So here is the next chapter. Thank you so much for all people who read and fav the story. I feel so honored XD

Better now

The sky was getting cloudy and stormy out of Kawamura's house. The youngest was already talking by phone with a friend while her mother finished making breakfast for her beloved children. His father was downstairs, serving the costumers that were coming into the restaurant with a smile in his face. Suddenly, all of them could hear the loudly curse that crossed Takashi's room door. Her sister stopped talking, looking surprised to the epicenter of the yell, doing the same thing her mother did a second after, going out of the kitchen.

While the female members of his family were trying to figure out what the hell happened to him, he waited for Akutsu to pick up his phone. Damn it and damn him. Last night, he fell asleep while ending his homework so he couldn't call him. And the next thing he knew was that he was lying on the table, realizing it was already day and he had at least ten missed calls and two texts from Akutsu on his phone. The first one said 'Are you still mad at me? Answer the fucking phone'. The second one ―sent twenty minutes later― made him shiver and blush a little, 'Come on, forgive me…'

When he heard Akutsu's deep voice through the phone line, he cleared his throat, knowing perfectly what to say to him.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Why are you so sorry?" Kawamura knew Akutsu was really pissed off because of the tonality he used to talk. "You didn't do anything bad, did you? I spent all night waiting for you to answer the fucking phone but, no. You didn't."

"I…I was going to call you, I swear, but I just fell asleep before doing it," he was getting too much nervous. "I'm sorry, Akutsu, I'm really, really sorry." And he was.

"I don't fucking care, Kawamura. Don't fucking care at all. Fucking forget it."

Kawamura blinked rather shocked. Akutsu had just hung up after growled at him annoyed.

He tried calling him again but suffered the same fate even before he could say a thing. Knowing Akutsu, he couldn't help but sending him a text. At least, he knew he'd read it someday...Maybe...Kawamura pressed the keys and then, he pressed send button while he closed his eyes. Two minutes later, his phone rang between his fingers, startling him. He opened the message almost trembling.

'You do?'

He answer anxiously, a bit flushed. He bit his lip as he waited for Akutsu's answer, drumming his room's floor with his fingers, looking at his phone uneasy. The phone rang again but this time was a call. Kawamura took a deep breath before answering. This time he has no clue what to say but he could always repeat himself.

"I'm sorry…"whispered sadly.

"Stop with that, would you? It's fucking fine." But Kawamura knew it was a lie. A very big one.

"It's not," he sat on the floor, grabbing his left leg with his left arm. "Forgive me, please." He knew he was begging for it, but he couldn't help it. His belly hurt like hell since he woke up and it was his fault after all.

"Fuck, yeah, ok. Listen, Kawamura. I've already forgiven you while ago." He cleared his throat and then he took a long breath. He was smoking again. "When you send me that…You were talking serious?"

"I was being honest with myself at the same time I was with you." Answered while he shrugging. Besides, he'll never be able to tell him face to face.

"Then…You…You love me for real? I thought you only said that because you wanted to catch my attention and then, got me to answer the call."

"I wanted that too, but…yeah, I-I love you," finally, he had told him his little secret. Kawamura let out a relieved breath as he waited for Akutsu's reaction. He didn't expect a love confession from him, not now of course, but at least, he wanted to know what Akutsu's intentions were and this could be the perfect time to know them.

"Damn it, I…Fuck." He seemed quite nervous. "First time in my whole life something like this happens to me. I don't have any fucking idea what to say, Taka."

"T-Try saying what you think or…h-how…you feel…" His voice was going low and slow as he was talking.

"I think…It's not that bad, isn't it? After all, we're dat-"

"Yeah," Kawamura cut him a little bit ashamed but relieved that Akutsu thought that it wasn't the worst thing in universe.

Before none of them could say another word, Kawamura heard the door of his room opening so he looked at it. He saw both, his mother and his sister, looking back to him, smiling maliciously. Kawamura blushed, knowing them better than anyone.

"Are you talking with you girlfriend, brother?" asked his sister mockingly, sticking her tongue out. He covered his phone with one hand before answer to her.

"Get loose, please."

"I want to meet her…Or maybe him…" She teased him, putting lovely faces to persuade him to tell her.

"By the way, I want to meet her or him too," said his mother, cutting the annoyed glance he was sending to the minor.

"W-Wha-!? Mom, tell me you're kidding." He couldn't believe his eyes nor his ears. Was she his real mother?

"Of course I am, Takashi!" She laughed while she pushed her daughter out of the room. "We already know him, didn't we?" And then, they closed the door. An uncomfortable shiver crossed his whole body.

"This means that I have your family's blessing, didn't I?"Akutsu asked, teasingly.

"It seems…" He was still in shock, looking sideway to the door. "But I don't know how they know that I'm dating you."

"That is a good question, indeed. Why didn't you ask them? It's the easiest way to find it out."

"I'm not sure if I want to know. My family is really scary." He smiled, "sometimes I think I'm the most normal of all."

"That's…weird. Aren't you the one with two personalities?"

"Then, stop to thing just a minute about how my family could be."

"Fuck…If I was you, I wouldn't want to know neither."

"See? It's better this way," or that's what he thought. "Changing the subject, is Yuuki-chan at home?"

"What the hell do you want from her?"

"Are you jealous, Akutsu, or it's just my imagination?"

"Answer. NOW." He almost growled. Kawamura's smile grew up. Akutsu was really jealous and that was just cute.

"He asked me on Tuesday if I could get a table for two people at the restaurant for today. Father told me yesterday there's one free and I wanted to tell her." Well, now he trusted Akutsu to tell his mother about it.

"Something tells me today I'm going to eat sushi."

"And…Nothing tells you today you're gonna see your beloved boyfriend?"

