Please forgive me gaiiiz! D: My life has been total drama island recently. I had a back-yard fire, job craziness, my birthday, and about 398423984 other things! I apologize for the late update. imi I wonder if you guys have given up on me. *rips shirt open in some epic display of manliness* I swear I will work hard to update more often!
.3. I swear I'm going to shut up now so you can enjoy the fic.
Edit: Thank you very much to the reviewer who corrected a little error in my story! The help was really appreciated!
"He didn't call me back..." Miyagi sighed, checking his cellphone the following morning. He had told himself numerous times not to get his hopes up, and yet, he had anyways. Shinobu must really be serious this time... He hasn't even called me once since he left...
The thought made him feel glum, so he pushed it out of his head and started for work. Since his car had been in the shop since he and Hiroki's crash, he had been using the train. It wasn't his favorite thing in the word, being crammed between sweaty hot bodies on a loud obnoxious train, but he wouldn't have to endure it much longer. After his classes, he would be able to head to the car-shop and pick up his beautiful car-baby.
It was around five in the evening when he finally got away from the school. He didn't have a lot of time to get to the body-shop before it closed, so it was all about haste. Halfway there however, he spotted the woman he had scorned the night before. She was sitting with a man at some cafe, smiling at him like he was saying something really funny, though Miyagi could tell that he wasn't being humorous.
Though he knew he had little time, he couldn't stop his curiosity. The older man snaked closer to the couple, staying out of sight, but not earshot.
"Risako, you can't really be serious." The man murmured, looking away from the woman. "That's completely crazy."
"It might sound crazy to you, but it's what I want." Shinobu's sister insisted, touching the man's face with a smooth hand. "Tsuku-Chan, can't you do this one thing for me?"
"I thought you liked me."
"I do like you... However, unless you can meet my needs, I can't continue to date you."
Ah... So this guy is her boyfriend... Miyagi thought, examining the man closer. He was obviously only about twenty or so, far too young for the woman in front of him. Not that I'm any better... Dating Shinobu...
"If this is really what you want-..." Tsuku spoke slowly, hesitantly, obviously not very keen on doing whatever it was that Risako had asked him. "If it's for you, I can do it."
"I love you Tsuku..." And with those words, the woman sealed the deal with a kiss. The action embarrassed Miyagi so much that he had to look away. It also made him jealous. It had been a while since he and Shinobu had kissed.
I'll never get to do that again... It was a sobering thought for Miyagi. Something he hadn't thought about when Shinobu first broke up with him. There was a lot of things he would never do anything, things he had never even considered. It made his chest feel very heavy, knowing that Shinobu was really done with him. I guess this is what I get...
One kiss. That's all it had been. How had it changed his relationship so drastically?
Shinobu woke up in a cradle made of two warm, strong arms. He inhaled deeply before opening his eyes, eager to see Miyagi's face. Instead, he was met by the sleeping face of his roommate. A scowl spread across his face, remembering the previous night's events. Not that he hadn't enjoyed the kissing, but it somehow made him miss Miyagi all the more.
Careful not to wake the sleeping boy beside him, Shinobu wriggled free and started for the bathroom, catching a look at himself in the bathroom mirror. His face was flushed, his lips red, a common sight after an intense kissing session like the one he and Colin had, had.
It's kind of awkward to think about... The gray-eyed boy thought, glancing out of the bathroom at the sleeping figure. He was certainly thinking of the Aussie in a whole new way. The blond suddenly didn't seem annoying, his quirks coming across as cute rather than obnoxious. Could a few kisses really change a person's whole view on someone? I'm probably just using him to get over Miyagi.
It seemed to be a logical explanation, so Shinobu was just going to go with it. The decision didn't come without consequences though. He had enjoyed kissing Colin, more than he wanted to admit to himself. For the first time since his break-up with Miyagi, Shinobu felt like he was actually enjoying Australia, and he wanted more.
This situation's getting really tricky... He thought, grabbing his toothbrush out of it's little cup on the back of the sink. He pulled his toothpaste out of the bathroom drawer and dobbed it onto the bristles, running them under the water before beginning to brush his teeth.
"Good morning." Shinobu jumped hearing Colin's voice appear. He glanced up from the sink at the mirror and stared at the blond. He was leaning against the doorway, shirtless and a feast for the eyes. "Scoot over, I want to brush my teeth too." The Japanese boy obeyed, stepping to the side to make room for him.
Colin followed suit, picking up his toothbrush, putting toothpaste on it, running of water over it. Shinobu hadn't even noticed that he had stopped brushing his own teeth to gawk at the blond in the mirror. Feeling the odd sensation of being watched, the Aussie glanced sideways at Shinobu.
"Something on my face?" He asked around his toothbrush.
"No, sorry." Shinobu huffed, turning away from the taller boy quickly, embarrassment plain as day on his face. "I was just spacing out." He finished off his brushing and spat out the toothpaste, trying to be graceful about it, and in turn making a mess in the sink. He rushed to rinse out the sink and clean off his brush before Colin noticed him acting oddly. Finally he could escape the bathroom, not wanting to be in such close proximity to the blond.
Why am I acting so weird? Is this how I acted around Miyagi too?Shinobu ran his fingers back through his hair, noticing for the first time that morning the rapid beating of his heart. There was definitely something going on between him and Colin, but he couldn't figure out exactly what it was.
"I'm glad you have your car back professor, but could you stop making those weird race-car noises?" Hiroki glared at his superior through slitted eyes. Miyagi was busy blabbering about his car and how happy he was that Hiro had crashed it, because after taking it to the auto-shop, it seemed to run better than before.
