I must thank my wonderful friend for helping me complete this story. If you didn't "push" me to do it I don't think it would have ever gotten done! I fear that there are multiple typos in here (maybe) cause I suck without a beta. But it should be fine for the most part. I read over it a bunch *crosses fingers* There aren't enough Ningyou stories on this site and that is exactly why I had to write one.

This chapter wasn't exactly inspired by a song, but this song fit it very well. The song is called I Made An Accident by Davichi. A portion of the lyrics are at the bottom ^_^

Enjoy ^_^

Lucille slowly opened his eyes and looked around the car. Eles had just been yelling in his ear to wake up because they were almost at their next destination. He continued to lie down, grateful that the other passengers allowed him to have the backseat all to himself. That always made sleeping easier; however it seemed it was time to wake up. He gave a shout as Eles jumped from the front to the back and landed on his stomach.

"We're almost to the city, Lucille," she said to him.

He quickly sat up and covered his face so he wouldn't get the urge to glare at her. He loved Eles but he was unforgiving to anyone who would dare wake him so abruptly and obnoxiously. However, he thought about the dream he had just woken from and smiled to himself. Perhaps sharing his dream would turn his sour mood sweet.

"Kohaku," Lucille called out to his companion.

Kohaku was sitting in the front seat with his legs resting on the dashboard. He looked quite relaxed and frankly didn't want to be bothered with Lucille at the moment. He ignored the singer and simply stared out of the window.

"I'm talking to you!" Lucille yelled, hitting him in the back of his head.

"You bastard! If you hit me again I promise I'll shoot you!" Kohaku retaliated.

"So barbaric," Lucille said more to himself than anyone. "I had a dream about us, Kohaku, and I wanted to share it with you!"

If Lucille could see Kohaku's face then he would see how it twisted into a look of disgust. Kohaku just shook his head. "I don't want to know about your sick dreams, Lucille. I can only imagine what goes on in that head of yours."

"It wasn't a sick dream. On the contrary, it was quite amusing."

"I want to hear it, Lucille!" Eles spoke up. She looked at Lucille with a smile and he smiled right back at her. He was always grateful for Eles's childish innocence. It opened so many doors for him to have fun.

"Sure thing," he said, focusing his attention on Eles instead of Kohaku.

Kohaku turned around quickly and glared at both of them. "Shut up! I said I didn't want to hear about your stupid dream!"

"It started out in a forest. Kohaku and I were walking down a long trail to a training area for assassins."

"Assassins?" Eles asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Yes, Kohaku and I were assassins. We were going to the training area to practice our skills so we wouldn't get rusty."

"What were your weapons? Did Kohaku use guns like he usually does? Oh, and did you sing? Was your voice your weapon?" Questions came flying from Eles's mouth before she even realized she was thinking them.

At this point Kohaku just growled and turned back around in his seat. There was no stopping these two once they got started. Kohaku would just have to wait it out and hope Lucille didn't say anything to piss him off.

"Actually we both used completely different weapons than what we normally use. Kohaku used bladed fans and he used them quite gracefully; a huge difference from the Kohaku we know and love. His movements flowed so perfectly together. It was beautiful to watch."

Another growl escaped the violinist's mouth.

"Yes, he was indeed elegant. He almost looked like a dancing geisha with the way he used his fans."

"Lucille…."

"I, on the other hand, used a normal blade," Lucille quickly started talking about his own weapon before Kohaku decided to end the conversation right then and there. "Well, I don't want to say it was normal. I had these long armored gloves and I kept a blade hidden in each. They could pop out when I wanted them to so I could use them as I pleased."

"That's so neat! What else happened?" Eles said with eagerness in her voice.

"Like I said, we were at a training ground so naturally we were training. We were practicing with our weapons and it was quite fun. Even Kohaku was laughing and smiling as we trained."

A roll of his eyes was the only response the violinist bothered to give.

"But then this woman came to the grounds to spoil our fun. She was also an assassin and she started to insult my techniques! She called me an amateur."

"Who was she?" Eles visibly started to get angry at this mystery woman.

Lucille shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Just some assassin who thought she was better than us. At first she only insulted me but then she moved on to Kohaku. She didn't really say anything about his weapon or techniques, but she started to insult his scar."

No one noticed how Kohaku flinched after hearing that statement.

"Kohaku's expression never changed. He just stared at her while she was just going on and on about his scar; I thought he was just going to sit there and take it. But one minute that woman's mouth is just yapping, yapping, yapping, and the next minute there's a bladed fan in her face."

Silence swept over the car.

