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Kamui? Was going to get his ass chewed out for this; that he was sure. After all, Subaru had, after the last time, told him that Greed was promiscuous: not exactly the best person ever to go out with. Still, here Kamui, walking up to the non-human, and... well, it couldn't be that bad. Greed was nice enough to him, not to mention he hadn't been asked out on many dates. Nothing wrong with this.

"Hey, um... hi?" he smiled sheepishly up at the other, hugging himself self-consciously. The teenager had actually dressed up a little -nothing too drastic-, wearing nice pants and a long-sleeved shirt that was actually fitted (even if the sleeves were too long and covered most of his hands). Not something he would wear normally, thinking it made him look too feminine and skinny. "How are you...?"

"Good. Pleased ya' came," he grinned, quickly putting an arm around the boy's shoulders, "Right this way, my friend!"

He greeted the hostess at the door and walked with her to their reserved table. She placed the menus neatly with napkins and bid them to sit. At a gesture from Greed, she bowed and returned to the door.

"So, I hope things are well for you?" he stated, lighting some candles between them and opening his menu. He quickly perused the contents, eyes scanning quickly over the options.

The boy took in his situation with wide eyes, this being more traditional than he was used to. He was hardly one for tradition and formality, so to see Greed setting up candles and everything... it was weird. Way weird, and he wasn't sure he deserved such a thing. For one, he wasn't a particularly exciting date, and another... well, he wasn't that feminine?

"Y-yeah. Been kinda bored, I guess?" He hid behind his menu a little, blushing because he just... wasn't used to this. "W-what have you been up to?" It dawned on him that he might regret asking.

"Eh, the usual. Just kickin' up the dust and tryin' to survive, bustin' heads, that sort of thing. You know, the usual. I just do my own thing, regardless of anyone else's opinion."

He kept what he wanted in memory and placed the menu aside. He glanced up and noticed the tension in his date.

"Hey," he said, reaching over to tilt Kamui's chin up, "Relax. I'm not gonna' bite."

He'd decided he liked people who were strong enough to stand up to the status quo: that girl he'd met was very much the same. Do what you want, have fun doing it... those were things Kamui'd never had done, always a puppet to fate. It was refreshing... to be around people strong enough to fight for their own happiness like that.

"No, I know, I... I just..." Chin in Greed's grasp, Kamui glanced away, blushing harder. "I just kinda never, you know, been on a real date before. Nothing at all like this." Still so very awkward.

"Ya' know, once you've seen each other naked, it's pretty hard to be uncomfortable around each other," he laughed, ruffling his hair, "Don't sweat it. Just tell me what you want. The food here is pretty varied, so just tell me what you want. My treat."

It wasn't hard at all for Kamui to manage being uncomfortable at the moment, especially given their last interaction, and how it had happened. Besides, the teenager did flush fairly easily when in an awkward situation; wasn't that great at being social.

"U-um..." he looked to the menu, having been to this place before, but... well, that was a while ago. The menu had changed, and now he didn't know what the hell half of it was. "You can choose for me? I'm not picky."

"Alright, then," he said, "I know just the thing."

He called over a waiter and hastily gave him the order.

"Two orders or fettucini alfredo, along with some of your famous bread and two bottles of red wine. Quickly please."

He turned back to his date as the waiter scurried off.

"That should do it."

"Sounds good," the smaller agreed even though... well. "But you're really going to drink two bottles of wine?"

At least, Kamui hoped that was the case. Because him and alcohol? Had proven to be a very bad mix. For one, he got drunk easy; for another... he either got stupid while drunk or very... um... suggestive.

"Eh? Even I'm not that selfish. Of course I'll give ya' some! There's no problem. I'm a generous man, I insist."

He leaned his head on his arm and grinned at his date.

"So, what's been up with you and yours?"

"Um..." He'd been about to say something about his ill-tolerance for alcohol when the subject changed and he felt as he he'd lost his chance. "I've just been... insanely boring? Made friends with a girl, babysitting Lyra, playing video games. That's about it." A shrug, and he didn't really like talking about himself unless he knew the person, and even then, only very close people got more than just basics.

"Your life is more interesting, right?"

"My life is on open book. I do what I want, fight when I want, fuck when I want. It's just how I live. I'm sure you've got more varied activities than me. I don't vary a whole lot, I just do a certain number of things to excess."

He reached over to place his hand on Kamui's, gently rubbing a thumb across the top of it.

"Come on, don't be shy."

