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Yes, the first yaoi Boogiepop fanfic. I'm so proud! ^-^ (but I probably shouldn't be... sweatdrop ) Anyway.


This Boogiepop story takes place one year after the first incident with the Manticore. Takeda Keiji is now an established designer. Miyashita Touka still attends cram school. And all the other characters have moved on with their lives. Of course, Takeda still remembers Boogiepop, and his meetings on the roof. But never did he expect for Boogiepop to come back...


October 30th, One Year Later

Takeda sat at his drafting table, working on a project his boss gave him the previous morning. It seemed like a large project to be due in two months. He was to design the layout of a new museum. Takeda only started working six months ago. Six months ago is also when Miyashita broke up with him.

"I'm sorry, but I'm too stressed right now." she said. To Takeda that meant, "I'm bored and don't know what to do with you." Takeda sighed as he sketched the layout for the front of the building. He was working on this project with two other people, but he was still doing most of the work. He glanced over at the clock. 9:30 o'clock. He'd work a little more then fall asleep. He would rather just fall asleep right then and there, tired from waking up early every morning to catch the train for work. But, the job paid well, and he was actually, sort of, doing something with his life. He remembered how Boogiepop was impressed when he told him that he would be a designer. A craftsman, Boogiepop had called him.

Takeda had long since stopped working on his designs. His thoughts were filled with Boogiepop. He wondered what he was doing, or if he was even "out." His thoughts led him to drift off to sleep. 10 o'clock.

He awoke only an hour later to knocking on his door. He brushed it off as pranksters playing tricks in the middle of the night. But the banging never ceased and even grew louder. He didn't want the neighbors to complain of noise so he decided to get up and see who it was. He shuffled sleepily through his apartment and over to the door. He looked through the peep-whole before answering to make sure he didn't let anyone dangerous in. His face froze.

On the other side of the door stood a cloaked figure with a pipe hat. Metal buttons shined in the light of the hallway and almond shaped eyes glistened. It was none other than Boogiepop.

Takeda blinked several times to make sure he wasn't hallucinating, After all, he was tired. But the figure still stood there, casually, like he always did. He whispered, "Are you going to gawk all night or are you going to let me in? Have you grown so rude in a year, Takeda?"

Without saying anything, Takeda unlocked the door and let Boogiepop in. Speechless, he stared at Boogiepop, unable to believe that just as he was thinking about him, he returned. "Wha-" he stuttered, "How? Is there, uh... danger or something?"

"Have you only concern for my duty and not our reunion?" Boogiepop replied. "Here I am, going through the trouble of searching for you, and you do not wish to have casual conversation?"

Takeda was shocked. Boogiepop never was one for "casual conversation", but he figured he would at least enjoy it. He bowed in apology, "S-sorry. I'm just so surprised to see you. How did you find me?"

"Miyashita Touka," Boogiepop said nonchalantly. "She told me you were staying here. She also says you are not together anymore. This saddened me. What happened?"

"She got bored," Takeda said sarcastically, although he believed it true. It was hard for him to talk about this with Boogiepop considering he still looked like Touka. Same pretty face and everything. "But, wait! You talked to her? I thought she didn't know you existed."

"Correct. Should I say rather, that I searched her memory and found this information. I guess you could say I have gained the ability to search through her thoughts," Boogiepop said, as casually as ever.

"That's a little, uh... cruel don't you think? Invading a person's thoughts without them knowing?" Takeda questioned. Boogiepop only gave a small nod in reply, but Takeda couldn't tell what he meant by it. He let it go. Takeda offered Boogiepop a seat on the couch and a drink, but he declined. "So," Takeda continued, "what did bring you out?"

Boogiepop sighed, "A disturbance. I know not what it is yet, but again I float to the surface. The Disbeat Disruptis. How goes designing?" Boogiepop asked, nodding towards the drafting table.

Takeda nodded. "Good. I got my first major project. I was up working on in until you showed up."

"Did I disturb you?"

"No, I actually... uh, fell asleep..."

"I see. Well. I enjoyed our reunion, but I must take my leave."

"What? But you just got here!" Takeda whined. The first time he saw Boogiepop in a year and it was only for ten minutes. He sighed, "I guess, I mean if you have to. But pay me another visit you here? I know you're busy saving the world and all, but take a break okay?"

Boogiepop nodded. "I believe I told you before, your definition of "saving" is not my duty."

And with that, he left. Disappearing as quickly as the day Takeda first saw him, that day in the crowd; that day Miyashita stood him up; that day it all started.

November 1

Boogiepop never came to visit Takeda the day after their reunion. Takeda didn't really mind. He knew, after all, that Boogiepop was probably out doing his "duty" or whatever it was he ranted about. Takeda had worked overtime at the design firm anyway, so it wasn't like there was anyone home. But tonight, Takeda was at his mediocre apartment, watching some reality TV show while eating miso soup. There was really nothing else for him to eat.