"Can't a man swoon over his car~? You're so mean Kamijou! That's why you don't have a car yourself." Miyagi said in a sing-song voice, spinning his office chair around to face the demon-professor.
"I don't have a car because I don't need one. It's not like I go anywhere that isn't in walking distance of my house."
"You ride all those nasty trains! Someday you're going to get some kind of disease!"
Oh stop it." The brunette snorted, rolling his eyes. "I've never heard of anyone getting a disease from riding the train."
"That's because the first case is going to be with you." Miyagi reasoned, rolling his chair over next to Hiro's, throwing an arm around the angry man's shoulder's.
"Someone's in a good mood... Did that kid answer his phone or something?" Like a balloon popping, the older man's enthusiasm went out the window. He slumped in his chair as he wheeled it back towards his own desk. "I'll take that as a no. What happened?"
"I got Risako off my back and then called Shinobu-Chin like you said, but some other guy answered and I haven't heard back from Shinobu. The guy said he would let him know that I called..."
"Another guy huh... You know Professor, you might have to accept that he could already have someone else in his life by this point." Hiroko said lightly, straightening a stack of papers. "That guy who answered could be someone special to him. I don't know of many people who answer other people's phones unless they've gotten close to that person. I know I wouldn't answer your phone while you weren't around."
"Are you saying we're not close~?" Miyagi pouted, crossing his arms over his chest, his face turning serious once more. "I didn't consider that Shinobu might have found someone else..." The thought annoyed the dark-haired man to no ends. Even just picturing another man with Shinobu made Miyagi's skin crawl. "Maybe I should go down there and find Shinobu. Knock some since into him."
"Whatever you think is best." Hiro shrugged, glancing at his co-worker with some form of sympathy in his eyes. "If I were you though, I wouldn't want to rock the boat too much. Plus you can't just abandon your summer job. Think about how that would look." Miyagi chewed over Hiroki's words briefly, deciding the other man was right.
"I'll try calling him again. I mean, it could just be that he's busy, right?" This time, Hiro didn't answer. He just shook his head and stood up, heading for the door. "Kamijou... Want a ride home?"
"Are you going to get drunk and make me crash your car again?"
"No! Nothing like that." Miyagi laughed, standing up and following the brunette out. "Sorry about that night. The whole getting drunk and kissing you thing."
"As far as I'm concerned, it never happened." The smaller of the two croaked, flashing the other a dirty look. "Let's not bring that up, alright?"
Together they walked to the parking lot, exchanging a few words here and there along the way. If anything, Hiroki was turning out to be a pretty good friend. Miyagi would have to do something to thank him someday.
"Now I know I'm getting old..." Miyagi scanned the parking lot, unable to recall where he parked his car. "I don't see it anywhere."
"Maybe try using the panic button on the key?" Hiro suggested, he too unable to spot the car. Miyagi pulled the keys from his pocket and pressed the bright red alert button, not a single noise coming from any direction. A sinking feeling came over the dark-haired professor and he began to laugh, somewhat hysterically.
"Now someone's stolen my car." Setting his face in his hands, Miyagi leaned back against the side of the school. He felt like an idiot, acting so emotional in front of his co-worker, but he couldn't help it. The recent events of his life where weighing heavily on him and his back had finally cracked under all the pressure.
"Pro-Professor?" The brunette stammered, having never seen his superior look so upset. "I'm sure your car is just out of range of the keys or something. Maybe we should check the other side of the building."
"Hiroki..."
"Yes Professor?" Instead of answering the shorter man, Miyagi leaned over and placed his head on the other's chest. Feeling awkward, Hiroki stood still, eventually relaxing enough to set a hand on the other's back. "Maybe you should see someone about all this."
"I'll be alright. I just need a moment."
"But-..."
"Thank you for being a good friend." Miyagi whispered sincerely, gripping at Hiro's shirt. The brunette was flattered by the older man's words, though he would never in a million years admit it. "I think maybe I'll just walk home. It'll clear my head. In the morning I can call a report in on my car."
Risako watched in silence as Miyagi's car sank into the water. Stealing it had been easy, she had a key to Miyagi's apartment. All she had to do was unlock the door and look around until she found the spare key to the car. Then she got Tsuku to drive out to the reservoir and meet up with her. Together the two of them staged a car-crash, making it appear that the driver had spun out of control and driven off into the water.
"Remind me again why we're doing this?" Tsuku asked, playing with his hands nervously. Risako's eyes slide from the sinking car to her current boyfriend. He was easy to manipulate, being naive and too much of a 'good guy'. He would do anything to please her, no more than a dog in her eyes.
"I need to teach my ex a lesson. Think of how upset he'll be to find out in the paper that his car was stolen and crashed into a lake." Risako whispered, snaking one of her hands into his. "He was really mean to me... Always placing money above me. I mean, how else would he end up with such a nice car? While I have nothing but the clothes on my back? If not for my parents, I would be pretty much homeless."
"Right, sorry..."
"Tsu-Chan, I love you." Risako breathed, kissing the man's neck softly. "You've been so kind to me all this time... Thank you so much for helping me do this."
"I love you too." Tsuku smiled , no longer feeling as guilty as before. As long as he was able to make Risako happy, he would do anything for her.
The following morning, Miyagi was shocked at the story on the front page. There was a picture of his car, being lifted out of a lake via crane. The article below the photo spoke of a car crash, where the driver had apparently gone missing, assumed to be drowned. A great feeling of annoyance came over Miyagi as he read. His car would have to be repaired once again, forcing the dark-haired man to ride the train for another week.
Things just get better and better...
And that's all for this chapter~ Sorry it's so short. I should be updating with more soon though! :D
