KIZUNA by Kazuma Kodaka Book 1 Part 3: An Irresistible Force Meets an Immovable Object unofficial translation by Katherine ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conventions: regular text: name of speaker, and spoken lines italics: thoughts (in parentheses): spoken words that are hand-written or not in the talk bubbles bold: descriptions bold and italics: translation note Narration: It was spring break and the boy Kai returned home, but... Father: Get out!!!! Kai: You don't have to tell me, I'm leaving anyway, you old geezer! Yakuza guy: Boss, calm down, think of your blood pressure! Father: What did you just say? Is that how you talk to your father?! Yakuza guy: Bon, you could calm down a little too... Kai: Shut up! Don't try to stop me! Father: No, don't stop him. Sprinkle salt after him! Note: From the custom of purifying with salt after contact with bad luck or impurity, for instance, after attending a funeral. Masa(?): Bon!! Kai roars off on his bike. Father: Where's that salt, Masa?! Masa: That didn't go well. (page) Chapter Title: An Irresistible Force Meets an Immovable Object Note: More literally, "The Challenge of the Invincible Ones." (page) Enjouji is watching a video and Ranmaru is getting a drink in the kitchen. Enjouji: This is the good part! You have to see it! Hurry up! Ranmaru: Uh... you were the one who wanted a snack. Enjouji: Forget it! Come here! Do that later! Enjouji: "Ghost" will make you cry... Looking gleeful about it. Narration: Somewhere in Tokyo, this man, Kei Enjouji (seme) and... Ranmaru: What's the fun of watching the same scene over and over? (page) Ranmaru: I only like watching movies that make you cry on fast forward. Enjouji: What's wrong with it? Narration: ...Ranmaru Samejima (uke) are enjoying the sweet life of newlyweds. Enjouji: Here! Where they say goodbye without any words! It's great! I wouldn't want to die and leave you behind either. Ranmaru: Unimpressed. Is that so? Narration: It would be impossible for anyone to come between these two. Enjouji wraps his arm around Ranmaru and slides his hand inside his robe. Ranmaru: Trying to fend him off. Are you watching the movie or not?! Enjouji: I just got turned on by your Japanese outfit... Ranmaru: Why don't you go rent a samurai movie then?! (page) Kai: Suddenly standing in the doorway. I let myself in. Ranmaru: Shoves Enjouji away. Kai: The autolock looks like it's broken. If you don't at least lock the entranceway... Ranmaru: S-Sagano... Enjouji: K-Kai?! Kai: It's all well and good to run away from home, but you gotta have a place to crash. Enjouji: You ran away!? From Osaka all the way here?! Kai: What could I do? The old man won't listen to me. Enjouji: You've gotten yourself into trouble again, right?! Enjouji: What did you do? Get some girl pregnant? Steal money from the organization? Kai: Don't talk like that, you'll ruin my reputation. If I did that kind of stuff I wouldn't be stupid enough to get caught. Ranmaru: Sweatdropping. This is not a model of good brotherly conversation. Kai: He said, "Homo, get out!" I'm really pissed at him. (page) Enjouji and Ranmaru: Boggling. Enjouji: K...Kai-kun...? What happened? Kai: I told him straight out! That I have absolutely no interest in marrying some girl. That there's only one person I love in the whole world!! Kai: And there's no question that Ranmaru Samejima-san is a man. Kai: Sempai. I took the number one title in kendo. Ranmaru: Sweatdropping.Y-yeah. Kai: I'm the number one guy in all Japan. (page) Kai: So I came to tell you straight out. Enjouji: Hey... Kai: Please... It's gotta be you and me together. Enjouji: Hey! Kai: What? Can you shut up a minute? Enjouji: What do you think I am?? Kai: The old man's mistress's kid. Enjouji: Little brat, I'm gonna kill you. Enjouji: Alright, listen up! Grabbing Ranmaru. Enjouji: You can cry and scream and whatever the hell you want, but Ran-chan's *hole* belongs to me! (page) Kai and Ranmaru gaze down upon what's left of Enjouji, under Ranmaru's