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"Kikumaru-kun!" Ryuzaki barked across the room. "Are you going to wake Oishi up any time soon?" Eiji grinned, and Fuji thought he knew why. It was not a secret that Oishi loved to sleep, but this was ridiculous. Even Ryoma and Jirou were up.
"Nya, Sensei! Look how content he looks!" Eiji called back. It was also a well known fact that not many things could wake the fukubuchou.
"Kikumaru!!" Ryuzaki was getting very annoyed, but Eiji seemed to be in an infallible good mood.
"Hoi hoi hoi!" Eiji laughed, and finally moved to wake Oishi. Fuji smiled again, and gave Kunimitsu a knowing glance. The annoyed look on the Buchou's face made it clear that he had been about to yell out laps. Weekend or not.
"Are you excited?" Fuji asked, looking back to Eiji.
"This should be interesting," Kunimitsu answered. Fuji nodded, though that hadn't really answered his question. "Still, it does not matter where we go, as long as I am still with you." Oh, he was good.
They were going to begin moving into the property today, after everyone's parents had been contacted. I had been agreed upon that no one would have to talk to their parents about rooming situations until the weekend was over, so that the boys at least had time to prepare what they were going to say, and didn't have to worry about that while packing. Also, that way, asking permission to stay at the house could be done over the phone. Saving time, for those like the Seishun and Hyotei TPPs, who were already living away from home and had no reason to go back there yet.
"Alright," Ryuzaki said, looking out over the crowd. "Now that everyone is up..." She looked at Oishi and Eiji disapprovingly. "Cars are being sent to take all of you where you need to go. The drivers will each give you a number you can call when you need them to pick you up, and then they will take you back to the property. If your parents say no, then make sure to tell someone who can relay that information to the adults."
"You're dismissed!" Tarou said, pointing two fingers out over the crowd.
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Saeki was nervous. No doubt, this was how Tachibana had felt when he had had to talk to his parents. Then again, Tachibana tended to handle things like this better.
Just at that moment, when Saeki really started to be bothered by all of it, Tachibana hugged him. Saeki blushed, but felt very grateful. "You'll be fine," Tachibana whispered in his ear, seemingly oblivious to the car's driver. "They're going to love you, because I love you. You don't have to worry. Just be yourself, and they'll do the rest. You don't have anything to worry about."
"You really think so?" Saeki asked, looking hopeful. Gah! He was acting like a stupid girl or something! Surely this would bother Tachibana. After all, weren't clingy people supposed to be a major turn off?
"I promise, you'll be fine." Tachibana only wrapped his arms around him a little more. Saeki slowly pushed himself away.
"Thank you, Kippei," He says, and Tachibana looks at him, a little surprised.
"No problem." They arrive, walk up the stone steps, and Saeki takes a deep breath before they open the door.
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"Fshhhhhh..." Kaido hissed softly. He was going to miss this place. He was going to miss this house a lot, he could already tell. It kind of sucked to be leaving. He had already had everything he wanted here, space, quiet, Inui... Well, moving would only make him those the second thing, quiet, and possibly even Inui, if he couldn't convince his parents... He didn't even want to think about that. He had gone so far, wanted to be with him like this for so long... He didn't want to throw it all away now, if his parents rejected them. That would hurt more than anything else could.
"You're hissing twenty-seven percent more often then normal," Inui said, sounding concerned. "Are you really that upset?" Ah, of course Inui was the only person who would ever recognize his hissing as a nervous reaction. Most people immediately found him scary, and over looked that.
"I don't like new places," Kaido replied, continuing to pack.
"I see," Inui said, and Kaido knew better than to think that his senpai and boyfriend had believed him. Kaido half sigh, half hissed.
"I'm nervous." He admitted.
"I know," Inui answered, but didn't press further. It was a clear indication that Kaido was not being forced into saying anything he didn't want to.
"... What do you think your parents would say... If you wanted to room with me... In the firs--"
Inui cut him off by giving him a kiss, his tongue slipping into Kaido's mouth when the other boy gasped. "Nnn..." Kaido let himself melt into the kiss.
When they finally parted, several moments later, Inui caressed his face softly. "Of course I want to room with you Kaoru. I mean it when I say I care about you. One-hundred percent." Inui smiled. "And about my parents, they already know that I care about you. They don't know that we're going out, but they do know of my feelings."
"... Why?"
"They travel a lot, so when they are here, we talk about everything. We're just a very tight nit family," Inui explain softly, running his fingers through Kaido's hair, as, apparently, this was one of those rare days when the junior didn't bother with a bandana. "And they don't care about things like that. I actually thought I'd better tell you about them first, anyway, before you meet them."
"Meet them?!" Kaido exclaimed.
"Yes, meet them, they're in town," Inui suddenly looked thoughtful. "Unless you don't want to. You don't have to of course."
"Um... Iie, I want to... You just... Surprised me," Kaido said, blushing slightly. Inui smiled again.
"I thought it would be best to tell you, because they might ask some rather personal questions," Inui said, and before, Kaido could start to worry, added, "They'll mostly be pointed towards me, and if you don't want to answer something that they ask you, then you only need to tell them that it's too personal, and they'll leave you alone. I promise you, they're not trying to test you or anything, they'll just want to know some things."
"Hnn," Kaido made a small noise of agreement and sank against Inui's chest. "Of course they'll ask questions. They're your parents." Inui just continued to smile.
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"So that is the way it is?"
"Hai," Tachibana confirmed, holding Saeki's hand firmly. "That is how it is." The elderly woman, Tachibana's grandmother, looked with hard eyes from Tachibana, to Saeki, and then to their joined hands. Next to her, Tachibana's mother kept silent, and even further down on the couch, Tachibana thought he saw his sister An trying not to smile. At least it looked like one person wouldn't need to be convinced.
