I sort of used the 'Izuru is young Nagito's caretaker' thing again, but this is totally different from last chapter… i just needed it for the plot. Annnnd the whole thing about 'Hajime is the younger brother that comes to see Izuru and meets Nagito'

I know those two factors make it seem REALLY similar, but trust me, i've just used those two factors for a totally different plot. They're more like minor plot points anyway…

Ah well. I still like how this turned out.

Hope you enjoy :)

START OF CHAPTER:

Nagito couldn't help but feel bad.

Sometimes it was over the most innocent things. When his boyfriend Hajme expressed wanting to try a more expensive brand of food at the supermarket, small things like that.

Nagito came from money, when his parents met their untimely deaths several years ago during his childhood, they had left him quite the substantial sum of money. More then he ever knew what to do with, to be honest.

One thing he learnt growing up, unfortunately for him, was that money could motivate people to do terrible things.

One maid at his family estate had expressed needing a large sum to pay for her mothers medical bills, so Nagito, being the kind child he was, had given it to her. Only for her to disappear several 'treatments' later.

It was later discovered that the woman's mother had been dead for several years, and she'd selfishly lied to gain more money for her own greedy desires.

It was a tiny drop of the total inheritance that Nagito possessed, and wouldn't make any difference, but that woman had unknowingly taught the young boy a powerful lesson.

So form that day forward, he studied hard, hired a trustworthy guardian until he turned eighteen, and absolutely no-one was about to get money without several legal checks, not even his caretaker. It sounded harsh yes, but to him it was a way to ensure he was never taken advantage of again.

His caretaker, Izuru, had approved of the young man's idea.

The point of all this? People will lie and cheat to get themselves ahead in life, even good people will sometimes act out of desperation.

Several people tried, and since the legal check was a closely guarded secret, they were all caught out on their various lies.

When he was eighteen, Izuru's younger brother Hajime came to visit. And since the two boys were about the same age, they'd hit it off pretty well. After a little while, they'd started dating.

However, Izuru had his own home elsewhere, so Hajime had no idea about Nagito's wealth. Nagito had asked Izuru to let him tell the other in his own time, and thankfully the stoic man had agreed.

And Nagito loved Hajime, he really did. They'd been going out several months now, and he was pretty sure the brunette was starting to get suspicious of why he always dodged the conversation about moving in. Nothing had been said about it, and Nagito wasn't about to bring it up himself.

Why? Well, Nagito could make all the excuses he wanted, but he knew why he was really hesitant…

To put it simply, he was afraid to tell Hajime about his wealth.

Why? He wasn't quite sure himself. At the beginning, he'd justify it with thoughts like 'i don't want to brag' and, 'the relationship is still new, best leave it till later'.

But now? He wasn't sure why he was still hesitating.

So when they were out shopping one day, and Hajime had seen an expensive item, he'd said:

"If i won the lottery, i'd buy that for you in a heartbeat."

He could almost physically feel his stomach turn in guilt.

'If i won the lottery…'

'I wish i could afford to buy you this…'

'If only we could afford this, huh Nagito?'

Every time something came up like this, he felt guilty. It didn't happen often, but when it did… he just felt guilty.

He knew he couldn't keep avoiding it forever, no amount of renovation stories in the world could save him anymore. He knew Hajime would have to be wondering why he hadn't been over to his house yet.

He… he wanted to put his trust in Hajime.

He loved him.

So, nervous as he was, he decided to see what would happen.

HAJIME POV

Was Nagito a secret agent or something? Seriously, what was with all this secrecy?

At first, maybe, the relationship was new, and maybe Nagito may have not been comfortable with sharing everything. Lord knows Nagito didn't get invited into his own house until a good couple months in.

But now?

He wasn't stupid, he'd seen Nagito looking down lately. But he'd smile when Hajime looked at him, or brushed it off the few times he was asked.

What was he worried about? Was there something wrong? If something was wrong, he'd tell him wouldn't he? They loved each other, right? Of course they did.

Then what was wrong?

There were just so many questions. He knew it was probably stupid to thinking so much about such a little thing, but it was just one of those questions that would nag you until you got the answer.

He just hoped everything was okay.

'Beep!'

As if reading his thoughts, a text notification appeared on his phone.

Nagito:

Hey, Hajime, is it okay if we… meet somewhere and talk? Nothing bad i promise! At least i don't think so…?

What the hell was the albino going on about? Normally people would be afraid getting the 'we need to talk', but Hajime was mostly confused.

Me:

What are you talking about? Never mind, where do we meet?

An almost instant response came.

Nagito:

The usual cafe? We can go from there.

Seriously, what the hell was going on?

But nevertheless, he sent a reply confirming the plans, then made his way out the door, no less confused.

Upon his arrival to the cafe, he entered only to see his boyfriend sitting alone at a corner table, looking nervous.

He slowly approached.

"Nagito…?"

The albino in question jumped, startled.

"Are you okay? You know you were the one that called me here right… what's going on?"

"I… no?"

Hajime sat down, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you hurt? Should i be concerned?"

"N-no… i just, i just want to show you something is all."

"Show me? Nagito, are you sure everything's okay?"

Before Hajime could blink, Nagito was out of his seat and tugging Hajime out the cafe with him.

The brunette was still really confused, but decided to make light of it.

"You're not secretly planning to kill me are you?"

