Title: Mitsukaru High
Author/Artist: snooperj & Bloodysamurai
Series/Pairing(s): TeniMyu; Mainly Takigawa Eiji x Kimeru & Shirota Yuu x Aiba Hiroki
Notes: An alternative universe type of fanfiction, my partner and I take you to how the two couples began during their days in Senior High, with Takigawa and Kimeru in their 2nd year, and Shirota and Aiba in their 1st. This fanfiction will run from that setting until Shirota and Aiba's graduation from Senior High two years later. Most of the information here are either altered, made-up or real altogether. Hints of other pairings shall also be introduced, therefore expect to be seeing other members of the TeniMyu cast to show up in this Mitsukaru Senior High setting. This is meant to serve as a prequel to our fanfiction 'Anything for You'.
Here is the 12th chapter entitled The Transfer Student. This chapter focuses on a new student joining Shirota and Aiba's class: Konma Takuya. With his bright personality, Takuya quickly befriends his fellow classmates and invites them to have a small dance session at his house. Here, Aiba finds a new avenue for his dancing beyond classical dances.
While the Student Council prepare for the upcoming Sportsfest, Takigawa sets his attention to Kimeru, who got drunk after being dragged off to a club by his friends and is experiencing a terrible headache.
**ALSO! None of the authors of this roleplay/fanfic own TeniMyu or the actors, but are mere fangirls of the musical series and corresponding actors we write about. Everything that progresses in the story is the creation of our witty imaginations.
The next morning, Kimeru opened his eyes and immediately shut them as he groaned, "Ugh…my head……" he muttered.
Takigawa woke up as usual that morning and moved to prepare breakfast. He returned to the bedroom with a tray of food. "You're finally up," he called as he approached the bed. "I've got breakfast ready for you, so you should have some before you take those painkillers."
"I feel like a bulldozer ran over my head...." Kimeru muttered as he sat up. "What's for breakfast…?" he asked.
Takigawa arranged a table and set the tray down on it. "Eggs, ham, toast, cereal, sausages, you pick. I made a wide spread for you choose from," he said with a small smile.
"I honestly feel like puking....so I don't really have much of an appetite..." Kimeru admitted. "When I find out who spiked my ice tea someone is going to die…" he added darkly.
"Nonsense." Takigawa took a piece of toast and shoved it into Kimeru's mouth. "You need to eat so you can take those painkillers," he instructed.
Kimeru reluctantly chewed on the piece of toast and sighed inwardly. 'This...will be a loooooooong day...' he thought in dismay.
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Shirota got up that morning, finding that he was left alone by Jun, who had already left the house. He went down to make himself some breakfast. He searched the cupboards for some cereal before he winced, retracting his right arm as he grabbed at his elbow. Taking a deep breath, he reached out with his left hand for the box of cereal. "I'll have to remember not to move this arm around too often..." he told himself firmly.
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Aiba woke up late due to studying for a quiz the next week. Now he was running at breakneck speed to the school from the bus stop, hoping to make it before the first bell. 'I have to make it!!!' he shouted in his mind.
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Shirota had breakfast and got himself ready for the day and took his usual walk to the school. By the time he arrived at the classroom, he looked around. 'Hmmm... I wonder where Hiroki is...' he thought to himself, walking inside, moving to set his gym bag in his locker.
Aiba came in just in time. As he took one step inside the classroom the first bell rang. "That was close..." he muttered as he went to his seat.
Ueshima came in like clockwork, sliding the other door open and stepping inside. "Ohayou~" he greeted, moving to the desk, turning to the class. "Shirota-kun, why are you still standing?" he inquired, causing the class to look over to him.
"A-no, I was hoping if I could transfer back to my old place, sensei," Shirota said, gesturing to his seat beside Aiba, smiling.
Ueshima nodded firmly, understanding what this had meant. "By all means," he said.
Shirota bowed. "Arigatou gozaimasu."
Aiba smiled as Shirota went back to his original seat. "Glad to have you back," he said with a nod.
Shirota nodded back to Aiba as he hung his bag and Ueshima-sensei began taking attendance. "It's good to be back," he replied.
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Kimeru groaned as he lifted his head from the desk, unfortunately for him he still had to go to class that day, though it turned out that none of the band club showed up for school. Not even Furukawa and Konishi.
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Takigawa leaned back on his desk, rubbing the back of his neck as he turned to Furukawa's empty desk. 'So he didn't come to school, either...' he thought, sighing. 'I wonder if I should've had Kimeru stay at home today, too...'
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Halfway through the first class, Kimeru felt his head throbbing in pain once again. "Ugh…no…" he muttered as he placed a hand over his eyes. 'This is getting annoying....' he thought.
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Takigawa's first class was a free study period as their teacher was absent. Deciding, he excused himself from the class, informing Tuti that he was just going to attend to some important matter nearby. He headed off to section 3's classroom, slid the door open and bowed. "Excuse me sensei, would you mind if I excused Kimeru-kun today?" He paused and looked over to the boy on his desk. "I hear he's having quite a headache he can't seem to get rid of."
Kimeru looked at Takigawa before looking at his teacher who simply nodded at him. He smirked as he picked up his bag and went to Takigawa outside the room. "Thanks…" he muttered as he slid the door close.
"Gomen, if I had known sooner I would've let you stay home today..." Takigawa muttered. "Let's take you home, shall we? I have a free period right now and it wouldn't be a problem to me to make the trip back home and come back for the second period."
"Don't worry. It's fine. I sort of expected the others to not come today, actually...since they drank more than I technically did..." Kimeru said with a shrug. "Though I hope I didn't do anything stupid while I was under the influence of alcoholic iced tea..."
