Chp 6:

The next day, in Usami's red sports car---

"Misaki, I'll be going straight to the publishing company right after I drop you off at Mitsuhashi. I will be out until dinner time, so I'm afraid that you'll have to go home on your own... Will you be alright?" Usami asked, worried that Misaki will go off with that senpai of his.

"Don't worry so much about me! I'll be fine. I'm not a kid anymore!" Misaki retorted, displeased with the fact that Usami still treats him like a kid. "My class ends early today, so I'll be home before you know it."

Both of them then remained silent throughout the whole journey.

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Ah, Sumi senpai is sleeping in class again. Good thing this is not Kamijou sensei's class! If not, he would be eating chalks! I guess I will leave him be for today... Usagi-san is going to be out the whole day, which means I am all alone at home. I will be so lonely. I miss him already- AHH!! What the hell am I thinking?! 'I will be so lonely'?! ''I miss him'?! I must have eaten something wrong to think this way!! ... Looks like today is going to be a long day...

After class, Misaki went home straight, just like he promised Usami.

When Misaki reached home, it was already 11am. "I guess I'd better cook lunch before I starve..." Misaki mumbled to himself. In this rather empty room, Misaki's mumbling just seemed to echo throughout the house.

"Ugh!! Why did I make so much?!" Misaki was at a loss of what to do. To think he would make lunch enough for 3 people... Why was he so out of sort today..? When he laid his lunch on the dining table, the doorbell rang.

"Coming!" Misaki ran to the door as he shouted.

"Yes..." Misaki opened the door, but his voice got stuck in his throat when he saw the person at the door.

"AH!!" Misaki and the person at the door shouted at the same time.

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It's 11.30am... I'm done with lessons, so it should be fine I if went over now, right? And so, Hiroki packed his belongings, and went out of school.

"Hiro-san!" A voice called out to Hiroki, Just as he stepped out of the school's main gate. "Ah? Nowaki?? Don't you have work to do? What the hell are you doing here?!" Hiroki exclaimed, shocked.

"Well, someone FINALLY took over my shift, so I get to go home early for once!" Nowaki was glad he managed to catch Hiroki before he went home. "But I remembered you always go home early today, so I came to pick you up!"

Hiroki stared at Nowaki for a while, before saying, "Well, I'm going over to Akihiko's, so do you want to come along?" Akihiko? That childhood friend of Hiro-san..? Nowaki simply nodded.

Hiroki pressed the doorbell. "Coming!" He heard a voice coming from Usami's apartment. "Yes.." When the door opened, he saw him. "AH!!" Both of them shouted at the same time.

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"Kamijou sensei?! What are you doing here?! I thought I promised you I won't tell anyone what I saw, so why are you going to the extent of STALKING me?!" Misaki cried.

"But isn't this Akihiko's apartment?! I came here to get back my book he borrowed!" Hiroki got agitated, thinking that Usami gave him a fake address.

"Eh? Kamijou sensei knows Usagi-san..?" Misaki always thought that Usami only had Takahiro as his only friend... "Demo, Usagi-san isn't home right now?"

"Damn that Akihiko!! He said that I could 'get my book anytime', but now he's not even in?! I need that book for lessons tomorrow!!" Hiroki started shouting at the top of his voice.

"Hiro-san! You're going to disturb the neighbors!" Nowaki was trying his best to calm Hiroki down.

"Ah~ aren't you the guy from he flower shop I went to?" Misaki asked, surprised at the fact that, in this world, there are just too much coincidences. You're the same guy Kamijou sensei was kissing, aren't you?

"It does seem that way!" Nowaki smiled.

"Ano sa, why don't both of you come in and wait for Usagi-san? He said he'd be back at dinner time." Misaki suggested, since he saw no harm in inviting the twosome in.

"Hiro-san, since we're free all day, why don't we go in and wait?" Nowaki did not mind waiting, since it's for Hiroki's sake.

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Soon, all of them were sitting on the sofa, remaining silent for what seemed like an eternity.

"W-Why don't we have lunch? I cooked extra as well..." Misaki was getting desperate. Ah... To think that I thought eating would change something about this atmosphere... But nope. The sound of only dishes clanking made it even worse.

"Why don't you let me wash the dishes?" Nowaki offered to help. "Take it as thanks for the lunch." What a nice guy... He must have been bullied real badly by Kamijou sensei! Misaki thought, as he went into the living room.

