO YOU, YOU LOW LIFE PIECE OF SHIT! NOW GO TO SLEEP!"

… suddenly it was silent… Nowaki coughed and turned on the TV.

"The paramedic comes out and says, "Oh my god…" and the new guys in the corner puking his guys out, "BLEHH! BLEHHH!" a fat man started as he was acting out all of the parts while a model car was in flames.

Nowaki turned the channel again to see a comedian performing on a large circle stage with a hand sign in the middle, "If you hear a humpback whale, tell me that shit, then I'll sto—"

He sighed and turned off the TV. He looked at Hiroki who's arms were folded and his head tilted to one side of his shoulder as he slept. Nowaki smiled as he curled up by Hiroki with his head on his thigh. After a few minutes Nowaki slowly drifted to sleep

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Nowaki groaned as he awoke to the soft pounding on his stomach, "Daddy! Wake up!"

called out a little boy with brown short hair with blue eyes.

"Daddy?" Nowaki questioned.

The boy looked up at him and smiled, "Mommy made breakfast! Come on come on!" he said as he pulled on his hand.

"Hikari! Stop bothering your father!" called out a male voice.

Nowaki jumped, "Hiro-san?!"

Nowaki looked in the doorway to see his lover holding a baby with black hair and dark blue eyes with brown cat ears and tail while holding a spatula.

"Well, now that you're up, you better eat." He said as he walked away.

Hikari looked back up at Nowaki and smiled before hopping off the bed and running out the door. Nowaki also got up and ran out. Hikari took his place beside a black haired boy who had light brown eyes and was reading a book. Nowaki smiled.

"Nero! Stay in your high chair!" Hiroki yelled from the stove.

Nowaki laughed while walking over to the high chair, "I'll get him."

Nowaki grabbed the baby that was wiggling in his grasp as he set him back down. I love this dream… Nowaki sighed happily as he sat at the end of the table. Hiroki came by with plates of food and set them around the table.

"Thanks mommy!" Hikari shouted as he lifted his fork and knife in the air.

The boy next to him shut his book at hit Hikari on the head, "You shouldn't be waving knifes in the air, baka."

"Hidekiii! Your so meaaan!" Hikari complained and rubbed his head with both hands as his cat ears and tail popped out, one ear brown and one ear black with a black tail.

"Shut it, brat!"

"No!"

"CUT IT OUT YOU TWO!" Hiroki shouted.

"Sorry mom."

"Sorry mommy."

Nowaki smiled and began to eat while Hiroki fed Nero.

Hiroki looked at Nowaki, "Nowaki."

"Hai?"

"Nowaki."

"Hiro-san?"

"NOWAKI!"

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"GAHH!" Nowaki shouted as he awoke with a mad Hiroki looking down at him.

"Nowaki! Why are you laying on me again?!"

Nowaki yawned and sat up, "Gomen Hiro-san."

Hiroki scoffed as he got up and walked over to Akihiko's bed room, "Baka-hiro, get up!" Hiroki yelled but then gulped before walking away, "I hate him in the mornings…"

A few minutes later, Akihiko came out and sighed, "Why did you have to wake me up... I was having a dream where I proposed to my Misaki… "

"Well you told me to wake you up when I did." Hiroki scoffed.

Akihiko sighed, "Whatever… Let's just continue our search."

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11:30

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Misaki awoke with a jolt. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. Ever since he got here, he hasn't been able to sleep that much… Misaki frowned as he got up and sat by the window. He looked up at the dark starry sky. Misaki smirked at the memory of Akihiko when they left the festival…

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Misaki and Akihiko got out of the car and walked to the entrance of the hotel when Akihiko stopped and looked up at the sky, "Look Misaki, a bear."

Misaki looked up, "I see no bear, baka."

Akihiko pointed to the sky, "Right there. See it?"

Misaki shook his head, "No. Can we just go in now?"

Akihiko shrugged, "Fine. Don't see the bear…"

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Misaki smiled, "There is no bear, baka… Just stars."

Misaki kept staring at the sky as a lone tear rolled down his cheek, "Are you even looking for me?"

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I NEED MOAR POLL VOTES!!!

Songs listened to: Taking over me, In Your Arms, Numb, Poker Face, Nori Nori Nori, and Don't Trust Me. {I don't know why, songs give me inspiration! ^-^}

Question from AnimeAngelRiku… To Hiroki.

Hiroki: Oh god…

WHEN ARE YOU FREAKING GONNA ADMIT TO NOWAKI THAT YOU LOVE HIM! DX

Hiroki: *blushes madly and cleans out ears*

Didn't have to yell…

I don't have to tell you, its my relationship, you brat!

*folds arms*

Nowaki: Hiro-sannn!

Hiroki: GET AWAY FROM ME!

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Question from MisakiAkihiko… to Misaki.

Do you think of Usagi-ani as a friend, even though you don't love him?

Misaki: Yeah, I don't think he's that bad of a person…

Akihiko: He took you away from me.

*huffs*

Misaki: Oh shut up! Your not the one with the question!

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One more question from Annabel Newman to Hiroki

Once, my sister picked up a JR book, opened to a page with Hiroki on it, smelled it and said "M, Hiroki." Is it okay to smell you?

Hiroki: *twitch* WHATS WITH ALL THESE PERVERTED QUESTIONS?!

AND NO! IT'S NOT OK TO SMELL ME!

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The first movie Nowaki was watching was "Tommy Boy" the Selling Brake Pads scene

Second, he was watching Dane Cook, B/E