Man, writing this chapter made me want cake. So i went in the fridge and stole some pie. Then I got sick. Then I drank tea. Now I want pizza.

Something is wrong me...

Thank you all so much for the praise. I was blushing like a Hufflepuff all day yesterday :3 tank you all

Anyways here is the much anticipated badger chapter ^_^

I don't own any of these characters blah blah blah etc etc.

I hope you all enjoy. Slytherin should be up sometime tomorrow. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go watch Silence of the Lambs.

TBF101


Chapter Four: Hufflepuff

"Mmm wow Ayase-kun! This is really good!" Misaki exclaimed as he took a bite of his slice of strawberry cake.

The tiny blond who sat next to him smiled bashfully at his praise.

"Thank you Misaki-kun."

The occupants of Hufflepuff house all sat together in a circle near the fireplace, eating cake and welcoming Misaki. The brunette had been a little nervous when they'd come from the great hall, but had relaxed completely in just a short time (along with being pleasantly surprised that he wasn't the shortest member of the group). The housemates he'd been introduced to were polite, kind, and soft-spoken, and plenty of them even liked to cook. They even had a really nice kitchen built into their common room. Misaki was already very attached to his house and he was happy to be given to such a caring group.

"I wonder when Feliciano- kun will be back," Chiaki, a dark brunette with wide blue eyes, said wistfully. Misaki and him had hit it off right away because they were both diehard fanboys of "The Kan." Misaki had learned right away that while Chiaki did not like to cook as much as Ayase, he was more than happy to eat what was made, including the Italian Hufflepuff's very authentic-tasting pizza.

"He went to go visit his seme in Gryffindor," Ayase replied, cutting another slice of cake in anticipation of Chiaki's appetite.

"Heh?" Misaki said in surprise. "His seme?"

Ayase nodded.

"Yes, why do you ask?"

Misaki blushed.

"Oh er—no reason." He stammered, taking another bite of cake.

Ayase saw his blush, which led to him blushing as well.

"Do…um…I-I don't mean to sound rude Misaki-kun but…do you have…a seme too?"

The hue of Misaki's blush went three shades darker.

"Uh…oh erm…uh n-no it's not like that—um what I mean is—"

"What house is he in?" Everyone cut in at once.

Misaki swallowed.

"S-Slytherin."

All mouths in the room immediately dropped, as did someone's fork.

Misaki looked over and saw one of the older hufflepuffs, who had light brown hair and green eyes similar to his own. Onodera's empty hand was frozen in the air, his fingers trembling.

"Is—Is there something wrong?" Misaki asked, hoping he hadn't somehow upset anyone.

"So…uh…what is your seme…like?" Ayase asked slowly, his pretty blue eyes still locked with Misaki's.

"Well," Misaki snorted. "He's tall and he's arrogant and he smokes like a train and thinks he owns the whole damn world and expects everyone else to wait on him hand and foot and buys whatever he wants and wastes his money and is way too overprotective and paranoid and can't even use a damn microwave and on top of that is always doing stuff to me— er wait! I didn't mean that last one!…Uh, are you guys sure there isn't something wrong?"

Everyone in Hufflepuff had gone pale. (Well paler. They all had remarkably white skin to start with.)

"N—NO!" Onodera yelled suddenly, a blush creeping into his cheeks. "There is absolutely nothing wrong!"

His outburst didn't comfort Misaki.

"Uh listen," He said, standing up and raising his palms. "I—I hope I didn't say something I shouldn't have and I'm sorry if I did. I really am."

The other members' eyes all softened. Yep, definitely a Hufflepuff.

"You didn't upset anyone, Misaki-kun," Ayase said reassuringly as Misaki sat back down. "It's just well…all of our semes are in… Slytherin too…and, they're all…exactly like yours…"

It was Misaki's turn for his mouth to drop.

"What?" He exclaimed. "You're ALL with Slytherins?"

Ayase swallowed hard, nodding.

"Yes, except for Feli-kun, and Chiaki-kun who's with a Ravenclaw. But even he has a Slytherin who's out to get him."

"Hey now!" Chiaki shot back. "Yuu is just a friend."

Onodera snorted.

"With the eyes he makes at you?"

