Chapter 13: Are you all hiding something from me?
In the Hanzo Residence Asuka was carrying a tray of tea and cookies up to the guest room where Michael currently stayed in. She has been feeding the unconscious teen for about 2 weeks, maybe what happened during his fight wore him out after changing into...that frightful version of himself. She was told to distance herself away from the teen when he's conscious for a while by Kiriya-sensei and her grandfather. But since Michael has been unconscious then that would mean that her order was useless against that logic and she could continue to keep taking care of the teen, Asuka did a trade-off with her other friends by times of the day in the morning it would be her turn and next it would be Ikaruga-san and so on. Walking up to the door Asuka reaches out for the doorknob still hesitant for every time she enters.
Opening the door she walks into the plain old room where Michael laid in a bed with a calm face as he drifted into sleep. Asuka smiled and said, "Michael-kun you're so cute when your asleep." She pulled up a chair near the bed and puts a cookie near Michael's mouth as the teen opens his mouth and eats the cookie like a squirrel by taking small bites. Asuka simply giggled at the sight.
"So cute!" Asuka cooed as she continued to feed Michael.
'I just can't believe he would ever change and be like that.' Asuka thought and still trembled remembering the last act Michael was about to do to her and her friends. Her view on him would have been changed drastically if her Grandfather did not explain Michael's issue of emotion.
Turning over to face Asuka, Michael mumbled gibberish while sleeping until the words, "Asuka you idiot you can't eat all the futomaki rolls yourself..." Michael snored as Asuka smiled enjoying that her friend was dreaming about her until more words came out, "Ikaruga-san you don't have to feed me, Katsuragi-san please stop pressing yourself against me, Yagyuu and Hibari I will don't worry about eating too much you two are always cute together..."
Asuka was shocked by the other comments of her friends then sadly smiles to herself, she couldn't help but feel saddened she had been a grouped with the others Michael would now dream about. She then gasped and realized that she just basically thought that she wanted Michael to only dream of her only. Blushing and stopping herself from thinking anymore about her inner jealous feelings. Feeling kind of curious Asuka leans in close to Michael's face and felt his soft breathing on her skin, she wondered how it felt for Michael when he kissed her during his sleep. But if she were to kiss would she understand?
Hoping to test it out Asuka leans in closer to Michael's face inch by inch until her lips were just a few seconds away from touching each other until the sound of the door opening was heard. Asuka quickly panicked and stood up straight and stood to the side of the bed with a guilty expression. Upon Ikaruga walking in she caught sight of the flustered Asuka and simply giggled. Since it was now her turn she can now take care of the weakened teen.
"Asuka-san you can leave Michael-kun into my care." Ikaruga smiled.
"Oh right." Asuka walks out the room and turns back and says, "Oh and Ikaruga make sure to..." Asuka stops to look back into the halfway closed doors to see red gleaming eyes directed at her, this caused the poor shinobi to tremble and sweat bullets at the sight.
"It's okay Asuka-san I already know everything that you've done for Michael-kun so relax and have fun." Ikaruga said in a pissed off but sweet tone, even though Ikaruga said those very words Asuka knew she meant, 'Stay out
'S-she knows!' Asuka gulped, nodded and walked to her own room not trying to incur the wrath of her senior.
Inside the guest room Ikaruga walks to the side of Michael's bed and simply smiles at the sleeping teen and even strokes the side of his cheek and then his hair. She was wanting to spend some alone time with him but due to his challenge it was put off until now. She brought in chocolates Michael could eat once he woke up but couldn't shake off the feeling the chefs at her home did something once they heard she wanted to give it to a special person of hers.
But resuming her regular action Ikaruga kept stroking Michael's cheek until a light reaction from the soft petting has caused Michael's eye's to twitch as he opens them to see Ikaruga. Ikaruga quickly stumbles back and falls on her butt as Michael sits up in bed and looks around his surrounding.
"Ikaruga-san..." Michael scratched the back of his head, "What happened?"
"M-Michael-kun your awake?" Ikaruga asked getting on all fours and crawling to the bedside.
"Yeah but what did I do yesterday?" Michael scratched his head, "I know I accepted a challenge and sent Leaf to help you guys rescue Asuka but that's it."
"I see but we did rescue Asuka-san and you defeated your challenger with no qualms at all." Ikaruga smiled.
"I know but I don't remember how I won." Michael looked at his hands with a sad expression, "Is there something that I missed?"
"No don't over think it." Ikaruga smiled and shook her head.
