Author's Note: Hey guys!!! Sorry it took so long!! But hmm let me say, this is a really long chapter! I hope you enjoy it. Should I up the rating to M now though? There's no lemons, and there will be no lemons... but I suppose like a paragraph of this could be considered mature... idk... LET ME KNOW PLEASE. I dont want my story deleted!


-Recap-

"Maybe I can SPY on them!!" He said, standing up from the bed and standing proudly, proud of his great idea. After debating on where they would most likely be meeting up, he grabbed his darkest pair of sunglasses and a long black coat and headed out the door.

Ignoring strange looks from passerby, Nakatsu strolled down the sidewalk towards the park near Osaka High. Knowing Mizuki, they would have come here to meet up. Now all I have to do is find a bush to hide in. He smirked triumphantly, mentally patting himself on the back for his intellectual thinking.


"Hehehe…." He laughed quietly under his breathe as he crossed the park, scanning the benches for Mizuki or Julia. Two girls in uniform he recognized from Saint Blossom give him crazy looks and then looked to each other, giggling. When he turned to them to give them a word or two, the two sprinted off into the direction of their school, nearly dropping their shopping bags. He could have sworn he heard one of them call him a closet pervert. Shrugging off the two girls and keeping his eye on the prize, Nakatsu continued his search, until finally he spotted a couple sitting closely on a bench. It was hard to tell who they were, with the hot sun blaring down into his eyes, but he assumed it was Mizuki when he heard the name, "Sano."

He crept as quietly and quickly he could to the bushes behind the wooden park bench. He smiled as he approached them, feeling utterly sneaky. I've got them right where I want them. Hehehe… Now it's time to get closer… I can barely hear them. He got on his hands and knees, hoping there wasn't anyone watching him, since in the broad day he was very detectable, and silently crawled into an open, dead area at the bottom of the bush. Just as he was sure he hadn't been seen by them, he heard Julia whisper to Mizuki.

"Hey… Did you see that guy? He looked really creepy and strange… he was wearing a black trench coat and some goofy glasses; and on a hot day like this!!!" Julia said with her hand up to her mouth as if telling Mizuki a big secret. She had leaned close to Mizuki, her hand on her best friends arm, as if to emphasize what she was saying. She said something that was in English, so Nakatsu couldn't understand it. (No she's not gay people. --) she laughed as Mizuki raised her eyebrows, and returned to her position to look into her purse for something. He could take a hint though.

Nakatsu's face burned with embarrassment and anger. Is she insinuating that I am a closet pervert!? That I' m a pedophile!? Arrrrhhh!!! His anger burned away as he analyzed what he saw. How dare she touch MY Mizuki… That tramp, seducing him like that! He watched as she continued to dig in her purse, pulling out a tube of lip gloss. She unscrewed the top, spreading a pink tinted clear gloss that matched her pink patterned sundress on to her lips. She laughed. "Ha, I bet you haven't used this in a while, huh?" She had said that in English, leaving Nakatsu clueless. Hopefully she speaks more Japanese…. Mizuki smiled and laughed with Julia.

"Yeah I haven't, Hahaha. I haven't even worn any short shorts!!" Mizuki spoke in slow Japanese, so her friend could understand a bit of it. It took a few moments but Julia made a fake gasp and smiled.

"Yeah, I bet everyone at school would laugh at you. You'd totally blow your cover." This time she did speak in Japanese, making Nakatsu think. Short shorts? Cover? What is Mizuki hiding? Is he gay too? I never would have guessed… The next sentence in their conversation cleared up his doubts and questions.

"So what about that Sano guy?" She said in a flirty manner, catching the eye of handsome boy walking by. He blushed a little as she made eye contact with him, and caused him to fall over bike that had been parked near their bench. Julia let out a giggle, but quickly became serious when she noticed the disapproving look Mizuki had on her face. "Sorry… I couldn't resist! These Japanese guys are just plain adorable! Anyway, so have you guys hit it off yet? You know….all the kissy stuff? Or does he still not know your secret?"

Mizuki put her head down and stared into her lap. "No we haven't… I don't think he knows yet… I hope not…. It might spoil everything. I mean I love him a lot… more than ever…. But I'm scared that after I tell him, he won't treat me the same way. ."

