"Today I'm going to do it!" Fujikawa Masato told himself firmly as he stared at his reflection in the mirror. He had grown a little taller, and felt more confident now. "Nothing will get in my way!"

When Masato had first tried to confess his feelings to Aida Ken, the class F representative, he had been interrupted by Aida Sakura. Sure, that had left him feeling a little defeated, but he was determined to let Aida Ken know how he felt. So he had tried again.

And again.

And again.

It seemed that no matter how many times Masato approached Aida Ken with the intention of confessing his love, he was thwarted. Aida Ken was almost always with his sister, and when he wasn't, he had another member of class F with him. Masato had started to feel like all of class F was against him.

But today will be different! Something told Masato that today was the day. He was going to do it. As Masato walked to school, he felt his determination filling him. He felt great, and confident. By the end of the day Aida Ken would know how he felt.

Masato faltered. And then what? Yes, he was driven to confess his feelings, but what did he want to come out of it? Did he want Aida Ken to return his feelings? But we're both guys, so what good will it do?

Masato gulped. He could feel nerves eating away at his determination. As they did, he became aware of the students around him, who were all whispering.

"I think it's really cute." A third year girl with long pink hair told her friend.

"I guess, but it's not like I can read the story." Her friend replied. "So I really have no idea what's going on."

"It's really well written." A second year from class E said.

The girls around her all replied in confirmation, but the one boy with them didn't seem so thrilled. "But they're both guys. That's just wrong!" He complained.

"Homophobic twat!" One of the girls yelled at him. Masato watched as she started beating the boy with a magazine. The rest of the girls giggled.

"Fujikawa-sama!"

Masato jumped slightly. He turned to see Saito Momoko walking toward him. "Good morning." He greeted her. She wore her short hair down with a blue butterfly clip, and Masato thought that it looked nice.

"Do you know what everyone's going on about?" She asked, nodding around them as they started to walk together.

"Um, no." Masato told her. "Do you?"

Momoko shrugged slightly. "From what I've managed to gather," She began. "One of the idiots in class F wrote and drew a manga that somehow managed to get published."

"Manga?" Masato had never really read a manga before. "Is that like a novel?"

Momoko laughed. "Not even close!" She shook her head. "It's a series of pictures, not words painting a picture."

"Oh." Masato looked around. It seemed like among every group of students, at least one person was holding a copy of the same magazine. "Who wrote it?" He asked, catching a glimpse of the cover of the magazine.

He froze. Was that Aida Ken? He took a slight step closer to the group, squinting to get a better look. Yes. The image on the cover of the magazine looked like a cartoon version of Aida Ken. Masato felt his heart start to race.

"Who else?" Momoko huffed. "The probationary student, Aida Sakura."

"Oh." So that's why the character looked so much like Aida Ken. It was his sister who had created the character.

"But it's a huge scandal!" Momoko continued as she pushed open the doors to the school. Masato followed her inside. "The subject of the story is just… just…" Momoko shuddered. "I can't even say it!" She opened her school bag and pulled out a copy of the magazine. "Sana-chan made me take this." She pushed it into Masato's hands. "It's just horrible!"

Horrible? Hesitantly, Masato flipped the magazine open. He almost gasped out loud when he saw one of the images. He had to remind himself that the drawing he was looking at was not Aida Ken.

But it looks so much like him. Masato absentmindedly rested a hand on the image. The character was standing in a park, smiling kindly. Masato remembered seeing Aida Ken smile in a similar way. Masato's heart started to beat really fast.

Then he turned the page and almost dropped the magazine. The character that looked so much like Aida Ken was being kissed… by a character that Masato recognized.

Masato remembered the events that took place two months ago. When the summoning system was being upgraded. The image he had seen when he looked into the class F classroom was burned into his mind. He was sure that, as long as he lived, he would never forget the image of Aida Ken being embraced by one of his classmates.

But they were just the avatars. Masato reminded himself. He closed the magazine and passed it back to Momoko. Aida Ken wasn't actually doing that with his classmate.