'This must be a side effect of his emotion's going berserk Master Hanzo forewarned us not to push the matter anymore or he may go out of control again.' Ikaruga thought as she picks up the box of chocolates and pulls it out for Michael to see.
"Here its a gift that I asked the chef's at my home to make you please enjoy." Ikaruga handed Michael the box of chocolates and bowed.
"Chocolates huh well this is actually the first time I received a box of chocolates from someone other than Asuka." Michael smiled and looks to Ikaruga, "Thank you Ikaruga-san this is a great present."
Blushing to herself as she looks away covering her mouth with her thumb Ikaruga said, "Your welcome and please don't call me Ikaruga-san all the with the honorific term just call me whatever you want."
"Huh?" Michael questioned.
"You always call Asuka-san without the honorific and I think it would put less strain if you just call me Ikaruga." Ikaruga said hiding her red cheeks.
"Okay if you want I'll just say your name Ikaruga." Michael smiled as Ikaruga gasped then started to tremble in embarrassment.
"G-good and from now on I'll call you just M-Michael understood?" Ikaruga stuttered.
"Clearly." Michael nodded and laid back down in bed only to sigh as the moment just passed for another one to occur. Michael simply sat up to show his current purple shirt and black shorts as he scratches his head completely irritated by the pillow.
"What is it?" Ikaruga asked.
"It's just that this pillow is too rough to move my neck around and is preventing me from resting." Michael sighed. Ikaruga pondered over the pillow and herself and finally came to a solution and tried to put on a serious attitude but still had a large blush across her face.
"Michael use my lap to comfort yourself." Ikaruga said boldly.
"Say what?" Michael's eyes widened.
"I-I mean my lap can be used as a substitute for your pillow, I mean if you don't mind." Ikaruga said.
"Um okay thank you..." Michael gave a little blush and looks way as he gets up from bed and sit on the ground so he could have more room to lay down on Ikaruga's lap. Following after Ikaruga sat down with both her legs under her.
"You may begin if you want?" Ikaruga stutters.
"R-right." Michael nodded as he lays his head on Ikaruga's lap while looking away from her. This caused both Michael and Ikaruga to blush obscenely while avoiding eye contact from each other.
"So are you fine?" Ikaruga asks.
"Yep." Michael said.
"Are you uncomfortable?" Ikaruga asks.
"Nuh-uh." Michael said with beady eyes, "I actually feel comfortable laying here you have soft legs." Ikaruga took the compliment and lightly blushed as she looks down to see the looking away Michael holding in air into one cheek, she couldn't help but giggle at the usual calm guy's rare moment of adorableness.
"Hey..." Michael said.
"Huh?" Ikaruga asks.
"Why did you come and take care of me, Asuka would have usually stayed in my room for a while before going so why?" Michael asked.
"Well I was worried, and why did you ask about Asuka-san?" Ikaruga smiled.
"Because she's my childhood friend and I worry for the idiot or she'll hurt herself." Michael sighed.
"So do you just worry and cherish Asuka-san the most?" Ikaruga asked with a sad smile.
"I do but its kind of natural to cherish a group of people you like evenly, even if if they don't cherish you back." Michael explained.
"You cherish everyone?" Ikaruga asks.
"Of course if I didn't then why would I try and get to know you all, I like you because your kind and a great role model for Asuka and the others, so please keep an eye on her." Michael smiled.
"U-um right." Ikaruga nodded.
Finally passing the awkward moment Michael picks himself up and sighs he starts to scratch his head thinking of something. Ikaruga begins to wonder what he was doing and said, "Michael what's wrong?"
"Thinking of a way to repay you for what you just did for me." Michael said.
"No it's not necessary it's really oka-" Ikaruga began until Michael snapped his fingers.
"I got it, I'll let you ask for anything you want from me and I won't hesitate to do it." Michael smiled.
"Anything?" Ikaruga says to herself.
"Yep just say it." Michael smiles.
"Well...could you um hold me." Ikaruga asks as Michael immediately sits on the bed side and opens out his arms.
"Okay come on." Michael smiled as Ikaruga blushes at the sight, was she supposed to sit on Michael's lap? No she couldn't do it but would it not seem strange to not go with her own request. Maybe if she waited a little more than she can come up with a plan to ev...! But to her surprise Michael stood up and walked over to the girl and picks her up in the bridal position and walks her to the bed and puts her on his lap.
"M-Michael what are you-?" Ikaruga stuttered until Michael hugs below the waist pushing her head into his chest. Ikaruga couldn't move from the spot she was just put into it's not like she couldn't move its just that she didn't want to move...
