Title: Amen

Chapter: 6

Author: Megane-chan & Akai-chan

E-mail: megane_chan5@yahoo.com, chaos_serenity_14@hotmail.com

Pairings: HanaKiyo/KiyoHana (if this works out…) and take a wild guess.

Genre: humor, romance

Disclaimer: We do not own them! No Money! No Sue!

Rating: General

Archive: Fanfiction.net. And if you want, just tell me.

Author's note: Sorry for the occasional grammatical mistakes. I did have this edited but we're all human.

Chapter 6 Kisses on Wednesday!

"Fr. Agustin! Fr. Agustin!" a student runs after Jin carrying four big paper bags, full of letters written in a scented stationery sheets.

"Careful in running in the hallways, Kana-chan." Jin said looking down at a smiling browned eyed girl. "And yes, you called?"

The girl pants to catch her breath and thrusted forward to Jin all four, overflowing with letters, paper bags, "Here Fr. *wheeze* Augustin. From us in section St. Mechtilde."

"Oh, thanks I guess." Jin accepted the paper bags, which only added to his overflowing letters at hand. The girl smiled sweetly at Jin and waved goodbye.

Jin walked towards the Faculty room wondering why the students kept on giving him letters. Letters for Hanagata, Ikegami and even Uozumi, but most of the letters tucked on his robe pockets and on the paper bags are his.

"Good morning Sendoh, Miyagi." Jin greeted the only two people inside the faculty and dumped his stacks of letters on his desk. And the room to say the least is overflowing with pink sheets with hearts printed on them or envelopes with angels on them and scents raging from strawberries to vanilla.

Miyagi greeted him back while Sendoh waved at his direction. Jin proceeded to put the letters on his hand to their appropriate desks then suddenly he heard Sendoh speak.

"Dear Fr. Jean," Sendoh read one of the many letters forming a pyramid on his desk. " … God bless, Miki-chan. – so this is your assignment Miyagi?" He asked the point guard across the faculty room.

"Yes, the students were very eager when they passed me their assignment this morning." Miyagi answered as he sorts out hundreds of letters addressed to his friends. "Let's see, Fujima's goes here."  He inserted or rather squished a big bundle of letters down Fujima's pigeonhole seeing yellow and peach sheets of scented letters already cover Fujima's table. "Maki's right over here, Mitsui's there. And what a surprise! Even Sakuragi has a lot of little admirers!" He added as he tried to fit the letters inside Sakuragi's pigeonhole.

"I heard the Tensai's name!" Sakuragi loudly entered the room heading straight at Miyagi. "What is that I see you're stuffing inside my mail space?" He asked recklessly taking out one and making the rest fly to his face.

"Dear Fr. Tensai Benedict," Sakuragi read aloud, sitting down on his pile. "I really love your class! Ore wa tensai! I'll never forget that! You are the best! I am lucky to have you as my speech teacher! Our class had never been boring since you became our mentor. I -"

Miyagi took the letter before Sakuragi shatter their eardrums. "What are you feeding your students to make them admire you that much?"

"The tensai's greatness of course!" Sakuragi simply answered as he took out his entire share of letters and started reading them in silence in his desk. "Now, if you'll excuse the Tensai, I have a lot of fan mail to read and answer."

"What's the commotion about?" Mitsui asked as he entered the room with Rukawa in tow. "Letters? From whom?"

"My students." Miyagi answered as he hands over Mitsui and Rukawa's overflowing share. "I know you get a lot of this but do read them okay? This time it won't be coming from blubbering teenage girls but from errm… blubbering girls. Anyway don't just throw them away." Miyagi said to Rukawa unsure of what the pale boy's reaction.

"Okay." Rukawa shrugged his shoulders and took the letters struggling as not to drop any.  He sat down on his desk and one by one, started reading the letters. And after a few minutes he fell asleep and his letters serving as a pillow. Typical.

"Good morning everyone!" Maki greeted rather loudly, smiling from ear to ear.

"So what's so good about your morning? You're grinning like a fool." Mitsui said as he dumps a box full of letters on Maki's desk.

"I have no classes today that's why!" Maki answered, placing his foot on his desk as he opens one yellow letter. "No little demons… no little demons… la la la.. no little demons…"

Mitsui shook his head at the singing Kainan captain. "So, Sakuragi, where's Kiyota by the way?" he asked as he took a sit at his desk between Rukawa and Sendoh's.

"Wild Monkey's with the two Megane-kun's." The redhead simply answered not looking up from his letter.

