Realizations

The third time Kazama glanced over at Reiji- Kizaki, he mentally corrected- he knew he was in trouble.

The pair was seated around a small table at a bar, accompanied by the majority of the A-rankers. With a few shots of alcohol, Kazama was feeling less than sharp, his mental state relaxed and open.

Seeing Kako's devilish smirk, he had a feeling that this was planned.

Kazama was lightly flushed, perched dangerously on the edge of the cushion. Teetering slightly, he would have completely toppled out of the seat had an arm not wrapped around his shoulder, pulling him back in.

Hm.

Kazama's vision swam slightly, seeing double of the dark brown shirt covering the arm still around him. The arm drew him slightly closer as he listed to the side.

"Is he normally like this when drunk?" Ah, so that's who it was.

The voice rumbled slightly as Kazama listened.

"Yep! Give him a few shots and he's either brutally honest or out like a light." Kako.

Kazama shivered, drawing closer to the comforting warmth near him. The warm shoulder jolted slightly in surprise as Kazama curled up and promptly fell asleep.

"And there you go. One sleeping Kazama, only a few hundred yen."

Reiji looked down at the normally icy attacker.

His long eyelashes fluttered slightly in restless sleep, face relaxed and open.

Huh. He could look like that too.

Realizing he had been staring much longer than what was socially acceptable, he jerked upright. Kako was smiling. Widely. Too widely.

"You."

"Me."

Reiji heaved a sigh, careful not to disturb the black haired captain resting on his side.

"You had better take him home." Reiji wordlessly stood, picking up Kazama as if he weighed nothing.

"You should tell him, you know."

Tachikawa turned. "Tell him!"

"Huh?" Miwa was suitably confused.

"It's nothing, Shuji. Just have another apple juice." Azuma was careful to keep all alcohol far from the teen.

Reiji flushed slightly under scrutiny. "He doesn't…"

"He feels the same way." Kako moved towards Reiji. "And if you don't tell him before tomorrow, we tell everyone."

Blood slowly crept from Reiji's face before returning full force in a huge blush. "You wouldn't dare."

"Oh, I would. And you know it."

Reiji hurried out of the bar, Kazama in tow.

"Think he'll do it?"

"I'm sure he will. Let's get the wedding preparations."