Nakatsu didn't even take the time to listen to Julia's response. He was too lost in his thoughts. So Mizuki is gay! My dream is coming true!! In all his mental celebration, Nakatsu happened to miss Julia's remark about Mizuki telling Sano that she was actually a girl. He carefully slid out of the bush, waited until the two were looking in a different direction, and sprinted his way home. As soon as he was out of earshot, he let out a hysterical laugh of joy, causing a few Moms to grab up their small children and run, screaming. Just as he started to skip down the avenue into Osaka High, a realization hit him like a ton of bricks.

"SANO!?" Nakatsu screamed at the top of his lungs, making birds fly out of the surrounding trees, and a group of freshman flinch and run into the main building, screaming "Run!!! He's insane!!!" Nakatsu turned and glared at them as they entered the school. "Stupid Freshman…" He walked to dorm 2 with his head hung. Sano? He loves Sano?! What does he have that I don't!? How could Mizuki love him…? I'm so much more outgoing and friendly! How depressing... Nakatsu brought his arms up to his face in his usual crazed look, tears streaming down his face in sheets. "It's just not right!!!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. Luckily, no one was around this time. He continued on, still in his slumped position. He sighed as he arrived at his dorm room, and let himself in. He threw himself onto his bed, folding his arms behind his head as he laid on his back. Just as he decided that he should give up, a cough from next door made him realize something that gave him a sudden burst of energy.

"Sano's not gay!!" He announced to the bunk above. It said nothing to rejoice with him. "I still have a chance!!" I'll do Mizuki a favor and get him to like me, so he'll forget about Sano and won't be crushed when he doesn't like him back!!" Grinning proudly, Nakatsu started planning how he would go about his Mizuki-attracting.


-An Hour Later-

"Hey Nakatsu, I'm home!" Mizuki came into the room, expecting a warm and friendly welcome. Surprisingly, an eager Nakatsu did not meet her at the door. She stepped further into the room, looking around cautiously. She could hear faint thudding noises like footfalls, but assumed they were probably someone out in the hall. "Nakatsu? Are you home?" She couldn't hear anything but a small hissing sound in the distance. Deciding that he probably went out after she left, she sat on the bottom bunk, and began to rummage through the small bag Julia had given her. Julia had given her a small bag covered in rainbow colored stars with a white background and told her not to look inside until she had a moment alone in the dorm. Mizuki beamed widely as she unzipped it and found several currently in-style lip gloss colors, some nude color blush, and some brown eyeliner. She dug a little more and found some cute hair clips, foundation, and a small note. She picked up the note, and unfolded it. It was in Julia's handwriting.

Well, I picked these out just for you. I know you don't like to go all out with make up, so instead of lipstick I gave you some lip gloss, and instead of pink color and such, I gave you those creamy nude colors you like. I really hope everything goes well. And by everything, you know what I mean.

Love ya!

Julia

xoxoxox

Thinking back to what Julia had said before she had given Mizuki the bag, she smiled even more.

"I'm hoping that one day you do reveal your secret to Sano. In fact, I'm pretty sure it will happen… sooo this is a kit to help you out. Hopefully you can put it to good use and knock him right off his feet. "

"Julia, Julia, Julia…." Mizuki said, shaking her head in a pretend manner of disapproval, as if Julia was sitting there to hear and watch her. . She folded the letter and put it back into the bag. "Do you have any idea how great you are?"

"Julia? She's not here is she?" A voice sounded from the bathroom.

Mizuki jumped a mile. Bumping her head into the top bunk, she fell back onto the bed rubbing her head. "Ow…." She sat up, blinking her eyes. In a rush, she blindly stuffed her gift into a corner of the bed where Nakatsu wouldn't notice it. She looked up to the now open bathroom door. A figure was coming out of the bathroom, shrouded in steam. "Nakatsu?"

"Oh hi, Mizuki!!" Nakatsu said, nonchalantly. His hair was still damp and clinging to his forehead. He was only wearing a towel around his waist. "How long have you been back?" He said, leaning on the door frame of the bathroom. He smirked inwardly, noticing the pink tint on his temporary roommate's face. Hehehe, Phase one is going preeeetttty well. I feel so dirty for this…

Mizuki was at a loss for words. Wow… I mean, this isn't the first time I've seen a half naked guy, but this time it's Nakatsu… and he's just so open about it… Sano usually rushes back into the bathroom or something… Which is strange, now that I think about it... Well, just gotta keep calm! "Hi…." She said, more calmly than she expected she could. "Maybe only about five minutes." She allowed her self to causally look at his exposed chest; posing as a guy means she can't trip up every time this happens—it would raise suspicion. She had to fight her surprise—Nakatsu was actually very built. Wow, little did I know! She laughed a little in her mind, and that helped her relax completely. "Nice shower?" She asked, smiling. Nakatsu smiled back, although his confidence had diminished slightly.

