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Learning to Land. Chapter Fifty Nine ~Shishido~

Warnings: Yaoi, Love, Angst, Fluff, and Lots of Sex. Some kink. You've been warned ;)

Disclaimer: Nope not mine. Still in my dreams. ;)

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Shishido went home just after classes let out for lunch. He and Ohtori had the same lunch period and the freshman would wait for him everyday by a certain water fountain. Ohtori wasn't there for the first time ever. Concerned, Shishido casually started walking towards home before anyone, Atobe specifically, could stop him and ask where he was going. He thought of calling the freshman, but decided because he looked so exhausted he might be sleeping. It would be kinder to walk home and check on him rather than call him and wake him up. It wasn't really all that far. Ohtori really needed to rest before their afternoon practice, and while Shishido did want to make sure he was all right, he also really wanted to see him.

He never really checked around though before leaving. He noticed a pair of Ohtori's shoes outside their doorway placed neatly as always, but Ohtori had a lot of shoes. Shishido wasn't sure if those were the same pair he had worn that day. He hoped they were and Ohtori was home as he removed his own shoes and turned his key in the lock. He hoped to find Ohtori sleeping, maybe even on the couch, and maybe he could gently just wake him and then let him go back to sleep.

Instead he found pacing and looking as annoyed as Shishido felt, Taki scowling while talking loudly on the phone. "No! That isn't going to work. Look, thanks anyway. I'll try somewhere else."

Shishido was perplexed as Taki hung up the phone and called another place from a list he held in his hands. He spoke again loudly into the phone saying almost the same thing and soon after hung up. He crumpled the paper in his hand into a ball and cursed.

Shishido went to use the washroom and was on his way to put his bag in his room when he decided to get some answers. He was worried for a moment that something was wrong with Ohtori and Taki was calling around for help. "What's up? What are you trying to do?"

Taki sighed. "I want to cook Ohtori dinner."

"Then why are you dialing numbers?" Shishido asked him feeling confused.

"I'm trying to find a restaurant in the area that makes beef casserole." Taki said and sat down hard.

"Why beef casserole?" Shishido asked even more confused.

"Because," Taki said looking completely annoyed, "I wanted to make him one of his favorite things from home and it was either that or...smelt!" Taki made a face.

Shishido started laughing, "Smelt?" Taki started laughing too. "You want help Taki?"

Taki looked at him warily but still was smiling from laughing.

Shishido crossed the room. He took the telephone from Taki and dialed. "Hi Mom. It's me. Yes, everything is fine. How is everything there? Good. Uh huh." His Mom liked to talk about the weather when she thought he was busy or needed something. She was doing it again. He tried to keep his annoyance from showing. "Yeah, it might rain. Listen I need a favor, yes for school. No, you don't have to do anything and no, it won't cost you anything." Shishido took a deep breath to calm himself. "I just need a recipe. Yeah. That's all. Well, can you tell me how to make beef casserole? Yeah, it's for a paper on...our favorite foods growing up." Shishido rolled his eyes and made a paper and pen gesture. Taki ran to get them for him. Shishido wrote down the recipe and got off the phone with his mother as soon as he could. He turned to Taki. "Come on rich boy, let's go to the grocery store."

"You are going to help me?" Taki looked as if he could not believe it. "Why?"

"What, you think you're the first rich boy I've taught how to cook?" Shishido smiled and said wryly, "Because if I don't help you Taki, you'll either burn the place down or end up poisoning Ohtori. Let's go, this takes hours to cook and it's getting late. I'll let you buy me lunch on the way." Shishido winked at him. He put his shoes back on in the hallway as the two of them went to leave.

To his annoyance that damn person who was always switching them around on him somehow managed to do it again.

Back at their place, Taki watched seemingly in awe as Shishido showed him how to do everything and still ended up doing almost all of it himself. It was a pretty simple dish, just some cutting to do more than anything, thank the gods. Very soon it all was done, sitting in one pot cooking, everything else was cleaned up, the dishes were drying in the sink, and Shishido went to go to his room. "Don't worry Taki. It'll be ready after practice. I'm gonna go take a nap." Shishido wasn't really tired, but he didn't want to hang out or talk with Taki. He was still furious at him for what he did to Ohtori while he slept. So instead, he thought maybe he could start working on a paper that was due in a couple of weeks. He always did his papers and projects early.

