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I am so sorry, I hadn't updated this for such a long time. Well, this fic was been deleted once. Reasons given wasn't even relevant, anyways, here it is again... I hope they won't take it away again.

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Chapter 8

Tanski watched from far, when Mitsui reappear from Rukawa's house again. This time, he had Nay piggybacked behind his back. She looked like she was in very deep sleep. She frowned at the sight. There was no way she could get Nay away from Mitsui. She had to come up with other plans.

Nay felt rather abashed thinking about the night before. She was sitting quietly behind of her class waiting for their sensei to come in. Her classmates were chatting away noisily but she recalled rather vaguely that she was being carried by Mitsui back to her home.

Her seat was placed next to the windows, at the back row. She could see the sports field really clearly from her place. With her chin resting on both her hands, she looked outside at the older boys having their P.E classes. In the crowd she spotted Mitsui among those boys. Immediately her face turned crimson and she quickly turned away.

She had no idea why she felt so shy suddenly, when Mitsui and her had known each other for years. Ever since they had declared that they love one other, she could feel her heart beat quicken in an uncomfortable way every time she sees him.

But just recently she saw him being rather cozily close with Tanski. Nay was confused, she need to sort out her feelings before she could face Mitsui again.

Soon her thoughts were interrupted when the sensei came to begin their class.

Break time…

Nay, stayed in class during break, thinking that it was best to avoid Mitsui for now. Slowly taking out her bento that her mother had made for her in the morning, when Tanski came into her class. She looked over to her slightly afraid and slightly angry when she wondered why can't Tanski leave her be.

"I have a message to give you from Mitsui." Tanski said in a rather arrogant way, clipping a note between her fingers and trust it to her.

Nay took it gingerly, eyeing the paper carefully and looked up at Tanski again. She wondered if she should trust her or not.

Without a word Tanski walked out her class again while Nay looked down at the small little note in her hand. Very gradually she opened it.

Please meet me at the roof top today after school.

M.H.

Nay frowned slightly at the little mysterious note. Why didn't Mitsui come to see her personally? Maybe he was also avoiding her like she is now. With a small sigh she stuffed the note into her desk and started to eat her bento.

She will go see him after school, for now she needed her strength. She had to eat more…

After School…

The roof top was eerily quiet, when Nay stepped inside. She wondered if Mitsui was late coming to see her. She walked over to the edge and looked down at the students already leaving the school grounds. The wind was blowing slightly, swaying her hair lightly. The air was fresh at the roof top. It was great.

"Enjoying yourself?"

Nay turned around abruptly by that voice. It didn't belong to Mitsui but… to the person she feared most.

Tanski was smiling rather cruelly at her.

So, it was a trick after all…. Nay thought to herself, a little too late.

Mitsui walked down the year one corridor feeling strange that he hadn't seen Nay for the whole day. When he entered her class, it was empty. But Nay's briefcase on her desk told him that she was still in school. He walked over to her place with a small frown on her face.

What is up with her? Is she avoiding him? If she is, he has no idea why.

When he was about to leave the table a small piece of paper on the floor caught his attention. It looked a like a short note written on it and wondered if Nay had left that note for him. He bent over to pick it up.

As soon as he read the note, Mitsui ran out the class, feeling his heart had dropped to his stomach. That note had signed off with his initials and he had not written that note. That would mean that someone had tricked Nay to the roof top, a place that was the most dangerous in Shohoku High. Gang leaders had always used that area for fights.

Mitsui could not imagine why would any gang leaders want Nay, but if they did. Nay couldn't scream for help if she was in danger!

Nay backed away from Tanski slowly, her eyes wide and staring at that girl advancing towards her slowly. She could no longer back away when she felt the cold metal bar pressed into her spine. Very gradually, Nay turned around slowly and looked down the school building. It looked like she was standing in a very bad position.

When Nay saw Tanski coming closer by second, she quickly moved away, hoping that she was able to make it to the door. However, before she could make a dash for it, Tanski ran over to her and clasped both her hands over her throat and pushed her back to the metal rail. Her back hit the cold rod painfully.

Nay shut her eyes briefly by the pain inflicted on her back. There will be a bruise soon, Nay thought. Her hand flew up clutching onto Tanski's wrists, trying to pry her hands over her neck, chocking her.

"You think that you can seduce Mitsui!" Tanski snarled. "This is only a warning! You stay away from him!"

