Next chapter :3 hope I don't disappoint~ A/N: in the first chapter I had spelled Ren and Masa's last names wrong…they're fixed in this chapter, and for all the ones that shall come later :)

Chapter 2

Ren angrily ran a hand through his hair, frustrated, with Masato but mostly with himself. "Controlcontrolcontrol. A Jinguuji would never give in to a Hijirikawa." He muttered under his breath, pushing away from the door and walking away quickly. Deeply engrossed with his troubles, he nearly ran into Natsuki, hastily stepping to the side a split second before a would-be impact.

"Ahhh, sorry Natsuki, I didn't see you there." Ren apologized.

"It's alright~ But, are YOU alright?" Natsuki questioned, peering at Ren's face, his concern evident.

"Yea, yea I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" Ren countered, a little brusquely. Natsuki continued to stare intently at Ren, to the point that he began to fidget, uncomfortable under the weight of the stare coming from behind a pair of glasses. After what seemed like eternity, Natsuki finally drew back with his usual cheerful smile back on his face.

"Well, you don't HAVE to tell me if you don't want to. But if you ever need to talk about," he gestured toward room Ren had just exited. "I'm a great listener. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone. This'll be our little secret, kay?" Natsuki said, bringing his finger to his lips and making a shushing motion, accompanied by a playful wink. As he walked away, Ren was left rooted in his spot, shocked.

Ren's thoughts were in a jumble as he desperately sifted through his memories, trying to figure out what had given away his feelings towards Masato to Natsuki. "No, there's no way I was that obvious. I know I keep them well hidden, otherwise Masa would've noticed by now. Regardless, I need to be more careful from now on." He walked aimlessly around the campus, unaware of the strange looks he was getting from many of the students, especially from the girls. Never before had they seen him look as serious as he did then, it seemed unnatural. Eventually he made his way back to his room, and carefully opening the door, peering in furtively for any signs of Masa. The beds were empty so Ren breathed out a great sigh of relief and entered the room. Suddenly his ears registered another sound—the sound of running water. Groaning, Ren slumped on his bed, struggling to keep the images of Masa in the shower from his mind. "A cold shower is what I need. To clear my head." Ren thought, and walked towards the bathroom, calling out to Masa "Hurry up Masato, I need to shower too. Didn't you take one already any-"his voice trailed off as Masato stepped from the shower, encased in a cloud of steam. Absorbed in the task of wrapping his towel around his waist, he didn't immediately realize Ren was in front of him. This gave Ren a few moments to catch his breath, as it seemed all the air had rushed from his lungs when he Masato has stepped out from the shower. Clearing his throat, he roughly asked "Didn't you take a shower earlier?"

"Yes, but I spilled juice on myself, so it made my body all sticky so I decided to take another shower to wash it off." Masato replied. Then he cocked his head to one side curiously and asked, "Wait how did you know I took a shower earlier? I don't remember hearing you come in."

Upon hearing this Ren suddenly felt very angry again and advanced on Masa, backing him into the wall. "He doesn't remember what he did, what a little tease. Of course I didn't expect him to remember, but for some reason it still pisses me off." Ren braced his arms on either side of Masa's head, pinning him to the wall as he leaned his face in. "You don't remember earlier? You don't remember what you did to me, how you tempted me? We were just like this, except on your bed." As Ren trailed a hand down Masa's naked torso, he felt a shudder ripple through it. "So he isn't as unaffected as I thought. I wonder if I can…" Ren contemplated as he brought his lips to the other boy's. But just after their lips made contact there was a knock on the door and Otoya's voice was heard, calling them out to rehearsal. At the sound Masa's body jolted and he frantically struggled to escape. Ren let his arms drop to his sides, lost in thought. "I did it. I kissed him, finally, after all these years. And his lips, felt so much better than I could have ever imagined. Shame that it was such a short time since we were interrupted. But maybe it's better this way, because I wouldn't have been able to control myself, and he isn't ready yet. Who knows if he ever will be. Well, I've held out for about 10 years…a little longer couldn't possibly make a difference." Ren thought cynically as he walked back out of the room first to give Masa some space.

Anddddd...wooo they made a tiinnnnyyy bit of progress there~ Don't hate on poor Otoya-kun, he just had a little bit of bad timing ^^" Once again comments are welcome, and thanks for reading :)