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Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Underage Category: F/F, F/M, M/M Fandom: 終わりのセラフ_|_Owari_no_Seraph_|_Seraph_of_the_End Relationship: Hyakuya_Mikaela/Hyakuya_Yuuichirou, Hiiragi_Shinoa/Hyakuya_Mikaela, Hiiragi_Shinya_&_Ichinose_Guren, Hiiragi_Kureto/Ichinose_Guren, Hiiragi Shinoa_&_Sanguu_Mitsuba, Ferid_Bathory/Krul_Tepes, Ferid_Bathory/Crowley Eusford, Iwasaki_Shuusaku/Narumi_Makoto, Kimizuki_Shihou/Saotome_Yoichi, MikaYuu_-_Relationship, KimiYoi_-_Relationship, GureShin_-_Relationship, yuumika_-_Relationship Character: Hyakuya_Mikaela, Hyakuya_Yuuichiro, Hyakuya_Akane, Hiiragi_Kureto, Hiiragi_Mahiru, Hiiragi_Shinoa, Hiiragi_Shinya, Ichinose_Guren, Eusford Crowley, Narumi_Makoto, Iwasaki_Shusaku, Kimizuki_Shihou, Saotome_Yoichi, Kimizuki_Mirai, Sanguu_Mitsuba, Tepes_Krul, Bathory_Ferid, Chess_Belle, Lacus_Welt, René_Simm, Lest_Karr, Furude_Rika Additional Tags: Inspired_by_Real_Events, Not_what_you'd_expect, Big_plot_twists_(not_with ships), Family_Issues, Fluff_and_Smut, Shameless_Smut, Birthday, Idk_what I'm_doing_it's_really_late Stats: Published: 2016-02-07 Updated: 2016-07-26 Chapters: 6/? Words: 14971 ****** Where are we going? ****** by ilre_nchild Summary It's Yuuichiro Hyakuya's birthday, and since he lives in the Ichinose household, the rest he so deserves will not be given. Starting with Shinoa's rude wake up call, a rollercoaster of small events lands his sorry ass in the snow. All alone or just him and one other person might have been nice, but unfortunately the entire crew came with his birthday present. He'd love to get some sleep, but at the end of the night, what's keeping him awake? ~ Mika knows that it's Yuu-chan's birthday, however he has never been more annoyed by so many people in his life. Starting with Shinoa sending him that picture and calling Yuu a cherryboy leaves him questioning how supportive she really is with his and Yuu-chan's relationship. But if the time comes and he really needs to protect her, will he? ~ Shihou wanted nothing more than to spend a weekend with Yoichi. He got his wish, but how much of Yoichi can he take before he loses it? Notes Hai, I'm new here! This Fandom means a lot to me and I really do enjoy writing and have done so for as long as I can remember. I really hope that I can make this a good story! I'm really excited to see what becomes of this. Just thought I should let you know that this chapter mostly goes over how Yuu gets along with everyone and I hope to get the next chapter finished soon! Thank you and enjoy!! o^o ***** Happy birthday, Yuu. ***** ===============================================================================  Yuu's emerald green eyes opened at the sound of a high-pitched squeal. His eyes burned from opening them too quickly, as he rubbed them he reached for the ihome that was charging his phone. The clock part wasn't hard to read; 6:57. Great. Not only had this strange habit of waking up exactly three minutes before his alarm was supposed to go off, but now he knew that he was going to be pestered by the devil child in the kitchen. Why did it have to be him that she bothered? When he first met her it was six years ago, when Guren had officially adopted him and become his dad. Guren was introducing him to his girlfriend, Mahiru Hiragi, and trailing behind her was a pest that went by the name Shinoa. Shinoa was a brat then, too. Of course not much had changed, but she was hella annoying when she was little. She would always brag about how great her sister was and how she was gonna grow up and be just like her. Then one day Guren had come home and told Yuu that Mahiru had gone crazy and that they broke up. Shinoa was quiet during that short period of time which was truly only a couple months because not long after Guren was proposed to by Shinya Hiragi. Once again, trailing the man was Shinoa. It was like all roads lead to Rome with that girl. Even when Mahiru was confirmed dead, she stuck right there with him, Guren, and Shinya. Man, she was tiring and her voice always seemed to give him a headache. Still as time went on she became more and more useful. She and Yuu had become good friends. He tried to focus on waking up, but the cold outside made him stay inside. Inside his bed, that is. The two story house that was Guren's was heated, but more upstairs than downstairs. At one time Yuu had lived upstairs in a room with really soft carpeting that had long since been replaced with hardwood. For that same period of time in which Shinya was yet to be introduced, he had grown immune to the cold downstairs. After Shinya and Guren were married, being downstairs was both a blessing and a curse. More a curse than a blessing according to him. Not only had he gone back to begin cold but every now and again it sounded to him as if a treadmill was being used right above his head. Thank God Guren had given him a good set of headphones for Christmas last year. The upside to being downstairs was the one and only Ichinose pantry. The pantry was like heaven to Yuu. There was a refrigerator apart from the one in the kitchen that held sweets like thin-mints and ice-cream. The best thing about the almighty pantry was the curry he would occasionally find in the back of the fridge. Whenever he was craving it, he got up and made himself curry. If it was in the fridge it was his. Guren had once complained about his leftover curry gone missing because he was going to take it to work. He threatened to put security cameras in the pantry to keep Yuu out, but he never saw those words put into action so he assumed that either he gave up or Shinya told Guren to leave him alone. The garage opening made Yuu snap back. The door to the garage opened letting in three people, then slamming for a moment, opening again and letting in two more. The first wave of people was Mitsuba Sanguu, Shihou Kimizuki, and Yoichi Saotome. He mentally pictured the door closing and creating another group of people to let into the house. The second wave consisted of Shusaku Iwasaki and Narumi Makoto. Was this the congregation of people who constantly annoyed the crap out of him? He could think of only two people in the entire group formed in the kitchen who were an exception to annoying him; Yoichi and Shusaku. Poor Shinya must have had to make room for a giant, but not lacking, culinary telephone-pole. Yuu wasn't complaining, but Shihou was a really good chef and it was no fair Yoichi got to eat all of the food he made! The whole group in the kitchen made him laugh on the inside because it brought back some really good memories with Guren and Shinya. It had been a little past 1 A.M. and Yuu had gotten up to scrounge in the fridge for some food. He had gotten into the pantry to find Shinya already there. He was hidden in the corner and Yuu barely saw him. He made his way to the back where the fridge was and went unnoticed for about 3.5 seconds. Guren had managed to sneak in and turn on the lights. Shinya and Yuu had frozen in place. Guren asked them both what they were doing there and both of them answered 'same as you' at the exact same time. Guren had laughed it off and proceeded to have a meal with them at one in the morning. Good times. He was once again interrupted by Guren shouting orders at Shinoa. "Shinoa Hiragi, get your ass up off my couch! Pick up all the pillows you just threw on the floor!" Guren hollered over all the other conversations that had picked up in the past few minutes. "M-kay cool," she said. "Shinoa, dont make me hurt you!" "Okay, okay I'm going." "Good, and hey, while your up could you go and wake the chainsaw?" "I'm on it chief. Hey, aren't yo the one who snores really bad?" "No, I'm no- Just do it for cryin' out loud!" "Any specific orders to follow on this assignment, sir?" "Yeah, he sleeps like a starfish. Tickle his stomach and he'll nearly wet the bed! It's one of the funniest things eve- ow!" Shinya had hit him. "Guren, I promised him that wouldn't happen again..." "Pfft! But its so funny!" "Shinoa..." "I got this," she said with a tone of pure evil in her voice.  Yuu tensed as she opened his bedroom door, only wide enough for her to slip in. Fearing what she was going to do so he curled up on one side of the bed and tried to fake sleep, although it wasn't really that hard given the amount he got last night. Her feet padded over to the opposite side of the bed and wriggled her way underneath the blankets. A strand of her purple hair tickled his cheek and he fought hard not to smile in response. She dug something out of the pocket of her sweatpants and held it out over both of their heads. It was her phone, she always held it like that while she was laying down. She would right up until she let go of it and it whacked her in the face. Once again Yuu fought a smirk. She slid the phone back in her pocket and tore the blankets away and discarded them on the floor. She got on top of Yuu, straddling his midsection, and proceeded to bounce up and down. She was heavier than she looked. "He-ey st-o-op th-at!" Yuu breathed through each one of her bounces. Yet surprisingly she listened. She got off and promptly sat beside him on her kneed. "Happy birthday, Yuu-san!" She smiled cheerfully. "Goodmorning, is that why you people are intruding on this property?" "Why, of course," she got off the bed and walked to the door, "why else would these poor people who are associated with you come to see you this early on a Monday morning?" "You are here everyday of the week," Yuu squinted as if he were to say 'really?'. He got up and grabbed the blankets and pillow Shinoa had taken off the bed. 'She is literally a tornado, I wonder what her room looks like' but that was a question he already knew the answer to. Shinoa's room was incredibly organized and clean, she was incredibly OCD whenever they were at her place. Why; its the question he should have been asking. As he finished brushing his teeth he looked in the mirror. His raven colored hair was pressed flat to half of his head and the other half was strewn all over the place. He did his best to tame it with the tap water from the sink. When we was satisfied he made his way out to the kitchen. He wrapped the blanket tighter around him and held the pillow close to his stomach.  The conversations ceased and all eyes were on Yuu. "Murghh.." Yuu offered. Yoichi bolted upright from his place at the table and almost fell over. "Happy Birthday, Yuu-san!" He yelled tackling Yuu pushing him onto the rug in the living room. Yuu hugged him back and laughed. Shinoa jumped on top of Yoichi who was still on top of Yuu. She giggled while Yoichi tried to apologize but Yuu jus held them like a snake holds its prey. "Its a Yuu-pile!" Mitsuba said hurling herself onto shinoa. Shihou, Shusaku, and Makoto all got up from their seats at the bar and all three of them just leaned on the human-body pile that had formed in the middle of the room. "Guyss, yerr squicking mee," Yuu heaved. Shinya made them all smile for a quick picture, because he was so good at timing pictures, you could pinpoint the exact moment in which Yuu was most panicked. It was a decent photo other than that. They all relieved Yuu of a weight on his chest, literally. They helped him stand up in time to be knocked over again. The door had burst open and a flying blonde mess who hurdled over at least two chairs to get to him. He tripped over Yoichi's shoe and took Yuu down with him.  "Yuu-chan," Mika breathed trying to catch his breath. His strong build was a good weight Yuu could bear, and his bright blue eyes were looking down into his own  "You're late, Mika. I missed you. I haven't seen you or talked to you in like six hours. I don't know how I made it," Yuu said lying flat on his back with Mika on top of him with his arms wrapped around his neck. The whole parade of people were staring in awkward silence as Yuu and Mika quietly conversed under their breath so that only the two of them could hear what the other had to say. Finally Shihou decided to break the silence with a food question. "So, do you two want pancakes, or what?" He looked at Yoichi who affirmed that that was the right thing to say. Yuu and Mika got up and fixed their composure and took seats at both heads of the table while the two adults, Makoto, and Shisuku sat at the bar. Kimizuki pulled Shinya away to help him get enough food ready to feed the herd that had collected in the small city house. "So, your 18 and still a cherryboy. How are you gonna celebrate that?" Shinoa said sarcastically. Mika and Guren exchanged glances. "You all have plans for the next week and a half," Mika grinned. The whole group turned to look at him quizically, "pack your bags, children." ***** The difficulties of a monday. ***** Chapter Summary Mika and Guren have conspired something to celebrate Yuu's birthday. Shihou and Yoichi look uncomfortable, while Guren is secretly second guessing leaving Shinya alone with Kureto. And so, the day begins here. Shinoa is Shinoa, but something seems a little off. Chapter Notes Hai again, I'm really happy how the first work came out so maybe I will add something special for all the KimiYoi shippers. Maybe. We'll se how this works out. It is 2 A.M. here and I have school in a couple hours. I'm sorry I meant to get this posted earlier, but my family held me hostage in the living room. Oh well, still have to love them! If theres anything you would like me to add please let me know in the comments! Thanks hope you enjoy!o^o =============================================================================== Not only had Mika just called them all children, but he had gone and done something with Guren. Unless it was sincere, that was not a good sign. Kimizuki dropped a pan and everyone startled. "Sorry, sorry. Please, continue," he trailed off. "So, what did Ichinose and Hyakuya do?" Makoto asked sheepishly as if it weren't his place to say anything. It really wasn't but he did anyways. Both Guren and Mika looked at him.  "Ay, just wondering," he said defensively while holding his hands in surrender position. He picked up his coffee and tried to hide himself behind a really, really long sip. Shusaku put his face in his hand and sighed at Makoto. "Well," Mika smiled, " I am pleased to inform you that all of you will be going on a trip-" "In our favorite rocket ship?" Mitsuba inetrrupted. Awkward silence followed. "Crickets..." Shinoa inserted. "I thought I was funny. You guys need to find a sense of humor," she slouched back in her chair. Makoto gave her a little smile and a nod and she returned it. "Okay, then. Mika and I planned a trip for you idgits. I'm taking you all up to the mountain and we leave tonight," Guren stated and nodded to Mika to let him finish up. "You all have been excused from your classes and will need to help out to get ready to go. You all are going, there will be no buts or complaints. This is Yuu-chan's birthday, so be happy about it!" A collection of smiles and scattered comments fluttered around the table. Mika sat patiently waiting for Yuu to give his seal-of-approval. "Really? You're really gonna take me up to the mountain? I can't wait, I'll start packing after breakfast, but I have one question. What are we going to do up there?" Yuu was genuinely happy to be going up to the mountain, but he wondered what there was to do up there for a week and a half. "Guren helped me plan a few things to do, and you are not going to know what it is until we get there!" The faces around Mika were happy, Yuu still had questions but he guessed that 99% of them were going to be kept secret. "Breakfast's ready!" Kimizuki announced from the kitchen. Shinya grabbed plates and set them on the table next to Yuu. Kimizuki walked around the island in the middle of the kitchen and almost knocked his hip on the marble bar when he stumbled over a stool that Shinya had left pulled out when he grabbed him to help. "Here, eat these," Kimizuki dropped a stack of pancakes next to Yuu's arm. They were piping hot so when he tried to pick one up he burned his hand and yelped like a dog. Shinya brought some berries to the middle of the table for all of them to share. Yuu passed out plates and Mika helped with silverware. Mitsuba got up to grab paper towels since napkins were sparse this time of year when the only things that were eaten were pizza, cereal, marshmallows, and chocolate. It didn't bother anyone either. Mika put a single candle in his pancake and let Yuu light it, ignoring Guren who grabbed a glass of water to have at the ready. "Okay guys on three. One. Two. Three." All of them began to sing him happy birthday and even though it sounded like a flock of different-toned sheep, he appreciated it. He was also pretty thankful that the food wasn't cake because he didn't want icing in his hair for a month. They finished and Yuu blew out the candle. They all clapped and picked up conversations while Kimizuki and Shinya made a few more pancakes. "Guren, do you have syrup I could use?" Yoichi asked fumbling with a hot pancake while trying to get it onto his plate. "Yeah, we do. If you go into the pantry, it's on the second wall to your right, third shelf, probably two bottles behind the olive oil. If it's not there check the hanging spice rack next to the fridge, if its there it should be the seventh rack from the bottom next to the salt," Yuu informed him. "Well thank you, I'll be heading to one of two possible places that might hold almighty syrup." "Hey," Shinoa caught Yoichi by the arm, "there should be whipped cream in there. Get it for me." "Okay," Yoichi got up from the table and walked through the kitchen to the pantry. He slipped past Kimizuki who barely moved while cleaning flour he'd just spilled. "Wait, what is he getting?" Kimizuki asked Guren. "Te ffyrup," Guren said his cheeks full with pancake. "Oh no. No you won't!" Kimizuki snatched the pancake that Yoichi had put on his plate, "You haven't even tried it! It's good Yoichi I even made it the way you like it!" He flew into the pantry and shoved the bread into Yoichi's mouth which gave him a coughing fit. "Their good Shihou, I know that. I just- OH GOD! HOLY KIMIZUKI- SAVE ME!!" Yoichi screeched loud enough for the neighbors to most likely hear. Everyone stopped eating and tensed up. Shinya got up and started to walk towards the pantry. "Dear Lord Yoichi, you're gonna make me deaf- UGH! WHAT IN THE-" Kimizuki picked up the nearest bat-like object, which happened to be a broom, and brought it over his head and a thwack, almost equally loud to Yoichi's scream, erupted from the pantry. Shinya rounded into the pantry with paper towels and came out with something nasty squished in it. Trailing him was a trembling Yoichi and a slightly pale Kimizuki. "What the hell was it?" Guren asked getting up and walking around the island to Shinya who was carrying the thing to the trash. Guren placed a hand on Shinya's shoulder and looked at the thing he was holding. "WHAT THE F-" Guren leapt back, mortified. "WHERE DID THAT COME FROM!? YUU GO GRAB ME MY GUN!" The whole party sitting at the table stood up and rushed to Shinya to see what it was. A big-ass spider that's abdomen was the size of half dollar lay belly up in the paper towel. They all cringed and immediately ran like hell to the other side of the room. Shinya shrugged and opened the trash to throw it away. "Oh hell no Shinya that thing is going to resurrect, it needs to die! I don't care about how cool you are about holding that thing, but I know for sure that it is not going in the kitchen trash can! Go throw that over the wall or burn it or something, but God- Don't put that thing anywhere within a million feet from me! Give it to the neighbors dog!" Guren said backing the kids up defensively, "How did you know what its was in the first place?" "Well I was cleaning up crumbs on the floor in the pantry and I saw it go and walk underneath the fridge. I didn't think it would bother you so I left it alone," Shinya smiled politely and made his way to the back door, "I'll get rid of it. Go back to eating." Then he moved out the door and shut it behind him leaving everyone scared and out of breath. None the less, they took their places back at the table and bar and continued stuffing their faces. Shusaku had taken to stealing bits of Makoto's pancake while he wasn't looking. Mitsuba had started a full fledged conversation with Yuu and Mika about some really cool weaponry they had seen when they were out gun shopping with Kureto and Shinya. Eventually that spiraled into talking about going to the gun range and looking at different types of scopes they had seen on some really nice rifles. Yoichi and Kimizuki stayed joined at the hip rambling about random stuff and getting eachother something to drink. Shinya had come back and Guren had picked up a list of things that he needed to be done while he was away. Shinoa, unusually didn't say a single thing except 'pass the syrup' a grand total of twice. Each time someone would look at her, they found her doing one of two things stuffing her face, or finding things to stuff her face with. Yuu counted a total of 11 pancakes gone missing by her hands, though he was sure she probably had more than only what he'd seen.  