Shuichi laughs at the text Blondie sent him. All they've been doing this past month is flirting and driving each other up the wall. He must say, he is enjoying it very much.

School has been okay, but rumors are running rampant. Shu doesn't mind it though. Let them think what they want. He likes how his and Eiri's relationship is.

You're so annoying, one would think you have nothing better to do all day. -E

Naw, getting on ur nerves is to much fun. u make the funniest faces. And ur scowl? Priceless -S

Why do I even talk to you? -E

Duh, because u love my ass. -S

I won't deny that. -E

See, I catch u starring. -S

Don't care. I'm shameless. -E

Shuichi giggles.

Well Mr.Shameless I'm going to sleep. Night blondie. -S

Night brat. -E

Shu walks into history class all smiles, phone in hand. He sits in the desk close to Hiro and Sugu. "Who are you texting that's got you smiling like that?" Asks Hiro.

Shuichi hums, "it's just blondie."

"You so have it bad Shu."

"Not as bad as you two do," Shu mutters.

"What was that?" Inquiries Ru.

"Oh nothing, nothing."

"Hey Shu, my mom said she'd be gone all weekend right?"

"Yeah that's right, her business meeting will keep her away until Tuesday."

"Let's have a sleepover at my house."

Hiro looks at Ru. "What do you say, wanna come?" Ru blushes as Hiro meets his eyes.

"Yeah I'll definitely be there." Hiro gives him a smile, and Ru blushes darker.

"We have to invite, Ryu. But if he comes then Tatsuha will want to come to. Since they're a couple now. And if Tatsuha comes then..."

"Eiri might come to." Hiro finishes for him.

Shu chuckles, "all of us in one house will certainly make for an interesting weekend."

Hey ,sleepover at Hiro's house. u interested? -S

Idk, I've got better things to do brat. -E

R u really going to pass up all the ass staring time u'll have? -S

You've got a point. I suppose I'll be there. -E

Lol. Tell Tatsuha he's coming too. -S

Fine. -E

"Alright, my friends. We've got ourselves a weekend."

-

"Alright, I have this food on low, but keep an eye on it. I've got to go make my room look presentable."

Suguru smiles at Shu's retreating form.

The three of them, Shuichi, Hiro and himself had arrived together.

Suguru and Hiro were keeping Shu company while he cooks for them, and the others that should be here soon.

"Him and Eiri would make a cute couple. "

Hiro smiles, "and so would we."

Ru is startled speechless. Did he hear him correctly?

"What?"

"I've been thinking about you a lot. But then again when am I not thinking about you." Ru blushes and Hiro steps closer, slipping a lock of green hair behind his ear as he does so.

"The reason I never asked you out, was because I was afraid to ruin our friendship. You're my best friend, and you were there for me during my parents divorce. I had never been so low, but you made sure I never slipped into darkness. I convinced myself that I wasn't good enough for you, but Ru I can't hide this anymore."

Tears start to form in Ru's eyes. "Hiro", he whispers, "please kiss me." And Hiro does.

Firm lips meet soft ones, and Ru melts. It's not long before Hiro wraps his arms around Ru's waist. And Ru wraps his own arms around Hiro's neck. Hiro lifts Suguru onto the counter, stepping in between his legs. Parting for air they both breathe heavily, before their lips meet in a deeper passionate kiss. Hiro's tongue licks Ru's bottom lip and Ru happily let's it slip inside his warm cavern. Their tongues dance and Ru moans softly, as Hiro lightly thrusts his hips.

"Mmm... Hiro."

"Do you want me to stop?"

"Please don't." Hiro thrust's again, harder this time, and relishes in Ru's much louder moan.

"Ahh...yes."

"Are you two planning on having sex on the counter?"

Both Hiro and Suguru jump at the new voice. "Stop sneaking up on people Ryuichi!" Hiro says exasperated. Suguru buries his face in Hiro's chest and Ryuichi just laughs.

"Hey Shu, Hiro and Ru are together now!" He yells up the stairs.

