Well, first of all, let me say sorry for turning this into a random-drabble thingy, though these aren't standard drabble-length, but I just keep getting these thoughts and I need to turn them into fanfics. Sorry! :( I know you guys favourite-ed/ followed 'Originally Loving, Nostalgically Stubborn', I hope you'll like other chapters as much as you liked this one so you'll keep this as your favourite. If you don't like them, its fine too. I am okay with that. Sorry for the trouble again though!

And thank you very much anyway, please enjoy~

*Disclaimer: Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi is owned by Shungiku Nakamura and other respective owners.*

Those Emerald eyes focused on ground and that glistening red face always fascinated him. Seeing those timid nods and those shaking hands must have been favorite scene of Saga.

"Senpai…! Have you read this book? It's really nice, you'll like it!"

Saga always liked how Ritsu would come to him after reading any interesting book. He hoped that Saga will take a liking to it too. He liked how Ritsu's face will suddenly burst into different shades of red at same time and eyes will start to sparkle even when they reflected little panic of causing trouble to his senpai. A curve would form on his face handling the book he was pumped to give to Saga.

Saga could not control but stare at Ritsu's face without even realizing what he's doing.

Ritsu would just wonder when Saga stared at him like this. Whenever Saga would eventually realize what he's doing, he would just turn his head.

"Senpai, why do you always just stare at me?" One day, Ritsu asked Saga.

Saga could not answer such question when asked out of the blue. Ritsu seemed all confused and Saga loved him even like that. So Saga could not stop himself but tease and stir Ritsu even more.

"Hmm? Let's see, because I love you?"

"What's with that absurd answer?" What Saga said worked on Ritsu as he became flustered and infuriated but tried to hide that embarrassment with such a comment.

"Why? Isn't that right?"

"Well, that's…" Ritsu started to look down, his face turning pink. Saga seemed to be bothered at times like these, when he couldn't see Ritsu's face and expressions.

"Ritsu… Look at me…" Before Ritsu can lock his eyes on the floor and make himself at ease, Saga's finger touched his chin, startling him. Saga then slowly pulled it in a grip.

"Se-Senpai…? We are still at school, you know…" He tried to defense as much as he could, but nothing seemed to be stopping Saga. Leaning in, he suddenly grabbed Ritsu's cheeks.

"Huh…?"

Saga pinched them, soft enough as to not hurt Ritsu.

"Saga-senpai?!"

Saga continued to pinch them, blush forming on his own face. But Ritsu started to become more and more embarrassed from Saga's act, as he noticed Saga's weird as well as curious face. He had never seen Saga like that, not in the last three years. Even through such a stupid act, Saga could feel waves flowing through from where he had grabbed Ritsu's cheeks and triggered his heartbeat.

Suddenly, he pulled away his hands from Ritsu's face and rested them on his own.

"Senpai…?" What was on Ritsu's face now, was expression of pure confusion. As he saw his lover's partially covered face, he noticed red color darkening his skin. As he caught glimpse of something like that, he felt something rising up in himself instead. His chest started tightening itself and his face went red.

After a moment of silence, unable to come up with decent words to say, Ritsu ran towards the desk where they were sitting a while ago. Everything seemed to be escalating too quickly for him to catch up with.

"Umm… I have to go now Senpai… I promised my dad to go out with him and buy some books so…" He abruptly said it, obviously a lie to escape from such a situation. He almost dropped some things from his hands, which didn't seem like himself.

Ever since he had fallen for Saga, he had lost his pace, sleep and everything else people loose while in love. And what he saw on Saga's face today was something similar to that as well. He realized that Saga might also have been struggling through the symptoms, and effects and side-effects of love. He realized it only that time that maybe he doesn't actually know all the sides and emotions of Saga, which made him rather uneasy.

But Saga had chased after him to the desk, faster than Ritsu had expected.

Saga bent down to Ritsu's ear until he could feel Saga's rather rapid breathing on his neck. Ritsu's eyes widened as he heard the words which came next.

"Will you come over to my house tomorrow?"

"I-If you say it l-like that, I won't be able to say no…"

"What's with that? You have your freedom to say no."

Saga suddenly seemed to be furious as well as turned off. It felt like to him that Ritsu was only doing this for Saga's sake as Ritsu knew Saga was lonely, even when he knew that it wasn't like that and Ritsu loved him. But the anxiety wouldn't go away.

"Or is it that you don't really want to come over?"

Ritsu seemed to be getting more and more uncomfortable from the situation. Something seemed to be on his mind but he couldn't come out and say it. Saga had already figured that out and wanted to provoke Ritsu to make him say something more. Even if he had already confessed, even if he had been on verge of crying because of that at times, even if he had already done everything a lover does, Saga's heart still yearned to hear more and more, and get more from Ritsu. This was possibly because this was his first time to be loved, that also so dearly.

