A/N: And here is the next chapter! Hyuu! I do hope you like it… Thank you for all the reviews, everyone!
The More You Hate, the More You Love
The next day, Kazuki and Juubei were the object of all gossip. The two said persons could not even walk down a hallway without being laughed at or whispered about, which made Juubei think.
Oh man. I shouldn't have said all those stuff. Juubei thought. What had gotten into me anyway? What was I thinking?
Meanwhile on the other side of the hallway, Kazuki was gathering things in his locker. He was getting frustrated with all the gossip! On top of that, he has to practice with 'that person' that day because they have rehearsals, which made Kazuki's blood boil even more. He slammed his locker door shut which made the people standing in the hallway jump. He then stomped to the classroom where they were holding rehearsals, when Ginji appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey, Kazuki! You look sullen today. Did something happen?" Ginji asked.
"You didn't hear the rumors? It's been going around school since yesterday."
"I did, but I don't really believe them."
"Well, it's true, and it's not my choice."
"Don't worry, I believe you." Ginji then put an arm around Kazuki, which made him smile.
"Thanks." Afterwards they both went to the classroom.
Once he entered the classroom the first thing that greeted him was Juubei's smirking face. One look at that face made him consider quitting the part and just be one of the audiences watching, but pride took over him. I'm going to prove I'm better than that idiot. Kazuki comforted himself, though finding little solace in the words. I have to get through this play. If I quit now, I'll be the laughingstock of the whole school, and I'll be the weakling. I have to prove to them that despite my effeminate appearance, I'm better than that stupid moron!
The rehearsal was a mess. Juubei kept forgetting what to say, and so did Kazuki. One of the students couldn't take it anymore so he shouted, "Hey, you idiots! Get yourself together!"
That phrase hit both of them. What am I doing, getting affected by what other people think? Kazuki encouraged himself. I'm better, and I'll prove it!
What am I thinking, suddenly liking guys? Why is Kazuki the only one I think of anyway? He's my rival. Get a hold of yourself, Juubei! You do NOT like Kazuki!!! Juubei encouraged himself.
After that little episode things gradually became better. Kazuki could act with feelings now, and so can Juubei. But then comes the 'worst' part: the kissing scene.
"Don't you dare kiss me again." Kazuki hissed.
"Hn. Try and stop me."
"Why you…" He was suddenly interrupted because their lips locked. For a long time. Ten hours seemed to pass between them, but in reality Juubei had held the kiss for two minutes.
When he finally let go everybody was staring wide eyed. Some of the girls giggled while some of the boys smirked, while a small group felt awkward and asked to be excused to the washroom. Someone found the courage to speak up and said, "Umm, would you mind taking this out of class, guys?"
"Huh? Ah, sure…" Juubei said absentmindedly. What the hell got into me? But… I just can't resist being near him… Juubei shook his head. What the hell am I saying? Do I have that split personality disorder thingy?
What the hell's wrong with this guy? Kazuki thought. I swear he's trying to piss me off to death. Though, I did like that contact. Kazuki shook his head as well. What the hell? Why am I thinking those things? Anyway, we gotta get back to work or the teacher, if she ever comes back, will scold us for slacking off.
"Let's get into order, guys." Kazuki commanded everyone. Turning to Juubei he said loudly, "Will you just stop pissing me off and do your role properly? Oh, and don't kiss me you moron." After those words departed from his lips, the class whistled and let out a loud 'Oooohhhh!'. Juubei turned beet red.
Juubei managed to recover and blurted out with a smile of victory plastered across his face, "Whatever. If you didn't like the contact, then why didn't you break away?" Kazuki fell silent. "What now, my dear sweet Juliet? You got nothing to say?"
Kazuki then went over to Juubei and punched him in the face, which made Juubei fall down on the ground. Juubei got up and smirked, and punched Kazuki as well.
"Hn. You only punched me because you can't answer back."
Kazuki got up from the floor while wiping his cheek. "No, I punched you because I was pissed off."
A fight then broke between them while the class cheered on. Ginji tried to stop them, but he couldn't. The teacher then came back and saw the fight, much to Ginji's relief. She, being an experienced teacher, decided to use a different approach in order to stop the fight.
"Hey, Juliet and Romeo fighting wasn't in the script. But you know, we can add that one in." Kazuki and Juubei both froze upon hearing the voice of the teacher. Success. I got them to stop. The teacher thought.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Kazuki apologized. "It's just that Juubei wouldn't do his role properly."
"Me?! Well, what about you? You're the one getting pissed off for no apparent reason."
"No apparent reason?! I have every reason to be angry with you, you moron! You kissed me without my consent! I swear you're trying anything to just fucking piss me off!"
"Now, now… No vulgar words in the school." The teacher scolded, but the two still continued fighting.
"Ha! And you're saying you're an angel just sitting there enduring my kiss? You could have pushed me off, you know! I was merely following the script!"