"Thank you Ikaruga." Michael whispers into Ikaruga's ear earning a little cute yelp from the girl, resting for about 35 minutes Ikaruga has gotten comfortable with Michael to the point she's embracing him back now enjoying the warmth he emitted.
"Michael you're so warm." Ikaruga sighs in relief.
"I do? I guess I really don't feel myself as a warm person but I guess it means I really am weak and exhausted from my fight." Michael smiled.
"Yeah but Michael I have a question to ask." Ikaruga looks at the teen.
"Ask away." Michael said.
"Well I just want know who do you-?" Ikaruga was interrupted with the door slamming wide open revealing a grinning Katsuragi.
"Hey Michael-kun your Katsu-nee will take care of you in no time..." Katsuragi loud announcement was interrupted by the sight of Michael hugging Ikaruga closely. Blushing brightly Ikaruga didn't take this surprise well and so she reacts by pushing Michael down into bed and continues to hold him tightly.
"Michael is still tired so I have to continue taking care of him." Ikaruga tried to gain a little more time with her crush.
"I'm sorry but your turn is up because a whole 2 hours already passed." Katsuragi chuckled.
"Oh my it did?" Ikaruga sighed in disappointment and stood up, "I will then take my leave." Ikaruga turns to Michael and bows and said, "Farewell Michael I hope you have a nice day."
"You too." Michael smiled.
Ikaruga walks off towards the exit trying to keep up her cool status around Katsuragi, but as she passes the door she then felt a smirk play across Katsuragi's lips. Not wanting to gain concern from Michael she just ignored the wrong feeling at continued to leave the room. Upon closing the door Katsuragi closes in on Michael while the latter simply gulped in fear.
"S-so Katsuragi-san what do you want to do we can talk or play a game called Personal Spaces the one whose the farthest from the other wins and...ooff!" Michael was suddenly startled by Katsuragi who pins him down into the bed.
"I'm sorry but we're gonna play a game of mine it's called who can strip faster the one whose down to their underwear or nude wins." Katsuragi teased as she lifts Michael's shirt off his body revealing his muscular upper half.
"What, n-no please stop this." Michael gulped trying to crawl away.
"I can't must keep going and I guess what's left is the shorts if I'm not wrong?" Katsuragi reaches out for Michael's shorts and begins to pull them down until a hand grabs her by the wrist stopping her from continuing with the action.
"Look Katsuragi I've tried to be lenient about this for some time but I can't handle this much harassment now." Michael spins around and suddenly pins Katsuragi down onto the bed while showing resistance for the first time.
"Michael-kun?" Katsuragi gasps then grins, "Come on Michael-kun if you're trying to take me here then do it!"
"Quit it I'm not playing I'm dead serious." Michael growled.
"What?" Katsuragi questions with widened eyes.
"Do you realize when you tease me I always get hurt or in conflict with others and it usually makes me suffer so I'll just ask it now do you like to see me suffer or is there another reason just tell me and I will understand?" Michael asks.
"I don't know what you mean." Katsuragi looks away while.
"Oi don't play games there has to be a reason, you've been constantly teasing or forcing me to fondle you when you can fondle Asuka or the others." Michael sighed, "Why can't you just tell me and be truthful like Asuka?" after hearing the sentence Katsuragi then grew a fierce glare at Michael and struggles to move out of it.
"What are you doing?" Michael asks.
"Let go of me!" Katsuragi growls trying to break from Michael's grasp.
"Calm down and just tell me why you harass me!" Michael exclaimed and used his strength and body weight to pin down Katsuragi, even if she starts to shake the entire bed she won't ever break this pin.
"I said let me go dammit, I can't believe I even tried!" Katsuragi growled now kicking the bed with her powerful legs eventually beating the mattress until the springs literally started to break by the sheer impact of her kicks.
"Katsuragi-san what's wrong with you?" Michael asks.
"Me? Katsuragi stops her struggle and glares at Michael with anger and somewhat sad eyes, "There's nothing wrong with me you're the problem here!" Michael gasped as Katsuragi continued, "All you've said is Asuka this and Asuka that while you have someone like me in front of you, you don't even consider to look at me or say anything about me all the time only when we're alone!" Katsuragi looks away while trying to hold back some tears.
"It's not true I don't always talk about Asuka." Michael said calmly trying not to look like the bad guy as it is.
"Yes you do you always talk about her like she's a prize r a trophy!" Katsuragi cried, "And I'm sick of trying to hide it like everyone else, its like you only see her instead of the others or yourself."
