Ooooh! I'm really excited to see how this works out. X) I absolutely adore the ShinobuXMisaki pairing... well actually I could ship Misaki with anyone... except for Miyagi or Aikawa... even Fuyuhiko for that matter. B/c yes I could see Misaki with Asahina, but not really Isaka... But don't let me stop you from writing a fic about any pairing! You could probably do it wonderfully - I don't think I could do it, though.
Anways... yeah. I'm really excited b/c I'm hoping to make this really long. And I will say again, hoping. I'm not even sure if I could do it but I'll try. d-(*u*)-b
*For now, I guess the rating will be T but it will go up eventually.*
**If you haven't guessed yet, the titles will be Elvis Presley song titles... I actually think its pretty good but that might be, b/c I really couldn't think of any title names. But then this song came up and tadaaa! Yes, I love Elvis Presley and No, its not like a "Song Fic" or something but the titles will have to do with the chapter... I think**
The first chapter, bwaaa!
I hope you like it, cause I do. (suprisingly)
Umm, yeaaah Usagi-san and Takahiro will be together (i'm sorry if you don't like that Q.Q ) But Nowaki and Hiro-san are still together! X) But Risako and Miyagi are still married -_- ... but eventually you'll see Isaka and Asahina! :D'
I don't know... I like Shinobu and Misaki... I hope you like it too!
"Takahashi! No sleeping in my class!" Hiroki noticed that the brunette had slept since the very beginning of class. He itched to throw something at the offender, but opted not to when the youth flinched and stood up quickly. There were dark circles under the student's eyes and Hiroki wondered why the kid hadn't been getting enough rest. There were no tests anytime soon, so staying up late studying shouldn't have been an issue. Maybe the kid was sick, so he offered something that didn't come out of his lips very often. "Are you alright? Do you need to visit the nurse?"
Misaki was shocked by the offer but decided to take it up quickly, "Errm, yes, Sensei. I haven't been feeling very well." But that actually wasn't the case. It was his brother and Usagi-san's fault. They'd been doing a 'Countdown To Christmas' and apparently last nights "gift" was continous sex all night long. Even though Misaki's room was in a separate part of the first floor he could hear his brother and Usagi-san's love-making throughout the entire night.
"Well, let me write you an excuse. But it would be wise that you come and get the notes later today." Normally Hiroki wouldn't make such offers, but Takahashi was a good student. Granted he wasn't very intellectual, or good at memorizing things, but the kid managed to put in a lot of effort into his studies - which Hiroki admired. Most kids his age were either; naturally gifted at learning or just swug at it hoping to hit the mark, which none of them ever did and then would try to put the blame on the teacher. Of course if a student even dared blame Hiroki for their own mistakes, the teacher set them back in line. But that was besides the point, Misaki was neither of those. He wasn't a good learner, it was simple as that but he always tried. It almost seemed like he didn't want to let anyone down, but Hiroki could never guess who it was that he didn't want to let down. He finished writing the note and sent the youth to the nurse's office.
Misaki was very grateful for Kamijou-sensei's public display of kindness. It made him feel special. Any other student would've probably gotten a hardcover textbook to the face, but Misaki was apparently an exception. Before coming to Marukawa High, Misaki had heard all the horror stories of the 'Kamijou Demon' and hearing that the so-called 'Demon' would be teaching his Japanese Literature class unlike previous years when he taught Honors Japanese Lit. Misaki was terrified. He remembered his terrifying first day, when everyone received some form of scolding whether it be about moving too much in their seats or asking a question at an inappropriate time. Thankfully, however, by the time the first big test came around, Misaki was on good terms with the gruff teacher.
As he crossed the campus to get to the nurse's office in the main building, a cold gust of winter wind blew and Misaki's body shivered quite violently. His thick sweater wasn't going to get him by the winter, he would ask Usagi-san to go shopping with him when he got home. Shrugging deeper into his sweater he sped up his pace to get the main building more quickly. As he passed the Science and Tech. building he noticed a group of kids huddled into a corner, they were laughing and complaining about the cold but it also looked like they were smoking. Misaki frowned upon this sight. He thought it was a shame that these young kids were already smoking at such a young age.
He'd seen first hand what this did to young kids. When Misaki first met Usagi-san, the silver-haired novelist was seventeen and had a few books out, - one which had won an award - and was a very heavy smoker. Being young, the gradeschooler didn't understand what exactly Usagi was doing except that it smelled bad and the teen did it a lot. However, after Misaki and Takahiro's parents passed away and the brothers moved in with Usagi-san, the man always seemed to be in a lot of pain. Sometimes he would break out in a cold sweat and Takahiro would have to lay him down in their room. When Misaki would ask what was wrong with Usagi-san, Takahiro would look at Misaki with sad cheerful eyes and explain to Misaki in a way the 7-year-old would understand.
