Chapter 10 – Tying the Loose Ends Together

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Summary: Kanon has a flash back about Schneizel and his morning after their first date. He also ends up hanging out with Jun most of the week. Kanon tells Jun that he doesn't know if he's the father or if Schneizel is. Schneizel is never home, because of the Black Knights and is never around to talk to Kanon. Jun tries to persuade Kanon to check if he is the father, but Kanon avoids talking about it.

Warning: Adult content

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Monday,

Kanon frowned.

Schneizel was gone, but had left a note for Kanon explaining that he had to go in early, because of the Black Knights and Lelouch. The rosette shifted in the empty bed he usually shared with the blond. Oh how he hated Monday mornings. They were the symbol that stated that the week had started over again. It was annoying…exceedingly annoying.

Kanon wished that was the true reason why he was annoyed. He was sure that Schneizel had accepted the thought of him talking to Jun, but the actual thing happening, Kanon could slightly tell that Schneizel hadn't accepted that yet.

Sunday night he had told Schneizel that he took the whole week off and that he might spend some time talking to Jun. He had sensed that Schneizel wasn't all too happy about the idea, but the blond had kept his structure all in check for his rosette lover.

The rosette sighed. There was no use in crying over spilt milk.

Kanon got up slowly. He wasn't sure why he was feeling dizzy suddenly. His stomach began to ach also…his whole body began to ach…he felt like crap…

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"So," Jun said awkwardly, which was rather uncharacteristic of him.

Kanon looked back at the other with a blank stare. He had met up with Jun at a coffee shop half way from Jun's new apartment and his own house.

"How are you feelings? Is the baby okay?"

Kanon sighed and took a sip of his cold drink, "I feel like crap, no thanks to you and Schneizel," he said rather bitterly, "the baby is just fine."

Jun shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "That's good to hear."

"I have a question for you." The rosette decided that this was probably the best time to ask, since Jun was right there. "Who was that boy next to you when you eavesdropped on me and my doctor?" Jun didn't seem to be surprised by the question, but he moved anxiously in his chair.

"He's my…lover…" Jun looked down at his drink.

"Strange, that you would find a lover so quickly." Kanon's blue eyes stabbed Jun like daggers. "It's not like you to move on so fast. Are you sure that you actually loved me? I mean I'm pretty sure if this boy is your lover now, than you had to have been cheating on me when we were going out."

This time Jun was startled by Kanon's words.

"Am I correct?"

"Well…" Jun sighed deeply. He turned his eyes so he was looking at Kanon. "I had a thing with him when we were dating, but I didn't do anything with him. After I told him that you dumped me out of the blue, he took advantage of the situation… So no, I didn't cheat on you…"

"You never told me about him." Kanon narrowed his eyes.

"Well I have once or twice. He works at the same company as I do, but in a different department. I happened to bump into one day and then we became friends." Jun explained.

"What's his name?"

"Rollo."

Kanon took another sip of his drink.

"May I ask you a question?"

"Yes."

"How did you meet Schneizel?"

"I called Milly to see if she could drive me to her house, but she couldn't, so she sent Schneizel."

"Oh…!"

"Why are you so surprised?"

"You seem really close to him, that's all." Jun admitted.

"Well we didn't get alone all that well at first," Kanon explained with another sigh, "but we worked it out."

"It makes me wonder how your first date went with him." Jun laughed effortlessly.

"Yeah…"

Flash Back

After taking a step out of the car, Kanon found himself flat on his butt.

"Kanon are you alright?" Jeremiah called from inside the car.

"Yeah…I'm fine." Kanon muttered as he stood up again. It was not hard to figure out that walking in heels was not his specialty, and even with the half and hour of practice with Milly didn't seem to help.

Jeremiah had stepped out of the car to see if Kanon was okay.

"I'm fine." Kanon said trying to balance himself.

Jeremiah couldn't help but smile towards the other male. He was actually surprised how hard Kanon was trying to walk in heels. He thought Kanon would have given up and have worn simple clothing to try to piss Schneizel off.

"Here," Jeremiah motioned the driver to go park. "I'll walk you to the restaurant so you don't make a mockery out of yourself." The orange eyed knight said.

"Um thanks." Kanon wrapped his arm around Jeremiah's and they began their way to the restaurant.

"Are you nervous?" Jeremiah suddenly asked.

"Of course not." Kanon rolled his eyes at the thought. "I'm just worried that Schneizel won't hold up his end of the bargain."

"Schneizel is a better man than you might think. He's a very straight forward person…well with this sort of thing." Jeremiah explained with an edgy laugh.