He was also very worried about where Ohtori was, and planned on calling him from his room when Taki wasn't around to listen.

"Sh...Shishido? Hey...uh...thanks. I mean it. Thanks a lot." Taki looked thrilled. So elated that Shishido almost told him he did it for Ohtori and to leave his little brother the hell alone.

But he had promised Ohtori that he would let Ohtori talk to Taki first. This dinner was a good time for the two of them to do that. Shishido figured he would hang out in his room and work on his paper during their dinner, just in case Ohtori needed him after. He would make sure everything was fine at the party too later that night.

"No problem Taki." Shishido pushed the door to his room open and was shocked.

Ohtori was there sprawled out asleep on his bed.

He quickly closed the door so Taki couldn't see Ohtori in his room, and put his things as silently as possible down on the floor.

Ohtori was in a strange position. It looked like he just collapsed out of sheer exhaustion. The freshman's socked feet were still on the floor but the rest of his body was lying across the bed. He was snoring slightly but in a most adorable way like a puppy would when it's had a hard day of playing or a really good meal. In fact, he was twitching a little as if he was having puppy dreams. Shishido didn't know how long he had been asleep there or why he was in his room at all even, but after being so worried, he was grateful to find him safe. And resting. He wondered if Ohtori was there before he and Taki went to the store, and inwardly cursed himself for not checking his room earlier.

He moved closer and it like the freshman had tried to write him a note but had fallen asleep during the process. Next to Ohtori on the table by the bed was a piece of paper with the beginning of Shishido's name, and then the ink on the pen must have died. Ohtori apparently had opened the box next to his bed where he kept a bunch of stupid junk looking for a pen. He held in his fingertips a laser pointer he must have thought was a pen, and a piece of fake fur from a stuffed animal Shishido had when he was little. The scrap of fur, burned around the edges was all that was left of it. Shishido had spent years looking to replace it, even trying online auctions and house sales, but had never seen another like it. Stupid he knew, but he still sometimes looked.

Damn it! He cringed as he saw Ohtori must have seen the condoms and lube he kept in the box too. Not that he had used any condoms since he had put them there, but it was the logical place for them to be right next to the bed. He had use the lube when he masturbated though. The bottle was half empty, and he felt himself blushing slightly at Ohtori's discovery.

Shishido pushed his annoyance down. It wasn't Ohtori's fault he found them while looking for a pen, and compared to wondering and worrying where he was, it was better that he was here uninvited than in Taki's bed or something. Shishido considered letting him sleep but he was all bunched up and it wouldn't be good for him to continue with his feet on the floor like they were.

His heart went out to Ohtori thinking he went to write Shishido a note, probably about dinner with Taki, but was apparently too exhausted to finish. He thought about Ohtori watching him all the time and realized that the freshman probably had stayed up all night and watched him sleep. That was rather embarrassing to think about but as he did think about it, he realized it really was okay because it was Ohtori watching him. Almost watching over him in a very loving way. Maybe that was why Shishido had been able to sleep so soundly.

Shishido again felt that he wanted more, not less. And he would put up with these little annoyances while they worked the kinks and boundaries out gladly just to spend more time with him.

One of the nice things about his bed, though he had never slept in it with anyone except Ohtori last night, was the foam mattress had no springs. When you moved on it, you didn't move the other person sleeping with you. Supposedly you could jump on the bed and not move a person sleeping next to you. So starting at the foot of the bed, Shishido crawled his way up and over Ohtori. He gently kissed his soft cheek once, twice, and then three times moving closer each time to the freshman's parted lips. Ohtori stirred before he could kiss them.

He smiled very sleepily, and softly whispered, "Shishido-san..." He kissed him lightly and put his arms around him, but then Ohtori must have realized where he was and when it was. He gasped and said "Oh God...!" Shishido quickly covered Ohtori's mouth with his hand.

"Shh! Choutarou...keep quiet..." Shishido hissed urgently in a whisper at him, "Taki is right outside..."

As if he heard Taki said, "Shishido? You okay?"

Shishido said annoyed and looking at Ohtori to silently tell him to be silent, "Fine! Hit my...foot on the bed."

Taki chuckled lightly. "Damn that must have hurt. Well, thanks again for your help. I'm going to class. Ano...Shishido? Do you think you'll be at dinner with everyone else? Or will you be around later...?"

Taki obviously wanted to be alone with Ohtori to partake in Shishido's homemade romantic dinner. "I don't know Taki. I have a paper due I have to work on. I'll stay out of your way."