Breakfast ended with Kimizuki telling Shinoa that he wouldn't make her anything more to eat. "Oh, c'mon. Please?" Shinoa begged. "Absolutely not." "Shinoa you've eaten enough. Are you sure you're not pregnant?" Shinya asked cautiously. "No I'm not pregnant," Yuu gave her a look, "I'm not saying that I'm like cherry-boy over there, either!" Yuu scowled and went back to listening to Mika ramble on about a time he'd used a silencer and how it hadn't been on all the way so that he ended up shooting it off and how embarrassing it was. "Alright guys!" Guren called. "I want everyone back here by 7 P.M. with all your stuff. It's your fault if you don't pack accordingly, so when we get there, there's no complaining about lack of things. Remember there's a washer and dryer up there so don't go bringing you're entire closet," he looked at the girls who's faces were pink as they tried to hide their understanding of exactly what he meant. "Also, bring a few bucks and some snacks for the trip." "I can get most of the snacks," Shusaku offered. "That's great, but who's going to get the music?" Kimizuki asked implying he didn't want the entire car ride to be filled by only the noise of annoying voices. Yuu knew that for a fact and agreed, seconding his opinion quietly. "That's the position for who ever sits up front with me." "Wait, in that case I want shotgun!" Shinoa shouted. "Uhm, that's a no," Guren denied. "Whatever, I'll weasel my way up there some how," Shinoa retorted and crossed her arms across her chest. Even if most of the time she was stubborn, this was a new thing, but she'd been weird all day so maybe it's just that. "Hold on," Yuu objected, "there aren't enough seats in the van." "I know that, idiot. Were taking the truck, the van doesn't have four-wheel drive." Guren sighed answering his son's non-question. "Oh, alright, cool." Yuu mumbled as he slouched back in his chair. "Oh," Shinya piped up from his place on the couch, "Since I'll be staying here to manage the house and defenses, whatever mess you make up there, you'd better clean up because I Iike a clean house and if the next time I go up there and there's a mess I'm getting all you guys back together to clean it up. I'm not going to play maid." He finished his sentence and caught Guren eyeing him. "No!" Guren really didn't want to leave Shinya alone with Kureto. He was known to push boundaries and even though Shinya was technically his brother, something told him that arrow-brows didn't mean good. He pondered bringing Shinya with him for a moment but realized that the small organization couldn't be left in the hands of Kureto so he quickly discarded the thought. "Nice idea," the kids directed their attention to him once more. "Alright you know what to do. Get back here on time. Alright, go!"   ***** Road trip! ***** Chapter Summary The kids are all packed and ready to leave for the mountain and get away from school, but Guren has a hard time leaving Shinya. Part of Yuu's birthday present is given to him and he is more than pleased with what he gets. When they do eventually get around to leaving the house, how many awkward events can play out in a time space between the house and the closests gas station? Also who's got the money for gas? Chapter Notes Okay, Hai! I have been really stressed and busy with projects and everytime I tried to finish this chapter, I would end up clicking the previous page button and everything I wrote would get deleted. Ugh, I have no idea how I finished this, its been a rough week. You probably don't care, but that's why this chapter took so long. Also I have a few idea's about making this into somewhat of a horror story. If there are any objections comment now or forever hold your peace! Anyways I hope you enjoy the next chapter should be finished within the next two days. Thanks! ;) =============================================================================== The group had met back at the house a little earlier than 7:00 P.M. All of their luggage was brought inside the house when they got there so they tried to busy themselves in the garage as they waited for Guren to back the truck out so that they could load their stuff. Guren's truck was a fairly new, gigantic, gunmetal grey vehicle that easily could break through a cement wall. Yuu thought it was the most spacious and comfortable truck that existed. When Guren had gone to the dealership Yuu had gotten in the back, because shotgun was always reserved for Shinya, and buckled himself up and stayed in there texting Shihou about how comfortable it was that he forgot to get out when Guren tried to look at another truck. Guren bought the truck because of Shinya's awesome persuasion skills. Shinya had told Guren that he could sleep in the back of the truck at work and not be caught and even sleep sitting up; like in an airplane, but actually being comfortable and sleeping well. Shinya had also pointed out the size and the good gas mileage and ended up selling Guren on it better that the salesperson. Yuu was happy with the truck because he could also go and sleep in it when Guren asked him to get out of the house for a few hours, but eventually he would come out and find him asleep in the back. One time Yuu was kicked out of the house for a few hours since being a couch potato is frowned upon, and he wound up sleeping in the back on the floor and slept way too long. Due to his secrecy he woke up at Walmart with Shinya at 1 A.M.. He was told that Guren had wanted ice cream and Walmart was the closest open place to get the ice cream he wanted. Shinya had taken him in with him and offered him some ice cream, too. Now Yuu being Yuu, took the offer and got some of the ice cream he was craving the most. Shinya had seemed edgy at the checkout counter, like he was forgetting something. They were next in line and Shinya's hands flew to his head. "Oh crap, I forgot the chocolate!" were his exact words before shoving everything into Yuu's hands and sprinting through the store looking for chocolate syrup. When Shinya got back and payed, they got in the truck and Yuu had said something along the lines of 'now that's a Walmart trip' and had laughed at the fact he had gone to such lengths to get what Guren wanted. It had been a good night for Yuu. He downed almost the entire tub of his ice cream by the time they got home, and fun fact; Walmart was only ten minutes away from the house. That was one of the best things he had done that involved the truck. A close second was his first time driving it, but it wasn't necessarily something to be proud of. Guren was upstairs with Shiyna finishing up putting the last few things in his bag for the trip. He was worried that something would happen to Shinya while he was gone and the thought would not leave his mind. Guren knew that Shinya could handle himself since he was a grown man capable of harming people, but something told him that Shinya needed to be extra careful. Kureto was supposed to come to their house to work on a few things for their organization called JIDA which was supposed to cut down gang meet ups and drug deals, but often they dealt with more complicated situations and the biggest all happened throughout the company. Shinya was going to write up a report on gang activity in the city and suburbs and Kureto was going to work on fixing a few flaws in their protection vests that could be lethal. They were going to work on organizing their men to search for gangs withing the vicinity of their scattered bases across the state. Since all three of them were generals, they worked at head quarters and they had the largest vicinity to scan. All their gear had to be ready for Monday's job, and Guren wouldn't be there so Kureto had to fill in for him. He passed Shinya in the upstairs game room/den and found him folding laundry. Guren almost didn't see him because he was extremely quiet. It usually came in handy when he had to take his position as a sniper, but not at home when he was listening to music and couldn't hear Guren yelling for him. Guren swore to God that one day he would be deaf and regret having his music as loud as he did, but even then, if he was deaf he still wouldn't be able to hear them. He watched for a moment as Shinya smiled, his white hair flopped in front of his face. Guren dropped his bag on the second step from the top of the stairs and made his way through Shinya's piles of warm clothes. He crouched down in front of him and picked up his phone, which was playing his music, and pressed his thumb on the pause button.  "I was listening to that," Shinya muttered as he took out his headphones. "I'm the headphones now, listen to me." "Okay, I'm all ears." Guren paused. "Are you gonna be okay? I'm just worried that, you know, Kureto might, uhh- " Guren stopped short as he eyed Shinya, recalling what had happened the last time he had made Kureto cover for him on an assignment that he was supposed to take. He was unable to go due to his fight with his deceased ex-girlfriend, Mahiru. Guren shuddered at the thought and continued, "You can handle yourself?" "Yes, I promise you I can. Honestly, I'm more concerned with you faring well with all the kids. Are you sure you can handle them?" Shinya had tried to blow over his question with one of his own. It had hurt him, too; thinking about what happened when Kureto lost it. "I should be okay. I put up with the idiots at JIDA so how much different are the kids?" "Not much different," Shinya replied, "They actually are the JIDA idiots, now that I think about it." His eyes wandered in thought while he reached for his phone. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it, now is there?" Suddenly the garage door swung open hitting the wall and making a dent. "GUREN! WE'RE WAITING! HURRY YOUR ASS UP!" Yuu's hollered and slammed the door shut. "Ugh.." Guren let out one really long sigh and turned back to Shinya, who was swiping through his song selection. Guren lifted his face with his hand and moved his face close. "Yesh?" Shinya squeaked through Guren's grip around his cheeks. "I'm going to miss you," his grip loosened even though it wasn't that tight to begin with. He moved his face closer to Shinya's and pressed his lips against his own. Shinya closed his eyes, but only for a moment before he pushed away. "You gotta go, remember?" "Right," Guren stood up and stared down at Shinya who met his gaze with calming pale-blue eyes, "Love you." He rushed over to the stairs, snagged his bag from the step and practically fell down the rest of them.  "I love you!" Shinya called after him. Guren tied the laces on his black army boots and grabbed his bag to stand up. When he got to the door he stopped at the noise of mixed chants from at least two people and muffled talking that was relatively close to the door. He swung it open and almost ran smack into Kimizuki and Yoichi who occupied the doorway space. They moved aside to let Guren through. When they moved aside they revealed Mitsuba and Mika leaning over the hood of Shinya's red Ferrari, arm wrestling. Shinoa and Yuu were positioned behind them cheering for them. MItsuba was obviously losing to Mika, who bore a forming smirk of his face. During Guren's assessment of the garage he caught two more people leaned up against the work bench in the unoccupied garage space. Shusaku was scrolling away on his phone screen absent-mindedly and Makoto, on his right, was silently making faces at him. Mitsuba's hand hit the hood which sent Yuu shouting in victory, hugging and congratulating Mika on his success. Everyone was there but as Guren noticed, they seemed to have no bags with their stuff for the trip. "Hey! Where is all your stuff?" Guren asked a smothered Mika. Someone tapped his shoulder. "Uh- Guren, it's right here," Yoichi said pointing to Kimizuki who shouldered almost all their bags, while Yoichi held his own and Shinoa's. "Oh." "Hey, we have been waiting." Yuu had noticed his appearance in the garage,"How long does it take you to get down here? We're ready to go!" "Well, first off, there's more we have to do to be able to leave here. I thought I told you that." "No," Kimizuki butt in, "You only told us this morning before he woke up." "Oh," he turned back to Yuu, "Then, there's more we have to do before we leave. I'll go back the truck out and Yoichi and Yuu will go get the two guns and the bow. Be careful with the ammo, Yuu." Yoich set the bags he was carrying at Kimizuki's feet and followed Yuu inside the house, "Mika and Kimizuki, I need you to get the trailer out of the side-yard. Makoto and Shusaku I need you both to go and get the coolers prepped the food is in labeled bags on the counter," he paused to receive nods of agreement from them, "Alright you guys get to work. Shinoa and Mitsuba, please go get the targets from the back yard. They're heavy so be careful." The girls groaned but walked off to do their task. Soon everyone was back with their jobs all done. Yuu was irritating Kimizuki about weather or not the pocket he had put the ammunition in was the right pocket. Yoichi was sitting on the work bench hovering over Shusaku giggling. Makoto was digging through the cooler for something he'd seen while packing it that looked good. The girls were sitting on the floor lazily leaning at eachother staring at Guren. Mika was standing but doing the same. "Mika, would you go and load up the trailer?" "I still don't get why we need that thing. We can all fit in the truck!" Yuu spat diverting all his attention to Mika and Guren. "Yuu-chan let me show you something." Yuu followed Mika around the house to the side yard where the trailer had been. Behind where it had been, sat six dirt bikes. Three of them had a green and black color scheme with very comfortable, durable looking fabric seats. Two others had a color scheme of white and gold with stripes of black, and the last one looked to be all black but there were hints of fading blue and red. In Yuu's opinion the only wort to describe the last one was beautiful.  "Mika..." He was lost for words. "Happy Birthday, Yuu-chan!" Mika chirped happily throwing an arm around Yuu's shoulder. "No. Fricking. Way! Thank you, thank you, thank you-u-u!"He hugged Mika tightly around the neck and then ran back to Guren and gave him a hug. "Now Yuu, Mika, Yoichi, Kimizuki, Makoto, and Shusaku come help me get these loaded onto the bed of the truck and the trailer." Yuu happily trailed him. He mounted the black bike in the back and the others mounted the bikes in the front. Shusaku and Makoto loaded the first two bikes onto the bed of the truck, and followed them was Yoichi. Then Kimizuki went and drove his bike to the far left side of the trailer and Mika took his to the opposite side leaving the middle open for Yuu. Yuu hadn't even started his yet. His foot clicked the gears into neutral and he thumbed the kill switch. The hum of the engine beneath him was music to his ears, and when he put it in first gear it was even sweeter. He carefully drove the bike in between Mika and Kimizuki's bikes and frowned when he killed the motor to turn it off.  Once all their luggage was in place the group decided to get their seats in the truck. Guren and Mika sat up front while Shusaku, Kimizuki, Yoichi and Mitsuba took the four seats in the back. This left Makoto, Shinoa and Yuu to sit on the floor, which wasn't incredibly bad because of all the leg room that was provided, but still, Yuu was a little upset. The sun had just gone down as Guren had started to drive his way out of the complex to the main road. All of them had sat quietly until Shinoa grunted. "Mika-kun, you brought music, am I right?" "Yeah," Mika reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone and unlocked it. He handed it back to Shinoa and since it was connected by Bluetooth he didn't have to worry about an aux cord. "What do you want hear, Yuu?" Shinoa asked. "Uh, whatever song he last listened to so, I guess hit the playing now button and go back a song." Yuu leaned his head forward and rested his chin on the center console. Yuu eyed Mika for a moment. Then the music started to play. The first few notes of Bruises and Bite Marks hit his ears and he turned to Shinoa who was just about dying with laughter. He looked behind him at Kimizuki who was holding his breath and Makoto and Shuasku were both staring blankly with their mouths open. Guren glanced a few times at Mika . "Well," Guren trailed off half smirking and have giving off an oh-well vibe. Mika had tensed up and had gone bright red. Even in the dark with a few streetlights Yuu could see how flustered and embarrassed he was. "Mika-kun, this playlist in entitled Yuu-chan. Geez, you must really think about him a lot, all these songs are about sex!" Mika had leapt back to clasp a hand over Yoichi's mouth and kept it there. "Yoichi!" He hissed, shuddering under all the eyes on him. Kimizuki defensively removed Mika's hand from Yoichi's mouth and patted him on the head. Yuu took the phone from Yoichi's hand and scrolled through Mika's song selection. He scrolled until he found a song that sounded good enough to kill the awkward silence. He hit the play button smiled a little about how almost everyone immediately recognized it. Berserk by Eminem was one of his favorite songs, and thankfully he and Mika had listened to it enough to know every lyric. "Good choice!" Guren hollered over the music. Yuu kept up his singing which was far from beautiful but went right along with the rap. All of them were enjoying the song until Guren pulled into the gas station and turned off the truck. He hopped out and walked around the front. He opened the back door on Mika's side and Makoto almost fell out. Shusaku caught him by the collar and pulled him back in. "I thought you said you have money. I need to get gas or else we're not going anywhere," Guren told Makoto while he squinted his eyes. "You have your own money." "I only have my debit and credit card and this gas station is the cheapest, but their transaction units don't work and get this; theres no atm. Seriously, I've checked.  I know you have cash so if you pay for it, I'll pay you back." Makoto threw him an eye and reached into his pants pocket. At first glance the wallet didn't look that full, but he opened a pocket on the back revealing a stash of bills. Mitsuba, who had leaned over Yuu to get a better look, did no more than squeak when she saw the fortune in Makoto's hands. Everyone else sat speechless in awe. Makoto counted out what Guren would need and handed it to him. "Here you go." "Uhh-" Guren snached the wallet and the bills he was putting away, "How much money do you have in here?" All of them sat quietly while Guren counted out $632 that didn't include the money for gas. "Damn..." Shinoa whispered. Kimizuki nodded and kept starring. "Where did all that come from?" Yuu asked hesitanly, "Did you sell drugs or something?" "Yes, Yuu. I sell a bunch of crystal meth. Would you like to buy some?- Of course I didn't! This is what I earn from my second job!" "What do you do to get that much?" Mika asked with wide eyes. Makoto shifted and looked over his shoulder at Shusaku who looked very uncomfortable. "He works for me, that is all you need to know." Shusaku said looking anywhere there weren't eyes to meet. "Hoho! Won't you tell-" "THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!" Shusaku yelled. Makoto grabbed his wallet and the cash and hurriedly put it back. Guren closed the door and walked to fill the gas tank. Inside the car Shusaku swore that what Makoto did for him was not at all what they might have thought it was. "I promise you it's nothing bad! It's just too embarrassing for me to talk about!" "Uh-huh, sure. I'm almost positive that it is more than just embarrassing, it would probably scar all of us!" Mitsuba said sarcastically. "Seriously guys, leave them alone!" Yoichi warned. "Shusaku-" Makoto pleaded. "I want to know exactly what it is," Yuu chimed in. "SHUSAKU!" Makoto shrieked over them, "Can I please just tell them? I know it's embarrassing but us hiding it isn't giving them a good idea," Shusaku sighed nervously. "Fine, go ahead." "Okay then. I tutor him on the weekends and help him get ahead in his studies. He really struggles with organization and planning and he hates anyone else that tries to correct him."  "Wow, I thought that would be the other way around." Mika admitted. Both of them shot him a glare and he turned back to facing the dark road. Guren got back in the truck and started to ask about Makoto's job. Mika stopped him before he could get very far. Guren started up the car and they were back on the route to the cabin. Everyone was supper happy and sung to every single song that played. An hour later, Shinoa went quiet and fell asleep on Kimizuki's shoulder. Yuu was still wide awake, but how long would it be until everyone fell asleep, and how much longer until he could lay in the comfy bed waiting for him at the cabin? ***** Arrival and planning ***** Chapter Summary The group finally reaches the cabin, but not without a small delay in reaching it. Yuu is fairly happy to be out of the truck and he knows that a few other people are. Then there's the matter of Yoichi... lets just say that he's a bit... cold. Shinoa has a weird dream, Kimizuki gets a good laugh, and Shusaku and Makoto are pretty sane. Guren says he's exhaused and goes to bed as soon as possible. And Mika has plans to get rid of 'cherry-boy'. Yuu's warm body was curled up on Mika's lap. Like a child, his knees were brought up to his chest and his head bowed into them. Mika cradled him like a parent would to a baby. Mika sat quietly looking at the road for as far as the headlights reached. Guren occasionally checked the review mirror, turned around, and looked over to Mika to make sure everyone was doing okay. In the few times Mika had looked back, Kimizuki and Yoichi were leaning on one another, Shinoa was sitting up really straight, which honestly made Mika uneasy, while Mitsuba was snoring lightly. Shuusaku and Makoto looked to be the most uncomfortable people in the vehicle. Shusaku's leg was being jammed between the door and Makoto's head, while Makoto had his arm behind his head which was stuck under Shusaku's thigh. Both of them were "starfished" as much as possible in the space they had. Mika tooka deep breath and sighed. "What?" Guren asked. "Nothing," Mika groaned, "How much further do we have to drive?" "Not too long. I'd say about forty-five more minutes." "So, with your perception of time, about an hour and a half?" "That sounds about right. Hey, what did you get Yuu for his birthday, other than helping me with the bikes? I was going to ask you earlier, but I didn't want him to pick up on the conversation and what we were saying." Mika hesitated, "You can't be mad at me