I don't own KHR~

a/n: I'm extremely sorry about how long it has taken to update! I've been extremely busy in real life and it's not going to let up until a few weeks later. So the next update may range from 2 - 3 weeks. I'm very very sorry about the delay. Hopefully after that time period things can get better for me. Again, I hope you enjoy this chapter, and reviews would be lovely. Thanks to everyone for reading and hope to see you in the next chapter!

P.S: I'm sorry I suck at romance. OTL

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A pen rolled off Dino's tall stack of work papers and onto his desk, allowing a loud 'clatter' sound to be heard. The blonde haired man twitched, awakening from the noise.

"Shit, how long have I been sleeping for…?" He looked at his pile of work; then at his silver watch. "I better finish these off quick."

Dino stood up and pushed his chair back abruptly, looking for the dropped pen.

"Ouch…!"

The doctor jolted and quickly looked around his room. "Who…?"

Unable to indentify the individual that was in his office, he raised his voice. "Who's in here? I know you're somewhere; you can't hide."

"Can't you be more quiet? Herbivores like you are so annoying…"

"Eh?" Dino looked down beside his chair. "Kyouya? What are you doing here?"

Hibari raised his head slightly to look up at the doctor.

"…Nothing." He quickly turned his head to look in the other direction.

The man leaned down to get a clearer look at the boy's face.

"Could it be that you're here to visit me?" He leaned closer, "…perhaps to return my feelings that I whispered into your ear last time?"

The teen's face flushed over with a tinge of pink.

"That's not it! Saying such presumptuous things again…" Hibari stood up and avoided eye contact with the doctor. He never had any problem talking to anyone, but his words always came out a mess in front of Dino, and he found it hard to hold a long conversation with him. Agitated, he changed the subject to avoid further hesitation in speaking.

"…Those flowers, why did you put them there?"

Dino stopped to think things over; it took a short while before things clicked. "Ah, you mean those white flowers I put in a vase on your beside table?"

The raven haired boy glared at the doctor. "Yes. Them."

The doctor had a somewhat baffled look on his face. "I thought you liked them?"

"I don't. They smell bad and they're an eyesore!" Hibari suddenly grabbed Dino roughly by the collar, gripping it tight and hard. The blonde haired man did not seem fazed.

"Then, what was all the 'I like that flower' about when I took you out yesterday?"

The young boy stared intensely into the man's golden coloured eyes, applying a strained, irritated look on his face while doing so. "That's because they…"

Hibari paused, hesitating.

"Because they…?" The doctor placed his hand on the boy's, pushing it down in an attempt to relieve the pressure at his neck. His tone of voice had become rather serious compared to most of Hibari's previous encounters with him.

"Tch…" The boy threw the doctor back, and turned his body around the other way; a gesture of distaste. "Nevermind. I'm leaving."

"Wait." Dino placed his hand on Hibari's shoulder, pulling him closer.

"What?"

He grinned, a hint of slyness in his voice. "Why the rush? Isn't it boring in your room?" He tipped the boy's chin. "Is my presence really that much of a bother to you?"

Hibari felt himself heating up on the inside. "Must be irritation..." he thought to himself. He pushed aside any other reasons which may've been the cause of this 'heat' he was feeling inside him.

"Didn't you come here because you had something to tell me?"

"Shut up."

"Stay with me a little longer, won't you?"

The boy slapped the doctor's hand off his shoulder. He didn't like it when people got persistent. "No. It's better in my room. I'd just be wasting time sitting like when you were sleeping before, since now you have to do your work, don't you?" He smirked and looked at Dino's pile of papers.

"Ahh…" The man's voice dithered, "Sorry I made you wait when I was asleep…"

"Whatever. I'm going back now." The boy proceeded to walk out of the doctor's office.

"You're more important to me than work, you know."

Hearing such a bold comment, Hibari stopped at the door.

"I don't have anything to do with you."

"It's the same as what you said to me before; don't deny what the truth is."

"I'm not denying anything." The boy hastily whispered words under his breath, but loud enough to be audible to Dino. "I…hate you."

And without another word exchanged, the raven haired boy promptly left the office, taking quick paces, not looking back. He felt flustered as he hurriedly walked himself back to his room, keeping his head down. As he caught sight of his room and reached out to touch the doorknob, it seemed further and further away the more he knew he was getting closer to it.

Finally at the doorstep and getting a grip on the handle, he opened the door harshly and slammed it shut. Hibari stumbled to his bed.

"What's wrong with me…" The boy placed his hands on his head as if there was something wrong with it, "why can't I stop thinking about this stupid guy?"

In a frenzied mood, he took hold of the flowers beside his bed that Dino gave him, opened the window and threw them out as far as he could. He left the windows fully opened, letting the room air out so the smell of flowers would disperse. He did not want anything in his room that would remind him of 'that man'.

The raven haired boy panted. The sudden attempt to 'cleanse' the room had agitated him and worn him out. Even so, doing what he did had cooled his head off, allowing him to think clearly again.

