KOKICHI OUMA

"Uh... hi-," I sputtered with a nervous smile before getting interrupted quite hastily.

"We need to talk."

Before I could even object, Shuichi was already pulling me away into a mini supply closet. He stared at me intensly as if waiting for me to speak although he was the one who brought me to the setting. He took my hand in his own and sighed, leaning back. The warmth of his hand caused my face to grow warm as well. I covered my face with my arm to hide the blush, but he slowly took it down and smiled.

"So... wanna tell me why you did what you did yesterday?" He said in a smooth voice that I could just be drawn too so easily.

It was as if he was seducing me into answering his irrelevant question without even trying. As much as I wanted to roll my eyes and walk away, something in me refused to and I continued to sit down. I took a few breaths, trying to contain myself and prepare for my upcoming answer. I didn't want him to know how jealous I truly was, it was so embarrassing. Fighting over a man is so middle school.

Suddenly, he sighed and began to get up, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"If you dont want to tell me, that's fi-,"

"No! Uhh- let me tell you a story."

He arched an eyebrow and inched his mouth to the side, showing off a rather confused expression. Despite his confusion, he sat back down nonetheless. I sighed, cupping my chin into my cheeks as my elbows rested onto my knees.

"So... there was this boy."

Although, I was far less than halfway into the story Shuichi was already nodding his head in curiosity. I rolled my eyes at his cluelessness but couldn't stop myself from chuckling along the way. But there was no time to get myself distracted by his cheeky smile, I had a story to tell.

"And we were in... let's say a secret affair," I announced cautiously. "Well not really, since we weren't dating, but we fucked every now and then. Yet, my boyfriend never found out. Back then, I thought sex was the only way to solve my problems, so whenever my boyfriend got mad at me and started being abusive, I would run away and run over to my friends house. Usually, we'd fuck so I could get over what happened, or we'd just talk."

By this time, Shuichi was glancing at me with an awkward facial expression, as if he was disgusted. Even so, I wouldn't blame him. Back then, I was a total whor-

"He was so good at painting nails and he had this nice and creative hair... I just eventually realized I was growing strong feelings for him. I didn't want us to have a stupid daily routine of having sex, I wanted a relationship. And I could tell he felt the same way too when one day he asked me to break up with my boyfriend and start dating him because it was just so obvious we liked eachother. 'Thing was that, I was scared. I was selfish, and scared of what my boyfriend would do to me, and so I rejected my friend. Since then, he's stopped talking to me," I stopped right there, looking at the dusty closet grounds beneath me with a frown. "He probably thinks I'm just a slut."

Shuichi shook his head, running a hand down his face. He sighed and leaned his head back, resting his hands onto his knees, his mouth agape.

"Well, that's one heck of a story," He exclaimed, now beating at his chest with a fist as small coughs came out.

"Are you ok?" I spat out and questioned, caressing his cheeks so that he was now looking up at me.

He rubbed his garments and exhaled a huge pot of breath. He looked at me and combed his hair with his hand before letting out a yawn.

"Oh, of course. Just shocked."

I crossed my arms and side glanced at him. Had he not understood my past story of Rantaro? I'm explaining how he's acting just like my past self. Making out with somebody he still considers a friend. That's just plain rude and arrogant. Just like how I was back then! If only I could go back in time.

"Well actually, you're acting just like how I did. Like, are you serious? We kissed, made out, and confessed our feelings for eachother, but somehow, We. Are. Still. Friends?"

Shuichis face easily turned into a puzzled and confused facial expression. He put a finger to his chin and lit up just a second later as if he knew what I meant.

"I just thought you weren't ready. I was scared I would hurt you again if I got into a relationship with you."

I crossed my arms with a huff, slouching in my position.

"Well you're hurting me right now. I'm over my past, whatever happened then doesn't concern me now. So stop thinking I'm still scared of new relationships!"

By now, Shuichis face looked appalled, he turned away scratching at his hair. I could basically sniff the nervousness draining onto his face. As for me, I was practically cheering in my heart. I just couldn't believe I'd of finally gotten that off my chest. Had I actually been over my past? Of course! I'm not afraid of starting new relationships, not everyone is the same as him. This person, that being Shuichi, could be better than whatever monstrosity I went through previously.

Suddenly, I felt soft hands cup my chin and pull me close. I looked up, my eyes riveting towards Shuichi as he stared deep into my soul. His eyes bore into mine, and I could feel a mesmerizing connection between us. He adjusted his forehead onto my own, looking at my lips and my lips only. I knew what he was trying to do. It was that same scene all over again.

I closed my eyes, exhaled and said, "Go ahead."

He smiled, and let his lips crawl into mine. Our lips shared a relationship on their own, as they slowly began to click and squirm against each other. I wrapped my arms around his neck, letting him pin me against the wall. Our kisses began to grow longer as each separation became shorter. His hand began to caress my thigh as he lifted it up towards his hip. He pushed my head back against the wall with his own, trying to deepen the kiss. I wasn't even thinking before I began to tuffle with the buttons on his shirt. Unbuttoning each of them one by one. By the time I reached the last button, and the room had become increasingly hotter, Togami had to interrupt the moment.

. . . . .

"What the hell were you two doing!?" Togami shouted across his office, his face growing a fierce shade of red.

Shuichi and I both froze in our position, allowing Togami to control himself. He sat back in his office chair, looking up at the ceiling and twirling himself around. He thought to himself, an angry look on his face as if looking for someone to fire. Which he most definitely was.

I was so scared. This was the only job I had and the only job I thought I could have. Nobody else would accept me, and I knew that. He huffed, and directed his chair towards us, leaning into his desk.

"There was NOBODY at the cash register. We had some damn angry customers. And when I finally find you two, you guys are fucking!? Are. You. Serious?"

"We weren't fucking sir-,"

"I DON'T CARE," Togami shouted, interrupting me.

I gulped, sulking myself in the seat across from Togami. Looking over to my left, I spotted Shuichi right next to me. And to tell you, he looked dead was an understatement. He was PETRIFIED. I mean, he only got this job a few days ago. I'd be feeling the same way if I was him.

Finally, Togami said the unbelievable.

"You guys are only lucky this is a warning...," He said with a sigh, turning his office chair once again. "Or you would've been fired!"

Not even I could speak up at this. I knew damn well that I did not want to be fired, and so did Shuichi. After a while of Togami staring into our souls in silence, he grunted and leaned back into his seat. He grabbed a mint from the bowl next to him and bit onto it.

"You have been excused, please leave immediately and start doing your jobs."

I nodded quite hastily as Shuichi was already up and headed for the door posthaste.

Today had been a long day. I was caught slacking on the job, had Kaede apologize to me, confessed and made out with Shuichi, and almost got fired. But nothing stopped the happy mood still beating to my heart. I knew I found the boy that would be right by my side no matter what. The boy that would help me when I was in need. The boy that would be able to provide for me and love me with all his heart. It was Shuichi all along, he was that boy.

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