Taki paused a moment as if wanting to ask or say more but instead said, "Oh. Okay. Thanks again for everything. I owe you one. See you at practice later."

"See you." Shishido said. He turned to Ohtori and remembered he still had his hand clamped on the freshman's warm lips. He loosened his grip but kept his hand there to keep him quiet. He said softly just in case Taki still was lingering around, "You came in my room to tell me Taki was making you dinner tonight?" Ohtori nodded with eyes open wide. He looked like he was in horror at being discovered and his face was completely crimson. "And you were writing me the note when your pen ran out?" Ohtori nodded. "And you couldn't find another pen?" Ohtori nodded. "And you fell asleep?"

Ohtori nodded and tried to say something but he covered his blushing face and his eyes with his hands. He whispered, "Taki came home before I finished and I didn't want to make any noise to let him know I was in here. I must have fallen asleep. Oh god, Shishido-san I am so sorry. I will never come into your room ever again. I swear. I'm so sorry! Please don't be angry, I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to worry and..."

Shishido smiled, "Too late. I was worried when I didn't see you all morning." Shishido kissed his cheek again where it wasn't covered with his hands. "And when you disappeared after showering." Ohtori moved his hands slightly and Shishido kissed the corner of his mouth just beside his lips. "And when I didn't get to kiss you this morning when we woke up." Ohtori still had his eyes covered although his hands were away from his mouth. Still Shishido asked rather formally because Ohtori was beet red, "May I kiss you?"

Ohtori peeked through his fingers and a chocolate brown eye peered out adorably, "You...you're not angry, Shishido-senpai? I really am so sorry..."

Shishido smiled and decided that angry could wait until there was a real problem. This was innocent and Ohtori was exhausted and still more than that he looked, what was it Atobe had said, emotionally overwrought? Something was still very wrong and it was lurking under the surface of his handsome face. A real problem that needed Shishido's attention and care to bring it out so they could move on. "I'm not mad. I'm more happy to see you than anything." Ohtori looked confused. And tired. And he still hadn't said Shishido could kiss him. Shishido sat back on his knees and moved off of him. "Stand up please."

Ohtori blinked at him in confusion. Shishido took the laser pointer out of his hand. "This is one of the pointers I used for my graduation prank. The one I told you about? I shouldn't have kept such incriminating evidence but I couldn't resist." He smiled and was glad to see a very tired Ohtori smiling slightly. "And this..." He took and held up the piece of burned fur, "was my childhood best friend. A stuffed tanuki if you can believe it. This is all that is left due to my brothers' handiwork. Poor thing got stolen and blown up and the next day all I found was this scrap. Sad isn't it?" Ohtori slowly nodded and looked like he might cry. Shishido smiled and shrugged, "He was a tanuki so I like to think he got away." Shishido grinned and was rewarded with a small smile. He stood and put both things back into the box but left the lid off in case Ohtori had questions about anything else. Hopefully not the condom or the lube. He set his alarm just in case and then held out his hands. "Now stand up, please."

Ohtori automatically took his hands and allowed Shishido to pull him to standing. Once Ohtori was up, Shishido whipped back the bedcover. Then he undid his own pants and shirt removing his uniform but leaving on his underwear. Ohtori looked shocked and blushed again. Shishido smiled and stated, "You've seen me in my underwear before." Ohtori nodded sleepy but wider awake now, almost like how a drunk person looked when they saw or heard something surprising. "In fact," Shishido grinned, "you watched me get into the shower today all naked right next to you, didn't you?" Ohtori blushed deeper and nodded again. He looked like he might again apologize so before he could say anything, Shishido teased, "Good then those were your fingers I was touching? I'd hate to think I made a mistake and was touching Kabaji or Sato's."

He got a very small laugh out of Ohtori who nodded, and then looked both confused and stunned as Shishido started unbuttoning Ohtori's shirt. Shishido noticed for the first time Ohtori was wearing a white turtleneck under his school shirt. Some guys did that in the winter but it was strange to do it in late summer to early fall. Maybe Ohtori was catching a cold and felt a chill. "I...?" Ohtori asked confused.

Shishido explained as if to a small child, "We're going to take a nap. I'm putting you to bed. You shouldn't sleep in your uniform. Do you want to take it off yourself?" Ohtori nodded but made no movement so Shishido finished removing his shirt for him and then started on his pants. Ohtori looked more confused and Shishido prayed, strange as it seemed, that the freshman was wearing underwear, although it seemed that even if he molested him right now Ohtori would probably let him he was so fatigued.