Tanski increased pressure around Nay's neck and pushed her backwards. Nay felt her upper body bent back over the rail and she screamed mentally. She moved her head slightly to the side and saw the lower ground of the school.

She was going to fall! Nay tried to push Tanski away frantically without success, while Tanski continued to push her back, endangering her life.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"

When both the girls heard a familiar voice bellowed by the door, Tanski released her hands from Nay's neck and turned towards the door, looking slightly frightened.

How did Mitsui know where to find Nay? Tanski wondered backing away from Nay, who had sank on her knees, holding her neck and coughing silently.

Mitsui ran over to Nay and knelt down beside her, Tanski took that opportunity to run. She wasn't going to wait around for Mitsui to strangle her in return. Her plan to frighten Nay away had failed, but the next time, she will make sure her next plan will not.

"Nay are you alright?" Mitsui asked looking down who was still holding her neck and gulping for air.

Nay nodded meekly.

Very slowly Mitsui gathered her into his lap and cuddled her gently. Her head resting under his chin comfortably. He could feel Nay shaking in his hold. Tanski must have really scared the living day lights out of her pushing her over the rail like that.

Mitsui frowned. What was the girl trying to do? Kill Nay?

"She will not get away with this…" Mitsui whispered softly but furiously.

Nay pushed away from Mitsui and looked up when she heard what Mitsui said. She shook her head quickly.

"You are letting her go for what she did to you?" Mitsui replied rather heatedly. "Nay, she should be taught a lesson!"

Nay shook her head again.

Finally Mitsui sighed, his anger seeping away when Nay gave him that big puppy eyes look.

"Alright, but just stay away from her alright." Mitsui said softly and very gently, with one hand placed on the back of her head, he pushed her back under his chin. "I don't want you hurt again Nay, alright."

Nay nodded softly, burying her face on his upper torso, her arms wrapped around Mitsui.

"I heard from your mother saying she wouldn't be in today, do you want to come over to my place?" Mitsui asked.

Nay nodded again.

"Let's go, we will see what we can do with those bruises on your neck." Mitsui said touching her neck gently.

Nay could feel her face flushed when she felt Mitsui rubbing her bruise back. That was the cause by hitting the rail too hard when Tanski pushed her. Being half naked in Mitsui room was another thing that made Nay blushed furiously. She gripped onto the front of her blouse tightly while the back where pulled back low. Both of them were sitting on Mitsui single bed. Nay's back on Mitsui and she was glad he couldn't see how red her face was.

He found out she had hurt her back too after he finished bandaging her neck. He had no idea why he was doing this, but as soon as he saw Nay winced when he held her back, he knew that she was hurt and offered to put some ointment for her. Mitsui could see her smooth and fair skin to her lower waist.

Nay had not disagreed, only showing Mitsui how much Nay actually trusted him. Knowing that she trusted him so much, he will not do anything to betray that trust. Pushing away any unwanted strange feelings, Mitsui concentrated on the redness on her back that was slowly turning blue and green.

"It will be much better tomorrow," Mitsui said.

He was starting a conversation to try ignoring the growing desire, he felt. He saw Nay nodded slowly and smiled slightly.

"So you don't have to worry…" Mitsui continued, but his voice starting to sound slightly shaky. "There all done…"

Mitsui quickly turned away, this time his back was facing Nay. He had to concentrate on something else instead of Nay's naked back. So he forced his attention towards the bottle of ointment in his hand. But the next thing that happened, took him off guard. Nay had thrown herself on him, hugging him low around his waist, her flushed face buried on his spine.

"Nay?" Mitsui turned around slightly, his eyes wide with shock when he saw that Nay had not dressed herself properly. She was still half naked, hugging him tightly. "What… what's wrong?"

Nay note book was in her hand and instead of signing to Mitsui like she always did, there was a small 'Thank you' written on the note book. She still didn't look up while her face buried into Mitsui back. Very slowly, Mitsui turned back towards her without moving her arms around his waist away. He reached for a blanket and wrapped it around her gently.

"Baka…." Mitsui whispered finally putting his arms around her. "You don't have to thank me; it is only a small thing."

Mitsui held her until he could feel Nay lay limply in his arms and he knew that she had fallen asleep. Gently moving her away from him, he lay her back on his bed and dressed her quickly before pulling the covers to her chin.

Sitting next to her on the bed, Mitsui watched her sleep, brushing the strands of hair away from her face. Before he left the room, he leaned over and kissed her gently on her lips.

TBC

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