Title: Temptation.

Summary: Sometimes the temptation can be too much. Besides, as far as Hikigaya is concerned, it's Yukinoshita's fault. Yeah, that's right. He's just being a guy. A total scumbag. He is not to be blamed for his actions. Besides, cat's can be curious. And Yukinoshita likes cats. He is behaving like a cat. So, it should all be good, right? Wait, didn't they say, curiosity killed the cat. Well, it's just an old saying. It can't really be true. Besides, he is pretty sure Yukinoshita Yukino won't kill him. Reason? Um, he will probably think of something.

Note: Hachiman x Yukino fluff. Kinda.


It was a huge invasion of privacy and he knew it. But it had to be fate. Or maybe it was just a test. He wouldn't put it past Yukinoshita to do something like this. It just seemed a bit too convenient. But if he wanted to do it, he had to do it fast, because any moment now her phone would automatically get locked. He had a small window of opportunity.

And he had to think.

Think.

Screw it.

He grabbed her phone and kept it from locking. Now what? What did he want to do? They say a phone holds all the secret to a person's heart these days. So what kind of secrets did Yukinoshita Yukino hold in her heart?

Did he want to know?

Did he really want to know?

He was doing fine. In fact, he was doing great. He had confessed his feelings to her and she had returned them. They were now boyfriend and girlfriend. But did he want to risk it all over something so silly?

It could be a trap.

Like he said, it was too convenient. Yukinoshita and Yuigahama just had to leave the club room over something which they couldn't talk about with him, and Yukinoshita didn't take her phone with her, the phone which remained unlocked on the table, tempting him with all it's secrets.

And he had given in.

Now he was not a creep. He didn't want to go through her mails or check her private photos. He was a gentleman. But he was also a high schooler and Yuigahama had said something about how couples used cute little nicknames to save their names on each other's phone.

Now so far, Yukinoshita hadn't given him any nicknames. Not that he wanted one in the first place. But he just wanted to know whether she saved his contact number under any weird names. He didn't know what he will do if she saved it as Hiki-germ-kun.

Should he get angry?

She was his girlfriend and by calling him such names, she was definitely not being nice. But he couldn't get angry. And as he scrolled through her list of contacts, he searched for his contact information. But he didn't find it. It wasn't there.

But he was positive he had given her his number after they started going out. In fact, it was really cute when she asked for his number. But she didn't have it.

Did she delete it?

Why?

Didn't she need it?

He actually felt a little hurt.

"Hikigaya-kun, what are you doing?"

Crap. Yukinoshita was back. But Yuigahama wasn't. Not good. Yui couldn't act as a buffer to prevent the situation from going out of hand. He was left all alone in the mercy of the Ice Queen. But you know what, he could handle it. If she was the Ice Queen, he was the King of Loner. They were equals on even ground and he decided to be proud of his questionable acts which might be perceived as criminal in the eyes of the law.

"It's not my fault. You kept your phone lying around. And it beeped. So, I thought it must be something important, so I decided to check it. And then one thing led to another and why don't you have my number saved in your phonebook?" He accused.

To her credit, Yukinoshita didn't get angry. "I had your number saved. But I deleted it."

"Aha!" He pointed a finger like she was admitting some kind of guilt. "So you admit it. You deleted my number. What happened? Were you ashamed?"

This time around she glared and he froze in his tracks. "You forget I'm staying with nee-san at the moment. Do you want her to call you every time she gets bored? Because if you want, that can be easily arranged."

Ah, it made sense. He didn't even question the fact as to how Yukinoshita Haruno would have access to her phone and do whatever the hell she wants with it, bypassing passwords and other safety protocols. For a woman like her nothing was impossible.

"Are you fantasizing about nee-san?"

Huh?

Where did that come from?

"No, I was just thinking how scary Haruno-nee-san is?"

Wait, why did he call her Haruno-nee-san? Is it because after he and Yukino started dating, her older sister repeatedly teased them about their new relationship and also jokingly asked him to refer to her by that moniker, because, ah, well, if they kept dating, it was more than likely that they would end up together. You know, for a life time.

The thought made him blush.

And Yukinoshita was blushing too.

"Please don't refer to onee-san like that." The great Yukinoshita Yukino almost pleaded. "If she heard what you just said, she would make everything ten times worse. And if you think I won't consider breaking up with you, you are sadly mistaken, Hikigaya-kun."

"You don't have to worry about that." Hikigaya reassured Yukino. "I know how lucky I am."

Yukino blushed harder. How does one respond to such a statement, she wondered. Because really, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know.

A beat.

"I still think you should have my number saved in your phone." Hikigaya stated.

Yukinoshita Yukino let out a small sigh. It was tough being a girlfriend. Yuigahama-san didn't know how lucky she was.

"And while you are at it, I'm just curious, but what name will you use, because I'm thinking we have moved past you calling me names like Hiki-germa and other nonsense. Now, I'm not saying your insults lacked ingenuity, but…" he trailed off.

A twitch

A tick.

"I have your number memorized." Yukino told him firmly. "But if I ever feel the need to save it, I will save it under 'pest'. Now if you will excuse me, Yuigahama-san has invited me to join her at a new café. And Hikigaya-kun, you are not welcome. Please use this free time to reflect on your actions and I will try my best not to give away your number to the likes of my older sister and Isshiki-san. Take care and goodbye."

And she slammed the door shut on her way out.

A beat.

"She wouldn't give my number to her sister, right?"

Another beat.

And he quickly got off his seat.

"Yukinoshita," he called as he raced out of the clubroom. "Let's talk about this! I'm sorry. Don't give my number to your sister. Or Isshiki. In fact, just keep it to yourself. You know what, save it as 'pest'. I don't care. But don't give it to your sister. I'm begging you!"


A/N: A reviewer asked for some Yukino x Hachiman fluff and I thought, why the hell not.

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Okay, so good news, for the Ikebukuro Gaiden Fic, I have thought about three chapters which feature Major Motoko Kusanagi and Hachiman Hikigaya. Working titles of the chapters are - "Apparel Oft Proclaims The Woman.", "A Deep Dive Into The Sea Of Unknown", and "The Catcher in the Rye."

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