Lambo felt his eye twitch when the familiar feeling of someone watching him began to burn the back of his head. He didn't even need to turn around anymore to know who it was. After all, it's been almost a week since he caught the man's attention.
Annoyance sparked in him as his good mood vanished instantly. The day had just started and it was one of those rare times wherein he wasn't late. And best of all, he had his assignments completed, doing them last night to take his mind off things. (You'd be surprised at how much work can be done when he actually concentrates on it.) He ignored the teacher, speeding his walk to the classroom.
He just wished the man would do the same and ignore him.
"Mr. Bovino."
No such luck.
Lambo stopped in his tracks, debating on whether to keep moving or turn around. But before he could choose what to do, a hand grabbed his shoulder, making the decision for him. Without warning, he was suddenly face to face with the teacher.
"Mr. Reboyama-" he cut himself short, about to tell the man off before realizing the unwanted attention the two of them were getting from the students who littered the hallway. Grabbing his hand, Lambo dragged him to an empty classroom, saying, "We should talk in private," along the way.
They've been in the room for only five seconds and Lambo already wanted to kill the man. The moment he turned around to close the door, he felt a hand grope his ass. He could even sense the smirk radiating off him without even looking!
Not wanting to ruin the rest of the day (goodness, classes haven't even started yet!), he tried to relax, taking a deep breath before he opened his mouth to talk. But before words could come out, the teacher beat him to it.
"I didn't know you wanted us to be alone this badly," he teased.
Lambo could feel his blood run cold from what he just heard, the earlier idea of trying to keep peace slowly dissolving from his mind. Just a little more and he just might explode. And not in a good way, mind you.
"I said it before and I'll say it again," he said exasperated, "I already like someone else," and it wasn't a lie. He really does have feelings for someone else. A certain blond someone.
"And I'll say this again," the teacher replied curtly, "there's no need for feelings."
"What you're asking for is wrong!"
"What you did was wrong."
"For the last time, I did not cheat!"
"That's not what the evidence says."
"I..." Lambo hesitated before lowering his head. Reboyama got him there. Anyone would be blind not to point a finger at him. Suddenly, everything he tried to forget the whole week came crashing down on him. He felt like a cornered rabbit.
Before he could say anything else, he realized he was already alone in the room.
That and he was late for homeroom.
The rest of the day followed and bad luck seemed to follow Lambo wherever he went. The moment he reached the classroom, the teacher reprimanded him for being late again. After that, they were asked to pass the assignments due today. Lambo opened his bag only to find out he didn't bring them, leaving them on top of his study table.
He was starting to get a migraine.
Lunch was almost ending with Lambo walking down the corridor, a small pout on his face. He grumbled on about being hungry because one of the teachers got him to help with moving things for a ceremony before finishing his meal. It was punishment for being late.
His footsteps echoed in the empty hallway, depositing the last box in one of the rooms. The place was empty since the school's old building turned into a storage area a few years back, right after the new building was erected.
Lambo was about to go down when he heard voices in one of the rooms. He had listened to stories about students coming here to have a little private time and he didn't want to disturb them. He was about to leave when a familiar voice caught his attention. He tiptoed to the door, peeping in the small crack the door couldn't block. His suspicions were correct as he saw his blond friend talking to some girl he couldn't identify since her back was facing him. He couldn't hear what they were saying exactly but it wasn't that hard to guess. The girl was confessing.
He felt jealousy spark through his body, exploding as he saw Colonello hug the girl and kiss her on the head. He fled from the scene, running as fast as he can. He didn't care if he could be heard or not, he just wanted to get away.
The moment he felt the distance he made was enough, he was already near the baseball field just behind the new building. He stopped in his tracks and fell to the ground kneeling. He felt tears sting his eyes, leaving wet trails on his face.
He knew for a while now that what he felt for the boy wasn't just simple friendship but he didn't think it would hurt this much to see him with someone else. He tried to calm himself down but nothing he tried work. His heart clenched as he recalled what he saw, the smile on Colonello's face when he hugged the girl was enough to tell him his heart had no place for Lambo.
Surged with emotions, Lambo picked himself up and ran.
He ran to the only place he knew he could get help.
Reboyama was grading papers alone in the faculty when someone slammed the door open. He was ready to reprimand whoever it was but stopped himself when he saw that it was Lambo before him.
"I take it you've made your decision," he said arrogantly before realizing there was something wrong with the boy.
He noticed that his eyes were red, indicating that he just finished crying. Actually, he could still see the tear tracks on the boy's cheeks, glistening under the light. He moved away from his desk and closer to Lambo. He was about to ask him what's happened when he was attacked by the boy's lips.
It was a sloppy kiss but Reboyama had to give him points for trying. He gently held the boy's chin with his hand and guided him while deepening the kiss at the same time. A string of saliva still connected them as they stopped for air. Lambo hugged Reborn close, not saying anything else to the man.
"You made the right choice."
A/N: Is this an update? It is! For those who are asking, no, I did not give up on this story. A lot has happened but the good news is that I haven't been to the hospital for a long time now. Luck is finally coming to my side. The bad news is that school is taking up all my time. Hopefully, the next update wouldn't take as long as this one.