"I..." Michael looks away.
"And if you wanted to know why I harass you it's because I just wanted you to notice me to-!" Katsuragi was immediately shut up by the contact of Michael kissing her. She opens her eyes in shock and couldn't help but calm down by the embrace of the pair of lips. Slowly melting into it Katsuragi's shoulders were no longer tensed. As Michael pulled away from the lip lock he looks down at Katsuragi with a sad smile.
"I promised to never do that but I couldn't help it, please forgive me for being so insensitive to you for this long I guess I really am single-minded from time to time." Michael smiled sheepishly as Katsuragi stared at him with a slight blush and a dreamy gaze.
"Michael-kun..." Katsuragi cooed as she reaches reached for Michael's hand and puts it on her left breast.
"H-hey I thought we just discussed this!?" Michael exclaimed then realized what she meant by the touch, he could feel her rapid heart beat in his hand as it could be felt like someone playing the drums on a single beat, "Katsuragi-san your?"
"I'll let you have my consent do what you want with me." Katsuragi smiled dreamily.
"Um okay I can clearly see where this is going!" Michael quickly sits up on his knees and places his hands on his legs while looking away and hiding a small blush of embarrassment.
"Hehe I knew it was a long shot." Katsuragi sat up and looks at Michael and said, "Thanks for that and sorry if I did pushed you pass your limit like that.""
"Don't worry about it." Michael puts on his light purple t-shirt and sighs, "Now can you get off my bed?"
"Hmmm no because you still need to repay me for causing a cute girl like myself for breaking down like that." Katsuragi sits next to Michael and leans her head on his shoulder, "So you're gonna take care of me and let me stay like this until my time here is up."
"That's drastically harsh then harassing me, my body will ache after a few minutes if I did this." Michael tried to persuade the girl to not allowing this action.
"If you have a problem with it then we can do something else and we are already in bed together so..." Katsuragi trails off.
"Enjoy your rest." Michael groaned as Katsuragi did just that.
After about an hour and a half Michael finally woke Katsuragi up with his right arm and nudged the girl awake. Getting with a startle Katsuragi wipes her eyes clean as she exaggerates a yawn.
Michael however couldn't relax both his legs were asleep from sitting on top of them for a long period. Katsuragi then gets off the bed and turns to Michael and gives him a big grin.
"Well I guess my time here is up." Katsuragi smiled.
"Katsu-san please don't tell Asuka about my gratitude kiss or she'll just scold and torture me like before.
"I promise only if you promise me one thing?" Katsuragi smirked and grew closer to Michael.
"Yeah..." Michael gulped.
"Remember you always have friends who'll help you, so don't bother to call me or the others for help." Katsuragi explains still remembering the event which occurred the other day.
"Oh of course." Michael smiled and nodded.
"Good well later." Katsuragi leaves the room with an extra sway to her hips trying to entice Michael to which it surprisingly almost works. She turns around to look at Michael and says, "Just call me if you ever want to claim this prize at anytime." Katsuragi kissed her hand and blew it at Michael who simply sighed and shook his head.
"Tease..." Michael groaned as Katsuragi giggled and closed the door.
Out in the hallway stood Ikaruga who was still surprisingly there, Katsuragi would've asked why she was still here but she knew the reason so she simply chuckled.
"Did you forget something?" Katsuragi chuckled.
"Yes and I just happened to have forgotten my bag near the door, and I was able to listen to that act you just put on." Ikaruga said with a hint of jealousy.
"Oh did well half of it was an act but I really did mean what I was saying and even the tears were real." Katsuragi said with half lidded eyes and a grin, "But I think I'm getting a lead to winning this even when it just begun."
"Don't talk like you're the first I got close enough too so both of us are on equal footing." Ikaruga growled.
"I see your really interested in this are you just in it to just win or do you really care that much for the guy?" Katsuragi grinned.
"As much as I want to win I also care for Michael and wish to gain his affection!" Ikaruga announced.
"Good I needed a rival in this or things might get boring!" Katsuragi and Ikaruga glared at each other until the door to the guest room opens revealing an irritated Michael wearing a pair of black headphones.
"Could you two keep it down your too loud that I can't even hear my music." Michael groaned and covered his right eye with his right hand.
"Um sorry!" Both girls bowed to their superior as Michael closes the door, suddenly footsteps were heard coming down the hall both girls looked down to only gasp at the sight of the visitor.
"You!?" The girls gasped.