okay?" "Sure. Why? What did you get him?" "Well, given that he's old enough, at least here he is, I got him a pack of beer," Mika waited a few seconds, "I only bought twelve. Also, I was hoping that you could harbor some to share with the others." He glanced nervously at Guren and then back at the road. He felt a little paralyzed from the silence put on by Guren. A few beads of sweat formed on his hairline and he swallowed hard. "Yeah, okay. Under one condition: You must save at least two for me. That's all you got him though?" "No," Mika swallowed even harder, "I felt the need to arm him, so, I bought him a-a handgun." "Oh, God, Mika... What kind of handgun exactly?" "A semi-automatic Sig Sauer P226 in .45 ACP." "You are teaching him how to use that, and if you get shot, I'm not helping you out. I will be sitting somewhere close by with a lawn chair, laughing while you bleed out. Got that?!" "Yes, sir... But he does handle his cursed gear pretty well," Mika said meekly. He slunk back into his seat, but still careful as not to wake the person in his lap. Mika kept his eyes on the road. Small talk ensued between Guren and Mika for the next fifty minutes. Subjects such as camping and various stories about past experiences in the mountains made for an interesting conversation. Guren was talking about how he had once taken Yuu up into the mountains during a thunderstorm. How Yuu had apparently been extremely scared when lightning struck close by. Guren had laughed at him and Yuu had told him that he was 'very very very concerned'. Mika had though about just how hilarious Yuu reacting like that was, that he let out a small audible giggle. Yuu stirred underneath him. "Murgg.." Yuu shook his head and propped himself up a little bit, "Where...?" "I don't know really," Mika said honestly, "Ask your dad." "Almost there, we'll be there shortly, don't worry." "Guren,  when you say 'we'll be there shortly', it usually takes us a long time to get there," Yuu whined. "I mean it. We'll be there soon."  Mika unbuckled his seat belt and scooted over, leaving half the seat for Yuu. Yuu squished in between Mika and the door, and kicked off his shoes. For the next fifteen minutes, Mika fondled with strands of the boy's hair, sometimes gently stroking it. If anyone other than Guren saw that, Yuu would have swatted him off. In the back row, Shusaku and Kimizuki were awake and stretching. Makoto awoke with a yawn and Yoichi with a nudge from Kimizuki. Mitsuba was disturbed by all the movement and woke up, too. She sat for a moment with her eyes closed, and reached down to tap Shinoa. Shinoa was in a deep sleep and must have been having an odd dream, she mumbled a few things and then fell silent before yelling and becoming wide awake. "I swear to God! They took the only goddamn hairbrush! I needed the waffle cones too, dumbass!!!" Everyone in the backseat widened their eyes in surprise, and the people in the front seat exchanges glances and snickered at her. Shinoa herself decided it was best to just keep quiet with an expression that meant she was less than pleased. Shusaku leaned backwards over the seat and opened a small window that opened up into the trunk. He leaned a little further and was almost halfway out the window. He reached for the snacks in the cooler and grabbed what he could; it was freezing! "Here," He said, tossing packages of mini-doughnuts to everyone. They all got quiet and stuffed their faces with the powdered, glazed, and chocolate doughnuts. Guren got a package too, but since he was driving and couldn't eat them on his own, Yuu had to reach over every once in a while to put one in his mouth.  Only a few minutes had gone by when a few lights were visible and the road started to flatten out. Houses scattered on the mountain slopes were coming into view. Most of them were decorated in Halloween lights which were beautiful. Yuu pressed his face against the window and let his mouth open in awe. Mika looked too but kept his mouth shut. Guren navigated his way down and up a few road before they arrived at a steep, snow covered,  over 100 foot, narrow drive way. Two other cabins' driveways were cleared. "Alright," Guren turned around to look at the people in the back, "Is everyone buckled or holding onto something or someone who's gonna stay put?"  "Mhm," Came the same monotone response. "Why, what are you planning to do?" Shusaku questioned. "I," Guren put the truck in reverse, "Am going to get us to the cabin." He backed up the equivalent of a basketball court and put the truck in four wheel drive. Mika dug his nails into the leather seat and Yuu calmly leaned back. Shinoa, Yoichi, and Makoto, who had been sitting on the floor were either now on their knees, or somehow fit into the seat. Kimizuki had Yoichi in his lap and both arms were protectively wrapped around him. Shinoa was squeezed in between him and Mitsuba, while Makoto was on his knees on the floor, "Hold on," Guren said. He stepped on the gas pedal and held his breath. The snow crunched under the wheels and the automotive used the momentum from backing up about 67 feet and crawled another two feet before the wheels started to spin. Guren growled and went back even farther than before, only getting about a foot further. For twenty minutes Guren had tried to make his way up the driveway, only inching his way up. Numerous 'For Narnia''s had been said and only three feet of snow remained until they hit dry and slightly flat ground. Guren backed the truck up again, this time almost double what he had originally tried. "Wait! Hold up-" Shinoa grabbed something from the cup holder in the front seat. She unlocked her phone and put on a song. Survivor- Eye of the Tiger started to play and Guren sighed heavily.  "This is the last try, then you're getting out and carrying up your stuff." Guren finalized. He his the gas pedal once more and the truck easily made it up to where they had left off. "Come on!" The truck moved another two feet. "Come ON!" The engine was working over-time, with a few inches left, the truck finally hit the cement and dirt and started to gain traction. It made it! "Yeah!", "Finally!", "Thank the Lord!!" Came relieved shouts. The truck moved the last few feet into the driveway. Everyone happily relaxed and sat back for a few seconds, including Guren. Yuu, in his nature, was eager to get out of the truck without thinking what it would be like outside. He swung the door open and jumped without looking. He landed in waist high snow and made a sudden realization. "Holy begezeezies!! That's cold!! Ah!.. Ah!" He looked like he had put something really spicy in his mouth and his mouth was  on fire, but for some reason we do that when we're cold too. Kimizuki laughed a tired and somewhat overly dramatic laugh. "Oh, oh God, Yuu! Hahaha!!" Mika rolled his eyes and leaned out of the truck to extend an arm to him, which Yuu thankfully grabbed. Yoichi, must not have been paying attention, or he just didn't learn from Yuu's mistake because two seconds later he had climbed across Mitsuba and Shinoa and swung open that door.  "Aiyyee!! Shihou!! Help, it's cold!" Yoichi had landed on his butt and was shaking like there was an earthquake located directly beneath him. Kimuzuki laughed even harder at this and laughing with him was Shinoa, Makoto, and Shusaku. "Really, Yoichi?! Out of all the people here, I thought you would have the most common sense. You- you just let me down..." Guren groaned in dissappointment. Nevertheless, Mitsuba jumped right out into the snow, too. She trudged her way around the back and started to unload all of their belongings. After that it wasn't too long before everyone was on the porch and had Guren unlocking the front door.  A few wrong keys later, the wood door swung open and in went the herd of snow- soaked people. They all shuffled to get out of the cold and into the warm living room. A television was directly across from the door and the wall the door swung from was lined with a black leather couch and another one mirroring it in the middle of the room. Also a black single seat facing its back to the door sat at the edge of a coffee table between them. Lots of things were piled onto these couches. "Okay, guys. I'm going to sleep, I suggest you all find rooms. Three up stairs, three downstairs, and if you're bad, you get to be locked in the basement. Do I make myself clear?" Guren said sarcastically. "Yes, Guren," Was the response. "Yuu-chan and I want the master bedroom upstairs," Mika said turning to Yuu, "We call dibs." "Yoichi and I are taking the bunk beds in the first room downstairs. So, Yoichi, grab your stuff. Let's go." Kimizuki said half talking to everyone, half talking to Yoichi. "Mitsu and I will take a room upstairs, we don't care which one, we're just taking one," Shinoa and Mitsuba took their stuff and walked upstairs. "Okay well I'm taking the second room downstairs. Shusaku and Makoto, you guys have an option of downstairs or upstairs, which one?" They looked at each other and through some magic telepathic sense nodded in agreement. "We'll go with the upstairs room." "Okay, great. Hey!" Guren yelled, "If any one of you wakes me up and no one is dying, there will be a price to pay." Muffled yes's sounded from around the cabin. Then random talking and drawers opening and closing to organize and put things away. About thirty minutes later everyone was settled in and asleep. Hours later, upstairs in the master bedroom, Yuu was finishing up putting things away when Mika shut the door. It wasn't until he locked it that Yuu started to look up from folding. "Whacha doin' there, Mika?" Yuu turned and asked hesitantly. Clearly confused and startled. "Getting rid of your nickname," he paused, "Cherry-boy..." ***** Pure agony ***** Chapter Summary Guren lied about going to sleep and now is trying to contacts Shinya. He doesn't seem to be answering his phone and hasn't answered the multiple texts Guren sent him an hour prior to their arrival. Is it okay for him to worry? Or is Shinya messing with him? 12:00 A.M. couldn't be a better time for Shinoa to be woken up. But the message on her phone is not the one she would want from the person who sent it. Putting up with Yoichi and his lethargy topped off by his cuteness, is no easy task, even for Kimizuki. But can he keep his composure when Yoichi is overly tired and asking questions? Chapter Notes So sorry for the delay between posting chapters. I haven't had time to write or even sleep. But now that it's summer I will try to be diligent in this work! Thank you so much! o-o P.S. I had to hold off on writing the MikaYuu smut part, so I will try to add a few "things" in this chapter to hold you off 'till then. ===============================================================================   The noise of furniture being moved and adjusted on the upper floor, and drawers and closets being opened and shut could be heard all throughout the cabin. Even from the basement. Guren could make out which sounds were coming from