It was the weekend... No one was supposed to be in school, save the security guards, and yet here Fon was, sitting at the teacher's desk in the art room, grading projects that he'd not been able to mark properly because... of that incident with Reborn that had happened a mere two days ago. Thank God their seats in the staff room were in opposite ends and they had no reason to talk to each other... At least, not without raising suspicion now. But for the past two days, Fon had avoided every one of Reborn's attempts to contact him, be it turning around and walking the other direction when he saw him in the hallways or not answering the man's calls. How had he even gotten his number?

Fon sighed and put down his pen, finding his thoughts straying towards Reborn again. That wouldn't do, he needed these projects done by his next class. But when he thought about Reborn, and the feeling of their lips pressed together... And how he, for a moment, had welcomed the other man's motions and even deepened that kiss, Fon would feel warmth pooling in his stomach... His heartbeat quicken and then he would mentally berate and slap himself for having such thoughts because in no way could he possibly be attracted to someone like Reborn. He barely knew the man! But, shameful as it was to admit, the kiss had been... pleasant, to say the least.

And even more shameful; Fon found himself yearning for that feeling again.
His mind had been filled with nothing but thoughts of Reborn, just wondering... Why had he done what he'd done? So the rumours were true?

Sighing again, he dropped his head into his hands, elbows propped up on the table, unaware of the figure approaching him from the doorway until it stopped right in front of him, on the other side of the desk.

The figure cleared its throat in an attempt to capture Fon's attention, causing him to jerk upright in his seat and realise that he had company. He froze, also realising that this was company he didn't want.

"Ah... It's you... Reborn..."

"... Yeah," Reborn replied after a moment's pause.

"Why are you here?" Fon thought he could at least be safe from any encounters with Reborn if he was in school on the weekend.

"I..." he pursed his lips. "I wanted to talk for yesterday night."

Fon's cheeks coloured slightly at the memory of 'yesterday night', and how he'd responded to this man before him. "There's nothing to say," Fon replied simply, making it clear in his tone that he really did not want to talk about it.

"No, you don't get it. I didn't really mean to do it, I acted on a whim and... I was trying to show you... how I felt." Reborn was struggling for words again? How did Fon do this? Make him unable to find the right words to convey his feelings, make his silver tongue turn to lead and make him stutter for words inside his mind. A tense silence fell between the two men. Fon was the first to break it, with the most unlikely thing he would ever hear himself say.

"And... How do you feel? About me...?"

Reborn took in a deep breath, futilely trying to slow down his suddenly racing heart. "I realised that..." He leaned forward, placing his hands on the teacher's desk and bringing himself closer to Fon's face. "I really like you."

Perhaps 'love' was too strong a word... for now.

To Reborn's delight, his words made Fon blush an even darker shade of red. The Chinese man pulled back, putting some space between them, and looked off to the side to hide his embarrassment.

Reborn smiled slightly. "You don't have to reciprocate my feelings. It was good to just let you know." He turned around to leave Fon to his work, only pausing when he heard the other man's soft voice calling his name. "Hm?"

Fon cleared his throat, unsure of what to do next. He'd just been... confessed to. By a man, not to mention. And Fon never knew he was interested in men, or would ever be interested. He was sure he wasn't, and yet, Reborn's words had sent a delightful shiver down his spine, much similar to that kiss they'd shared two days ago. Why... How... There was much that Fon wanted to know about his current predicament, but strangely, he didn't care. All he wanted to do now was... Go where the wind took him.

"I... I believe we still have to go for a cup of coffee together." Even though Fon didn't like drinking coffee.

Reborn blinked, confused for just a moment before a near-foolish grin spread across his face. "Yes, I believe we do. But I think... It'd be better to have coffee at my place." That earned him a sharp look from Fon. "Oh, don't misunderstand," Reborn chuckled. "I just make very good coffee..."

Hesitantly, Fon nodded, gathering his things and standing up to leave. He briefly glanced at the pile of projects he still had to grade... ...

Work could wait.

A/N:Finished I suppose, I didn't want to drag it out longer. I'll be doing quite a bit more FonxReborn, though. If you want other pairings do message me.