Title: Amen
Chapter: 8
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.
Warning: OOC
"…" Dialogues
/…/ Thoughts
*…* Actions/sounds
Chapter 8: Goodnight Kisses on Thursday!
"Ne, Jinjin, what are we supposed to talk about?" Sendoh asked as soon as they entered the hotel's glamorous lobby.
"Sshhh… I'll tell you later when we're all alone." Jin placed a finger on his lips and motioned at their two other companions.
Sendoh was puzzled. /Hhmm… something for the two of us only? Oh well… guess I'll just have to wait/ He shrugged it off as Mitsui approached the reception area.
The receptionist immediately saw the incoming handsome, dark haired young man and was at once applying every cosmetic she has within reach and pulling down her blouse to reveal her cleavage from her fake boobs. Mitsui reached the reception counter and right away, the receptionist began batting her overly done eyes with fake eyelashes at him.
"No more single rooms available?"
"I'm afraid so, sir. However, if you would like I could make some special arrangements with you but…" She answered flirtatiously.
"No, that's alright." Mitsui rolled his eyes with utter annoyance at the receptionist who's obviously checking him out.
"Very well, sir. I'll arrange the rooms immediately. Two double rooms for you and your companions and another two special function room for the children."
"Are you sure that that function room of yours can accommodate the students and make them comfortable enough in their stay?" Jin asked as he joined Mitsui at the reception counter.
"Of course, sirs. We will make sure that the children will not be separated and will most specially feel at home in our services. The two function rooms is located beside each other and has adjoining sliding doors inside that when opened it transforms into one large hall. We will arrange their sleeping necessities, though I think the children will more likely be pleased with only thick, soft futons but with many pillows for them to easily play with." The receptionist answered now giving the eye to Jin in which Jin blatantly ignored.
"Alright, that settles it. Please have someone to guide the students in their room and bring up some room service too. Anything the students asked must be complied." Mitsui hauntingly answered obviously getting irritated at the receptionist eyeing both him and Jin from top to bottom.
The receptionist sighed in defeat in not being able to catch both lovely men's attention. She then typed in the directions and called up someone to have their luggage and the students attended to. Just when the students are boarding the elevator, Jin leaned over to Mitsui and asked. "Hey, how and who's going to pay for the expenses?"
"The school, who else?" Mitsui whipped out a gold Mastercard out of nowhere and handed it to Jin.
"When did they hand this to you?"
"Fr. Timothy spotted only Sakuragi at the school gates and gave him all the cards since all of us already boarded the bus and were ready to depart from the school. Sakuragi then hurriedly handed one to me through one window, which he almost broke because he was banging too hard on it. He also handed each buses their own cards in case of emergencies. I totally forgotten about this card until I saw the hotel's prices." Mitsui scratched the back of his head as he said the last part. "Anyway, it's not our fault that we'll be spending so much on this trip."
"Sigh… yeah, I agree on you on that." Then Jin looked at Sendoh and Rukawa glaring at each other. "One question though, who'll share a room?"
This question reached both Rukawa and Sendoh's amazingly alert ears.
"I'll sleep with Mitsui-sempai." They both immediately said at the same time. C'mon on now boys, Jin used the word "share" not "sleep."
"Gee, I feel so loved." Jin sarcastically said as he looked at one slightly blushing Mitsui. He sighed then turned towards the other two. "Why don't we draw lots to see who will share a room with Mitsui-san here." Jin suggested and not waiting for any affirmation, he started writing their names, except Mitsui's, on small sheets of paper, he folded it and asked Mitsui to pick one.
Mitsui picked one neatly folded paper from Jin's palm and read it. "I'll be sharing a room with… Jin."
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"Oh, another one?"
"What do you mean another one?" Miyagi asked the receptionist.
"I mean a group just as big as yours booked in a while ago. You just missed them by mere minutes." The receptionist explained as she looks in confusion at the two scowling bespectacled lads in the background. "Anyway, like I've said no more single rooms are available. So two of you must share one room and as for the children they'll be having the same accommodations as the first groups'."
"You mean the kids will be staying at a function room?" Ayako asked as the receptionist nodded. "Very well, just make them comfortable."
"Certainly, Miss."
Miyagi took their keys while the students are being ushered away towards their room. "Okay, no matter how much I trust the both of you, I can't let Aya-chan share a room with you. So, Aya-chan, if it's alright with you, let's share one room."