"Thanks, it makes me feel a whole lot better." Kanon teased.

Jeremiah slightly blushed, but he was able keep a straight face so Kanon wouldn't notice. Once they were both in the restaurant, Schneizel appeared from a room close to the entrance, startling only Kanon.

"Thank you Jeremiah," the blond thanked his knight. "I'll take it from here." He went to take Kanon's arm but the rosette shifted away.

"I think I'm quiet confortable with my walking now." Kanon lied, but he didn't care. He only gave Schneizel a piercing glare that caused Jeremiah to shiver instead of the blond.

"This way then." Schneizel decided not to fight Kanon, since they were in a public environment.

"Bye." Kanon waved towards Jeremiah before he followed Schneizel into the room where they would dine together.

"Bye…" Jeremiah looked at Kanon regretfully.

Kanon had to admit that the room was rather stunning. A fireplace was placed on the other end of the room, away from the table. The table was draped in satin red table cloth while the fabric on the chairs matched the fine details in the red cloth. The details looked as if they were stitched in but it was smooth and soft.

Schneizel pulled out a chair and motioned Kanon to sit in it.

Deciding not to be completely unpleasant to the blond, Kanon sat in the chair and let Schneizel push him in gently. The blond made his way towards his own seat and sat in it. With this, the awkwardness that ached in Kanon's stomach became intolerable and he couldn't help but look miserable in front of Schneizel. This actually made the blond frown.

"I'm sorry." His lavender eyes dropped down as if he were ashamed. "I promise you won't have to deal with me after tonight's dinner."

Kanon's stomach dropped due to sympathy. Now the rosette felt bad. Kanon's eyes dropped down also.

Schneizel looked back at Kanon and blushed. "The color blue looks lovely on you…"

"Oh, um thanks…" Kanon shifted awkwardly in his chair. "But I don't really care much for the dress and heels. I'm not a cross dresser."

"Yes, you're not a cross dresser." Schneizel agreed. "It's just that my last lover was a woman and-"

"Don't compare me to her!" Kanon snarled while he crossed his arms.

"No it's just that I'm still grieving." The blond exhaled. "She was killed by an Anti-Britannia group. They found out that she was dating me, so they killed her. You have her eyes, and her 'attitude' I guess." Lavender eyes began to swell, but no tears wear to be found. He had no more tears to cry out.

"I've never heard of this."

"Because the public didn't know about her, so I decided that I didn't want her death to go public either. I was surprised that the group didn't make it public either."

"Is that why security went up?"

"Yes."

"What was she like?"

Schneizel smiled even though he was astonished by Kanon's sudden interest.

"She was simple, but complex at the same time. She liked to argue when there was nothing to argue about. She knew what to say to me when I didn't know what to do with my job or social matters. She could always tell how I was feeling even if I wasn't showing a single emotion. She knew when to scold me and when to praise me…"

"She sounds perfect." Kanon unconsciously said.

"Yes," Schneizel agreed, "but she had one flaw."

"And what was that?"

"She had a man's pride." The blond couldn't help but chuckle. "She just didn't know when to fall back and ignore."

"Let me guess, the people from the Anti-Britannia group were bothering you so she confronted them for you?"

"You are correct."

"And then they…"

"…killed her…"

Kanon let his eyes drop again. Was he being too hard on Schneizel?

"I'm sorry for your loss."

"Don't be." The blond sighed. "I should be the one sorry."

"Why? You're not doing anything wrong…" The rosette kept his eyes low.

"I shouldn't be doing this." The blond sighed.

"Doing what?"

"I shouldn't have made you come on a date with me."

"It's just a date… I mean there's nothing more to it…wait! Is there?" Kanon shot Schneizel a concerned look. "You just said that I don't have to worry about you after this date…"

"Yes…I did…" The blond sighed and rearranged himself on his chair. "I'm not using you, but talking to you like this gives me some sort of closure."

"What was her name?"

"Rosealind Atkins… I used to call her Lin. She didn't like the nickname Rose. She thought it was too feminine." The blond laughed at the thought.

"I'm guessing she was a tom-boy?" Kanon said, trying to cheer the blond up.

"Yes, yes she was."

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"I hate you Schneizel El Britannia." The rosette glared at the blond angrily.

Schneizel prompted himself with his elbow, "You didn't think I wanted to have sex with you?"

Kanon's face became red hot from embarrassment. "NO!" He exclaimed, thrusting his slim arms in the air. "Why did you give me wine last night?"

The blond raised an interested eyebrow, "You're mad at me for letting you drink wine? It makes me wonder if you were pregnant to begin with."