which room. He opened the door to his room, flicked on the lights, and walked over to the bed and dropped his duffel bags at his feet. He fell face first onto the bed and gave an exhausted groan. Even though he was tired, there were a few things that needed to be done. He flipped himself over onto his back, and starred at the ceiling. The fan in the middle of the room was dusty and a few spiderwebs were connected to it. Guren got up and reached down for his smaller bag. He pulled out all the clothes he packed and set them on the bed. Right on the top of the pile was a red t-shirt he didn't remember packing. He held it up in front of him. It looked vaguely familiar, and he flipped it over to see the back. This sent a sweet smelling aroma towards him, and he knew immediately whose it was. He held it to his nose and took a deep breath in. It smelled just like Shinya. Like powdered sugar and lavender dryer sheets. He set it down on top of the dresser and folded and put all his clothes into the drawers. Guren then took off his own shirt and slipped Shinya's over his head. It fit loosely on him and the v-neck hung a little low. He smiled to himself when he noticed that this was the Shirt he was wearing when they went on their first date. It was casual date as to not stress either of them out, so they had gone out to get ice cream downtown. Guren had remembered how he'd said that the shirt Shinya was wearing was really soft and that it looked good on him. Guren sighed aloud. It had been a good night for the both of them. Guren put sweatpants on and went back to the other, larger duffel bag. Inside was a few of his weapons including a handgun, rifle, and knife, drinks, a wallet, his laptop, his phone, and headphones. He didn't remember packing the headphones, so Shinya must have gone through all of his stuff and made sure he had everything he needed. For that Guren was thankful. He put the weapons away in the closet safe, and plugged his electronics in to charge. Then he walked over to the bathroom, swung open the door and flicked on the lights. He looked in the mirror and snickered at himself. "I look like shit!" He muttered. His hair was all over the place, and there were circles under his eyes so dark, that it looked as if someone had put mascara on him and tried to wipe it off with their thumb. He turned on the tap, splashed cold water on his face and washed it. Once he was done with that and brushing his teeth, he headed back over to the bed. He unhooked his phone from the charger and unlocked it. The recent calls list primarily consisted of calls to and from Yuu and Shinya, so he tapped call back on Shinya's name. He held the phone up to his ear and listened to it ring. Once. Twice. Three times. Four. Usually he would have picked up by now. Guren knew he was still awake. Shinya liked to go to sleep late and wake up early, there were only certain times when he would alter that pattern. Seven times. Eight. Voicemail. "Hi, you've reached Shinya Hiiragi. I'm sorry I can't answer your call right now. Please Leave your name, number, a short message, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!-" The tone beeped. "Hey Shinya, It's Guren. Just calling to say goodnight. I'll try texting you. I love you." Taking the phone away from his ear, he hung up, and started to type out a text message; Today 10:24 PM Hey, I tried calling, but you didn't answer. Is everything okay?- sent. He turned it off and laid it on his stomach. It was warm from being in his hand. Twenty minutes. He thought. Twenty minutes, then I'll try again. He sat up and turned his phone back on, and googled random things that came to his mind. Most of what he searched lead him down the porn road, so he decided it would be best if he just listened to some music. The playlists on his phone would do. He picked one and listened to it. The songs on this playlist were ones that reminded him of all the things Shinya would say if you left him alone long enough with no one to talk to. Every song that played, at least one verse, he could hear Shinya saying. It was all so random. Kind of like Yuu when he talked in his sleep; all random things. He checked the clock on his phone. It read 10:52. No text from Shinya. Not single notification. He checked the wi-fi bars and the connection settings. Both were just fine. He started to type another message, but something cut him short of doing so. The little, gray "typing" bar popped up at the bottom of the screen and Guren backspaced quickly. A few seconds later a message popped up at the bottom of the screen. Today 10:53 PM I'm so sorry Guren, are you still awake? Should I call?- Shinya.   Today 10:53 PM Yes, and please do.- Guren. Moments later the screen lit up with a call from Shinya. Guren stared for a moment, then answered. "Hello?" "Hi, my gosh. I'm so sorry Guren. You okay?" Shinya asked quickly. "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just worried about you. Did everything go okay with the preparations for tomorrows mission?" A long pause. "Yep, it all looks good. They're all twentieth progenitor's. We should be okay."  "Okay, well, you call me if anything, anything  happens. You hear me? Also, I want you to try and call me at least once a day... please," Guren said. "Haha, well, okay. And same goes for you. If Mika starts to act up-" "He won't and you know that-" "I know. But if anyone acts up, I'll be sure to get them when they get home," he paused again,"And if there's any danger, I'll come up and help. Okay?" "Okay," Guren smiled, "Be safe." "I plan on it." "I love you." "Love you too, Guren." "Good night." "G-night." Shinya hung up. Guren thought for a moment. If Kureto tried anything to get Shinya to be an experiment again, something would have to happen to him. But if the next few missions went well, Kureto might earn some trust back. But not much. ===============================================================================   A few rooms away, Kimizuki and Yoichi had finished packing and were screwing around like twelve-year olds. Both of them were on the top bunk and having a pillow fight. Yoichi was incredibly tired and was so giggly that his muscles didn't work right. The two of them had tried to take the top bunk for themselves, but got in a "fight" over it. Yoichi knew that he'd let Kimizuki have the bed, but still wanted to try and fight for it. There weren't any guardrails on the bed, so by warring up there meant a hefty price if you fell off. The goal of the game was to push the other person off the bed and declare yourself the winner of the bed. The loser get's the second option, and injuries in this case. Yoichi didn't want to lose, but he knew he'd give the bed to Kimizuki anyways, and that he'd handle falling off better.  "I'm so going to win!" Yoichi said, kicking a leg at Kimizuki. He was in the middle of the bed, leaning on the wall, while Kimizuki was grabbing Yoichi's leg and trying to roll himself on top of it. "Nuh-uh! You're going to end up with- hah!- the bottom bunk!" Kimizuki laughed. Yoichi's foot was in his side and both of them were laying horizontally trying not to fall off. "You're- so- funny!" Yoichi breathed when Kimizuki flipped him on his belly and laid across him. "Try getting out of this, you pancake!" "Ugh!" Yoichi, despite being small had a lot of muscle and lifted Kimizuki almost so that he was on his knees beneath him. But gave up when Kimizuki started to tickle his under-arm. "Oof!" "Awe! Look at that, I'd say I win, but you're not off the bed yet!" Kimizuki grinned at Yoichi who had a distraught look on his face. "Not today!" Yoichi Tried to lift him up as to get out again, and succeeded. However he almost fell off and made a few awkward kicking motions at Kimizuki who held onto him. "Oh! Oh god! I have to show you what you looked like! Haha!" Yoichi lay with his head towards Kimizuki's feet, his back towards the open part of the bed, and let himself relax while Kimizuki finished laughing, he giggled at himself. "Look, just look! This is what you looked like." Only after Kimizuki had extended his leg, did he realize; he lost. Kimizuki kicked Yoichi in the stomach and the boy's face turned into surprise as he flew backwards comically, and hit the floor. Oh shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Kimizuki thought. He couldn't contain a smile, though, about how Yoichi had just gone off the bed. Slowly he sat up and looked over the edge of the bed. Yoichi was face down on two decorative pillows. His chest making quick little pulses. "Yoichi? You okay?" He fought laughter. "Ow," Yoichi said as he flipped onto his back to look up at Kimizuki. He scowled at Kimizuki, but he couldn't contain a smile either,"Pffft-Hahaha!" Yoichi burst out laughing. Kimizuki let out a laugh, too. "I-ha-I'm sor-ryehehe!" Kimizuki apologized. "It's all good!" Yoichi said as he flicked off the lights, leaving the room illuminated by the string of lights that hung on the wall opposite of the bed, above the door and the dresser. Then He reached down and chucked a pillow at Kimizuki's head a hard as he could.  "Oh! You little-!" Kimizuki jumped off the top bunk and grabbed another pillow. He slapped Yoichi silly. Yoichi's hits were less effective because he was laughing so hard, his muscles weren't working properly. Kimizuki was laughing hard too, and his hits became less and less powerful. He and Yoichi were both leaning on the wall behind the door when Kimizuki hit Yoichi on the side of the head with the pillow. His head hit the wall and bounced back leaving him stunned for a moment before continuing to laugh. "Oh! Haha! I'm sorry, Yoichi!" "You're abusive." Yoichi said laughing. "What?! Here," Kimizuki brought Yoichi closer to him and kissed his head. Yoichi stopped laughing, and went quiet. So did Kimizuki. Yoichi opened his mouth to speak again, but paused for a moment."This is g- going to sound stupid, b-but, c-could you do it here?" He asked pointing to his lips. Kimizuki kept his hands on his shoulders, his mouth slightly open on shock and disbelief. He blinked a few times. "What?" Kimizuki asked.  Yoichi looked up at him, clearly flustered. "I said; here?" His big, green eyes fully opened, and his hand still pointing at his lips. Kimizuki slightly nodded and leaned into Yoichi. Their lips met and Yoichi startled at how Kimizuki had actually done it. He kissed him back, his arms wrapping around his neck. Kimizuki held the back of Yoichi's head and gently lowered him onto his back on the ground. He straddled Yoichi, then with one hand in his soft hair, and the other working it's way up his shirt, he deepened the kiss. Their teeth clacked a few times, but they didn't mind. The kiss lasted for what seemed forever, and when it ended they were out of breath and staring at each other in the dim light. "Shihou..." Kimizuki laid his head on Yoichi's chest and let himself fall asleep to his steadying heartbeat. ===============================================================================   Shinoa wasn't fully awake, nor asleep. Mitsuba had finished getting the room set up an hour ago, but she was taking longer than usual to fall asleep. She was thinking about listening to music to help her fall asleep, and just then her phone lit up. A text message. She reached for Mitsuba's glasses and stared at the message in the dark. It was from Kureto. At this hour? What's he want? She unlocked the phone and read the message. Today 11:02 PM I need you to do something for me. You will make sure Guren loses contact with Shinya. I want you to get into Guren's phone and change Shinya's number to yours, that way he's texting you, not Shinya.