Luke arrived earlier than he was expected to on Sunday. He had brought his sketchpad and pencils with him so that if Arran was busy, he could entertain himself. He entered the garden and smiled. Even after visiting this place more than once, he still felt the same peacefulness and satisfaction.

He made his way to the temple and saw that it was deserted. Yanase-san was at the fountain washing tea cups but there was no one else around.

"Excuse me, I'm here to see Ar- I mean Choi" Luke said to the silent tea maker.

"He's training in the grounds with Yukimura sensei. Follow that path there" Yanase-san said.

"Thank you"

Luke walked along the path and soon could hear the telltale signs of a sword fight. He sped up and then found Yukimura and Arran fiercely sparring with each other. Arran's movements to Luke had always seemed graceful but Yukimura sensei's were the epitome of grace. There was a chilling look in Yukimura's kind eyes that scared Luke.

Luke watched them in awe. Yukimura was pale and feminine but his current shirtless body proved that he was just as manly as any other male. Luke watched the sweat pour off of their bodies like water. He blushed when he realized he had been watching Arran's muscles ripple as he dealt with blow after blow from Yukimura.

Finally, Yukimura managed to defeat Arran who grunted when he hit the floor. He stood up and they both bowed to each other. Luke took this moment to compose himself and then step forward.

"Good afternoon, Yukimura sensei" Luke bowed and Yukimura ruffled the younger boy's hair.

"Good afternoon, Luke. I hope you enjoyed the little show we put on"

"Yeah, it was amazing. You two were so fast and I was afraid to blink in case I missed something" Luke replied.

"Well, I need to speak to Chitose. I shall see you later then" Yukimura walked off.

"I'll need to change. I stink" Arran said apologetically.

"I don't mind waiting" Luke said with a silly smile.

He waited outside the temple, sketching while he waited. Then he heard someone talking as they came closer to him.

"I'll bet Choi's boyfriend's back again. Where did Choi find him anyway?"

"Maybe the old high school he used to attend. The guy looks like a high schooler"

Luke closed his sketchbook and then stood up. With his new height, he could see exactly who was talking about him. He recognized the black hair but he didn't recognize the other boy.

"That black haired boy might be Ibu but who's the other guy?" Luke asked himself.

"Ready to go?" Arran asked walking out of the temple, tying his yukata as he went.

"Yeah" Luke replied.

As Arran led him through the different pathways, Luke focused on the conversation he had heard. Why did those guys call him Arran's boyfriend? It wasn't like Arran was gay. He had been in love with Ciel. Wait... Luke looked up at Arran. Was Arran still in love with Ciel? Luke felt his heart clench as the possibility ran through his mind.

"Do you want to go and meet Ciel and Alois? They want to meet you" Luke asked.

"Maybe some other time. This time is just for you and me" Arran replied taking Luke's hand.

They walked along, not even bothering to separate their hands. Luke could feel his speeding heartbeat calm down by looking at the peaceful smile on Arran's face.

"Can you call me by my given name?" Arran asked stopping and turning to Luke.

"Your given name? What is it?"

"Kunimitsu"

"Yeah, I can do that" Luke replied with a smile.

Arran smiled and they continued their walk. They heard music coming from somewhere and then followed the sound. They found a man with black hair playing a flute. Luke closed his eyes to lose himself to the music.

"Good afternoon, Tsukiro-kun" Arran said.

The music stopped as Tsukiro looked up at Arran and Luke. Luke opened his eyes and saw Tsukiro staring at him appraisingly.

"I'm Luke Trancy. Nice to meet you" Luke said with a short bow.

"You're so cute" a girl came out from behind a tree and pinched Luke's cheeks.

"This is Sakura, Tsukiro's wife" Arran said.

"Nice to meet you" Luke said with a bow which made Sakura squeal even more.

"Let's go have lunch. I know Yanase-san's making sushi today" Sakura said.

"Sure. I've never tried sushi but I'm always open to new things" Luke said.

The four of them made their way to the temple where Yanase-san had already set out plates for everyone. Chitose-san was already seated directly right of the head of the table. Luke assumed that seat was for Yukimura sensei. Yanase placed the food on the table and then sat down opposite Chitose, left from the head of the table.

Ibu and another unfamiliar boy who Luke assumed to be Yukimura's other son Akira, sat down beside Chitose and Yanase respectively. Sakura and Tsukiro both sat beside Ibu while Hikaru took the place next to them. Arran sat down beside Akira and Luke took the invitation to sit next to him.

"I haven't introduced you to Ibu and Akira yet. Ibu, Akira this is Luke Trancy" Arran said.

"We know Choi. We saw him today" Ibu said. His voice as feminine like Yukimura's but while the sensei's was full of kindness and compassion, Ibu's was strangely flat and bored.

"He looks plain anyway" Akira said. Akira had the same black hair like Ibu but his eyes were a strange shade of green. He looked bored but strangely beautiful.

Luke flushed but Choi squeezed his hand under the table in reassurance.

