Misaki's Affair (Part II)

Chapter 12


Misaki was at Ijuuin-sensei's apartment, knocking on the door before he knew what the hell he was doing. He waited patiently like the naïve and somewhat docile young man he was.

"Right, right, coming," a voice called from inside. To Misaki, the voice sounded rather tense.

Is Sensei not feeling well? I could always come back another time… But before he could listen to his gut and leave, his inner fanboy began speaking to him. You're about to be the first fan to ever read this newest release of The Kan. It'd be an insult to your pride as a fan to leave! No, scratch that. It'd be an insult to Sensei himself!

Misaki bit his lip and gave in. He waited for the door to open, and found himself gazing up at a cleanly-shaven, well-dressed Ijuuin-sensei. Misaki could swear he smelled the faint scent of cologne gently wafting from Sensei's body.

To his surprise, Misaki found himself a bit…attracted to the scent.

What the hell are you thinking?! Snap out of this, I just admire Sensei!

He told himself this over and over.

"Come on in, Takahashi-kun!" Ijuuin-sensei ushered the smaller boy inside the conveniently dimly lit living room. Misaki guffawed at the large expanse of literature and manga, and practically squealed at the small pile of The Kan volumes that were strewn over Ijuuin-sensei's table.

"Oh, right. I need to find the chapter…wait here while I find the manuscript, Takahashi-kun! Help yourself to anything in the fridge, okay? I'll be right back." With that, Ijuuin-sensei left the room and disappeared.

Misaki picked up the first volume of The Kan—which was sitting on the edge of the table looking ready to topple over onto the floor—and began to read it. That was where it had all started—his admiration, his love for Ijuuin-sensei had all originated here. Misaki found himself grinning stupidly at the first chapter; Ijuuin-sensei had definitely improved since he began writing (A/N drawing..?) The Kan.

"Ah, Takahashi-kun, you look happy! Did something good happen while I was gone?"

Misaki jumped at the voice, and spun around to see Ijuuin-sensei holding a small stack of papers in one hand and two mugs of something steaming in the other.

"Ah—well, n-no, I was…I was just, um—" Misaki wanted to slap himself. Why the hell am I stuttering?!

"Well, I brought the manuscripts and some hot chocolate, since I didn't know if you liked coffee or not. You can sit, if you want!" Sensei offered, gesturing towards the couch with the hand holding the manuscripts.

"Um…thank you…"

Misaki sat down on the edge of the couch, blushing slightly when Ijuuin-sensei moved to sit down next to him. He hadn't thought the evening through this far…he had forgotten that he would be alone with Ijuuin-sensei the whole time he was reading.

Crap…what have I gotten myself into?!


Misaki wanted to fling the papers up in ecstasy. He was done with the chapter.

I am positive that was the best chapter of The Kan I've ever read…!

Misaki smiled dully at Ijuuin-sensei, his eyes drooping, and his body feeling heavy as lead. The chapter had been longer than the previous ones, and it had taken him an hour to finish it. It was now almost eleven thirty. "That was your best chapter yet, Sensei…" he murmured, his head bobbing up and down in a battle to stay awake. Was it just him, or had the scent of Ijuuin-sensei's cologne become stronger…?

"Why, thank you, Takahashi-kun. You don't know how much that means to me…"

Suddenly, Misaki's eyes shot wide open. He was lying on his back on the couch, under Ijuuin-sensei. It took him a moment to realize what this meant—but when his mind finally caught up with the situation, Ijuuin-sensei's lips were already at his neck. Misaki squeaked in fright when he felt Ijuuin-sensei's lips suck hard on the tender skin, and screwed his eyes shut in disgust when Ijuuin-sensei began to lick the tender spot.

"Ijuuin…sensei…" Misaki tried to growl, but it left his lips as a pant. "Please…stop this…"

"Takahashi-kun, you'll never know if you love Usami-sensei or me more if you haven't slept with us both. Why don't you just give it a try? You don't even have to let Usami-sensei know. He doesn't know you're even here, does he?"