"Fucking finally, you do him good Suguru. Show him us little guys pack a punch too!" He yells down the

"They are so embarrassing." Hiro chuckles and steps back. Giving Ru a soft chaste kiss on the lips.

"Yeah, but they're fun."

-

Shuichi, now standing in a clean room, changes into a comfortable black tank top and shorts.

"Suha-chan you're here." Shu hears Ryu say happilly. He walks down the stairs and sees the Uesugi twins, one being hugged tightly and the other looking on in disgust.

"You can come up here your blondiness. You're sharing a room with me." Eiri rolls his eyes and makes his way up the stairs. Shu leads him to his room.

"You have pink sheets, seriously?"

"I told you my favorite color was pink didn't I. And I meant it." Eiri situates himself. And Shu silently watches him. Eiri Uesugi, remains an enigma to him. They've grown a bit closer, but both of them have secrets they prefer to keep hidden. After Tachi , Shu thought it would be years before he'd be interested in someone, like he's interested in Eiri.

Eiri catches his stare, but Shu doesn't turn away. Slowly Eiri walks in front of him and lightly places his hands on Shu's hips. Shuichi's heart races just a bit faster.

"You're afraid of me." Eiri murmurs.

"Where did you even get that idea?"

"You always slip away, you never want to be alone with me."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Shu shakes his head, walks by Eiri intending to finish dinner but Eiri wraps his arms around his waist from behind.

Eiri is conflicted with himself. Of all the people he could be this intrigued and attracted to.

Shuichi is warm in his arms. Warm in his chest when they text. Warm in his heart when they make each other laugh. Warm in a way he hasn't known in while. Warm in a way that's frightening but intoxicating to.

"Do you think I don't see the way you look at me, with those big amethyst eyes."

Shu shivers, and it has nothing to do with the temperature. He knows he shouldn't give into the temptation. Knows the reason he avoids being alone with Eiri is to avoid a situation like this. Their chemistry is almost tangible. At times, Shu is weak to fight it.

They flirt, hug, and rile each other up. But theres this boundary they both set. Things dont go further than that. Shu isn't sure if he's ready and well Eiri doesn't seem ready either.

Despite these thoughts, Eiri is warm behind him, he smells great and his hold his gentle. Shu leans back and stares up into golden eyes, he bites his lip.

"The same way you're looking at me now." Eiri lowers his head, intending to claim those pink lips but Tatsuha and Ryuichi stumble into the doorway. The moment is gone and Eiri groans.

"Tatshua what the hell."

"Ow that hurt. We were totally not evesdropping We were just walking by and..."

Shu chuckles and uses the confusion to slip out of Eiri arms. He still feels all tingly. He bits his lip again, and sends Eiri a fleeting look before zooming down the stairs. He's not running, he's not. He's also a terrible liar.

Eiri tries to ignore the twinge of disappointment he feels at Shuichi's retreating form. Fucking Tatsuha. He was so close. None of the girls, Eiri has ever been with have effected him like Shu does.

Shuichi is bright, impulsive and loud. So different from Eiri himself. But he's alive, determined, fierce, the world is his stage. He doesn't make Eiri laugh because he wants something in return. He doesn't stay up at night with him because he wants him for se. He does it because he genuinely wants to see him happy.

You're so stubborn blondie. Your smile is so much better than your scowl. You're beautiful when you smile, even if it's just a small one. I loved making my brother in Europe smile to. It didn't matter how bad the day was. Or how many tears were shed. If I could just get him to smile, then the day was just brighter.

With new determination he steps over Tatsuha and goes to find Shuichi. He doesn't know what he wants really. A relationship or more attention. But he wants something.

He hears low voices in the kitchen, he feels a little guilty but his curiosity pushes him to eavesdrop a little.

Eiri you hypocrite, I can't eavesdrop but you can."

"Tatshua shut up..."

"How about not."

His brother walks into the kitchen and whatever conversation Shu, Hiro and Suguru were having abates.