Smacking his head on the table seemed like an option, blushing again because Greed was pushing in a somehow gentle manner and he didn't know what to do with that. "No, really. I do nothing all day." Kamui chewed his lower lip. "I mean, Lyra kinda does her own thing, and most of the friends I have here are sort of... not around often, so I don't do anything. Well, I sleep but that's a given." He sighed. "Kinda a hermit, I guess."

"So in other words, you get lonely? What about Subaru? He seems like he'd be a good friend."

Kamui actually flinched at that, eyes turning downward, obviously a sore subject even though it was entirely his fault. "I know both of them here, but..." One liked him mostly because he was another version of his brother, and the other... had Ranmaru. And Ranmaru was better, right? "It's complicated." Too much so.

Greed sighed deeply and rose up, picking up his chair. He turned the table slightly and sat down directly beside him, placing an arm over his shoulder.

"Ya' know, I'm quite a problem solver. You can always tell ol' Greed. Come on, sweetness, let it all out."

He hadn't really expected such a reaction, staring at Greed like he was crazy before snapping out of it. "Sorry, I..." Eh, he wasn't really the type to rant and whine to someone random unless that person wouldn't leave him alone, and then he had no choice. "It's something stupid."

"It's not stupid if it bothers ya'," he said, rubbing his shoulders, "Come on. I promise I won't laugh or be an asshole about it."

"I never thought you would." Oh, the shoulder rubbing felt too good, Kamui shrugging into it like a kitten being pet. "It's just... okay. You have to promise not to tell either of them I said any of this. I've already gotten enough shit for half of it." He let out an annoyed humpf.

Greed had to repress a snicker. Oh, this had to be GOOD. He loved to hear dirt, whether it was true or not.

"Okay," he said, leaning in, "Give up the goods, then. Let's hear it."

He pulled the other male in closer.

"Well... as I said, it's stupid." He took a deep breath, trying to collect thought and emotion into something understandable. "The vampire Subaru, he... um, you know he had a brother, right? Another version of me. Really different, as far as personality goes, but... that Subaru isn't seeing it. He only wants to be close to me because he misses his brother, and I'm the next best thing. He doesn't like me because I'm me. He likes me because I'm another version of his twin." Oddly enough, he leaned against Greed a little. "I called him out on it once, too, and... he got really upset. Kinda confirmed it to be true without saying it, you know? And then my world's Subaru..."

Kamui leaned forward, crossing his arms on the table and resting his forehead against them. "My world's Subaru... I love him, still. It's stupid, entirely stupid, but I do. I can't help it. He... he saved me and helped me through so much, but... I couldn't do anything for him. Subaru was kinda... obsessed with this one asshole, and no matter what... only that man could make him truly happy. I tried, I really did, but still... I only made him smile a little, and then... then the man died and he broke, betrayed me, and I thought it was over, but here... here..."

His voice caught uncontrollably, burrowing deeper and damn it, he was not going to cry. "Ranmaru. He made Subaru so happy so quickly, fixed him as I'd tried to. In such a short time, he got and did everything I had wanted, and I... I was just left there. Worthless again, a failure, and now... what is there?" When he finally looked back up at Greed, his eyes showed his heartbreak, even though he laughed pathetically. "Sorry. Shouldn't have rambled off like that."

"Isn't it obvious?" he asked, "You just start over!"

He pulled Kamui in closer, bidding him to lean against him.

"Trust me, you're better off forgettin' the past. Ya' can't change what's come before, you only learn from it. There's always another chance as long as you're still alive."

Greed tilted Kamui's head up and smiled, running a finger under his chin.

"Take me for instance! Sure there's things I regret, but I LEARN from them. You humans let the little things bog ya' down. It's only by rising up against adversity that any of your species can grow."

"I'm kinda thinking the second chance thing doesn't work for me," he sighed, leaning against Greed as the other had wordlessly offered. "I tried to let it go, to love another and move on, but... didn't work. Guy broke up with me." A little nuzzle, "Not the best romance record ever. And I'm not sure what I'm supposed to learn from it other than people apparently suck."

"Hm. Well, that is true. It's nature, I guess. Humans just get sick of each other after awhile. They need outside interests or they start to really dislike one another."

He gestured witn an outstretched arm to the oncoming waiter, who wordlessly slid the food onto the table. He placed the wine down after and quickly left.

"Hey," he cooed, "Don't worry, alright? Some things ya' just can't fix. It takes time to get back to normal. You just need things to distract you, that's all."

"I guess." He eyed the wine warily before turning back to Greed, blushing again, and damn it... that needed to stop. "T-thanks for listening. Most people are kind of like... 'wow, aren't you the selfish brat'. Nice to get something besides that for once."