"You know those sticks he always had in his mouth?" Misaki knew was his brother was talking about because he never liked the smell of them and they would make him feel sick, he nodded an waited for his brother to continue. "Well, his body is really used to them, but yours isn't. You know how you get sick sometimes? It's because your body is very sensitive to smoke. Since he wants us to live with him, he decided to stop using them so you wouldn't get sick. But even though he wants to stop using them, his body thinks he still needs them so his body makes him sick so it can get what it wants. It's very hard for him, so we both have to support him as much as we can, okay?"
At that time there were still parts of what Takahiro said that Misaki didn't understand, but he got the gist of it and was very happy that Usagi-san would go out of his way for Misaki's sake.
Fearing that one of the smoking teens might ask him to join them, Misaki walked even faster hoping to evade the terrible fumes that came out of their circle. Even though he kept walking, he could still smell the smoke and it started to make his lungs hurt, he coughed a little and felt better.
His cough, however, did not go unheard. Shinobu, who had just finished his third fag, glanced around upon hearing the light cough in the background. At the sound, his heart did a little flip and his mind raced with thoughts of being able to see that significant someone. He felt like he recognized that sound, but wasn't sure if his heart wasn't just being paranoid. Still looking around, he backed up out of the group, eyes still searching for the only thing he wanted to see now.
And there he was, Takahashi Misaki. It wasn't necessarily a rare beauty to see this divine creature, it was just rare to actually see him alone and actually walking.
Any chance Shinobu had at laying his eyes upon his beloved, the brunette was either talking to a teacher or friend, or was very focused on class. Any other time was because Misaki was running around because he was most likely late for something. With his heart racing, he dashed over to where the brunette was. "Misaki-kuuuuun!"
Upon hearing his name, said teen's legs stopped , his heart stopped, he even held his breath, almost willing himself to dissappear into thin air. He knew this voice a little too well. It was Takatsuki Shinobu, the Dean's son, and most importantly head of the second year delinquents. One wrong move and Misaki would be dead meat. He wanted to stay as far as posible from this guy, but the gray-eyed kid wouldn't stay from him! Hearing the footsteps get closer, Misaki braced for impact, not even bothering to turn around. But nothing happened, he slowly opened his eyes after a few minutes of silence and was shocked to see two clear gray eyes looking right back at him.
"Hi, Misaki! Its been a while sinc- Misaki! Are you okay? You look so tired! Were you heading to the nurse's office? Here, I'll carry you." And with that Misaki was whisked off in this unwanted person's strong arms. He'd almost forgotten how tired he was, but the combination of the warm building, and Shinobu's tight embrace, his weariness came crashing down on him and he fell asleep.
Arriving at the nurse's office, Shinobu threw the door open, "Kusama-sensei! I think Misaki's sick!" he felt genuinely worried for his enamored. It seemed as if his green-eyed beauty was sleep deprived and catching a cold.
"Oh my! Well, why don't we take a look?" The nurse set his book down and rushed over to the bunk Shinobu had set the student down on. Checking the youth's vitals, Nowaki chuckled.
"Why are you laughing! What's wrong with him?" Shinobu wasn't pleased with the way the nurse was handling the situation.
"Excuse me, Takatsuki-kun, he's fine. I think he's probably just tired. Probably didn't get enough sleep last night? He'll be fine though, you should go back to class. I'll keep an eye on him."
"No, Sensei, its fine. I'll stay." He knew this would be a good chance to hang around Misaki-kun, but it would take a few convincing words to get Kusama-sensei off his back. The gentle giant was always trying to get Shinobu back to class after the youth had gotten into a fight. The raven-haired nurse was always giving him speeches about appreciating school because not everyone was lucky enough to go to Highschool. Countless times had the nurse retold the tale of how Kamijou-sensei had been the one to aid Nowaki in passing his Highschool Proficiency Exams because he'd dropped out after Middle chool. But Shinobu was almost fed up with these stories and decided to try a different approach.
Offering the big friendly giant a sincere face, the teen said, "I know you have some meetings to be attending soon, so I'll just stay here and make sure he's okay when he wakes up. It'll be fine Kusama-sensei." To add effect, Shinobu patted Misaki's head gently and lovingly.
"Oh, you're right! I do have a meeting and I'm almost late! I better get going now. Take care of him, okay?" And with that the nurse was gone and the two teens were alone.
Alone.
Shinobu gasped, he hadn't realized how empty the nurse's office was. There were no classes to rush off to. No people asking for notes they'd missed. No distractions. No anything. Nothing was going to get in the way of his alone time with the only person he wanted to be with.
