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"KAMISHIRO...!"
The familiar clicking of heels followed the yell. Rui knew the sound of those footsteps better than anyone else. He was honestly surprised the heels hadn't broken yet.
Rui ran down the hallway, not caring where he went. All he knew was that he needed to get out of his teacher's sight. After all, he did just let loose a bunch of centipede-shaped robots that had animal instincts. In his defence, Rui needed to test out an animal-type function for Robo-nene. WonderlandsXShowime was about to do a "super duper extra wonderhoy show" at Shibuya's national zoo. What better test subjects than his fellow classmates, right?
Rui ran as silently as he could, his sneakers softly pounding against the floors of Kamiyama High. Luckily for him, he was tall. Being tall meant you had long legs, which was a big advantage when it came to running. He ran into the—surprise!—men's locker room, attempting to sway his teacher from following him. Surely his female history teacher wouldn't follow him...
Right?
"Listen here, Kamishiro. I will not lose my dignity and enter the men's locker room. My co-workers would never let it go. However, I will be requesting one of our male teachers to find you."
Yikes. That didn't quite sound pleasant. Rui sighed softly and shook his head, purple strands swaying around his face softly. He knew he was going to get detention. Of course he was! But delaying that punishment sounded awfully appealing right now. As soon as he heard the sound of his teacher's heels, he rushed out of the locker room. He observed his surroundings. Left side, clear. Right side, clear.
He darted out into the hallway once more, hoping to escape school entirely and skip the rest of the school day.
…………………
Tsukasa paraded through the halls, humming softly to himself. He was a hall monitor, after all.
Originally, he wanted the role to keep Rui in line, but that plan backfired horribly. He could never control Rui's antics. In fact, Rui seemed to be even more reckless when he learned that Tsukasa was a hall monitor!
Then he heard it.
"KAMISHIRO...!"
Tsukasa groaned. He braced himself for the inevitable. Almost every day, teachers would lecture Rui—and then throw him into detention. And every time, he had the insatiable urge to grab the teacher by the neck and yell 'Leave him alone!'.
No, Tsukasa! he scolded himself. Have some more self-restraint!
Anyway, he could always hear the teachers yelling at Rui. His jaw practically dropped to the floor as he listened to their history teacher say:
"Listen here, Kamishiro. I will not lose my dignity and enter the men's locker room. My co-workers would never let it go. However, I will be requesting one of our male teachers to find you."
The men's locker room!? Tsukasa gawked. That was a smart move, he had to admit. He chuckled lightly to himself. Rui was no doubt intelligent. It was one of the many things Tsukasa loved about him. Anyhow, he could only hope Rui would spared of his tragic fate as he continued his walk down the hall.
…………………
Rui looked down at his feet as he ran. He felt like luck was on his side today! He felt giddy with excitement, looking forward to the rest of his day. He would relax in his garage, working on his inventions for the rest of the school day. Then, he would have practice with his friends! Ah, what a perfect day.
Lost in thought, Rui didn't realize where he was going. And he also forgot that Tsukasa would have hall monitor duty.
...
Crash! The two boys collided with one another.
"Ack!" Tsukasa hit the ground with a shriek. He tried to get up, only to realize Rui had collapsed right on top of him. "Rui!" He hissed, face flushing at the absurdity of the situation. "Get up!"
Rui pushes himself off the floor—off Tsukasa.
He blushed as he realized the position they were in. His heart pounded in his chest as he grabbed Tsukasa's hand, dragging him along. "Fufu~ Sorry, Tsukasa-kun." He winked, lips curling into the cat-like grin Tsukasa was so familiar with.
"H-hey!" Tsukasa sputtered. "Where are you taking me!?" He gasped when Rui stopped abruptly, pushing both himself and Tsukasa against a wall. "Ru- mmph!" He found a finger on his lips in an attempt to yell Rui's name. Tsukasa's eyes widened. His eyes darted around frantically until he heard the unmistakable voice of their English teacher.
"Kamishiro! Come out here!"
Rui pushed himself off the wall. He turned to Tsukasa. "Come on, Tsukasa-kun. We need to hide in the men's locker room. Unfortunately," he added.
"You annoy me so much," Tsukasa grumbled. And yet, I can't help but love you. He left those words unspoken, for the sake of their friendship, although he wished it was more.