"Lean on me." Shishido ordered and Ohtori sort of barely did as Shishido removed his pants, one leg at a time. Shishido didn't even want to try for his socks. He left his turtleneck on him, as well as his cute pink underwear, switched off the light, and then climbed into his bed.

Ohtori looked at him and blinked again in confusion. "Come here Choutarou. Lay down." Shishido said and held his hand out. Ohtori took his hand and finally moved as Shishido half pulled him into the bed. He settled the freshman down on his back, and covered him with the blanket. Shishido went to move away to give him space to sleep.

Ohtori made a small noise of protest.

"What baby?" Shishido said softly and Ohtori moved to gently pulled him close. More asleep than awake, the freshman pulled him into a rough version of how they had slept the night before. Well at least how Shishido suspected he had slept in Ohtori's arms while Ohtori watched him. Despite his promise to sleep, Shishido didn't think Ohtori really had at all. Shishido moved back into that position with him again. "Like this?" Shishido asked. "This feels good?"

Ohtori made a noise that was a cross between a sigh and a whimper that was a question. Shishido looked at him. He could barely keep his eyes open, and Shishido guessed what Ohtori was asking. "This feels good to me too, now go to sleep." He softly touched his face and even though he didn't quite get permission, he kissed him softly on his lips. Ohtori gently kissed him back, making a little moan noise. Shishido smiled, "I want you too baby. It's okay, just go to sleep." He kissed him once more and made sure he was settled down.

Shishido didn't think he would sleep again, not after last night, and certainly not if Choutarou was going to snore again even lightly. Other than a contented sigh however, the freshman seemed to deeply fall instantly asleep with no other sounds except for peaceful, rhythmic breathing. Shishido watched him for a while and thought.

He really was more glad to see him than annoyed at his things being gone through, and yet, he knew if it had been anyone else in the world, even his own brother who was going through his stuff, he would have been furious. It had been Ohtori in the shower this morning, at least he knew that for certain, and that was good. He also was kind of pleased Ohtori had seen him naked, at least once that he knew of. Shishido often walked around with nothing on in the locker room, but a lot of guys did. It usually was no big deal, but he would like to check out Ohtori without his pink underwear sometime. Sometime soon maybe. He couldn't remember if he walked around naked but suspected he probably didn't. He was shy.

He smiled. Ohtori looked very peaceful and it was easy to see what he must have looked like as a little kid. Although, he must have had long hair then which Shishido had a hard time trying to picture. He felt a small surge of jealousy that Ohtori's friend was able to see him like this nearly his entire life, and he wondered if this was how they had slept together. If they did. And how often they did. Then he let it go because Ohtori was here with him now and that was what was important. He held him a little closer and shut his own eyes to rest them.

He must have somehow fallen asleep. Again. Because he woke up.

This time however, very nicely, Ohtori was still with him. Holding him close and watching him. Ohtori turned his usual shade of red when he saw Shishido looking back at him. Shishido smiled and stretched slightly. "Hi." He said and flipped his hair back off his cheek and behind him. Shishido glanced at the alarm clock. "You slept?" Ohtori nodded. "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer if you'd like."

"Is it...morning?" Ohtori asked and looked confused. Shishido had his room darkened enough that it could have been.

Shishido smiled a bit more. "This morning already happened. We played doubles, remember? It's early afternoon. Almost time for last class."

Ohtori suddenly went from smiling slightly to looking stricken as he must have remembered, "Oh god. I fell asleep in your room. I'm so sor..."

Shishido kissed him. Ohtori pulled back at first until he understood that Shishido was not going to let him go, and then eased into the kiss as if he was melting. Shishido had meant it as a good morning kiss and to be sweet to silence Ohtori's apology, but it turned instantly much hotter. Almost out of control. Shishido was suddenly very aware that they were now only wearing their underwear under his covers as their arms and legs wrapped automatically around each other. Ohtori made another one of those small noises as he kissed Shishido hotly back. The freshman took control of the kiss. He parted Shishido's lips with his tongue and lapping inside his mouth until Shishido moaned back, unable to be silent any longer.

At his noise, Ohtori pulled back from the kiss to look at him. He blushed adorably and blinked as if trying to come to his senses. Then he moved in to kiss Shishido again.

