Feeling refreshed and relaxed after having a heated bout in the shower the men joined Takashi in the living room " alright so I have some ideas we will use my equipment and do the photo montage we were contemplating but this time I think we should go all out we will start from the very first resident to stay with Chichi Ue and Haha Ue all the way up til the latest members Inoue San and Tamaki kun we don't have to do it in order but I think it would be neat to show how the family has grown and branched off I got several photos together from others who have left and made their new lives any thoughts?" the men looked at each other " we don't know how many people are showing up but there are some people who will not be coming to the events after the picnic since they are under age and some never met Chichi Ue and Haha Ue, Ichirou will be having a get together in the basement the young ones that are here are all linked in with him and his brother " Ren looked pensive " should we look up more photos for some of the others for Shiloh we can use the news paper articles we've collected for his life away from here but there isn't much on Satoshi or Hirofumi , Ayame has many articles so we can take some photos from those let's show who we were and who we became as drastically as possible with as much artistic touch as possible since almost everyone that has come here has gone into the world giving the world the brilliance of their artistic lights that night the drinks will be on the house at our establishment all the rooms have been aired out and clean sheets have been put on them as well so we can have a Reunion with everyone staying for more then one night this time we have all grown older we need to repair and strengthen our bonds with each other make more time for one another other than once to three times a year" Ren and Yujirou agreed with each other Takashi stayed silent typing things on his laptop. After a while Takashi finally spoke " alright, well give me all the photos you want on the presentation we will scan them and I'll fix them up at home during my vacation this week I already put together all the photos I had plus I got from Jin, Sayaka, Yukimura, Inoue and Shiro . You guys will give me all the ones you want and Kentaro has put some aside for me as well I'll be going to keep him company even though he doesn't want it but who could understand him better then a man who was jilted as many times as myself haha" the lovers shared a look then turned to their friend "you know he's still hooked on Shiloh and that Shiloh is in town right he's not the type to give up after all this time do you think you can win him over?" Takashi smile at Yujirou and Ren he used to envy their relationship to the point that it had made it hard to be near them until he had gotten to truly know them once he had gotten to know them he had come to love them like they were his family now no one could shake his faith in them.
He smiled at them " I know I am fighting a losing battle but I can't give up. He's totally my type and we have shared our bodies in the past before with totally no strings attached, but who knows he might be willing to give me some serious thought. If he gets back with Shiloh I'll move on and find a new guy to give my affection to. There is a guy you hired that's my type. Maybe I'll flirt with him some " he winked "don't go and distract our employees on our watch Taka!" Yujirou pretended to sulk " haha alright Jirou I'll make sure I don't disrupt your workers while they are on shift " he stuck his tongue out at him then packed up his stuff " I've been here long enough I'll go see Ken, I'll let you guys get back to your dirty role playing games " Yujirou blushed while Ren looked him straight in the eyes " I happen to know you are a fan of cosplay in the bedroom as well, I just happen to like my cosplay as erotic as possible. I have that picture of you and Satoshi chan in sailor suits still maybe I should have it blown up and hung on one of the hallway walls, Sailor Pluto and Mars or something right ? for the first time in a long time Takashi felt all the blood drain from his face then rush in heating his cheeks "w-wh-why do you have that!! I forgot all about that time" the two men smirked at his discomfort " we never could you guys looked amazing you know he's a drag queen as a profession right " Yujirou started tidying up the living room " you know Yujirou could make a straight man get a hard on if they saw him in the special outfit I got made for him so don't be jealous of me and my good fortune having him as my man-wife. Instead go get someone that makes everyone envy you" Ren grabbed Takashi messing his hair " go on and get to Kentaro's before he passes out drunk if he hasn't already I've a sexy nurse energizing me tonight" " good night I'll see you guys soon " as soon as Takashi left Ren locked the door behind him intent on spending the rest of the night uninterrupted by the rest of the world.