Misaki's eyes shot open. That's what he had forgotten. Usagi-san. His mind cleared instantly, and he began to push up against Ijuuin-sensei's chest.

"Stop it! Sensei, I could never love you like I love Usagi-san!"

Freeze.

Ijuuin-sensei slowly lifted himself up to gaze down at Misaki. "And why is that, Takahashi-kun?"

Huh? Misaki narrowed his eyes. He doesn't seem sad or disappointed…what is this guy thinking?

"Takahashi-kun, I'll tell you a secret, but you can't tell anyone, 'kay?" Ijuuin-sensei smirked and didn't wait for an answer. He leaned back down and whispered in Misaki's ear, "Saying things like that only makes me fall in love with you more."

Misaki shivered.

"Okay, thank you, Sensei! I look forward to buying your new chapter!" Misaki shoved Ijuuin-sensei off of him and made a beeline for the door. He threw it open and, without shutting the door behind him, ran out into the street.

What the hell…?


Misaki took his time walking to the train station. He didn't want to explain that hickey to Usagi-san, which he would surely be "punished" for…but nonetheless, he knew it'd pain Usagi-san, and he didn't want to see the older man become sad because of him.

I'm such an idiot! I knew that was going to happen!

While in the middle of mentally beating himself up, something caught Misaki's eye from across the street. It was a small, homely-looking bar snuggled between two other buildings. Misaki's eyes widened and he wondered if he should go drinking; he was of age, after all—but he didn't want to drink alone, and he didn't have anyone to drag him home if he became too drunk to remember how to walk.

But before he could turn back around, his eyes wandered over to a small, good-looking man waiting alone outside the bar. He looked cold, and was gazing at the sky. He had a wistful look on his face; looking almost like he was about to cry.

Misaki's eyes widened for the umpteenth time that day. It was Onodera-san!

Just when Misaki was about to call out to the other man, Onodera-san's head snapped down and he was standing before a tall, also good-looking man. They exchanged a few words before entering the bar.

Misaki's head cocked to the side. Who was that? It didn't look like anyone Misaki knew, and he hadn't been introduced to anyone who looked like that by Onodera-san or Takano-san.

Wait…he's going into a bar with that guy…

Suddenly, he remembered Usagi-san's retelling of Onodera-san and Takano-san's current relationship. If Onodera-san was still in denial about his love for Takano-san, maybe he was trying to date other guys to forget about Takano-san!

No! I can't let that happen to Takano-san!

Misaki was about to charge across the street, burst into the bar guns ablaze and drag Onodera-san the hell out of there, but then he realized…couldn't that just be a friend of Onodera-san's? Guys went out for a drink all the time. There wasn't anything weird about that…

The thing that was weird was that Misaki was suspecting Onodera-san of trying out different guys to forget about Takano-san. He pinched himself lightly on the arm.

Idiot. Onodera-san is a very nice person, I bet he's made more friends now that he's actually paid attention to his social life…

Misaki nodded at his resolve. Onodera-san would never do anything like cheat on Takano-san…

Right?


OHMYGOD I'M SO SORRY! I dropped off the face of the earth again Dx I came back (kind of) due to my friend's words of wisdom: "GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER!" And so I did ^^' he's very helpful. He indirectly helped me finish this chapter~!

But anyway, I made a kind of big deal out of Ricchan's social life because of my lack of one xD I tell my friends: I don't have a social life, and I don't care for one. Problem solved, no?

So once I get all the boring filler-like setup out of the way, I can start with the next stage of the plot. Yes, Haitani and Ijuuin will play a part in the next stage. Can't keep doing the same boring shit over and over again, thinking everyone will keep reading…

Anyway, I hope this chapter was satisfactory, even with its filler-like status ^^' gomen for that.

And now… (Yes, I'm still going to say it…)

Till next week~!