Takigawa led Kimeru down the hall as they started their walk. "You're going to have to ask them about that tomorrow when you're all feeling sober enough," he replied.
"Good point," Kimeru said. "Sober enough to take out at least half of their lifetime..." he muttered under his breath.
"Oi, oi. Let's not swear revenge for trivial things like that," Takigawa reasoned.
Kimeru pouted. "But if not for them I wouldn't have this migrane!!" he argued.
"Which is the reason you're going to go back to my place to rest for today," Takigawa said, leading Kimeru down the stairs.
Kimeru sighed and was silent until they reached the school gates. "Are you sure that you wouldn't get in trouble for this?" he asked.
Takigawa smiled. "I'm sure. There's nothing against assisting someone home to rest up for the day. And like I said earlier, we have a free period right now. I do need to be back before second period, though," he explained.
"Oh…okay…" Kimeru said as he fell silent for the rest of the way back to Takigawa's place.
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Aiba frowned as he looked at his test paper. 'That's strange....this wasn't discussed yet...' he thought as he began answering. 'Oh well.....at least I already studied it last night...'
Shirota was answering the test with ease. 'Testing if we've done any advanced studying on this topic?' he thought to himself, smiling. 'Ueshima-sensei never fails to impress.'
"Alright class! Exchange papers with your seat-mate and let's see how you guys did," Ueshima said with a smile as he looked at the class.
"Here," Aiba said as he handed Shirota his paper.
Shirota held out his own paper to Aiba, taking the sheet passed over to him. "You're not surprised about the contents of this test, are you?" he inquired with a small smile.
Aiba smirked. "Not at all. It was exactly what I studied last night," he answered.
Zukki, who heard this exchange, stared at the two before turning his attention back to the paper he was going to correct.
Shirota nodded. "Same here," he replied before turning to Aiba's paper.
After the papers were checked, Aiba returned Shirota's paper to him.
"Congratulations Yuu… you got a perfect score," he said with a smile before taking back his own paper.
Ueshima stepped out after the papers were returned to him for grading. "Class. May I have your attention please," he said as he re-entered the room. "You guys are going to have a new classmate; a transferee from Chiba," he said as he stepped aside. "Go ahead and introduce yourself."
The class turned their attention to the new comer who entered the room and smiled at them all. "Konma Takuya desu~ I'm pleased to meet you all," the boy introduced.
Shirota got to his feet. "On behalf of the class, we'd like to express our welcome and hope that you enjoy your stay with us, Konma-kun," he said, nodding to him. "Shirota Yuu desu. I'm the class representative. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me," he said encouragingly.
"Hai~ Arigatou, Shirota-kun!" Takuya answered energetically.
"Okay…so why don't you sit in the empty seat here up front, Konma-kun?" Ueshima said as he gestured to the empty seat.
Takuya nodded before heading to the said chair.
Shirota took his seat once more before looking over to Aiba. "Seems quite an energetic person's joined the class," he whispered. "You should go and interact with him, Hiroki," he suggested.
Aiba blinked and glanced over at Takuya as the bell to signal the end of the period rang. "Hmm…then let's try to get to know him, then," he said with a smile. "Yosh, first break~" he said as he leaned back on his seat.
Shirota gestured towards Takuya. "By all means, then," he said.
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Takigawa had dropped Kimeru off at his house, leaving him with a spare set of keys before he returned to school for their second period and it didn't take long before first break arrived.
"So where'd you run off to earlier?" Toru inquired as soon as the teacher left.
"Just had to drop Kimeru off at the house..." Takigawa replied.
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Kimeru immediately went to bed after Takigawa had left, hoping that his headache would lessen at the very least when he wakes up.
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"Konma-kun," Aiba greeted as he approached Takuya. "Aiba Hiroku desu. Yoroshiku," he said with a smile.
Takuya looked at him for a full minute before grinning widely. "Wow...Aiba-kun, do you dance?" he asked.
"E-Excuse me?" Aiba asked in surprise.
"Do you dance? I mean, based on how you look and the way you move it's impossible that you don't," Takuya said as he stood up and moved around Aiba, looking at him.
"Er...a bit...but only the classic stuff. Tango...Waltz…" Aiba answered.
"Not that kind! Aiba-kun! You have the perfect build for street dancing and hi!" Takuya exclaimed.
"S-Street dancing?"
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Shirota rose to his feet and chuckled at this conversation before he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Finally settled things with Aiba-kun, I see," Endo pointed out beside him.
"So you never told us why you two were quarreling," Yanagi added, stepping in on the other side of Shirota.
Shirota took up his hands and slapped them both up the head. "Baka, we weren't quarreling at all," he replied.
"We should get together and try so moves sometime!" Takuya said energetically. "Come on it'll be fun!!" he said.
Aiba was a bit unsure. "Konma-kun...I don't think--"
"Please Aiba-kun!! Just once and if you don't like it then I won't pester you about it anymore!" Takuya pleaded.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt…" Aiba said as he scratched the back of his neck.
"Great!!"
Zukki chuckled. "I'm surprised you agreed so quickly," he teased over to Aiba.
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"Then why were you avoiding each other last week?" Endo demanded.
"And why did you transfer seats?" Yanagi added.
Shirota sighed. 'Seriously, these two...'
"Well...who knows…it might be fun," Aiba said with a smile.
"Then you could come over at our place after class! We have a dance studio!" Takuya said, literally bouncing.
"Sure, Konma-kun," Aiba answered.
"Just call me Takuya!"
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Shirota moved away from Endo and Yanagi before they could ask any more questions, resulting in a chase around the classroom. Shirota moved past Takuya and Aiba before managing to get out of the room through one door and re-appearing through the other moments later.