"I really don't have a choice." Though she slapped Miyagi a thousand times over with her fan, she still trusted him enough to share a room with him. /Besides I have this feeling that Hanagata-san would like to share a room with Kogure-sempai and vice versa./ She thought while following her companions towards the elevator as she says a silent prayer that she may witness one of her yaoi fantasies come true.
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"Share a room?!" Maki's face became very daunting as he growled at the receptionist. Considering that his companions will most likely kill him in his sleep, Maki has the right to be angry with the receptionist.
"I'm afraid so, sir." She slowly backed away from Maki. "If you don't mind, I'll just call someone to attend to your students." The receptionist was very scared of Maki because she took the phone and ducked under the desk to make the call.
Maki hesitantly faced his companions and said in haste, "Guys, err.. well, we'llhavetosharearoom."
His companions' burning glare intensified saying, 'you'd better repeat what you've said slowly or I'll kill you right now.'
Maki cleared his throat then said clearly this time. "We'll have to share a room."
This news didn't seem to bother Fujima at all because he was the one who first answered. "Then I'll a share a room with Kosh, you stay with Ikegami. Ikegami, make sure he doesn't do anymore stupid things." With that he took the key from Maki's hand and went to the elevators with Koshino.
Ikegami growled at Maki. "You're mine tonight." No, not that kind of "mine" you perverts!
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"Goodnight, Fr. Louis!" The students ran up to Mitsui as he and the others started exiting what Sendoh labeled as the "kid's room."
Before settling in their own rooms, Mitsui, Jin, Rukawa and Sendoh made sure all the students were properly and comfortably tucked in in their room. Mitsui knelt down and let little hands hug him like their most treasured pillow.
"Goodnight, little ones." Mitsui said as he bear hugged every students who glomped him. The students kept on claiming a hug from Mitsui wanting to feel the shooting guard's loving embrace.
"Anyway, Mitsui-san, Rukawa. Why don't you two go ahead, Sendoh and I will do the last checking here." Jin suggested as he sat down beside one kid who's begging him to read one short bedtime story for the last time.
Mitsui stood and handed one kid to Sendoh. "Don't make them stay up to late, okay?"
"We won't." said Sendoh as he adjusted the kid in his arms. "Say your goodnight now to Fr. Louis and Fr. Nicolas, Miki-chan."
The sleepy kid in Sendoh's hand waved his tiny little hands at both Mitsui and Rukawa while mumbling a soft 'goodnight.' It's such a cute picture actually, Mitsui and Sendoh both standing facing each other and Sendoh's carrying one big bundle of messy black haired, sleepy little boy.
When Rukawa and Mitsui went out of the kid's room, Rukawa stopped in mid-step and stared at the closing door of another function room across the hall.
"What is it, Rukawa?" Mitsui asked following Rukawa's gaze.
"I just thought I saw Hanagata-san entered that function room over there."
"Hanagata? Nah, you're probably just sleepy." Mitsui joked not really believing the thought that Hanagata and his companion might've stayed at the same hotel with them.
Rukawa frowned at him which Mitsui mistook the frown to a pout.
"You look cute when you pout." Mitsui seriously said as he gazed intently at Rukawa. Rukawa felt his face turning a bit warm and was glad that they resumed walking towards the elevators with him lagging behind Mitsui making it impossible for Mitsui to notice his blushing face.
"C'mon, I'll help you unpack your stuffs." Said Mitsui as he stopped in pushing the elevator down button. "By the way, you look cute when you blush too."
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"What is it, Koshino?" Fujima asked Koshino as he followed his friend's gaze on the newly closed door across their room.
"I thought I saw Rukawa and Mitsui-san entering that room." Answered Koshino while rubbing his eyes as they head towards the elevator. "Nevermind, Fujima, my eyes are probably just tired I guess."
"Why don't you take a rest now?" Suggested Fujima as he paused to push the up button. "I think the three of us can handle tucking in the kids."
"Nah, I'm alright."
"Are you sure?" A concerned Fujima inspected his face for any signs of fatigue.
"I'm sure, Fujima." Koshino showed a small but tired smile at Fujima.
"If you say so, but I'll only let you go with me if you'll stop calling me Fujima and call me Kenji." Fujima showed him one of his special smiles.
Koshino's tired face can hardly show the surprised feeling he felt. "Alright, Kenji. May I now accompany you in tucking in the children?"
"Of course, Hiro-kun." Fujima then took him by the arm and guided him inside the elevator.