A strained chuckle was the initial reply.

"No… i actually had a surprise for you."

An eyebrow raised.

"A… surprise? That's what this was all about?"

"I… i was nervous about showing you, that's all."

"You're sure i shouldn't be worried."

A light nervous chuckle was the response.

"It was just… it was just a big decision is all."

He grasped his boyfriend's hand tighter.

"Let's go then."

The small smile Hajime got in return was absolutely breathtaking.

Within the next few minutes, they'd called a taxi cab, and were speeding away to wherever it was that Nagito wanted to take him.

He was a little concerned when they didn't stop for a little while, but said nothing. He was slightly more concerned when they started entering the uptown, more expensive high class neighbourhoods.

He had a suspicion where this was going.

"Nagito…? Where on earth are we going?"

Now that they were on their way to this mysterious surprise, Nagito seemed more relaxed, which was good. He also seemed determined about something, if the subtle clenching of his fists was anything to go by.

"We're almost there, Hajime."

"Good." He laid his hand over his boyfriends, trying to comfort him further with a smile.

After a little bit more (If Nagito truly lived this far away, he almost felt bad for making him travel so far so often), the txt had finally come to a stop. Before Hajime could even begin to get out his wallet, Nagito had already given the driver his card, which Hajime gaped at as he saw the fee.

"Nagito!" He hissed, as they got out and watched the driver speed away. "Did you see that taxi fare?! You'll go broke if you do that."

Nagito wordlessly stepped around behind him, and covered his eyes. But before Hajime could swat his hands off or yell at him for not answering, the other spoke.

"I'm sorry Hajime, i wanted to surprise you with something. Will you indulge me for a minute or two?"

"Sure…?" What the hell was even going on right now.

He was led forward, carefully led a step right or left every so often. There was a single pause, in which Hajime seriously considered looking, but considering how strange Nagito had been acting today, he didn't have the heart to ruin this 'surprise'. It seemed pretty important to his boyfriend. He had his suspicions, but he wanted to be sure before he asked Nagito about it.

And hopefully, whatever this surprise was, would answer his questions.

Finally, they had arrived at wherever he was being led to. He could feel Nagito's hands shaking slightly, whether he was excited or nervous, he couldn't tell.

"Hey, are you okay?"

The hands over his eyes froze.

"I just, uh… i hope you don't hate me for not telling you about this."

What? Why would he hate Nagito?

"Why would… i…"

He trailed off, as the hands had now been removed. He gaped at what he saw.

A giant ass, hell expensive looking mansion sat before him. It was a beautiful place, lovely gardens surrounded by a giant wall, but the whole building itself was absolutely massive. This sounded like something out of the stories Makoto told him about Togami's mansion. But then again, Togami was rich, so of course he had a massive mansion.

But wait, if Nagito brought him here, and this was definitely not Togami's family home, then did this mean…?

He turned to his boyfriend, who looked back at him nervously.

"Nagito… is this your home?"

The albino in question froze up for a moment, before nodding slowly.

"I wasn't sure how to tell you about this. I may, um, have more money then i'll ever know what to do with?"

There was a brief moment, in which Hajime considered chewing the shit out of his boyfriend. This was something important, so why was he only being told now?

But then he looked at his boyfriend's face, and instantly disregarded this brief urge.

Nagito didn't just look wary… he looked scared.

And understanding instantly flooded him.

He may not know the story, but that sheer level of fear told him that something terrible happened, something regarding his fortune that had to have absolutely scarred him for him to be so scared of Hajime finding out.

Hajime slowly approached him, and he saw Nagito tense. The other looked like he was going to back away, but didn't move an inch as Hajime reached his hands to cup his face.

"Hey, Nagito, listen to me okay?"

He smiled, hoping that would relax the other, at least a little.

"You look so scared, something terrible must have happened to you before, right? Listen, I don't care that you're super rich. You could be rich, poor as dirt, or an alien from planet fucking mars, and i'd still love you. I didn't fall in love with you because you paid for my dates, or buying me expensive presents."

"I fell in love with you, Nagito Komaeda. I fell in love with the dork who watches movies with me at 2am because i can't sleep, i fell in love with the guy who would drop everything if i was sick just to make sure i was okay. The boyfriend who would hug me close and say 'i love you', even when i just woke up looking like absolute shit."

"I fell in love with you, you dork. And no amount of zeros in your bank account is going to change that."

Before he knew it, he found himself squashed into a tight embrace. He didn't protest, only putting his own arms around Nagito's waist in return.

"I love you so much Hajime… Looks like i won the lottery in more then just money, didn't i?"

"S-shut up! You're lucky i love you, idiot…" His face went slightly pink.

They looked at each other, then laughed, laughing like the happiest idiots on the face of the planet.

END OF CHAPTER:

It's been a little while, i know. I was struggling on how to end this for the longest time.

Plus, this business course i'm doing absolutely sucks. Gah it's like school all over again. But hey, at least i get something out of it, i suppose.

So yeah, because of my course, updates may or may not be a little slower then normal. But i'm not dropping this series no matter what, so i'll still do my best to update when i can.

The good news on that front though, is that i've started some work on the next handful of chapters, even finished a couple! So you guys will at least get those soon enough.

Anyway, you're not reading this series to hear me ramble. So as usual, i hope you've enjoyed my latest update.

Cya next chapter :)

Tairulz