"Shirota-kun, what are--" Zukki began.
"Don't ask."
Aiba watched as the little chase scene progressed.
"Are they really that hyper?" Takuya asked interestedly.
Aiba chuckled. "Most of the time they are," he said.
"Ne ne~ Maybe you'd also like to join us after classes, Shirota-kun!" Takuya asked as he looked at Shirota, a wide smile on his face.
"That's right, why don't you come with us, Yuu?" Aiba asked.
Takuya looked at Aiba. "You called him by first name…then that means…Sugee!!"
Shirota smiled. "I'll try and catch up. I still have some Council work to do this afternoon since Moriyama-senpai's off today," he explained.
"We could wait for you, Shirota-kun!" Takuya said.
Aiba nodded. "Aa, I could show Takuya around while we wait," he suggested.
"I'd like that," Takuya told them with a nod.
"If that's the case, I suggest you help him find a club, Hiroki," Shirota stated, leaning back on one of the desks.
"Do you guys have a soccer club?" Takuya asked as he looked back and forth between Aiba and Shirota.
Aiba blinked at Takuya before smirking. "Yes we do..." he said as he looked at Shirota.
Shirota looked Takuya over before he moved to his desk, retrieving something from his bag before returning, handing it out to him. "Fill this up and give it back to me later. I'll pass it over to Wada-buchou and see if I can get you to try-out tomorrow afternoon," he explained.
"Wow~ This is great!!! Thanks Shirota-kun!" Takuya said with a bow.
Aiba chuckled as he nodded to Shirota. "Nice," he said with a grin.
Shirota nodded to Takuya. "No problem."
"I'm looking forward to having you join the team then, Konma-kun," Zukki added with a grin.
"I hope I have what it takes to get in," Takuya said sheepishly as he looked at the two.
"Then do your best~" Aiba said as he patted Takuya on the shoulder.
"Hai!" Takuya answered.
Zukki smiled. "I have an idea. Let's go out to the soccer field later and see what you can do, Konma-kun," he suggested, looking over to Shirota. "We can invite him to tomorrow's early morning practice so Wada-buchou can see it first-hand."
Shirota nodded. "That could work... And it'll give him a basis for his decision by the afternoon practice..."
"Really? That's so great!! I can't wait to play with you guys!!" Takuya said happily.
Aiba looked at him. 'Hyper much?' he thought.
Shirota smiled pleasantly, looking over to Aiba. "I'm looking forward to it, then."
Aiba grinned. "It nice to see the two of you getting along..." he said offhandedly.
Takuya nodded. "That's because you guys are the be--" he was cut off as he saw someone pass by the door. "Who was that?" he asked curiously.
Aiba managed to see who it was and smirked. "That was Kazuki Kato of section 2."
"He's part of the drama club," Shirota explained.
"Wow…there are a lot of talented people in this school…" Takuya said in awe as he looked at his classmates again.
Aiba then smirked as he looked at Takuya, recognizing his expression a few seconds back. "I could introduce you to Kazuki-kun," he said suddenly.
Takuya's eyes lit up. "You could?"
Shirota chuckled. "I'll leave you two to that, then," he said before returning to his seat.
"Come with me after classes, I'm sure I could do something about it," Aiba said with a wink.
"Sugee~ Sankyu Aiba-kun!" Takuya said with a wide smile.
The bell rang and Aiba looked at his watch. "Time for class again. Let's talk again later, Takuya!" he said before going back to his seat.
"You and him are getting along pretty well," Shirota told Aiba as he returned to his seat beside him. "You just might find a hidden talent in street dancing, you know."
"I wouldn't really know..." Aiba said as he sat down. "I've never actually tried dancing something outside classical."
Shirota grinned before turning to the teacher as she arrived. "Who knows? You might end up being pretty good at it," Shirota added quietly to Aiba before he got to his feet and bowed with the others in greeting before sitting back down.
"We'll find out. After all, you're coming with us," Aiba said before the teacher came in.
Shirota nodded before classes began.
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Classes before lunch ended earlier than usual with the class of first year section one. The teacher had to leave early due to an appointment somewhere.
Aiba sighed as he closed his book. "Early lunch~" he said. "Oh yeah. Yuu, try this for me will you?" he asked as he handed Shirota a tupperware. "Chocolate cake," he said as an explanation.
Shirota's eyes widened before he turned to Aiba. "You... a cake... learned... bake... to... how..?" he muttered, shaking his head when he realized it was out of order. "You learned how to bake a cake?" he tried again before opening the Tupperware.
Aiba nodded. "Aa, mom taught me how to make it," he said with a smile.
Shirota grinned, taking the fork that was there and took a piece off the cake and tried it. Chewing it for a few minutes, he looked over to Aiba, swallowed and gave him a thumbs-up. "Good job!" he complimented, taking another piece and savoring it.
"Then my first attempt at baking is a success!" Aiba said with a grin.
"You baked a cake?" Endo asked, suddenly appearing behind the two.
Shirota turned around and held the Tupperware to him. "Keep away from my cake," he said darkly.
Endo chuckled. "Hai, hai, I know how much you enjoy chocolate food, Shirota-kun," he assured him.
"Especially now that Aiba-kun made it for him," Zukki said as he joined the small group. "Konma-kun! Want to join us?" he called over.
Takuya nodded as he headed over to them with his lunch.
Shirota glared over to Zukki before forking another piece of the cake and brought it to his mouth.
Yanagi squeezed in with them with his packed lunch. "Count on Shirota to be greedy when it comes to anything chocolate," he teased.