"It did not say two minutes, moron!"
"Yeah, well, in case you haven't noticed, I don't have a watch. How am I supposed to know if it's three seconds or two minutes?"
"Count in your head! And in case you didn't know how, it's one, two, three!"
"I know how to count, stupid!"
"Don't change the topic here!"
"BOYS! STOP FIGHTING!" The teacher's scream was so loud it brought Juubei and Kazuki back into reality.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I lost control for a minute."
"Me too."
"You don't say." The teacher answered coldly. She waved them back to work.
The kissing scene was rehearsed again. As Juubei was nearing Kazuki's face, Kazuki hissed, "Three seconds, and that's it."
"Whatever." Their lips locked once again. Who would have thought that his lips are so soft? It's hard to pull away! But I'd better or his highness will get all pissy about it again. After three seconds, Juubei pulled away. Kazuki opened his eyes and recited the script.
Then have my lips the sin that they took. (Juliet)
Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again. (Romeo)
You kiss by th' book. (Juliet)
Madam, your mother craves a word with you. (Nurse)
What is her mother? (Romeo)
Marry, bachelor, her mother is the lady of the house, and a good lady, and a wise and virtuous. I nursed her daughter that you talked withal. I tell you, he that can lay hold of her shall have the chinks. (Nurse)
Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt! (Romeo)
Away, be gone; the sport is at the best! (Benvolio)
Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest. (Romeo)
Nay, gentlemen, prepare not to be gone; we have a trifling foolish banquet towards. Is it e'en so? Why then, I thank you all. I thank you, honest gentlemen. Goodnight. More torches here! Come on then; let's to bed. Ah, sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late; I'll to my rest. (Lord Capulet)
Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman? (Juliet)
The heir and son of old Tiberio. (Nurse)
What's he that now is going out of door? (Juliet)
Marry, that, I think, be young Petruchio. (Nurse)
What's he that follows there, that would not dance? (Juliet)
I know not. (Nurse)
Go ask his name- if he be married, my grave is like to my wedding bed. (Juliet)
His name is Romeo and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy. (Nurse)
My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and know too late! Prodigious birth of love is to me that I must love a loathed enemy. (Juliet)
What's this? What's this? (Nurse)
A rhyme I learnt even now of one I danced withal. (Juliet)
Anon! Anon! Come, let's away; the strangers all are gone. (Nurse)
After the successful re-practice, the teacher declared that class was dismissed. Juubei went ahead while Kazuki gathered his things and talked to Ginji. But when he got out of the classroom and neared his locker he was cornered and pushed towards the wall by Juubei.
"What the hell do you want, moron?" Juubei asked coldly while glaring.
"I don't know… Maybe… to get a good look at your face?" Juubei smirked while keeping his face dangerously close to Kazuki's.
"W-what? W-what do you mean?"
"Your face is beautiful, I just want to continuously look at it…" Juubei said idly while getting closer and closer to Kazuki's face.
"M-moron! Go away!" Kazuki tried to ignore the blush creeping into his cheeks and tried to get his hand to push him away, but for some reason his arm wouldn't move. They were going to kiss when suddenly they heard the sound of books crashing onto the floor. They both looked at the source of the noise and went pale. A girl was standing there, obviously shocked at what she saw.
"I-I'm sorry. D-did I interrupt something?" The girl asked nervously. Juubei went over to her.
"No, actually. Are you new here? I've never seen you before."
"Y-yes. I… I'm Emina. Emina Raiko." The girl nervously introduced herself while blushing.
(A/N: She's an OC… I couldn't think of any other Japanese sounding name so pardon me… If you don't like the name, you can suggest something else and I can change it! XD)
"I'm Juubei Kakei and this is Kazuki Fuuchoin." Juubei introduced both of them. "Tell you what, why don't I show you around school? Everybody's gone home anyway, so no one's around. We can have tea afterwards too. Sounds good?" (A/N: Thanks for telling me the correct spelling of his surname.)
"O-okay…"
Turning to Kazuki, Juubei called, "Gotta run now. We'll continue sometime!"
A blush crept to Kazuki's cheeks. "N-no we won't!"
As Kazuki walked home the images played over and over in his mind. He couldn't help but feel jealous when that girl came. What the hell? Now I like him? No fucking way! Kazuki tried to erase the jealousy he felt, but it just kept coming back. I seriously need a therapist. No, make that a psychologist. Maybe I can talk to Ginji? Yeah, that will be a good idea…
Meanwhile, Juubei finished giving Emina a tour around the school. They were walking to the restaurant in silence. At the restaurant, Emina opened up.
"So, when did you switch schools?" Juubei asked.
"To tell the truth, I just came in yesterday. My parents are always working overseas, so we have to move a lot."
"Oh. That sucks. Anyway, do you feel bad about moving all the time?"