Ren made his way to the bedroom he shared with his lover of nine years he may have been living with him as his life partner for eight years but there was no denying the fact Ren had been in love with Yujirou for more than half his life and all of Mizuki and Ichirou's lives. As he watched Yujirou braid his hair that now reached below his shoulders he knew he would miss it when he cut it off this upcoming week every year around this time Yujirou always got a haircut but last year he decided to get it trimmed instead of cutting most of it off Ren knew it was because Yujirou knew how much he liked that his hair was long he felt it made Yujirou look more elegant than most of the women they had met in their life times combined. When they were young Ren rarely ever had a constant style where his hair was involved Yujirou however often supported the same general style of a mushroom cut a style his own cousin Mizuki had seen and wanted so badly that he had to cut his hair after Mizuki cried for a whole hour that his hair was too girly and that a boy hair cut like that would make people treat him nicely but much to little Mizuki's displeasure they continued to tease him instead of teasing him because he was beautiful they teased him for trying to be boyish.
Mizuki had asked Ren to take him to get his haircut when he was in Junior high so he brought him to Inoue, Mizuki had reminded him of himself back then the only reason why Mizuki had turned into a good student and man was Yujirou. If not for Yujirou like Mizuki Ren also doubted he would have turned into a good honest man , Yujirou and his brother Yuichi had been so different and yet so similar the main difference between the two was that Yujirou always mothered those younger than him and opposed authority figures Yuichi however feared Authoritarians like his father and hung around males younger than him . Ren had been the only exception to that ingrained rule and habit, Yuichi had taken a liking to Ren when he had defended him from sempai's picking on him. At that time Ren hated Yujirou as much as he admired him, he hated how beautiful and happy Yujirou appeared to him while his brother seemed so miserable but after spending some time with Yuichi and seeing what his home life was like he found Yujirou more intriguing. Eventually the three of them started hanging out together; they were barely even in their teens at that point; they had yet to know how to obtain happiness for themselves but being together helped them forget their circumstances and the loneliness they often felt.
It was thanks to Yuichi that Ren had realized his feelings for Yujirou. It had been the beginning of summer break during Yuichi's first year of Junior High when Yujirou had come to Ren's drench from the rain crying because he couldn't find his brother who had run away. Yujirou had broke down sobbing uncontrollably and Ren had felt his heart crush in his chest and the urge to protect Yujirou's heart and stop his tears had overwhelmed him , he had always known he was gay but he hadn't expected to fall in love with one of his best friends. "Hey what are you doing staring into space when I'm here naked in bed" he heard the voice he loved tease he smiled " I was just remembering how I had you all wrong when I was young and did not know you and how I owe Yuichi and you all the happiness I have experienced in my life well not All of it but almost all of it , I wonder if people realize just how magical this place truly is " the two shared a small smile "I think they would be proud of how well we all turned out you think they are happy to have Ichirou and Mizuki here with us in this home ? even though the building consists of lofts, studios and rooms with the common room, basement, attic and reception hall it truly is a house though most people think this is a dorm or a hotel " this time of year was never an easy one for the couple the death anniversaries of the former owners of Eden's took a toll on their spirits they were tired of the times being sad ones and decided this year it would be a celebration and remembrance the would celebrate the lives that had made such impacts on their own instead of mourning what they had lost it was time to celebrate what they had gained from the love, compassion and generosity they had received by two people who had nothing but each other and their love.