"Yeah, that too." Oh? He didn't deny he was his beloved boyfriend so…Kawamura's belly hurt even more right now.

"Maybe…hug him?"

"Maybe."

"What about kiss him?"

"It's probably, yeah."Kawamura was pretty sure Akutsu was smiling. It was a shame he couldn't see it.

"Then, I'll wait eager till lunch time."

"Me too, Taka."

"Just one thing more."

"What now?" Despite he tried to seem annoyed, Kawamura knew he wasn't. Akutsu was too obvious for him sometimes.

"Why did you call me Taka?" It wasn't like he didn't like it, but his name has Takashi. Takashi.

"'Cause it's shorter than Kawamura" It made sense, yep. "And because we know each other since we were nine. We ain't strangers, aren't we? You can call me by my name if you want to."

"Can I?"

"I just said you can, right?"

"Ok, ok. Don't be so crabby, Jin." It felt a bit weird but he knew he could get use to call him like that.

"Sounds so good…" He barely heard that but he did and he couldn't help but teasing about it.

"What sounds so good? Being crabby or being Jin?"

"Ugh…Both…But being Jin is better now." Kawamura yawned. He was still sleepy. "Did you just wake up?"

"Sorry and yeah, I haven't had breakfast, though." He was starving now he realized. "I think I'm going to eat something or I'll faint."

"You'll better do. See ya later."

"See ya…"

When Akutsu and his mother walked into the restaurant, Kawamura's father smiled at him, pointing at the only free table that Kawamura was setting. Yuuki went first to talk to the owner, leaving his son alone with Takashi. While his parents talked about something they didn't want to know, Kawamura smiled to Akutsu and pulled him to the bathroom without being seen and kissed him eager. Akutsu kissed him back, pressing both body together with a strong embrace. When they separated, the brunette leaned on the other lightly.

"I'm sorry."

"You're too sorry lately…Why are you sorry this time?"

"Yesterday." He mumbled low voice.

"Fuck…If you ever mentioned again another time, I'm going to hit you. For real" He caressed with his fingers Kawamura's neck, looking for the mark he left in it the day before with a quick glance. "Hey, where's the hickey?"

"It's perfectly covered with makeup." Kawamura grinned, kissing him on the cheek.

"You've gotta been kidding me," he stared at him without believing a word.

"My sister do it for me, of course", he looked in the mirror. "She did a great job, don't you think?"

"Yeah, but I prefer see it and knowing that it's there."

"You know it's there and it'll be there for the week."

"Then, don't try to cover it. I wanna see it and I'll see it every fucking day you have it."

"It's just for today…I don't want to Yuuki-chan see it." She was almost such a blab like his mother, or his sister, was.

"I'm getting sick of my mother, Taka. Are you sure you aren't in love with her?" asked really annoyed. He knew he was jealous of his mother, but he always was. Even when they're kids he felt the same way just because Kawamura spent too much time with his mother instead with him. Some things don't change with time.

"What?! O-Of course n-not. M-Maybe I did when I was just a child but-"

"So you loved her?" asked angrily, leaning towards him. Their noses were almost touching each other. All this time he was right. Damn it.

"Y-Yes…Loved. The one whom I love right now…I-Is you…" Kawamura closed his eyes before opened them and started to stare at the floor. Ok. He was sure he was blushed ―hardly flushed―, and that Akutsu was silent didn't help his nerves.

The soft touch of warm lips on his forehead made his heart pounded faster and faster. Then, he raised his head and the mouth covered this time his own. Akutsu's eyes were sparkling with emotion while his were a little bit closed, reflecting his shame. A few seconds after, they pulled away gently still staring at the other. Without saying a word, Akutsu turned around and opened the door.

"Taka, do you know what jealously is?" asked while he went out to the restaurant, leaving him a bit shocked.

And then, he smiled. It was the weirdest way to say that he loved him too, but he didn't mind. At least, he knew what Akutsu's feelings were. While he was jealous about him, everything would be all right.

"So tell me, Takashi-kun," despite Akutsu's look to get the hell away, Kawamura stayed because his father needed his help, "how are your studies going?"

"W-Well, fine I guess."

"You're so modest. You're father told me once you were one of the first on Math list." Kawamura blushed a bit.

"I'm only good at Math, Yuuki-chan." He was a normal student after all.

"Oh…And what about girls?" Kawamura's face was never that red before.

"I-I…uh…I-I d-don't…" The only thing he wanted was the earth swallowed him.

"Boys then?" she asked curiously.

"Leave him alone, woman." Akutsu cut her before putting an eel roll on his mouth.

"Well, if I ask him it's only because you never answer me the same questions," she stuck out her tongue to him. "So, Takashi-kun, is there any boy you like?"

"Y-Yeah…Actually, w-we're dating."

"Oh! That's great, isn't it?"

"It is, indeed." He smiled trying so hard not to look at Akutsu.

"So tell me, how's he?" she took her tea cup to his lips. "Is he handsome, good-looking or one more of the bunch?"

"S-So handsome I don't believe how is he with me…"Kawamura admitted smiling shyly looking at the floor.

"Come on, Takashi-kun. You're handsome as well."

"Telling lies is a bad thing, you know?"

"I'm not lying…Jin, said something!" Akutsu looked at Kawamura before leaning towards him and whispered in his ear 'you're fucking handsome, moron'. Kawamura cover his flushed face with both hands. "What did you tell him?"

"Only the truth," he shrugged while he sat himself more comfortable.

"Takashi! Move your ass right here just now!" exclaimed his father behind the bar. Then, he got up and went to his father almost running. "A delivery, would you take it for me?"

"Ok, old man."

He left the restaurant with a wave of his hand and a smile on his face. He needed fresh air urgently.