"Kippei," Tachibana's mother said softly. "I've always told you that you should follow your heart... And if your heart has led you to... Saeki-kun, then there is nothing I can say against that..." She smiled just as softly as she had spoken.
"Rooming together though," Tachibana's grandmother scowled. "Is another matter. No two people in a relationship should be able to sleep in the same room, unless they are married." She seemed quite stubborn about this, and Tachibana fought the urge to sigh.
"I..." Saeki started, trying to get himself together. "I want to share a room with Kippei-kun a lot." He made sure to look into the elderly woman's eyes as he continued. "But as it is, I am more than happy that I have the chance to see him everyday. For me, that alone is a wonderful enough thing. So, what I really ask of you is to put thoughts of rooming together aside for now, and please consider blessing our relationship, or at least excepting it. That, to me, would be the best thing that you could ever do for us." Saeki got down on his hands and knees and bowed, face to the floor. "Please, allow me to date your grandson." Tachibana, as well as his family, were taken aback by the gesture. Even Tachibana really hadn't thought he would go that far.
"G-get up, child," Tachibana's grandmother was blushing slightly, and An was now positively beaming.
Saeki did so, only out of respect, but kept his head bowed. "Please..."
"Kojirou..." Tachibana said, giving the fukubuchou hand a squeeze, "I need to talk to my family. Would you wait in the hallway, please?" That hurt... Saeki didn't want to think that there was anything Tachibana would be afraid to say in front of him. "I'll tell you later," Tachibana promised, "I just want to talk to them about this first. It would make me nervous to say it in front of you." Saeki glanced at Tachibana, and saw that he was serious about this. Saeki smiled slightly.
"Sure."
Saeki left the room, and stood in the hallway. He knew that he would be able to hear them if he really wanted to, but he refrained from doing so, because Tachibana had told him that he would tell him later. He believed that he would.
He was out there for what seemed like an eternity, but a glance at his watch told him that 'eternity' was only a couple of minutes. Still, he was very relieved and a bit apprehensive when Tachibana opened the door again.
The first thing to happen, was for An to leap forward and hug him. After that, he saw Tachibana's grandmother smiling, and the buchou's mother softly said, "Welcome to the family."
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Gakuto looked at Yuushi hopefully. The tensai had convinced Gakuto to let him simply call his parents while they packed, because visiting them was out of the question with how busy they were going to be. Gakuto's little smile turned into a frown, as he watched Yuushi's face twist in frustration.
"Yes, but..." Yuushi started, and flinched slightly as whoever was on the other line interrupted him. "I know, however..." Yuushi fell silent again. "Of course, though..." Yuushi pulled the phone away from his mouth just enough that he could sigh. He brought it back to his ear with a resigned look on his face.
"Yes. Of course. I know that you're right, but--" Gakuto heard a voice yell something, and Yuushi moved the phone away from his ear just fast enough, it seemed, to avoid any permanent damage to his hearing. "Alright. Fine, I lo--" Yuushi stopped mid-sentence, took the phone away and looked at it. She had hung up on him.
Gakuto was nearly trembling in rage. Yuushi's own mother had had the audacity to hand up Yuushi. It simply wasn't done, you didn't hang up on Yuushi. And when Yuushi had been telling her that he loved her! Gakuto knew that was what he was going to say, because this happened every time Yuushi tried to talk with his parents. Yuushi tried so hard for them, and they were just mean to him. Somehow, Yuushi managed to love them anyway, and Gakuto couldn't make sense of it.
Yuushi would always smile and tell him that he and his parents had just had a falling out of some sort. He would always tell him that it wasn't a big deal. He would tell him it was no big deal, that it had always been that way, and he would smile. Gakuto hated that smile.
It was the 'Tensai Smile'. It was the smile Yuushi used when he talked to the teachers, when they said something stupid, or when he dumbed himself down for them. It was the same smile Yuushi used when he was lying, or when he was telling someone a half-truth, to keep from hurting someone's feelings. It was the smile, also, that Yuushi used when he was hurting, and didn't want anyone to see it. Gakuto hated when he smiled like that, because it meant that he wasn't going to tell him the truth, that he was dumbing himself down, and that he didn't trust Gakuto enough to let him see how he really felt.
"I'm sorry Gakuto," Yuushi said softly, smiling that smile. At least Gakuto thought he could see a little bit of sadness in it. That was a nice change. "It's no use. She's not going to listen to me. I'm sorry."
"It's fine, Yuushi," Gakuto said, leaning against the wall, while sitting on their bed. "Really. At least we'll still be together. At least I'll still be able to see you, outside of school." Gakuto sighed, his head tilting back against the wall. "Maybe it would have been best to stay here. I really liked it here. It was nice sleeping in the same bed with you every night. I'll miss that."
"Lover..." Yuushi sighed, taking Gakuto into his arms. "We'll figure something out. Please don't be sad."
"Yuu-shi..." Gakuto whined, leaning into Yuushi's embrace. "This sucks."
"Hmm, it does," Yuushi said. He sounded like his heart was breaking. "Gaku... Talk to you mom anyway, I'll find some way. I promise you I will. It won't be right away, but I'll find something. Just be patient. I'll find a way, for both of us.
"I love you Gakuto."
"Hnn... Love you too, Yuushi." Gakuto knew he needed to hear that. Yuushi needed to be reminded every once in while that he was loved, even if that love didn't come from his parents. Gakuto hugged Yuushi even tighter. Yuushi needed to be loved, and Gakuto Mukahi wanted to be the one to love him. Forever.