Teacher's Pet (Rei x Kiyoteru)

Rei glared at the offending piece of paper that Kiyoteru was currently passing out. The boy's mind was processing the probability of him surviving the 20-story drop if he decided to fling his entire body out of the window. A sharp pain on his forehead shook him from his thoughts; casting a quick glance at the floor confirmed that the projectile was a piece of chalk.

"Mr. Kagene, I was asking you a question." The 14 year old shot the teacher standing in front of him an angry look from under his mop of coal-colored hair. Kiyoteru uttered a sigh and pushed his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose. "I was asking why you haven't started your test yet."

With a huff, the teen turned away, no longer interested in the brown-haired male. "Tests are stupid; they aren't worth my time." His statement earned another sigh from the teacher. Once Kiyoteru made the motion to pull up a chair, Rei knew he had made a grave mistake. Oh no...here comes the lecture...

The minute Kiyoteru turned his back on the youth, Rei proceeded to cross his arms over his chest defiantly, and aim a cold, hard stare at his teacher's back; the older male shivered under his gaze. "Rei, are you glaring at me?" The teen, feeling no urge to answer, stayed silent. "Yeah, you're glaring at me. I can feel your eyes melting holes into my back, you know?" Kiyoteru shrugged his shoulders in a careless manner. "At least you care about me enough to give me one of your signature glares." Rei blushed furiously and turned away, all of his attention now focused on the conveniently placed piece of paper taped to the window.

"Gotcha." A silky smooth voice whispered in his ear. The warm breath on his neck caused Rei to involuntarily shudder; his blush only spreading to his whole face. His golden colored eyes quickly roamed the room, searching for anyone who might have seen their compromising position. The shock of them being alone must have shown on his face because Kiyoteru uttered a low chuckle. "Nice try, but everyone has already left, which means that you're all mine." The teacher grinned and tapped his cheek in mock thought. "Hmm, what do you have to say for yourself, mister?"

His attempt at trying to calm his racing heart failed. Refusing to look Kiyoteru in the eye, Rei mumbled three simple words.

"Huh? Speak up, my dear Rei-kun." Kiyoteru partially cupped a hand around his ear. "You know that I'm hard of hearing."

The response he got wasn't the one the brown-haired male had been expecting. "Maybe if you didn't deal with screaming children all the time, you wouldn't be going deaf." Rei stated, sending another glare in Kiyoteru's direction.

This caused the teacher to frown. "That's not what you said before. Afraid of telling me what is was?" The teenager snorted.

"You say that as if I'm afraid of anything ." He smirked and casually leaned back in his chair. "I'm afraid of nothing." A sudden laugh echoed throughout the classroom, causing Rei to jerk back against his chair.

Kiyoteru was too busy wiping tears from his eyes to notice the rude gesture he received from the coal-haired male. "That is a complete lie and you know it. We all know what you're afraid of."

Fear gripped Rei's heart, making his chest feel like it was being squashed. He drew in a shaky breath, terrified of the answer he would get for his question. "What am I afraid of?"

Golden colored eyes locked with brown ones. "Me. You're afraid of being with me." The rhythmic pounding of his heart only succeeded in becoming more erratic. "I can see it in your eyes every time you look at me. There's love contained in them, but also fear. You refuse to admit you love me because you lost your brother, and wouldn't want the same thing to happen to me, am I correct?"

Rei nodded his head, not trusting his voice with such a momentous task; the action was a slight one, if Kiyoteru had not been so tuned to the teen's actions, he might have missed it. He had, however, missed the big, fat tear that slid down the 14 year old's face as he turned away. "There's nothing to be afraid of, Rei. I'm not going anywhere, so you don't have to worry." The teacher pulled him into a tight embrace; only then did he realize that Rei had turned away because he didn't want Kiyoteru to see him cry.

"No, you'll leave me just like he did. There is no absolute guarantee that you'll stay with me." Rei mumbled, now sobbing openly into Kiyoteru's chest, who's only response was to hold the teen as tight as possible without restricting his breathing. "You'll eventually be taken from me, just like Len was." Not knowing what to do for the still grieving 14 year old, Kiyoteru began to wipe away the tears that rolled down his face.

"There is a guarantee, Rei. It's called the fact that I love you." Those three words were the last ones that Rei expected to leave Kiyoteru's mouth; he shook his head furiously, refusing to acknowledge the older man's feelings for him. "Protest all you want, but that doesn't change my feelings for you. Here, I'll even prove them." Before Rei could resume protesting, Kiyoteru had captured the coal-haired teen's lips with his own; any and all words dies in the back of Rei's throat.

He does love me. He really does. Once the teacher had pulled away, Rei couldn't find the words to describe how he felt. Instead, he placed a hesitant kiss on the side of the brown-haired male's mouth, who's lips turned upward into a happy smile. "I-I believe you, but can you promise that you'll never leave me?"

Kiyoteru rested his forehead on Rei's and stared into his golden colored eyes. "I promise." The teen's eyes widened and he smiled; the joy in his eyes caused them to sparkle. He offered a small chuckle at his excitement. "Think you can say it now?" Rei eagerly nodded his head, coal-colored hair flying everywhere.

"I love you!" His happiness was barely containable. Now crying tears of joy, he pecked Kiyoteru on the lips, shocking the older male.

"I love you too, Rei-kun. I really do."