DON'T HATE THE PLAYER, HATE HIS TENNIS STYLE (Platinum Pair)
Chapter 2 – No one sees
I spent the night at Yagyuu's house on a mattress – On the floor, while Yagyuu lied in his bed.
Even that the mattress was soft and I lied comfortable, I couldn't sleep.
"Yagyuu… Are you asleep…?"
"Yes…"
"…"
He turned around and faced me. "Just kidding…" A light smile could be seen on his face. Sometimes, he could really be something else than the calm and serious guy the others knew. "So, what is it?"
"Nothing… I just wanted to know if you slept."
"I see…"
We looked at each other… Just looked at each other… Without saying anything…
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"You have such beautiful eyes, Yagyuu…" I said after awhile.
"What on earth are you talking about…?"
"You should wear lenses and let people see your eyes… Puri."
"Stop talking nonsense…" Even saying that, he seemed happy.
"I'm not… And by the way, what kind of people do you like?" I really wanted to know…
"What do you mean?"
"What kind of person do you prefer? As a lover, that is…"
"I prefer pure-hearted girls…"
It stung in me… I was neither pure-hearted, nor a girl…
"What about you, Niou?" Yagyuu continued, without knowing what he just said had hurt me.
I didn't want to lie to him, but I didn't want him to know about my feelings yet, either…
"I like intelligent people…" Of course, since I was talking about Yagyuu, I had to use the word 'people' and not 'girls', because he was a boy…
"So, have you found anyone who fits to that description?" Another difficult question…
"Yeah, I guess…"
"Oh… Then why haven't you told me? We are friends, right?"
"Because I don't know if that person likes me…"
"Have you asked her out?"
"No, not yet…"
"Then you should, I will support you."
"Yagyuu…" I was a trickster, but not with Yagyuu… He's the only one I would never trick… Never…
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"Niou, is it cold sleeping on the floor?" Yagyuu asked.
"No, I'm fine… Why?"
"I just wondered, because even lying in the bed, I'm cold…"
Before I realized anything, I had crawled into his bed and lied beside him.
"Niou…?!" Yagyuu seemed to be very surprised. He became even more surprised when I hugged him as we laid there.
And what Yagyuu said was true… His body was very cold… As if he was a dead corpse…
"Now, it won't be cold anymore…" Yagyuu's scent… I've always liked it…
Warmth started to come back to his body, and he was not a dead corpse anymore, but alive.
"Niou… It's not normal to do this…" Yagyuu tried to move away, but I didn't let him.
"As long as no one else sees, it's okay… Right…?"
"As long as no one sees…" Hiroshi mumbled as he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The others have seen me hang on Yagyuu, but they wouldn't ever have thought of it as love, because I don't look like the kind of person who can be gay – And I'm not…
The one I fell in love with just happened to be a boy… Not any boy, but Yagyuu Hiroshi…
Why was our relationship always like this…? As long as no one sees, it's okay… But what will happen when they do…?
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"How can I not be in bad mood? Kirihara made me spit my favorite gum!" Marui shouted.
"But that happened yesterday, forgive him already," I laughed and started poking him. Was it all about gum? Like, gum you chewed?! He could be angry at the funniest things…
"Don't touch me!"
"Hehe... Puri."
"Stop teasing him." Jackal came to the rescue. It's not fun when someone tries to stop you from teasing others, but right now, I didn't really care…
"Sure, since I have Hiro!" I ran and towards Yagyuu and hugged him.
He lost his balance and we both fell.
"Niou..." Yagyuu sighed and pushed his glasses back in place.
"Puri." I kissed his cheek.
"Niou!"
"There's no problem, is it…? We even slept in the same bed…" I whispered playfully to him.
"That was because no one saw… Don't be so close in public…"
"Aah~ So I can do whatever I want to you as long as no one sees?"
"N-no!"
"Just kidding, Yagyuu… Puri."
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"We beat Jackal and Marui today… Again!" I was proud that we were invincible.
I walked beside my partner, on our way home, and tried to imitate the way he walked.
"Don't be happy yet… We don't know how the Renji and Akaya-pair will turn out…" The always-so-careful Yagyuu said.
"No need to worry, Hiro. Renji may be scary at times, but look; he's with Akaya…"
"Akaya in red-eyed mode is scary too…"
"It's okay. As long as you stay with me, I'll protect you…" I grinned.
"Tch…"
His reactions always made me wonder what he was thinking…
"By the way… Thank you for yesterday… Because of you, I got my warmth back and could sleep." Yagyuu mumbled.
I put my arm around his shoulder. "Want to do that tonight, too?"
"Niou…" He gave me an oh-my-goodness-please-stop-that look
"Just kidding, just kidding! Puri." I smiled my usual smile.
"Ne, Niou-kun…"
"Hm?"
"Want to sleep at my house tonight?"
"Aaaaaah~"
"Don't look at me like that… It's creepy… But what is the answer?"
"Yes." Of course it's yes… Yagyuu, you should only have known how much I want to spend my time with you…
"Hn."
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It ended up with us sleeping in the same bed again…
But this time, it wasn't because of him being cold…
I crawled on his bed without a reason – And since he didn't protest, I stayed there…
Even though our relationship was just like this, I wanted to keep it…
As long as no one sees, we'll be safe…
As long as no one sees…
-End of Chapter 2-