This is Achieven University's magnificent library. Standing three storeys high, it contains over a thousand and one hundred books of all kinds. There is a lift near the entrance to your right and this colourful spiral staircase leads all the way up to the top floor. Students and teachers can always be found in the library at any hour doing research or studies or just loitering around. And if you go to the third floor and look to the far left, you'll see Shin Seijuuro at our social section, apparently browsing through one of our more popular books titled "Courting".

Shin flipped a page as he read on. Brows furrowing in slight frustration, he finally closed the book. It wasn't helping him much. Not that surprising considering that the tips in the book were meant to charm girls. Roses, jewelry, tying her shoelaces. Shin just couldn't understand the last one.

Placing the book back on the shelf, he left the library. Looks like he was on his own. Striding past the shelves, he failed to notice Hiruma standing discreetly behind a nearby pillar, blowing his sugar-free gum in silence.

Stepping out from the snugly heated library into the chilled Sunday evening breeze outside, Shin jogged back to the dorm. It was around 5pm and he had about an hour left to prepare.

Sixty minutes later, Hiruma heard a now familiar knock on his door. Opening it, he came face to face with the perfect player standing outside. The demonic one raised an eyebrow; silent language for 'state your business'.

"Would you go out with me for dinner?" Shin asked casually, but the meaning behind still crystal clear. And in case it wasn't he held out two movie tickets. "And a movie." He'd have to thank Alexon for helping him get them again.

The ex-blonde seemed to analyse him for a moment before he grabbed his coat and shut the door behind him. "You're paying."

The corners of Shin's lips raised slightly. "Of course."

~-Shiruma for the win-~

Their dinner was as normal as it could be for two handsome guys eating in a diner. A few stares, a few blushes, maybe a whisper here and there. But they were mostly left to their own business. There weren't many words exchanged between the two. To anybody who looked, they would have merely seen two friends having a meal together. It was that uneventful. But the silence was comfortable and Shin loved it anyway.

It was in the movie theatre that things got eventful.

It was a psychological movie about a group of six people that have been dragged into a sick game where there is one murderer among them that would kill them all if the rest don't find out who it is. It was a movie that interested both of them. Well, it interested Hiruma for a while until he had figured out the most probable outcome and was predicting who the next victim would be. Watching himself getting proven right got a little boring after the third person died.

Looking for something else to occupy him, his eyes rested on his offeror. Shin was watching the movie with growing interest. It was about three quarters through the show and more than half the group was dead. He too had had his own assumptions on who the murderer was, but that person was just killed so now he was stumped. The exchange student started when he heard a low voice next to his ear.

"Let me guess. The guy you thought was the murderer just died." Hiruma whispered.

Shin nodded keeping his eyes on the screen as the last three people wandered around fearfully.

Hiruma laughed and leaned a little closer. "Do you want me to tell you who the next victim will be?"

"No, it's fine. I'm sure that you're right and I would like to watch and find out." Shin whispered back. And suddenly there were shrieks beside them as three girls seated next to Shin stared wide eyed at the screen. The survivors had just managed to unlock a door and one of them tripped over a severed arm.

Two of three of the frightened girls grabbed at each other for comfort. The third one having no one to grab onto, latched herslf to the next nearest person. Who, unfortunately, was Shin.

The girl seemed close to tears as she gripped Shin's arm, her nails digging into him slightly. Being perfectly honest, it bothered Shin very much. But he had enough heart to decide to wait a moment for the girl to recollect herself instead of requesting for her to let go immediately. Hiruma however had no qualms about expressing his distaste.

Standing up from his seat, but being considerate enough to keep low, he made the short distance over to the girl.

"Get off my date."

The girl looked up at Hiruma, rather disoriented before comprehending what he said (hissed). She looked down at the arm she unconsciously held and then up at the man whom owned said arm before letting go hurriedly and whispering numerous apologies. The girl was now blushing furiously and had already forgotten her previous scare when her brain finally registered that she was sitting right next to a pretty-damn-handsome gay couple.

Hiruma grunted at her apology before seating himself down between Shin's legs and leaning back onto his chest, a very pleasant shock for the linebacker.

Shin was utterly bewildered and had every right to be. For Hiruma to have been bothered enough to step up and show it as well as his bold action of sitting on him right now was much more baffling than the movie would even dream to be.

"Make some space." Hiruma mouthed as he fidgeted to get himself comfortable. Shin complied by scooting backwards into his seat and giving Hiruma more room between his legs.

Once Hiruma had stopped shifting and had his head resting on Shin's right shoulder, Shin wrapped his arms loosely around Hiruma's waist and rested his chin on his left shoulder. Hiruma grunted again but didn't move.

The three girls were now all staring at them with wide-eyed wonder until the one nearest to Shin (who apparently had the most sense) asked them to shut up and watch the damn movie.

For the last twenty minutes, Shin only half concentrated on the movie, following the plot without predicting ahead. Most of his attention was on the man he held against him. His even breathing and his pale skin. His lithe form and warm body. Shin wanted so much to ask 'why?' even though there seemed to be only one possible answer. Tightening his arms slightly and pulling Hiruma that much closer, he felt blissful.

Shin would cherish this moment as one of the most precious.