- Kureto   Today 11:03 PM Why would I do that? You know I have ways of exploiting you, so why do you even try with me?   Today 11:03 Because of this.(-) I know that you would do anything for her. To save her from what I did to you, you will do as I say. Do you understand? It was a picture of her and Mitsuba. What happened to her was something she didn't want to put Mitsuba through, and potentially her sister Aoi as well. Tears welled in her eyes and spilled over. She didn't expect that he could torture her to get her to do something, but here he was. Doing exactly that, using someone else. Not only did she trust that Shinya could take care of himself, but for the sake of saving Mitsuba and Aoi who wouldn't have a fighting chance against him, her body trembled as she typed the response, half from fear, half from hatred, all from memory.   ***** Regret, no regret, no turning back. ***** Chapter Summary Mika and Yuu are up at midnight and messing around. Yuu gets hungry and brings back food to their room, Mika takes on a short temper and things get heated. Then they get hot. And finally they're frozen in time. Chapter Notes Writing this chapter was really tough! Geez! So, expect emotion. Expect action. And for crying out loud, expect angst! Also, I fixed/changed a few things in the previous parts of the story, so you might have to go re-read. After this chapter, please don't hate me! -~o See the end of the chapter for more notes In three hours, all that had been accomplished between Mika and Yuu was messing up their room. Mika, being tired, hungry, and slap-happy, felt the need to unfold all of the clothes whenever Yuu wasn't looking. And Yuu, being unobservant, refolded everything about three times before realizing he'd folded the same shirt twice already. Mika had gotten a kick out of it. He decided to take over the job to make up for messing with Yuu. Now he was sitting cross legged between the bed and the dresser in the master bedroom, putting away the neatly folded pile of clothes. As he was putting the last few shirts away, he heard Yuu's unreasonably loud footsteps rushing up the stairs. Just as Mika started to roll his eyes, Yuu swung open the bedroom door carrying a few plates and glasses. "Mika! Look what Shinya left up here for me!" Yuu shoved the biggest plate in Mika's face, "Doesn't it look good?! It's curry!" Mika stared at him in silence. "Do you really need to do that...?" Mika clenched his jaw. Yuu cocked his head to the side, "What do you me- oh..." "It's been two years Yuu-chan. Two years and you sometimes still forget that I'm a vampire. Two. Years. Do I need to give you a daily reminder? It's a pain to be responsible for you, you know." There was agitation in Mika's voice. "No, I think I'm old enough to take care of myself, thanks." Yuu spat. "Oh! My bad! Would you like something to eat?" "Yuu-chan, stop..." "Whatever. If you have that attitude, it'll be eternal. Just like you."  Yuu set the plate down on the carpet, and sat down beside him. Yuu looked Mika right in the eyes and took a bite of curry. Jealous and annoyed, Mika turned away from Yuu, tucked a shirt into the drawer and slowly closed it. He exhaled loudly and stood up. What the hell, Yuu-chan? Why'd you have to go and do that? He swiped the clothes he'd set out to sleep in off the dresser and started stripping himself. "What're you doing?" Yuu asked. What does it look like I'm doing?! Mika thought. He pulled his hoodie over his head before answering, "Going to sleep." "Why?! You were all fully of energy just a moment ago..." Yuu paused, "Look, I'm sorry okay," Mika turned towards him and glared. "I wasn't thinking-well, I was but- you're an exception. We know not to get on your bad side." He started to come at Yuu. "Mika! Wait- I said I was sorry!- Ack!" Mika reached out towards Yuu and grabbed his neck, thumbs pressing into his windpipe, "Mi-ka..!" "Yuichiro, listen to me," Mika growled while the boy pulled at the hand at his throat, "I know it's only been two years, and I know that you are really ignorant, but the fact that you don't watch your tongue really pisses me off!" His teeth were barred now, "Several times this has happened and I'm sick of it! You speak out of line and it gets us both in a lot of trouble. You never really changed. I never asked for this!But you know what? I didn't have much of a choice. It's not my fault that I can no longer eat human food. It's not my fault that you all feel threatened because I could suck you dry at any given moment?!" Mika lowered his head so he didn't have to look at Yuu. "I can actually hear a lot better now, thanks to being a vampire, and I think that Shinya, nor Guren, really trusts me. I heard their conversation earlier, so don't tell me I'm wrong. I go through so much because of you, Yuichiro. You're the only reason I'm here right now, do you understand?! I don't know why I tried so hard..." Mika looked up at Yuu, and noticed that he'd stopped clawing at his hand. His eye's were barely open and he'd stopped kicking. Terror flew across Mika's face and he released his hand.  Yuu's head hit the floor and he rolled over on his stomach. He coughed violently into the carpet. Mika watched wide-eyed at what he'd done to Yuu. He crawled over to Yuu, who'd almost recovered, and placed a hand on his shoulder. His coughing ceased, and he lifted his head up. He sat back and looked at Mika. His emerald green eyes were wide and bloodshot. Tears lined his cheeks and wet his eyelashes. There were indents on his neck from where Mikas nails had dug into his skin. He stayed still, stiffened from shock. Mika didn't know what to do. He'd nearly choked his boyfriend, and sat there; staring. "I'm sorry Mi-Mika..." Yuu stuttered in a raspy voice, "You're right though, I'm a fool and should watch what I say." Tears plastered parts of his hair to his face and dripped from his chin. His crying was silent, and Mika felt a thousand times worse for silencing him. He brought his hand Yuu's face and upon contact, Yuu flinched. Mika's thumb wiped tears from underneath his eye. But Yuu pulled away from him, making Mika retract his arm to his chest. "Mika..." But instead of backing up even further, Yuu threw his arms around Mika's neck and put his chest to the side of his head. Mika put his hands on Yuu's back and held him still. He could hear his heart pounding inside his rib cage. Yuu's heartbeat filled Mika's ears and he started to cry. He hadn't had control. Just like a vampire would, in it's true nature, he'd lost control and let anger consume him. In that moment, he realized that he was not as human as he used to be. Since he first sunk his teeth into Yuu, to now, where he'd nearly killed him. Yuu would have been fine if he hadn't reclaimed his humanity from his demon. Since the Vampires surrendered, there had been no need for Yuu to call on Asuramaru and use his cursed gear. Now he didn't have regenerative ability, leaving him as human as when the world ended the first time. But Mika didn't have the human part of himself any longer. He was a full fledged vampire with ever increasing strength. That was what he was, and there might be no chance of going back. Now he was going mad over something petty that struck a nerve. He had even gained a short temper, just like the monster he was. Mika inhaled sharply and clamped a hand over his own mouth. He could feel the four canine teeth, elongated and sharp against his tongue. Cold tears rolled down his face as he tried to muffle the cries that spilled from his mouth.  Yuu readjusted himself so that he could hug him properly, and try to be as comforting as possible. Mika let out one loud sob before stifling it down to whimpers. He cautiously reached his arms around Yuu to hug him back and waited until Yuu gave him the 'go ahead'. Shaking, he did so, and pulled him as close as possible. "I'm so sorry, Yuu-chan! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry," Mika cried, "P-Please forgive me. I'm so, so sorry... please." Yuu was quiet. The he spoke, "It's my own fault. I provoked you- I should be the one to apologize. I'm sorry Mika," he paused and whispered, "I couldn't save you in time." Mika released Yuu from the hug to look into his eyes, "Yuu-chan, it's not your fault that I'm a monster. I told you to go. You listened. And for that I'm thankful, because look at the beautiful person you turned out to be without me. I'm sorry that I lost my temper. I-I'm sorry, and I can understand if you don't want me around you-" "Mika, look, I forgive you. And you're not a monster, I'm just a jerk," He sat back and ran a hand through his hair, "I'll be honest, I forgot that you needed to drink my blood this morning and I know how painful it is for you to starve yourself. But, goddammit, say something when you're hungry! It's not that hard to ask." "I...I know, I just feel bad about it." "Don't, I offered to do it. It's the least I can do for you in return," Yuu held his hand out to Mika, "Here!" Mika gingerly took Yuu's hand in his and brought his wrist to his lips. He opened his mouth and pierced his teeth through Yuu's skin and into a vein. The sweet and somewhat salty taste of his blood overwhelmed Mika's senses. A chill ran up his spine and made his head fuzzy. He sucked at Yuu's skin carefully as not to draw his blood too quickly. Yuu was happy that Mika had accepted and taken his hand. But his head was beginning to spin. He swayed a little before reaching for his glass of water that was sitting on the dresser. He quickly tipped the glass and downed the entire thing. He felt a little bit better, but in all honesty, he wanted to distract himself from Mika. The vampire was shirtless and somehow managing to make drinking blood look sexy. Not that he doesn't look sexy in the first place. Yuu blushed at his own thought and turned his head. On the receiving of this action, Mika lifted his head up to look at Yuu. As odd as it was, he found Yuu the cutest when flustered. He pulled at Yuu's arm, bringing him closer. Yuu's eyes widened in surprise as their faces drew nearer, and once they were mere inches apart his face turned beet red. Mika stared into the mossy green eyes that were all too pure and innocent, taking his hand and putting it around Yuu's waist to bring them closer still. He went to close the remaining space between them, but Yuu beat him too it. Their lips met. Then their tongues. The kiss went from zero to one hundred real fast. Mika's mind was racing, so was his heart, but his hands couldn't seem to get Yuu's clothes off fast enough. With rarely breaking their kiss, he managed to take off Yuu's jacket and t-shirt. Now his hands were feeling up his tanned bare skin. Yuu was a flustered, hot mess and he had barely done anything. The others lips were soft against his own. Their teeth clacking only twice, the two were on the ground in front of the bed; Yuu laying on the ground with Mika over him. Surprisingly Yuu had been good at kissing. The first time Mika had kissed him, he could have sworn that he'd had some practice. But according to him and everyone else, that was Yuu's first kiss. He thought about a few times that they'd gotten close to having sex, but never did due to housing issues, parents, or annoying people who don't knock. Mika ran his hand down Yuu's chest and slid it into the band of his sweatpants, and tried to pull at them. Yuu sat up abruptly, grabbing his hand and breaking the kiss.  "Wa-wait! Wait. Are you sure we're going to do this?" Yuu asked hurriedly. "Yuu-chan, I came up here by myself and determined this room to be the most spacious, comfortable, and soundproof. I did my research..." Mika admitted.  "Mmm, okay," Yuu nodded, "Should we just get up and go to the bed?" "Yeah, I guess." Mika stood and helped the boy up.  "Thanks-" Yuu was pulled into a kiss. The blonde was overjoyed. Slowly, they made their way to the king sized bed. Yuu was pushed onto his back at the edge of the bed. Mika slipped his pants off his legs, leaving him in only his boxers. Yuu tried to sit up but was pushed back down while Mika renewed their kiss. Crawling onto the bed as well, Mika moved his mouth from Yuu's and down to his neck. The boy squirmed and moaned with contact. Mika, being extremely aroused by this, bit into his neck. This earned him a breathy cry, spurring him on. His mouth trailed down Yuu's front, leaving bruise marks on his body. His young, beautiful body. Mika's heart sank. To Mika, Yuu was vital to his existence. Just the thought of him being alive was enough to give reason for living as he was. A vampire. And now that he had found Yuu, he was alive but he was still aging. 18. He was 18 now. With the body of an 18 year old. He was going to have to watch the same boy grow up and move on. While, Mika, was stuck at 16. 16 because he was a vampire. An deep anger clawed from inside Mika's chest and he became rough and irrational. Greed took over his thoughts. I'll turn him into a vampire, then I can have Yuu-chan forever.  His mouth reached the hemline of Yuu's boxers. He pulled them off with ease and looked at Yuu's hard on. Mika began to stroke it. A smug look on his face. "Ah-hah..." Yuu grabbed the sheets in attempt to keep composure. Mika stopped, and got up . "Wait- where are you-?" Yuu cut himself short. Mika had gotten a small bottle from his bag. "Yuu-chan, you're going to be extremely tight. We're gonna need this." Yuu flinched, but Mika was already applying lube to his fingers. The lube was cold at Yuu's entrance. Mika slid in one finger, teasing Yuu, with still getting a reaction from him. He added a second one and scissored them inside Yuu, stretching him easily. "Ngh!" Yuu whined, obviously enjoying the action. Mika felt himself grow hard. He took his fingers out completely, and for a split second making Yuu look disappointed. He slipped his own shorts off and released his length from confinement. He exhaled relief and looked down at a slightly stunned Yuu. Mika grinned and regained his position, but this time, both were completely stripped. Yuu's skin held heavenly softness upon contact with Mika's body. He threaded his fingers through Yuu's silky hair and tilted his head for easier access to his neck. Mika planted kisses over the smooth, shuddering surface, slowly moving downwards. Yuu quivered every time Mika moved his lips across his skin, but careful to dwell in each moment. Finally Mika reached the front of Yuu's chest and glanced at him. He was biting his bottom lip and breathing quickly, but he took notice of Mika's gaze. Mika moved his hand to the side of Yuu's body, slowly inching it towards his front stopping a little ways away from his nipple.  "Mika..." Yuu warned, "Don't do it, Mik-ah! hah!" Mika had pinched them just hard enough for Yuu to react in a lewd manner. He rubbed and pinched until Yuu had gotten quieter, then he decided to take it up a notch. He put his mouth over one and sucked. "Agh! Mik-a! Hah-hgn!" Yuu writhed underneath him. This had gotten more of a reaction than originally expected. Mika made a mental note that this was something he enjoyed. He swirled his tongue around the peaked flesh. Yuu bit his lip and moaned. Mika moved to the other one and did the same.  At this point Yuu already looked like a hot mess. His hair was askew, he was sweating, and he looked like he was just about spent. Mika, however wanted to go for two more things. He picked his legs up and swung them over his shoulders. "You okay for this, Yuu-chan?" Mika asked to confirm. "Mhm. Yes, I am." He looked nervous. Mika saw it. "Do you need something to hold onto? Like a pillow?" "N-No. I'll be fine." "Tell me to stop if you're uncomfortable, okay?" "...Okay." And with that assurance, Mika slid into Yuu as gently as his body would allow. "Ahh! Mik-ha! Hgn! Ha-ah god!" Yuu winced slightly, but took it. Yuu was incredibly tight, taking away Mika's breath and temporarily knocking his train of thought off course.  "Just- tell me when you're ready- for me to move." Mika told him. Yuu readjusted himself, and nodded to him. Mika moved slowly, as not to hurt Yuu. He never thought he would get this far with him. Now he just had to keep his mind in control. Keep this pace. At least until Yuu-chan asks for more than just this. Mika knew he would, and it would be soon. Yuu wasn't biting the back of his hand as much. He looked rather content. "Mika, c-could you... move faster? Please?" Yuu asked.  "Of course." Mika grinned, picking up speed. A few thrusts into the new, quicker speed Yuu's expression had gone from slightly bored, to great pleasure. Mika found this odd, considering this was his first time and he should be somewhat in pain. But considering all he'd been through during the war, this might be nothing. Mika was pleased he was taking this well. "I-hah- didn't kn-ow this could-feel-amazing! -Wow." Yuu said between gasps. Mika was spurred on by this. He started to thrust at the speed he desired, making Yuu panic. His eye's squinted in pain, Mika was strong, maybe too strong. Mika's thrusts buried him deep inside Yuu, hitting his prostate every other movement. Yuu gripped the sheets and involuntarily moaned. Loudly. Mika was overcome with pleasure, though shouldn't he not care for this? It didn't matter. He was too occupied gazing at Yuu's features, every aspect of his body was perfect and clean-cut. He wanted him to stay like this. Forever. Hell! He was eighteen now. How much longer before it became weird to hand out with an immortal sixteen year-old? He would have to watch Yuu die, while he lived on. While Yuu grew up and lived a full life, while he never completed his own, he'd be forever. A deep sadness came over him and mingled with the pre- existing anger. He wanted Yuu. Forever. He leaned over Yuu, letting his legs fall down to his hips. He laced their fingers together and continued to pound into him. Yuu's eyes closed in pain and ecstasy, sound unknowingly escaping his lips. Mika stared at his slightly open mouth, soft lips, sweet taste. The blond shut him up with a kiss, moving his arms to the side of his head and his hands into the dark glossy hair. The boy's hands found their way to Mika's shoulder blades, and dug their nails into his skin. He gripped so tight that his nails drew blood. Mika felt it, but didn't acknowledge it.  Yuu was close, now and tried to hold his breath to calm himself. It didn't work. "Mi-i-ka! I'm -going to- Ah!" "Hang in there -for a few more -seconds!" Mika said through gritted teeth. "I-I -Ngh!- ca-ah!-n't!" Yuu was crying from trying to hold it in, but he could feel heat pool in the pit of his stomach. Mika wasn't going to tell Yuu, but he was close, too. He wished Yuu wouldn't hold himself back, he didn't have to impress Mika or anything. Just as Mika finished that thought Yuu came.  "Agh-ha-ah!" His body spasmed from his orgasm, white coils of hot liquid spilling out over his abdomen. Mika fucked him through his waves of pleasure. "Yuichirou-!" Mika growled as he followed through to an orgasm of his own. He came inside of Yuu, which Yuu felt and savored the last feeling of Mika's length inside him. Mika laid his body of Yuu's, both hearts pounding and breathing hard. "Are you okay?" He whispered. "I am... but you're not! What happened to your back?" Yuu sat up and made the other turn to show him his bleeding shoulders. "Oh, that? That was you, Yuu-chan-!" Yuu had seen blood dripping from one of the larger scratches and licked it. The taste to him was different, like sugar mixed with multiple spices. It wasn't all that bad. He licked the cut clean. There was so much blood that it was visible on the corners of his mouth. Fuck! This isn't good... I didn't think this through! Mika panicked internally. "You do this all the time. I was wondering what another person's blood tastes like, since I've only ever tasted my own- ugh-" Yuu's hand flew to his chest, eye's widening a split second. He froze, exhaled loudly, then relaxed. "Pardon me, not quite sure what that was." Mika offered a small laugh. "Should we go get cleaned up? I'm really tired now." "Yeah," Mika paused, "Sure. Yuu-chan..?" "Yeah?" Mika hesitated, then he stood, leaned over and kissed Yuu on the forehead, "Love you." "Love you, too." Yuu hopped off the bed and hugged him. "Thank you, as well." ===============================================================================   After the boys were cleaned off, Mika lay silently beside Yuu, who was quieter than usual. The vampire questioned almost everything he had done. Stupid Yuu- chan! -That idiot! And he doesn't even realize what he might have done! Mika thought about the scratches, which had healed now, and tried to determine how much of his own blood had poured forth. And how much of that blood Yuu had consumed. It was dangerous. Mika couldn't begin to think about what would happen to him if Yuu had turned into a vampire. Even if that was the case, he wasn't sorry he'd done it. There wasn't a way to turn him back, and Mika thought this was a good thing. Even if Yuu didn't like it at first. The comforter of the bed was thick, but as Mika held his breath, was it not just the covers that kept him from hearing Yuu's heart beat or was it something else he couldn't hear over? Chapter End Notes Sorry this took so long! Hope to have the next chapter out sooner. Please drop_by_the_archive_and_comment to let the author know if you enjoyed their work!