Welcome to chapter two of Only the Moonlight Knows!

The review someone kindly left for me stated that Tsuzuki moves kinda fast, especially for Hisoka being a minor. When I was writing the story, I was worried it would come off that way. I feel Tsuzuki is somebody who can tell in a single second if a person is someone he really wants to be near. He acted kind of nervous around Hisoka when he finally came out and asked him to stay at the apartment, because it was a subconscious thing he did. It's one of those… "oh my god did I just say that?" times. To me, Tsuzuki is too honest of a person to keep a secret lust over Hisoka and so he just let it all out. In my story, he's only had feelings for one other person before, but he knew she wasn't the one just for him, so he let her go before even trying anything. Hisoka is a bit different. He's reluctant at first about the idea of having any sort of relationship with his sensei because he has always been physically and emotionally removed from people. I think I made Hisoka get swept away by Tsuzuki a bit too quickly. I'm sorry. (

Anyways, thanks for your review and I hope you don't think Tsuzuki a pervert!

Chapter Two: A Confrontation

"Y… yes… mother… this is Hisoka…" Hisoka clutched at the phone. His face was still red. He could hear the shower running and Tsuzuki's toneless singing.

"I know who it is, you stupid brat." His mother's voice snapped.

"I… I'm going to stay at a friend's house tonight…" Hisoka bit his lip. He could still taste the hot chocolate and cake from Tsuzuki's lips.

"You just ruined your father's and mine's night, you know? Why don't you just stay at your "friend's" house. What, did you steal their soul or something?"

"Good-night, mother…" Hisoka looked up as Tsuzuki entered the room in a robe, toweling off his hair.

"Twit." His mother snapped and hung up.

Hisoka sighed and set the phone down. "Why did I have to call…"

"Because I would feel like I was kidnapping you if you didn't have your parents' permission to stay over." Tsuzuki smiled and threw a towel to Hisoka. "I set up an herb bath for you. You can sleep in my bed; I'll fix up the couch for myself."

"Can…" Hisoka stared down at the towel. "Can… you stay with me… tonight… sensei…" His faced turned red. He couldn't look Tsuzuki in the eyes. Not after what happened. "I just…"

"I understand. Whenever I was sick, all I wanted was somebody to stay with me through the night, but I never had that either." Tsuzuki smiled. "Now, go take your bath and we'll have dinner."

"Dinner...? What about the cake?" Hisoka blinked.

"What about it?" Tsuzuki frowned.

"I assumed you had eaten already if you were eating cake when I got up."

"Oh, that? No, I just love my sweets so, when the delivery came, I just couldn't help myself." Tsuzuki smiled.

Hisoka nearly fell over. "That didn't spoil your appetite? You aren't having dessert with dinner, too are you?"

"Of course not, and of course! There's always room for cake!" Tsuzuki laughed.

He's so… strange… Hisoka thought. He started to walk for the bathroom.

"Oh, yeah. I left some clothes for you too. Take off your uniform when you get in there and I'll wash it." Tsuzuki smirked, "Or… you could take it off here, either way."

"N---no!" Hisoka's face went even redder. He dashed to the bathroom.

"Kawaiiiiii..." Tsuzuki smiled. "But… I can't leave him in such a mentally abusive home…" He walked over to his desk and flipped open his laptop.

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"Sensei… SENSEI…" Hisoka nudged the snoring man harder. "It's time to get up, sensei…" Hisoka frowned.

"Mmmm… Not yet, Hisoka…" Tsuzuki rolled over. "Just gimme one more hour…"

Hisoka looked around the room for something hard. "Screw it…" He stood up and stepped on Tsuzuki's back, then off the other side of the bed.

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"Owwwwww!" Tsuzuki whined. "Even a hot shower didn't get rid of that pain… For a little guy, you step heavy."

"I put all my weight down on purpose." Hisoka mumbled. He quickly rose and fell the pan, making the pancakes flip in the process.

"My-my-my what a good cook my little wife is!" Tsuzuki admired.

"Who are you calling your wife, sensei!?" Hisoka growled. "Don't get used to this. I just felt I should repay you."

"Nope, nope, nope this isn't enough to repay me." Tsuzuki huffed. He stood up and walked up next to Hisoka. "What I need… is sugar!"

"I can't believe you fell asleep with all that cake in your system last night, and now you want more?" Hisoka mumbled.

"Not that sugar… This!" Tsuzuki bent down and kissed Hisoka.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" Hisoka jumped back.

"Not the same reaction I got last night." Tsuzuki huffed. "So what are you going to do after school today?"

"W-what do you mean?" Hisoka was still shaking. He tried to focus on the pancakes.

"Are you going home?" Tsuzuki started pulling out plates and syrup.