Aiba grinned as he patted Shirota on the shoulder. "I still have some more if you want," he offered as he showed his own lunch.
"Hey guys~ I need some help with math...anyone willing to tutor me?" Endo asked as he looked at them.
"I can do it," Aiba volunteered.
"Me too!! I need help too!!" Yanagi piped up.
"How about we have a group study at my place, then?" Aiba offered.
"Sounds great!!" The group answered.
"How about you?" Aiba asked as he looked at Shirota.
Shirota chuckled. "I thought we were going to Takuya's place after school?" he inquired.
"We didn't mean today, of course," Aiba explained.
Endo nodded. "Aa, maybe this Thursday to help prepare for the test on Friday," he suggested.
"Then maybe we could sleep over!" Takuya added.
"A-no…we wouldn't really want to impose--" Zukki started.
"It's fine," Aiba said with a smile. "So…Thursday sound good with everyone?" he asked.
Shirota took another forkful of cake. "That sounds like a plan," he said before popping it into his mouth.
Aiba smiled. "Then I'll inform my parents about it tonight," he said.
"We can sleep over?" Takuya asked.
Aiba nodded. "I think we'll all fit in my room. What do you think, Yuu?" he asked.
Shirota nodded. "How can we not?" he said before he finished off the slice of cake and handed the empty tupperware to Aiba. "Sankyu."
Aiba smiled as he placed the tupperware back in his bag.
"Then maybe we could get some cake too!" Endo said suddenly.
Aiba's smile widened. "Sure Endo-kun."
Zukki laughed. "You're not trying to make an enemy of Shirota-kun, are you Endo-kun?" he teased.
Aiba laughed. "I'm sure that we can do something about that, Endo-kun," he said after a while.
"Sugee~ this is going to be so cool!!" Takuya cheered.
Shirota looked over to Aiba. "And what's that supposed to imply?" he said in mock hurt.
Aiba chuckled. "What I meant was we can do something about letting everyone have some cake without worrying that you're going to start a war," he said.
"Then I'll bake a cake too," Shirota replied before shuffling through his bag for his own lunch.
"Hmmm…how about you bake one with Aiba-kun?" Yanagi suggested as he looked at the two.
Aiba blinked and regarded the suggestion. "That could work too," he said.
"That's what I wanted to do, to be honest," Shirota said, grinning.
Aiba chuckled. "Then you could have just said so, Yuu," he said in amusement.
"I just phrased it wrong," Shirota defended.
"Hai hai~" Aiba said as he pulled out his book for the next class to attend to something for a while.
Shirota attended to his lunch in silence, enjoying some sushi.
"How about you guys? Do you know how to dance?" Takuya asked randomly.
"A little," Yanagi replied.
"Not that I'd like to," Endo responded.
"Not a strong point of mine," Zukki answered.
Shirota brought another sushi to his mouth, shrugging his shoulders.
Takuya grinned. "Then we should all try dancing!!" Takuya said happily.
Endo and Yanagi looked at one another, paling at the thought.
Shirota popped another sushi into his mouth.
Aiba chuckled. "Aw come on, guys. It'll be fun!!" Takuya said.
Shirota finished his last piece of sushi before finally turned to Takuya with a smile. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to try," he replied.
"SERIOUSLY?!?!" Endo and Yanagi said simultaneously, looking over to Shirota.
Zukki chuckled as Shirota turned to the two, glaring over to them. "What's that supposed to mean?" he inquired.
Takuya smiled widely. "This is just so cool!!!" he said as he pumped his fist into the air.
"Because..." Yanagi began, pointing to Shirota.
"...last time we saw you dance it was the tango with Kazuki on stage," Endo finished.
"Back during the musical," they said simultaneously.
Shirota frowned. "What's that have to do with anything?" he inquired.
"I think they mean that they think that you can only dance something that is choreographed," Aiba pointed out.
"That's not true!! Anyone can dance without choreography!!" Takuya said as he stood up. "Watch!" he said as he started to dance.
'He's really good...' Aiba thought.
Shirota tilted his head as he watched Takuya dance in front of them. He looked over to Aiba before shaking his head. 'Stop thinking about that!' he told himself firmly.
Aiba noticed Shirota glance at him, he smirked. "Ne, Takuya...teach me that one later,"he said.
"No problem!" Takuya answered.
Shirota paused, looking back over to Aiba before scratching his cheek in distraction.
"Oi, why are you turning red?" Yanagi asked, noticing that Shirota had blushed and didn't waste time in pointing it out.
Takuya grinned as he sat back on the chair he had occupied a few moments ago. "I'm going to teach Aiba-kun to dance like a dancer in a club!" he proclaimed.
"Isn't that the one with the poles?" Endo asked.
"That and more~" Takuya replied.
Shirota's head sank to his desk.
"Oi, are you okay?" Zukki cried out, nearly standing.
Shirota brought his pen up, waving it around like a flag. "No more talk about this, please," he pleaded, bringing his head up. "At this rate, I'll be getting a nosebleed..." he muttered.
Aiba patted Shirota on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Yuu…I'm sure I won't be able to do it anyway," he said.
"Say that when I'm done with you later," Takuya told him with a smile.
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Takigawa was in the Council Room, finalizing the organization of the upcoming Sportsfest. He was finishing up with the filing before his cell phone vibrated. He paused and pulled it out, looking at the display. "An unknown number..." he muttered to himself before deciding to answer it. "Hello?"
'Good Afternoon, Takigawa-kun. This is Shizuka, Kimeru's mother,' a voice from the other side of the line said pleasantly, 'I hope I'm not disturbing you or anything.'
Takigawa straightened up. "Iie... You caught me during our lunch break..." he replied. "A-no, may I inquire why you didn't call Kime-kun up directly?"