"Guys, if you need me I'll be at the gym." Maki said as he continues to hum his little demon song and carries his own bundle of letters.

"Yeah, see ya, Maki-san." Said Miyagi as he helps Mitsui sort out his mails.

"Anyway, Sakuragi-kun, shouldn't you be with them?" Sendoh asked while picking one of Sakuragi's mails.

"Hey! Hands-off! Mind your own letters." Sakuragi snatched back his letter before Sendoh can open the envelope. He then forcefully stuffed all his letters in his drawers. "I think Megane-kun's mad at me." Sakuragi pouted, looking downcast. "He only talks with Megane and leaves me to talk with that Wild Monkey! So that's why I left them at the library and went back here, Megane-kun probably didn't notice I left." He sniffed and is lost in deep thought to why the Shohoku saint, Kogure, won't even notice his presence when Kogure alone actually tells him that he's a Tensai.

"Now now Sakuragi-kun, I'm sure Kogure-san's just busy. After all he and Hanagata-san teaches the same subject." Sendoh said while patting Sakuragi's shoulder. "I think he -"

The door being loudly opened cut off Sendoh.

"You!" Kiyota shouted from the doorway. "I don't know what you did but Hanagata-san and Kogure-san kept ignoring me! The only time they talked with me was to tell me to go look for you!" He slowly walks towards Sakuragi's desk. "They won't even answer any of my question or just talk back to me! They said get Sakuragi then we'll answer you! And you know what they did? The turned their back to me at once! It's all your fault I'm being ignored!" Now Kiyota is faced to face with Sakuragi.

"What the?! They were also ignoring me that's why I left! Don't you dare say it's the Tensai's fault! The tensai doesn't have any faults!" Sakuragi argued looking directly at Kiyota's eyes.

Sendoh who returned to the safety of his seat whispered to Mitsui and Miyagi. "Sigh, if I could just push them, just a tiny push then their lips will meet."

Rukawa who slowly stood up looking half asleep, walked over to Sakuragi and kicked his behind. The result? Monkey love operation's first success! The monkeys' first kiss!

The room froze. Everyone's eyes were on Sakuragi and Kiyota's joined lips. Even Jin and Koshino who just opened the faculty door were nailed at their current position, jaws dropping on the floor.

"Do -" Rukawa still half-asleep, started to say his famous one liner when Mitsui instantly placed a hand over his mouth and drag both Rukawa and a shocked Sendoh out the door onto the hallways. Miyagi, Jin and Koshino are not far behind.

"What was that?" Miyagi asked while taking deep breaths as he slides down the wall into a sitting position.

Mitsui slumped beside him still holding both Rukawa and Sendoh. "Rukawa, you really should improve your waking up habits. You nearly got yourself killed! Just think about what will those two do to you now!"

"Don't lecture him Mitsui-san, that was a –" Koshino was interrupted by a laugh, a rather maniacal laugh coming from Sendoh.

"Ha ha… ha ha ha… bwahahahaha!!!" Sendoh stood up, pulling Jin with him and started to dance a loony dance. "Success!!! It was a success!!!"

"Please don't tell me that the gels Sendoh used fried up his brain?" Fujima said leaning at the corner wall with a weird look on his face as he stares at the still dancing Sendoh.

"Oi! Fujima-san!!!" He lets go of a dazed Jin and ran up to Fujima. "You should have seen it! It's was sweet but hilarious and downright unexpected or you may call it a suicide attempt but nonetheless it's a success!" Sendoh started blabbering and while shaking Fujima rather harshly.

"What's so great Sendoh?" Hanagata asked as he and Kogure rounded up in the corner and saw the terribly shaken Fujima. "And please kindly let go of Fujima." He added as Kogure tries to pry off Sendoh hand to Fujima's shoulder.

"They kissed! Yey! They kissed! Kiyota and Sakuragi sitting on a tree! K.I.S.S.I.N.G! First come love them comes –" Sendoh's eardrum breaking song was cut off when Mitsui placed his palms on his mouth.

"Like he said, Kogure, they kissed. Thanks to Rukawa here actually." Mitsui pointed on the pale boy sleeping while leaning on the wall.

"Oh wow! How'd you managed that?!" Hanagata asked battling with himself if he should be shocked or just laughing his ass off.