foot. Ranmaru: Sagano, make yourself at home. Kai: Really?! Enjouji: Ran-chan! Enjouji: Don't spoil him like that! You're just encouraging him to cause more trouble... Kai: (I'm off to take a bath!) Ranmaru: Highly displeased at the "hole" comment. I guess I'm just a substitute for a woman! Enjouji: Ran-chaaan! It was just a figure of speech! Ranmaru: Sticks a piece of paper on Enjouji's forehead that reads "Keep Out" and slams the bedroom door. Enjouji: He can say whatever he likes, but I was the one who made him so he can't sleep alone!! Ha ha ha, deal with it Kai! Alright! All I have to do is wait! Imagining Ranmaru begging him for sex. Kai: Walking on Enjouji. Now for a little night visit. Enjouji: You've got a lot of nerve STEPPING ON ME! I'd really like to strangle you. Kai: Sticking out his tongue. Hah. He won't even let you in the room! Kai: Knocking on the door. Ranmaru-sempai! Enjouji: Ah! Don't do that! Kai: Sorry to bother you, but I just wanted to apologize... Enjouji: Cringing behind a pillow. Stop! He'll mow you down with a bamboo sword! Hey! Kai: I'm sorry I told my dad your name, without your permission. And I know it's an imposition to suddenly show up here. I... I don't know much about my brother at all... Really, hardly anything. (page) Kai: And I just wanted to see what it was like to live here as his little brother. Enjouji: W-what the hell!? Kai: I'm sorry I was so selfish. Enjouji: Lying little brat! Ranmaru: Opening the door. Come in. You and Enjouji aren't really close enough yet to sleep in the same bed, are you? Kai: B-but... Ranmaru: Come on in, this is more comfortable than the sofa. Kai: Gives Enjouji an evil smile as he goes in. (page) Enjouji: That... little... Enjouji: FUCKING BRAT! Enjouji: What about Ran-chan's chastity? Looking worried and nauseous. Enjouji: But let me just hear one little cry from Ran-chan, and Kai! That's the instant you die!! Ranmaru: I'm afraid the bed's not too wide. Ranmaru: But you can put up with that, right? (page) Kai: I'm so happy to be alive... Kai: That time before, when I pushed him down, I was in a daze... I didn't get to appreciate it properly... Ranmaru: Come on, you'll catch cold. Ranmaru: Sagano...? Kai: Leaning in to kiss Ranmaru. I can't... stand it anymore... Ranmaru: Shoves his hand in Kai's face. (page) Ranmaru: If this is what you came here for, I'll throw you out in the street. Kai: I... I'll just go to sleep quietly... Ranmaru: Good. Narration: There was no one in the world Kai feared more than Ranmaru. Kai: Damn... Even though he quit kendo, Samejima the Demon is still strong as ever... Next morning. Enjouji: Sneezes. Ah, that's what I get for sleeping in a place like that. ...Hm? Sees that the bedroom door is slightly open. (page) Enjouji: Looking in and not seeing Kai. Huh? Enjouji: I wonder where he's gone to? Ranmaru: N... Enjouji: What a beautiful view! Ran-chan, it's morning! Kiss... Ranmaru: ...nn (page) Ranmaru: Enjou...ji... you're heavy... Enjouji: That's what you get for last night. Ranmaru: ...last night...? Enjouji: Kai weaseled his way in here, but you didn't let him get away with anything, did you?? Ranmaru: Kai...? (Hey, leave me alone, I'm awake.) Enjouji: (I'll leave kiss marks all over you.) Ranmaru: Suddenly waking up. That's right! Sagano's here... Jumps out of bed, pulling his clothes on in embarrassment. (page) A knife plunges into the bed right in front of Enjouji's face. Ranmaru: Sa...gano... Sweatdropping. Kai: I go to buy groceries and you take advantage of my absence! Enjouji: You're the one who's barging in on our honeymoon here!! Ranmaru: Stop it you two! (What are you talking about, honeymoon!!) A lovely breakfast is laid out. Ranmaru: He's actually quite useful, isn't he. Kai: Aren't I? Happily tossing a salad. Enjouji: It's take-out. (page) Enjouji: Ran-chan, you have work today? Ranmaru: Yeah, I might be a little late tonight. Kai: What kind of work? Ranmaru: Putting on glasses. Helping with paperwork at college. Kai: I'm going to work too. I