Hello everyone! I took a short break from writing fanfictions but I can't seem to stay away from writing for very long before I feel the urge to write more Shima x Rin xP

Anyway, this will be a short introductory chapter, this will be a multific chapter and as always i'll try to update once per week.

See you at the bottom of the page~

It's strange how placing a small thought into someone's head can grow into something so much larger. It all started with a rather innocent text Rin received in class:

'Let's hang after class, my dorm?'

The half demon glanced up from his phone and over at the pink haired exwire who had sent the message, but the boy didn't return his gaze and was staring directly ahead towards the front of the class with a blank expression on his face.

"Okumura! Pay attention." Yukio's sharp voice snapped Rin's eyes back to the chalk board in front of him. "Ah s-sorry!" He mumbled as he quickly responded to the text.

'Sure!'

Rin was actually happy to escape his brother's sight for a few hours, he never really had a chance to see the school dorms other than his own. They matched the rest of the school, luxurious, bright and very expensive looking, Rin stared with his mouth agape as he followed close behind the pink haired exwire to his large dorm room.

"Wow, you have this all to yourself?" Rin exclaimed, running to Shima's room.

"I share it with Bon but him and Koneko had plans today so It's just the two of us." Shima explained calmly as he walked over to a small desk, grabbing a pink box of strawberry pocky. "Want some?" he offered, holding a piece out to the halfling.

"Yes! I love strawberry~" The black haired male's tail swished happily behind him but as he went to grab it Shima quickly drew his hand back, and he couldn't help but chuckle at the dismayed look it elicited from the younger boy.

Shima couldn't remember exactly when it had started happening, the constant urge to watch the half demon while sitting in class. He was careful to never get caught staring but it definitely made him feel like he was over thinking his feelings. He couldn't explain why he found it extremely cute when the younger boy would swish his tail back and forth with excitement, or the way his hair would be disheveled early in the morning during class. He found everything about him adorable.

But the pink haired exwire wasn't the type to fall in love with people. He had friends he cared for and girls he found attractive but he never delved deeper into his feelings. He couldn't say exactly how he felt towards Rin but he knew he wanted to plant a tiny idea in the half demons head, something he could watch grow and develop, and possibly discover what it was about the boy that had him so interested.

As Rin began to whine Shima cut him off quickly, "Let's play a game! The loser has to do anything the winner asks, I mean literally anything. Okay?"

As expected the half demon was always up for a challenge, "Of course i'll win though, I hope you're ready to face defeat!" Rin smiled triumphantly.

The pink haired boy gave a small laugh under his breath, "Alright fine, it's simple, we both put this piece of pocky in our mouth, the first to pull away is the loser."

Rin snickered "this will be too easy!" he announced as he snatched the candy from the older boy's hand, placing the tip of it in his mouth. The pink haired exwire smirked before moving his face closer, caramel eyes meeting with blue orbs as he gently bit down on the pocky. Rin's back stiffened and his cheeks flushed red as he realized just how close they actually were while playing this 'game'. The halfling wanted to slam his eyes shut to avoid the eye contact but he knew if they got too close that Shima would turn his head away, so with that thought the half demon moved closer, taking a small bite of the strawberry flavored candy.

Shima could feel a heat rising from his chest to his throat with how close they were, he hadn't expected to be quite so flustered by how close Rin was to him. He was close enough to smell the sweet scent the hung from Rin's clothes, his blushing face nearly sent the pink haired boy over the edge, it was too cute to handle. Overcome by his own thoughts, Shima exhaled softly, reaching his hand up to gently touch the back of the half demon's hair before quickly moving foward, taking the rest of the pocky into his mouth.

Their lips met briefly, and in that moment Shima felt himself gasp against Rin's mouth before they both quickly pulled away. "Gah!" Rin half shouted, "I've never k-k-kissed anyone b-before and... and... I just..." He was nearly in a panic but was cut off by Shima laughing hysterically at him.

"It's okay Rin, it wasn't a kiss, it was just a game." Shima could see the tension leaving the younger boy's face at that statement, replacing itself with relief in the form of a sigh. "But I guess no one lost, i'll have to think a better game next time."

"Hmph, I told you it would be too easy." Rin shook his head, causing his hair to stick out in random places here and there. The rest of the day the two sat around, joking about classmates, talking about who was the coolest person alive, and making sure not to once mention the pocky game they played. Before they knew it, the sun was about to set and Rin knew he'd be facing Yukio's wrath if he didn't rush back to his own dorm.

The two parted with a wave and it wasn't until Rin was halfway back to his dorm that he stopped and let out a long sigh. He reached up and brushed his fingers gently against his lips. 'What the hell is wrong with me?' He shook his head in frustration, no matter how much he tried all he could think about was how soft and warm Shima's lips felt, how his stomach knotted up at the feeling of the older male's fingers brushing against his hair. But he knew that it would never happen again, nor was he sure if he wanted it to, but at the same time... is this what it felt like to kiss someone for the first time? He knew he had to put all of it to the back of his mind, and class was certainly going to be interesting the next day.

Shima fell back into his bed, cursing under his breath. He always felt like he somehow wanted to hurt someone, and he never knew what to do with that feeling, but when he was around Rin it all became more clear. That not everything in the world was bad, and that slowly Rin was changing his world, replacing the darkness in it with something a little more bright. He longed so badly to hold onto that feeling, or to not feel at all. He hated being alone but he was terrified to get close. 'Can you feel how much I want you?' He brushed his fingers against his lips before curling up to fall asleep.

Awww poor clueless Rin, he really is too cute!

OH and I write the characters based off the manga, if you aren't caught up on the manga then never fear, I'll fill you in on events as the story goes so by the end any and all questions should be wrapped up. Also hence why Shima has some dark thoughts circling around in his head at this point.

Excuse typos, i'll triple check over this chapter later this week before I post the next, I don't have a beta reader and it's pretty late at night ugh~