/Hiro-kun? He's now calling me Hiro-kun?/ Koshino felt the butterflies in his stomach fluttered a bit and he doesn't have any idea why.
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Miyagi rushed out of the function room in pursuit of one still sugar high kid. Ayako peeked out of the room to see how's Miyagi is doing. When he got the kid under control he saw two familiar figures entering another function at the end of the hall.
"Hey, Aya-chan." Miyagi tapped Ayako as he pushed the kid inside the room. "Isn't that Ikegami-san and Maki-san?"
"Huh?" Ayako didn't catch any glimpsed of the two guys Miyagi pointed at instead she saw the door.
"Well, at least I thought it was them. I'm not really sure though." Miyagi shrugged off the thought that Fujima and company must probably with Akagi, Uozumi, Fukuda and Hikoichi at the Nerima Museum.
"Anyway, Miyagi. I wonder what's going on at the other function rooms beside ours. It's just as noisy, it sounds like little kids running around and having a pillow fight or something." Ayako said motioning at the six function rooms all situated beside each other.
"Who knows? By the way, where's Hanagata-san and Kogure-san?" asked Miyagi as he reentered the their function room.
"Kogure-sempai's at the other side of the room with Hanagata-san telling some kids some short bedtime *yawn* stories."
"Hey, you're already sleepy. Why don't we go ahead? I'm sure those two can handle these kids."
Ayako looked at Kogure and Hanagata's direction and smiled to herself. "Nah, I think I still can wait for those two to finish."
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Right after Mitsui and Rukawa left, Sendoh walked to Jin and asked, "So, Jinjin, what is it you want to talk with me about?"
Jin didn't answer at once. Instead, he tucked a few kids in and walked out of the room leaving Sendoh with no choice but to follow him. "It's actually about you and Mitsui-san."
"What about us?"
"I only have one question, Sendoh. And you should answer this one honestly."
"Sure, fire away, Jinjin!"
"Do you like Mitsui-san or do you like him because Rukawa likes him?"
Taken aback, Sendoh lost his smile and his face crumpled to a cute childish pout. "Huh? What do you mean?"
Jin leaned his back against the wall and faced the ceiling while explaining, "What I mean is do you like Mitsui-san because your rival likes him? Or do you like him because you feel something towards him besides mere friendship?"
"Of course I like Mitsui-san not because of Rukawa. I like him because well… I like him." Sendoh paused then his eyes widened and took Jin by the shoulder to face him. "Wait, are you implying something here?"
"What? Implying what?"
"I dunno… maybe you like Sempai too?"
Jin was shocked by Sendoh's sudden outrageous conclusion. "WHAT?! What makes you think I like Mitsui-san? Sure he's gorgeous but he isn't my type."
"Oh… good. I'm one less of a rival then." Sendoh smiled and lets go of Jin.
Jin let out a small laugh then said, "Yeah, whatever. Anyway, I'm not yet really sure that I believe you in liking Mitsui."
"So you want me to prove to you that I like him not because of my rivalry with Rukawa?" Sendoh also leaned at the wall beside Jin who nodded in response. "Okay, then I will."
"I want to know tonight."
"Tonight? Sure! That'll be no problem." Sendoh rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Do you believe in what some folks say about kisses?"
"Huh? What about them?" Jin slowly faced Sendoh.
"My mom always told me that when you kiss a person you will know if your meant to be with that person or not. Like, if he's the one or not. And you know what the girls say, there are fireworks flashing right before your eyes, burning yet a sweet sensation on your lips, your heart pounding - threatening to burst out your chest, when the kiss seems to last forever, where you –"
"Yeah, I get you." Jin cut off Sendoh in his little poetic tirade. "So you mean to tell me that you'll kiss Mitsui tonight?"
"You bet I will!"
/Sendoh, Sendoh… are you doing this to prove to me or are you proving it to yourself?/ Jin thought to himself as he follows an eager Sendoh.
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"Hey, you promise to buy me a ball right?" Rukawa suddenly asked as he fluffed his pillow.
"Yes, I did. But I don't see any court yet." Mitsui grinned as he faced Rukawa. He scanned the room then sat on an empty bed beside Rukawa's and stretched then followed by a big yawn. "I guess, I'd better head for my room now. Goodnight, Rukawa."
Mitsui stood up, started heading towards the door when Rukawa stopped him by holding his hand.
"I'll walk you to your room, Sempai."
