Chapter 6 Egotist 1
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AN: So hey guys, did you read the last chapter I updated? You did? I was kind of sadden by how few there were reading my fic. I guess this is Karma spitting in my face and laughing, saying that's what I get for not updating, even trimonthly… Sigh. *wipes face with towel* Pretty much no reviews once again. Well, except for spiritmind675 and Nanami of Falling Snow. I thank you guys for even saying anything at all. Reviews always make writing and updating worthwhile. I'll also thank those that have been putting up with my shenanigans. You read me right. I wrote shenanigans. Lol. That made me a bit happier as I write this.
Well, here's to start your Christmas Day off with a depressing note from me…. Sigh. This is going to be my version of how they met. It's pretty much going to be the same but this is just me remembering what happens in the anime/manga. And remember I'm twisting things around. Deal with it, Nene-chan… Don't kill me…
Chapter 6
A young 22 year old brunette name Hiroki was sitting in the park, regretting about what happened.
"I was the one who seduced him."
The scene flashed back to the time when Hiroki and his ten-year crush made-out once.
Hiroki sighed. He could feeling the tingling feeling that tears were about to burst from his tear ducts.
"I knew this love was too one-sided. I thought that I could get my feelings through to him. I thought it might have worked out since we were both in "that" occupation. Sigh. Why does can't I find -"
Before he could finish his monologue, something fast propelling from the sky sudden crashed into his head and fell onto the ground. [1]
"Ow! What the heck?"
Hiroki looked down at the darn object that dared to interrupt him. It was a water propelled rocket. That hit one the head triggered the tears that he tried to hide so desperately. It was then that he heard footsteps coming towards him. The man in a dark turtle-neck shirt appeared in Hiroki's sights. He was tall, had dark blue hair, blue eyes, and nice broad shoulders as well. He grabbed the rocket without even noticing Hiroki. But when he did he noticed the tears in Hiroki's eyes.
"Were you crying?" The man asked. Hiroki quickly tried to hide the evidence.
"W-What? T-These are tears of pain from the rocket that hit me!"
But the look in the taller man's eyes showed that he didn't believe him.
"I'm sorry about that. Nice to meet you. My name is Kusama Nowaki."
Nowaki grabbed Hiroki's wrist and dragged him along.
"Where are you taking me? Let go! Hey!"
But Nowaki continued to drag him along to a particular spot in the park. Soon three older men sitting on a picnic blanket came into view. The three men noticed that they were there.
"Oh. Wacchan. Did you find the rocket?"
"Oh. You brought a newcomer."
"Welcome. Come on over."
"Here's a gift to our new friend."
One of them handed him a can of beer.
"Kanpai!" They toasted to him, raising their cans high.
Hiroki, being a bit uncomfortable with people he didn't know, stepped back a bit.
"Uh. Actually, I'm just…" But the men just continued to laugh and have a merry time. Nowaki, still at Hiroki's side, ruffled Hiroki's hair a bit with his large (seme *wink*) hand.
"It's okay."
"Hey, Wacchan. Come over here a second." One of the older men called out to him. Nowaki's attention immediately turned to him.
"This launch is going to be perfect!"
"Coming!" Nowaki replied, immediately heading over to where the man was. Hiroki's gaze followed after him. Nowaki didn't know how much that one moment of affection affected him so.
'For a moment that felt like Akihiko's…' Hiroki thought.
'I'm crazy! There's no way they're the same." So to distract himself from those depressing thoughts, he decided to chat with the older men that were still at the picnic blanket.
"So your name is Kamijou Hiroki-kun?" [2]
"Okay, then you're Hiro-tan!"
"Hiro-tan?" Hiroki tried to inquire about why they are already giving him such a familiar name.
"Yama-san had always wanted to be an astronaut, so Waachan organized this little rocket-launching party for us."
"We all got to know each other through Wacchan."
"Here's my business car. Dispose of it however you want."
"Oh, mine too!"
"Take one of mine, too!"
'I bet these are just a couple of old guys on the verge of getting laid off…'
His thoughts were completely wrong as the cards belonged to…
'Ceos? Kusami Nowaki…. What kind of a man are you?'[3]
"Waachan's childhood was a little complicated. He was abandoned as a newborn on the steps of an orphanage."
"Apparently, they named him "Nowaki because there was a typhoon on the day he was found." As one of the men finished saying this, one of the other men starts.
"He started working straight out of middle school. I can't imagine he makes much money, but he always makes sure to donate to orphanage every month. Says he'd like to take the place over some day."
"He's a good kid."
"A boy like that deserves to find happiness."
Hiroki looked at the young adult that was happily playing watching the rocket fly.
'Happiness, huh…' Hiroki thought as Nowaki glanced over at him.
'I wouldn't mind some of that myself."[4]
~Time skip~
Hiroki was trying to get home while Nowaki was following behind him.
"Why are you following me?"
"I want you to be my tutor."
"Hah?"[5]
"You're a student at Teito. You must be smart."
"Of course, I'm smart." Hiroki felt offended by that last comment.
"I'm sorry."
"If you're sorry stop bothering me."
"I dropped out of middle school so I need to take the high school proficiency exam in order to go to university for social work."
"I still have to write my senior thesis."
"You can tutor me in your spare time then."
"I'm not going to do it so go to someone else."
Hiroki didn't notice that Nowaki was gradually getting closer and closer until Nowaki grabbed his arm and turned him around.
"You're the one I want, Hiro-san."
"Huh?" Hiroki blushed a bit. They soon arrived at Hiroki's apartment.
"Stop pestering me!"
"But I really want to learn."
"Leave or I'll get mad."
"Go right ahead."
Hiroki then closed the door in Nowaki's face.
