Author: Shuichu Sarahari

Editor: Shuichi Sumiyoshi

Story: Bestranged Love

Genre: Yaoi

Rated: M

Disclaimer: I do not own Hana Kimi or be associated with the author.

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September 1, the day the senior term starts for the students at Osaka High School. Nakatsu is heading down the hall to his dorm when he passes by Sano and Mizuki's door.

"Gah! Sano, stop! That hurts like a mother!"

"Ashiya, stop struggling. I'm going as fast as I can, but I can't do this if you move around."

Nakatsu puts his ear to the door to listen better. "Sano! Stop it right now!!" Ashiya's voice was too much for Nakatsu to hear.

"MIzuki-chan! What's Sano doing to you? You bastard Sano!"

"Geeze, Nakatsu. It's senior year. I had to help Ashiya get fitted for his new school uniform."

"I have my eye on you Sano. One wrong move and I'll tear you to bits! You hear?"

sigh "Loud and clear captain…"

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Senior year at Osaka High School is a magnificent time for the enrolled students. The sports team has really picked up. Even Ashiya Mizuki is going out for the track team.

"All right. That's all for today. We'll cool down and get ready for dinner." the trainer announced.

"Sano! I saved you some of your favorite Western food! Come, sit down and eat."

"Thanks Mizuki. You looked great at practice today. Have you been training?"

Sano looked up to see Mizuki had disappeared. Sano got up to look for her. "Geeze." he though as he walked down the hall. " She always runs off."

"Hey, Izumi. HAve you seen Mizuki-chan around?"

"Soryy, Nakatsu. Sh... He's completely vanished. Maybe he's training."

Nakatsu rand down the hall to the cafeteria for dinner. Sano headed back to the dorm for a shower. The ligh ts were off, but Sano thought he heard something. Warm arms wrapped themselves around his waste. "I've been waiting for you. I've been waiting ever since our first kiss two years ago." The arms started to feel his chest, feeling every quick shallow breath.

"M-m-Mizuki? What are you..." Sano's sentence was cut off as lips met his ear. The affectionate nibble was all it took to catch him off guard.

"This is just between us..." They whispered. With that, the hands shot up to grasp Sano's and gently pulled them downward.

"Remember. Just between us."

Sano burst out of his dream panting. He looked around to fine Mizuki curled up beside him. "Geeze," he though. "Can't she sleep in here won bed?" Trying now to disturb her, he slowly got out of bed. Just as his feet hit the floor, Mizuki grabbed him in her sleep.

"Damn..." he muttered under his breath. "Can't anything ever go right?"

Just then, Mizuki woke up. "H-h-hey S-sanoooo." She said stiffling a yawn. "When did you get here?"

"Why are you in my bed, Ashiya?"

Having nothing to say to that, she crawled up to her bunk. Just as her feet disappeared over the top of the bunk she muttered, "And I was having such a good dream too..."

"Hey! Mizuki! Wake up. You're going to be late for class. Come to think of it, track practice is this morn..."

"TRACK?!?! Why didn't you say so sooner?" Ashiya burst out of bed and sprinted down the hall, leaving Sano with his mouth still open. Ashiya cmae running back at full speed. "If you don't hurry you'll be late!" And with that, Mizuki vanished at the end of the hall.

"Time to get going I guess..."

By the time Sano finally arrived to practice, the warm-ups had already finished. He didn't want to get behind so he started his routine. Around the track once, stretch, then on the his event practice.

Mizuki was already trial-running the 800m dash. She far supassed all of the others with astonishing speed, but the coach thought that she could improve ten-fold or more.

On the final 50m, Mizuki tripped and landed hard. Sano saw and rushed ver, but Nakatsu got there first. He helped her to Dr. Umeda's office. Five minutes later, Nakatsu returned.

Sano saw the way that Nakatsu put his arm around Mizuki, and it burned inside him. He didn't know why it bugged him, but he didn't like other people with her. She never came back to practice.

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"Mizuki, you seem to be visiting a lot more than before. It used to be just feminine problems or a question about your relation with Izumi, but now you seem to be hurting yourself more and more. What in the world have you been doing?"

"Sorry Dr. Umeda. I'm on the track team now. I just tripped on the final 50m... Nothing to worry about. Really."

"Mizuki, I will tell you this only once." Umeda's face was in a serious expression as the stared into her eyes. "Everyone has their limits. Do NOT push yourself beyond them or else a bad fate will become of you. What would Sano think of you then?" He peered right into her, taking in every detail of her expression. "Don't make that mistake."

"Um... Gotcha Doc. Can I take a breather here until class starts? I really don't feel like going back to practice. Nakatsu probably won't shut his face about me, and Sano will worry about those small things."

"Fine. Just don't expect me to wake you when the bell rings."

"Righty-o!"

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Later that day, Sano found Mizuki eating lunch. She said that she didn't want to go ack to practice that morning, so she took a rest and went to class. Sano was still worried, but he didn't push on the matter.

After dinner, the two roommates returned to their dormrooms. "Hey, Sano. I'm going to take a shower, ok?" Mizuki headed toward the bathroom. I wonder when I should tell him the truth. Will he hate me? Does he already know?

"Sano! Hey! Sanooo!! Wake up!" Mizuki bounced all around the room happily. "Come on! Wake up!!"

"Ashiya... It's 6:30..." He didn't get much further. "Ooof..." He grunted as Mizuki pounced onto his bed. The springs creaked as her extra weight was added to Sano's.

"Our first track meet is today! I'm sooo excited! I could barely sleep last night. You jump at 10 o'clock right?"

"H-h-" yawns "Hai..." Sano swung his legs over the bed to get up. "Damnit Mizuki... You're way to energetic in the mornings..."

Ashiya's race went off without a hitch. Her superior speed amazed the audience as she rocketed toward the finish line. The crowd's jaws dropped as she broke the track record by two and a half seconds. The roaring of the crowd was deafening, but Ashiya had other things on her mind. She darted over to watch Sano jump, and he was next.

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Bestranged Love is a series that will probably be a long runner. I'm going to leave you guys off there. Not much action this chapter but I will be mean enough to leave you here. Until next time, please enjoy the graphic images (say that you get any) and please review. Or else bad things might happen :) Arigato Gozaimasu Shuichu Sarahari