Mitsui chuckled but not intending to offend the rookie. "No need, Rukawa, Jin and my room are just beside yours." He locked gazes with Rukawa and saw that the younger one will not take no for an answer. "Alright, let's go."
Mitsui and Rukawa, with his hand still holding on Mitsui's, got out of the room and they saw Jin and Sendoh heading towards them.
Sendoh's smile at that moment spoke of mischief that made Rukawa shiver and tighten his grip on Mitsui.
"Ah, Sempai! You're just the person I wanted to see." Sendoh stopped right in front of Mitsui and took hold of the senior's shoulder.
"What is it, Sendoh?" Mitsui got the feeling his going to receive the surprise of his life.
"I just want greet you a goodnight and do give you this!" Then Sendoh moved his hands to cup Mitsui's face and kiss him full on the lips.
Jin's eyes went wide and jaws dropped on the floor. /I didn't expect Sendoh to kiss him at once and in front of Rukawa too! Not to mention Rukawa's clutching Mitsui's hands! Baka Sendoh!!!/
Rukawa was more than shocked. He can't breathe. He felt like someone dropped tons of bricks on his chest. He can't accept the site in front of him right now. And he plans on killing Sendoh right there and then, only if he could move from his spot that is.
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Kogure and company just got off the elevator and were walking towards their room when Hanagata suddenly stopped and stood very still making his three other companion collide with his back.
"Itai… what's wrong, Toru?" Kogure asked while rubbing his forehead and nose. He pushed up his glasses to see what made Hanagata shocked to his wits. And what he saw made Kogure hold on to Hanagata for dear life or basically just for support seeing he could faint any moment now.
Miyagi gasps as he placed a hand over his mouth while Ayako squealed in yaoifull delight as the view of Sendoh kissing Mitsui reached their stunned minds.
"Way to go, Sendoh!" Ayako beamed with joy as she savors one of her yaoi fantasies unfolding right before her eyes.
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Another elevator at the opposite end of the level opened and revealed the sleepy group of Fujima.
As Fujima stepped off and their group rounded up the corner to head towards their room, they were greeted by a site that made Fujima wake up and dance around in undeniable glee. "See! See! I told you! We better have a name for this kind of mission! Sendoh's kissing Mitsui! Rukawa's gripping Mitsui's arm as if Mitsui is his life support!"
Maki's eyes went wide as saucers and Ikegami argued with himself whether he should bash Sendoh for his forwardness or deny the fact that he knew Sendoh at all.
"Sendoh?! What do you think you're doing?" Koshino, not at all surprised by Sendoh's antics like this one, shouted waking the whole group out of their bewildered state.
Smooth and suave as ever, Sendoh ended the kiss and whispered flirtatiously at the still stunned shooting guard with his lips teasing Mitsui's ears as he spoke. "Goodnight, Sempai…"
And with that, Sendoh entered his room without so much of a second glance behind him, leaving Koshino with his outburst and Rukawa to kill him with electrifying death glares shooting at his back.
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"Oi! What's with all the noise? You're keeping the kids awake!" Kiyota almost shouted at Sakuragi as he entered their room. He just finished making one last round check up on the students when he found Sakuragi rummaging through his luggage furiously looking for something.
"Darn! I know I pack those here somewhere!"
"Keep it down! The students are just two rooms away from us. Besides, I don't want that receptionist to come here again. She gives me the creeps!" Kiyota picked up his dark violet silk pajamas and started putting them on as he thought of the receptionist eerie ways.
*flashback*
"Oi, Miss. I thought there are no more rooms available? What's this room besides ours?" Kiyota asked as he pointed at the vacant singles room on his right.
"Oh that ehehe… well, sir, anou… ah yes! That one's reserve, sir." The petite receptionist nervously answered as she quickened her pace. "Anyway sirs, here is the special room I'm talking about." She then slide opened the door to reveal a very loud, raucous group of kids. She stepped aside to let Kiyota and Sakuragi enter.
"I see everything is in order." Said Sakuragi while the receptionist and Kiyota sweatdropped.
"Baka." Kiyota muttered under his breath. "We'll take over from here, Miss. Thank you for your assistance." He said to the receptionist.
"Err… I think I'll stay here for a while in case you still need some assistance." The girl said while setting up her video camera and other gadgets inside the room.
"No, I said we can handle this now." Kiyota insisted as he took down some camera on the walls.