Hmm… I was sure that would surprise him... "Yeah… it was great. I was all hot and sweaty from… a run in the park today…. So it was nice to relax." He said, making it up as he went along. Mizuki looked unsuspicious, and a strong wave of relief crossed Nakatsu's mind. So they didn't know it was me! Score!! "Soo…." Nakatsu said softly, pulling himself off of the door frame. He smiled with a weird air of friendliness as he walked forward towards his small, adorable roommate, who was now rubbing her bumped head again. Taking a deep breath, he sat down next to Mizuki, sliding over slowly and silently until they were mashed together. Ok, I'm going in. He leaned back and put his arms onto the bed, using them to hold him up. He gazed at her expectantly. He was expecting her to scoot over. Mizuki scratched her head, oblivious to how close Nakatsu was. She did however, notice that he was calmer than usual. Hmm… how unlike him… he'd usually by yelling and greeting me by now. Is he sick or something?

Nakatsu made sure to make the arm closest to Mizuki unnecessarily far out, so that it was almost around her. Mizuki had not tried to scoot over yet, so Nakatsu leaned a little closer to her so that there were only a few inches between them. "Did you have a good time with Julia?" Mizuki felt chills as Nakatsu's now low voice came to her ears. Nakatsu smiled as he saw her tremble slightly.

What the hell is he doing!? "Uhh yeah… it was great to see her again." Mizuki said, still rubbing her head. Nakatsu nodded intently. She brought her arms down to her chest, hugging herself. "Did the air conditioner kick in or something? I'm getting pretty cold…" She said, changing the subject. "Aren't you getting a draft?" Now he'll probably back off, I'm sure he's getting cold…especially since he's only in that towel.

Nakatsu shrugged. "I feel fine." He said, leaning away from her. "I'm nice and warm." His tone was inviting—he was secretly hoping that his believed-to-be-gay roommate would take that as an invite for a tight embrace. Mizuki put on a pouty face.

"Lucky!" She said, smiling. "I wish I—." She got cut off as a strong pair of arms wrapped around her shoulders and a hard chest smacked into her. The strong scent of soap and deodorant flooded her nose, and her hands instinctively went up and pressed onto his hard chest, trying to push him off. But before she knew it, she had been pulled into a tight hug from Nakatsu. He pulled her up from the spot and into his towel covered lap. "Na….tsu….le…go" Was all she could get out, and even that was muffled. He did not let her go. She continued to push away from his warmth, but soon gave up after she realized there was no way she could get out of this. Oh who am I kidding? The guy has a 6 pack for crying out loud! He might crush me! Mizuki calmed herself by remembering that Nakatsu was one of her friends, and actually noticed that she wasn't cold anymore. Hmm… but he is warm… She pressed her cheek against his chest, enjoying the warmth that radiated off of him, but felt a tinge of panic, in fear that he knows or might find out that she's a girl. But it was way more than a friendly hug between friends, so what was he thinking?

They sat like this for what seemed like forever, in which Mizuki could hear Nakatsu's heart beating furociously and wondered again, why he was doing this. "Na…tsu?" She said, quietly. "Ow uch ongu?" ("How much longer?") After a few moments, he loosened his grasp around her shoulders, but slid his hands down to her waist, where he loosely wrapped his arms. Oh no... It looks like he's not planning on letting me go now… He looked down on her with smothering eyes. "Are you still cold?" He felt a tinge of hurt when she shook her head no. Man… I wanted to do that again…

"You have such a small cute figure, Mizuki." He said, smiling. He glanced down at her, observing her. God, he's so cute!!! Mizuki had her hands up to her face, staring up at him with wide eyes. Aww! I just want to hug him and never let go! "Like a little girl or something." Mizuki blushed feverishly. Could he tell?

Swallowing her panic, Mizuki tried her best to stay calm. "I-I get that a lot…" Now she couldn't look him in the eyes, but instead looked down at his chest. "Nakatsu…. Will you let go of me now?" She said, politely, looking down at the smooth arms around her. Please say yes, please say yes…

"Huh? Already?" He said with a pout. "I mean, I feel pretty comfortable. Wouldn't you rather stay like this?" Mizuki could feel his arms holding her tighter.

