Matthew watched the orange light of the fire dance on the sleeping beauty at the other end of the room. His peaceful face was almost too much to stand the sheer beauty of it. Just how the orange glow made him seem as though he still held the divine light of heaven in him. He watched every raise and fall of his chest and each and every movement the young Omega made with such enjoyment that it seemed almost sinful. If such were so then he enjoyed the sinful pleasure of it. To watch him sleep, to dream of something happy even though it hurt him to know it was of false memories.

The light reminded him of the day he had seen him from across the twilight barrier, the place where Light and Darkness meet. The realms of Light and Darkness were divided and sealed by two barriers. The Twilight barrier where Darkness is strongest and the Barrier of Dawn where light is the strongest. The Twilight barrier is where Light turns to Darkness and vice versa at the Barrier of Dawn. These barriers divide the two realms and are meant to keep order between them.

~/-*-\~

The Guardian of Light, to who protected the barriers on the side of light, was that of Amaterasu. It was he whom made sure to walk the barrier and keep those of the Darkness from passing through to the Light. Every day during Twilight and Dawn, he walked the barriers and caught a glimpse of those whom reside in the Darkness.

It was on a day when he was walking the extent of the Twilight barrier that he was frozen in his tracks by a curious sight. A dark figure stood at the base of a large tree staring at a human child that trembled at the sight of him. Large raven wings were folded behind him, a long yet thin tail baring a tip like that of an arrow head waved lowly on the ground, dark raven black hair blew wistfully in the wind as his bright shining blue eyes stared at the child, a kind smile on his lips. He wore a white kimono embroidered with the look of the night sky and dark purple hakama to which he tied his blade. Ameterasu looked at him with anger and resentment for he was going to kill the poor creature whom life had only begun. Willing to ignore the laws he held his hand on his own blade readying his position to attack, yet he didn't once the creature spoke.

"Do not fear me child, I am not here to harm you. I have come to take you to your mother." The voice was soft sounding of celestial silk. He held out his hand in an offering to the child though his sharp talons were sure to detour the young girl.

She backed away shaking. "Y-You are a demon come to claim my life! You feed on children and lure them with lies! Okaa-san warned me about you, Demon god!" she cried out wiping here tears from her face.

What looked like pain appeared only a moment on the creature's face before he knelt down. "My dear child I have come to take you to your departed mother who waits so patently for you. I cannot do so if you do not wish to accept your death."

"I'm not dead!" the child screamed as she ran to the river's edge, crying as she fell on the bank. She looked to the side and saw a body, limp and lifeless at the edge. Her eyes widened as the realizations sunk in. She had been trying to catch a large fish to bring home to her Otoo-san. It began to rain heavily, she fell into the violent current…She hugged her knees close to her. She was dead, drowned in the Kohaku river. A kind hand was placed on her shoulder and warmth soon filled her. She looked up at bright white eyes.

"You are young and have lived a good life, you are destined for heaven child to which your dear mother resides." She smiled at the creature and hugged him tightly crying into his kimono. A white flash filled the area and the girl was gone. All that remained of her was a floating orb of light that the creature held in his hands. His eyes had turned back to the lovely blue. "Thy soul is free for I give thou wings, let thy soul take fight." He kissed the orb softly and threw it into the air where it turned to a bird and flew into the sky next to a large star. Finding a spot next to it, the bird (now just a speck) exploded into a grand light and left a star in its place. "It is a shame that some die before life truly begins." The creature said sadly as he turned to walk away.

Ameterasu ran to the very edge of the light that remained before he stopped. He did not go unnoticed as the other turned his radiant eyes to look at him. Amusement was clear in his eyes as he bowed his head slightly. "My lord, to what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked as he took a step toward the Guardian of Light.

"I must say I have missed judged your intentions at first, I wish solely to apologize. " He said quickly though it was far from the truth.

"I find it odd you wish to apologize for such an offence you did not create. I'm sure that is not your true intentions." He spread his wings wide as he looked on in puzzlement.

The god nodded. "I have come to ask why you are at the barrier. Surely the Guardian of Darkness would not approve of such." He honestly did not know who had been assigned as the Guardian of Darkness for the realms kept to themselves.

The other smiled wryly, fangs now showing. "I must say you are quite amusing my lord, to worry yourself with the boundaries of Darkness. Rest assured that the Guardian of Darkness takes great care to keep peace." He turned once more to leave.

Ameterasu panicked, not wanting him to leave so soon. "Wait! Will I be able to see you again at the Barrier of Dawn?" he wasn't even sure why he had said that.

The winged god turned to him then with a look of pure confusion. "What you seek is forbidden. The fact we speak across the barrier is too much. I assure you I will neither meet you at the Barrier of Dawn nor any other time. Good night to you my lord, for I must take my leave." With that he bowed once more and walked down the extent of the barrier.

"Demon God!" He shouted. The other stopped for a moment, never turning around to look at him. "We will meet again, I promise you that." The other shot him a glare before continuing to walk. "Tsukiyomi! I would have never guessed you were the Guardian of Darkness." He said softly to himself.

~/-*-\~

Matthew smiled as he pet the blonde's hair. That was the first time Ameterasu had ever truly spoken to Tsukiyomi. The first time his heart had longed for anything. From the start his love was forbidden. Yet, just as the barriers existed cannot love between Light and Darkness? He sighed heavily and laid down on his futon facing the boy.

"My dear Tsukiyomi, why have you hidden yourself from me?" He kissed the back of the soft hand and smiled brightly. Before he himself slipped into the darkness of sleep.

A/N

Kohaku river I borrowed from Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki.

So it's out.

Matthew is the sun god Ameterasu.

Alfred is the moon god Tsukiyomi.

Kiku is well I'll let you wonder about it more, 91redroses hush!

Lol anyway hope you like it and enjoy it. Short I know but this was a powerful chapter where the identities were reviled. So tell me, which side are you on? Tell me about yourself and I will tell you which side you belong to or you can just tell me what side you are, your choice!

I pushed back the chapter I promised sorry, this had to be written. ^^