"Really, sir. I will not disturb you or anything I'll just be a spectator. Yes, just a spectator." She said as she fought for her camera on Kiyota's grip.
Kiyota decided to let this nonsense drop. /Sigh… what can she do anyway? I'm just a little curious about all these cameras that's all./ "Alright, you may stay."
The girl beamed flashing all her pearly whites looking all too innocent as she sat down at the corner of the room. She watched Kiyota and Sakuragi tucked the now thankfully sleepy children in while taking pictures.
Her picture taking ceased when Sakuragi flashed her a deadly glare saying 'if you don't stop that flashing of yours I'll cut off your head.' She gulped and put down her camera. "If I may ask, sirs. How'd you get the kids?"
Kiyota stopped in pulling the blanket over one kid and Sakuragi almost dropped the child in his arms. "Excuse me?" They both said at the same time.
"I mean, how'd you conceived all these children?" She asked while taking out a notebook and pencil ready to jot down the answers in hope of using the answers as the basis for her yaoi fictions.
"What?! Conceived?!" Thank goodness the children are already sleeping!
"Yes! How? Transplant? Test tube? Adopted? Or the normal way?" She started sharpening her already sharpened pencil in anticipation.
"Normal way?! Can't you see we're both male? Hey! Wait a minute, I shouldn't be answering any of your questions in the first place!" Sakuragi argued while carefully making his way towards the receptionist.
"Yeah! And for your information, we're teachers and these are our students and that's how we got them. Dig?" said Kiyota.
"Yeah right…teachers. Lamest excuse I ever heard." The receptionist sarcastically said nonetheless she took down the answer just incase she decided to write a fiction about bad boys being sent to a catholic school to be priest and teach at the same time.
"Anyway, so any recommended positions that produced these bundles of joys?"
"Get out! And stay out!" Kiyota and Sakuragi threw the girl and her gadgets unceremoniously out of their room with all her stuffs knocking her down.
Thankfully, the students are still asleep, not at all bothered by the unexpected noise. Then moments later Sakuragi went out first leaving Kiyota to do a last minute checking.
*End flashback*
"Creepy girl…" Kiyota mumbled as he took off his shirt to put on his pajamas.
"Hey! What's this wire doing here?" Sakuragi lifted one wire and started looking to where it's connected.
Kiyota hurriedly finished dressing as he helped Sakuragi in locating the wire's end. As he stepped at one corner he heard a crushing sound at his feet and saw one crushed miniature camera. "Why that girl!" He growled as he angrily searched the room for any more spying gadgets, which the receptionist obviously placed.
When they were finished, the pile of cameras and recorder can make the secret service green with envy. The girl sure has a lot of money to be able to buy all these spying gadgets that are even available to the black market.
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Down at the basement of the resort in one isolated room marked "Authorized Yaoi Personnel Only."
"Damn! They're on to me!" cursed the girl wearing glasses as all the monitors orderly positioned in her spying room blacked out.
--
"Now what the heck are we going to do with all these?" Kiyota asked eyeing one camera turned pillow.
"Hmm… let's just keep these. You never know when they might be useful." Sakuragi grinned and thought of all possible things that the gundan and him can do.
"Yeah, whatever. But you're carrying those with you." Said Kiyota as he straightens out the futon in the middle of the room. "I've no more room in my bag for those."
Sakuragi gathered all the spying gadgets and placed them on the corner and resumed rummaging his bag.
"Oi! Let me sleep! Don't make so much noise, red haired monkey!" grumbled Kiyota under the covers. Still, Sakuragi made no move to stop.
"What are you looking for anyway?" an annoyed Kiyota threw the covers off him and sat up.
"Shut up, monkey! I'm looking for my pajamas." Sakuragi angrily threw all his stuff on the ground.
"Just keep it down, monkey! And when you're through, turn off the lights." Kiyota mumbled, plopping face down on the pillow.
"Ah! Here they are!" Sakuragi pulled out a silk old rose colored pajama and started stripping off his clothes.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Kiyota saw Sakuragi in all his almost naked glory – he still has his boxers on, so almost – pulling up his pajamas up to his waist. Kiyota was stunned; he couldn't tear his eyes away from the view. It was like seeing his favorite but forbidden candy at a candy store. /Damn! Why does my rival has to have a great body!?/
Sakuragi finished dressing, turned off the lights and went over to Kiyota's side kneeling then tapped him. "Oi, move, I need space."