"I have to go food shopping," he sighed to himself. One of the actors on TV just hurt himself. Takeda chuckled to himself, but then stopped, afraid of being caught by Boogiepop. He still remembered.

"Do you think to do nothing when you see a fellow human crying?"

That thought echoed in his head. He ceased laughing and was glad to see medic personnel came to the injured person's aid. Takeda wondered what Boogiepop would think of reality TV. He'd probably ridicule it in some way or the other. Suddenly, the TV went blurry and the sound cut off. Takeda changed the channel to see if the other stations came in fine. All of them were blurring or just not coming in at all. Takeda thought it would be the satellite dish on top of the building. He could also hear the old man next door complaining that he was missing the news.

Takeda sighed and trudged next door. He talked to his neighbors and explained what might be going on. The old man grumbled, so Takeda offered to go on the roof to try to fix the dish. He suggested it was windy and the dish just got blown out of position. The man said nothing more and returned to his dimly lit apartment.

Takeda grabbed a flashlight from the drawer in his bedroom. He opened the window in the living room that led to a fire escape. He climbed the staris up to the roof, using his flashlight as a guide. When he reached the top, he saw the silhouette of a person standing near the dish. Takeda froze for a moment, so as not to be noticed, but to no success. Whoever was messing with the dish turned towards Takeda.

"W-who's there?" Takeda stuttered. A perfect time for the batteries in the flashlight to burn out. Takeda blinked to make sure he was seeing clearly, but he saw something on the person shimmer in the little moonlight let through by the clouds. Takeda sighed of relief. "You know... You can't just go on any rooftop and steal TV from people..."

"I'm not stealing," the figure said, "I knocked into it and was trying to put it back."

"Boogiepop..." Takeda said, walking past Boogiepop to readjust the satellite dish. From the cheers of joy heard through Takeda's window, he could tell the old man next door got his news back. Takeda sat on the edge of the roof with Boogiepop, who stood as always.

"I apologize for not visiting yesterday. I was... busy," Boogiepop said, facing the moonlight.

"It's okay," Takeda said. "I just didn't want you to have to go away like last time. Yet again, the "danger" would be over then, wouldn't it?"

"Correct."

"Want to come inside?" Takeda offered, a shiver running down his spine. Boogiepop only nodded. Takeda wondered if Boogiepop even felt "cold." Probably.

Once inside, Takeda turned off the TV, knowing Boogiepop would frown at it. Again, he offered Boogiepop a drink and a seat, but he turned down the offer again. Takeda felt an urge to ask something. "Don't you ever feel tired? Or anything like that?"

Boogiepop sighed. "I'm not sure how to put it, but I guess you could say I do feel fatigue and fade away at a certain point. I don't stay out forever. Why?"

"Just.. ah, wondering is all..." Takeda had been "just wondering" a lot about Boogiepop recently. There was so much about Boogiepop that he didn't understand, yet wanted to, for no reason at all. He wanted to know what Boogiepop felt, if he felt at all.

The two sat in silence a bit. No one seeming to be bothered by the silence. Finally, Takeda glanced at the clock. 9:43 o'clock. He began wondering about what Boogiepop did when he faded. Where did he go? And how did he come back? Did he like "fading?"

Takeda had developed a sudden sense of care for Boogiepop. He worried about him, and wondered what it was like to be him. His feeling was strong than just a friendly one though, and he was sure of it. But it felt strange to him. He knew he had feelings for Boogiepop, but why he couldn't explain. He looked up into the eyes of his previous lover. Those beautiful, almond shaped eyes. Perhaps he saw something in Boogiepop that reminded him of Touka that made him feels so attracted. Or maybe, something Touka never had...

Aww... that was so cute!

"That was strange." The line made me crack up, becuase it's something Boogiepop would say.

I have to mention though, even though I like this pairing, that I like Keiji (I like to refer to him by his first name... ._.)xTouka more, but whatever, it's all good.

WARNING: KONJIKI NO GASH BELL REALTED JIBBERISH COMES NEXT.

It's like me and a few Kiyomaro pairings. KiyomaroxMegumi = heart , and it's like... practically cannon.
KiyomaroxReira=Me likes it, although not as much as KiyomaroxMegumi and AuruberuxReira. Seriously, all this "You're so kind, Kiyomaro!" "I'm worried about Reira!" stuff hints at it. But anything past a kiss on the cheek or something is icky because it's *****= CAN ANYONE SAY *****?! W00t! That's right, I support it. But, seriously, there's so much reason for this it's scary. However, even kissing scares me, let alone 'Six-year-old unbuttoning middleschooler's shirt' fanarts.

So, yeah. I have to relate like... everything to KnGB.

Anywhoooo... I love love loved the chapter! Keep up the good work!

Yuppers, me knows.

*OTP will NEVER happen, even though there are so many hints*

(But I like to read about cannon couples sometimes, too. Especially if they rarely do anything uber couple-y in the series, and are basically just established to be in love...)

I really don't think Boogiepop would blush, but aside from that, thumbs up~! *wink wink*

It was pretty dang cute. XD