Title: You Aren't His, Right?

Author: shimasama

Pairing: Akane Narita and Subaru Yagi

Fandom: Hot Gimmick

Theme: #26 – if only I could make you mine

Disclaimer: I don't own Hot Gimmick. It belongs to Viz and Miki Aihara.

Author's Note: AU. I wanted to show the awkwardness of Akane and Subaru's relationship starting out. I don't think they could just get used to each other that easily, especially with how popular Akane seems to be with other boys. But Subaru seems like the kind of boy to get jealous easily, so I wanted to play with that too.

LilAkane has signed on.

Subaru stared at his computer screen, uncomprehending. When had he added… A smile crept onto his face. As Asahi turned up her music on the stereo in the living room, Subaru typed a few keys on his computer and put his headphones on.

Enter chat?

Akane rolled her eyes. Subaru was such a dweeb. She looked around the kitchen absently. The family was out—Shinogu had work, Hatsumi was staying after school, her mom had gone shopping with Hikaru, and her dad was working his butt off, as usual. She had the house, and her dad's laptop, to herself.

LilAkane: hey

GundamOtakuS: Hi.

LilAkane: u need somethin'?

GundamOtakuS: No… Just wanted to talk.

LilAkane: k

LilAkane: 'bout what?

GundamOtakuS: I dunno… How's school?

LilAkane: u wanna talk 'bout school? y?

LilAkane: nvm

LilAkane: school's boring

LilAkane: and all the guy's r the same

GundamOtakuS: Eheh… Okay…

LilAkane: so u watchin' anime or somethin?

GundamOtakuS: No… Just preoccupied.

LilAkane: With what?

GundamOtakuS: Um… I have to go. Talk later.

GundamOtakuS has left this chat.

GundamOtakuS has signed off.

Akane stared at her computer, bewildered. He invited me and then leaves? Sheesh. She started chatting with some of her friends from school while surfing, only to get a message on her screen a few minutes later.

Enter chat?

The question came from a screen name she did not recognize: TenBoyBears. She stared at the name for a bit, trying to figure out if one of her friends at school had said anything about their friends IMing her, or if they were changing their screen names. She could not remember anyone in particular, but she entered the chat anyway.

LilAkane: hi?

TenBoyBears: hey

LilAkane: who is this?

TenBoyBear: does it matter?

LilAkane: u friends w/Asahi?

TenBoyBears: u could say that

LilAkane: ok

LilAkane: what is it?

TenBoyBears: …

TenBoyBears: u rly dunno who this is?

LilAkane: no, y?

TenBoyBears: i thought the sn gave it away

LilAkane: um…

LilAkane: Kazama?

TenBoyBears: wha—no!

TenBoyBears: y—Why would he IM you?

LilAkane: SUBARU?

TenBoyBears: Yeah.

LilAkane has left this chat.

LilAkane has signed off.

Akane slammed her dad's laptop shut and crossed her arms over her chest. What a moron! Pretending to be somebody else. And what was with the screen name? What was it supposed to give away, "TenBoyBears?"

Oh god… Akane smacked her forehead repeatedly just as someone knocked on the apartment door. She set the laptop aside and went to the door, opening it swiftly.

"Is Shinogu around?" Akane looked up into the eyes of Kazama, who was looking down at her, a smile on his face.

"No. He's at work. Shouldn't you be there too?" Akane asked accusingly, with just a hint of flirtation in her voice. She couldn't help it. Kazama leaned in the doorway, the same flirtation evident on his features.

"I should. But there aren't any girls nearly as pretty as you at work." Kazama said in his distinct accent, and Akane rolled her eyes. "Aw, c'mon, Akane, don't look at me like that. I thought you might want to go to lunch with me?" He looked at her hopefully, reaching out his hand to toy with some of her hair. Akane attempted to look indecisive. "Fine, if not, then give me a little kiss and I'll go away."

Akane looked at him, bewildered at the request. Never one to back away from a guy who liked her, Akane leaned up to give him a peck on the cheek.

Unknown to her, Kazama figured she was just going to kiss him on the cheek, and tilted his head to try and capture her lips instead.

Unknown to them both, Subaru had run to the elevator and then through the hallways on the Narita's floor to try and apologize. He did not want her to be angry with him. Just as he was about to turn the corner to get to her apartment, he heard voices and stopped himself. He leaned around the corner, and all he could see was Kazama, his big shoulders taking up the entire doorway of Akane's apartment. Then he heard Kazama's request.

"Sh-she can't!" Subaru blurted, coming out into the open. Kazama snapped his head around to look at Subaru. A silly smile came onto Kazama's face. Akane was looking at Subaru now as well, and Subaru felt his cheeks grow hot.

Kazama tsked. "Aw, too bad." In one quick second, he leaned down and pecked Akane on the cheek. "If only I could make you mine, sweetie," he whispered into her ear, and then turned on his heel. He patted Subaru on the head as he passed the boy who looked like he wanted to kill Kazama but was not sure how. Subaru watched him go, his fists clenched.

"Subaru, he didn't mean anything by it." Akane said idly, now leaning where Kazama had been, looking at him with a smile on her face. She liked making him jealous, but she did not like the dangerous look in his eyes.

"Sure he didn't." Subaru murmured nastily, lowering his gaze to the ground. Akane, for the second time in a matter of minutes, rolled her eyes.

"Oh, come on." Akane groaned, grabbing onto Subaru's collar and dragging him into the apartment. "You kiss better than he does, anyway." She said, mostly to comfort him, not necessarily believing it. But in order to solidify her point, she kissed him sweetly on the mouth. He reciprocated almost immediately, and the awkward situation in the hallway was lost.