"Yeah?" Rui murmured. "Yet you're still here, my dearest star."
Something akin to surprise and fluster flashed across Tsukasa's face. "I guess I am." He shook his head. "Now, let's get to that locker room before our English teacher catches us."
Us, huh? Rui smiled. That sounded rather nice.
…………………
The two boys rushed into the men's locker room and erupted into a fit of quiet giggles. Tsukasa couldn't quite control his laughter. To be fair, they did just dart past their English teacher, undetected, though in plain sight.
"Kamishiro!" Their English teacher approached the locker room. "Ugh..." He walked (stomped) to the door.
Rui pulled open the door of an oversized locker. He gestured for Tsukasa to squeeze in. Tsukasa hesitated. Being in that small place, though large enough to fit both him and Rui, didn't sound the most enjoyable. He shuddered. But his survival instincts took over, and he crawled into the space as swiftly as he could. Rui slid in next to him seconds later, pulling the door closed behind him. He put a finger to his lips, motioning for Tsukasa to stay quiet.
Tsukasa was panicking. How could he not? He was in a very tight space with his best friend, who he also had a crush on. If Rui moved over just a little bit and turned his face towards Tsukasa’s, their lips would touch.
…
Was it wrong for Tsukasa to want that to happen?
…
His mind flashed to the moment back in the halls when Rui had called him his ‘dearest star’. Oh, how Tsukasa just wanted to grab his stupidly gorgeous face and-
“Tsukasa-kun? You’re staring at me.”
Rui’s soft-spoken voice broke him out of his train of thought. “Ah! Uhm- w-was I?” He stuttered.
He grimaced. Why did you say that!? Rui was making a statement that Tsukasa was staring at him. He wasn’t asking a question, goddamnit! “I was just lost in thought, that’s all,” he muttered quietly, hoping not to alert their English teacher. The man was pacing, footsteps echoing through the (almost) empty locker room.
Rui hummed in response. “What were you thinking about?”
“You.”
Rui’s head whipped toward Tsukasa. His eyebrows had shot up in surprise. Even in the dark, Tsukasa could see the soft blush creeping up his neck and cheeks. Cute.
Then Tsukasa realized—he said ‘you.’ out loud. “Yeah…you.”
“Me…?” Rui cocked his head. “What about me could be worthy of your attention? I act like I want to kill you, don’t I?”
Tsukasa’s breath hitched. The answer was a never-ending list. “Everything, Rui. Your crazy ideas, mind-blowing inventions, show ideas, your playful attitude, the way you smile—there isn’t something not to love.” He inched closer to Rui, their bodies now only inches apart. “I told you. I would do everything you asked me to with 1200% effort, and I don’t plan on backing out from that. Remember the Halloween show we did for the show contest?”
“The one that we didn’t even finish?”
Tsukasa winced at the memory. “Emu and the entirety of Phoenix Wonderland were more important, alright? But yes, that one.” He shuffled even closer. Their English teacher seemed to have given up on looking around the lockers and most likely walked away into the bathrooms or whatever. He took a deep breath and continued. “Remember that one time I got hurt when we were testing out the zombies? And you instinctively became less creative.”
“I…” Rui didn’t say anything for a moment. “I was-”
“Scared? Afraid?” Tsukasa interrupted. “Rui, I trust you. With my fucking life. Literally and figuratively! Why else would I agree to your crazy experiments?”
Rui adverted his gaze. “Do you think our teacher is gone now?”
Tsukasa was taken aback by the sudden change of topic. It was understandable, but…
“KAMISHIRO!”
Rui’s eyes widened at their teacher’s scream. Shit. He mouthed. Had their teacher heard them talking? Had he been listening in the whole time!? “‘Shit’ is right,” Tsukasa muttered to himself.
“Shh!” Rui hissed back at him.
Moments went by without another noise.
It was so quiet in the locker room, you could hear a pin drop. Tsukasa had pushed his body against Rui’s in an attempt not to fidget around. He was rather restless, after all. And well, it was working. None of the boys had moved nor made a sound. The only sound Tsukasa could hear was his heartbeat, and it was quite loud. His heart felt like it was about to jump out of his chest at the constant pounding it was doing. The silence seemed to stretch over an eternity. Tsukasa rested his head on Rui’s shoulder. His muscles were cramping from staying in such a tight space. He closed his eyes with a content sigh, letting his eyelids droop as he settled into the comfortable space known as ‘Rui’s shoulder’.
