This is my first Hana-Kimi fan fiction, I've only read up to Volume Ten so I'm not all-knowledgeable as I wish I could be.

Please review, I'd like to see if anyone reads my stuff anymore.

Surpression

I was…dreaming…S-Sano was…he was kissing my cheek while I was asleep. But, Sano wouldn't do that…would he?

Mizuki looked down at her stocking feet that hung over the edge of her top bunk, wriggling her toes beneath the cotton. Since she woke up, her heart hasn't been able to settle down and she was afraid that its pounding would wake up her roommate. She rested her hand over it, closing her eyes.

Quiet down, heart…I don't want him to know…

Swallowing, she carefully climbed down the latter, picking up her uniform pants and her sweater before creeping into the little bathroom to pull them on securely. Dressed, she poked her head out of the bathroom door. His curtains were still drawn shut…that usually meant that he was still asleep since all she could hear was his soft breathing.

Acknowledging his slumber, she crept out of the bathroom and out the door, closing it softly behind her before she was free to go down the hallway at an easier pace. A lot of the guys were still awake at this hour anyway, but she wanted to go see the trusty canine just for a moment. Maybe he could help her settle down.

She reached the outside with no problem, approaching the Yujiro's resting place, he perked his ears and lifted his head, tail wagging and barks silenced when she hushed him and knelt beside him, offering her hand to it.Yujiro licked it before she started to stroke his soft fur.

"You're not cold tonight, are you?" she asked, feeling icy fingers of the night through her sweater.

Yujirodidn't answer, of course he didn't...dogs can't talk.

She sighed, resting her head against his.

"Good boy…" she whispered, giving him a little scratch before rising again. "I'll let you sleep now."

The dog whimpered softly but she assured it that she would return before she headed off out of the gateway. Burying her hands into her pockets, Mizuki watched her feet again, this time tennis shoes warmed them and she could see pale sidewalk passing beneath them.

How many times…did I believe he knew what I was? How many times…have I been so close to him?

She crossed her arms over her chest.

I remember him holding me...my heart was pounding then as always…and his heartbeat…it comforts me when I'm nervous, even when he is the cause of my nerves…Sano…

She'd reached the school without even realizing it…

Turning herself, she leaned back against the wall by the gateway, sinking down so that she was sitting with her back against the wall.

I…want to try it…not dream it…but really truly feel his lips on mine…

Her cheeks were growing warm.

W-What am I thinking? Pervert!

"If you can't sleep, you could have tried reading something rather then walking out here in the cold."

Mizuki's body froze up as Sano Izumi sank down beside her; looking annoyed by the cold and the fact that he had followed her without thinking again. Why'd this always have to happen to him when it came to Mizuki?

"S-Sano…why are you—"

"Don't walk off like that. It makes me worry about you." He said, averting his eyes.

"B-But I was just taking a walk…you know…" she smiled, "To help me sleep. The activity makes me sleepy."

"Walking only wakes you up." He said, drawing up one of his knees.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Mizuki lowered her head a little.

I didn't know that…

"Hey…"

"Y-Yes?"

"Why couldn't you sleep?" he asked, looking at her, "Did you have another nightmare?"

"Not really…I just…had a dream and I guess I was a bit surprised by it." she said, laughing a little nervously. If that were the case she probably would have climbed into his bed with him...another strange idea that took until just then to cross her mind.

"What was it?"

"Uh…" she scratched the back of her neck. You getting awfully familiar with my cheek...Ah-NO I can't tell him that!

"I was dreaming that…someone was kissing my cheek. I don't know who…but…when I woke up…my heart was pounding."

Sano didn't say anything, he only looked strait ahead for a moment. He was thinking about something, wasn't he? He always took time to think before saying something. He took things so seriously usually that it was always a shock to hear him say something to make fun of her or anyone else.

"What do you think it means, Sano?"

He glanced over at her, "Sounds like you got worked up over nothing. If its just a dream of someone kissing your cheek, it's not exactly a nightmare. I'd expect someone like you to be happy with a dream like that."

