I forgot to say last chapter that Japanese do not shake hands. They bow when they greet people. I had Daisuke offer his hand because I wanted him to seem more touchy-feely than comfortable.
Disclaimer: Do I look like I own this? Oh, yeah. You can't see me, lol.
He hadn't seen Shinobu in a week. When he had said that he wanted a break he hadn't meant to entirely cut off their communication. It felt so strange not knowing where Shinobu was or what he was doing each day. Every hour hung heavy on his heart. He realized that by doing this he was only providing Shinobu a bigger opportunity to cheat on him. Work held no pleasure for him. A rumor had spread that the Demon Professor had finally gotten to him. Without the usually cherry professor and Hiroki's increased sour mood the students lived in a nightmare. Hiroki, who had always wished for his superior to shut up, leave him alone, and do his work, found the new Miyagi irritating. The office was too quiet. The incessant silence drove him mad. Not only that but he was bored half the time since the workload was finally split evenly between them.
"Miyagi, what's wrong?"
"What are you talking about? I'm just fine."
"Really? That's why you're so moody lately?"
"I haven't been moody." Before Hiroki could retort back the door burst open. A frantic Dean appeared.
"Yoh, I need to talk to you in private." Miyagi followed him back to his room and waited to be seated.
"Please sit, Yoh. I know that I have asked a lot of you, looking after Shinobu and all, but have you seen him lately?"
"Not since last Monday, sir. Why? Is there a problem?"
"I'm afraid there is. Shinobu hasn't been answering any of my calls and he never told me where his apartment is. My son has never been a real social butterfly, but this time I have a bad feeling."
Miyagi looked into his ex-father-in-law and could not deny the man.
"I'll try my best to contact him."
"Oh, thank you Yoh!" The Dean threw his arms around him in their first hug since the wedding.
Miyagi tried Shinobu's cell without much hope. He also tried his home phone without any further success. His last and best bet was his apartment. After a few unresponsive knocks he used his spare key. All of the lights were down. He couldn't be asleep already. It was only six o'clock. Was he out? He flipped the switch and was shocked at what he saw, or to be more specific, what he didn't see. Everything Shinobu had owned was gone. All that was left were the bare furnishings. Had Shinobu moved out without telling anyone? Feeling slightly sick Miyagi went silently home.
I hope that this wasn't just crapness. I wrote this at work while I was bored out of my mind.