Kiyota was grateful because Sakuragi didn't notice his eyes wondering towards his body although he also didn't notice that the said, unfortunately now fully dressed, body was already right before his half open eyes.
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Fujima decided that he has to do some serious planning if he wishes to find Mitsui's significant other, so in order to do just that, he hauled a protesting Koshino and entered their room while shouting, "We have to plan! Gangsta lovin' operation is on its way!"
It took awhile before Hanagata and Kogure's mind can register what happened and took another minute to accept then deny that they saw what they saw. They looked at each other and at the same time they both took of their glasses to wipe them clean.
"I guess, I'm tired, I'm seeing things already." Kogure said as he puts on his eyeglasses.
"Yeah, me too. Let's sleep now, Min-kun." Said Hanagata as he ushered Kogure towards their room. Not even bothering to look back and acknowledge the others.
As soon as Hanagata closed their door, Ikegami bolted for his room muttering, "I don't know anyone named Sendoh, nope I don't." And he left a goldfish imitating Maki.
Miyagi was waving his hands in front of a blissfully grinning Ayako. "Oi, Aya-chan."
No reaction. He tried snapping his fingers instead. "Oi, Aya-chan, are you okay?"
Then at the moment where Ayako decided to go back to the real world and stop thinking lemony thoughts about Sendoh and Mitsui three doors simultaneously burst open, Hanagata's, Fujima's and Ikegami's respectively.
"Wait a minute! What are YOU doing here?" All of them said at the same time.
At last! The group noticed that they're not the only one who lost their way towards their real destination.
"Wait, I asked you first!" All of them said at the same time once again.
Then all of them started talking or shouting at the same time questioning each other about this and that.
Kogure held up his hands to silence the group. "I guess Sendoh handed us the wrong map and I suppose the same goes for you guys."
"I should've known it's Sendoh's fault all along." Ikegami said as Koshino shook his head in annoyance.
The group went silent for a minute then Kogure spoke up. "Guys, don't you think we should call Akagi and the others? I'm sure we can use the phone here."
Everyone looked at each other and slowly their mouth formed a mischievous grin and their eyes glinted. "Nah…"
Now totally out of her reverie, Ayako went to Mitsui's side and slapped him at the back. "Why, Mitsui-san, I didn't know you're having love problems? Why didn't you tell me, I could really help you know?" Ayako grinned from ear to ear not caring if Mitsui is still standing like a statue with his eyes glazed over with shock.
When Rukawa saw Ayako slapped Mitsui, he woke up from his murderous state and entered his and Sendoh's room in maybe making his Murder Sendoh plan come to life.
Maki walked towards Jin, gripped the boy's shoulder and shook him awake. "Oi, Jin, answer me!"
Jin's eyes blink and slowly acknowledging the person shaking him. "Huh? Maki-san?"
"I said, are they really gay?" Maki looked like as if he's desperate for some answers.
Jin was unable to answer because Ikegami already dragged Maki away from him. "Yes, Maki they're gay or bi and you're dead." Ikegami said returning to his original state aka Planner of Maki's death. He looked back at Jin and said, "Oh and goodnight to you, Jin. We'll just talk about this tomorrow when everyone's back to their senses."
Everyone took Ikegami's cue and slowly they entered their respective rooms leaving Jin to carefully lead the still unfortunately shocked Mitsui towards their room.
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As soon as he entered their room, Rukawa showered Sendoh with his ultimate death glare. Sendoh was unfazed by it because he was lying down his bed facing the ceiling making weird faces as he replays the kiss over and over in his head. Then when Sendoh's thoughts and feelings convinced him of what he's real intention towards Mitsui, he stood up and seized Rukawa by the shoulders even if the other boy is already lying down on his bed.
"Boy, you'll be glad I did what I did, Rukawa!" Sendoh, while smiling, almost shouted at Rukawa.
"You kissing Sempai can make me glad? You're a real idiot, Sendoh." Snarled Rukawa as he struggles to be free form Sendoh's grasps.
"Of course, because now I found out that –"
"Let go of me, ahou."
"No, not until you hear me first." Sendoh said sternly then Rukawa ceased moving and was now staring dangerously at Sendoh.
"Good. Okay, now I found out that I really – wait! I should tell this to Jinjin!" Sendoh didn't even finished what he's supposed to tell Rukawa before dashing off to inform Jin about his sudden revelation.
