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This is dedicated to Punk rock girl 101. Hope you like it!

It began as any other normal day. The sun was beginning to set, the warm air of the day was getting chilly and two people were currently trying to kill each other at the entrance to a shrine.

"Move!"

"Out of my way!"

Ah, better yet, all hell had broken loose.

The shrine was known in their area for having a priest who could see one's red string of fate and tell them who they're attached to. Anyone who came had to pray and wait for the priest to show up at twilight. Although most were hesitant of this ability at first, they were quick to believe him once he proved that he was never wrong.

So now, two boys had gotten roped into testing their luck to see who their (un)lucky soul mates were.

And those same two were trying to shove their way through the entrance.

"I was here first!" one said.

"No, I was!" the other said.

It was no surprise when the two got into a fist fight.

Stupid small entrance not big enough for two people who were both a little on the pissed off side to enter at the same time.

The two were well into the fight when the priest of the shrine, Nakadai, returned to his sanctuary.

He stopped short when he saw the two and watched them clash. They didn't notice him watch them in curiosity. At first they remained standing, but then one of them shoved the other onto the ground and they began going at it there. It wasn't until Nakadai cleared his throat that the two stopped in mid punch and looked up at him.

"Now, is there really a reason the two of you are so eager to throw punches?" Nakadai asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "Surely you must realize that there is no need for violence."

The two stared at him, then shook out of their confusion when they remembered he was a priest. Slowly, the one on top stood up and gave the other room to get up as well. They moved so they were a few feet away from each other, knowing that if they got too close, they'd fight again. They watched the priest walk passed them.

"Have the two of you come to discover who your soul mates are?" Nakadai asked, lowering his head and clasping his hands together as he began a silent prayer.

"… Yes," the two reluctantly answered.

Finishing his prayer, Nakadai nodded. "Very well, I'll give you some time to let off some steam."

The two boys looked at each other, each raising a fist.

"Not by fighting." He didn't even look back.

"… Alright." The two gave each other one final glare before going to opposite sides of the shrine and kneeling down.

Glowing gold eyes closed as the owner thought about why he was here.

---

"Haou, you're nearly eighteen," his mother, Seira, spoke one morning last week.

The two-toned brunette sat across the table from her. "Yes, I know. Is something wrong?"

Seira stared at him deeply. Haou found himself staring into a pair of eyes identical to his. He tried to pass off a look of indifference, but when his mother was involved, he knew he couldn't fake it.

"You need a girlfriend," she deadpanned.

He stared at her with mild confusion. He closed his eyes and took a drink of the coffee in his hands. "I need no such thing."

"Fine then, a boyfriend."

Haou nearly choked on his coffee, his eyes opening wide. "Mom!"

She rolled her eyes at him. "You need someone. I don't care whether it's a boy or girl, I just want you to be happy."

Haou sighed. "I am happy."

His mother stared at him long and hard, her arms over her chest. "That's a lie."

"No it isn't."

"Haou."

"Yes?"

"You were five the last time you smiled."

Haou put his coffee down. "Mom, I don't think you needed to point that out." She kept track? I mean, there's no way that's true, I'm sure I've smiled sometime in my life before after that. "No way."

"Yes way."

"Birthday parties?"

"Nope, you spend the whole day sleeping."

"Summer break?"

"You spend the whole time complaining about how hot it is."

"Holidays?"

"You hate the holidays."

"…"

Seira sighed. "One of these days I want you to go to the shrine down by the park. You don't need to find out who, I just want you to at least find out if you'll have someone in your future."

Haou looked at her and saw how much it would mean to her. He sighed heavily. "… Alright. I'll go this weekend."

---

I shouldn't have come. Haou opened his eyes and looked at the bluenette on the other side. The brunette rubbed his jaw a bit. Man, that last punch really hurt. I hope I don't go back with a bruise or something.

What he found hard to believe was how he had felt drawn to the other; he had never fought with a complete stranger before.

Amber eyes glowed as the owner thought about the reason he was there.