"Not that all impossible." Miyagi said as he pulls up Fujima and Koshino and made them face each other. "You see, Rukawa here was asleep when those two monkey loudly argued why both of you ignored them. Obviously Rukawa woke up, went over them and kick Sakuragi's behind making him lunge forward and smack! Onto Kiyota's lips!" Miyagi explained while he used Koshino and Fujima like puppet dolls controlling their every move and almost making them kiss. Koshino face is just a few centimeters away from Fujima's if not for their balance surely another kissing scene is in order. Both backed away immediately, a slight pink shade colored their cheeks.

"It's actually kind of sweet if you asked me." Jin said as he stares at a blissfully grinning Sendoh.

"Woah…" Kogure was quite speechless but remembering the redhead's temper he warned the group. "Don't you think Sakuragi and Kiyota will get your head for this, Rukawa?"

"ZZzz…" Oh what a surprise, Rukawa's still asleep.

"I don't think he'll mind, Kogure-san." Miyagi answered as he stares at the drooling rookie.

"Yare yare," Mitsui sighed as he started to tap Rukawa awake. "I think we'd better go now, lunch will be –"

Mitsui was interrupted by the lunch bell and instantly all doors burst opened revealing eager students to race to the cafeteria.

--

They didn't know how much time has passed all they know is that the lunch bell just rang a few seconds ago and their lips are still glued together. Only when Ikegami entered the room that they felt their senses alive again.

"Where are – OH MY!" To say that Ikegami was shocked is an understatement.

Sakuragi and Kiyota's eyes blinked and at the same time, both jumped backwards. Sakuragi started yelling while headbutting the wall and Kiyota also yelled as he started pulling his hair.

Ikegami, still stood like a statue near the door, dropped his books and startling the two.

The yelling, headbutting and hair pulling abruptly stopped. Slowly Kiyota's eyes met Sakuragi's brown ones. Is that a blush or they're just red from embarrassment? Then both rushed out the faculty room, making the letters fly around. Sakuragi ran to the left while Kiyota ran to the right. 

Ikegami? Feet are still rooted at the floor, staring to where the kiss took place, while the letters hang to him like decorations on a Christmas tree. Poor boy.

--

Sakuragi entered the full packed cafeteria and looked for any traces of Kiyota. /I swear I will kill the Kitsune later in his sleep! Or better yet, now!/ He thought as he spotted Rukawa eating with Sendoh. He got his lunch and slowly walks towards them when he spots Kiyota eating alone, a seat away from Sendoh and Rukawa. /Kuso! What is that monkey doing there?!/ Then he rushed to sit beside Sendoh using him to hide from Kiyota's view.

"You baka kitsune…" Sakuragi hissed in a low voice as he grabs Rukawa. " … will die the most painful death in my hands, I will see to it that your blood will –"

Sendoh held back Sakuragi from ripping Rukawa's robe. "Calm down, Sakuragi-kun! He didn't mean it." Sendoh calmly reasoned as he slowly tries to take off Sakuragi's death grip to Rukawa. "Surely he acted on pure instinct and really didn't do it for the purpose of making you and Kiyota kis –"

Instantly Sakuragi's hand found their way to Sendoh's chest and gripping the boy's robe none too gently thus making Sendoh choke. "Don't you dare say that word, Smiley or else…" Sakuragi threatened but his grip loosened when he saw Kiyota looking straight at him.

Blushing real hard he suddenly lets go of Sendoh and starting eating his lunch. Sendoh found this to be too interesting for him to let it pass.

"I'm sure, Sakuragi-kun, that that ki – I mean incident with Kiyota mean nothing to you so why get so affected?" Sendoh started to tease as he saw Kiyota also blushing like a tomato. "I'm sure little matters like that doesn't and will not bother the tensai ne?"

Sakuragi looked ready to punch the Ryonan ace. If only there are no little kids at the cafeteria then maybe he will. "That's my first kiss…" He muttered while looking dangerously at Sendoh.

"Eh he he." Sendoh nervously laughed as he scratched the back of his head. "Hey, I just remember I promised to have lunch with Jin today. See ya!" With that, Sendoh took his unfinished lunch, stood up and called for Jin. "Hey Fr. Augustin." Sendoh waved.

Jin looked up from his table where Maki, Fujima and Koshino were also seated. /why is Sendoh waving towards the front when I'm here at the back "Over hear Jean!" He shouted back.

Sendoh turned back and blushed. "I'll be seein' ya later in our class, Rukawa. Bye Sakuragi." He then rushed off to Jin's table and squished himself between Jin and Maki.

Sakuragi stared at Sendoh then back at Rukawa. /Hmph, I guess staying with Kitsune here is better than sitting with that monkey!/

Then Mitsui went to their table and started to pull Rukawa up. "Oi Rukawa, you promised to have lunch with me, remember?"