"It's not like I have much of a choice." Hisoka turned off the burner and moved the pancakes to a large plate.

"I don't think it's a good idea, is all…" Tsuzuki sighed. "You're welcome to stay here, you know."

"That'd just cause problems for you in the end. Even if you don't mind, I'm sure the school board would if they found out."

"What if I said I wanted you to stay…" Tsuzuki had already finished an entire stack of pancakes. "It was the first time I've had somebody over to my apartment… It felt… nice."

"I'll think about it…" Hisoka sighed.

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The school was in view and Hisoka had an uneasy feeling. "Don't you think it'd be odd to walk to school together? People might gossip."

"I'm sure they'd find out we were neighbors eventually. No biggie." Tsuzuki looked down at Hisoka. He was beginning to look at sick again. "More importantly, are you going to make it through school today?"

"I'll be fine… I think people are just full of excess emotions when a new person arrives, so the intake was probably double of what it will be today."

"Sensei!" The girls from yesterday popped out from behind the gate. "Oh…" They stopped in unison as they saw Hisoka.

"Sensei! Are you… cheating on us?" One of the girls cried.

"Kurosaki-kun! How could you! Aki-chan loves you!" The blonde girl sobbed.

"Wh-wh-wh-what!? I-I-I-I-I…" Mitsuki Aki stammered. She looked at Hisoka and blushed.

"It turns out Hisoka-kun and I are neighbors. We saw each other today and I invited him to walk with me. It's a dangerous neighborhood right now with that pervert kidnapping little girls. He may mistake Hisoka for a girl and take him away." Tsuzuki patted Hisoka on the head.

"So brave! Like a gallant white knight!" One of the girls squealed.

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"Okay, students. Enjoy your lunch break. I'm going to grade your tests while you're gone… so any sweets you have should be used as a bribe now." Tsuzuki winked. The students laughed and gathered their bento from the back of the room.

Hisoka stared at his bento box. It was waiting outside his house when he went by on his way to school. His mother making him a bento was an unusual occurrence.

"Hey, Kurosaki." Hisoka grabbed the box and turned. A group of boys were standing behind him. The tallest one was leading them. "How about you eat lunch with us, eh?" The tall boy said.

"Oi… what are you boys up to?" Tsuzuki growled from his desk.

"We were just inviting Kurosaki to lunch, sensei." The boy with glasses smiled.

Hisoka looked across the boys' faces. He knew he was going with them whether he wanted to or not, so he nodded. The boys led him out of the room. Tsuzuki's gaze followed them.

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Hisoka's back slammed against the iron fence and he fell to the ground. The tallest boy was smirking down at him.

"What's wrong Kurosaki? Did that hurt your fragile back?" The boys laughed. "Listen, freak, the last thing this school needs is a weirdo like you."

"All the girls think you're top shit just because you look like a chick. We're here to keep freaks like you in line." Another boy kicked Hisoka in the ribs. Hisoka fell to the side. He could feel the cold dirt against his face.

"Don't do anything we don't like, or you'll be so beaten up your mom won't recognize you." A third boy laughed. Hisoka could only see the boy with glasses from where he laid. The boy's eyes were darting around as if he was keeping watch for something.

"Guys! Here's comes Tsuzuki-sensei!" The boy with glasses stammered.

"Shit! Run!" The tall boy ordered. He kicked Hisoka once more in the throat and ran around the building. All the boys ran in separate directions.

I can't let him see me like this… Hisoka thought. He tried to pull himself up, but failed. He could see a pair of shiny black dress shoes come around the corner of the building.

"Hisoka!" Tsuzuki ran over to him. Hisoka could see Tsuzuki's face blur into darkness.

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"My god… kids can be so cruel." The nurse wiped blood from Hisoka's mouth. "Thank you, Tsuzuki-san. I'll take care of him from here. I should call his parents."

"No!" Tsuzuki yelled. The nurse starred at him. "I… I mean… He lives next to me so I know his parents work hard… I'll take him home today after school."

"I… suppose that'll be fine." She finished cleaning Hisoka's wounds and placed a blanket over him. "You should get back to class."

"Yeah… I'll be back as soon as it lets out…" Tsuzuki frowned and walked towards the door.

"Tsuzuki-san…" The nurse smiled at him. "This isn't your fault. Don't be so hard on yourself."

Tsuzuki nodded and walked out. The nurse walked back to her desk, but as she was about to sit down she heard someone talking. She looked over at Hisoka and sure enough his lips were moving. She walked back to him and leaned her ear next to his mouth.

"Ts…. Tsuzuki…. I…." Hisoka's voice faded out and she couldn't hear the rest. She frowned and looked back at the door Tsuzuki had just left from.