One
"KOU!"
Kou dashed down the hall, laughing, and dodged around a startled Ryuuko-sama to hide behind him.
Hikari stalked after him, seething. "I’m going to render you down for parts, you little…"
Kou peeked over Ryuuko-sama’s shoulder. "I was just expressing my appreciation, really," he insisted with his best innocent look.
Hikari actually bared her teeth and snarled. Kou was charmed. She was the next oldest among Ryuuko-sama’s Children, and definitely the most fun.
When her hands started glowing, though, he squeaked and ducked again.
"All right, that’s enough," Ryuuko-sama declared, leaving Kou to go and close his hands over Hikari’s.
"But…!"
Ryuuko-sama just smiled at her and she heaved a sigh and let her gathering power disperse again. "All right, Ryuuko-sama. If you say so."
"You can leave it to me," he assured her.
Hikari nodded, her calm, collected self again, and turned back down the hall, leaving Kou with Ryuuko-sama.
Which wasn’t quite as nice a thought as usual, Kou decided as Ryuuko-sama turned back to him and raised a brow. He scuffed a toe against the floor and peeked up through his lashes. Ryuuko-sama’s mouth twitched, but he crossed his arms.
"Well?"
"I’m sorry for causing trouble, Ryuuko-sama," Kou murmured.
"You always are, afterwards," Ryuuko-sama sighed. "What did you do this time?"
"I, um…" Kou cleared his throat; Ryuuko-sama was so dignified, it was actually kind of hard to say to him. "I snuck up behind Hikari and grabbed her boobs."
Ryuuko-sama actually rubbed his forehead. "Kou…"
Kou ducked his head, hands clasped behind him. "Yes, Ryuuko-sama." More softly, he added, "Forgive me."
Ryuuko-sama’s fingers threaded through his hair, ruffling it gently. "I’m not the one you need to ask for that."
Kou knew he was blushing at the touch and couldn’t manage to care. "Yes, my King," he murmured, obediently.
"Good." Ryuuko-sama’s hand slid down to clasp his shoulder and Kou had to suppress a shiver.
From the gentle way Ryuuko-sama smiled at him, he thought maybe he hadn’t managed to.
Two
Ryuuko and Shirogane looked at each other over the last remaining breach in the boundary.
"Well." Shirogane looked like he missed having his hat to pull down over his eyes, even though he wore his regalia with every bit of his old arrogance, in Kou’s informed opinion.
Ryuuko smiled. "Yes." He reached out a hand and Shirogane laid his palm to palm against it. "We’ll miss you."
Shirogane’s mouth actually curled up in a wry smile. "Likewise, I imagine."
"I’ll see you again," Ryuuko told him softly.
"Yes," Shirogane murmured. His hand tightened on Ryuuko’s and then released it. "Take care of yourself, in the meantime."
He turned away and stepped through the tear, which sealed behind him, not looking back.
Ryuuko sighed.
"You will miss him, won’t you?" Kou asked, softly.
Ryuuko turned to him with a small smile. "I miss all those important to me when we can’t be together."
Knowing that was to his address, a kindly given reassurance of his importance to his king, Kou flushed, looking down.
"Come." He could hear that Ryuuko was still smiling. "Like Shirogane, we’ll need to find new people."
Kou swallowed. "Ryuuko… am I still…" he felt like an idiot and he still couldn’t help himself. "Do you still want me as your Child?"
Ryuuko looked at him quietly for a breath, and then another, until Kou was trembling under the weight of his gaze. And then he was swept up into Ryuuko’s embrace, held close against his king.
"Do you doubt yourself so much that you doubt me, too, now, Kou?"
"No! Never, I swear—" Kou broke off as Ryuuko set a finger against his lips, hushing him.
"You can feel that light fills you again?"
Kou nodded, silently. His master’s power renewed his own again, and it was a vast relief he had to say.
Ryuuko’s mouth quirked. "So what was your question, again?"
Kou downright blushed. Yeah, he was definitely an idiot. "Nothing, Ryuuko-sama."