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Continuous annoying loud knocking suddenly came from their door just when Mitsui and Jin were starting to fall asleep. Jin sat up, went over the door and was almost knocked down when Sendoh entered, grabbing him by the shoulder. /Doesn't these people know I have other parts other than my shoulder? It's the third time and my shoulder's starting to ache. Wait, the first time was also Sendoh's fault./ Jin sighed as he let himself be hauled by Sendoh by the shoulder towards his bed. "What now, Sendoh?"
"I now know, Jinjin! I now know!!!" Sendoh shouted as hugged Jin. "Thank you for helping me clear out my feelings!!!"
Mitsui can hardly sleep with all the noise Sendoh was making and also he was not comfortable when the man who assaulted him with that breathtaking kiss was here just a few meters away from him. So before Sendoh can notice him, Mitsui slowly crept out of the room and head towards Rukawa's room.
"Mitsui-san!" Sendoh thankfully lets go of Jin and faced the now empty bed Mitsui was occupying a while ago. "Mitsui-san?"
"He went out." Jin said as he rubs his aching shoulder. "I think you scared him."
"What?!" Sendoh can't believe that his kiss can scare anyone. "You're kidding me, Jinjin. Anyway I'll tell him tomorrow about my revelation! Instead you'll have the privilege of hearing it now."
Jin suddenly stared at Sendoh when he remembered something from Koshino.
"So you remembered what I said about butterflies in the stomach, hoping that the kiss will not stop, when your knees turns to jelly and so much more? Well, they're not there! Before you get me wrong, the kiss was heavenly! But something was missing; it's not the kiss saying Mitsui-san's the one and all that you know. Still, the kiss was, woah! It was something I tell ya! And…"
Jin just let Sendoh talk and talk as he fights the urges to tape the Ryonan's ace's mouth and sleep. Now he remembers what Koshino said, he said that a talkative Sendoh is a dangerous thing. Not a very good thing indeed. Looks like he'll be awake for the whole night.
"So you don't like him?"
"No, I like him. C'mon, Jinjin, what's there not to like?"
"So you like him?"
"No, of course not! Didn't I just tell you that the kiss was just some breathtaking kiss and nothing more?"
"So you don't like him?"
"Are you blind, Jinjin? Didn't you see how cute he looked?"
"So you like him?"
"Are you serious? Rukawa will now surely shave my head off if I even stay under the same roof as Mitsui-senpai."
"So you don't like him?"
"Hey! I know a pretty hot guy when I see one! And I'm sure Mitsui-senpai is one so liking him isn't problem!"
"Aarrggh!!!"
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Rukawa heard soft knocking sounds coming from his door and right away he knew that it was not Sendoh because he knew that Sendoh was not capable of such, not since he heard Sendoh banging on Jin and Mitsui's door moments ago. So he stood up and slowly opened the door glaring at the person who dare to ruin his already ruined night.
"Hey there. Do you mind if I sleep here for the night?" Mitsui softly said, as he looked straight at Rukawa.
Rukawa left the door open for Mitsui. He went straight to his bed and turned off the night light beside his bed. He didn't know who to get angry at. At Sendoh for kissing Mitsui, at Mitsui because he didn't even tried to break the kiss or at himself because he knows he doesn't have the right to be jealous and angry at the first place.
Mitsui sat at Sendoh's bed and looked at the back of Rukawa's sleeping form. "Rukawa, I err Sendoh he, umm…" Either Rukawa was already asleep or he just kept on ignoring Mitsui, probably the latter. Mitsui didn't know why but he felt the need to explain what happened to Rukawa when he himself didn't even know what made Sendoh do what he did. So he stood up and went over to sit at Rukawa's bed and he even dared to place his hand over the other boy's pale ones. "That kiss with Sendoh, it's umm… well all I want to say is that I'm sorry."
Mitsui waited a while for any reaction while rubbing Rukawa's hand. When he didn't received one, he sighed deeply and he reenacted last night's incident. He brushed some of Rukawa's ebony silk hair gently away from his forehead and kissed him there. "I'm sorry and goodnight, Rukawa." Mitsui whispered and drew his hands away from the rookie's sleeping face.
"No, you shouldn't be sorry, it's not your fault." The voice lacking its usual coldness made Mitsui stopped getting up from the bed and smile down at Rukawa who slowly opened his eyes and faced Mitsui. "It's that smiling perverted porcupine hedgehog's fault."
Mitsui had to release a small laugh seeing Rukawa's cute almost pouting expression illuminated by the only dim light at the far corner, showering the room.
