Chapter 4

Akihiko leant back in his chair and glanced at the clock on his computer, 0845.

"What?! It can't be that late already. Why didn't Misaki call me for breakfast?" The talk blonde man stretched out his tightened muscles as he walked slowly to his lovers bedroom door.

He called out to his lover as he opened the door and poked his head inside Misaki's room. "Oh, Misaki where's my break....huh! He must have left for classes already." He muttered to himself as he noticed that the bed was empty.

"He must be pissed with me still after I sent him to his room last night. Oh well, I'll just have to put him in good mood when he gets home." He smirked to himself as he thought of what he would be doing to his love to get that good mood. "Maybe I should prepare him a little. His class hasn't started quite yet I'll give him a quick 'pep' talk to tide him over."

He reached inside his jacket and dialled Misaki's number. He listened for a few minutes as the phone continued to ring but failed to be answered. A small frown marred his handsome face as he started to get concerned that his lover was more than pissed with him. He hanged up the phone and decided to catch up on some sleep until Misaki came home.

Curling up to Suzuki-san was not the same as curling up to his sweet Misaki so it took him longer to get to sleep than he thought.

When he woke it was after 2pm in the afternoon and Akihiko decided to go to visit his professor friend at the university whilst he waited for Misaki to finish for the day.

"Stop treating my office as your personal library you bastard." Hiroki snapped when he walked into his office and found Akihiko making himself comfortable reading one of his new books that he had only just picked up for his favourite book store.

"Ah, how is the demon sensai of Mitsuhashi University. Slaughtered any new unsuspecting students today?"

"They all survived thank you very much," Hiroki replied sarcastically plonking himself into a nearby office chair.

"What," Akihiko exclaimed with insincere shock. "which one is it? Are you going soft or just losing your touch."

Hiroki smirked, "As if it would be me going soft and your young love would attest to when you see him next."

"Oh?" Akihiko enquired with a hint of warning in his voice.

"Hai. I've got him so scared he didn't even come to my class today. Is he at home quivering in his lonely bed whilst your here pestering me and putting your filthy hands on my precious books."

Akihiko's head jerked up when he heard this. Concern flashing across his face for a brief moment. If Hiroki hadn't been staring at him hoping to catch a reaction from him he wouldn't have caught it. He wouldn't have felt a sudden sharp chill of fear run up his spine.

"Maybe it is just you that he didn't like. I am sure he attended his other classes. He left early enough for them." Akihiko suggested with a smirk but there was a small frown starting to play between his eyes.

"No. His missed Professor Miyagi class as well. His friend Sumi says he hasn't seen him all day. I asked him when he missed his second class. I thought it was odd because you usually call with some lame excuse as to why he's having the day off, usually with him screaming abuse at you in the background." Hiroki denied with growing concern. It wasn't like Misaki to cause this kind of concern to others especially not to his beloved Usagi-san. Something was definitely wrong.

"Maybe he's visiting with Takahiro?" Hiroki suggested trying to cheer up his old friend. Things were not looking good. Not good at all.

"No there's been some problems there."

"Eh. Between Misaki and Takahiro. They adore each other what could disrupt that?" Hiroki asked shocked at this disruption in what he had always thought was a near on perfect relationship between two brothers.

"We told him about us and to say that he was shocked would be an understatement. They haven't spoken to each other in almost a week. Manami-san said that she would work on him and for us not to worry but it is hard to see the pain in Misaki's face." Akihiko said sadly.

"Just check anyway." Hiroki encouraged sure that that was where Misaki was. If he was he was going to make his lessons a living hell for worrying Akihiko like this.

"Hai." Akihiko said quietly as he dialled the number. He was a bit nervous as he didn't know what he would say if Takahiro answered the phone but his luck was in and he heard Manami's soft voice come over the phone. "Ah, Manami-san how are you?"

"Oh, Akihiko it might still be a bit too soon to say although there have been some minor improvements in Taki's behaviour regarding you and Misaki." Manami stated but Akihiko could hear a hint of joyful hope in her voice.

"Oh..good...good. Ah, I've actually rung about Misaki." Akihiko said hesitantly.

"Is something wrong with Misaki? Should I get Taki to come to the phone?" Manami asked concern clearly in her voice.

"Oh, no, no. I just wanted to say how happy Misaki is that you are helping Takahiro through this." Akihiko said quickly back-peddling so as not to worry Misaki's family.

"Tell him I am happy to do so. I love you both very much you know. You clearly make Misaki very happy. Is he there? Can I speak to him?"

"Sorry Manami, but he's still in class. I just thought I would ring and tell you whilst he wasn't around you know how he is when he gets embarrassed."

Manami laughed, "He's a bit hypo then isn't he. Oh, well. Give him our love."

Akihiko hanged up his phone and turned to face Hiroki. His face pale and his eyes filled with such fear that Hiroki was truly concerned for his friends well-being. He knew that Akihiko adored his Misaki and would be a wreck if anything happened to him.

"Misaki where are you? Are you safe? Why don't you call?" Hiroki thought to himself as Akihiko stumbled slowly to a nearby chair and collapsed.

"And when you do I am going to beat you to death." He added angrily to himself as he walked up to his childhood friend and held him as tears started to gather in his eyes.