Eiri sighs and walks into the kitchen to.

When his eyes lock with Shu's again, he knows. Knows that they both were effected by what happened. That whatever it is between them isn't going anywhere.

Eiri finds with a hint of a smile, that he doesnt want it to.

-

After dinner the six of them settle down in the backyard laughing and telling stupid stories. "I remember when Ru came to us," says Shuichi, "asking us to teach him how to dance. Of course me and Ryu agreed. We actually ended up doing choegraphy together on a whole song." Hiro looks a Suguru in shock. "I didn't know you danced!"

"Umm.. well I wanted to try something different and saw Shuichi dancing one day before school was supposed to start, so I wanted to learn. One thing just led to another."

"You three should do the dance, like right now." Offers Hiro.

"Wait what?" Studders Suguru.

"That's a great idea come on Ryu-chan I'll find the song."

"Wait you guys are serious, I can't possibly..." Hiro interrupts him with a kiss. "Come on Ru, go have fun." Ru blushes and nods.

The three of them dancing together is quite a sight. The other three males are practically drooling. Shuichi gets lost in the movements. Oh how he loves to dance.

The dance ends and Shuichi laughs at Hiro's starstruck gaze. Shuichi turns to Eiri and smiles. Eiri gives him a small smile in return.

-

Shuichi gets comfortable under his sheets and flips through movies on netflix. He picks a random one and starts to nod off. Eiri finishes his shower and steps out of the bathroom, hair slightly wet. He gets in bed next to Shuichi, making himself comfortable.

"Here you can have the remote, I'm gonna head to bed." Shu turns his back to Eiri and sinks further into the sheets. Calm and comfortable he listens to the soft click of the remote as his eyes close.

Shu hears a slightly louder click, Eiri must have decided to turn the tv off. The bed moves with Eiri's weight and suddenly he's a lot closer than Shu expected him to be. He's about to mention it when Eiri speaks.

"Shuichi I've been thinking," Eiri whispers while slowly caressing Shu's hip.

"We're both attracted to each other, but neither of us is interested in a relationship, so it wouldn't hurt to mess around a little, no strings attached."

Eiri will admit this has been on his mind for a little while. Maybe if they fool around just a bit he won't be so hung up on the brat the way he is, all he needs is Shuichi to agree.

Shu hums then says firmly, "absolutely not."

Eiri bits his lip, "and why not?"

"As tempting as it sounds Blondie I don't want to be in a relationship like that. I know me and a friends with benefits thing won't go well. I'll get attached. So I'd rather we just stay friends."

Eiri smirks and pulls Shuichi to his chest, their bodies curving naturally into each other. "You're surprisingly mature sometimes."

"Shu snorts and chuckles a little. Shut up and go to sleep Eiri."

-

Eiri wakes up to soft humming. He shifts and realizes his forehead is resting on Shuichi's hip.

"What are you doing?" He mumbles voice rough with sleep.

"Working on a song, I've had some new inspiration."

"Let me guess, is it called why brats don't make it in Hollywood?"

"Ha, very original. Actually it's called why hot blondes never shut up."

They both chuckle then settle down. Eiri shifts again until his head is on Shuichi's thigh.

"Have you thought anymore about what I asked last night?"

Shuichi hums. "I have and my answer is still the same. You were right when you said neither of us are looking for a relationship. While I might change my mind about that, isn't catching feelings your kryptonite?"

Eiri huffs. "I'm not adverse to having a relationship, though with my writing and school and everything else I'd rather not..."

"Wait writing, what do you write?"

"I write novels, angsty romance novels to be specific."

Shuichi pauses then laughs. "That's absolutely perfect. No wonder you use such big words all the time. I'll have to read one of your books for sure."

Shuichi is still laughing so Eiri takes the library to lightly bite his thigh.

He yelps, "Eiri!"

Smirking Eiri rolls Shuichi under him setting aside the notepad and pen he had been using.

"No definitely not blondie I'm warning y..."

Load muffled laughter fills the halls.