"Takahashi!" Hiroki called out to Misaki." Since when did you start living with Akihiko?"

Eh? Why does Kamijou sensei wants to know when I started to live with Usagi-san..? "S-Some circumstances forced me to live with him at first..." Misaki continued, "Not a very pleasant experience."

Hiroki sighed. "Since it's all in the past now, so I don't mind telling you. Akihiko... Used to be someone I loved. It was one-sided though. Ma, not that it matters now, anyway." he continued, " Not everyone gets to live with Akihiko, and so I'd guess you're special."

One-sided love, huh? Just like Usagi-san...

"Ah! I almost forgot!! I've got to buy the groceries for dinner tonight! I'll out just for a while, but a word of advice: Do NOT open the door there, if you value your life!!" Misaki warned, pointing towards the door at the corner of the house.

*BAM*

He's gone.

Hiroki eyed the room at the corner. 'Do NOT open the door there'... Or so he says.

Hiroki got up from the sofa, and went over to the room. Its human nature to do what you are told not to!

*KACHICK*--- *BAM!!* *CRASSSH* *FUMP*

"AHHH!!!" Hiroki cried, as he made a run for it. "W-W-What the hell is this?!" Tons of teddy bears fell out from the room as soon as Hiroki opened it.

"Hah... Hah..." Hiroki panted, "I could have DIED!!"

As soon as Nowaki heard the loud noise, he came out running.

"Hiro-san!! What... happened..?" All he saw was teddy bears flooding the whole corner of the living room. Nowaki stared at the bears, awed.

"I've never seen so many teddies in my whole life! But we'd better put them back, before Misaki-kun comes back!"

Both of them got working to squeeze the teddies back into the room, never intending to tell Misaki what happened.

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Good thing I remembered about dinner! Misaki thought, as he opened the door, and went in. Then he saw them.

And heard them.

"Ah... NHHH!! No-Nowaki!!" Hiroki moaned. "Hi-Hiro-san..." Nowaki whispered.

Misaki could feel his whole face turning hot.

Before he could react, his feet pulled him out of the house. Misaki pushed his back against the door and slid onto the ground.

"What was that?!" Misaki couldn't believe it. "WHY CAN'T THEY DO IT AT HOME?! MUST THEY HAVE SEX IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE??!!" After a wait of 15 minutes, Misaki went in. Hiroki and Nowaki acted like they did nothing wrong.

Misaki sighed as he prepared dinner.

*KACHICK*

"Misaki, tadai-" Usami stopped. "You're finally back! I want my book back right now!!" Hiroki demanded, turning away from the television.

"Hiroki..?" Usami stared at Hiroki. "What are you doing in my house?"

*SNAP*

That was the last straw. Hiroki clenched his hand into a fist. "YOU FORGOT, DIDN'T YOU??!!" That was when Misaki came out from the kitchen.

"Usagi-san, dinner's ready, so come and eat! You too, Kamijou sensei!"

"Eh?" Usami looked at Hiroki dubiously. "You teach Misaki..?"

Hiroki ignored Usami, too angry to even bother about him. He proceeded to the dining table.

"Hajimemashite, I'm Kusama Nowaki." Nowaki introduced himself as soon as he saw Usami.

Soon, all four of them were having dinner, with Suzuki-san, and chatting happily together, when Hiroki popped a question.

"Akihiko, what is Takahashi to you?"

"It's obvious, isn't it? He's my lover." Usami replied, still so full of himself.

GAH!! That was unnecessary, Usagi-san!!

But Hiroki had no reaction, since he'd somewhat guessed it. But this made Misaki remember something.

He had this sudden flashback of when he came back this afternoon--- Kamijou sensei was below---

Then it dawned on him. "KAMIJOU SENSEI WA UKE??!!" Misaki shouted at the same time he thought about it. He just could not believe it.

KAMIJOU THE DEVIL=UKE

The chopsticks fell from Hiroki's hands as he stared at Misaki. "ACK!! Cough...Cough..." Hiroki choked. He could feel his face burning, right up to his ears.

Usami started laughing uncontrollably," Hi- Hiroki!! I-I didn't expect..."

"Hiro-san, Kawa--"

*FWUMP*

Hiroki grabbed Suzuki-san by the hand and swung it right into Nowaki's face.

"TAKAHASHI!! YOU JUST HAD TO SAY IT IN MY FACE, DIDN'T YOU??!!"

Looks like the four of them get along very well, don't they?

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