"Kohaku…threw the fan at her?" Eles asked quietly.

Lucille nodded, that same smile remaining on his face. "Indeed he did! If you blinked you would have missed it, which it turns out I did. I just blinked and when I opened my eyes again the woman had the fan in her face. She fell to the ground and Kohaku went over to her, stepped on her chest, and pulled the fan out. If you knew her you wouldn't be able to recognize her. Her face was literally gone."

"Hmph. That's what she gets for making fun of me," Kohaku said in a low voice. He personally didn't care for Lucille's dream one bit.

"That's…pretty scary, Lucille. But I suppose it fits Kohaku really well. I can see him doing that to someone," Eles said thoughtfully.

Before Lucille could say anything further about the dream he was stopped by Gwindel's slightly worried voice.

"There are guignols up ahead. A good amount of them too. I don't think we'll be able to drive through without fighting them."

No one reacted faster than Kohaku did. He was already half way out of the window with his guns in his hands. "I'll take care of these creatures!" he shouted confidently. He jumped to the roof of the car and began to take aim. Lucille rolled his eyes as he saw the guignols in front of them start to fall one by one.

"I suppose we'll go ahead and let him handle this. Keep driving, Gwindel. He can shoot them out of our way as we go," Lucille said.

Gwindel did as he was told and continued to drive through the slew of guignols. Lucille watched as Eles stared at the ceiling of the car. She was obviously worried about Kohaku, but she knew he could take care of himself. This wouldn't be the first time he has ridden on top of the car and it certainly wouldn't be his last. However, Eles couldn't help but feel that what he was doing was a bad idea.

"Maybe we should stop the car and help him. This road is pretty bumpy. What if he falls off?" Eles asked, concern written all over her face. She raised her voice a bit to be heard over the sound of Kohaku's bullets.

Lucille just chuckled. "You haven't been traveling with us very long, Eles. Kohaku does this all the time. He'll be fine."

Eles wished she was as calm as Lucille and Gwindel. It didn't matter how many times Kohaku had done this; there was a first time for everything and the man was in no way invincible. Eles continued to stare at the ceiling, listening to the sounds of the gunshots and praying that Kohaku would be all right.

However, fate made her choice. The town was just barely in sight when Gwindel hit a rather nasty bump. The whole car shook and the scream Kohaku let out as he fell from the top of the car did not go unnoticed.

"Oh no…." Lucille said in a whisper. Gwindel quickly stopped the car and Lucille ran out with Eles behind him. It didn't take even a second for the guignols to surround the fallen Kohaku. Lucille couldn't even see him as the guignols covered him, already attacking with all of their strength.

Lucille opened his mouth and let his voice ring through the ears of anyone who was close enough to hear. As he sang he ran towards Kohaku, giving his voice more strength. Eles couldn't help but cover her ears as Lucille sang. The sound coming from his mouth was so distressed. She had never heard any human sing with such despair. She couldn't stop her tears as the mournful cry of her friend filled the air. Yet, regardless of how despairing the sound was it was taking out guignols and soon there were barely any left.

Lucille watched as the guignols around his fallen comrade began to explode, but that didn't comfort him any. It didn't take much to contract the guignol virus. Even touching the blood of a guignol could turn a person into one of the living dolls.

"Kohaku!" Lucille screamed, interrupting his song. He knew Eles was right behind him and that Gwindel was making sure the few remaining guignols wouldn't be able to get near them.

"Kohaku? Kohaku? Say something. Say anything." Lucille said. He fell on his knees next to Kohaku and lifted his head into his lap. It was then that the singer noticed a gash on his head. He must have hit his head when he fell, making it so he couldn't quickly react to the guignols closing in on him. The violinist's clothes had been torn and Lucille could see scratch marks and blood coming from the wounds where the guignols attacked him.

"We've got to get him to the city. They might be able to take care of him," Lucille said frantically. Kohaku then opened his eyes slightly and tried his best to focus on the person in front of him.

"Lu…." Kohaku couldn't even finish his sentence. The guignols had really done a lot of damage to him. Lucille began rubbing his hair gently and gave him a small smile.

"We're almost to the city. They can treat your wounds there, Kohaku. You'll be fine," Lucille tried to convince himself more than Kohaku. A few tears escaped his eyes and he did his best to wipe them away, but the tears he wiped away only got replaced with new ones.

"Don't be foolish, Lucille," Gwindel said, causing Lucille to give him the most evil glare he could muster. "You know they won't let him in the city. He's been attacked by guignols. There's a possibility he's contracted the virus and they won't risk the virus spreading by allowing him inside," Gwindel said, glaring right back at Lucille.