'Oh that would be because we want to surprise him,' Shizuka answered. 'My husband and I have heard that our son is staying with you. Kime can be such a handful sometimes and I hope he isn't being a bother for you…but I'll cut to the chase, Takigawa-kun. Would it be okay for us to visit sometime next week?' she asked.
Takigawa shook his head. "He's not a bother at all. In fact, he's quite a help around the house," he admitted. "And you're more than welcome to visit, Shizuka-san. Though... would it be alright if I told Kime about your visit anyway? I'd like to test something out tonight concerning his... soberness..." he added.
'Oh dear...his friends managed to drag him to go drinking, haven't they…' she said in worry. 'It's alright, Takigawa-kun. Go ahead and tell him. I'm glad that what Furukawa-kun has told us is actually true- that he's really changing,' Shizuka paused for a bit. 'I look forward to meeting you, Takigawa-kun. Thank you for your time and I'll see you next week.' she said.
"Hai, arigatou gozaimashita," Takigawa replied before ending the call and replacing the device in his pocket. 'Come to think of it... We've never met each other's parents before...' he thought to himself with a small smile.
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Kimeru groaned as he woke up. He looked at the clock and notice that it was almost lunch time. "I better get some food in my system…" he muttered as he stood up.
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After finishing his filing, Takigawa stepped out of the Council Room and leaned back on the door for a minute. "Hmm... I wonder if Kimeru'll be able to make a proper lunch on his own..." he thought out loud before chuckling. "That would've been a nice sight to see..." he added before heading back to his classroom.
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After cursing a lot of kitchen utensils and some food from the fridge, Kimeru managed to finish making himself some lunch. After some time, while washing the dishes he had a realization. "Why didn't I just order take out?!"
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Takigawa took out his phone after eating lunch and decided to see how Kimeru was doing. He stepped out into the hall and dialed his house number and brought it to his ear.
Kimeru heard the phone ring as he was just going upstairs. He ran to the phone and answered it. "Takigawa residence," he said.
Takigawa chuckled from the other line. "I'm surprised you answered it in that manner," he called. "Did you manage lunch alright?" he inquired.
Kimeru grinned when he heard Takigawa's voice. "How else was I supposed to answer? It's your house after all," he said. "And I managed to make something for lunch so you don't have to worry," he added.
"That's reassuring. Listen, I got a call from your mom... Said she and your dad are coming over to visit the house next week," Takigawa said conversationally.
Kimeru, whose mind still couldn't put two and two together without breaking down, simply shrugged. "Okay," he answered.
Takigawa chuckled. "Well, that's about it. I'll see you later after my meeting with Moriyama-senpai," he said. "Get back to bed and get some more rest, Kime," he added before ending the call.
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Kimeru yawned before putting the phone back in place. "I think I need some more pain killers," he muttered before he went to the kitchen to take something to help his headache go away before going back upstairs to get some more sleep.
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Takigawa pocketed his phone before moving back inside. 'He'll still end up surprised,' he concluded as he took his seat for the remaining minutes of lunch break.
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After classes have resumed, the boys in first year section one went back to their respective seats and by the end of the academic hours Takuya went straight to Aiba. "So you're going to show me around right?" he asked.
"Wow...you can still be energetic after all that?" Zukki asked in amazement.
Takuya nodded. "It was all fun anyway!" he replied.
Shirota got to his feet after closing his bag. "So I'll meet you by the school gates, Hiroki?" he confirmed, looking over to the boy.
"Aa…" Aiba said with a smile. "And we're going to my place after!!" Takuya added.
"Jya, I'll be going ahead, then," Shirota said before leaving the classroom and headed for the Council Room.
"As for you two…" Aiba said as he grabbed Endo and Yanagi by the arms. "I have found a way to excuse the two of you from whatever activity you have after classes so that you cannot escape our little dance workshop later," he said with a smirk.
"Sugee Aiba-kun~" Takuya said in amazement.
Zukki chuckled. "And what would that excuse be?" he inquired.
"An interview by the school paper, of course," Aiba answered with a grin. "But I do have to interview the both of you..."
Endo and Yanagi looked at one another before looking over to Aiba. "Interview about what?" the two inquired hesitantly.
"About the Drama club and varsity basketball team," Aiba said as he looked at the two. "Isn't it convenient that I'm a writer in the sports section of the paper?" he added evilly.
"Drama is not a sport," Yanagi reasoned.
Zukki chuckled. "He's got a point there," he said, looking over to Takuya. "Which reminds me; you should bring some clothes for tomorrow's morning practice, Konma-kun."
"Okay no problem. And just call me Takuya~" Takuya told him.
"Yes but it's still a club nonetheless ergo a part of my section in the paper," Aiba answered.
"Then why aren't you inviting Zukki along?" Endo reasoned.
"Because Aiba-kun's already assigned to document the varsity soccer team's practices," Zukki fired back playfully as he fixed his bag.
"You should invite Kazuki-kun for an interview instead..." Yanagi suggested.
"I already did, and he and Date-kun will be interviewed as well," Aiba said with a wink towards Takuya. "They'll be here in around 5 minutes," he informed them as he looked at his watch.
"You really planned this out, Aiba-kun..." Zukki teased as he picked up his bag.
"All it took was a text to Yagami-senpai," Aiba said with a smile. "Oh look. They're here," he said as he saw Kazuki and Koji enter the 1-1 classroom.
"Well, enjoy yourselves, then," Zukki said before moving past Kazuki and Koji and out the door.
"Let's get this started!" Aiba said as he sat down on the table and the rest settled down.
