The Thin Line

written by: living_geisha

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS.

Author's Notes: This contains yaoi. Please be careful. AU.

Chapter 1

Touya Kinomoto was a senior student with a passion for photography. He had been a member of the Photography club ever since he was still a freshman. He loved what he did and he would always be seen with his trusty camera. His shots were usually posted in galleries where a lot of people admired his amazing work. Although he was serious with his hobby, the young man knew how to enjoy himself too.

"Hey kaijuu!!" Touya called out as he pedaled his bike faster to catch up with his little sister. Sakura Kinomoto obviously did not appreciate being called as a monster and turned around in her roller skates, sticking out her tongue. It might not have been such a great idea to turn around as a second later, just as she turned back, something bumped into her.

A few seconds later, Sakura noticed that it was actually a someone and not a something. She had just bumped into a young man with long, silver hair. He was wearing the same uniform as her brother and Sakura wondered if Touya knew the stranger. "Gomen!!" She apologized, scratching her head in embarassment. The strange person did not answer and simply stood up, dusted his uniform and walked along. "She said she was sorry." Touya repeated, his voice stern and clear. The young man simply stared at him, as if he was a small flea, before turning to walk away. What was even stranger was that he did not walk the direction to school.

"I wonder who he is.. Do you know him?" Sakura asked her brother. The latter shrugged and started pedaling on his bike again. "Hurry up, kaijuu! We'll be late!" Being reminded of the time, the girl got back on her feet and rushed to catch up with her brother.



Touya left Sakura to her best friend, Tomoyo. After making sure that she was inside her school, the senior student rode his bike forward to his own school building. Although he and Sakura studied in the same institution, they were seperated because of their school level. The skilled photographer still had a few minutes to spare before the bell rings. He quickly went to his locker and stuffed his things inside before dashing to his class on the fourth floor.

As he entered the classroom, he noticed that his good friend, Kaho, had already arrived. She had a twinkle in her eye that suggested she knew something he didn't, which was always very infuriating. "Why the grumpy face?" The woman asked, grinning. Touya didn't answer and headed over to his seat instead. Kaho smiled and decided to leave her young friend alone. It wouldn't do her any good to annoy the heck out of the man so early in the morning.

Just then, the bell rang and the classroom was quickly filled with students trying to get to their seats. Their teacher, Morikawa-sensei, entered with his usual thick-rimmed glasses and suitcase. "Good morning students. I have some news for you. Something that should awaken you all." He said, clearing his throat. "We will have a new student joining us. Let us all make Mr. Yue welcome. Yue, please come in."

Touya narrowed his eyes when he recognized the new student to be the same person who had looked down on him and Sakura. Kaho noticed this immediately and tried to hide a grin. She was sure that things would become even more interesting.

Morikawa-sensei scanned the classroom and wondered where he should seat the new student. Yue had wonderful records from his past school. He was very smart, dedicated to his studies and was also a very athletic student. He was even the soccer captain in his old alma mater. "Well then, I think that you would be most comfortable sitting with Mr. Touya Kinomoto over there." Touya started having coughing fits which surprised the teacher but shook it off. "You will find that the two of you have a lot in common and I know you will be very good friends." More coughing. "Er.. Anyway, Yue was his former school's soccer captain and I understand that he was also an honor student. A lot of things you share with our own soccer captain, I'd say." Coughing started to get worse.

There was really no other choice in the matter. Despite the immediate dislike the two harbored for each other, Morikawa-sensei insisted that they be seated right next to each other. Kaho stifled her chuckles as she watched her friend with great amusement. And if that wasn't enough, the teacher appointed Touya to be Yue's official tour guide around campus.

There really was no escape. Touya sighed as he spent the whole break showing his arrogant classmate the campus. "Here is the male's bathroom." Touya pointed sarcastically. Yue raised an eyebrow. After classes, Touya was also appointed to escort Yue to the soccer team. Their soccer coach, Jubei-sensei, seemed to be overjoyed at the prospect of having someone like Yue to be in their team. He was asked to play in a practice game and managed to impress almost everybody in the field. Touya, who was behind the coach the entire time shrugged to himself. "Show off.." He muttered to himself.

That evening was Sakura's turn to wash the dishes. After dinner, she suddenly remembered the man she had bumped into earlier. "Oniisan, do you know the guy from this morning?" She asked. Touya was in the living room, watching the news. "He's a new student. His name is Yue." Her brother offered no other explanation. The phone rang and Sakura hurried to answer it. Touya decided to go to his room so that Sakura would stop bugging him with all the questions.

"Moshi-moshi. Sakura speaking.." Sakura did not recognize the voice but she did know the name. "This is Yue. I'm sorry for earlier. I did not mean to bump into you and leave immediately. I was in a hurry." The caller explained with a cold voice. Sakura smiled and cheerfully told Yue that it was alright. She wasn't hurt anyway.

A few minutes later, Touya came down. "Was that ojiisan?" He asked. Their father was away on an important excavation and wouldn't be back until next week. "Iie. That was just Yue." Touya's eyes nearly popped out from shock. "Yue??"

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