Once again, his eyes fell to the wine, trying to distract himself with taking a bite of his food, but he was curious. "What does wine taste like?" He'd had champagne once, and of course, thanks to the curses, beer. Never wine, though.

"Ah, curious are ya'? This is the GOOD stuff!" he laughed, popping the top and pouring them both a glass. He slid Kamui his cup as he took up his fork.

"Don't be shy, take a big swig," he said, stabbing a bit of fettucini, "You'll like it. It's kinda' fruity."

He twirled a bit of the pasta on his fork and popped it into his mouth.

"Nice stuff!"

As far as Kamui knew, you weren't supposed to take a swig of wine; it was supposed to be something all sophisticated or some crap. Luckily, the whole sophisticated thing was lost on Kamui anyway, taking the glass with both hands before swallowing down half of it. Wasn't bad, really; much better than beer. "I... I kinda like it."

But, he reminded himself, he'd better slow down with it and eat; otherwise, he'd get drunk faster.

"So honestly," he said, taking a drink of his alcohol, "What do you think of us. Ya' know, what we did. No lingering trouble from that, is there?"

He gobbled up a bit more of his food, savoring the alfredo sauce that covered his pasta.

"I didn't want any negative feelings afterward."

The boy ate a little more, enjoying the Italian food (he didn't eat it too often, so it was a nice change), pausing only when Greed asked that question. "It's confusing." And that was as honest as honest could be. "I'd never... done that sort of thing without really knowing the person first, so I felt really bad at first, but... I'm okay now. It wasn't as if you ignored me after you got off, so it's okay." Extra points because Greed had asked him out after it, the whole thing kinda backwards, but... well, whatever. He could adapt.

"Don't think Subaru was too pleased, though. Told me not to make a habit of it."

"He'll get over it," he snorted, finishing off one glass and refilling it, "Most people do, darlin'."

He placed a hand around Kamui's side, pulling him closer.

"So how much do you remember about it, hm?"

"How... how much do I remember?" he whimpered out, blushing hard and downing the rest of his wine. He quickly refilled it and downed half of that as well.

"I... um..." Kamui chewed on his bottom lip, still rather embarrassed by the question. "I mean, it's not like memory loss was part of that curse, so I remember... you know... everything."

Greed leaned in to kiss his neck, giving a light, guttural growl against the side of his throat.

"Really? Nice to know I left an impression, then. I certainly remember your sensitive spots," he grinned, sliding his other hand silently under Kamui's shirt, to rub it's palm against his lower back, "You think you might like that again? I could make a nice, secluded spot for us back at the temple."

"Mn..." he hummed as the other kissed and touched him, head tilting to the side, eyes closing halfway. It was wrong, he knew, to act like this in such a public place, but... whatever. Not like anyone he knew was here.

"Hmm... I dunno..." Subaru would probably flip out if he did that again with this man, but... "Might get in trouble, you know."

"Hey, he should be able to understand that people have needs, right?" Greed purred, taking that calm, rationalizing tone, "He can't fault you for what's a basic, fundamental part of human nature."

The hand on his back was removed, then placed on the back of his neck, gently massaging the muscles there.

"You need to just have a break where you can forget all your problems and just enjoy yourself, right? A fun little romp in the springs, right? Besides, who is going to see us? You don't really have to tell him unless he asks."

"I guess that's true," he murmured, the massaging relaxing him into something more pliant. "I'm sure there are secrets he keeps from me, so..." Actually, he wasn't sure-sure, but he couldn't trust that Subaru told him everything. They had been good friends, but he didn't see him all that often anymore, and... well, it'd be okay to just not mention it, right?

"And at least you're nice to me, and I know you a little better now." And besides, if Subaru did find out and said anything about it, he could fall back on the human need thing? Subaru had someone to take care of that need for him; why should Kamui suffer just because no one would stay with him?

"So after dinner, you'll come back with me?"

Kamui watched him for a moment, half-chewing on his lower lip as he tried to decide. Go get laid, and satisfy his teenage urges... or go home alone, and do as his friends would want. Hmm...

"Yeah. I'll come back with you."

"Excellent. I've already finished what I wanted," he said, laying down a good portion of money on the table, "The real treat is you. I'm ready when you are."

"Real treat is me, huh?" Kamui raised an eyebrow, wondering if the whole point of dinner was so that he'd give in to sex. It almost made him want to change his mind, just to be a brat and play hard to get. "I don't really think I'm much of a treat, but... if you say so."

"The people I share myself with are special to me. You should learn to take a compliment."

He rose up and offered his arm.

"Shall we go? It's not to far a distance from here, so we should be able to make good time up to the temple."

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