have a lead on a job. Enjouji: I bet it's some strange job, isn't it? Kai: What do you mean, strange? Ranmaru heads for the door. Oh, I'm going out with you. Enjouji: Hey, Kai! Kai: Don't act like a big brother. I'm nineteen already, okay? (page) Enjouji: Look, you're still a minor, okay? Hey! Kai: Bye! Enjouji: Kai! If you accost Ran-chan on the street, I'll- Enjouji lies on the floor stomped by Ranmaru. At the school... Ranmaru is shelving books and looking worried. Ranmaru: I hope it isn't some strange work he's getting involved in... Enjouji's right, he's still a minor. Prof: Samejima-kun. (page) Prof: How about a drink on the way home? Ranmaru: I'm sorry, I appreciate the offer... Ranmaru: I'm embarrassed to say I don't drink. Prof: Well, that's fine, you needn't drink anything, but there's a really nice place, it's awkward going there alone, though... Ranmaru: Yes, sir. Prof: Plonking a hand on Ranmaru's shoulder. Then it's decided! A city street full of flashy neon. Ranmaru: Shinjuku...? Enjouji's club is in Kabukichou too... Host: Welcome! (page) Ranmaru: Sweatdropping at all the cute young men working there. A host club...!? Host: May I check your coats for you? Ranmaru: It was no big deal if we were just going to a bar, but two guys going out to a host club... Good thing it didn't turn out to be Enjouji's club... Host: Sir, you've outdone yourself escorting such a beautiful companion. I must say I'm jealous. Ranmaru: He must be a regular visitor. That damn host is talking about me like I'm a girl! Prof: Oh, he's just a student of mine. (page) Prof: What'll you have? Ah, that's right, you don't drink. Ranmaru: I'll just have some iced tea... Strange... There isn't a single girl in the whole place... Prof: To the hosts who are about to sit down with them Oh, today would you mind leaving us by ourselves? Host: Of course. Enjoy your stay. Ranmaru: I've heard from Enjouji about places like this... Looking at their faces... It's a gay club... (page) Ranmaru: Excuse me for a minute. Ranmaru: Splashing water on his face in the bathroom. How could I have been so careless? I never realized that professor was gay... Meanwhile prof is slipping tablets into the iced tea. (page) Ranmaru: Um... I've got to get out of here. I'm sorry but, I've really got to go... Prof: Woah, we just got here! At least drink this before you go! Ranmaru: Y-yes, sir. I've got to calm down and think of my job, and get out of this gracefully. Drinking the tea. A host: That professor really knows what he's doing, huh? Other host: Yeah, did you see that beautiful face?! (page) Ranmaru: Feeling strange. There's no alcohol in it, but... my head feels... Prof: Taking the drink from him. Are you alright? (page) Prof: Holding Ranmaru's face. You must have gotten drunk on the alcohol fumes. Ranmaru: Don't touch me! Prof: You'll feel much better soon. Takes off his glasses, pushes Ranmaru back into the cushiony chair, and kisses his neck. Prof: Real soon... Ranmaru: Enjouji!! Prof holds his wrist so he can't escape. (page) Suddenly the prof's shoulder is grabbed and he is punched in the face so he goes flying across the floor! (page) The puncher is revealed to be Kai, in a bow tie and suit! Alarmed host: Hey! Stop! Kai: How dare you touch him!! Ranmaru: Sagano...?! Kai: Kicking the prof around. Kai: I'm gonna kill you! Prof: Uwaa! (page) Ranmaru: From the floor Stop... Sagano... Kai: Samejima-sempai! Prof makes a run for the door. Kai: Hey! You!! Ranmaru: What is he doing here...? Kai: Samejima-san! Hang on, Samejima-san! Gathering him up in his arms. (page) Ranmaru: Lying in bed, clutching the sheets. I thought for sure it was sleeping pills... Ranmaru: Ha..ah.. What the hell did he give me?! Kai: Sempai, here's some water. Kai: Feeling his forehead. You don't feel good? Ranmaru: Don't touch me!! Kai: But... Ranmaru: P-please! Don't touch me! I'm fine, really! Kai: How can you say you're fine...? (page) Ranmaru: Leave me alone! Kai: You're not fine! What if it was some strange