"Micchy! Where you taking the Kitsune?" Sakuragi suddenly bolted afraid to be left alone.

"To have lunch with me." Mitsui answered still tugging on Rukawa. "Let's go, Rukawa."

"Why can't you just have lunch here with me and Kitsune?"

"Why don't you have lunch with Kiyota over there?" Mitsui said pointing at Kiyota. "See, Kiyota's eating alone, join him okay?" Then he quickly pulled the pale boy and walked briskly over Hanagata's and Kogure's table leaving Sakuragi alone and blushing once again.

--

/Why is that baka looking at me now? And why am I looking at him?/ Kiyota lowered his reddening face down instantly. It's the third time in a row that they both caught themselves stealing glances at each other since Rukawa and Mitsui left Sakuragi alone.

/It's just a kiss Nobunaga! A meaningless kiss! But why the hell am I so affected?/ Frustrated, Kiyota played with his food with his fork. /Because that was your first kiss stupid!/ Kiyota looked up again only to find his eyes again locked with Sakuragi.

--

The end of the classes for this day ended quickly for everyone is planning for the upcoming fieldtrip tomorrow. And Uozumi found Sendoh walking around the hallway reading various maps and brochures.

"Oi Sendoh."

"Oh, Uozumi-sempai!" Sendoh greeted, looking up from his maps.

"I need you to photocopy this map." Uozumi handed Sendoh another map. "This will be our guide for tomorrow's field trip. Don't mix this up with yours okay?"

"Sure, no problems! How many copies do you need?" Sendoh asked eyeing the Nerima prefecture map.

"I guess five copies will do." Uozumi answered. "Give the original copy back to Fr. Ambrose."

"Gotcha!" Sendoh said as he walks towards the photocopying section. Then he halts and called back to his senior. "Wait Uozumi-sempai!"

"Yes?"

"I thought the field trip's scheduled on Friday?"

"Apparently you weren't listening in this morning's announcement." Uozumi rubbed his temples. "The heads moved the trip to tomorrow after all it will be a two day - one night trip. They want the kids to be back on the weekend."

"Oh! An overnight fieldtrip? Cool! Now why can't Ryonan have something like that?" As Sendoh turned to one corner he bumped into Jin leaving the maps and brochure to scatter on the floor.

"Oh I'm sorry, Sendoh." Jin immediately kneeled down to gather the maps.

"Don't worry Jin, it's not your fault, I'm not looking to where I'm heading also." Sendoh smiled as he gathers the rest of the brochures.

"Why so many of these?" Asked Jin as he hands different sets of maps.

"Well, I found out one of my student's father is working for one travel agency or tourism something, anyway I asked for maps and brochures for a popular date spots!" Sendoh's grin reached from ear to ear.

"And?" Jin asked curiously raising one fine eyebrow.

"Well, I just thought that it'll be nice of us if we send our two monkeys in one of these cool places." Sendoh said as he opened one map and brochure for Jin to see. "Look! They have every facilities that any couple would want, isn't that perfect?"

"I guess that's not err… a bad idea." Jin found himself blushing on some contents of the brochure. "But what's this one? Surely you don't want them dating at a Museum?" he then asked pointing at the Nerima Museum map.

"Oh this one, Uozumi asked me to photocopy this one for tomorrow's fieldtrip." Sendoh answered. "Join me?"

"Sure." Jin answered as thy both walked towards the photocopying section.

"Five copies for this please." Sendoh said to the elderly sister at the photocopying section.

"Hey, Jin, isn't that Rukawa and Mitsui-san headed for the gym?" Sendoh said pointing at the two.

"Yes, that's them. Look's like those two are planning on playing ne?" Jin said seeing that Rukawa and Mitsui are dressed in their training outfits.

"Let's join them!" Sendoh eagerly said as he dumps his stack full of maps and brochure next to the Nerima Museum map. "Sister, I'll be back for these later okay?" With that he dragged Jin back to the dorms to change.

The sister, now confused to which should she copy from the various maps and brochures, she just took five of them and started copying. "Youths these days." She said while happily copying different maps.

--

"Hhmm… the basketballs should be right at the dug-out over there." Mitsui said pointing at the back of the gym. "Kind of Maki to give us the keys to this gym." He snorted while remembering the unusually happy face of the Kainan ace enjoying a day without teaching his 'little demons'.

Rukawa got a basketball and stood at the center of the court. Mitsui headed towards him as Rukawa said, "First to reach thirty wins." With that, the game began.