Takuya was beside Aiba for the entire interview and afterwards he was introduced to Kazuki. Aiba was pleased to see that the two managed to get along quickly. 'It's all thanks to his bright personality,' he thought.
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Shirota had met up with Takigawa in the room to discuss a few last minute operations with concerns to the Sportsfest while waiting for Moriyama-senpai to arrive. By the time the president had arrived, they had conversed about the flow of the week-long program before drawing out a final layout of it care of Shirota.
"Looks like this year's Sportsfest will be quite an event," Takigawa said, leaning back on the couch.
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After the interview and when everybody else besides Aiba, Endo, Takuya and Yanagi were left in the room did Takuya started babbling about what he learned form Kazuki.
Aiba chuckled. "Well. It's almost time for us to meet Yuu by the school gates," he said.
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"Yosh, meeting's over," Moriyama announced, closing his folder. "The Sportsfest kicks off next week. Be sure to be here on Thursday for the final planning."
Takigawa and Shirota got to their feet, nodding. "Hai," they responded before leaving the Council Room.
"Are you heading home already, Eiji-senpai?" Shirota inquired as he and Takigawa headed down the flight of stairs.
Takigawa nodded. "Aa, Kimeru's resting at home and I was planning on preparing something special for dinner tonight."
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"...and we can use the costumes and the disco lights and the poles and-- Oh look! It's Shirota-kun!!" Takuya exclaimed as he spotted Shirota, the rest of the group turned around to see for themselves.
Aiba smiled. "There you are. Oh, hi Takigawa-senpai~" he greeted.
Takigawa nodded to the group as he and Shirota approached. "So you're all heading to Konma-kun's place now?" he inquired.
Shirota nodded. "Aa, see you tomorrow, Eiji-senpai," he called.
"I'll be going ahead then. Enjoy yourselves!" Takigawa replied before heading off for his house.
Shirota turned to the group once Takigawa left. "Saa, ikuyo?"
The rest nodded at him. "Let's go let's go!! I can't wait to get all of you to the dance studio!!" Takuya cheered.
Shirota moved to Aiba's side and chuckled. "Someone's got a lot of energy," he commented with a grin.
"Well, it is his first day around here so I guess it's still legal," Aiba said with a shrug.
"Besides, it's nice to have someone as enthusiastic as him in our class. It lessens the 'darn-I-sense-a-pop-quiz-today' aura in the room," he reasoned as he took hold of Shirota's hand after they started walking.
Shirota chuckled. "That's true..." he admitted as they started heading off to Takuya's place.
Endo and Yanagi were chatting with Takuya about a few things from his previous school and other random things. A little while later they arrived at a huge house.
Aiba blinked. 'Almost as big as ours...' he thought.
"My parents won't be around so we have the place to ourselves. I'll show you guys to the dance studio, come on!" Takuya said happily.
Shirota squeezed Aiba's hand as they followed Takuya into the house.
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Takigawa arrived home as Pearl came running towards him. "Hello there," he greeted, scooping the Yorkshire terrier with one hand before moving to the stairs. "Let's see if he's still sleeping..." he said quietly as he ascended the stairs.
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As soon as they reached Takuya's dance studio, Aiba's eyes went wide. "This is as big as nee-san's room...." he muttered as he looked around.
"And it has disco lights!" Takuya said as he pressed a button that caused the disco ball to appear.
"Not that I've seen how big your sister's room was..." Shirota commented.
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Takigawa opened the door to the bedroom and smiled to see Kimeru asleep on the bed. He looked over to Pearl and set her down. "Go and keep him company. I'll get started on dinner," he instructed before closing the door and heading back downstairs. Pearl moved forward and jumped onto the bed and snuggled up to Kimeru.
Kimeru smiled as he reached out for Pearl while asleep, pulling the dog a bit closer to him. "Fluffy..." he muttered.
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Aiba shook his head. "Believe me when I say that you wouldn't want to go in my sister's room..." he said
"If you say so..." Shirota replied feebly.
Yanagi stared at the disco ball above them. "Moriyama-senpai has one like that too at his place..." he said off-handedly.
Shirota turned to Yanagi. "What?"
"And how would you know that?" Aiba asked slyly as he looked at Yanagi. "You've been there, Yanagi-kun?"
Yanagi looked over to Shirota and Aiba, nodding. "A...Aa..." he replied feebly.
Shirota grinned. "Glad to hear that then!"
It was then that Takuya played some music. "Let's get going!" he said. "Let's start with you, Aiba-kun!" he said as he pulled Aiba to the center of the room.
"Do your best, Aiba-kun!" Endo cheered.
Takuya grinned as he took of the blazer of their uniform and Aiba did the same. "Just do what I do, Aiba-kun~" Takuya said as he demonstrated a dance.
And to the surprise of Aiba he managed to do the routine just a few minutes later.
Endo and Yanagi stared at this in bewilderment before the latter of the two looked over to Shirota. "Oi, your nose is bleeding," he pointed out.
Shirota turned to Yanagi. "Wha?" He pressed a finger to his face just beneath his nose and saw blood there. He blinked for a few seconds.
"Takuya, where's the washroom?" Endo called, raising a hand to get the boy's attention.
"Oh did someone get a nosebleed from watching his boyfriend dance?" Takuya asked inncocently. "Over there~" he said as he pointed to a door nearby. "Hai~ Endo-kun and Yanagi-kun are next…" he added as he dragged the two boys to the center of the room.
Aiba, in the meantime, went straight to Shirota. "You okay?" he asked.
Shirota nodded, pinching his nose before moving to the washroom. He emerged not long after, heaving a sigh of relief. "That was unexpected..." he admitted, grinning over to Aiba.
