NOTES: Bah. >_< This one's hard, even though I threw in as many hints as I could. So, I'll give you an extra hint. It's a kid's TV show. In America. ^^; Like that narrows it down any, but hey; good luck. You'll need it. (By the way, yes, the het relationship in here *is* canon, but it's only mentioned in one episode. ^^; The yaoi couples? Complete fabrication.)

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He thinks I don't know about them. His "partners", I mean. Or his former "partners" anyway. She told me. She was his second partner after all. She figured I ought to know, since I was taking over his job and all. I still find it hard to believe that such a nice old guy could be such a manipulative bastard, but then, he's always pulled strings. He still pulls my strings when he feels like it. I don't think he really means to, it just seems to come naturally to him.

I sometimes wonder what happened to his first partner. I know that they had a big fight. Over Her, I believe. He left. He came back, eventually, but by then it was too late; my boss was no longer interested. She was under the impression that he ended up with my boss' third partner; the only one who didn't end up in his bed. She doesn't know for sure though, and consequently, neither do I.

I know he wouldn't try that stunt with me. Even though he can be a manipulative bastard, the age gap is too wide, and he's not that sick. But, it makes me wonder... If I am to inherit his legacy, take over his job... How long until I end up with a "partner" of my own? What if I'm just like him? I already realize why he did it. This job is horribly, incredibly lonely, and the secrets make it hard to keep an outside relationship. You need someone you can share the secret with. My girlfriend and I are drifting apart because of this. I know it won't be long before she stops putting up with my constantly leaving. At least I have someone I can share my secret with. Two if you count Her, and three if you count my boss. Which I don't, really. But I get the feeling I won't be doing this alone for long. After all, my boss had three partners, and he wasn't all that older than me when he first started this whole thing. I doubt he'll see the rise of my partner in his lifetime though.

He's become like a father to me. It'll be hard to lose him when he does die, like losing my real father all over again. I can only imagine what it was like for him. My boss, I mean. Losing both his parents so young, and so brutally. No wonder the "partners", no wonder the vengeance, no wonder the secret.