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-Chapter 7-

"Riko?" Onodera peered at the cardboard box she was holding. It held what looked like clothes, books, toiletries, and other knick-knacks.

"Hi Onii-san. I have another favor to ask you," Riko scratched the back of her head as her brother sweat dropped.

"My friend kicked me out because I was taking too long to find my own place. I honestly was looking, but it's hard. Can I please stay with you for a while?" Riko blushed, embarrassed. She looked even more like Onodera when she blushed.

"Oh um, sure. Actually…you can have the place to yourself for now."

"Eh? Why?"

"T-Takano and I-I decided t-that we're m-moving i-in….t-t-together," Onodera let out a loud sigh when he finished. Riko gasped, her hands flying to her mouth and dropping the box. The contents spilled out across the hallway as she tackled Onodera. He barely kept them standing as she squealed, strangely excited, right in his ear.

"OhmygodRitsuthat'sgreat!" She yelled all in one breath. They heard Takano's big feet thump as he came forward to see what the commotion was. Riko peeled off of her twin and threw herself at the taller man. He didn't see it coming as Riko slammed into his chest, causing him to give a loud, "Oof!"

"Takano-san, I can't believe you're moving in with Nii-san! Please take care of him, I trust you. He deserves better," Riko sniffled as she tightened her arms around Takano's waist. He shot Onodera a confused look, but his boyfriend simply shrugged with a small smile.

Riko suddenly jerked, jumping off of Takano. Her eyes shined with tears but her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment. She looked as cute as Onodera when he was flustered.

"S-sorry Takano-san! You probably don't like being touched besides by Ritsu," Takano chuckled and the heat in Riko's cheeks rose. She ran back into the hallway and collected her things, throwing them back in the box unorderly and hastily. Onodera carried in the box to the living room and she hugged him again.

"Are you going to Takano's tonight?"

"Um, well I can spare one more night in my apartment. Takano can go back to his," Onodera flashed him a pleading look and Takano rolled his eyes.

'Damn! Fine, since it's his sister, I'll go. But not tomorrow,' Takano grumbled to himself. He said his goodnights and went to the door. Before he walked out though, he felt Onodera's thin arms wrap around him from behind. He placed his forehead on Takano's broad back and whispered, "Goodnight."

Takano couldn't hold back a smile and turned around. He grabbed Onodera's chin and brought it up so his lover was looking at him. Takano looked into his beautiful emerald eyes and replied, "Goodnight Ritsu. Thank you for saying yes," he gently placed his mouth on Onodera's.

His lips brushing against the uke's, he whispered, "I love you."

"I-I love you too, Masamune," A touch of pink caressed Ritsu's defined cheeks. Takano kissed his soft lips again before leaving.

"How come you're staying over tonight?" Riko asked as Onodera walked back into the living room. Momo was curled up in her lap on the couch and she gently scratched behind her ears.

"Oh, well I don't want to move into Ma-Takano's apartment immediately. I need a night to myself. Plus, I'm sure you don't want to sleep alone on the first night in an unfamiliar place," Onodera grabbed a blanket and a couple pillows from his linen closet.

Onodera had told her the truth, but not all of it. The real reason was he wanted to see how bad she was at night. He remembered her still having night-terrors when they were in England, but didn't know if she was any better these past years of her absence. He threw her the pillows and blankets and she thanked him. Riko made her make-shift bed on the couch and curled into the warmth.

Riko stretched and yawned, "Goodnight Onii-san. Oh, you can call Takano-san by his given name in front of me. Who cares?"

Onodera was going to retort, but she was already asleep.

-Five Hours Later-

Onodera woke up to the sound of quiet whimpering. Shifting his eyes over to his bedside clock, it read 1:30 a.m.

He slid out from under his blankets and tiptoed into the living room. Riko lay there, tangled within the blanket and twitching. She whimpered again and let out a weak cry.

Onodera quickly walked over to her side. He saw a few tears run down her cheeks and she breathed, "Isamu…."

"Hey, Riko! Wake up, it's just a dream," Onodera softly shook her, desperately trying to wake her before anything happened. This woke her up only somewhat, her eyelids half-open. Reality mixed with her nightmare and she screamed, "No, Isamu! You bastards shot him!"

She swung her fist out, clipping Onodera in the jaw. He flew into the bookshelf behind him, causing a large rattle. Books tumbled down and hit Onodera, who was sitting on the floor defenseless. Lights popped in his eyes as two more books hit him hard on the head. The noise fully woke Riko from her state and she saw Onodera sitting in front of the bookshelf, rubbing the top of his head. She gasped as she observed the books lying around her brother and the bump on his jaw. Tears continued to flow from her eyes as she realized what happened.

"O-Oh my god, R-R-Ritsu, I'm s-so sorry!" She continued crying and Onodera stood up, a bit too quickly, causing the room to spin. He stumbled over to Riko and shook his head.

"It's okay Riko. You didn't mean it," Onodera comforted her over her cries. A sudden pounding on the door scared them. They heard Takano's commanding voice shout, "Onodera! What happened? Open the door!"

The brunette rushed over to the door, still dizzy, and opened it to Takano's tired but worried expression. Onodera noticed he was shirtless and had sweatpants on. He must have hurried over because he didn't have shoes on.

"I heard screaming, then something falling, and crying. What's going on?" Takano looked Onodera up and down and noticed his eyes were unfocused and he was swaying a little.

"Um…Riko had one of her night-terrors and she punched me in her fright. I hit the bookcase and books fell down from the shelves. It's okay really, the books just hit my head a little harder than I thought," Onodera rubbed his head, his face contorted slightly in pain.

They still heard Riko crying a little and walked back to the living room. Momo snuggled into her to comfort her and whimpered. She was still pale and shaking, with the blanket pulled securely around her shoulders. Onodera made some tea and passed her a cup.

"Ritsu, I want you to stay with Takano the rest of the night," Riko murmured over her cup.

"But-"

"Go. I don't want to hurt you again," Riko gave him a menacing look and they knew she meant business. Onodera reluctantly shook his head and left with Takano. At his door, Takano scooped up Onodera bridal style.

"M-Masamune, put me down! I can walk!"

"You looked like you were going to faint. Those books must have gotten you pretty good," Takano continued to carry him through his-their-apartment and into the bedroom. He gently placed Onodera on the bed and laid down. The older male wrapped his arms around him as he pulled the sheets over them for warmth. Onodera blushed a little but didn't complain further. Takano ran his fingers gently through Onodera's auburn hair and felt a slight bump. Sighing, he buried his nose into the brunette's locks and they fell asleep in each others' comfort.

-The Following Morning-

"Ow," Onodera poked the slightly purple mark on his jaw. The bump on his head had gone down, fortunately.

'Riko must have punched me pretty hard,' He grimaced and continued to take his shower.

Walking out the door with his boyfriend ready for work, they saw Riko coming out too. Takano went ahead as Riko stopped, seeing her twin. She noticed the forming bruise on his jaw and gasped slightly. Her cheeks reddened as she remembered last night.

"R-Ritsu, I-"

"No, it's okay Riko. I know why you did it. Let's just forget about it, okay?" Ritsu smiled a little and Riko weakly shook her head. They went to work together, people staring at the identical twins.

I wrote this pretty late. Sorry if it's bad…I update at the most random times, don't I? XP

This chapter didn't have a twist, but I'll put some in later chapters. I'm just exhausted…

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