Title: Aftershocks

Rating: Mature

Disclaimer: I wish the boys were mine, but they're not! I borrowed the characters from Takanaga-sensei

Warning: Language, sex, Souichi x Tetsuhiro this time

Chapter 10

On Friday, Tetsuhiro arrived in Nagoya earlier than expected and hurried to school. He'd originally planned to arrive later and go home with Sempai, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right with his lover. He had just run into to some of his friends when the fight started. Yamaguchi started grinning, "Looks like they're at it again!"

"What's going on over there?" Tetsuhiro thought one of the voices was Souichi's but he couldn't be sure.

"Well, Tatsumi-sempai has been….Never mind, it would take too long to explain, come on!" laughed his friend as he dragged Morinaga over to the argument. "This should be good, they keep-!" He was interrupted by:

"I'm sorry but your dubious charms don't interest me! And who says I'm not involved? I'm plenty involved! And even if I wasn't involved with anyone I wouldn't want you!"

Tetsuhiro's eyes widened as he froze in place listening to a person who looked and sounded just like his Sempai say things the man would never say in public, or ever, for that matter. The younger man seriously thought he'd started hallucinating until he saw the reactions of his friend beside him. "This is new," Yamaguchi chuckled, "who would want him?"

"I'm not lying! It's not my fault that everyone on this campus is blind, deaf, and dumb! It's not like the signs haven't been there. I don't have a girlfriend; he's a man! A MAN!"

Tetsuhiro's mouth dropped open in shock and his friends gasped, as they heard Souichi's shout. Everyone froze for a second and Morinaga was absolutely certain the world was about to end. Hell was currently freezing over, pigs were flying, and…! He shook his head to clear it and refocused on the scene in front of him in time to hear the female say, "I don't believe you! Just who is this 'secret' lover of yours?"

As Souichi stood there spluttering, Tetsuhiro stepped forward and quietly answered for him, "It's me."

As the older man heard the familiar voice behind him, he jumped and slowly turned around. When he saw the crowd behind Tetsuhiro watching them, he flushed a very deep red and looked like he wanted to run away; but instead, he held his ground and firmly met Tetsuhiro's gaze.

"I'm home," Tetsuhiro smiled tentatively.

"Welcome back," Souichi said as he walked up to the younger man. "I missed you," he said in an undertone, just for Tetsuhiro's ears.

Tetsuhiro worriedly asked, "What's happened to you?"

Souichi shook his head and muttered, "I'll tell you later." He looked at his current source of irritation and raised his voice, "This is who I was talking about," he indicated the younger man, "and he's all I need so just leave us alone!" He then motioned for Tetsuhiro to follow him and the two men quickly walked towards the buildings.

Once they got inside out of sight of the other students Souichi sighed and slumped against the wall. He covered his face with his hands and slid down the wall until he was practically sitting on the floor. He looked absolutely exhausted. Tetsuhiro crouched down beside him and touched his shoulder, "Sempai, are you alright?" Tetsuhiro was, to say the least, completely freaked out. "What the hell was all that about back there? Why are you acting so strange!?" he grabbed the blonde in agitation and shook him. "You were acting weird before I left and as soon as I get back, you're not only telling everyone about us, but yelling it! It's not like you," he really believed Souichi was either dying or had lost his mind and he was scared.

Souichi shook Morinaga off and stood back up, "Let go of me! Actually, I only said I was involved with a man. You're the one who piped up and named yourself," he groaned. "You've done it now; not only have I ruined my career, but you've damaged yours, you idiot!" Souichi wanted very badly to get angry at his moronic lover, but he was so happy to see him, it didn't come off quite as he'd intended. He didn't want to stop looking at Tetsuhiro and he very badly wanted to touch him, waiting until he got home was quickly becoming impossible.

Tetsuhiro snorted, "You take everything way too seriously. This isn't going to ruin either of us, trust me!" He smiled at the beautiful man in front of him with all the love he felt shining in his eyes. Then they darkened again as his worry started to come back. "Sempai, really, what happened to you while I was gone? You're not acting like yourself."

Souichi closed his eyes and sighed, and then gave him a very level look, "I'm still me; I haven't gone round the bend or anything. The past two weeks have been…hard. You could call it a trial by fire; or maybe karma biting me on the ass," he chuckled darkly. "There's been some good that came out of it though; I finally know what I want. I faced a few things while you were gone; however, now is neither the time nor place to go in to it. Can you wait until after school to finish this talk?" Souichi gave the younger man a sharp look. When Tetsuhiro nodded, Souichi smiled lopsidedly. He leaned in and whispered in Tetsuhiro's ear, "Just understand one thing: I love you, moron," and then he quickly backed away and left before the younger man could gather his wits enough to drag him into an empty classroom and make him repeat himself.

As the day wore on, Tetsuhiro heard more of the story and started to get a handle on the situation. After he spoke to Sawanoi-chan and she apologized for her part in the mess, he was torn between relief, hysteria, and fury; he finally decided to be grateful. The fiasco seemed to have clarified some things for his lover and that could only be good. Maybe.