“He can’t possibly be in the lockers, can he? But he is flexible…”
The sound of locker doors opening followed.
Tsukasa’s eyes shot open and he felt the blood drain from his face. Shit shit shit! They only had a matter of time before they were caught. But still…! He needed to think of something.
“What do we do?” He whisper-yelled at Rui. He wasn’t exactly keen on acting out another one of Rui’s weird ideas, but it was certainly better than nothing in their current situation.
“I have…an idea.”
“Okay then, let’s do it.”
“It’s um…weird.”
“We don’t have another option, Rui.”
“I-I know, but…”
Rarely did Rui hesitate. If there was one thing Tsukasa knew, it was that. So seeing Rui like this? It scared him. But at the same time…one part of him wanted to know what would make Rui so flustered.
“Come on, Rui. Let’s do it. Oh, don’t worry, I won’t hate you for it!”
“Are you sure?”
Tsukasa nodded slightly. What could be so terrible?
…………………
Rui didn’t know what he was thinking. The first thing he thought of was ‘Kiss Tsukasa!’.
It would work, yes, but at what cost? The possibility of Tsukasa hating him for it.
And yet, it seemed none of those thoughts registered when Tsukasa told him to do it.
So he did it.
He surged forward and pressed his lips to Tsukasa’s. Tsukasa let out a slight noise of surprise at the kiss, and Rui felt the satisfaction of it finally happening. His hand moved to the back of Tsukasa’s head, holding him in place. Rui watched, hesitant but not pulling away, how Tsukasa gradually calmed down from the shock. His eyes widened as Tsukasa’s hand gripped his waist, hands sliding lower. And oh gods, Tsukasa’s lips were so soft and sweet. He felt addicted. It wasn’t as if he was expecting to make it out of this sane, but still.
When Tsukasa bit down, Rui couldn't stop the soft moan from escaping from his lips. His jaw dropped slightly in surprise, giving Tsukasa access. Rui would be lying if he said he was expecting this…to submit to him.
Then, finally, his brain came up with a coherent thought. 'Our teacher heard my moan.' At the same time, he heard their teacher shut a locker door. “Ah, shit…I’ll go now, Kamishiro. Uhm- have a nice time.”
The slam of the door was heard right after.
…………………
Tsukasa finally brought himself to pull away. He smiled as Rui practically flew backward, an apology tumbling from his lips. “I-I’m sorry-” he stuttered, only to be cut off with another peck on the lips. Tsukasa raised his hand to cup his cheek. “Don’t apologize. I’ve wanted that to happen for a while now,” he smiled fondly, smoothing his thumb over his cheekbone.
"W-what? You have?” Rui asked incredulously. "I-I would’ve never thought-”
Tsukasa ruffled his hair. Ah, he was so adorable. "Come on, let’s get out of here. As much as I enjoy being pressed up against you, we should get out of this place.”
Rui’s face heated up. "You can’t just say something like that…”
Tsukasa shrugged it off with a laugh. "You’re comfortable, what can I say?”
Rui pushed open the door, light streaming into the locker.
Tsukasa climbed out, stretching his sore limbs with a groan.
Rui followed right after, shutting the locker door behind him. “Well? Do we leave the school or…?”
Tsukasa gave him a nod. “Let’s leave. But wait—should we text Nene?”
Rui smirked. “Heh heh heh…let’s surprise her.”
Tsukasa rolled his eyes. Leaning forward, he pressed another kiss to Rui’s lips, savouring the feeling of his lips on his own.
“What are we now?” He asked after he pulled back. “Boyfriends?”
“I’d like that.”
“Hold on.” Tsukasa gets down on one knee. He cleared his throat. “Kamishiro Rui, will you do the honour of becoming my boyfriend and love me as a romantic partner?” He held out his hands.
Rui choked. “I- fufu- yes-” He erupted into laughter. “I should’ve done that instead.”
“Yeah right,” Tsukasa said, getting up. “You’re the submissive one.”
Pink dusted the taller’s cheeks as he shifted his gaze. “Shut up.”
“It’s true~”
“Mhm.”
…………………
“You guys are finally dating? Took you long enough…”
Nene’s only piece of advice would be to not have your first kiss in a locker.