"They don't have to know!" Lucille screamed, pulling Kohaku closer to him. "We can tell them he tripped and hit his head on a rock!"

"And what about his clothes? And the scratch marks on his body?" Gwindel pointed to the markings left by the guignols.

"I don't know! We'll make something up! He's in pain, Gwindel; he's hurt! We can't just leave him to die!" Lucille shouted back. He leaned as far down toward Kohaku as he could and pressed the other man's head against his neck. "I can't lose him. I've lost so many others; I can't lose Kohaku like this."

It frightened Eles to hear Lucille scream at his comrade like that. But she could also hear the sadness in his voice. She knew they were all liars when they said they didn't care about each other. The proof was right in front of her. Lucille was clutching Kohaku like he would never let him go and even though Gwindel tried to be the reasonable one, she could see that he was worried about his fallen friend.

"Lucille?" Eles said in a low voice. He quickly looked at her, making her flinch. She looked from Lucille, to Kohaku, then back to Lucille. Kohaku's eyes were still slightly open, never leaving Lucille's face. They were glassy and for a minute she was frightened that they had a lost him. She gave a sigh of relief when she saw him blink.

"We're going to help him. There's a small chance that he hasn't contracted the virus. If we get him to a hospital they can treat him and help him. We need to leave now though."

Lucille nodded at her with wide eyes. He looked toward Gwindel, silently begging him to not give up hope just yet. The larger man shook his head before quickly yet carefully gathering Kohaku in his arms and heading back to the car with Lucille and Eles right behind him. He placed the injured man in the back seat and watched as Lucille climbed into the back seat as well. He once again placed Kohaku's head in his lap and started to tell him that he would be ok.

Gwindel and Eles jumped into the front seat and they made their way to the town.

Kohaku thought it was all a dream. It had to be a dream. There was no way in hell he would let himself get attacked by a bunch of guignols. There was no way he would smack his head against a rock and be too dazed to defend himself. There was no way he would allow Lucille to hold him and affectionately rub his hair. There was no way he would feel so protected in the arms of the singer. There was no way he would ever feel guilty for the tears falling down that pretty face. There was no way he would want to do whatever he could to make those tears stop.

There was no way….

He slowly opened his eyes but then quickly shut them. The sun was way too bright and he just wasn't in the mood. He tried to move his arm so he could cover his eyes but he found that pain shot through his body when he tried moving at all. He gave a moan and tried opening his eyes again. He managed to open them into slits and began to take in his surroundings.

The room he was in was white. He was also in a really comfortable bed. He hadn't slept in a comfortable bed in ages. His bed was either somewhere in the car or on some hard mattress the clients had stuck him on. This was a pleasant change, to say the least. He did his best to turn his head so he could feel more of the pillow on his face. He successfully managed the task but he was unhappy with what he saw next.

'The hell?' He thought to himself.

When he turned his head he was met with Lucille's large eyes staring at him. Lucille was laid out on the bed next to him, smiling gingerly at him.

"Are you feeling better?"

Kohaku just stared for a few more minutes before responding. "What are you doing here?"

"I was really worried about you, Kohaku. You've been unconscious for two days. I've stayed in here so you would have some company when you woke up."

"Two days?" Kohaku began to wake up fully. He noticed that his body was bandaged up, particularly his head. That dream he had must have been true.

"You fell off the roof of the car and were attacked by guignols. We rushed you to the nearest city and they treated you. You had a concussion but you should be fine."

"The guignols…?"

"It seems that you didn't contract the virus. Signs would have shown by this point. You're a lucky one," Lucille said with a grin.

Kohaku did his best to nod and closed his eyes again. It seemed that this small conversation was enough to leave him exhausted. He didn't beat himself up too much over it though. He had just woken up from a two day coma. It was understandable that he wouldn't be able to do much of anything for a while.

"Kohaku?" Lucille called out to him in a small voice.

Kohaku made no indication that he heard him. Lucille wasn't bothering him; he just wanted to rest a bit. Talking proved to be too much for him at this point. However, it seemed Lucille had something he wanted to say and he was going to say it no matter what.

"Kohaku?" Lucille called again. Once again there was no response. That was fine by Lucille. He smiled wickedly as he leaned closer to Kohaku and planted a small kiss on his lips. That certainly woke the other man up.

"What the hell, Lucille?" Kohaku yelled as best as he could but it came out more as a scratchy squawk.

Lucille smiled wider knowing that Kohaku could do nothing to defend himself. Lucille pecked his lips again and before Kohaku could even get a word out he pecked him again. He kissed his lips over and over again until the other man got the picture and stopped trying to talk entirely.

