A/N:

I'll just leave this chapter here before our internet acts up again.

The idea of this chapter has been on my mind for a while now.

Happy reading!

Disclaimer: KnB is not mine~

Grain XXVI - Pierced

"Urgh.."

Tomomi looked up at Kise who was examining his reflection in the mirror. He kept turning to look at himself at different angles, looking more and more disappointed with each turn. Eventually, it just got to the point where Tomomi couldn't focus on reading anymore. She took her hands off of the pages and looked at him, placing her chin in her hand.

"What's wrong Kise-kun?" Tomomi asked.

"...It's not right. Something about my image seems off and I've tried everything. I've got new accessories, new clothes - I can't think of anything else."

"So... You want to look cooler?"

"Well... Yeah."

"..How about you get your ears pierced?"

Kise stared at her, "What?"

Tomomi shrugged, "Get your ears pierced. It certainly makes a statement, right?"

"Yeah, but what if it looks stupid?"

"Take out the earrings and let the holes close."

Kise paused for a moment and Tomomi waited, "I don't even have earrings of my own."

Tomomi pointed to her bag, "I have two and a half pairs of earrings in there. I lost a clasp one day ago and I'm planning on returning it but you can have them if you want."

The blonde narrowed his eyes, "What kind are they?"

"They're silver. One set is simple studs and the other pair is the hoop kind."

"...I'll take them."

Tomomi grinned and stood up, "...Let's go and pierce your ears after school!"

"EH?!"

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Much later, the both of them were sitting in a store in the mall that performed free ear piercing. To Tomomi's secret surprise, Kise looked terrified. He couldn't stop fidgeting in his chair and he was tapping his foot impatiently.

The employee who was doing the piercing was examining the hoop earrings Tomomi had given her, making sure they were clean and not infected. When she was done, she walked back to them both and began cleaning the "earring stapler" she uses to pierce the earrings in.

"So, how do you want to do this? One pair for now?"

"No, just one piece of it," Kise answered.

"...Alright. How do you want to set it up?"

"Pierce it like you would with normal earrings, you know, on the earlobes."

"Got it. Which ear?"

"Hm... On my left ear."

As the two were done talking, Tomomi turned away to go back to browsing, but a warm hand grabbed hers and Tomomi turned to see Kise looking at the ground sheepishly.

"Could you stay?" he asked.

Tomomi blinked, not sure what to make of the sudden giddy feeling in her stomach, "...Ok. If you want."

Tomomi moved back over to him, making sure she was out of the employee's way.

"I'm going to do it okay?"

Kise nodded and Tomomi felt him squeeze her hand as the employee pierced his ear. Moments later, after everything is finished, Kise released her hand.

"How does it look?" he asked, turning towards her.

Tomomi looked to take in his whole face and her eyes widened. She felt hot all of a sudden and her heart was beating a bit faster than usual.

He looked absolutely gorgeous.

Tomomi swallowed the mysterious lump in her throat and grinned, grabbing the mirror by the piercing stand and handing it to him.

"...Badass."

For some reason, the large, confident grin on Kise's face made Tomomi's day much brighter.

A/N:

TBC~

I'm very sure that Kise didn't have piercings when he was still in middle school and also, actually, I don't know what the earring that Kise wears is called. So I asked my brother what kind of earring is he wearing because my brother wears earrings the same way as Kise. At first I thought it was called clasp earrings but it seems that I was wrong. XD

So...? How was this chapter? Anywho, leave a review please!

Okay, how about I give you guys a little spoiler?

Starting from now, things will get serious and the tension will start to rise.

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