Late in the afternoon, Tetsuhiro finally had a chance to talk to Yamaguchi about the earlier scene. His friend was more stunned by the fact that Morinaga was involved with Tatsumi-sempai than that he was gay. Yamaguchi kept repeating over and over, "Why him? I can't believe you have such bad taste!" All Tetsuhiro could do was shrug and smile at his friend's amazement. He was very relieved that he hadn't lost any friends as a result of that morning's spectacle. In fact most of his friends already suspected he was gay, even though finding out that their guess was true startled them a bit. A few had even suspected he was interested in Tatsumi-sempai, but none had realized the two men were actually involved.

When Tetsuhiro finally made it to the lab, Souichi was giving Sawanoi last minute instructions. As soon as he saw his lover, he grabbed his backpack and yelled over his shoulder that he was leaving. Nagomi just waved them on their way and got down to her work. As the two men were walking home, they were both quiet. Souichi kept glancing at Morinaga nervously until the younger man noticed, "What is it Sempai?"

"Uh, so, um, what did you hear today?" he asked nervously in a low tone.

Tetsuhiro gave him a small smile, "Just that you've had a bad time of it. I'd like to hear the whole story from you though."

Souichi nodded and after they got home he started relaying the mess while they were preparing dinner. The older man could actually make simple dishes now (like salad) and they enjoyed fixing their meal together. When he got to the library incident he thought he heard a stifled chuckle from Tetsuhiro.

"Mo-ri-na-ga," he said menacingly, "you'd better not be laughing!"

Tetsuhiro put his hand over his mouth and was turning bright red, "I'm…not…not… laughing!" then he couldn't hold it in anymore and he leaned his head against the refrigerator door as he completely let loose.

Souichi glared at him with a sour expression until Tetsuhiro calmed down, then continued, "I didn't think it would ever end and if Professor Fukushima hadn't gotten involved it probably wouldn't have. The last holdout was that woman today. You think I'm stubborn? Ha! I have nothing on her!"

The two men set the table and sat down to eat. "When I heard you today, I couldn't believe it. I thought something horrible had happened, otherwise you wouldn't say all that," Tetsuhiro sighed. "You were acting strange even before this happened…I thought you were dying," he muttered.

Souichi stopped eating and looked at the younger man for a bit, then sighed, "Well, I didn't realize we'd drawn such a large crowd. You know what I'm like when I lose my temper. I get tunnel vision and just say whatever's on my mind…plus I didn't think she'd get it any other way! I'm such an idiot!" he muttered to himself. He leaned forward and caught Tetsuhiro's gaze, "Listen carefully, because I don't plan on ever saying this again." The younger man nodded and leaned forward frowning but didn't say a word.

Souichi took a deep breath and began, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry you fell for such a stupid, stubborn asshole, like me. I don't understand why you did, why you've stayed, but I'm…grateful you have!" He was looking down so he missed Tetsuhiro's reaction. The younger man had a rather blank look on his face as he took in what the other man said. The only indication that his words were sinking in were the tears streaming unchecked down his face. "It took this situation, and sleep deprivation, to get me to really think about…everything. I always knew losing you would be the end of me, but I never faced why until last week. I'm sor-" that was as far as he got before he was engulfed in a rather wet bear hug by Tetsuhiro. It startled Souichi but he hugged back with a sigh, and decided to enjoy it. He finally realized that this embrace felt like home now.

"Stop it! You don't have to say all that. I stayed because I love you, all of you. You wouldn't be the man I love if you weren't a stubborn asshole…Ouch!" Souichi punched him in the stomach, "You didn't have to go that far!" he pulled back to look with amusement at his lover's face. Souichi was frowning but didn't really seem that angry. "Every time I tried to give up on you, you would do or say something that would change my mind. After that last big fight, when you said you wouldn't run away any more, I knew you were finally mine, just like I'd been yours all along. Was I wrong?"

Souichi looked startled and thought for a moment, "No, you weren't wrong. Whether I was yours then or not, I know I am now. I can't…no, I don't want to leave you," he buried his face in the other man's shoulder and added softly, "I love you…."

Before Souichi could get another word out, Tetsuhiro was kissing him and holding him as if he'd never let go. As things started to heat up, Souichi pulled away, shaking his head, "Not here, let's go to bed," he muttered, blushing.

Tetsuhiro thought he was too cute! "Alright, Sempai, what else do you want?"

If anything, his lover blushed even more than before, "Shut up! I'll show you instead," Souichi pulled Tetsuhiro up and they headed for the bedroom.

The dark-haired man noticed that Souichi wore a very determined expression. He looked like he was about to take some very bitter medicine. Tetsuhiro wondered just what was going on in his lover's mind, but he was willing to give the blonde the time to do what he needed to.