"Men cannot become pregnant," Kanon exclaimed, but he looked down at his stomach. "For a Britannian you are an idiot. My butt hurts…" Kanon grunted, "And it's not because of you." He added before Schneizel was going to explain.

"You fell before you went into the restaurant, remember?" Schneizel said with a sigh, "You can't remember that far, can you?"

"I can't even remember what happened before I was drunk!" He began to sulk while turning his back to Schneizel.

"If this makes you feel any better we didn't have sex last night." Schneizel explained unenthusiastically.

Kanon turned around, "What?"

"I thought you didn't want to talk to me." Schneizel smiled. "By the time I was done stripping you, you were out cold. You looked peaceful, by the way."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kanon demanded.

"Never mind," Schneizel pressed Kanon on the bed. "Do you like having morning intercourses?"

A nerve popped inside Kanon. He had to hold back from gritting his teeth. He had to hold back every inch of his being to not slap the man over him, but his left hand sprang up and Schneizel who saw this happening turned his head and Kanon was only able to nick him with a scratch across his right cheek.

"Bastard!" Kanon snarled.

Schneizel, with his right hand, moved to go touch the scratch Kanon had produced. "Misunderstanding." The blond breathed out steadily.

"What else does 'intercourse' mean?" Kanon was frustrated.

"Intercourse also means communication. You know, talking."

"Oh…" Kanon began to blush madly. "Well don't use a word that can cause a misunderstanding." Kanon defended himself.

"I do apologies…" Schneizel moved from over Kanon, but the rosette grabbed his arm to stop him.

"No, it's my turn to apologies. I'm sorry Schneizel." The rosette expressed regret.

"It's okay Kanon I-"

"No, I think I would like a morning intercourse, but the kind I know."

"Oh?" The blond gave Kanon a pleased look. "I'm glad to hear that."

End of Flash Back

"Yeah," Kanon agreed. "I can say that Schneizel and I had an interesting first date."

Tuesday,

The rosette woke up alone in bed the next morning. Although, he wasn't surprised one bit. Schneizel had been avoiding him. One, he was mad at Kanon for even breathing the same air as Jun. And two, Kanon had ignored Schneizel and instead Kanon had made time to actually go out and talk to Jun on his own, which Schneizel thought was suicide, since the blond was convinced that Jun was insane. Either way, this did not concern Kanon in any way. Schneizel was Schneizel. And if he couldn't see what Kanon saw, than that was his problem, not Kanon's.

Schneizel did how ever make sure Kanon was eating right. He would make Kanon meals in the morning for him to eat whenever he was hungry, which was all the time now. The rosette also started to get dizzy easily, and he would have to get up slowly in fear that he would throw up.

Kanon had tried to work today, but the moment he had stepped through the door Milly had kicked him out. He was bored, and he hardly cared that he had the whole week off.

Wednesday,

"So how is Schneizel?"

Kanon knew Jun didn't really care for his boyfriend but he answered Jun question anyway. "Actually I haven't been able to talk to him lately since he's always at work."

"It's the Black Knights again. It's been all over the news lately." Jun sighed while leaning in his chair. They were at a café again.

"Really…? I didn't know that." The rosette covered his face by drinking his cup of tea.

"How am I not surprised?" Jun teased. "You never watch T.V."

"Shut up." The rosette stuck his tongue out at the older male.

"Kanon." Jun said rather seriously.

"What?"

"Do you know who the father of the baby is?"

Kanon wasn't surprised. He was waiting for other male to ask. "We don't know if it's yours or Schneizel's."

"I want to know." Jun was staring at the table. "If it's mine I want to be the one who fathers it, not Schneizel."

"Well that's not your choice to make alone." Kanon sat down his drink. "Schneizel doesn't care if you're the biological father. He'll still treat it as his own. I'm sure he'll go to court and plead that you're too mentally unstable to have my child in your house." The rosette bit is tongue. He hadn't meant to say the last sentence.

"Mentally unstable?" Jun gritted his teeth, but kept his cool. "Why does he want me out of your life so bad?"

"Well you did stalk me for a while, and you did break into Schneizel and I's house and-"

"Okay, okay I get it." Jun looked away ashamed.

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Kanon couldn't help but laugh.

"Anyway… Are you willing to check if I'm the father?"

"A DNA test? Really?"

"What? I want to know that you're holding my baby or not."

"Whatever…"

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"I don't trust him." Feliz randomly announced. Both Kanon and Feliz were watching a movie.

"I don't blame you." Kanon sighed. "Schneizel feels the same way.

