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Gakuen Romance
Chapter Two: Bonding
Týr heads home and quickly heads to his room, sadly getting blocked by Tore.
"How was school?" Tore asks and Týr feels his cheeks heat up for some reason.
"F-fine…I have homework though." Týr says, hoping Tore will go away.
"…Hm…alright. Call if you need help." Tore mumbles before going back to the kitchen with Tino.
Týr lets out a small sigh of relief before getting to his room and locking the door to read the book. In case it's porn he really doesn't want to have the others see it. He sits down on his bed and begins reading it when a loud knock comes to his door.
"TYYYYRRR~! COME OUT AND TALK TO MEE~!" Mathias calls and Týr twitches.
"I'm doing homework!"
"But I heard about what happened to you today~!" The Dane teases and Týr suddenly feels a dark presence near the door as well.
"What happened?" Tore's voice asks and Týr groans, knowing there's no chance of reading now. He places the book in his nightstand and comes out.
"Yeah, what happened, Mathias?" Týr asks, looking at the blonde curiously. Almost immediately Mathias slings an arm around his shoulders.
"You were talking to a certain bad child…" Mathias says and Týr notices Tore tensing up. Stupid Mathias.
"We're not friends or anything." Týr says pointedly and Mathias laughs. "I mean it Mathias."
"Ohh? Then I guess Yao gave Li Xiao a lecture for-!"
"Li Xiao?" Tore asks darkly and both Týr and Mathias back away. "That boy who demolishes books in the library and sets off firecrackers in the bathrooms and molests random people's chests?"
Týr twitches a little. "Molests…? That…doesn't sound like him. The other ones do, though…"
Tore hovers over him. "He'll molest you, you're too cute. Stay away."
"Oh! I heard he gave you a book, too!" Mathias says and Týr cringes, wishing he could just push the Dane out a window.
"What book?" Tore asks and Týr gulps nervously.
"Nothing. I didn't take it."
"Yes you did."
"Mathias! SHUT UP!" Týr groans as Tore moves him out of the way of his room. "W-wait! Tore!"
Next day:
Týr stomps into the library and to the back, ignoring Caroline as he zooms by. He gets to the back and sees Li Xiao leaned back in a chair, sleeping. The Icelandic teen goes over and knocks the legs of the chair off balance, making Li Xiao fall over onto the ground.
"Ow."
"YOU! Do you KNOW what you did?" Týr hisses and Li Xiao looks up at him, only to have the manga slammed into his face.
"Fell asleep in a boring library because the pissy little boy I was waiting for was taking forever."
"YOU got me in TROUBLE with that STUPID BOOK you gave me." The teen fumes and Li Xiao stands up.
"How so?"
"Oh, I don't know, the fact she is NAKED."
"She wasn't naked through the whole thing. Just a few pages. Did you read it?" Li Xiao asks and Týr nods, still glaring. "And what did you think?"
"It…was good…" Týr mumbles and Li Xiao nods.
"I told you. Elfen Lied is a pretty popular manga. It's proof they can be quite serious." Li Xiao says, sitting back down. "Still going to put down manga?"
Týr sighs. "I guess not, but please don't give me anymore like that." He notices the smirk on Li Xiao's face and blushes. "I-I meant-! N-not that I'm assuming you will give me more or anything…or…um…"
Li Xiao hands him a stack of manga. "It's kuroshitsuji. A series that involves no naked women at all."
Týr nods and looks them over. "Ok…I guess I can read them tonight…"
"All of them? Eager to read them, huh? Or eager to talk to me about them?" Li Xiao asks amused and Týr blushes.
"Th-that's not it!" Týr looks away embarrassed and Li Xiao shrugs.
"That didn't take long." Li Xiao mumbles and Týr glances over confused.
"Hm?"
"Nothing. So what did you really think of the book?" He asks and Týr thinks for a minute.
"It's…very sad…yet very good. I would read more of it if Tore didn't ban it from our house…along with you. N-not that that matters!" Týr says quickly, instantly regretting it as Li Xiao smirks.
"Ohhh? So no late-night sleepovers, huh? That's too bad."
Týr groans and changes the subject, talking about the manga he read last night with Li Xiao instead until he has to leave for class.
The next day (Thursday):
Týr walks into the library with a puzzled look on his face and Li Xiao smirks.
"What's that look for? Should I expect my chair to get tossed again?"
Týr shakes his head and looks at him confused. "I don't know whether to talk to you about how good the book is…or call the cops on you for reading a story where the creator endorses child molestation…"
Li Xiao smirks. "Oh? So…what did you think of Ciel and Sebastian's relationship?"
"It was interesting…and illegal." Týr says and Li Xiao shrugs.
"I ship it."
"…Ship…? What…?"
"It's a term used for liking a pairing." Li Xiao explains and Týr feels the corner of this lips twitch in shock.
"Y-you…like a man dating a teenage boy…?" He quickly pulls out his cell and turns away. "I'm calling the cops."
"Hey now, don't be stupid." Li Xiao says, coming up behind him and snatching his phone. "It's no reason to call the police."
Týr looks back at him annoyed. "It's EVERY reason to call the police. You're going to kidnap a child one day and I don't want to feel like I didn't do something when I had the chance."