It was Rukawa who scored first but when Mitsui started to heat up, he proved to Rukawa that he really earned the MVP title back in his junior years. The score was 14 to 11 in favor of Mitsui when Jin and Sendoh entered the gym.

"Oi! Gambatte yo Mitsui-san!" Sendoh shouted causing Mitsui to look back at them.

Rukawa grabbed the opportunity. He stole the ball from Mitsui while he's distracted, went to the three point lane, shot the ball then the score is tied, 14 to 14.

"Ooppss…" Sendoh nervously laughed under Mitsui's glare.

Jin pulled Sendoh to the sidelines to sit and watch the game. Mitsui countered with another three point while Rukawa shot a lay-up and quickly stole the ball again and did a dunk. Now Rukawa leads 18-17.

After fifteen minutes, the score is still 18-17. Sendoh, surprisingly impatient today, can't wait to join the game between the two.

"Oi! Oi! I wanna play too! Jin and I wanna play too!" Sendoh shouted at the two.

"Hush Sendoh, they're serious at their game, I don't think they'll notice you at all." Jin said eyeing Mitsui's form as he tries to cut Rukawa's defense and shoot under the basket. Rukawa being familiar to his senior's move was able to read the oncoming fake shot.

Mitsui was breathing a bit heavily than Rukawa. He surely believes that this one on one is one of the toughest games he played yet. /That Rukawa sure is getting better and better everyday!/ he thought while he signals for a time out and got his water container for a drink.

Mitsui joined Sendoh and Jin on the sideline flop himself on the floor. "Wait Rukawa, I *wheeze* gotta take a breather."

"Daijobu ka, Sempai?" All three heads looked up and was surprised at Rukawa's concern.

Still taken aback, Mitsui managed to say "Yes, just fine." Before taking another big swig of his water. Then Rukawa turned back to do some shootings.

"Hey, why don't I take Mitsui-san's place?" Sendoh suggested as he turns towards Mitsui then at Rukawa. "He can rest for a while I continue for him ne? Call it as a substitution."

Rukawa just looked back at him, glaring then went back to his shooting.

"No Sendoh, I think I'm okay." Mitsui said rising up from the floor. "We'll make this quick so Jin and you can play okay? Let's go Rukawa!" He called for the rookie in the other side of the court.

A few more minutes had passed as Sendoh and Jin eagerly anticipates for the victor. Rukawa won by a point.

"You improve real quick Rukawa." Mitsui said in-between deep gulps of air. "And I'm sure that Smiley over there would really like to play against you now." He said while looking at Sendoh. "Show him you deserve to be number one." Mitsui ordered as he raised his palms for a high five, which Rukawa gladly accepted.

Sendoh and Jin stood up while Mitsui again slumped down on the gym floor.

"Mitsui-san, why don't we have our own one on one after our game?" Mitsui looked at Rukawa who in return stared back at him also stunned at the challenge. Sendoh was supposed to asked Rukawa and not him.

The game between Jin and Sendoh was shorter than Mitsui and Rukawa's. Sendoh won by two points with a fade away shot. By this time, Mitsui recovered enough to play again. Sendoh took only a minute or two of rest and once again in the court playing with the Shohoku shooting guard.

"I was surprised Sendoh asked Mitsui-san and not you." Said Jin, wiping his face as he sat down beside Rukawa.

Rukawa turned at him with the look that said, "I'm surprised too but I'm not really showing it."

While watching the game, Jin brought up Sendoh's idea of sending off the Sakuragi and Kiyota to some date spot. He asked some question, which Rukawa only answered, with a no or a yes and sometimes a maybe. Their so-called conversation ended abruptly when laughter, instead of a ball dribbling was heard from the court.

Rukawa saw that in front of him was not a basketball game, but a 'get-the-ball-then-shoot- tickling-game'. Mitsui, while clutching his tummy with one hand and the ball on the other was laughing so hard as Sendoh tries to steal the ball. So Sendoh, successfully got the ball but not for long for Mitsui got his tickling fingers on Sendoh's side making him loose the ball. Jin laughed at the two boys' antics while Rukawa scowled then snorted at the scene infront of him.

"Lighten up, Rukawa." Jin said while smiling and still watching the two wrestle literary for the ball. "Basketball after all is a fun sport, it is meant for people to enjoy."

Suddenly, Rukawa stood up, went to the two, got the ball that is loosely hanging on Sendoh's hands and said coldly at Sendoh, "You and me, first to reach twenty."