"What is with that guy…" Then Hiroki heard a click.
'Hmm?'
"Ahh! I forgot the key!" Hiroki quickly opened the door and looked at the outside lock. The key was gone and so was the blue haired teen.
'My key got jacked! This is the worst day of my life! First, I get my heart broken and then some random kid takes my house key! Screw this! I'm going to sleep!'
Hiroki went back inside and slammed the door. He decided to skip dinner and prepare for bed. He changed into a white T-shirt and blue sweat pants. He then slipped into bed. Luckily for him, he didn't have any nightmares or dreams that night. Soon, the sun came up and the birds were already chirping. Hiroki felt a large warm hand running through his hair.
'Warm… Why do your hands feel different from usual…?'
Hiroki opened to eyes to see the owner of those warm hands. At first, his vision was blurred from sleep but soon he was able to see. It was Nowaki…
"Uwah! What are you doing here?" Hiroki pretty much puffed up like a cat.[6]
Nowaki squatted near the bed calmly.
"Good morning." He twirled the key to show how he got in.
"I finished my paper route so I thought I'd stop by."
Hiroki got ridicuously close to Nowaki's face, not that Nowaki minded.
"Get out! Leave my keys and get the hell out!" Hiroki hissed, too, not really helping that image of Hiroki kitty-chan.[7]
"I made breakfast." Nowaki said in an "in-matter-of-fact" tone.
Hiroki's stomach growled from the smell of the delicious breakfast that Nowaki prepared.
'I never should have skipped dinner…'
"Help yourself to some, if you'd like."
Hiroki went down and help himself to some rice.
"Tell me why you want me to be your tutor so badly?"
Nowaki then looked at Hiroki.
"You don't know?"
"Not a clue."
'Well, obviously not.'
"Sigh. Why indeed."
'The hell I would know? You're the one who's chasing me…'
Then the meal was over, so Nowaki went ahead to clean the dishes while Hiroki was drinking tea. Hiroki was wondering to himself why he hadn't kicked Nowaki out yet.
"But I can't bring myself to kick him out. His touch, it feels just like… No. I need to get over this! Even if I think about him every single minute, he will never feel the same about me. All I have left of him is my memory of his touch." Yet Hiroki unconsciously glanced over at Nowaki. Nowaki noticed Hiroki's gaze on him and looked over to him. Hiroki, feeling self-concious, backed up to move away from Nowaki's sights but he failed to notice that he was sitting in front of one of his towers of book. He noticed when the tower of books began to wobble and tumble upon him. But just before it could hit him, Nowaki, with his towering figure, covered him.
"Are you okay?" Nowaki asked out of concern. But then he realized that this was his chance of opportunity; he got up close to Hiroki.
"I guess you owe me one now."
Hiroki quickly got out of Nowaki's range and stood up.
"Don't get ahead of yourself, kid!"
Nowaki kept smiling and Hiroki knew that he couldn't get out of this one, especially due to his pride.
"Argh. Alright. I'll tutor you."
He then pointed a book at Nowaki to show his seriousness.
"But we'll do it according to my schedule, and you better prepare yourself for a Spartan education! Now, you grateful?"
"Yes."
'As long as I get to be with you...'
Hiroki was taken aback by Nowaki's sincerity. Nowaki went ahead and began to pick up the fallen books. Hiroki moved to do the same.
'That kid is too forward.' As he stood up, Nowaki petted Hiroki.
"You're so cute, Hiro-san!." Hiroki went out in a fury, tossing books into the air.[8]
"Don't look down at me like that! How tall are you anyways? You're huge!"
Hiroki asked while flailing books. Nowaki just stood there with a "what are you doing?" face.
"186 centimeters." [9]
"You piss me off!" Hiroki proclaimed.
[1] Nene-chan and I had a mini-argument over this once. I know that in the anime AND manga that the rocket barely missed him. But hey, let me have my way.
[2] Okay, I have to admit I went back to the anime for these.
[3] Oh. Hiroki. You know that every man that you met is never ever ordinary. Not even that real estate guy you had sex with once….or twice… Everyone is extreme in their own way.
[4] This is where the world will end… lol. jkjk. What I meant is this is where I will change everything.
[5] I just texted that response to Nene-chan. XD
[6] Kitty-chan!
[7] I love saying Kitty-chan!
[8] Bad Hiroki! You shouldn't throw books. They hurt and you hurt the books, too. D:
[9] Wow. That's tall for a 19 year old... It makes me feel sad. I was 142 centimeters back when I was a sophomore in HS. I have no idea what height I am now in centimeters but I believe it's close to that. And no, I didn't shrink. Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up, Nene-chan.
Me:Okay, I realized that this is actually not finished. I've once again been procrastinating again. Finally starting on LOZ: Skyward Sword. My brother finished it a long time ago so now it's my turn.
Mirei: Oh. That excuse again.
Me: Well... you know.
Mirei: Yes. I know. I Know that you procrastinated again!
Kia: Ouch.
Me:Well, sorry. Sheesh. Meanie. Like I said for the previous chapter, I'll finish this chapter at a later date.
Mirei: You better.
Kia: Stop fighting.
Mirei and Me: We can't. We're polar opposites.
Kia: ...
Mirei: ...
Me: ...
Kia: Awkward...
Me: Indeed...
Kia: Alright. Now for the seasonal greeting...
Me, Kia, and Mirei: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Me: And for those who don't celebrate Christmas...
Me, Mirei, and Kia: Happy Holidays!
Me: Oh. Yeah. I passed Chemistry... with a B. 76% correct. Take that National Exam thing! But about Nene-chan... Good luck talking to the professor. We don't have the same professor by the way.