"No, not really. I got used to it, though I still miss my old friends from different countries. I keep contact with them by e-mail, though."
"It's that so…?"
"Yes. Anyway, if I'm allowed, can I ask you a question, Juubei-san?"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Who was that girl you were in the hallway with? Is she your girlfriend?"
To Emina's surprise, Juubei laughed so loud and started banging his fist on the table that people started to stare at them. Once Juubei had recovered, he wiped the tears from his eyes and explained.
"I see. Well, a lot of people do mistake him for a girl. You see, Emina-san, Kazuki is a guy, not a girl. If you didn't notice he was wearing the guys' uniform. Well, I don't blame you. I once blamed him for cross-dressing when I first met him." Juubei remarked while lost in his memories.
-Flashback-
A pretty new girl was walking down the hallway on the first day of school. What's odd is that she was wearing the standard uniform for boys. Girls kept away from her and so did boys, but she didn't seem to mind that much. She just went to her locker to get her things for the day.
A guy known for his obnoxiousness and aggressiveness, a resident bully and a ladies' man, Juubei Kakei, went near the new girl.
"Hey you! Are you a cross-dresser? Or lesbian? You must be both, right?"
To his surprise a punch came out from nowhere, which sent him falling to the ground flat on his butt. The 'girl' then spoke.
"I'm a guy and I look effeminate, so leave me alone." He then walked away without another word. After that, people started flocking around him asking all sorts of questions and making him feel welcome, all because he had made the 'almighty' Juubei Kakei land flat on his butt. He smiled and talked to them as well, but a guy named Ginji seemed to be the only one who stayed with him until the bell rang.
"Hey, what do your parents do?" Ginji asked.
"Uhh, they own an oil company…" Kazuki humbly replied.
"Really? That's amazing!" Ginji and Kazuki then continued to talk to each other until the bell rang.
Juubei was thrilled at meeting a new guy stronger than he is. "Hn. Interesting character. I have to learn his name."
Once he got to class, the first thing Juubei saw is the effeminate face of the guy he met that morning talking with his newly found group of friends and Ginji. He then broke the friendly chat when he walked over to Kazuki and grabbed him by his collar.
"You! How dare you punch me back there! I'll have you know, I'm the strongest in this school, so don't mess with me."
"If you are, then why did you land flat on your stinky ass when I punched you once? I'll have you know that wasn't even my strongest punch." Kazuki answered dryly while grabbing Juubei's hand that was holding his collar. Before Juubei could even retort or pull his hand away, Kazuki flipped him upside down in one swift motion. The next thing he knew, he was lying down on the ground with Kazuki's foot over his chest!
"Why you… I'll get you for this!" Juubei exclaimed while getting up and returning to his seat. The people in the classroom laughed and cheered.
Ever since then, Juubei's attitude changed. He became more friendly and wasn't obnoxious anymore around the other guys. Soon, he's one of the most popular guys in school, but only next to Kazuki, of course. Kazuki saw that he was catching up, so he began to prove himself more. Ever since that day, both of them swore to eternal rivalry. Juubei also learned the guy's name: Kazuki Fuuchoin.
-End Flashback-
Emina was shocked. "No way! But he's so pretty… Is he your boyfriend, then?"
Juubei came back to reality after recalling that fateful day, and before he knew it he whispered to himself, "I wish…"
"Eh? Did you say something, Juubei-san?"
Juubei snapped out of his reverie. "Huh?! Ummm, no. I was just talking to myself… At any rate, it's getting late. Our parents must be worrying about us so we better go home."
"But you didn't answer my question yet, Juubei-san."
"I believe that is too confidential still to be told to someone I just met, don't you agree?" Juubei snapped.
"Hn. I guess you're right. See you at school, then." The girl happily waved to him while going on their separate ways.
Once he got home, Kazuki went to his room and picked up the phone. He dialed half of Ginji's number when he sighed and put down the phone. No, I don't want to talk to him about this yet. I have to wait until I can't confirm my feelings anymore…
End of Chapter
A/N: So how did you like it guys? I hope you liked this chapter too… Please read and review! I need three positive ones in order to inspire me to update… Juubei/Kazuki fics are fun to write coz they don't make me feel awkward! Yay! But I'm sorry if it's still terribly OOC… I just can't resist doing a bad-boy-not-so-calm Kazuki! XD… Oh yeah, and if you're wondering, Ginji is Kazuki's best friend in this fic…
Explanation notes:
Juliet is from the Capulet family and Romeo is a Montague, and their families are long time rivals who had this grudge from waaay back. What Juliet is saying here basically means that she's asking herself why must he be a Montague and those stuff, so she's really devastated since she fell in love with their enemy's son. Be aware that this is literally love at first sight; they kissed at their first meeting and now she basically wants to marry him. Also, Juliet is 14 years old, maybe even 13, while Romeo is in his twenties. Talk about gross. XD