"Yare, yare." Mitsui said as he straightened himself then patted Rukawa on the shoulder while saying, "Beat him." He went back to the sideline still grinning and asked Jin to have a shooting practice with him on the other end of the court.

"What's got Rukawa so heated up?" Jin asked the scarred face boy as he took some balls for the rack.

"I dunno Jin, but I'm sure he'll win." Mitsui answered as he shot a rimless three pointer.

"So Rukawa's going to win huh?" Jin asked also placing in a rimless shot. "But my money's on Sendoh, Mitsui-san." He smiled at Mitsui.

"Is that so?" Mitsui stopped in his mid shot pose and turned to Jin. "Well then, the loser has to do whatever the winner wants for a day maybe on Saturday, okay?"

"Just between you and me?" Jin asked while the other boy nodded. "You're on."

--

"Mou, Rukawa." Said Sendoh as he plays defense to Rukawa. "Our game isn't finished yet and we're having so much fun."

"Shut up and play."

"Hai hai." Sendoh sighed and tightened his defense. "Mitsui-san's a real great guy, you know."

"…" Rukawa runs around Sendoh but the older boy was quick to react and once again infront of Rukawa.

"He's really fun to be with." Sendoh continued to talk about Mitsui and not noticing Rukawa's glare that bores holes to his spiked up head. "It's amazing how much you can find out in a person by just having a game with them."

"…" Rukawa once again tries to elude Sendoh by doing a fake shot but unfortunately, the great Sendoh read the move.

"And to think he's rather good looking too." The babble still continues. "I'm sure you're not the only one from Shohoku who has his own brigade, I'm sure Mitsui-san also has his own admirers. Male or female will undoubtedly fall for that hot guy."

Rukawa's glare intensified. "Shut up."

"Huh?" Sendoh looked at Ruakwa straight in the eyes. "Why? You don't want me talking about Sempai?"

"He's my senior."

"Well, duh! Mine too, in case you didn't know, he's older than us." Sendoh said while preventing Rukawa to shoot from the inside. "He's also my Sempai."

"Don't call my Sempai your Sempai." Rukawa stated with venom in his voice.

"Why Rukawa!" Sendoh stopped in his play and grinned at him. "You like him don't ya? You're jealous aren't ya?"

Rukawa stopped in his mid step, shocked. Sendoh, an opportunist, took advantage of the rookie's state, stole the ball and went in for a dunk.

Eventually, Jin and Mitsui looked back at Sendoh and Rukawa who's got the game so heated up, both of them can feel their adrenaline pumping from the other end of the court. Sendoh did a dunk that marked the end of the game.

"You loose, Mitsui-san." Jin simply said at Mitsui whose mouth is hanging open. "Be ready for Saturday ne?" Jin added as he jogs up to congratulate Sendoh.

--

"You seem distracted, Rukawa." Mitsui looked at slight lost expression on his junior's face. "Did Sendoh say something to you?"

Rukawa stopped walking towards their dorm and stared at Mitsui then shook his head a little vigorously trying to hide the forming blush. "Nothing Sempai."

"Oh, okay, I guess." Still not convince but Mitsui decided to leave it at that.

They reached the dorm in companionable silence. Mitsui turns the doorknob but stopped abruptly.

"You do know that Sakuragi and Kiyota are inside right, Rukawa?" Mitsui asked not looking back at Rukawa. "Just pray that both of them aren't all that pissed off by the kiss." He gave Rukawa a slight smirked and opened the door.

--

Sakuragi kept on fixing his things for tomorrow's fieldtrip, his eyes obviously trying to avoid Kiyota. No matter how hard he tries still, his eyes will find it's way to Kiyota's.

Kiyota already finished with his packing, zipped his bag rather loudly at the same time Sakuragi closed his bag also quite noisily, making the two of them again look at each other. No talking, no arguing, no nothing - just plain blushing. Yeah, just plain blushing.

The sound of the door being opened alerted the two that are ready to jumped on the one revealed by the door.

"RUKAWA!!!" Both Sakuragi and Kiyota shouted, all set in strangling the stoic boy.

If not for Mitsui blocking the two on the death trip for Rukawa, the pale boy will be one dead rookie by now. "Now, now, Sakuragi, Kiyota…"

"Outta my way Micchy!" Sakuragi launched his whole body to Mitsui who's clearly guarding Rukawa behind him.

"Mitsui-san, if you know what's good for you, you'll move out of the way." Kiyota growled pushing his way in for a piece of Rukawa.