When he thought Ritsu will give up and run with his tail between his legs as he didn't seem ready, something rather surprising took place.

"Well, Senpai… I have to say something…"

"What?" Saga tried to figure it out, but Ritsu's face at that moment reminded him of the time when he had first confessed to Saga.

Tha-dumb...

"Please listen… It isn't l-like I am doing this out of pity or anything… It is because… I-I really love you… I love you a lot and I want to be with you… Always… But I am sorry because there might be times when I won't be able to stay by your side… But I'll try my best… I'll try and make you happier… Please just push me a bit more… Like today how you tried to be stubborn and gave me the little confidence I needed…"

While finishing what he had started to say, Ritsu had closed his eyes tight shut enough to hurt them and tears were falling down on his red, decorated cheeks. He stood still, tightening his fists more and more. His heart was pounding loud enough for Saga to hear it.

Saga's calm gesture as well, had gone messy. His gaze became intense as soon as Ritsu looked at him.

Tha-dumb, tha-dumb, tha-dum-

Wait a minute! No! What the hell is this?! My heart is beating like crazy! …Maybe even hard enough for him to hear it…

"Should I consider this as another confession?"

Tha-dumb, tha-dumb, tha-dumb…

Why?! Why… am I… so… nervous…?

"Se-Senpai…!" Ritsu stared in Saga's eyes, only to bear with his intense one and soon failing to do so.

He is nervous as well…

Ritsu, giving up and dropping his gaze, grabbed onto Saga's Shirt desperately.

"Yeah, you should… And I am coming to your house tomorrow…"

Tha-dumb… Tha-dumb… Tha-dumb…

Why is love… like this…?

All Saga could think now was to pull Ritsu in his embrace.

"Ritsu…" Saga hugged Ritsu and tightened his hands around him, giving him no space to move.

"S-Saga-senpai…"

Saga felt their hearts come together and beat in a one and the same rhythm.

"Call me by my name…" He closed his eyes and waited for his name to be said.

I want to hear it…

Masamune…

"Ma-Ma-Masa…"

"… san… no-san… kano-san… Takano-san!"

"Huh?" Takano's eyes popped open. He rubbed his eyes as hard as he could to make out his surroundings.

"What... Ritsu...?" Takano said, gazing at the face of the person standing before him.

"Geez! Are you half asleep?! Wake up now or I am going to miss the last train because of you!"

That person was none other than the one whom Takano saw in his dream just some moments ago, His name was Onodera.

"Well… If you don't call me by my first name, then I would feel like staying here like this, sulking." Takano said, composing his cool and composed state again.

Actually, today was Emerald Department's last day of Hell week. It was already past 10 at night and everybody else had already started heading to their respective homes except for Onodera and Takano. Due to fatigue, four straight all-nighters and some running around from Authors' homes' to Printer's office, Takano had fallen asleep, rather passed out as soon as he reached out for his desk. As this was unexpected of him, others decided not to disturb him and left him in care of Onodera rather very forcefully. But Onodera had to wake him up selfishly, what even worse was that he had to do it when Takano was still half-way through his lovely dream.

"What was that just now?!"

"Nothing, I just had a dream about you from back when we were in High School." Takano said as calmly as he could, waking up from his chair.

"Ha?! And can I ask why you were dreaming that?!"

Takano had already anticipated a roar from Onodera. He glanced at him and took a good look at his gestures. Onodera was already flushed, his enraged eyes fixed on Takano's face, waiting for an answer.

"I won't mind." Takano said, after a moment as he started to wear his overcoat.

"What?!"

"I wouldn't mind if you are not able to stay by my side all the time, but try your best… Try your best and make me happier. I will always give you a push and a little confidence whenever you need it."

Takano gazed at Onodera once again, only to watch his expressions go from mad to muddle, which amused him even more than the once it had back then.

"I don't know how much you remember from that confession of yours, but it's alright. As I said before, I am here, waiting for your feelings to catch up with mine. So, try your best. I won't be giving up on being stubborn soon as well."

Takano kept looking at Onodera until Ritsu could not bear it. His face was full of different emotions- embarrassment, rage and as Takano thought… Love. Onodera was bad at lying and his eyes had proved it from time to time. And at times like this, Takano was the worst about restraining himself.

It's all your fault and you blame it on me...

Takano advanced, touching Onodera's forehead. His hand grabbed Onodera's hair ever so softly and stroked them several times. He was able to feel those waves passing even now, just with much more increased intensity. He soon pulled his hand back, now waving at Onodera as he walked towards the exit. Takano thought he maybe should not force Onodera as of now and had decided to leave him behind, as what he had said before was already too much for Onodera to boot with. But when he stopped and gazed back, he saw Onodera bent forward, shivering. Shivering, tightening his grip around his body like he was fighting with high fever, fever which Takano gave him each time he touched him. Takano himself probably didn't know how his own face was looking while looking towards Ritsu.

Thank you very much for reading~ :)