Turning Point

Chapter 8

Things had been hectic in Fujimori Gakuen SC room that afternoon. To be frank, things had started being hectic ever since Arisada announce the positive endorsement system which applied to all members of Fujimori Gakuen community (except the teachers of course). All students were trying their hardest to gain more score by behaving simply because the reward was too delicious to be ignored: the first dance with their school hime! Wow! To be able to put their arms around the princess' waist, and perhaps 'accidentally' squeeze the hime's… /nosebleed/ /cough, blush/ anyway, to be able to be in such close distance with the school's idols was more rewarding than getting the 'Best student of the year' award. Likewise, the Student Council was also busy organizing the school festival. Even Arisada almost lost his composure due to the stress. And when the said SC president almost lost his composure, he would take out his stress to the weakest prey-ahem, student, around. Normally, the honorable role would fall in to Mikoto's hand easily, but that time, Arisada found another victim.

Sakamoto Akira.

Ah yes. The most reliable freshman. Younger brother of the legendary Sakamoto-sama. The one who had good all round personality and skills and was adored (and secretly worshiped) by many. He's the type of person who would be in the top ten list of 'The least likely people to get teased by others because they're too serious'. So to say, in normal circumstances, no one would even think to tease the prodigy. But somehow, Sakamoto looked so adorable that the thought of teasing him seemed irresistible.

Him dazing out with a cup filled with mineral water in one hand and pen on the other hand was one of the 'adorable' pose he made (He looked sooo cute!!).

"Sakamoto-sama." Arisada called to attract the younger one's attention, "Do you want to drink first then continue checking the proposal or check the proposal first then drink? If you're doing the later, will you please put the cup somewhere else, because I'm afraid you'll spill the water over the papers."

Fidgety, Sakamoto snapped back to reality and awkwardly put the cup aside. He muttered 'Gomen' under his breath as he did so then continued checking the proposal again. Correction, he's not checking the proposal. He just stared at it while dozing off again, leaving his body empty while his soul wander somewhere else.

The blond raised an eyebrow, finding it hard to believe that he just saw Sakamoto Akira spacing out in the middle of work. See, Sakamoto had a thing with the whole spacing out thing… as in, he didn't do it. So when he did, it's almost given that there was something really bothering the freshman's mind.

"What's been bothering you?" The president took a cup of tea from Koshino.

"Eh? Oh, nothing." Sakamoto rolled his eyes to meet Arisada's, then to the rest of the SC members. Obviously, they didn't fall for his lies. He sighed fixed his eyes toward the papers again before he said, "You see, something has been bothering me…"

"About..?" A curious yet amused look as he trailed off.

"Someone."

A blink, a choke and several awkward cough before all the people in the SC room went frenzy. It only took them those two words to make their inner alarm went 'DING!' and realization (mixed with LOTS of imagination) began running wildly in their mind.

"I see…" Arisada had this smug face as he said the words, feeling awfully excited. "Judging by your action, I take it that it's unrequited?"

"Eh? What is?" Timidly, Sakamoto started to take a good look around and he soon felt confused. It's like he had said something really amusing without him realizing it. And he had a feeling that he wouldn't like it.

"Sakamoto-sama, you're just adorable…" Harue commented then smiled.

Tadasu was busy searching something in his drawer. Few minutes later, he found what he had been searching for: a book. "I'll lend you this since you need it more than me." Obediently, Sakamoto took the book without asking the what and why: What was the book and why did Tadasu feel it was necessary to lend the book to him.

"Am I missing something?" He asked questioningly. Then, out of sheer curiosity, he took a look at the book's title: 'Oniisan Love Lesson: How to Attract the Guy You Like'. Furrowed eyebrow and another split second later, Sakamoto flipped several pages, stared blankly then immediately dropped the book to the ground while trying his best not to blush. "What was that?! Have you guys misinterpreting something?"

All four of them blinked toward each other.

"I thought you have been bothered by someone." Tadasu walked to collect the book again, "So I thought you need several tips on how to make a move toward him." He said oh-so-casually.

Silence.

More silence.

The room was quiet enough they could hear Mikoto yelling 'Waah!! Stop touching me!!' even though the said princess was currently at the gym, practicing dancing.

