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Disclaimer: The story which you are reading is fanfiction which is based on Shungiku Nakamura's Junjou Romantica (MisakiXUsagi pairing). I do not own the anime, the manga or any of the characters.


Innocent Prey Chapter 8

Later that day Misaki had fallen asleep on the couch and didn't look like he was going to be waking up anytime soon. Usagi walked out of his office and scanned the bottom floor. He then noticed the young boy on the couch. He sighed and walked to his bedroom from where he took hold of a blanket and brought it downstairs with him.

Usagi walked beside the couch and covered Misaki up gently after which he placed his hand on top of Misaki's head and gently slid his hand through the boy's hair. "I'm sorry for what I did." Usagi apologized and was about to retrieve his hand before Misaki mumbled.

"Usagi-san…" Misaki murmured in his sleep making a sad smile appear on Usagi's face. He was about to leave but then Misaki began to stir in his sleep; he then opened his eyes and looked around. "Usagi-san…" he then said and sat up while removing the blanket which was on him. 'A blanket?' he thought confused and then sat up properly.

"…Misaki." Usagi said after a while and made the boy look up at him and before Misaki could react Usagi had kneeled down onto the ground and taken hold of Misaki's hands which were on his lap. "I'm so sorry for what I did." He apologized his head bowed down.

"…" Misaki did not reply he merely sat there, speechless.

"I know an apology isn't enough to make things alright again but I never meant to hurt you." Usagi continued and held Misaki's hands tighter. "I'm sorry…" he said again sounding defeated. Misaki could feel Usagi's hands shake but still did not know what to say to ease the mans pain.

Misaki just listened to the man apologize to him in shock. 'I'm causing him so much trouble by acting this way, but he did THAT to me…' Misaki thought and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Usagi saw this as a sign to let go and he did.

"I'm truly sorry." Usagi said again and then stood up preparing to leave."If you want to go and stay with your brother I understand completely just…" Usagi said but stopped mid sentence and turned to leave.

Misaki's arm reacted automatically and he had grabbed a part of Usagi's shirt and so stopped him from leaving. Usagi turned back to the boy and debated on whether or not to sit down. After slight hesitation he sat beside the brown haired boy.

"I…" Usagi began but he did not know what to say. Misaki waited patiently and listened to the clock ticking in the background. "I love you. I never wanted to hurt you but I have and I'm really sorry. Please don't hate me, please." Usagi begged now his head lowered in defeat and guilt. "I'd rather have you leave me now then have you hate me…so please don't hate me, leave if you must but please just don't hate me." Usagi pleaded desperation clearly in his voice. He would never be able to survive if Misaki was to despise him from now on.

Misaki did not know what to say or do; therefore he just sat there listening to what Usagi had to say. 'It's not like I hate him. It's not like I can hate him, no matter what he does to me in the end I will always love him.' Misaki thought and then glanced at Usagi. He had to ask one specific question. "Why did you…?" Misaki whispered not wanting to finish asking the question.

Usagi, understanding what Misaki was referring to, looked at the boy who avoided his eyes. "Anything I say will only be an excuse; I did what I did and that's a fact." Usagi replied and got up.

"But why?" Misaki insisted on knowing, his voice held determination which Usagi could not ignore.

"You had not wanted me to touch you or be close to you for so long. We've barely spoken in the past few days and I thought you didn't want to be here anymore. You were distant and it was as if you did not want me to be anywhere near you. When I was about to kiss you a few days back you were...acting as if you didn't want me to do it." Usagi replied and then asked Misaki something he was curious about: "Why were you acting like that?"

Misaki met Usagi's eyes for a bit until he had to look away. "Because I saw Kamijo-san kiss you…" Misaki replied and heard Usagi take a breath. "He'd been here a few times already and he is very comfortable whenever he's over. Then he taunts me by this 'first lover' and 'replacement' crap and treats you like a precious jewel of course I get angry."

"So you're angry but you don't hate me?" Usagi asked with slight relief in his voice which ended up making Misaki angrier.

"Damn right I'm angry!" Misaki snapped and looked Usagi straight into his eyes. "You didn't tell me about it even though it was 'no big deal'." Misaki continued while not looking away from him.

"I'm sorry. I was about to tell you but then I thought it would've been pointless since it really was nothing." Usagi replied calm, he was glad they were speaking again. "There really is nothing going on between me and Kamijo." Usagi replied sincere. "There is no need to be jealous." he then continued, but regretted saying it when Misaki replied.

"You think I'm mad because I'm jealous?" Misaki asked his anger rising to its peak. "You think what you did was ok and that I'd forget it in an instant?" Misaki continued. 'What am I saying? It's like I'm not the one really speaking…Am i really this mad?' he thought shocked by his own words.

Usagi looked at Misaki with saddened eyes. "Of course there is nothing that will erase what I have done, but Misaki, please don't hate me. I love you."

"I've waited for you to say that for days, but still this is not something that I can easily forgive." Misaki replied with a slightly shaking voice and got up. "I'll go to my brother's place and stay there for a few days…" Misaki decided on the spot and walked away not letting Usagi argue, not that he would have in any case.

"That's fine then…" Usagi muttered mostly to himself because he knew Misaki would not hear. 'If it's time he needs, then I will give him all the time in the world. I don't even know why or how I could do that to him… I'm a horrible man.' Usagi thought sighing and leaned back on the couch as he heard a door close upstairs.


Things have been explained and Misaki's going away for a while...guess thats a good thing for their relationship for now, right? :) i could be nice and i could let everything calm down and be ok... but... im not that nice am i? :P so all of you be prepared! we still have unfinished business to attend to ;) remember to Review! :)

~GurenSR