Sensei, Aishiteru
DaCuteSnowbunny

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~ His Puppy Love ~

"You better be on time tomorrow."

"Of course."

"Good night."

"Sweet dreams." he said with small smile on his lips before ending the call.

Shiki snapped his phone shut and slid it back into his pocket. His best friend, whom had been listening in on his conversation, moved over to the couch Shiki was sitting on. He sat down beside him casually with a sly smile on his lips.

"So I hear you have a date with your girlfriend tomorrow." he said in a sing song voice.

"It's rude to eavesdrop Ichijou-san." Shiki responded with a slight smirk on his lips.

"Hm, but you don't seem to mind too much." he pointed out, a small smirk of his own on his lips. Shiki only shrugged nonchalantly before heading towards his kitchen to make himself a cup of coffee.

"Shiki, how long have we known each other?" Ichijou asked out of the blue, following Shiki to the kitchen.

"Since we were in diapers. Why?"

"Exactly! Since we've known each other since we were in diapers, that's why we're best friends. And because we're best friends, we should tell each other everything... right?" he asked while giving Shiki a meaningful smile. Shiki appeared to seem indifferent to the statement as he started the coffee maker.

"Of course."

"So... isn't there something you'd like to tell me?" he asked encouragingly as he leaned against the counter, watching for changes in Shiki's demeanour.

"Would you like any coffee?" Shiki asked in a monotonous voice, his face completely blank. Ichijou's sunny smile almost faltered slightly.

"I would love some! But that's not all you have to say to me... right?" he pressed, his smile more meaningful than ever, almost making Shiki uncomfortable.

"Decaf?"

"No thanks, regular is fine. I wasn't aware you had any decaf. Or are they for your girlfriend, whom I've yet to meet?" Ichijou pressed, putting an emphasis on certain words. He was awfully close to Shiki now, who was starting to feel uncomfortable with the proximity.

"She's really busy." Shiki said vaguely, his eyes not quite meeting Ichijou's prying gaze. Ichijou's eyes narrowed slightly before he leaned in a little more, his sly grin returning once more, like a cat closing in on a mouse.

"Oh? What does she do?"

"Cream or milk?"

"Is she perhaps, a model?"

"Sugar or sweetener?"

"She wouldn't happen to be a student, hm?" Ichijou practically asked cheerfully, a victorious glint in his eyes.

"Here's your coffee." Shiki deadpanned before shoving Ichijou's cup of coffee really close to his face, causing him to jump back quickly, unless he wanted to get burnt. Shiki then briskly walked off with his coffee in hand, trying to distance himself from his nosy best friend. However, Ichijou was more persistent than Shiki would ever give him credit for.

"Speaking of your girlfriend, you never told me her name." he told Shiki as he sat beside him again on the same couch, taking a sip of his coffee and had to refrain from cringing at the taste. Shiki had ended up putting a bit of everything in the coffee, making it quite... unique.

Shiki appeared to have turned deaf as he continued to sip his coffee. Ichijou gently placed his coffee on the coffee table and thought carefully about his next move.

'Sorry Shiki, but for the sake of my curiosity and sanity, this is my last resort!'

"Senrrriiiiiii, won't you tell me your girlfriend's beautiful name?" Ichijou begged, his lips were slightly pouted and he gave it all he had into the puppy eyes. Shiki immediately felt every hair on his body stand on end as Ichijou continued to give him the puppy eyes, his hands clasped in front of him in a pleading manner.

'Forgive me Rima... but this guy is just too incredible.'

"Her name is Rima." Shiki mumbled shyly, his eyes not meeting Ichijou's. As soon as Shiki said the name, all of Ichijou's suspicions had been confirmed and he nearly glomped Shiki.

"I knew it! Good job Senri, you've got to be one lucky guy to be dating a super model!" Ichijou congratulated and patted him heartily on the back, almost causing Shiki to drink his coffee through his nose.

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone else about this, Takuma." Shiki told him, as well as giving him a light glare. Although the two were best friends, they generally referred to one another by their last names. Only when they were discussing very serious matters did they use their first names.

"My lips are sealed." Ichijou said with a wink, and made a zipping motion with his hand. Shiki sighed in relief, but he did so too soon. Next thing he knew, Ichijou was already in his uncomfortably close zone, his huge puppy eyes in place.

"Seeeeenrriiii, tell me more about you and Rima-chan!"

Shiki felt the blood drain from his face as Ichijou's incredible aura pressured him.

'This is going to be a long night.' Shiki thought in dismay before giving into Ichijou's demands.

"And that is what happened." Shiki explained as he fed Rima another stick of pocky.

"I guess I'll forgive you this time for being late." Rima said as she munched on the offered treat. The two sat in a comfortable silence, taking turns feeding the other pocky before Rima decided to voice her observation.

"So... you have a puppy eyes weakness." she said, a small smirk on her lips. Shiki turned his head away from Rima who continued to smirk deviously at her newfound knowledge.

"Do you, Senri-kun?" Rima asked in an innocent tone. Shiki nearly had heart failure at the look his girlfriend was giving him. In his mind's eye, he saw Rima as a cute rabbit offering herself up to the big bad wolf (which would be him).

'She's too cute for her own good.'

"Rima."

"Hm?"

"I will give you five seconds."

"For what?"

"To get away from me before I ravage you on the spot."

And the couple spent the rest of the evening playing an interesting hybrid game of tag and wrestling.

To be continued...

I always imagined Ichijou to be the overbearing type of best friend. Haha by no means was I trying to imply Ichijou had the hots for Shiki or anything. Hope you guys enjoyed it! :)

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