drug?! Ranmaru: Aa... Ranmaru: As Kai feels something and realizes... Damn... Kai: The drug... was it... Kai: An aphrodisiac!? Ranmaru: I suppose you've figured it out... Just leave me alone and it'll run its course and I'll be fine. Hurry up and leave... Kai: No. Ranmaru: Wh-? Kai: Sempai, aren't you forgetting something? (page) Kai: I'm in love with you. Kai: As Ranmaru tries to fend him off. It's no use. Ranmaru: A- Kai: Scooping him up. Look how sensitive you are. Ranmaru: S-stop... Kai: When I think that it's him (Kei) who made you so willing, it makes me really pissed off, but... Kai: Licking Ranmaru's mouth. (page) Ranmaru: ...N. Kai: Moving on top of him. Open your mouth. Ranmaru: Ah... N... Opening his mouth for Kai. Ranmaru: As Kai continues to kiss him and undoes his tie. Fu... Ah... My body feels so... hot... (page) Ranmaru: It's no good... I'm being carried away... Ranmaru: Sto- Sagano! Kai: If we stop now, you'll just keep on suffering. Reaching to unzip Ranmaru's pants. Ranmaru: As Kai kisses his neck and slides his hand inside his shirt. U... Ranmaru: Pushing Kai away. Stop it! (page) Kai: Pushing him onto the floor. Don't do that. Running away... Kai: Fondling his crotch. ...will just make you hotter. Ranmaru: How can... a drug... make me like this...? (page) Ranmaru is limp on the floor. Kai: Licking his (own) fingers. That's right... Kai: Let me see your face looking even more beautiful. Putting two fingers into Ranmaru. Ranmaru: Ah! (page) Ranmaru: As Kai squeezes his bottom. Ah... N... Ranmaru: Haah.. N-aah... Kai: Now fondling Ranmaru in front. That drug's really powerful. He's half out of it already... Ranmaru: Ahhh... A-! Ranmaru: ! Ranmaru: As Kai pulls away his dripping fingers. Kei...! Kai: ... Gently laying Ranmaru down. (page) Kai: ...*Ran-chan.* Kiss me. Ranmaru embraces Kai and kisses him. Kai: Why? Ranmaru: Licking Kai's mouth. N. Kai: Lifting Ran into position. Why him (Kei)?! Ranmaru: As Kai presumably enters him. Ah! (page) Kai: I'm not just a substitute for him! Kai: I'm not his fucking substitute!! Kai: This isn't it... What I want isn't just your body... Ranmaru: Ah... Ah... Kai: This isn't what I want!! (page) Kai: Picking up Ranmaru to hug him close. Everything! I want everything...! Ranmaru: Ah...! Kai lays Ranmaru down. (page) Kai: Stay just like this. Don't run away... Kai: Sempai. Kissing his forehead. I want to hide you away somewhere. Please, stay with me like this... Ranmaru: Kei... Ranmaru: Holding Kai tightly. Kei... Ke...i... Later... Kai is sitting smoking a cigarette with his eyes closed. Enjouji: Coming home. What? (page) Enjouji: You're back? Enjouji: Hey, you're only nineteen, you know. Taking his cigarette away. Kai: Getting out another cigarette. Hn. You work at that host club until dawn? Enjouji: This is how we eat. If you want to preach me a sermon, you can get out. Enjouji: Opening the fridge. Did you go to work? Kai: Laying his head on the table. I don't think they'll want me back. I punched a customer. Enjouji: A customer? (page) Enjouji: Where did you get a job? Kai: At a gay club. (I want some iced tea, too.) Enjouji: Grabbing his shirt. What?! Kai: You're spilling my tea. Kai: I'm not selling my body, you know. I just take the money and run. Enjouji: I should hope not, idiot!! Enjouji: Well, it's good that you're not going to be working there anymore. (Father's going to lose what's left of his hair.) Kai: I don't make a habit of acting drastically, but Kai: I couldn't let that bastard get away with making a move on Ranmaru-sempai. (page) Enjouji looks horrified. Kai: He drugged him. Enjouji: Wh- Kai: They sell that stuff under the counter all the time at gay clubs. Like a love drug. Kai: Don't wake him up. He finally got to sleep. Kai: Seems like it was a small dose. Not enough to worry about. Enjouji: Kai... You didn't... Kai: ...I nursed him through it... (page) Enjouji hits Kai in the face. Kai: I said I *nursed him through it.