"That's better." Lucille grinned at the violinist. "Do you remember that dream I was telling Eles about in the car the day you got attacked?"

Kohaku closed his eyes as he thought about it. "Unfortunately, I do. We were assassins and I killed some woman because she made fun of my scar."

"That's right." Lucille reached his hand toward Kohaku's face. For a moment Kohaku thought the singer was going to touch his scar and if he did then there was no way anyone could have prevented Kohaku from throwing the biggest hissyfit the world had ever seen. Luckily for the citizens of the earth, Lucille bypassed the scar and began stroking Kohaku's hair. The violinist didn't like it but at least he wasn't touching his scar. And he didn't dare say anything about it lest he be kissed again.

"Well, there was more to my dream. I wanted to tell you in private. Eles didn't need to know about the second half of it."

"The second half?" Kohaku questioned.

Lucille nodded. "After you killed that woman you ran off somewhere. I tried to chase you but you were too fast. I looked for you and called for you and eventually, when night fell, I found you. You were sitting by a huge waterfall that was hidden by trees. I went up to you and touched your shoulder. You didn't look at me but I could tell you had been crying. I asked what was wrong and you said you hated it when people talked about your scar."

"Ain't that the truth…." Kohaku said.

"I wanted to do whatever I could to make you feel better. You just looked so sad," Lucille continued on.

"I don't get sad, Lucille."

"That's not true. Everyone gets sad, even you, Kohaku. I know that you are usually only angry but there are other emotions hidden inside there. Don't lie about it."

"Look who's talking," Kohaku cleared his throat. It was obvious it was taking a lot of effort for him to speak. "The man with the plastic smile has no right to tell me about my emotions."

Lucille stopped short and stared at him. He had nothing to say to that. Everyone knew his smile was fake but only Eles had ever called him out on it. It was different hearing that same thing being said by Kohaku. It made him realize that everyone did know that he was only putting on a front; that he felt he was truly alone in the world. He removed his hand from Kohaku's hair and lowered his eyes from the other man's face.

"What happened when you found me?" Kohaku asked suddenly.

Lucille perked back up almost immediately. Was Kohaku really interested in his dream? Lucille figured he had to be. Kohaku wasn't the type of person to listen to something that he had no interest in. Lucille looked into Kohaku's eyes again and continued with his story.

"Well, I sat down next to you and you put your head on my shoulder. You started sobbing and I held you close to me," Lucille closed his eyes as he remembered the more intimate parts of the dream. "I wanted to do whatever I could to get you to stop crying. I would have given you the moon if it meant you would stop crying."

Kohaku chuckled as he thought about how he felt when he saw Lucille cry over him. No one had ever cried over him before and it made him feel almost guilty to have someone actually do it. He too would have given Lucille the moon if it would make him stop crying.

"I don't need the moon," the violinist said. "You probably did a great job of comforting me."

Lucille smiled a bit and looked back into Kohaku's eyes. "I sang to you a little bit. That calmed you down a lot. I eventually suggested that we leave but you didn't want to go. You looked me in the eye and grinned as you leaned forward to kiss me."

Kohaku's eyes grew wide when he heard that part. He continued to stare at Lucille who looked like there was nothing wrong with the dream at all.

"I kissed you? Not the other way around? Why were we even kissing at all?" Kohaku said.

Lucille shrugged. "I don't know. You tell me. You were the one who decided to kiss me."

"Is that why you decided that it would be ok to just start kissing me whenever you felt like it?"

Lucille smiled and leaned forward to kiss Kohaku on the lips again. Kohaku wanted to move but his body was in too much pain for him to even try. There was nothing he could do but sit there and let Lucille peck him again.

"I think that dream made me get a little crush on you, Kohaku." Lucille said, rubbing the other man's hair again. "I mean, you're pretty cold and somewhat of a bastard, but you're cute and you fight for me when I need you to and I don't think you'll ever betray me."

Kohaku avoided his gaze as best as he could. It was true that Kohaku honestly had no intentions of betraying him. However, their relationship was that of a master and his slave; nothing more beyond that. Kohaku almost laughed out loud when he realized how that thought made him a bit sad. Perhaps he didn't want to take their relationship as far as Lucille wanted, but maybe they could at least be friends. It was a start.

Lucille watched as Kohaku was taking it all in. He wanted to laugh at how adorable he looked. Kohaku never volunteered to join Lucille and that made him feel trapped under the other man, but now Lucille could see that he wanted to be more than that. He just didn't know where to begin. As long as Kohaku was willing to see a change, then Lucille would be willing too.