"Oh, I was happy with it!" she said quickly, hoping Sano wasn't suspicious. "I was just, riled up by it."

Sano arched an eyebrow, leaning away from her a little. Riled up?

Mizuki's heart skipped a beat. Was that--did I say something wrong? Ah! He probably thinks I got turned on! Oh my God I AM a pervert! Get your head out of the gutter, girl!

She inwardly scolded herself, pulling on her hair a little. Sano watched her and snickered a little, reaching over and resting his hand on her head.

"Trying to go bald? Idiot..."

He's...smiling. Sano's smiling... She lowered her hands and Sano ruffled her hair a little.

"That's what I thought. Now come on, we need to head back to the dorm." he stood up, holding out a hand to her. "C'mon."

She took the hand, Sano pulled her to her feet quickly and they started on back to the dormitories. Mizuki hung back a little behind the high jumper, her eyes continuously traveling up to gawk at his back, each time Sano could feel them. It was beginning to annoy him but there was a voice in the back of his mind thattold him it was what he deserved. Sano was having some dreams of his own...but it wasn't while he was sleeping...it was in the shower before bed...

((Flashback))

Coldwater sprinkled down from the showerhead and Sano jumped as it struck his shoulders and sent chills down his spine as it gradually warmed up to a more desireable temperature. He braced his hands on the wall, hanging his head.

It's weird...Ashiya wasn't talking much today...

He opened his eyes, feeling the droplets of the shower head still rain on his body almost like several fingers. Reaching up he combed his black bangs from his eyes, they were already pretty wet now and his body was beginning to relax into the shower's warmth. Sighing softly, he turned his back to the showerhead, feeling the water course down his spine and tickle his back.

She was always thinking about something...I wonder what...

His hand started looking for the soap, blindly groaping for it along the wall until he found the erroded bar.

I walked home with her after practice and she mentioned something about her brother sending her a letter but then she just dismissed it.

Lathering himself he paused, looking down and then abruptly back up, another thought came to his mind, pushing past his concern to a memory. He closed his eyes tightly, wanting to tuck away the memory again.

It was of the school trip where they stayed at the hotel where Mizuki's American friend was also visiting. When he saw his brother...when they were both in the ricewater at the same time, Mizuki and he being naked together for the first time. The white water hid her, that was true, but it didn't mean he couldn't imagine what was beneath the surface of the water...

Now that that memory had returned however, he was finding himself flustered. That was when his self control was almost gone...it took one more encounter like that to mess everything up...one more mess up...

Stop thinking about it...you're thinking about her too much and look where you are now...

He looked down again and groaned, pushing his forehead against the tile of the bathroom wall. He reached for the cold water, just him leaning into the shower was enough to rinse the soap from him so it wouldn't be inconvenient to cool off.

Get a grip...it's a secret, remember? You can't lose your head...

Right, as if he handn't lost it already? He reached instead for himself.

((End of Flashback))

Mizuki watched Sano open the door and they entered their dorm, Sano stepping aside and letting her go in before he pushed the door shut and locked it. He didn't want another rude wake-up call prior to the annualburst in from Nakatsu as it happened so often.

"Thanks for listening to me even though I was kind of weird..." Mizuki smiled a little, "I'll follow your advise and read a little before I go to bed."

Sano watched her go to her desk and pull an American book from the corner of it, going to her bunk still in her clothes since she couldn't change without him being suspicious.

"Ok..." he murmured pulling off his sweater and draping it over his own desk chair, tugging his t-shirt straight and following her to their beds.

Mizuki felt herself blush again as she climbed up the little ladder to her bed.

"G'night, Sano." she murmured.

He mumbled something, disappearing underneath her bed. Mizuki sighed drawing her curtain closed and laying back on her mattress, looking at the book then setting it aside. She didn't want to read, she wanted to settle down her heart that had taken up its irrational pounding again.

Meanwhile down below her, Sano was staring up at the bottom of her bed. He closed them, his cheeks were burning a little as he reached up and touched his lips. He remembered quite clearly what he had done earlier that evening aside from his actions in the shower.

Mizuki's dream...was no dream...