* Didn't you hear me? Kai: You're never around when he really needs you... What do you think would have happened if I hadn't been there?! Kai: That guy would have done whatever he wanted with him!! Enjouji: Angry, but thinking that Kai is right. ...!! Enjouji: Letting go of Kai's shirt. (page) Enjouji: Banging his fist against the wall. Why is it always when I'm not around...?! Kai: He was only half conscious, and he came to me, clinging on to me, and he- Enjouji: I don't want to hear it! Shut up! Kai: He called me "Kei"... Enjouji stares at Kai. ...and he held me tight and wouldn't let go... (page) Enjouji: The only time he calls me by my first name is when he really needs my help, when he really wants me by his side. Enjouji: Kai, you remember that man's face, right? Kai: Of course. Licking his hand and looking evil. I know him pretty well. He's a prof at our college. Sempai's job is processing documents, right? He's the guy in charge of that. Enjouji: Slapping Kai's hand away. I'll deal with you... Kai: Ow! Enjouji: Later! (page) Kai: Hn. Licking his fingers. There's no way in hell... Later, at the professor's office... Kai: Offstage, as the prof works at his desk. Sorry I'm late! ...that I'm going to let him get away with it! Kai: Wearing glasses and lots of hair spray. Samejima-san isn't feeling well, so I've come to take his place. Kai: I'm Sagano, a freshman. Prof: Appraising him. ... Kai: I'm going to make you *so* sorry...! Nice to meet you. (page) Kai: Shelving books. It must be an awful lot of work, dealing with all this data! Kai: Isn't it a little warm in here? Unbuttoning his shirt. Kai: Just feeling your eyes on me, I'm... Taking off his glasses. Kai: This hot... Sliding his hand inside his shirt and gazing at the prof. Kai: What'll I do? Prof: Smiling. You're a very bad little boy, aren't you? (page) Back at the apartment... Enjouji: Ran-chan, I'm going to work now... Enjouji: Looks at the shut door. ..... Somewhere across town... The prof has Kai against a fence in an alley. Prof: Licking Kai's chest. If this is the kind of place you prefer, your ideal man must be pretty wild. Kai: No... it's just that it takes a lot to get me excited... Kai: So I like to do it in stimulating places. (page) Prof: I have something for you. Prof: Producing some pills in a piece of paper. It's just the thing for a bad boy like you. Prof: You'll experience the height of pleasure. Kai: That's what he used! Prof: Sliding a pill in Kai's mouth. Prof: ...How is it...? Kai: Mm... It feels good... I'm going to send you... Play on words--this by itself would mean "I'm going to make you come." Kai: ...Straight to hell. Shoving the pill into the prof's mouth with his tongue. Prof: ! Prof: Wh-what did you--?! Kai: Laughing. I want you to experience it, Professor. Prof: ?! (page) Kai: I hear it's very effective. Prof: You... son of a bitch... Clutching at his throat and sweatdropping. Kai: Kicks the prof in the face. (page) Kai steps on his wrist, pulls a switchblade out of his boot, and stabs the prof through the hand. Prof: Uwaaaaah!!! Kai: First, the dirty hand you touched him with... Kai: Next, the dirty mouth you kissed his neck with... Putting the knife to his mouth. Prof: !! (page) A gloved hand grabs Kai's wrist and takes the knife away from him. Kai: Ah! Enjouji: Holding the knife. That's enough. Enjouji: Do you want to kill him? Kai: You... Kai: Don't interfere! Reaching for the knife. Prof takes the opportunity to try to run. Don't you want to kill him?! (page) Enjouji tosses the knife in the air, to Kai's surprise and dismay. (page) Enjouji cooly kicks the prof into the wall and neatly catches the knife as it comes down. Enjouji: Closing the knife. Nice toy. Kai: More than some of those pathetic gangsters, Kai: Catching the knife Enjouji tosses to him. he's more "yakuza" than the real thing. (page) Kai: Running after Enjouji. That's not enough! How can you be satisfied with that?! Kai: A guy like that, why not just kill him?! Enjouji: What are you, stupid? We're not yakuza. Kai: Is that a sarcastic remark about