Souichi pushed Tetsuhiro onto the bed, "Sit still and be good tonight, ok?" Tetsuhiro only nodded as Souichi slowly started removing his own shirt, taking his hair down, unbuttoning his pants; never breaking eye contact. The younger man was enjoying the show so much, he couldn't even blink. Souichi smirked at Tetsuhiro's owl-like expression, and then finished removing his pants, socks, and briefs. The blonde placed a knee between his lover's legs and bent down to kiss the younger man. As their tongues played together he reached out and started removing Tetsuhiro's clothes; unbuttoning his shirt and pulling it off, then letting his hands caress his lover's chest, pausing to tweak his nipples and then moving lower to the younger man's pants. Tetsuhiro tried to pull Souichi to him but the older man backed away and shook his head.

"This time, let me love you," he said gruffly as he pushed Morinaga down onto the bed and went back to removing his pants. Souichi was beginning to get used to undressing his lover and it went smoothly as he finished stripping the younger man. He then noticed just how hard Morinaga had already become. As he stared at his lover's member, he noticed it was reacting to his gaze. He chuckled as he took hold of the younger man and started fondling him.

Tetsuhiro had already propped himself up on his elbows so he could watch what Souichi was doing. He'd finally processed what the blonde had said and was curious to see what would happen next. When his beloved started playing with him, he groaned as he fell back.

"You know, Morinaga, this," he shook it, "has constantly gotten you in trouble. It just doesn't know how to behave," and Souichi placed a kiss right on the tip. When the other man shuddered at the touch, he chuckled to himself and got down to seriously driving his lover crazy with his mouth.

Tetsuhiro felt like he was going nuts! Souichi was more confident and the younger man's control had never been that good to begin with. Just the thought of this man going down on him was enough to get him going; the real thing was beyond fantastic! He decided to enjoy himself as he grabbed onto the sheets.

"Fuck! Hmm mmm Souichi, shit…that's good…." He panted as he looked down his body at the man between his legs. The blonde only looked at him as he started sucking. "Ahh!" Tetsuhiro moaned as the pressure built up and he started to come. Souichi closed his eyes, wrapped his arms around Morinaga's thighs and concentrated on swallowing.

"You know, that really was quick, Morinaga," Souichi gasped.

"Shut up, already," the younger man panted. When he started to come down from his high, the blonde repositioned himself and while Tetsuhiro was still a bit out of it, he inserted a finger into his lover.

Tetsuhiro jumped and shrieked in surprise, "What. Are. You. Doing?" as he tried to sit up. Souichi was ready for him and pushed him back down as he continued to play with the younger man's rear.

"What's it look like, baka?" came the rather breathless response as amber eyes looked into emerald ones. Tetsuhiro was in shock; stunned, disbelieving, but incredibly happy at the turn of events. His body was responding very nicely to what his lover was doing so Souichi inserted a second finger and started exploring. As soon as he found Tetsuhiro's prostate, the younger man writhed and shouted in ecstasy. 'This is good,' Souichi thought in surprise as he started to come unglued as well. The more his lover responded, the more excited he became. He wanted to bring Tetsuhiro even higher so he started stroking his erection as he massaged his sweet spot. Tetsuhiro wasn't able to hold still and he was yelping in time to Souichi's hands. When the older man realized the younger one was ready, he spread his legs a bit more and pushed himself into him. For a second they both froze and stared at each other; then as Souichi continued to look into Tetsuhiro's lust-clouded eyes, he started to slowly move. Tetsuhiro held on to the sweat-soaked sheets and moaned with each lunge. He started meeting Souichi's thrusts with his own and encouraging his lover to even greater speed. Soon the older man was slamming into Tetsuhiro and the younger one was screaming for more. All too soon Morinaga arched as the spasms started and he came powerfully. When Souichi felt the kneading sensation, he gasped and couldn't hold back either and came inside his lover, filling the younger man with a thick stream of warmth. As Souichi pulled out, Tetsuhiro made a grab for him and brought him down beside him on the bed. The blonde struggled to get free, "We're a mess! Let's at least clean up a bit."

"We will in a minute, Souichi. Let me snuggle with my love for a little while, ok?" Tetsuhiro returned groggily.

"I don't think I've ever seen you this out of it," the older man grunted softly.

"I've never gotten this kind of treatment from you before…you wore me out," Morinaga whispered as he nuzzled Souichi's ear.

"I finally get it," Souichi grunted as he stroked Morinaga's damp hair out of his eyes.

"Get what?" mumbled Tetsuhiro.

'Just what you get out of what you do to me, why you can't control yourself,' thought the older man as he watched the love of his life drift off to sleep.

~The End~

A/N: Well, that's it for this one! I hope the ending meets with everyone's approval. I wanted to thank all the lovely people who've reviewed, faved, and followed this story as well as those who've enjoyed it quietly. You have no idea how happy I am to know it's been appreciated!

A/N 2: Kristen, not only will I post 'A Sweet Tyranny' but also 'The Money Shot!' I'm posting in the same order I originally wrote them in so 'Shot!' will be up tomorrow night and 'Tyranny' will start the night after. Thanks for the comment and question! :)