Yet another silent before Sakamoto blush got even deeper. "It's a girl!!" That's right people, according to the research conducted in several all boys' school in Japan, 9 out of 10 students studying in such school were either gay or bisexual. Sakamoto happened to be in the 1 student who's 'normal'. "And there's no love involved." At least that's what he thought… At least that's what he wanted to believe.

"Hnn…" Arisada nodded as if he agreed on something, sipped his tea then crossed his legs gracefully. "Regardless whether it's love or not, I won't tolerate it if you don't take your job seriously." Sharp gaze was piercing right through him, Sakamoto could only bend his head down guiltily. After several seconds, the tension melted as the blond smiled. "I'm glad that you understand. Now, back to work. St. White will be handling the sport festival program and I'll be upset if I find the girls done better job at preparing a festival than us." Even if he did go along well with St. White's SC president, didn't mean there's no sparks of rivalry between them. And of course, as a guy, he would hate to lose. He could not afford to lose.

At least not to a certain fragile SC president who couldn't even walked more than 100 m without having an asthma attack. That'd be just sad and embarrassing.

Oh he was getting a headache… In normal circumstances, he would never ever be irritated just by seeing Tooru's face. He's too in love with him to get annoyed. Yet somehow, he really felt like landing a punch or two on the said person's head. Hopefully the impact of his punch could put the princess into a selective, preferably permanent, amnesia, which made said princess forgot about certain things. Certain things being Sayaka and the other girl who's currently got hospitalized thanks to the former. Why? Because Tooru, for God knew how many times under one week period, once again told him to stay away until he could cut his ties with those two girls, which would not happen anytime in the foreseeable future seeing just how kind Tooru was toward those girls.

And to be frank, he's starting to get tired of facing the other's indecisive attitude.

"Are you angry?" Tooru asked the obvious. Yuujirou shrugged as he started walking outside. "Your anger is not justified! Hey, Yuujirou! Will you please stop and listen to me?" He called again, catching up with the blond then grab his hand to hold his movement.

'I'm not angry. Just tired.' Was what he wanted to say, but he didn't. Somehow he felt that things would turn from bad to worse if he said that, besides he felt like a girl for saying such thing. Their gaze met each other for a split second before Yuujirou averted his eyes.

"Great. Now you don't even want to look at me." Tooru retorted, letting go the other's hand. A brief silence before Tooru let out a sigh. "Listen, she got injured because of me and right now, she needs me to be her mental support. Staying by her side is the least I can do to make it up with her."

Just a faint side glance from the blond was enough to make him sure that Yuujirou was listening. They both then just stared each other silently, then after the blond got tired of the staring contest, he decided to open his mouth and said, "I still don't see any reason why you're insisting on shoving me away. Is it because you're afraid of admitting your feeling toward me?"

Amazing how the blond could say such embarrassing thing without getting embarrassed. And in a rather loud voice too. He just hoped it's not loud enough for the whole school to hear. He still had problems with declaring his gayness to the world. After gesturing the blond to follow him to another empty classroom, he answered, "It doesn't feel right for me to be around you when I'm supposed to support her. It's like I'm cheating her."

"You're not dating her anymore." Yuujirou reminded, but before he could say anything else, Tooru quickly cut him with a kiss. A warm and tender kiss done that was different from the kisses which were done out of lust and curiosity like the ones they shared before. There was no sucking or licking, no touching or feeling each other's body. Just a simple kiss which only lasted for less than a minute but was enough to put Yuujirou's mind at ease.

"It may take a while but will you wait for me?"

Tooru was so cunning to ask that kind of question right after the tender moment. How could he say no? Yuujirou didn't say anything else. He just pulled the other one closer and hugged him tightly. The blue haired princess then absent mindedly rested his head on the blond's shoulder, letting several strand of his hair touched the other's neck.

"Can I kiss you for the last time?" He whispered on Tooru's ear.

Tooru lifted his head, staring lovingly toward the blond's face for a while then closed his eyes. Yuujirou used one of his hand to caress the princess' cheek before he too closed his eyes and inching his lips toward Tooru's slowly. Before they locked their lips in a kiss, Yuujirou whispered another line, "Just so you know, I'm not that patient."

"Does that mean you'll give up on me?"

"No..." Was his answer but he didn't care to say anything more, and the princess didn't ask him to. They both were too busy enjoying each other warmth to think about anything else.

a/n: I know this chapter is short and rather pointless. In other words, it sucks. But spare me. I'm sleep depraved right now.