Author/Artist: shimasama
Pairing: Subaru Yagi/Akane Narita
Fandom: Hot Gimmick
Theme: #21 – violence; pillage/plunder; extortion
Disclaimer: I do not own Hot Gimmick. It belongs to Viz and Miki Aihara.
"Gross!"
Subaru let out a soft sigh, choosing to ignore Akane and his sister's disgusted remarks. What did he care what they thought, anyway? The game he was practically dashing through wasn't even his; it belonged to a friend from school. Besides, was it his fault that Asahi had decided to invite Akane Narita-his newly appointed stalker-over to watch? Not even.
The game wasn't excessively gory, either. The mature rating meant absolutely nothing—the violence was pathetic and the blood coming out of his enemies was, for the most part, bright pink. There was no extortion, prostitution, swearing… The worst the language got was "god damn."
"Ugh, did you see the way his body exploded?"
Although in public Subaru tended to be shy, in his own home when he felt targeted he wasn't so nice. He threw the controller to the ground and turned around to stare at the two girls who had pulled up chairs behind the sofa. Akane looked caught, Asahi seemed to playing innocent.
"If the game offends you so much, why don't you go back to Asahi's room and do something rated E for everyone?" Subaru breathed heavily, trying desperately to ignore the look of awe and obvious approval in his stalker's eyes.
His sister seemed not to have noticed. "But Akane-chan is staying over. We'll be in my room for hours."
Subaru turned away just as he felt his cheeks turn a bright shade of red. His mother was out of town; otherwise Akane would not have been able to spend the night. Their mother obviously thought she was protecting Akane from Subaru, when in fact she had it backwards. Their father cared a lot less. If his one-and-only daughter wanted a friend to stay overnight, he was more than willing to let her.
Baka Asahi…His sister found his embarrassment highly entertaining. "In my room, obviously. You're such a pervert, Subaru." The girls giggled in unison, but Akane had a suspicious twinkle in her eye, as if she knew something that the Yagi siblings obviously did not. The look embedded a foreboding feeling in Subaru's stomach.
Later that night, when Mr. Yagi had returned home, they settled down to eat dinner. Asahi then proceeded to tattle on Subaru by saying that he had been showing the girls dirty and violent video games—getting Subaru grounded for a week and confined to his room for the rest of the night. This was all pretty normal, with the exception of Akane constantly rubbing her leg against his supposedly "by accident."
Subaru was starting to truly like the idea of being stuck in his room all night.
By the time the two girls were tucked into bed, Subaru had been playing one of his handheld video games for over two hours. Asahi and Akane had watched a horrendous romance movie that, with its sound effects, could have been more graphic than his borrowed video game. He had searched relentlessly for his headphones until he realized Asahi had stolen them earlier that week and had yet to return them. He made due with piling a couple of his beanies and headbands down over his ears while he played.
He watched the hall light go off by the crack below his door. He let out a soft sigh of relief and slipped off his improvised earmuffs. Yawning, Subaru turned off his game and got ready to sleep for the night. He got off his bed-he had been lying down while gaming-and walked over to his dresser, taking off his shirt as he went.
"Hyaaah!"
A rather feminine voice came from behind him, and a few stray limbs clamped around him while a lot of weight was suddenly thrust upon his shoulders. Unable to hold up said weight, Subaru fell backwards, luckily onto his bed. Someone fell underneath him with a squeal. Subaru was surprised to notice that he had yet to utter a sound. He picked himself up off his attacker, only to flip over like he had seen in anime in order to be above the female invasion.
A blush crept across his cheeks as he realized who he now had beneath him. The sick feeling in his stomach returned.
"Ooh, help me! Big, strong Subiee has me in his grasp! Ooh!" Subaru's blush deepened. Akane Narita's second "ooh" sounded a little dirtier than he was comfortable with. He could barely make out her grinning features in the soft moonlight coming through his room's window. "What are you going to do with me now, Yagi-kun?" Akane's voice had turned husky, which shocked Subaru out of his numb state. He pushed himself up and off her while she let out a seemingly disappointed groan.
"Wh-what are you doing here? Does Asahi know you're here?" Subaru stuttered, trying to get out the right words. Akane rolled her eyes and sat up. They were both on their knees on Subaru's bed. He really did not want her in here. She was starting to scare him.
"Your sister sleeps like a rock. The world could explode right now and all she would do is roll over." Akane swung her legs over the side of Subaru's bed, obviously pouting. Subaru tried hard to look away—trying not to give her the attention she obviously wanted. "Besides," she continued, "I'm not ready to go to sleep yet." Akane's eyes wandered as she said this, and suddenly Subaru was very aware of his ready-for-bed state. He scrambled off his bed, grabbing his shirt from a pile on the floor, and hastily put it back on. Akane pouted again. "You're no fun, Subiee-kun."
Subaru was now sitting on his desk chair, his hands clasping his knees. "R-right. Since I'm n-no fun, you should g-go back to Asahi's r-room." He could tell his stuttering continued to amuse Akane. What would it take to get her to go away?
Akane slid off his bed and strolled over to him, leaning close with her hands to either side of him, resting on his desk. "I'll go back…but only if I get a kiss first." Subaru gulped while the girl in front of him grinned. This was not good. Taking a deep breath, Subaru placed his hands on Akane's slim shoulders, and pushed her away from him. He watched her frown even as he stood up and took a step towards her.
"You'll go back now, Narita-san." Subaru could tell that his formal response hurt her. Her eyes drifted slowly to her feet, her earlier confidence diminished. Subaru had not wanted to hurt her, not really. He was not sure what he had wanted to do, but pushing Akane close to tears was definitely not it.
"I'll be going now…" Akane mumbled, her voice revealing how small she felt at that moment. She turned away from him slowly, before taking a few shuffled steps towards his door. He caught her wrist as she reached for the doorknob.
He wasn't sure what to do after he had tugged her back, turned her around. A strength and instinct her never knew he possessed took over his body instead.
Kissing Akane Narita was better than any of Subaru's anime heroine dreams. Somehow, he felt more in control of the kiss—although Akane was obviously more experienced in kissing. Subaru felt elated, whole, wonderful, so many things all at the same time.
It was over quickly enough, and they both whispered hushed "good nights" before Akane finally left the room.
When she was finally gone, Subaru fell swiftly onto his bed, amazed at what he had done. When had such a daring side appeared within him? It was extremely difficult to get to sleep that night, even after he was in his pajama pants, staring at the ceiling from his bed. He lost count of how many times he touched his lips with his fingertips, or stared in wonder at his hands.
When he finally did fall asleep, he dreamed of a darker part of him, a violent side. He performed terrifying acts, but always upon evil. He saved a damsel in distress that was too terrified of him to leave her confinement, and the look she gave him was suspiciously like the one Akane had worn when he had been so cold to her. He awoke the next morning completely exhausted. He got dressed and slipped out of the apartment before anyone had woken up, a parcel clutched in his hands.
He returned the borrowed video game to his friend from school; his only comment that he could not finish it, for it gave him nightmares.