Not exactly sure where I'm going to take this now, because I hadn't really planned on them doing the "thing" that early on ^^""". But please stay with me and continue to support this story till the end :3. Thank you all, and enjoy :).

Chapter 6

Ren sleepily opened his eyes, but then shut them again almost immediately because he was being blinded by the sunlight streaming through the window. Groaning he stretched his arm out and patted the space next to him, only to come in contact with cold empty sheets. Fully awake at once, Ren sat up quickly and scanned the room frantically for a glimpse of blue hair. "Masa! Masa, where are you?" he called out, a desperate edge starting to color his voice. But his question was only met by silence.

Hastily dressing, he rushed out of the room and ran down the hall calling out his lover's name. Passing by the music room he heard the sound of the piano and halted, listening to the beautiful melody, a slight smile playing at his lips. After a moment there was a pause and Ren chose that moment to enter, opening his mouth to compliment Masa's playing, but was unprepared for the sight that met his eyes.

Instead of the lone blue head he was expecting, it was joined by a reddish orange wave. Nanami. And not only were they seated together, on the SAME bench, Masa's arm was around the composer and his hands covering hers as they rested on the piano keys. "Why…is he embracing her?" Ren let out a choked sob, and dashed out of the room.

At the sound, Masa had lifted his head in time to catch a glimpse of Ren's anguished look before he escaped. He stood up with the intent of chasing after his roommate, but he suddenly remembered why he was in the music room in the first place. Slowly he sat back down with a resigned sigh, "Ahh, sorry. Let's continue shall we? Time is running out."

Nanami gave him a curious look, but then nodded and they continued to work on the joint piece that Masa had requested. The boy struggled to keep his mind off Ren's expression and to focus on completing the task at hand. It was hard, but he needed to finish the piece by Friday—Valentine's Day. "Including today, I only have three days. I must hurry."

Ren's feet pounded loudly in the hallway and he could hear himself gasping for breath. He stopped and found himself in front of the room Natsuki's and Syo's shared room. Knocking on the door, he heard a loud thump followed by some muffled noises, and when the door was finally opened, it revealed a disheveled Syo whose face was flushed a bright red.

"O-oh, Ren! What brings you here? Come on in…" Syo said, fidgeting a little.

"I, ahh…is Natsuki here?" Ren asked, momentarily distracted by his amusement upon learning that Syo and Natsuki were also an item, it seemed.

"Ren-chan! What's…oh no. Come come, sit down. What happened?" Natsuki greeted Ren cheerfully, but after taking a glimpse of him, realized that something was wrong.

"I-I…we…Last night…Masa and I…" Ren trailed off, unable to put his feelings into words. But Natsuki seemed to get what he meant, for his mouth made a small "o" shape.

"That's a good thing though isn't it?" Natsuki questioned as he pulled Syo down onto his lap. Syo struggled but to no avail, and finally gave up and leaned against the blond megane with a sigh. Natsuki grinned briefly and pecked the shorter boy on the crown of his head before turning his attention back to his guest. "If you guys had done that, why do you look like your heart just got ripped from your chest?"

Placing a hand in the vicinity of his heart, Ren explained what he had seen in the music room earlier. He felt a sharp pain in his chest as he pictured the two of them together once more.

"Ehhh?! Oi, Ren, are you crying?" Syo asked suddenly, peering closely at the long haired boy.

Looking startled, Ren brought his fingers to his face and felt the moisture there. "A-ahh…so I am. I-I didn't even realize." His voice cracked as tears began to flow freely down his cheeks. "It hurts, Natsuki, Syo. What did I do to deserve this hurt? All I ever did was love him. T-that's all…" Anguished sobs came from deep within him, wracking his body. Natsuki shifted to pat him gently on the back, murmuring soothing words as Syo wiggled out his arms and returned with a box of tissues.

The pair sat in silence, watching the infamous ladies' man reduced to this state by his love for his roommate. Even though they were aware of his feelings for the blue haired boy, they were still shocked by his strong reaction to his friend's apparent betrayal. After a few minutes Ren quieted down to a few muffled sniffles.

"W-where can I stay for the next few days? I couldn't bear going back to our room and having to share the same space with him, know that he's only a few feet away from me, yet I'm not allowed to touch him."

"Hmmm…oh! Cecil-chan doesn't have a roommate, so you can stay with him for now" Natsuki said.

"Ahh, will do." Ren agreed, pulling out his cellphone to dial his potentially new roommate. "Cecil? It's Jinguji. Could I stay in your room for the next few days?...Something came up back at my place….Really? Okay, thanks. See you soon. Bye." After hanging up, he smiled sadly at the other blondes before standing. "Thanks guys, I really appreciate you helping me. I'm gonna go back to the room to pick up some things to bring to Cecil's. See ya." Striding back towards his room, he suddenly halted, fearing an encounter with Masa and then turned around and headed straight for Cecil's room instead.

Cecil opened the door; questions evident on his face, but Ren simply murmured a thank you and brushed past him and into his new living quarters. "Ren? Why aren't you staying with Masa-chan?"

Flinching slightly at the sound of his former roommate's name, he shrugged and said dismissively, "I just needed to get away for a little bit, that's all." He avoided the probing green eyes by burying his face in his pillow, muttering that he wanted to get some rest. Cecil looked at the blond for a few more moments before shrugging and stepping out of the room to give him some space, as well as look for the other STARISH members in order to talk to them about what to do with the new development in Operation Masato. If that plan was even still supposed to be executed. All he knew was that Ren and Masato were meant for each other, and he was never wrong in his readings.

A little shorter this time, sorry :p. How do you like it? Comments and things are welcome, please be gentle ^^". As always, thanks for reading, see you next time~ :)