Li Xiao looks down at him blankly before lightly bopping him on the head. "It's called shotacon. It's quite popular in japan and does not mean someone's a pedophile."
"…Explain that one."
"Hmmm…I guess when you're raised with this sort of stuff you don't look at it like that, you look at it through the love and not their ages or gender…" Li Xiao says and Týr twitches.
"Bull shit, pervert."
"So you didn't think even once they have feelings for each other?"
"Well, I mean…of course they do. But…" Týr looks away confused. "But…um…" He groans and looks at Li Xiao annoyed. "You're making me weird."
"Good to see it's a success."
"Delinquent."
"Nerd."
Týr twitches. "I don't want to hear that from you."
"Well…good to hear-"
"Aiiiyaaahhhh! Li! Xiao! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Yao, a long haired Chinese boy asks and Li Xiao looks over at him.
"Teasing Týr."
"I said not to-!"
"Týr, why are you near him?" Tore asks, coming out of almost nowhere and making Týr cringe a little.
"Are you stalking me, Tore?"
Li Xiao looks at Yao and Tore for a second before grabbing his back Týr's hand, dragging him off. He leads him down halls until they are in one that isn't familiar to Týr. The brunette then leads him up another flight of stairs to a small door, revealing the roof.
"…Did you just kidnap me from my brother?" Týr asks, hunched over to catch his breath from all the running. Just because he's small doesn't mean he's in shape.
Li Xiao leans against the wall next to Týr and looks down at him with a smirk. "I guess I did."
"Why?"
"I didn't want to get lectured and I didn't need any guilt for you getting lectured. You'd probably just push me off the chair again." The brunette says and Týr blushes a little.
"You're damn right I would. I might still after this stunt. Tore will kill me." Týr mumbles and Li Xiao shrugs.
"Hmm…Týr…perhaps we should hide out here for the day." Li Xiao says and Týr looks at him surprised.
"I-I can't…skip a class…"
"You'd be skipping a whole day, technically."
"I really couldn't do that!" Týr says panicked and Li Xiao snickers.
"Yes you could. Because you're going to."
The Icelander twitches. "You…I don't like you."
Li Xiao sits down. "Then why are you skipping class?"
"B-because you're not giving me a choice!" Týr says, blushing.
"Mmmhmm. It's around noon, are you hungry?" The brunette asks and Týr looks at him a little surprised.
"Hm? Are you being…hospitable?" The Icelander asks and Li Xiao shrugs.
"If you're my captive…I believe the rule is I have to at least feed you." Li Xiao says, pulling out a box that's full of steamed buns.
"What's that…?" Týr asks and Li Xiao holds one out to him.
"It's called a baozi, or steamed bun, this one happens to be a doushabaozi. It's one full of red bean paste." The brunette explains and Týr wrinkles his nose in disgust.
"Bean paste? Gross."
"Take a bite anyways."
"Don't want to."
"I'll shove it in your mouth, Týr." Li Xiao warns and Týr, sadly, knows he's serious.
"I won't swallow." Týr says and the two go silent for a second, trying to hold in laughter, only letting out a few quiet chuckles before the smaller teen leans forward and takes a bite. "Mm…it's good…" He mumbles and Li Xiao smirks.
"Then take it and eat it, it's not my job to hold your food."
Týr blushes and snatches it up, eating it.
"There's also cha siu baau." Li Xiao says, pointing to a different shaped bun in another case. "It has barbeque pork in it."
Týr looks at the bun in disgust. "I hate pork." As an afterthought he pulls out his own food. "I guess you can have some of mine, too." Li Xiao opens the box and looks down in disgust.
"What is this crap?"
"Shut up. Berwald cooked last night." Týr says and grabs a piece of fried bread. "It's kleina. I admit our food is weird…but this is the most normal, I guess."
Li Xiao rolls his eyes. "I'm not tasting it."
Týr twitches and turns to him, shoving it in his mouth. "Chew. Swallow."
Li Xiao does as he's told and snatches the bread from Týr. "You're pushy."
"You're one to talk."
At home:
Tore comes up to Týr annoyed. "You."
Týr pales and tries to go to his room, his shirt collar being grabbed by Tore and pulling him back. "D-damnit Tore!"
"You skipped classes to play with a delinquent."
"It sounds bad when you say it."
"It IS bad, Týr." Tore says sternly and Týr sighs.
"All we did was eat and read. Nothing horrible."
"Wooow! Li Xiao has mellowed out then!" Mathias exclaims, giving Týr time to slip out of Tore's grasp and hide behind the clueless older blonde.
"What do you mean mellowed out?" Týr asks and Mathias shrugs.
"Well…he used to launch firecrackers off the school roof. Like, you know, yesterday. Maybe he didn't because he didn't want to scaaarrre you~!" Mathias teases, making Týr blush and Tore get more pissed.
"I-I'm sure he didn't…"
"He's after my baby brother…" Tore says darkly. "I knew Týr was too cute…"
Týr blushes more. "I'm not cute. He's not after me. Let go."
A/N: Yeah...I'll get to my others now...I just wanted to write this out while it was fresh in my head...XD For the record, red bean paste buns are AWESOME. LIKE, ADDICTING! Anyways...yeah. Tore and Yao do not approve. AT. ALL.