They joy that was filling the lucid teen's chest was almost unbearable. He wanted to freeze time and just stay like this forever. Everything was so calm and peaceful. Although it was still early afternoon, the sky was dark, clouds had rolled in and it seemed that it would snow pretty hard later on tonight. The only sounds that could be heard were: the hum of a radiator, the light snores coming from Misaki and the pounding heartbeat of Shinobu.
After what seemed like hours, Misaki stirred. Sniffling and shifting in the cot, the emerald eyed teen opened his eyes, still hazy and unfocused. Taking in his surroundings, the shorter of the two didn't recognize where he was. What threw him off even more was seeing Shinobu sitting right next to him.
"Ah! Misaki-kun you're awake! I was so worried for a moment! How are you feeling? Are you alright? Do you need some water?" In the back of his mind, Shinobu scolded himself for being so pushy, but quickly brushed it aside. He would finally be able to talk to Misaki. He felt absolutely thrilled.
Misaki, on the other hand was about to burst from anger. Why wouldn't this kid leave him alone! He certainly didn't know him from anywhere other than school, so why was he always wanting to talk to him? Sure he was thankful to the guy for bringing him to the nurse's office and would offer his thanks later, but at the moment it was just too much. With all these thoughts buzzing around his mind, Misaki could only give a nod as his reply. Maybe some water would calm his nerves. He certainly didn't want to start a brawl with this kid, especially at school. After taking the water, Misaki offered a quiet thanks, and drank it slowly. Feeling more in control of himself, he decided it would be safe to speak now.
"So, why are you here?" 'Crap, why did I say it like that?' He'd wanted to sound a little more polite, his mind didn't care for being "polite" at the moment.
Shinobu let out a chuckle, - which came out sounding more nervous than he anticipated - and asked, "What do you mean?"
Misaki was starting to get a little irritated, "You know what I mean, why in the world are you still here? I've probably been sleeping for hours and you've been here the whole time? Why are you always trying to get so close to me?"
Even though Shinobu knew it was silly, he still felt hurt; and was surprised that Misaki hadn't caught on yet. But that's to be expected, I haven't confessed to him yet, he thought. Maybe I should do it now? No! Why would I do that? I've never even had a decent conversation with him. But I love him! He deserves to know. Right? What if he thinks I'm a creep? I couldn't live with that, I want to see him happy and smiling in my arms. That won't happen if I don't confess right n-...
The dirty blonde's silent Mein Kampf went on while Misaki's impatience grew. He wanted the kid to say something. Anything to get rid of the awkwardness that had nearly engulfed the warm nurse's office. He'd noticed that Shinobu was seemingly having a hard time deciding what to say and this only managed to confuse the green-eyed teen even more. He checked his watch, and decided that - since school would be letting out in 15 minutes - he would ask Usagi-san to ask Kamijou Sensei for today's notes because Misaki had "left early due to a fever". Maybe he'd ask for the jacket another day.
Shinobu had apparently found his resolve and began to speak when Misaki interrupted him, "Well, thank you very much for bringing me here. I'm sorry you had to carry me all the way, but I deeply appreciate it." He gave a low, but short, bow before he stood up to gather his things. Turning of his heel, the brunette tried to walk as quickly and calmly as he could without trying to seem evasive. Unfortunately, however, Shinobu had other plans. He reached out and kept Misaki from moving by the elbow.
"Wait, I- I, just..."the teen's face was starting to blush a soft pink and Misaki was thoroughly baffled.
"Um, I really should get going, so-" Misaki had noticed that the atmosphere had started to change and all he wanted right now was to get away from it. He tried of thinking of some way to get out but his thoughts were interrupted by an unexpected outburst,
"Okay! I'll just say it! Takahashi Misaki, I like you! I like you a lot! I don't just like you I love you. I want to be with you all the time and get to know you personally. I want to know everything about you. I want to be there for you and I want you to be there for me. Even though I don't get to see you all that often, when I do, every bad thing that's going wrong in my life in blown away by you. I don't really understand what it is, but I just can't help falling in love with you.
"I understand this is so sudden and you might think I'm creepy, but Takahashi Misaki, will you go out with me?"
Fuuuu! So there's the first chapter... (DidYouLikeIt?)
I hope you liked it... hmm, i feel like I need to expl- ah!
Okay, so yeah. Some things will clear up in chapters to come (like Usagi-san and Takahiro's hook up, whaa?) but for now, umm yeah I feel like it went a little too fast, but I guess I'm just not good with begginnings I_I Please let me know if you want me to explain something *or correct something I probably have a lot of grammatical errors* :[ (or make it longer maybe?)
Anyways thanks for reading! X)
