Hello everyone! Thanks for stopping by. The following is a short involving Gii and Misu with regards to Shingyouji. Now, I haven't read the light novels, so this is based off what I saw in the movies. I know that Misu and Shingyouji are a popular duo, as per all of the stories written about them on this site. While I enjoy them, I do think their relationship needs quite a bit of work. If you are offended by the following that is your choice.

I wanted to thank everyone who stopped by to read and a special thanks for anyone who reviewed. I appreciate the feedback.

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Takumi Series

Rethread the Ties

(Third year, after the movie series ends.)

A rather ominous air floated about the dormitory like so much fog rolling in between the mountains. Not many people were privy to what had caused such an inhospitable feeling. Most people didn't really care all that much anyway, only those in the know could feel the atmosphere. In other words, it wasn't pretty.

Saki Giichi had walked in on a crying Shingyouji Kanemitsu, all but blubbering his voice to death about something he had done in which Misu had gotten angry. Gii hadn't caught the entire conversation, but the way Takumi looked, it was clear the younger man was in distress, which cause his own lover discomfort. This, of course, led to Giichi's irritation. Whether intentional or not, Misu had caused a rather violent chain reaction around him that left most of Saki's inner circle feeling more than depressed.

Normally the most popular boy in school refrained from interfering in other's dilemmas, unless it affected Takumi somehow. This had obviously been one of those cases since when their eyes had met across the conservatory Gii could see the pain in his boyfriend's soul. Heaven help anyone who hurt the person who owned Gii's heart.

Thus, after consoling the younger man and Takumi, Saki found himself stalking across the campus, a man on a mission. Whatever had happened between Shingyouji and Misu was something someone needed to address. Oftentimes Takumi's roommate was unaware of his inability to show his love. His classic tsundere attitude bordered on kuudere at times, which made it difficult to peg the guy. Regardless of how Misu treated anyone though, he needed to be told that whatever he did to hurt Shingyouji was unacceptable behavior.

He reached the door in record time, brushing off some first years in the process. He'd talk to them later when he had the chance. Misu Arata was the person on his mind as he rapped on the door and waited for the boy to answer. Which he did a few moments later, a look of shock on his face.

"I need to talk to you," Saki stated without even a hello.

"Okay?" Misu held the door open and Gii walked inside, after which he shut the door and turned to face his guest. "This is about?"

"I know you've helped Takumi and I many times before, and I'm grateful for that. So this is me paying you back for one of the three favors." Nowhere in the manual did it say that returning the favors needed to be physical.

Arata's eyes went wide. He was rather curious as to how Gii planned on paying him back. In truth, he never believed they'd be repaid.

"I don't know what happened, nor do I care at this point. But you really need to think when you're around Shingyouji-kun. Walking in on Takumi while your little puppy dog cries to him is not something anyone wants to witness."

Misu rolled his eyes and smiled. "What did he say was the problem this time?"

Saki sighed and turned toward the window; it was starting to rain and Takumi was still in the greenhouse. "I honestly have no idea. I walked in as Takumi was in the process of trying to get the boy to calm down. Whatever you did this time, I think you went a little too far. There's only so much you can do to a person before they start to question their self-worth."

This caused the other male to scoff slightly. "I'm hardly the only person present who has hurt someone close to me." It was a dirty blow, but he really didn't like the guy, so he had no problem spelling that out as such.

"You're right," Gii stated, "I've hurt Takumi more times than I should have. Any time I've made him cry is inexcusable in my eyes." Gii narrowed his orbs with a scowl. "However…there is a big difference between mine and Takumi's relationship compared to your own with Shingyouji-kun."

Arata really wanted to hear this one. What could the great Saki Giichi have to say about a relationship he wasn't part of? "Do tell."

"Takumi doesn't act like he's developing Stockholm Syndrome." The statement was like a slap in the face in verbal form.

"You know this, how?"

Giichi walked over to Takumi's bed and sat down. This vantage point was a lot less threatening and he could feel the air in the room become thick with animosity. "You can't do any wrong in this kid's eyes, he blames himself, and no matter what he's feeling, he goes back to you like a boomerang. When Takumi and I have a disagreement that boy lets me know. Has Shingyouji-kun ever told you how he felt after a disagreement?"

The question gave Misu pause as he tried to recall a time when his pet had ever mentioned anything. The boy was only supposed to be a pet though, and pets didn't have feelings like people did. Arata took care of his pet, made sure the kid had what he needed, and was intimate when he wanted. So Shingyouji was more than a pet, but hardly his equal. And he was made fully aware of the arrangement before they'd started their tryst.

At least that's the logic he had running through his head.

"Shingyouji is more than aware of how our relationship is and will remain," Misu pointed out.

"That may be true, but I think you're forgetting that you are not working with an animal here; Shingyouji-kun is a human being with feelings and thoughts. You should think hard and clear about how you treat him." Gii stood up and started toward the door. "Just remember, most pets can change hands, or owners, at the drop of a hat. One day someone else may come along who sees a boy who they think deserves better. Shingyouji may move on and in a short time get over you since you're so aloof. You, however, I'm not sure you can live without him anymore. The one who's going to get hurt, in the end, is you."

That was quite a bit of drama, and Gii needed to leave the room before he went postal on the fact that Misu was affecting Takumi with his inability to show his affections. It wasn't like he could change the other boy's mind anyway, but maybe a little spark had been ignited that would make him think a little more about Shingyouji's feelings. He recalled his and Takumi's conversation about how they would always remain unequal except on that one day, but there was no way such a relationship could be healthy and last as long as both Misu and Shingyouji wanted it to.

Misu watched Saki walk out the door without so much as a by-your-leave. That boy could really run off at the mouth, but it gave Arata something to think about. Rather than continue on with his homework, his mind kept wandering to Shingyouji; where he was, what he was doing.

Thus, what Saki Giichi had set out to do came to pass. The boy known as Misu Arata had new seeds of life planted in his brain. How long those seeds would grow was dependent on the one in question. As long as a passing thought of the underclassman entered his ruminations then that was what mattered. It was up to Misu to act on his own accord and rethread the ties that bound the two of them another. And whenever the stubborn Arata needed a little shove, Gii would be sure to impart his wisdom, especially since he knew it would make Takumi happy.

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Author's Note

I figured I would let readers know the next pairing here. Keep in mind, I am not shipping anyone outside of the canon pairings. These are just shots of two characters and their interaction at a specific time.

Next time: Takumi and Misu (Third year, before the preceding.)