"Sempai, I … you… um…"
"Ssshh… We'll have a real talk when our senses are fully awake, okay?" Mitsui stroked Rukawa's face almost memorizing it.
Rukawa nodded and before Mitsui can stand up, he sat up and cupped Mitsui's face with his both hands and kissed him. It was not a rough desperate kiss, not the aggressive kiss either but it's the sweetest, gentlest, most loving and comforting kiss Mitsui ever received in whole life, well, not that he received a lot of kisses but this one definitely tops it all.
When the kiss finally ended, both boys are breathless. Rukawa moved closer to Mitsui and rested his head on the crook of Mitsui's neck and hugged the older boy fiercely which Mitsui returned gladly. Rukawa felt very secure while being held by Mitsui. Although he very much wish to stay like this forever he slowly loosen his hold and whispered his goodnight to his senior. "Goodnight, sempai."
Mitsui let his touch linger on Rukawa's face for a while before returning on the other bed to claim the much needed sleep. Moments later he heard light footsteps coming towards him and he felt the edge of his bed being pushed down as someone sits on it. He opened his eyes and saw Rukawa looking down at him with hesitation and uncertainty which surprised Mitsui at all for he saw a lot of different expressions on Rukawa's face tonight than the team will ever see in their whole basketball career.
"Sempai, umm, do you mind if I umm… sleep here?"
Mitsui only smiled as he moved over to give some space for Rukawa. Rukawa climbed in not before letting out a small, relieved sigh then buried himself in the covers and in Mitsui's warm hold.
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Sakuragi and Kiyota are lying on the futon, with their backs turned and staying as far away from each other as possible. Sakuragi tugged his blanket closer to himself leaving Kiyota's feet exposed. Feeling a bit of a draft, Kiyota tugged his share of the blanket now closer to himself. Sakuragi tugged it back again then Kiyota pulled it back then Sakuragi took a large portion of the blanket for himself then Kiyota jerked it back. So in conclusion it resulted to one blanket tug-o-war. Both heaved and grunted as they pull their share of the poor blanket. Then, the tugging only ended when Sakuragi yanked the blanket a little too hard, the blanket pulled Kiyota with him that made Kiyota fall on top of Sakuragi.
Kiyota made no move to push himself up, as he found himself lying on Sakuragi's firm but soft chest, listening to the other's rapid heartbeats. Sakuragi's body stiffen and his heart starts to race even more as Kiyota's full being made contact on his not to mention on top of him. When Kiyota found the strength to push himself up, and for the second time that day, his eyes locked onto one of the most beautiful chocolate colored orbs he ever saw. Sakuragi slowly moved his eyes up to meet midnight blue eyes lovingly gazing down on him. And as if by reflex, Kiyota gradually lowers his face onto Sakuragi's as he in turn tries to catch Kiyota's lip. Just when his lip's about to make contact with the boy on top of him, something knocked some sense in their heads that made Kiyota immediately sat up, sitting on Sakuragi's belly as Sakuragi propped himself a bit forward. Both didn't even notice the sudden flash and soft clicking sound coming from the doorway.
"Anou… You're on top of me." Sakuragi pointed out the obvious.
Kiyota could've sock Sakuragi square in the jaw for that if he's not blushing too hard at the moment. So, he quickly withdrew from his current position and settled at his former place in the futon. He's face is so hot Kiyota decided that he has no need for any blankets tonight.
Sakuragi's right hand still held the cursed and poor blanket and saw that Kiyota already settled himself, his back again facing Sakuragi. His mind told him to sleep now that he has the blanket all to himself but his hands have some other plans. Sakuragi swears someone was taking over his body when he moved closer to Kiyota and covered both of their bodies with the blanket.
When Kiyota turned he saw Sakuragi staring at him and it only made him blush more making him more out of character than he already was. "Thanks, I guess."
"Whatever, monkey." Replied Sakuragi as he turned to face the ceiling probably hiding the heat rising from his face, but c'mon can't he think of a better reply?
Kiyota face flinched a bit then turned around to his original position, his back once again turned against Sakuragi.
"Goodnight, Kiyota." Now, that's a whole lot better, Sakuragi.
Kiyota opened his mouth for some smartass reply instead his mind took a detour to kindness, which ordered his mouth to say softly, "Goodnight, Sakuragi."
And the two loud now tamed boys smiled themselves to sleep.
End of chapter 8