"This kind of thing should be banned from school, right?" Momoko pressed him. "It's just wrong!"

Masato glanced at Momoko. Wrong? He had thought that for the longest time after he had first seen Aida Ken. Now he was managing to accept the fact that he had feelings for another boy. Is it really wrong? Masato shook his head. It can't be.

He quickly ran away from Momoko. He wasn't going to let her words into his head. Today, I'm going to tell him! Masato reminded himself of his declaration. I will tell him.

Masato turned a corner and froze where he was. There, standing just a few feet in front of him, was Aida Ken! He was with his sister and the class B representative, but Masato barely noticed them.

"Aida Ken!" He called out, forcing himself to walk toward the three students. When Aida Ken turned to him, he thought he was going to die. His heart was just pounding too much.

"Fujikawa-kun." Aida Ken looked a little surprised. Then he smiled. "Are you here to challenge us again?"

"Bring it on!" Aida Sakura declared.

"Um, no." Masato gulped. Then he took a deep breath. Just do it! He told himself. He took one final step, so that he was standing right in front of Aida Ken. He gulped again. It will be fine.

Before he could logically think about what he was doing, Masato grabbed Aida Ken's shoulders. When Aida Ken opened his mouth to say something, Masato leaned forward. He pressed his lips against Aida Ken's and closed his eyes.

I did it. He thought, just as his ears started to ring. He stumbled back, feeling a little dizzy. The air around him was filled with some sort of high pitched sound. Masato stumbled into a wall and sunk to the floor. His ears felt like they were bleeding.

Then he blacked out.

What in the world happened? Masato thought. He was starting to wake up, and he was aware that he was lying on his back. There was something wrapped around him. Without opening his eyes, Masato guessed that he was in the nurse's office.

Then he opened his eyes and changed his mind. He must have been dreaming.

Aida Ken was standing beside his bed, looking worried. Then his face lit up when he saw that Masato's eyes were open. "You're awake!" He cried.

"Um… yeah." Masato sat up. His ears still hurt a little, but it was nothing compared to the bleeding feeling from earlier. "What happened?"

"It was the cry of the fujoshi." Aida Ken said, completely serious.

"What?"

He sighed. "Sakura freaked out." He said, shaking his head. "I'm really sorry."

"For what?" Masato asked. He rubbed the side of his head, patting a hand over his ear. There didn't seem to be any permanent damage. "There's no harm done."

Aida Ken sat down on the side of the bed, making Masato's heart jump. "I should have reacted faster." He mumbled. "If I had of gotten my hand over her mouth sooner, maybe you wouldn't have passed out."

"It's my fault!" Masato insisted. "I'm the one who-" He suddenly couldn't say it. He couldn't admit to what he had done.

"You really surprised me." Aida Ken said. Masato watched as he raised a hand and touched his mouth thoughtfully. "I never thought that my first kiss would be with another guy."

First kiss? Masato's eyes grew wide. He knew that it shouldn't surprise him, since they were middle school students, but it still did. I stole his first kiss. The realization made Masato feel like crap.

"I'm sorry." Masato whispered. He pulled back the covers and swung his legs over the side of the bed. "I'm really sorry." He found his shoes and slipped them on.

"What are you talking about?" Aida Ken asked.

Masato didn't answer him. He just stood up, turned to the door, and ran. He didn't know where he was going, but that didn't matter. He just had to get away from Aida Ken.

I never should have done it! He shouted inwardly.

Masato only realized where he was when he shut his bedroom door. He collapsed on his bed and reached under the mattress. He pulled out the loose bit of paper that he had hidden there. It was a clipping from the school newspaper, a photo of Aida Ken's victory over Sawatari Ayako. He had kept it because it was a wonderful shot that had both Aida Ken and his avatar laughing.

Masato stared at the image, a sad smile coming to his face. I never should have let my feeling's show.

AN: Sorry it's been so long. I actually thought I had already posted this one. Now I feel bad, because I really like this one and I have a feeling that others will too. Enjoy!