"Stop thinking, Kohaku," Lucille said when enough time had passed without either of them saying a word. "If you think too much you'll hurt yourself, especially in this state."

Lucille didn't allow Kohaku to say another word further. He wrapped his arms around him and brought him closer. Kohaku looked around, confused, but then Lucille kissed him again. This was different than the previous times though. This time Lucille opened his mouth and Kohaku felt the other man's tongue against his lips. He didn't want to show Lucille that he was starting to get desperate for him. He did everything in his power to stop the butterflies in his stomach and the emotions and feelings soaring through his body. It didn't work though.

Kohaku opened his mouth wide and let Lucille enter. Any other time Kohaku would have fought him for dominance, but today was not his best day.

'Next time….' Kohaku thought to himself, excited at the very thought of a next time.

Lucille continued kissing him, running his tongue along Kohaku's teeth. The dark haired man shuddered and allowed their tongues to play with each other. He did the best he could to lift his arms and put them around the other man. It proved to be too much for him because he had to break the kiss so he could catch his breath. He wanted so desperately to touch him, regardless of the pain. He began to play with Lucille's long hair, enjoying the feel of it's silky strands. Lucille just smiled and brought the violinist even closer to him. He kissed him on the forehead before moving to kiss each of his cheeks and then finally his lips.

"I think you've had enough for one day," Lucille said sweetly. "Try going back to sleep."

'Are you leaving…?' Kohaku thought. He didn't want to say it out loud but he wished the singer would stay with him, at least until he fell asleep.

"And I'm staying right here. I haven't moved since we got here and I'm not going to move now." Lucille said, as if reading the violinist's mind.

Kohaku did his best not to smile, though he failed miserably. Even though it took a lot of effort he managed to wrap his arms around Lucille's chest and place his head in the nape of his neck. Lucille took one of Kohaku's hands in his own and held it tightly while rubbing the violinist's dark hair with his free hand. Kohaku's body was still in pain so even though he was exhausted it was hard for him to fall asleep. However, after only a few moments a sweet voice started to flow into his ears. Lucille was singing him to sleep.

Kohaku couldn't help but feel like this whole situation was scary, yet amazing. Perhaps it was the medication but he never wanted this moment to end. Here he was, his arms around the thin singer, with his sweet voice filling the air, and in an extremely comfortable bed. To him, that was the perfect combination.

"Where are we going next?" Eles asked excitedly. She turned from her place in the front seat to focus on Lucille and Kohaku who were in the back.

"Well, I had spoken to one of Kohaku's nurses and she told me that some odd things were happening in the next town over. I think we should investigate," Lucille answered.

Eles nodded in agreement before looking over at Kohaku. They had made sure he was well enough to travel before they left and he insisted he was no longer in any pain. He still had a bandage wrapped around his head and around a few other wounds on his body. He currently had his arm over his eyes and was ignoring them.

"Are you sure you're all right, Kohaku?" Eles asked.

"If you ask me that one more time, I'll throw Lucille out of the car!" was the response she received.

"Why me?" Lucille cried out.

Kohaku just shrugged, not really wanting to get into a discussion about it. Eles just laughed and let it go. Ever since he got out of the hospital Kohaku spent a lot of his time teasing Lucille. He seemed to really enjoy it and Lucille didn't seem to mind either. Eles just assumed they had found a new way to communicate in that period of time Kohaku was injured. Lucile did spend day and night with him after all. She figured they had to have bonded somehow.

She turned back around in her seat and looked up at Gwindel before asking if she could play with his hedgehog. He visibly twitched but eventually told her it was all right. While she was focused on the hedgehog and Gwindel on driving, Lucille reached over and put his arm around Kohaku. The other man removed his arm from his eyes and silently stared at the singer.

"I know you're sleepy," Lucille said to him with a smile; a smile Kohaku couldn't help but notice was real.

"I am tired." Kohaku said, unable to deny it.

Lucille pushed the other man closer to him with his arm and forced him to rest his head on his shoulder. "Then rest. I'll wake you when we get to the city." He rested his head on Kohaku's and even dared to give him a small kiss.

Kohaku wished he could say that he minded but on the contrary he more than welcomed it. He gave a loud sigh as sleep began to overtake him.

"This is just like my dream, when we were sitting by the waterfall," Lucille whispered to an already asleep Kohaku. "See? Dreams do come true."

I told you, that I love you
I confessed my love to you
Without me knowing, My heart created love towards you
Even though I try so hard to prevent it, I know it'll hurt, but I still make that accident