"I'm surprised that Schneizel hasn't killed him yet. I know I would have if I was in his shoes." She took the bowl of popcorn and stuffed a bunch in her mouth. "You know," she said within her chews, "I bet Schneizel is planning something to get Jun away from you for good."

"What makes you think that?" Kanon kept himself from laughing, for Feliz's sake. He knew that the blonde was being serious.

"I don't know." She shrugged, "But I know Jun deserves a kick in the ass from Schneizel."

"Or you could." Kanon joked, but Feliz's eyes lit up.

"I should!" She nearly dropped the bowl of popcorn on the floor from her excitement.

"No! I was only kidding." Kanon took the bowl of popcorn away from Feliz. "And don't steal all the popcorn…the baby is craving it."

"Oh I'm sorry."

"Are you sure that you're not the insane one here?"

"Schneizel already made me take a test for that." The blonde explained. "I passed it with flying colors."

"Great…"

Thursday,

"So why did this Felts girl come to the house when I…broke in? And can you please let me do a DNA test." Both Jun and Kanon were walking around the city.

"You mean Feliz? She's one of Schneizel's oldest friends, and she's kind of like my body guard. And no, I think we should wait until the baby is born."

"Feliz? Who names their daughter Feliz?" Jun didn't bother to ask why they needed to wait to take a DNA test after the baby was born.

Kanon rolled his eyes. "That's her nickname."

"Oh! What's her real name then?"

"Elizabeth Feliciano."

"Elizabeth…Feliciano…? Feliciano…as in Elizabeth Maria Feliciano?" Jun nearly fell over.

"Jun what's wrong?" Kanon, like the others around them, was starting to get worried.

"Do you know who she is?" Jun demanded.

"Yeah…she's friends with Schneizel and she knows self-defense…why?"

"No!" Jun looked like he was ready to explode. "She's the chairman of the Knights of Round!"

"Ex-chairman to be exact."

Jun froze in his spot, while Kanon just turned around to see that Feliz was behind them.

"Feliz what are you doing here?" Kanon went up to give her a hug.

"I'm on business right now, but I just saw you too walking by, so I decided to-"

"Eavesdrop?" Jun had turned around.

"No," Feliz glared at Jun, "and how do you know about the Knights of Round?"

"I um…"

"We shouldn't talk about it on the streets. Let go somewhere to talk in private."

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"The Knights of Round is a secret organization created by the Britannia Company. About one third of the money that the Company makes goes to the Knights of Round. Because of this, it makes it hard for the Britannia Company to fight against other companies, which is the reason why they are so afraid of a potential merge between the Black Knights and the Chinese Dynasty. But, with the Knights of Round, they give the Britannia Company the element of surprise, since no one knows of them. Technology is being made without the enemy knowing." Feliz had brought Kanon and Jun to The Rouge to sit in Milly's office. Feliz thought it was the safest place to talk.

Feliz continued, "I'm actually surprised that you even knew about the organization, Jun, or even know about me." She was still giving Jun a harsh stare.

"My company donates money to the Knights of Round. In a meeting we talked about you." Jun explained.

"Well that most had been a while ago." Feliz sat back in her chair with a sigh. "That job was stressful…"

"Who's the chairman now?" Kanon asked.

"You know Lloyd, right? The guy who keeps bothering Milly."

"Yes…"

"He's going to be the new chairman. He should be ready to go in a few weeks."

"Wow," Kanon could believe his ears. "He's going to be the chairman…"

"I was surprised too, but he's a brilliant man after all."

"After all?" Jun asked himself, "Wait!" He shut out of his chair. "Don't tell me he's the one who invented that security system at my work?"

"Relax, Jun, but of course he's the one who invented that."

"What are you two talking about?" Kanon frowned. He didn't like to be the third wheel with conversations.

"Lloyd created a security system, that's all." Feliz explained.

"That's all?" Jun exclaimed. "It's not 'that's all', he's the reason why no one can break into the building anymore." The older man looked like he was ready to explode. "He's the reason…" He paused and looked at Kanon and noticed that his ex-boyfriend was still confused. "We were having security issues at my work, but then they installed this new security system. You know how some cameras have face regeneration on it? Well this security system does that and more.

"It can record how many times a person has stopped by the company. It can tell if you work there or not, or if you're trying to break in or not. Ever since we've installed that system in, we've had no issues with security. It's amazing!"

"Glad to hear," Feliz laughed slightly, "but sit down Jun, you're making me nervous."

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Yeah most of that chapter was just informational, sorry if it was boring.