Ren walked over to Yujirou and hugged him close "they are definitely happy knowing we are continuing where they left off and that we love each other and our family as much as they did let show them we appreciate their kindness and love every single day Poku that being said lets love each other slowly tonight I'll even let you be the bottom ". Kissing Ren gently Yujirou lightly pushed his tongue into his lovers mouth he knew Ren well enough to know he was thinking about a lot of things and feeling many emotions whenever Ren was feeling down he would seek out attention from Yujirou , he had been doing it since they were kids but he doubted Ren was even aware of it. The first time Yujirou had ever been kissed by a man it had been by Ren but only he remembered that time Ren had been about 5 at the time they were waiting for their parents to come pick them up but both of their parents never showed up . Yujirou had said he would walk Ren home and go home that they didn't need their parents he had then grabbed his hand and Yuichi's hand and started to drag them down the street both boys had been crying and stopped when he told them if they kept crying someone would try to steal them from him. He had then hugged both of them, he patted their heads as they got closer to Ren's house his grip got tighter. When they stopped in front of his house Ren hugged him close and kissed him before hugging Yuichi, Just then the housekeeper had come out and taken Ren by the arm "Ren kun you are in big trouble for leaving by yourself, your father will punish you " the housekeeper had barely finished speaking when Ren had thrown himself at Yujirou clinging onto him desperately he had instinctively wrapped his arms around the young crying child both of them had froze when his father's voice rang out "REN AIZAWA GET IN HERE NOW!" hearing his father bellow his eyes had rounded. Yujirou had stared right into the bottomless pits of fear and felt his body trembling and could do nothing but loosen his tightening grip on the terrified child who had released him. Smiling to himself Yujirou murmured into his lovers lips "I've always loved you , I just didn't know it til later, I love you so much my love flower" Yujirou pressed his body against Ren's "touch me too flower" deepening the kiss after the history they shared there was nothing about their wants, needs, fantasies and desires the two men didn't know about their partner and they made sure to pay special attention to all of their partners favorites.
Yujirou decided he wanted more stimulation turning off the light he reached into the night stand next to him and pulled out a paper bag " ng what do you have in the bag ?" Ren's voice was husky and sounded sexy . Yujirou didn't say another word and instead of telling him what was in the bag showed him what was in the bag by using it on him. "Poku you're so kinky this is amazing it's even better because you thought of it , for once you are being the dirty old man it's so sexy Yujirou" they loved each other in the dark with the item from the paper bag and kissed each other passionately until they had half exhausted themselves "mmm I love you but lets go wash off then get some sleep we have to be up in four hours" Yujirou said stiffling a yawn. Ren held Yujirou tight "I love you too, I don't want to stop just yet I need more of you please Yujirou let me have you more" there was a pleading tone Yujirou couldn't deny in his lovers voice so he didn't try "ok love flower lets do whatever you want sleep is overrated anyways right".he knew he would regret saying that when he was exhausted in the morning but at that precise moment Yujirou wanted nothing more than being in his lovers arms. Yujirou winced as he stretched his arms over his head I'm getting old he thought to himself " morning flower" he murmured kissing Ren's lips gently "mmm morning prince charming" Yujirou chuckled " it's morning sleeping beauty we need to get up , go shopping and get to the shop. We can't tell our employees not to be late then end up late ourselves unless we have a back up chef and bartenders. The two men got ready showering in their double person shower they had installed as soon as they had realized that a double person shower offered more comfort and space to enjoy each other's bodies as well as bathed in comfort without one taking all the space and water while they shared the shower. As they showered Yujirou wondered if they should make all the showers in the building double showers. He knew a few guys who showed interest in their shower Ichirou and Mizuki were two out of many that requested the same type of shower.
" Hey boss what happened to your helper from the other day that cherry wood haired guy?" Tatsuki Arisawa asked while Masaru jabbed him in the ribs " sorry boys but that one is off the market catch yourselves another fish to fry " smiling Ren and Yujirou went their separate ways one in the kitchen and one behind the bar. Masaru Aoi stood staring at a piece of art " boss just what is this supposed to be? every time I see it I get the creeps" the piece in question was an assortment of what appeared to be limbs made out of clay with faces in masks of agony and distortion " that is Pan the hounds of hell and evil souls dragging someone to hell the counter piece to this is of horses and hounds trampling over bodies it is on loan from a former art major student we went to school with it's in here because we felt it clashed with everything else and since this is only a staff area it shouldn't disturb the customers as they aren't allowed in here but don't worry by the end of next week it will be going home with it's rightful owner" with another distasteful glance at the clay piece Masaru walked out the room leaving Ren behind.