"Futari no do a –" Rukawa's speech, if you can call it that, was cut short by a large palm covering his mouth.

"Take it easy Rukawa, these two are ready to kill ya. I'm sure you don't want them hunting your soul through seven hells now do ya?" Sendoh grinned at his back who obviously just got back.

While Mitsui's busy hauling all bouncing ball of energy, Sakuragi, towards his bed, Sendoh was busy dragging a wildly kicking Kiyota to his bed.

"I see both of you are finished packing already, why don't you … oh no you don't!" Sendoh said while trying his best to get Kiyota to stay in his bed and not crawl back to kill Rukawa. "Why don't you two go to sleep?"

"Yes, Sakuragi. Go to… sleep!" Mitsui oh so would like to have a rope right now and tie the restless Sakuragi.

"Micchy, it's his fault!"

"No, not his fault, its your… argh, hold still! It's your fault!" Mitsui duck to avoid the flinging arms. "If you and Kiyota aren't all that… geeze you're heavy! If you weren't noisy then he wouldn't wake up and kick you! Now lie down and sleep!"

"But but… Micchy…" Sakuragi eyes formed the chibi innocent eyes and watered a little.

"No, Sakuragi. No killing of Rukawa now." Mitsui said panting for breaths. "Maybe after this whole two week ordeal you can resume in killing him."

Sakuragi and Kiyota humped too loudly and buried themselves in their blankets.

Mitsui wiped the forming sweat on his forehead. "Phew! Now that's done. If you'll excuse me, I have some packing to do."

--

"Room Solace's quite noisy ne, Toru-kun?" Kogure smiled while hearing the thumping noises on the room.

"Indeed they are, Min-kun." Hanagata said, while adding a few more things to his pack.

"And since when did Kogure-san and Hanagata-san are on the first name basis?" Koshino whispered to Jin who's stuffing a towel inside his duffel bag.

"You know what, I'm wondering about those two..." Jin answered a bit skeptical, also whispering and looking at the two bespectacled lads.

--

"Rukawa, it's the tenth time you unloaded and loaded your bag." Mitsui said impatiently looking at the slightly troubled Rukawa. "Want me to help you with your stuffs?"

Rukawa's bed is messily covered with his clothes and other objects and surprisingly out of the five of them inside Room Solace, Mitsui's the tidiest one. All clothing and other personal things are neatly folded and organized at this bed.

"Here, first fold your shirt before putting it in." Mitsui took hold of Rukawa's favorite blue shirt and folded it carefully while placing it at the bottom of the bag with the towels and pants. "Then get another –"

The fixing of Rukawa's stuffs is interrupted when Sendoh called for Mitsui's help. "Sempai, could you help me pack my stuffs?" Sendoh said, looking straightly at not Mitsui but Rukawa.

"I guess," Mitsui said while putting down the other shirt his been folding to Rukawa's lap. "Here I'm sure you can do this now."

Mitsui walked towards Sendoh's bed and started undoing whatever Sendoh did to his overflowing bag.

Rukawa stared at Sendoh's hands that are slightly brushing with Mitsui's everytime they have to put or take something out of the bag. Rukawa, purposely dug deep in his now, manageable luggage and took out the piece of clothing at the bottom of the bag rather carelessly making the whole pack another mess to be dealt with.

"Anou, Sempai…" Rukawa said in his small voice.

Mitsui instantly turned his attention back to his junior and started helping him once again. "Sendoh, I'm sure you can manage now."

Halfway through finishing Rukawa's pack, Sendoh's bag 'accidentally' fell of the bed, his stuffs scattering all over his area.

Mitsui looked up from the loud thump and sighed. "Here, let me help you with those." Then he started picking up Sendoh's things that are scattered on the floor.

Rukawa's eyes glared daggers at Sendoh back while his hands stuffing everything inside his once used be neat pack. Rukawa sighed a little louder than usual at the sight of his unruly luggage.

Mitsui turned his direction towards Rukawa and instantly walked towards the pale boy to help him for the third time that night in his packing.

"Wait, Sempai, you're not through helping me yet." Sendoh pulled Mitsui back to his place.

"Sempai, I need help…" Rukawa quietly said but placing a strong hold on Mitsui's other hand.

"Wait, Sendoh… what the? Rukawa?" Mitsui is getting a bit dizzy being the rope in Sendoh and Rukawa's little game of tug-o-war.

"What's going on here?" Jin said from the door.

"Jin! Help…" Mitsui said, a bit wobbly in his stand.

"Jin! Sempai here was helping me pack when Rukawa disturbed us." Sendoh explained still holding on Mitsui.