---

"Jehu! Wake up!" a female yelled in the morning.

The bluenette groaned. "Mom," he whined, "bring down the volume some, I've got a killer headache."

His mother, Reiko, walked into his room. She saw him lying on his stomach on his bed with no intention of moving from that comfortable place. She shook her head and placed her hands on her hips. "Jehu, you better be up when I get to one."

If Jehu's head didn't hurt so much, he would've laughed. "Come on, I'm eighteen. That doesn't scare me anymore."

"Three…"

Jehu buried his face deeper into his pillow.

"Two…"

He didn't move.

"… One."

And Jehu suddenly felt his mother pulling him up by his ear.

"Ow ow ow! Mom!"

Reiko smirked, not yet releasing her son. "That'll teach you not to fear the countdown!"

"Mom!" Jehu whined, his hands on his mom's, trying to get her to let go of him. "Can't I just go through my hangover in peace??"

"Were you out partying all night again?" Reiko asked, pulling just a little harder. Jehu was afraid she'd pull his ear out.

"No!"

"Jehu."

"I came home at three! I wasn't out all night!"

Grudgingly, she released him. Jehu rubbed his ear carefully, figuring it to be red already.

"Jehu," Reiko began.

The bluenette groaned. "You're going to lecture me? Haven't you already tortured me enough??"

The purplette rolled her eyes. "I'm not going to lecture you. I'll make a deal with you."

Jehu looked at her suspiciously. "…Go on."

"If you go find out if you have a soul mate, I'll give you a freebie."

"A soul mate? Why do you want me to find that out?"

"Because I'm curious to see if there is someone in the world who will be able to put up with you and your sorry ass."

Jehu stared at his mom and raised a brow. Ignoring the last part, he asked, "Alright, so a freebie of what?"

"I'll let you have one hangover in peace."

Tempting.

Jehu pondered this offer for a bit. If she wasn't purposely yelling at him, she'd dump cold water on him while he slept, play unbelievably loud music all day, burn something to freak him out or on the bad days, he would wake up hanging over a pool filled with piranhas. It was still a mystery to him where she got them from.

"… Fine. I'll go tomorrow. Now can I please go back to sleep??"

"Nope! The freebie comes after going! You go to sleep now and this time, you'll be hanging over crocodiles."

She'd never seen him run out of there so fast in her life.

---

I should've known things would go badly if that she-devil asked me to come here. Jehu stared at the priest. I wonder if he's in on it too. He glanced at the two-toned brunette. I feel bad about fighting with him, it's not his fault I have another hangover. I'll apologize at the end of this.

Jehu blinked. He never apologized! Or felt bad for fighting with others! I bet that she-devil put something in my coffee this morning.

Nakadai finished his final prayer and turned to look at the two. He stared at them intently, then looked down at their pinkies. "Interesting."

Jehu and Haou looked confused. "What?"

"You two came to the shrine to find out who your soul mates are and yet, you've already found them." He walked towards them and reached out for something. He made a fist, turned his hand around and opened his fist.

Jehu and Haou paled.

There, in his hand was a red glowing string connecting their pinkies together.

Haou and Jehu looked up at each other, glowing eyes locking.

… Oh I really hate my life, Haou thought.

… I think today's hangover just got worse, Jehu thought.

Their last thought was: I'm gay?!

Then the two proceeded to simultaneously passing out.

Nakadai blinked and released the string, it disappearing soon after. "I guess they didn't find it so interesting…"

Monkey: Well, I hope that didn't turn out so bad. n.n" And if the string is actually on some other finger, I'll change it later. xP

Cookee: You're writing yaoi to distract yourself?

Monkey: That and I told Punk rock girl 101 that I'd have this out by my birthday which you know is long gone, so I figured I'd put it up now. u.u Sorry about that Punk rock girl 101! n.n

Cookee: Wasn't this supposed to be a one shot? o.o

Monkey: It was, but I'm having fun with it, so I'll make it a little longer x3

Cookee: Alright. Hope you guys liked it! See you later!