INTERMISSION 1 (Chapter 14)

Welcome to My World! Gen's Tale!

"Gen Shishio." I announced to the teacher. The teacher continued talking but I hardly paid attention, I was too busy starting at the cute boy in the seat in front of me. I stared at him the whole day without noticing.

Halfway through the day, no more classes with Yoshimori. I'd get to stare at cute Yoshimori from the background tomorrow at least. He couldn't fall for an ayakashi. How do you even tell someone that? "Hi, I'm half monster."? I don't think that would work. I sighed. I didn't expect to have a lover, ever, because of this ayakashi side of me. Who could fall for that?

"Hello?" I looked over to the ladder and saw him there. I blushed a little and turned aside, like I was asleep. He nudged me and I fake woke up.

"H-hey." I said, giving a tiny wave to him.

"You don't mind if I sleep up here too, do ya?" Yoshimori asked. I shook my head and he got all comfortable and fell asleep quickly. I looked at him with a smile and turned and fell asleep too.

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I woke up and quickly rushed off the top of the building. As I exited the school, I overheard Yoshimori taking to Sen, form the night troops.

"Would you like to go out?" Or something likes that. It made me upset. I was out of it the whole meeting with Masamori for our mission, completely out of it. I was too busy glaring at Sen. I guess it isn't his fault I was too cowardly to ask Yoshimori out when I had the chance. He's obviously gay, or he thinks that Sen's a girl, either one.

Then, when were out on the mission, I accidentally complimented Kagemiya! I should have said I sniffed him out! Then Yoshimori would have paid attention to me!

I angrily grumbled to myself the whole time, following them subconsciously as they walked around the mountain area. They looked into a cave and a sudden scream and weight in my arms scared me out of my thoughts. I looked in my arms and saw the girl kekkaishi and dropped her on the ground roughly. I don't care about her.

Still thinking about a way to impress Yoshimori, I subconsciously caught Ms. Aihi for lying and a bunch of stuff. Before I knew it, I spent all day in though and I was home already. I slammed my head on sighed, exasperated, and slammed my head on my pillow.

"I need someone to talk too." I groaned.

"That's what I'm here for!" Atora shouted. I sighed and moved out of the way just before she kicked the door of my apartment down.

"You have to fix that." I said to her, still hugging the pillow.

"What's it that's buggin' you?" Atora asked loudly and happily. I shook my head.

"It's something I'd rather ask a guy…" I said.

"Then go find Kyoichi! He can help you!" She shouted as she pushed me out of the place-where-the-door-used-to-be. She pushed me the whole way to the Sumimura household, where Hiba would be staying. She pushed me through the doors and I wandered around, searching for Hiba after some instruction from Mr. Sumimura.

I wandered around a blind corner and saw something. I immediately returned back to the blind corner and peeked around. Hiba's really good looking. Pretty white hair, strong looking, fit body…

He was talking to somebody…

"I don't know what to do, he's just a kid. It's shota or whatever it's called now…" He mumbled to the person. The person mumbled something back quietly, which didn't seem to help.

"I can't go and ask Gen, I don't even know if he's gay." Hiba groaned. The person mumbled and then walked away. I decide to be a little devious. I could be with Hiba, he's a lot better looking that Yoshimori! He's stronger and taller!

"Hiba-san, what do you mean by your attracted to me?" I asked him innocently. He looked at me and became red and rubbed the back of his neck. I smirked and got on my tippy-toes and gave him a peck on the lips. His blush got even darker and then he grabbed me and swept me off my feet into another kiss.

Now I was blushing.

'Maybe, we could…. Go out sometime?" Hiba asked.

"Definitely." He said.