"So, Luke-kun. Do you go to school?" Chitose asked. Luke gulped when Chitose's focused gaze landed on him.

"Yes, I'm fourteen and I am going to high school. I was hoping to begin a career in art and design" Luke replied ignoring Akira's snigger.

"What do you think of the architecture of the temple?" Chitose asked.

"It is beautiful. It looks like I've been transported in the age of the samurai. I can tell it is a century old but it has been renovated three times. Half of it looks like it's been fitted with pipes and running water while the rest of it looks very traditional" Luke replied.

Chitose nodded and Arran smiled. It seemed that Luke had gotten Chitose-san's approval.

"Good afternoon, everyone" Yukimura walked up the steps and seated himself with a swirl of his robes.

"Good afternoon" Everyone chorused.

"So let us pray before we eat" Yukimura clasped his hands together. The rest did the same and Yukimura began reciting something in Japanese. His voice sounded like music to Luke. They began eating.

"That's sea eel. It's really good" Arran said.

Luke took a bite and smiled. "It really is good, Kunimitsu".

Akira and Ibu started. Their chopsticks fell from their hands. The entire table turned to stare at them. Both turned to Luke and glared at him. Luke shrank back from their gazes and Arran threw his left arm out as if to shield Luke.

"He's calling you by your given name. The filthy outsider" Ibu spat.

"You shouldn't say that about a guest" Sakura said.

"He doesn't belong here. I don't like him" they both said and then lifted up their plates. They were about to throw it at Luke when a hand caught each wrist.

Both turned and then froze when the chilling gaze of their father met them. The plates fell from their hands. Ibu's was caught by Chitose-san and Akira's was caught by Yanase-san. Yukimura's glowing aura seemed to have faded and was replaced by pure anger.

"Ibu, Akira. Both of you will not have lunch or dinner today. Go and train all that fifty movements I taught you yesterday. You know very well what I do with students who don't listen to me" Yukimura said.

"Yes sensei" Ibu and Akira said. They glared at Luke and then walked away from the table.

Yukimura then turned to bowed his head to Luke, "I am truly sorry. I don't know what has come over them".

"No need to apologise. It's fine" Luke replied but his voice was still shaking.

Later...

"What's with them? What did I do that they were so mean to me?" Luke asked.

"They don't like the idea of people from outside coming here. They feel threatened" Arran replied.

"How am I a threat? I'm just a fourteen year old kid!"

"I know, I know. That's why I took the rest of the afternoon off and decided to come visit Ciel and Alois" Arran said.

"Really? That'd be great!"

Luke ignored the sinking feeling in his gut when they got to the mansion and Ciel greeted Arran warmly. He excused himself while Ciel and Arran talked. Ciel noticed Arran's gaze of Luke and then questioned him about Luke.

"Well, Luke was faced with some rather mean people in the temple today. I was hoping that their words wouldn't affect him but I guess it did" Arran said.

"You've moved on from me, haven't you?" Ciel asked.

"Yeah. Jail made me think and I guess I feel calmer now" Arran replied.

"Do you have feelings for anyone?" Ciel asked.

"Not anyone yet, there aren't any single girls at the temple" Arran replied.

"What about guys?"

"Well, it's not exactly forbidden but I haven't really fallen for a guy"

"Isn't it a sign of closeness when you let someone call you by your given name?" Ciel asked.

"Yeah but Luke's like my best friend" Arran replied.

"You like him, Arran. Don't hurt him" Ciel said.

"Ciel, he was just molested by a random guy. He's not gay and neither am I. It would be just doing the same thing to him again" Arran said.

"You'll need to talk it out then. I don't know whether he's gay or not but you never know. I thought Alois was straight until he met Claude. You just need to meet the right person. Being male or female doesn't matter" Ciel said.

"I'm back. Kunimitsu, let's go and practice outside. I want to see how far you've gotten" Luke grabbed Arran's hand and pulled him outside.

"So he's back" Alois said looking out the window at Arran and Luke.

"I think it'll be nice for Luke, he needs someone to look up to" Ciel said.

"He'll take my brother away from me" Alois said.

"He won't. This will be good for Luke, he needs a friend" Ciel said.

"He's got a lot more than friendship in his mind" Alois said darkly and Ciel laughed.

"I need to go practice the duet with Darren at school. Behave" Ciel said and then left with Sebastian.

Claude walked over to Alois and wrapped his arms around the blond. Alois sighed and leaned against Claude's chest. Claude bent down to nip and kiss at Alois's neck. Alois closed his eyes as he felt all thoughts leave his mind.

"I want you to take me tonight" Claude whispered. Alois froze and turned.

"What do you mean?"

"I just realized that all this time, I've been the one taking you. I've been dominant for longer time but you've never even taken a move to dominate me" Claude replied.

"I'm yours forever, you know that"

"Then take me and make me yours" Claude said.

"What if I mess up?" Alois's eyes were full of fear and apprehension.

"I'll be there to guide you every step of the way" Claude leaned down to kiss him.