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I want you to love me

chapter5

The setting sun shone through the back windows of the class 3-D. There were two young men bathing in the reddish light, however they didn't appreciate the last rays of the sun as much as their annoyingly enthusiastic homeroom teacher, Yamaguchi Kumiko did. How could a delinquent, especially Yabuki Hayato and Odagiri Ryuu, the notorious leaders of 3-D feel delighted if they were on detention? And on top of all, under Yankumi's strict guard, there were no way to escape.

For Hayato, Ryuu made things even harder. Hayato knew that they needed to talk. But that was simply impossible with a teacher, especially if it was Yankumi, in the same room. And the woman knew better than leaving the two teens alone when it came to detention or any kind of punishment. However it surely wouldn't have taken too much effort for such genius like Hayato to get away, but he wouldn't do that without Ryuu. And on top of that, Ryuu was everything but willing to even look at Hayato not to mention speaking to him.

Ryuu was Ryuu and even the lack of memories couldn't change that fact. And if Ryuu's pride was hurt, the stubborn redhead could be a real pain in the ass.

So they were sitting at their places, in silence. Rare thing to experience in this classroom. If she would only look the past half hour, Yankumi would have surely walked up to her students to check whether they were just well-formed statues of the two teens. If she couldn't feel the shivers running up and down her spine whenever she looked at Odagiri, she would have done that though. But luckily – or not – a statue can't produce such murderous glares with which the redhead sat, rather lay on his chair. He didn't say a word, nor moved a muscle an inch from the moment he was brought back for detention and plopped down to his chair. Absolutely unwilling to recognize Yabuki's presence.

On the other hand, Yabuki chose a quite visible way to show the level of his suffering. At first he tried to confirm Yankumi to let them go, it doesn't worth her time either to keep them locked up. Then he tried to get the woman pissed, just to have some fun, and bring her over the edge, so that it would be her who'd throw them out. But neither of his attempts to regain their freedom reached their goals. Even though he was unwilling to put it that way, he gave up. And as he realized that Ryuu probably paid absolutely no attention to his attempts, everything lost its meaning and motivation. So there remained nothing for him, but to try to gain their guard's pity. After an hour it was really uncomfortable to sit in one place. He tried every pose possible, lying, stretching out his legs, then he pulled them under himself, he lay back on the chair as Ryuu does all the time… But nothing worked. So in the end, he gave up. And with his head resting on his arms, he took his usual way of sitting at school, and kept as motionless as Ryuu next to him.

So for the very first time of her teaching period at Kurogin Gakuen, in this classroom she had total silence and Yankumi could get herself believe that her students were listening to the lectures she gave them.

However, they were only silent, because in themselves they never ceased praying, that the most annoying of teachers would run out of themes for her speeches soon!

Hayato has never counted as much as in the past 20 minutes. He surprised even himself that he could count all the seconds (1137 to be correct, but it doesn't matter that it doesn't make exactly 20 minutes). But the detention finally has come to an end. He stirred in his place, only stopped for bare seconds when he felt the cold chill running along his entire body upon the radiating irritation from Ryuu's direction. But that didn't matter that much. Nothing mattered. Just the last ticks of the clock.

He leant on his elbows, and was suggesting the hands of the clock with all his willpower to go faster.

In vain, I don't have to say, I think.

Meanwhile he sent some glances toward Ryuu, who was still like no more, but a statue, however, it was still the best. Because this way, Hayato didn't have to worry, that the instant they're allowed to go, the redhead would take a headstart out of the classroom (as Hayato planned).

So as soon as Hayato counted the last second and the clock hit 6 p.m., and before Yankumi had the chance to acknowledge that she had to let his delinquent students go, Hayato'd already leapt to his feet, knocked over his desk, and within the blink of an eye, grabbed Ryuu by the collar of his uniform jacket and dashed out of the room with a stunned and puzzled Odagiri Ryuu flying behind.

Hayato let go of his best friend (and *again* secret crush) when they were far enough from Yankumi's curious ears. (It didn't play, that Ryuu was finally about to come to his senses from his dumbstruck state, and sent some killing glares toward Hayato's back. They felt like cold blades stabbing him again and again whenever Ryuu had to blink. Thank Goodness, that didn't happen much.)

If Ryuu were someone else, he surely would have glanced around suspiciously, then surely would have blushed a bit. They were in a hidden corner of the park, surrounded by trees, their leaves whispering in the soft late afternoon's breeze, reddish sunrays glimmering through and illuminating the two teens facing each other. The scenery was beautiful.

But he was Odagiri Ryuu after all. A very irritated one, who hasn't forgiven Hayato for punching him and getting both of them end up in detention for the whole afternoon.

However a tiny little voice stated in the greatest depths of his mind, that Hayato was incredibly handsome. The light was shining from only one side, and that part of his brown hair was gleaming in a reddish shade, while the other seemed darker than black. His eyes were the same, one clouded, and dark, the other in a beautiful shade of chocolate. The slightly dancing shadows also highlighted his high cheekbones and his rich lips, making look everything perfect on the brunette.

Ryuu just tried to glare a hole into Hayato. He learnt quickly that it was how he should be. Yet he did understand nothing. NOTHING! What was this whole thing about? If Hayato punched him, that meant they weren't on such good terms as he thought. Then now, why did he drag him here? Wanted to finish him up? What he couldn't in class?

…. But… Why was his heart racing so fast… in … excitement…?

Hayato took a deep breath. Now there came the time to make everything clear.

"Look, I'm not one for words…" Hayato didn't really know how to put these things. Ryuu didn't remember him. Ryuu didn't know him, and didn't know that only the setting of this conversation was as much as an apology by him. How the hell should he say Sorry?

"I'm sorry for hitting you – back in class… But you have to understand…"

An uncomfortable silence fell upon them, since Hayato didn't know how to explain, and was sure, that it was more than enough as an apology. Ryuu on the other hand didn't understand a thing. That the brunette was sorry – that was fine. But why should he understand? Hayato had no reason for punching him. Especially that hard! So what now?

"I don't" he mumbled, and his steely glance was still lingering on Hayato.

There was no escape. He had to give an explanation, why Ryuu's obliviousness got him so furious.

He took another deep breath.

Then another.

And Ryuu's eyes were still scanning him in mercilessly.

"Look… it DID hurt, that you didn't know me… after all we've been through and all…." Hayato surely has never talked this slow and has never had so much trouble with finding the words he wanted to use.

He took an uncertain step toward Ryuu, while he tried desperately to find the winner of the two voices having their duel in his head. One said he should say the truth, that they were best friends, and had their bond deeper than anything else. While the other tried to convince him to take advantage of the redhead's permanent amnesia.

"I mean… we've been more to each other… you are more important to me than anything else… and… it's a bit awkward that you don't remember your…"

'It's going all right! just be happy, that he doesn't remember your damn outburst, and that kiss didn't ruin your friendship. Say you are best friends! Come on! say it!'

The last deep breath. Hayato looked embarrassed to the ground. Then lifted his head, looked into Ryuu's piercing eyes and finally said out what he had in his head.

"That you don't remember your boyfriend"

TBC

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