"Well, I—we—this is just sorta…"

"Strange? Awkward?" Nakatsu could tell by her expression. "It's ok Mizuki! I know your se--…" Nakatsu cut himself off quickly. Dammit! I can't reveal that I was spying on them!! "I know… I know… Uhh… it seems like it…" He started awkwardly. "But it's fine. I'm not weirded out by it…. And we're here by ourselves…. And well, you looked so cold so I just thought I would---..." God dammit Nakatsu!! Make some sense, will ya?!

"Ok, Nakatsu. Thanks. You did happen to warm me up…. As awkward as that sounds… and well…" She thought back to his love confession a few months ago. (Book 6) "I understand why you wanted to do it. Because you love and care about me, right?" I wonder if this sounds suspicious!! I really don't know what to say right now… I don't wanna hurt his feelings, but I don't want him to think I'll be his gay buddy!

Nakatsu beamed. "I'm so glad you understand! Because I do love you Mizuki. With all my heart!" He lifted her up, and turned her so they were face to face. He brought her down back into his lap, so that her legs were on either side of him, bent on the bed. Mizuki suddenly wished she wasn't so light.

Maybe I should say the same thing? But in more of a friend way? Just so he feels good but doesn't get the wrong message… Gulping hard, Mizuki looked up into his eyes. "I-I love you too, Nakatsu….." Mizuki regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. She noticed that his eyes had lit up happily, so she hurriedly added a more friendly tone to it. "Because you're a great friend, and I know you'll always be there to help me." She put slight emphasis on the word 'friend', hoping he would catch her drift. She saw him nod, and assumed he understood.

Nakatsu felt just a tad crushed. Friend? That's all? Maybe I didn't sound serious enough… Nakatsu tightened around Mizuki's waist and mashed her up against him. "Nak—!" He bent low, so that he could speak into her ear. "I'd do anything for you, Mizuki. Anything." He could hear her breath catching—she was probably nervous, or so he thought; really she was having trouble breathing because of being crushed. He breathed in her scent, and felt absolutely overwhelmed with affection. He put his chin over her shoulder, squeezing her up into him. He held her like this for a few moments, thinking. Why won't he hug me back? Maybe I've pushed him away… Dammit.

"You're ok… right, Mizuki?" Nakatsu asked, loosening his grip on her.

"Well… I… umm—..."

"I'm sorry if I've freaked you out… I'm just glad you're my roommate right now…. And it's just the two of us…. I thought maybe we could….."

Nakatsu trailed off, and Mizuki could hear his breathing change. He became really still, but still kept his head at her shoulder. They stayed like this for a few moments. "I-I'm sorry…" Nakatsu said quietly, "I went too far…"

Mizuki was just about to ask why, until she felt something hard prodding into her inner thigh. She glanced down, and it was clear. He's… He's… Her eyes widened and she suddenly wanted to slap him, but resisted her urge. She looked back up to Nakatsu, who was now blushing an unbelievably bright shade of red. He had opened his mouth like he wanted to say something but nothing came out. After a few minutes of the two of them staring at each other, stiff as boards, he spoke. "I…. It's not you…. My… dirty mind….I…I…" He looked at a loss for words, but unwrapped his arms from her waist, and replaced them with his hands. "I gotta go!" He picked her up and sat her down on the bed so fast she couldn't get a single glimpse, not even by accident, and then made sure his towel was wrapped tightly around his waist and ran to the bathroom.

Mizuki sat on the bed and stared at the bathroom door. I can't believe that all just happened. Why did I let him!? Now he probably thinks I'll be up for that all the time! She shook her head and decided that she should take advantage of this time to get into her pajamas. As she put on her shorts, she thought about it further. I wonder if he realizes what I really am, or maybe… possibly… thinks I'm gay too? Those are the only reasons why I think he'd actually make so much physical contact with me… usually he's just flirty… not as emotional as he was a few moments ago. She felt sick as she thought of the words he had said. "I'd do anything for you Mizuki. Anything." She heard an exasperated groan and a few curses come from the bathroom.

Guys are so… eh… sometimes… I just really can't believe he got that into that hug! He seems so sensitive to that kinda stuff… I guess he hasn't really been in that many relationships… As she finished getting dressed, she picked up her present from Julia and put it in her secret place; where she put all her pads and tampons and other things. By now, it had been about 20 minutes since the Nakatsu thing. She decided that maybe she should go check on him, so she emerged the door, and knocked softly. "You ok, Nakatsu?" She could hear the hissing of the shower. No response from him. "Nakatsu??"

The water shut off and a weird fumbling noise sounded, and finally Nakatsu called to her.