Chiaki's lip puckered up into a tight frown.

"Yeah well what about you and TA-KAN-NO? You smelled like cigarettes just yesterday."

Onodera's eyes promptly shot out of his head again and splattered onto the nearest wall.

"TH—THAT HAS N-NOTHING T-TO—You're wrong! I'm not with Takano-San and I never will be!"

Misaki had been a part of Hufflepuff for all of fifteen minutes, and even he could see that this guy had some serious denial issues. (Even for a Hufflepuff.)

"What do you mean 'smelled like cigarettes'?" Misaki cocked his head.

Ayase visibly gulped.

"Well you see…like your seme, almost all the other Slytherins are smokers so their common room smells terrible…a-and when… they take you back to their…rooms…you usually smell like cigarettes…after." Ayase's mop of blond hair drooped, and he nervously tightened his shaking fists. Onodera looked like he was shuddering as well.

Misaki's lips tightened at how distressed his new friends were.

"Why don't you just tell someone?" He suggested. "Isn't it banned to be in another house without permission?"

Ayase flinched at the idea.

"It is but… to tell you the truth, I prefer Kanou-san's bed room to…other…places."

Misaki cocked his head.

"Other places?"

Onodera shifted uncomfortably and reluctantly admitted.

"S-sometimes they…do it…in other places to…compete with each other…or…prove a point. One…t-time…T-Takano-san took me to an empty c-classroom…" Onodera dropped his head and stared at the floor. Chiaki rubbed his back comfortingly.

"They have this big contest," Ayase added forlornly. "Called "Slytherin King" where they see who can…do it…in the most unexpected place possible…K-Kanou-san is king right now…"

"Why?" Misaki asked.

Ayase's eyes joined Onodera's in looking at the floor.

"We…did it…in the…h-headmaster's office…"

Misaki's eyes out of his head like a gun (though this too was beginning to be recognized as a regular occurrence.)

"No way…" He said, horrified. With Usagi's planet encompassing ego, he was sure to join in.

Misaki was going to be screwed. (…Literally.) And in more places than one.

Chiaki patted Ayase's back too, all the while thanking his lucky stars that his seme was a Ravenclaw, though he did have the same tendencies for overbearing jealousy and random bursts of hornyness. Even still, Ayase's seme was by far the scariest being he had ever seen and he was thunderstruck at how Ayase could survive.

"It's okay," Chiaki tried to comfort them. "No matter what, we'll always have the common room."

At this, Onodera and Ayase perked up a little. Misaki glanced at Chiaki.

"Can they not get in here?"

Onodera's frown turned into a satisfied smirk.

"Nope. We have passwords, and even if they try to force their way in or blackmail us, they can't get in. It's the rule."

Ayase smiled as well, but not nearly as snarkily.

"The Hufflepuff common room is our safe house. No matter what, we can always come back here and be with each other."

"And even more importantly," Onodera added. "NOT be with THEM."

Chiaki laughed.

"I'm glad the rule is just for Slytherins though. I think I'd starve to death if Tori didn't come here to feed me. I'm getting hungry just thinking about his sweet omelets…"

"Oh! I know how to make those!" Misaki said, itching to try out the Hufflepuff kitchen.

Chiaki was ecstatic, and everyone else was happy too.

There was no doubt in their minds that Misaki belonged with them.

What they didn't know, was that Akihiko also very much belonged in Slytherin…


Don't Preach- Congrats again on finishing Neko Hiro! X3 wuv you lots my gay twin! *huggles *

XMoymoy- I was rather fond of the Jesus line myself XDD

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Kawaiichibi-tan- I always thought I was a genius but this is the first time someone called me that. I guess i was right. XD thank you!

X- Tee hee, I always thought that Tsuzuki and Nowaki would be bosom friends, seeing as how they're both teddies. Tsuzuki and Hisoka are actually very similar to the egoist couple. But it's funny that Hisoka and Hiroki so far don't get along. They say that when you meet someone just like yourself you either get along great or you hate each other. I guess Hiroki is the latter ;) glad your enjoying! I knew about you because my bosom friend Don't Preach mentioned you all the time in Neko Hiro etc :) nice to have you here!

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