"Was it the nosebleed or the part where we discovered that I can actually dance?" Aiba asked with a grin.
"Both," Shirota replied immediately, bringing his attention to the two boys who were with Takuya at the moment.
Aiba chuckled. "Looks like they're doing great as well," he commented.
Shirota knew for a fact that the two were quite fond of the idea of dancing, but didn't really enjoy displaying it in front of the others. Upon seeing their progress, he smiled. "Those two..." he muttered to himself, shaking his head.
Aiba chuckled. "Looks like someone found a new past time," he said as he watched the three. A few more minutes later they were done.
"Okay~ Shirota-kun's turn…" Takuya announced.
Shirota waved his hands in front of him. "I'll end up embarrassing myself," he said.
"Hey, we did it," Endo argued, pulling Shirota's right arm.
Shirota winced, wrenching it away. "Don't do that!" he said, bringing a hand to his elbow.
Takuya noticed the way that Shirota subconsciously protected his right arm and realized that he was injured. He thought for a moment before snapping his fingers. "I know~ I'll teach you the dance that's mostly footwork! I'm sure you can manage since you're a soccer player~~" he said as he took Shirota's left arm and dragged him to the center of the room.
"You can do it!" Aiba cheered from the sideline as Takuya played the music.
"Watch closely, Shirota-kun~" Takuya said before starting.
"Chotto..." Shirota was pulled to the center of the room and looked around before moving his attention to Takuya as he started to dance. He watched him for a while as he went through the routine before nodding. "I think I got it..." he replied, looking over to Takuya before he listened to the music. "Something like this?" he asked as he started off in synch with the music.
Takuya applauded. "Shirota-kun got it!" he cheered.
Aiba nodded with a smile. "As expected from someone with good coordination," he said.
Shirota blushed, scratching his cheek as Yanagi and Endo approached him.
"Why didn't you tell us you can dance like that too?" Endo inquired excitedly.
"That's because..." Shirota began.
"You'd do great in musicals with routines like these," Yanagi complimented.
"But that's not--"
"Everybody here, of course," Endo added with a grin before pointing to Yanagi. "Though I know I can dance better than you!"
"Is that a challenge?" Yanagi inquired.
"What if it is?" Endo answered.
"And I bet that Aiba-kun can beat the crap out of you both in dancing!" Takuya said as he pushed Aiba forward.
Aiba blinked before looking at the group. "I'm up to it." he said slyly.
"Showdown! Showdown!" Takuya cheered as he started the music again, and this time he activated the disco lights as well.
Shirota stepped back. "I'll pass," he said, grinning.
"I'll watch with Shirotan~" Takuya said as he went to the side. "Go Aiba-kun!" he cheered as the three started.
Yanagi was the first, deciding to break dance; a side of him that people rarely knew about. When he finished his routine, he pointed to Aiba.
Aiba smirked as he used some free style moves he learned from Takuya along with some he made up on the spot before pointing at Endo.
"Sugee~ they're all pretty amazing!!" Takuya said.
Shirota nodded in agreement as Endo did a progressive freestyle dance, incorporating a few break dancing and other moves. "Not that I can draw a winner from them..." Shirota admitted.
"I'd say that it's a tie~" Takuya said once the three were done. "Don't you agree, Shirota-kun?" he asked.
Shirota nodded. "Aa..." he replied.
Endo and Yanagi looked at one another before shaking hands. They parted and did the same with Aiba.
Aiba smiled and shook hands with the two.
Takuya went over to them. "Good job guys! Now who wants some snacks?" he asked.
Endo and Yanagi raised their hands immediately. "We do!" they said.
Shirota shook his head. "I--"
"You're having snacks!" Yanagi cut off.
Shirota turned to Yanagi. "I wasn't going to decline!" he reasoned.
"Cool~ Then you guys wait here while I get something for us all to snack on," Takuya said as he left before anyone could suggest that they help him.
"Takuya's really friendly isn't he?" Aiba voiced out. "We're lucky he ended up in 1-1."
"He'll be a great help in the Sportsfest, too…" Shirota pointed out, crossing his arms over his chest.
"You mean the one next week?" Yanagi inquired.
Shirota nodded.
"Aa, so what sport are you guys joining in?" Aiba asked. "Don't tell me that you're going for basketball, Endo...and soccer for you…" he said as he looked at Endo and Shirota respectively.
Shirota chuckled, shaking his head. "Different events take place for every day of the Sportsfest week comprised of different sports. It's a competition between classes."
"What sports have been chosen for the Sportsfest?" Endo inquired.
"Basketball, soccer and baseball, all team sports to foster camaraderie," Shirota answered. "One day will be allotted for each sport, each with a set amount of time shorter than the usual time period to allow everybody to be able to play. One class will emerge the winner for each sport by Wednesday afternoon. Thursday is a free-for-all sports day, in a fair-type setting where the varsity members allow the other students to try and accomplish a certain task for a prize. Friday is allotted for friendly matches wherein the varsity teams from the three aforementioned sports form two separate teams and invite other students to play with them."
"As expected of the Student Council to come up with all that..." Yanagi said.
"Er....does everybody need to participate in the sports?" Aiba asked.
Shirota nodded over to Aiba. "Everyone in the class needs to participate in at least one sport for the competition. As for varsity members, only one from each class is allowed to participate in that particular sport if there is more than one. These will all be announced formally Thursday morning," he explained.
Aiba sighed. "I guess I would have no choice then…" he said.
"I'm back!" Takuya announced before throwing a bag of chips to Endo's general direction.
Endo caught the chips and proceeded to open the bag and shared it with Yanagi for the time being.