father? Enjouji: Opening the car door. No, just... (page) Enjouji: Looking at Kai. We do things our own way. Kai: ..... Just now he seemed almost... pleased with me. Enjouji: Want a lift? Kai: Hn. I don't accept rides from rivals. Enjouji: Oh, really. Enjouji: Well, good luck. The last train's already gone. Kai: Looking at his watch in alarm. Huh? But it's only twelve-thirty... What?! One o'clock?! (page) Enjouji: Driving off. This is Shinjuku, the gay Mecca. Get some guy to pick you up. Kai: Ah...! Idiot, I'm not letting anyone pick me up! Kai: I hope you die in a car wreck!! Kai: Anyway, no one's going to hit on me right away... Man: Tapping Kai on the shoulder. Young man, are you alone? The last train's already gone, you know. Man: You're not busy, right? Wanna go somewhere? Kai: Taking off his glasses and smiling sweetly. It's because of guys like this... Man: Ooh, jackpot! (page) Kai: Punching the man into orbit. ...that sempai isn't safe. (For the rest of my life I hate guys with mustaches!) Kai: Walking along, sweatdropping and shooing away scary-looking men. I take back what I said earlier. What kind of a big brother does he think he is?! Scary guy: Oh, little boooy! Other scary guy: H- how about me? Back at home... Enjouji: Removing his glasses. Now... Enjouji: Contemplating the closed bedroom door. This problem is the real problem. (This door seems as hard to enter as the gates of heaven...) Enjouji: Ran-chan, I'm coming in. Ranmaru: Go away! Enjouji: I thought it would be like this. Enjouji: Trying to pull the blankets off Ranmaru's head. You let Kai in here, but not me? Hey! (page) Enjouji: Ranmaru! Ranmaru is blushing under the covers. Enjouji: Let me see your face at least. How can I talk to you like this? Ranmaru: I- don't want to. Enjouji: You don't want to?? You... Enjouji: Picking up Ranmaru, blankets and all. Ranmaru: !! (page) Enjouji: Sitting down with a sweatdropping Ranmaru on his lap. Enjouji: Isn't there something you want to tell me? Ran: Opens his mouth, blushing, but can't get anything out. Enjouji: I guess you can't say it... I'll torture him a little bit. Enjouji: ...that you slept with Kai... Ranmaru looks ashamed and guilty. (page) Enjouji: Well, he *did* rescue you... (not that it makes it alright, mind you.) Enjouji: That's what comes of spoiling him. He thinks he can do anything he- Enjouji: Huh?! Tears roll down Ranmaru's face. Enjouji: H... Hey... Ran-chan?! Ranmaru: I'm so- Enjouji: Alarmed by Ranmaru's reaction. Huh? Ranmaru: Hiding his face in his hand. I'm sorry... Enjouji... Ranmaru: I've been... avoiding you because... I knew you couldn't forgive me... (page) Enjouji: Don't worry about forgiving you or not forgiving you... J- just calm down and stop crying. (There, there.) I tortured him too much! Enjouji: Although I did get to see him cry. Ranmaru: I thought you wouldn't want me anymore. Enjouji: ! Enjouji: W- wait a minute! What's this?! Ranmaru: Still crying. I thought I'd have to leave you, Ranmaru: And I was so scared, I couldn't tell you. Enjouji: D- Don't be a fool! Embracing Ranmaru. (page) Enjouji: Don't even joke like that... idiot... Enjouji: I thought my heart was going to stop... Ranmaru: ...... Enjouji: I'm not mad at you for what happened between you and Kai. I'm angry with myself. Enjouji: Because I'm never here for you when you really need me... Enjouji: Forgive me... Ranmaru: Closing his eyes. ..... Enjouji: Please, don't cry anymore. I don't know what to do. (page) Ranmaru: Okay. Ranmaru: Taking off Enjouji's glasses. Your glasses... Enjouji: Hm? Ranmaru: Leaning in to kiss him. They're in the way... Enjouji: As Ranmaru kisses him. !! Enjouji: Th- this is the first time Enjouji: That Ran-chan has ever initiated anything!! Ranmaru: Hugging Enjouji. I just want to stay like this all night. (page) Enjouji: Like this?! What a waste! Ranmaru: Being thrown down on the bed. Wah! Ranmaru: Wait... Enjouji! Ranmaru: For tonight at least can't you behave...? Enjouji: What are you talking about? You