The sunlight streamed into the windows of Ritsu's apartment, signaling that morning had arrived. His phone startled him awake, and he sighed as he shut off the alarm that he had set the previous night. He got up, stretching his arms above his head and giving a small yawn. Groggily getting up, he took a shower and got dressed, preparing for the long day of work ahead of him.

Eating a quick breakfast of cereal and an orange, he rushed out the door to catch the train that would take him to Marukawa Publishing. Being an editor was rough with all of the deadlines and stress that came with it, especially if you had a boss like Takano-san...However, it was all worthwhile and he supposed he liked the job well enough.

As he got to the office, he sighed in relief as he remembered that this was the end of "Hell Week" and that after today, everyone would most likely get to rest for a while until they had to start working twice as hard again. He was surprised that he had even been able to get the sleep that he did.

Sitting down at his desk he forced himself to wake up fully and edit a manuscript from his author. All of the other editors looked anxious to go home and Ritsu eagerly got to work.

…...

He had finished editing the manuscript and got out of his chair, bringing it over to Takano-san to check over, he silently prayed that he hadn't forgotten anything. Takano scrutinized the editing with a sharp gaze. Finally, the older man looked up and nodded, giving a small smirk.

"This will be fine. Get it to your author." Ritsu nodded, stammering out a reply. He tried to hide the blush that spread across his face but nothing escaped Takano-san.

As Ritsu finished sending the edits to his author and conversing with her for a bit, he thought about Takano.

'What...are we? I know I've wanted to avoid him for that incident in high school but...I just can't seem to now.' he contemplated, thinking about how often they visited with each other. These visits, more often than not, ended up with Ritsu being a blushing mess, and ending up surrendering to his lover's touch.

Suddenly, Ritsu was broken out of his thoughts by the very subject of them.

"Onodera. I need to speak with you for a moment." Takano's voice was sharp and cold, as always. Ritsu nodded and followed him out of the Emerald department's door, and into the hallway with the vending machines. Thankfully, there wasn't anyone there at the moment, since everyone was working.

He faced the dark haired man and tried to look up at him with his chin high and a proud look on his face. However, once his green eyes met the fierce brown ones of Takano's, his gaze faltered and he looked down at the floor, finding it much more interesting all of a sudden.

"Good job with those edits. You're learning. You might just become a top editor yet." Ritsu felt his face heat up at the praise and nodded in reply, not wanting to look up.

Suddenly, arms encircled his waist, making him gasp in surprise. Takano placed his mouth next to the brunette's ear and chuckled, a dark sound that made a shudder go through the editor.

"Ritsu..." Takano purred. Ritsu still refused to look up but Takano's slender fingers grasped his chin, forcing him to look up at him.

"I'm surprised you're able to fully resist me. What with how much you followed me around in school." Ritsu narrowed his eyes, it was still slightly painful to remember some of those times, and by the look in Takano's eyes, it was for him too. That was all in the past now though.

"S-Shut up! You know how much I..." he stopped short, and shoving through Takano's arms, started heading back to the Emerald room. He didn't get away that easily. Takano grabbed his wrist and pulled him back to his chest.

"We still have things to discuss." he said in a firm voice. His one arm held Ritsu to his chest. The other... slowly traveled down Ritsu's body. Across his chest and stomach...a little lower...then stopping at his pants.

Ritsu felt like his body was on fire.

"You stupid pervert! Let me go!" he growled, trying not to falter from the others touch. Takano smirked, and spun Ritsu so he was facing him.

"T-Takano-san! I mean it, I should g-...!" Ritsu's protest was cut off with a hard kiss from Takano, who kissed him thoroughly before pulling away, to breathe in the much needed air.

Takano closed his eyes and hummed happily, and then opened them again, lust blatantly obvious in his brown orbs.

He attacked Ritsu's neck, nipping and sucking. Ritsu moaned and had to hold onto Takano's shoulders for support so as not to sink to the floor.

"N-Not here, Takano-san!" Ritsu hissed and Takano pulled away, the fire in his eyes hadn't ceased. He looked like he was thinking and Ritsu was slightly nervous as to what his exact thoughts were.

"I've had an interesting thought..What if...we..travel back to the past? Revisit our school days again?.." he suggested, and Ritsu cocked his head in confusion, then, it hit him.

"Takano-san! You and your fantasies! You're such a pervert..." he shook his head, and wondered what was going on inside Takano's head.

On second thought, he probably didn't want to know.

Takano chuckled darkly, trapping Ritsu between himself and the wall. It seemed that his eyes had gotten even darker with lust and Ritsu felt warm all of a sudden. Why him!?

"You can't honestly tell me, that you never had a fantasy before, Ritsu." The brunette blushed and looked away again.

"When I think of it, I can imagine it perfectly..." he said, and Ritsu fidgeted nervously.

'Stop talking..Please stop talking!' he mentally begged, not sure if he could take much more of this...

"I can imagine you watching me in the library. How clever you were, figuring out what times I was there..." Ritsu gulped, and found himself forced to ask the question burning in his mind.

"Then...then what happens?"

"I see you and walk over to you...you try to make excuses and convenient lies...but I don't believe you...do you know what happens next, dear Ritsu?"

Ritsu was shaking now, his body felt like it was burning in intense flames and he could clearly picture the scene in his head. Oh how attractive Takano looked...Of course, he looks even better now.

"N-No..." he responded, and Takano pressed him against the wall so there was no room separating their bodies.

Takano ghosted his lips over the shell of Ritsu's ear, making him shiver.

"Then...I grab you and take you right there in the library." Takano growled and Ritsu squeaked, pushing Takano away and almost running back to the Emerald Department's room. Now he couldn't get the image out of his head!

'I'd better be on my guard. Who knows when Takano will try something...' he thought, still blushing madly from the "talk" they just had. He could almost feel the hard covers of the books of the school's library beneath his fingers and shook his head, trying to get rid of the arousing thoughts.

Little did he know, Takano was already scheming.