"Yare, yare…" Jin walked towards Sendoh's bed. "I'll help you pack and Mitsui can handle Rukawa ne?"

Sendoh hesitantly lets go of Mitsui who unsteadily fell on Rukawa. Rukawa was more than happy to hold his senior.

It took a while before Jin and Mitsui can organize Sendoh and Rukawa's belongings. Sendoh went after Jin to watch Kogure and Hanagata because Jin shared with him the incident of Hanagata and Kogure being on the first name basis.

"Rukawa, hand me that ball." Mitsui sternly said at the quiet boy.

"No."

"C'mon, Rukawa. No wonder your stuffs won't fit. You won't be needing that ball in the museum." Mitsui reason to Rukawa who's holding the ball at the back of his hand.

"No."

"Sigh…" Mitsui shook his head because of the rookie's stubbornness. They've been arguing for some time now because of the basketball. "Alright, I'll buy you a ball there if you'll find a basketball court there. Deal?"

Rukawa hesitantly nodded and lets go of his ball. "Promise?"

"I promise." Mitsui said as he heads back to his bed to finish his packing. "Why don't you go to sleep now?"

"Nope, not yet sleepy."

Mitsui's head shot up and looked at Rukawa shocked. "Did I hear you correctly?"

Rukawa nodded and walked towards Mitsui's bed and handing Mitsui's towel.

"Okay, first time for everything I guess." He accepted his towel and finished his packing when his eyes landed on a sound asleep Kiyota. "Rukawa, would you mind helping me in carrying Kiyota?" Mitsui's features formed a sly grin.

"Huh?"

"Just help me carry Kiyota and place him beside Sakuragi." Mitsui laughed quietly at his own stupid idea. And it was this moment that Rukawa decided that he liked Mitsui's laugh.

Rukawa just shrugged and went to Kiyota bed helping Mitsui to carry Kiyota towards the space on Sakuragi's bed. Mitsui tucked both Kiyota and Sakuragi in like anybody's mother.

"Well, aren't we for a surprising morning right Rukawa?" Mitsui smiled at his handy work and turn to face Rukawa who stands a little to close for comfort.

Rukawa smiled shocking Mitsui for the second time that night. "Hai, we are."

/What do you know, Rukawa looked even more gorgeous when smiling./ Removing his shocked expression, Mitsui smiled back. /Wait, did I just say gorgeous?/

Slowly he started walking back to his bed when Rukawa tripped at Sakuragi's bag. Mitsui tried to catch Rukawa but failed for he also tripped on the same bag making himself fall flat on his back on the floor and Rukawa on top of him. Lips pressed together.

He rather like the feeling of Rukawa on top of him, soft pink lips touching his and Mitsui was getting quiet comfortable with their position when Rukawa suddenly pushed himself up blushing mad.

/That was not supposed to happen./ Rukawa muttered to himself while helping his senior to stand. /What will he think of me now? I liked the kiss, accidental as it may be I still liked it. Did he liked it?/ Rukawa thoughts are running wildly on his head and he can't stop the blood rushing in his face nor the wild beating of his heart, while trying to avoid Mitsui's gaze.

"Rukawa. Oi, Rukawa…"

/Is he gay? Wait, am I gay? I loved that kiss…/ Rukawa walked towards his bed a bit briskly when a hand stopped him from pulling the blankets over his head.

"Are you okay?" Mitsui looked at the embarrassed look on Rukawa's face. It's not everyday you can see another expression present on Rukawa's façade. Truly the kiss rattled the usually composed boy's mind. Mitsui sat at the space on Rukawa's bed and gently brushed off some raven locks on Rukawa's smooth forehead.

"Anou… sempai, that kiss –"

"Shh… it was okay. Sleep now." With that Mitsui laughed a little at Rukawa's unusually fidgeting attitude. He tucked the boy in and before he can stop himself he placed a soft kiss on Rukawa's forehead and went back to bed as if nothing happened.

/Did I just kiss that Rukawa?/ With the blanket covering him from head to toe and thoughts running through his head, Mitsui won't be sleeping for sometime tonight.

/Did he just kissed me?/ Rukawa also won't be sleeping for sometime tonight.

Unnoticed by all Sendoh stood, foot planted on the floor, at the small opening in the door and his face was of pure shock. 

End of Chapter 6 Nyahahaha!!! *strike tensai pose*

A/N: I'm sorry it took so long. I promise the next chapter will be out soon! Reviews make an author happier and write faster! ^_^