Slowly falling back on to the hospital bed, he sat hugging his knees, pulling the blankets over his legs. Closing his eyes, he softly whispered to himself.

"It's boring…"

"Why the glum mood, Doctor?"

Romario leaned over Dino's desk, looking at the Doctor who was passively twirling his pen over his fingers.

"Nothing…" He puffed his cheeks and made no attempt to look back at Romario.

"Come on, cheer up."

"How can I be cheerful when I have so many papers that are due in a few hours sitting in front of me?"

The doctor sighed. In actuality, he could have been over and done with the papers a long while ago, but his mood soured more and more over time, lowering his motivation to work.

"Do you want me to grab you a glass of water or some coffee?"

"Um…okay. Thanks."

Dino watched Romario leave the room, making sure their connection with each other was completely cut before resuming what he was doing. He leaned back on his chair and stretched his arms out.

"Ahhh…" he let a small pout form on his lips, "I want to see Kyouya…"

Sitting back down on his chair in an upright position, he fell into a daze, going over in his head the events that he had encountered today.

"I… hate you."

Those were the only words that appeared in Dino's head. He looked up at the ceiling, pondering over them.

"I guess I was too suggestive…or forceful…" The blonde haired man laughed sarcastically to himself.

He was saddened to hear such words escape from the boy's mouth. At the same time, he knew that such words were inevitable. The way Hibari treated him every time they saw each other seemed to be enough to convince Dino of this fact.

"This is probably nothing more than a one-sided love…and to have forced my feelings onto a younger boy, much less, my patient…"

He paused, taking a few breaths. "Ahrg, what am I doing? Gotta think positive…" Dino shook his head and slapped his cheeks.

"Right…! I'll finish these papers, then give a proper apology to Kyouya…"

It was late at night when Dino had finished all his paperwork. He walked past the corridor on the level below his office, looking around at all the doors to patients' rooms. The doctor's blue mood made it seem like the walk to room number 18 took forever.

When room 18 was in range of him opening the door, he raised his fist to knock, but stopped himself.

"What am I going to say…?"

He looked down at his feet, having no confidence in what he was about to do. Nevertheless, he mustered up what strength he had remaining and twisted the doorknob.

"Kyouya…?"

The man let himself into the room, cautiously taking paces, as if every step he took had the chance of setting off a landmine.

"Hey."

"Woah…!" The blonde haired man fumbled and fell back; he didn't see that Hibari was so close to him through the dim light in the room.

Regaining his composure, the doctor swallowed and spoke up.

"Kyouya, I have something to tell you."

The expression on the boy's face was rather blank, but Dino was able to tell that he was listening.

"Well, about before, when I was talking about my feelings…I didn't mean to…Kyouya?"

Hibari gently tugged on Dino's coat sleeve.

"What's the matter? Am I freaking you out…? I'm really sorry…I didn't mean to do that. Well, you said that me coming here irritates you that a room by yourself is more exciting than me, yeah?"

The doctor felt as if whatever he was saying was just trash in the form of words. He forced himself a half-laughing half-smiling look, trying to reassure himself that this was the right thing to do, and that this was what he should be saying. It hurt himself to know the words that were coming from his mouth.

"Since I'm so annoying to you, I better take my leave now, eh? Well, I'm sorry for bothe-"

"Don't go." The raven haired boy buried his face into the blonde haired man's chest.

"Kyouya, what are you…"

"It's boring…this room…"

Dino pulled Hibari close to him, embracing him, feeling his warmth. He had his eyes closed and face at the boy's head, as if smelling his hair, indulging in his scent, his presence.

"I love you, Kyouya."

Hibari closed his eyes. "Stay…"

"I won't leave you alone. Ever."

As the doctor pulled the boy in for a kiss, it was as if every single anxiety and problem he had was washed away. Whisked away into another world, it felt as if the night with Hibari lasted forever.

It had been a few weeks since Dino had established his relationship with Hibari. Even though the young boy would never admit it, the doctor knew that their relationship was very real indeed, without words such as 'I love you' being exchanged constantly.

Everyday, he would see to visiting Hibari whenever he had time to spare. So much so that it almost seemed suspicious how often the doctor disappeared sometimes. However, Dino never worried about that; all that mattered to him was seeing his lover.

Accidentally staying with Hibari too late one night, he hurried back to his office, trying to go by unnoticed. Too bad for him, he ran into Romario.

"Doctor! Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Um, uh…there was an urgent matter I had to take care of. Sorry I didn't contact you." A white lie.

Romario sighed. "I'm not in any position to question you, so I'm going to trust you. To the point, why did you hand these documents in?"

He lifted up a few papers that Dino had been working on yesterday.

"Eh? Why wouldn't I hand them in? These are Kyouya's check-up notes and info, aren't they?" The blonde haired man was perplexed. What was Romario talking about?

"Yes; they don't need to be handed in anymore. Don't you know?"

Dino felt a rush of panic run through him.

"No, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hibari is to be released from the hospital in a few days time."