In the guest room Michael focused on reading his book while listening to music, he was unaware of the standing human being next to his bed. Seeing a shadow loom over him Michael looks up to see someone he would never have thought to see, it was Kyofu and he was glaring down at him with such rage. Michael quickly jumped up and pressed himself on the wall.
"It's you!?" Michael gasped as he tried to find something to defend himself with, he didn't have his scroll on him due to someone stripping it off his person during his temporary state of a coma.
"Hey listen I'm not here to kill you...at least not today." Kyofu sighed he wore a white jacket, a blue shirt, black jeans and white sneakers one of his arms had a cast covering it as bandages tightened the broken arm from the inside. And in his right hand was a bag of what looked like sushi and shaved ice.
"What Is that?" Michael asked.
"Its food now take it." Kyofu said coldly.
"It looks suspicious." Michael raised an eyebrow.
"Take it. Eat it. and Choke on it." Kyofu growled seriously.
"On the other hand I guess it won't hurt to take it." Michael took the plastic bag and saw that the sushi inside was premium flavored, "Cool this must've been expensive."
"It was you owe 50,000 yen." Kyofu said.
"Oh sorry." Michael sweatdropped then said, "And thank you for this."
"Don't give me your sympathy, Yumi forced me to do this and apologize for our interference in your lives, I honestly don't care about whether you eat or not so Yumi just gave me the Shaved Ice to say sorry." Kyofu sighed.
"But then why did you get me sushi?" Michael asked.
"I got it since you might hate it like others who can't accept its fresh taste." Kyofu looked away.
'He may not show it but he did actually care to check on me so...' Michael thought.
"You know what I think I'll enjoy it anyways I'm Michael Sarutobi nice to meet you." Michael held out his hand.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kyofu growled.
"I want to give you a hand shake." Michael smiled until Kyofu slapped his hand out-of-the-way.
"Get one thing straight I still want to kill you but now I'm not strong enough to do it, but next time I will end you and prove that Master Kurokage is the better ninja." Kyofu explained.
"Right I'll accept a challenge you have to offer at anytime." Michael nodded.
"Hmph!" Kyofu closed his eyes then opened one of them and looked at Michael, "Aren't you going to eat?"
"Huh oh right." Michael began to eat the sushi and shaved ice he was given with enjoyment. Kyofu watched with a neutral and relieved stare and made sure to stay alert for anything, this caused him to sense 4 presences near the door and throw 4 shuriken into the 2 hinges thus collapsing the door and revealing an eavesdropping Ikaruga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari.
"What the?" Michael looked up to see the fours who look up to see that they've been caught.
"Oh Michael-kun we were just curious is all." Katsuragi chuckled.
"Yeah don't mind us Michael." Ikaruga giggled nervously.
"Hibari likes spying on Michael-senpai!" Hibari giggled.
"...Yaoi." Yagyuu commented as both Katsuragi and Ikaruga simply shut their underclassmen up by covering their mouths.
"This visit has proven troublesome, I'll take my leave." Kyofu stood up then remembered something important and handed Michael 6 vouchers for the hot springs, "Yumi wants me to tell you they will be here next Friday so you'd best come or else." Kyofu then used a hand sign to disappear in a puff of smoke.
"*Cough!* Man what is up with smoke bombs?" Katsuragi complained.
"It is commonly used by ninja to make a hasty retreat." Ikaruga coughed.
"And hey Hibari and Yagyuu why did you go and blow our cover like that?" Katsuragi growled.
"Because we were already caught." Yagyuu remained stoic as ever.
"And Hibari doesn't like to lie!" Hibari giggled.
This turned into a full-blown argument between the girls as they began to complain and whine to each other about the event that occurred. Covering his ears Michael knew he couldn't rest here anymore, walking past the distracted girls he walks down the hallway into Asuka's room and simply looks around the dark room to see a sleeping Asuka in bed.
"This will do." Michael lays down next to the slumbering Asuka and begins to rest himself near her. Opening her eyes Asuka looks to her right to see the Conked out Michael laying next to her and simply smiled and wrapped her blanket around the sleeping ninja and moved closer to him as she lays her head near his chest.
"Sleep tight Michael-kun." Asuka smiled as the two friends fell into a warm deep slumber.
Next Chapter- Being Hibari's Prince for the day!?
Thanks for reading the chapter guys and I hope you enjoyed the chapter and the one's to come in the future. And if you guys wanted to see the scene of Michael's emotional sickness then you'll have to wait for a later chapter.
Well anyways I'm out so Peace Out!