"Oh, Kou." Ryuuko cradled him close and Kou’s breath caught at the warmth of it. Ryuuko’s hand lifted his chin, holding him so Ryuuko could meet his eyes. "There is nothing to forgive. Understand?"
Husky, caught by the direct clarity of Ryuuko’s eyes, Kou whispered, "Yes, my King."
"Good." Ryuuko smiled with just a hint of mischief. "Hold on to this to remind you, if you start to forget."
Ryuuko kissed him, slow and thorough, and Kou melted helplessly into his chest. Before long he was gasping for breath because Ryuuko wasn’t stopping; he kissed Kou until he was dizzy with the heat and sweetness of it.
"Think you’ll remember that?" Ryuuko murmured against his mouth.
"Yeah," Kou whispered, breathless. "Oh yeah."
"Good." Ryuuko pressed another kiss to his forehead and set him gently back on his feet. "Come along, then."
Kou trailed after his king, pretty sure his grin was illuminating the landscape and totally unable to care.
End
*dotes on them a whole lot* God, they’re cute.
And Kou really is a brat.
*hearts* They really are just adorable. Volume 6 totally had me going ‘awwww’ over them both.
Yeah, he really deserves every lump Aya gives him, and I bet he was even worse as a baby-rei.
ASLDKLAKSJDZKLJ I AM INCOHERENT WITH GLEE.
I love brat!Kou. I love teasing!Ryuuko. I love this. I love you. *dies, uses Phoenix Down to come back to life and goes to re-read*
&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts
*heartsback* I am firmly convinced that Ryuuko is a terrible tease.
Yes, yes, he totally is. And not to forget he’s Shirogane’s double. God, the amount of mischief they’d got up to.
You gotta feel sorry for anyone (read: Kou) that got between them while they were poking at each other. Or for anyone that got their undivided attention, because they’d totally make the tag team of hell.
Oh wow; they would be downright terrifying.
…my Shirogane-muse suddenly has an extremely evil smile.
Homurabi is the equivalent of a five-years-old in a Halloween costume. Real terror is Shirogane and Ryuuko coming at you with their I’m-so-gentle-and-harmless-even-kittens-a
*grins and takes out the bunny-food*
That was lovely! They are totally cute together (and both of them are soooo pretty!). ♥
Thank you! Kou totally wins the MC Woobie Award, seriously.
D’awww, very cute story! We all love Kou and his perverted-mind ♥♥
Thank you for sharing this with us~
My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
<3
if theres one thing better than discovering a fun new pairing, its good fanfiction for that pairing. 5 stars! 😀
but on another note, in the first part, i couldn’t help imagining kou as a little kid. i corrected myself fairly quickly however. its understandable, because kou does act rather childish.
also, question, is this set before Rryuukou’s death or after Akira realizes and remembers his past?
Re: <3
Thanks!
The first part is set before Ryuuko’s death, probably pretty soon after Kou becomes rei. The second part is set post-canon.
*flail* OMG you write Monochome Factor~ Divinity+1000!
*hearts* Yeah, the manga has totally seduced me! Hope you enjoy the fic!
As far as I remember, this is the only fanfiction with pairing Kou/Ryuuko in whole Internet! I’m impressed, it’s an amazing story! Thank you for this funfic!
P.S. I hope, my English isn’t very bad, is it? x))
Thank you; it’s wonderful to hear you enjoyed it!
(Not at all, your English is just fine, really.)
I hope, you will write some more fanfics with this pairing! 😉
By the way, I need to ask you for your permission to translite this fanfiction into Russian. So, can I?
I would be flattered, please feel free!
I love your Monochrome factor fic’s. I have just found the series and then I found your site. I love the way that you describe the relationships between the characters. After reading the manga I can see Kou acting just like this.
*pleased* Thank you! *grins* I’m having great fun writing Kou; he seems like he must have been a bit of a troublemaker when everything was going well.
OMG! or, as they love to say on the net, Oh My Gosh! I love you the same way Christian people loves the Apostoles. You brought light in my life! XD
*laughing* I’m glad you liked it so much! They’re so cute together, aren’t they?