Hoshitani goes to the roof, and meets Tavian, Tengenji's cat. He instantly hides behind Kuga. Everyone sweat-drops. "Um…are you alright, Hoshitani-kun?" Nayuki asks. "Uh… I'm not good with animals, especially cats," Hoshitani answers from behind Kuga. Everyone else blinks in response.

Tavian walks up to Kuga and Hoshitani, Hoshitani cowering behind Kuga. Kuga pats his shoulder, "It's OK." Hoshitani nods slowly, and backs away. Then, he runs for the door, escaping. They stare after him, surprised at Hoshitani's response.

Hoshitani escaped to Otori's office, sighing in relief. Raising an eyebrow, Otori asks what's wrong. Hoshitani tells him, "Nothing." Otori sighs, but doesn't push it. "Just know that we're here for you. Whatever happens, even if you're scared, OK?" Otori tells his student. Hoshitani nods and smiles, "Yeah. Got it."

The next time Tavian was around, Hoshitani kept at least a five feet distance from her. He still hides behind Kuga when she gets too close though.

Otori was walking home when he hears whimpering and dogs barking. Curious, he walks towards the sounds, and discovers something hilarious. He sees Hoshtiani up a pole, whimpering as a bunch of dogs bark at him, surrounding him. Otori smiles, amused by the scene, and decides to take a picture on his phone. For blackmail, of course. Also because it was cute.

"Leave me alone!" Hoshitani yells as he tries to scare the dogs off, but they only bark at him more. Hoshitani whimpers and shimmies himself further up the pole. Otori only watches him for awhile before finally coming to the rescue. He picks up a random stick, throws it, and yells, "FETCH!" The dogs all go after the stick.

Sighing in relief, Hoshitani slides down the pole, and runs straight towards Otori. He grabs Otori by the hand, "Let's run! Before they come back!" Hoshitani fearfully runs away, dragging Otori along, who only smiles.

After awhile of running, Hoshitani stops in an empty alley, the both of them panting, sweaty, and exhausted. "Sorry about that. I'm not good with animals," Hoshitani says in between pants. Otori smiles, "It's OK." When both of their breathing finally calmed down, Otori asks what happened. "Ah…well, … I was walking when a dog found me. I tried to walk away, but it followed and started chasing me. Next thing I know, a bunch of dogs were chasing me, so I climbed up a pole… and you know the rest," Hoshitani sighs. Otori bursts out laughing. Hoshitani pouts at him.

"Sorry…haha… I'm just glad you're alright," Otori says between chuckles. Hoshitani blushes slightly, then kisses his cheek. Otori, surprised, blushes slightly, rubbing his cheek. "What was that for?" Hoshitani smiles, "For saving me, silly." Otori smiles back, "Shall we go home then?" Hoshitani nods. They walk home together, holding hands.

Bonus:

Unbeknownst to everyone, including Hoshitani, Otori has accumulated quite the collection of pictures of his boyfriend. Especially when he's being cute. He keeps copies of his pictures at home, and on his phone, with an extra set of copies in a safe place.

Ironically, Hoshitani has also accumulated pictures of Otori, especially of when he's sleeping or has his hair down. He thinks Otori is beautiful, so… He keeps copies of the pictures in his room, and on his phone, and an extra set in a box in his closet. The box has a note too: KEEP OUT! And if you still looked, keep it a secret from Otori. AT ALL COSTS.

Of course, this is a secret they both keep from each other and everyone else, so I doubt anyone's going to find out any time soon.

Bonus 2:

Otori was half listening as Hoshitani was talking his ear off on the couch. He just kept talking and talking. Eventually, Otori had had enough, so he did what anyone would do. Kiss him.

After pulling away, Hoshitani smiles, a blush on his face. "If you wanted to shut me up, you could've just said something." Otori smiles back, "You wouldn't listen though."

"I'll just keep talking until you shut me up then," Hoshitani challenges, then talks about something else when Otori kisses him again. "Shut up." Hoshitani smiles, eyes sparkling, "Make me." Accepting the challenge, Otori kisses him once more, effectively shutting him up.