started it! Enjouji: You owe me for three nights worth! Ranmaru: Trying to hold back Enjouji. I *owe* you?! Enjouji: I'm not letting you sleep tonight! Ranmaru: From underneath Enjouji. But, wait... What if Sagano comes back? Enjouji: He won't be back till morning! Ranmaru: Looking suspiciously at Enjouji. I wonder if that's true. Enjouji: It's true! So stop worrying... (page) Enjouji: Kissing Ranmaru. ...and let me make love to you. Ranmaru: Enjouji, your suit... Enjouji: Ran-chan, take it off for me. Ranmaru takes it off. They kiss. Enjouji half takes off Ranmaru's shirt. Ranmaru: N... Ah. As Enjouji licks his neck. (page) Enjouji: The back of your neck and the line of your backbone, and... Enjouji: Kissing his chest near his armpit. ...here, are the best spots, aren't they? Ranmaru: Ah! Ranmaru: Because you ...made them that way... Enjouji: That's right! I'll keep working on them until you can't stand it anymore and you come begging me to do it... Ranmaru: ...Idiot... Ranmaru: With Enjouji's head between his thighs. Ah! Enjouji: Licking Ranmaru's vaguely drawn drippy part. (page) Ranmaru: Ha... Uh... As Enjouji continues. Ranmaru: Ah... N- Ah...! Ah... Ah... Ranmaru: Grabbing the sheets. Stop... Enjou...ji... Move... away... Enjouji: Not yet. Ranmaru: AH! (page) Enjouji: Licking Ranmaru's rear. Ranmaru: Ah...! N...Aaah!! Ranmaru: As Enjouji's fingers slide inside him. Stop... tormenting... me! Ranmaru: Do it quick... Enjouji...! Enjouji: Fine with me... Tonight... Enjouji: Licking Ranmaru's mouth. I can't wait either... Enjouji takes his fingers out and enters Ranmaru. Ranmaru: ! (page) Ranmaru: Ah...! Ranmaru: Aaaah...Ah! Ranmaru: N-aah! Ah... Ranmaru: Reaching his hand up to Enjouji's face. Ahh... Ranmaru: Putting his fingers in Enjouji's mouth. N...ha Ranmaru: Ha... Fu... Pulling away his wet fingers. (page) Ranmaru: Haa... Ranmaru: Licking his fingers. Ha... N... Enjouji: Gazing down at him. What a beautiful look on his face. Enjouji: Just looking at him nearly makes me come first. Enjouji: Shifting Ranmaru to be on top. Position reversal! Ranmaru: Startled. Ah... (page) Ranmaru: Blushing furiously. Enjouji: As Ranmaru clutches his shoulders and hides his face in his shirt. What? What!? Narration: (It was his first experience with this position.) Ranmaru: I... don't like... this... Enjouji: Why? What's wrong? Ranmaru: You can see... my whole face... Enjouji: I always look at your face. Are you telling me I can't look? Huh?! Ranmaru: A-and, *this way,* Ranmaru: I have to... uh... move, by myself... Enjouji: Ohhh? Enjouji: You haven't been appreciating all I do for you, hm? Enjouji: Put your hands on either side of me. Go down on all fours. Ranmaru: Huh...? Ranmaru: This is still plenty embarrassing. Enjouji: Leaning up to lick his mouth. That's right. Stay just like that. I'll make you feel so good you'll forget about being shy or anything else. (page) Ranmaru: Ah... Ranmaru: As Enjouji slams up into him. Ah! Ahh... Enjouji: As Ranmaru collapses on him. Hey, come on, hold yourself up. Ranmaru: A...n Ranmaru: I... can't... Ranmaru: A! A...u... Enjouji: Straighten up your waist a little bit. Ranmaru: Trying his best. N...! (page) Ranmaru: Ah... ha... As Enjouji plays with his nipple. I can't take... anymore... Kei...! Ranmaru: Ha... Enjouji: ...You feel like you're going to come...? Ranmaru: Ii... Ranmaru: Yea... ha... Ranmaru: Biting his thumb. N... Ii... Ii... Kei...! ...Fu... Enjouji: Kissing him. Me too... Ranmaru: A... AAAAAAaaah! (page) Later... Enjouji: Good morning. Ranmaru: As Enjouji kisses him. Last night... I thought I was going to die. Enjouji: Because it was so good? Ranmaru: Blushing. I-idiot. Narration: Bull's-eye. Enjouji: Mm... If I was going to die with you, I'd want it to be during sex. Ranmaru: You've got to be kidding. How humiliating. The door bangs open. Enjouji and Ranmaru, naked under the blanket, boggle in alarm. Kai stands in the doorway looking angry and exhausted. (page) Ranmaru: Sa...Sa-Sagano... (He saw us...) Enjouji: Don't panic! We'll straighten this out! Narration: The tableau of a husband and wife caught in the act by their child. Enjouji: I don't care what you say! Enjouji: You're just in the way here! Get the hell out! Ranmaru: Don't stir things up worse, idiot! Kai wobbles and topples. He lies sleeping peacefully on the floor. Enjouji: Picking a floppy Kai up by the arms. Could he have possibly walked all the way home...? Ranmaru: From where? Enjouji: Shinjuku. Ranmaru: What?! (page) Kai has been tucked in bed. Ranmaru: When he's asleep, he looks like a child. Enjouji: Yeah, a little demon child. Ranmaru: Chuckling. You know, I can't really put my finger on where, but you two really resemble each other. Enjouji: Where?! Enjouji: You're not going to say we have the same style in bed, are you?! (Not that you can tell, it was only one time.) Ranmaru: Don't make me mad. The doorbell rings. Ranmaru: On the intercom. Yes? Masa: Sorry to bother you. I am in the service of the Saganos. Enjouji and Ranmaru stare at each other in surprise. Kai: I'm not going home! (page) Masa: As Kai hides in the bedroom. I knew that you would say that. Enjouji: Hey! Kai! Get out here! That's my bedroom! Masa: I've merely come to deliver a message from the boss. Kai: Looking suspicious. A message? Masa: First, there is something we'd like you to see. Kai: ..... Masa: Please come out. Silence emanates from the bedroom as everyone waits. Enjouji: (Ran-chan, fight!) Ranmaru: Sweatdropping. I guess I have to. Let me try. Ranmaru: Sagano, come out. Ranmaru: No one is saying you can't ever come back again. Whenever you want to come visit, that's fine... Kai: Coming out, all smiles. Ooh, really?? (page) Kai: So, what is it you wanted me to see? Masa: Pulling something out of a large envelope. Here, this is the boss's expression of fatherly concern. Kai: Fatherly concern?! Masa: The message is, "Pick whichever one you like." Kai, Ranmaru, and Enjouji sweatdrop as they look at a huge stack of mug shots of ugly yakuza gangsters. Kai: Throwing the photos at Masa. What the hell are you talking about, fatherly concern?! I don't like guys! I just fell in love with someone who happens to be a guy, that's all! I only want Samejima-sempai! Ranmaru: Trying to quiet him down. H-hey, Sagano. Masa: I see... Taking off his sunglasses. (page) Masa: Looking handsome though scarred. None of us can compare to someone so beautiful. Ranmaru: Gazing at Masa. Huh...? Ranmaru: "None of us"... Masa: I've delivered my message, so I'll leave now. Ranmaru: Uh... Ranmaru: Please, wait a minute! It sure sounded like... Ranmaru: Sagano, go home for now. Kai: Wh... Why...? Ranmaru: There's someone who's genuinely concerned for you. (page) Kai looks at Masa. Kai: ...You came on father's orders, didn't you? Masa: That was his message. But I wanted to be the one to deliver it. Kai: Hugging himself. You guys must have a lot of time on your hands! Enjouji: Whispering to Ranmaru. Good job noticing that. (page) Everyone is standing around a car. Masa: We will send for the bike later... Ranmaru: Sagano. Ranmaru: If you run away again, you can't come here. You need to make up with your father. Kai: Obediently. ...Okay. (If I must.) Kai: He's so pretty... Ranmaru: Good! Enjouji: This attitude! (page) Kai: To Enjouji. Hey, if you let anything else happen to sempai, I'll kick your ass, got it? Enjouji: Restraining himself with effort. Ranmaru: Whispering, as Masa bows. Let it go, Enjouji, just let it go for now. Enjouji: Little brat who forced himself on Ran-chan... He's the one who's going to get his ass kicked. Kai: Sempai! Leaning out the car window as it drives off. (page) Kai: Waving. I'll be back for sure! Wait for me! Ranmaru: You don't have to come back. Kai: Sempaaaai! Masa: Dragging Kai back into the car. Bon! It's dangerous to hang out the window like that! Kai: Shut up! Don't tell me what to do! I'm gonna remember this when we get home! Narration: The boy Kai intended to impose himself on them again as soon as possible.