"Y-yeah I'm fine…" He said, unsurely. She could tell that he was still really embarrassed.

Not wanting to linger so that horrible images would invade her mind, Mizuki quickly said ok and turned out the overhead light so she could get into her bed. She left the desk light on, however, deciding that she'd wait until Nakatsu came out, so that she could make break the awkwardness. As she laid in her bed on the top bunk, listening to the quiet hissing of the running shower, her thoughts went to Sano, and how he was doing. I hope he's getting better… maybe I can go back soon! Nakatsu's starting to weird me out… I didn't know he liked me so much! She rolled onto her side, folding her arm under her head. I miss Sano so much… Being in his arms at night… talking to him… even just looking at him! And it's so pathetic of me… it hasn't even been 5 days since the last time I saw him! She heard the water stop, and then absolute silence. She squinted as the door opened—the light from the bathroom shone right into her eyes. She rolled over to face the wall—I don't want to see anything I shouldn't…

After some rummaging and grunting, she guessed that he was finished getting dressed. Nakatsu came to her bunk, tapping her. "Mizuki… Mizuki…" he whispered, "Are you still awake?"

She rolled over reluctantly, hoping that he was completely dressed. "Mhm…" She said in a sleepy tone, stretching her arms and legs.

"Oh good…" Nakatsu was really quiet for a minute, as if in deep thought. "Can I... Ummm come up there? It won't be for all night…"

Mizuki felt a cold feeling of dread come over her that screamed "No!!!" out of every pore, but she decided to spare his feelings, so through gritted teeth, she quietly said "Sure." As cheerfully as she could. Nakatsu smiled, and rushed to the bathroom to turn off the light, turned off the desk lamp and returned. He stood on his bed and hoisted up his legs, and laid next to Mizuki. He laid there quietly, giving Mizuki her space. Mizuki noticed that he was still half nude, but this time only in boxers.

"So…" She started slowly, trying to make conversation. The tension and awkwardness was driving her crazy. "How was your shower?" She noticed Nakatsu shuffle a little.

"Cold…"

She cringed silently in the darkness. God Nakatsu… TMI!!! (Too much info) Even in the lack of light, Mizuki could see a feverish blush come across Nakatsu's face. He let out a nervous cough. "Um, anyway…. "He spoke awkwardly. "I came up here to do something… but I…." Nakatsu sat up quickly, and kissed Mizuki on the forehead and then hopped off the side of the bunk and then into his bed, in one fatal swoop. He had uttered a "G'night." As he smooched her, and she noticed that he had been blushing tremendously as he did so. Her forehead felt slightly wet from the kiss, and she couldn't help but laugh to herself. He was so nervous! No wonder he was so quiet… and so fidgety. He looked so funny hopping off the bed! Hahaha. Her smile faded, as her thoughts went back to Sano again. If only he would do that to me… That would be so nice… Mizuki slowly fell asleep, dreaming of her ill roommate.


-One Hour later-

Nakatsu laid awake in his bed. He was still blushing from his actions earlier. Was that really the right thing to do? He folded his arms and put them under his head, as he laid on his back. I wonder how he feels about it… Judging by the light snoring, it didn't make him lose any sleep… maybe I have nothing to worry about! Maybe he's forgetting about Sano! Maybe he'll be mine soon! Nakatsu grinned brightly, feeling accomplished. Heh heh, Mizuki just can't resist me! Hahaha! I had a feeling I was getting to em! I should climb up there now and cuddle with him! By now, Nakatsu was all smiles. Well, at least until he heard some shuffling in the bunk above him. Mizuki was fidgeting. She was groaning in her sleep, as if she was having a night mare or a dream. Nakatsu listened closely, she was speaking words, but they were hard to understand. His heart dropped as he heard Mizuki utter their friend's name, "Sano." Her tone sounded loving, as if she was dreaming of spending the day with him.

He frowned and rolled onto his other side. I see he still hasn't given up on Sano… maybe I really don't have a chance with him. Nakatsu mentally smacked himself for his pity trip. What am I saying!! I vowed to make him mine! (Book 6) And he will be MINE! With fiery determination flowing through his veins, Nakatsu fell asleep.


So here was a nice long chapter for you guys!! I hope you liked it... I'm still deciding whether Mizuki will like Nakatsu back or not by the end of this story... I really like Sano/Mizuki more that Nakatsu/Mizuki... but eh, we'll see. Let me know what you think. I wont promise to listen though... but some input would really be nice. Thanks!!

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