"I've started drafting a line-up for the teams from the class... though it's not final or anything…" Shirota said, looking over to Aiba.
"And where'd you put--" Endo started.
"You'll be playing in all three, Endo," Shirota replied curtly. "And I put Yanagi down for basketball." He paused and turned to Aiba. "I put you down for basketball as well."
Aiba fought back a grin. "What made you put me in basketball, if you don't mind me asking?" he said.
Takuya placed a tray of drinks on a nearby table. "What's that?" he asked as he went over to Shirota and Aiba.
Shirota took a glass and smiled. "It was a gut feeling I chose to stick with," he said before turning to Takuya. "It's about the Sportsfest. If buchou will allow it, I can have you as part of the line-up for our class soccer team as an exception so we'll be able to expose you to some games and see if you're a suitable candidate for the varsity team…" he explained.
"Sugee~ We're going to have a sportsfest!!" Takuya said excitedly. "I can't wait!"
Aiba chuckled. "I'm sure you can't."
Shirota nodded before having a sip of his drink before turning to the two. "Oi, share those chips!" he argued.
"I have another one here!" Takuya said as he handed another bag of chips to Shirota and Aiba.
Aiba took it and opened it. "Sankyu~"
Endo grinned over to Shirota as the boy in question moved to Aiba who had the chips. "Arigatou, Takuya-kun," he thanked with a curt nod.
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Takigawa had finished making dinner and had arranged it on a tray before heading upstairs to his bedroom. He pushed the door open and grinned at the sight before setting the tray down on the desk.
Kimeru was still fast asleep when Takigawa came in, his mind wondering off to his fantasies of performing on stage with Takigawa waiting for him at the backstage.
Takigawa approached the bed and smiled before bending low and placing a kiss on Kimeru's cheek. "It's time for dinner, Kime…" he whispered.
Kimeru smiled as slowly opened his eyes. "Eiji..." he muttered before grabbing Takigawa and taking him down on the bed. "Five more minutes…"
Takigawa, surprised by the gesture, smiled and placed an arm over Kimeru. "Alright, then… Five minutes," he said quietly.
Kimeru sighed before snuggling closer to Takigawa.
Takigawa smiled as he stroked Kimeru's hair for a moment while in thought. 'I want to make sure... That we won't drift apart... I want us to stay together... Forever...'
Kimeru, as if sensing what Takigawa was thinking, moved a bit closer -if it was even possible. "We'll always have each other…" he mumbled.
Takigawa looked at Kimeru and chuckled. "Aa…We do…" he replied. Pearl found her way to the pillow and settled there by their heads.
After five minutes Kimeru blinked himself awake. "My head feels less like someone threw a party in it now…"
Takigawa chuckled as he sat up. "Well, hopefully some soup will calm you down," he said, getting off the bed and headed to the desk to retrieve the tray with the waiting food.
"Thanks…" Kimeru said as he looked at the food. "How about you? Have you eaten yet?" he asked.
Takigawa shook his head. "If I'm being honest, no I haven't. But it can wait," he admitted, moving back to the bed and sat down, setting the tray down on his lap.
Kimeru frowned. "That wouldn't be fair Eiji...why don't you just bring your food up too so we can eat together?" he asked.
Takigawa smiled before he took the spoon and took a spoonful of soup and held it out to Kimeru. "Because that would defeat the purpose of me feeding you tonight," he teased. "Saa, while it's still warm."
Kimeru blinked before blushing. "Alright..." he said before resigning himself to be fed his dinner.
When Kimeru's meal was all gone, Takigawa handed the boy a glass of water and some painkillers. "One more dose for tonight and you should be fine by morning," he instructed as he took the tray and got to his feet. "C'mon, Pearl," he called to the dog, who jumped down from the bed as they both headed for the door.
Kimeru nodded and took the painkillers before drinking the water and placing the glass on the table just beside the bed. "Hmm…" he thought as he looked at the door. "I wonder if I can get him to sleep beside me tonight…" he muttered.
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Pearl followed Takigawa downstairs as the latter moved into the kitchen, depositing the dirty dishes in the sink before he moved to prepare Pearl and Q's dinner. He filled two bowls and set one down for Pearl and moved to the other room with Q's food in hand before leaving it in the rabbit's cage before he went to attend to his own dinner.
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Kimeru yawned as he slumped back to the bed, looking at the ceiling. He thought for a moment about how smooth things were going for him. 'Never really expected this…' he thought in amusement. 'But it's well worth it.'
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When Takigawa was done, he let out a yawn before he moved to do the dishes. Once finished, he went upstairs and returned to the bedroom. "I have a few assignments to do," he announced, moving to his desk and sat himself down. "Go ahead and get some sleep, Kime."
"This is why I think school is evil…" Kimeru muttered as he closed his eyes. "Oyasumi, Eiji...and don't stay up too late," he said.
Takigawa nodded before he turned to the desk and pulled out the things he needed from his bag.
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It was nearly midnight when Takigawa checked the time as he yawned, still at his desk. He was finishing up a report for approval that was needed for the Student Council the next day after he had finished with the rest of his assignments. After finishing the final sentence to the hand-written report, he pushed everything away and sank his head to the desk, dozing off there.
For one reason or another, Kimeru found himself awake at midnight. He opened his eyes and looked around; he noticed that the light in the room was off but the light from Takigawa's desk lamp was still on.
'Wait...still on,' he thought with a frown as he sat up and saw Takigawa asleep on the desk. He sighed. "Why am I not surprised?" he muttered quietly as he stood up and managed to drag Takigawa to the bed. He placed the blanket over him before deciding to snuggle under the covers with him. Soon after, he fell asleep once more.
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