When the kiss broke Shishido smiled at him and said, "I guess you're done sleeping."

Ohtori blushed a bit harder and laughed a little. He looked like he wanted to say something, probably an apology, but Shishido laughed and stopped him. They were both breathing hard so Shishido said, "If the coach heard us, he'd think we were out of shape." Ohtori brightened a bit. "Do you feel a little better after sleeping? You were falling off your feet this morning." Ohtori nodded and blushed. He went to stammer out another apology but Shishido ignored it and talked over it. "Have you eaten anything today?" Ohtori looked guilty and shook his head no. Shishido kissed whatever apology that would have brought away. After a moment Ohtori was into the kiss and the unnecessary apology was forgotten.

"Come on." Shishido said stretching with a yawn, "...let's get you fed before practice."

"Shi...Shishido-senpai?" Ohtori asked and sounded unsure. He clearly had something to say or ask.

"Hmm?" Shishido asked and smoothed his fingertips over Ohtori's lips.

"You're really...not angry at me?" Ohtori started, "I really am very..."

Before he could say anything more Shishido put his hand over his mouth again and interrupted, "Do you want me to be angry?" Shishido said smiling when Ohtori looked horrified and shook his head no. "Then you should probably not try to apologize again, right?"

When Ohtori smiled, Shishido took his hand away. "Shishido-senpai..." Ohtori looked like he was struggling. "You're really going to go?"

Shishido looked at him confused, and then he thought he understood what Ohtori meant, "To the party? Tonight? Yeah. Well I was going to, why? Do you not want me to go?" Shishido thought for a moment, "It is your little sister so I should go, but I won't if you don't want me to."

"N...no...I mean...it's just that you...don't usually go..." Ohtori blushed and Shishido had no idea what he was thinking.

Shishido then thought he might, "Will you not be comfortable with me there because we've been like...you know...this?" He gestured in between them to show how close they were. He felt an irrational surge of annoyance at the thought. It wasn't like he would be hanging all over Ohtori or anything.

"No...I just mean, you don't have to go for me...if you don't want to..." Ohtori turned deeper red and looked away.

Shishido thought frantically trying to just figure out what he was saying. Of course he was going because Ohtori was going, really he had to at least admit that to himself. Ohtori had no idea how these parties went, did he? Who the hell else would Shishido be going for or to see? Oh. Then he knew. Gently he said, "Choutarou, I want to go for you. There isn't anyone else I would go for. You know that, right?" Ohtori played with a seam on his comforter and shrugged. "It's your first real Hyoutei party, and while it's probably going to be a small one, someone has to show you around. Who better than me? You've heard what goes on at these things, right?"

Ohtori wouldn't look at him, but after a moment he nodded slowly. It was Shiori's birthday so that meant this was the first party. The first party always was thrown by the parents and usually happened in the parent's home if the Hyoutei student's family lived nearby. It was a tame version of the real party which was a grand all out bash that took place usually the following weekend in a hotel. The real party usually would be thrown by a divorced parent or if there was no divorced parent who threw a lavish party on their neglected kid, then a good wealthy school friend. Shiori's parents were still together so hers was being thrown two weeks later on a Saturday night at one of the best hotels in town by Naomi. The entire floor was reserved for it.

Shishido thought about it and lightly kissed Ohtori on the lips. He was surprised at how quickly the freshman responded when he thought he would have pulled away or responded shyly. He pressed his tongue gently into Ohtori's mouth and was met by Ohtori's already there and sliding against his. Their bodies pressed together and Shishido found himself moaning softly as Ohtori's arms went around him and pulled them closer.

When Ohtori let him up for air, Shishido pulled him back down and heard himself give a little growl of want. They smiled at the noise and Shishido said, "Kiss me more now because I won't be able to kiss you later."

Ohtori's brow creased in confusion, "You won't? Why?" He looked hurt by this.

Shishido smiled, "I mean at the party. I'll kiss you after if you want." Ohtori grinned at this and Shishido smiled back at him until somehow their lips met again in another hot kiss. But then Shishido had a thought, and a sudden alarming sense of jealousy. He scowled at himself. Really. It was stupid to be jealous. It was just what happened at parties. The guys in the tennis club were expected to kiss and make out with girls there. But maybe Ohtori didn't know that part, so he tried to say calmly, "You know, you might have to kiss some girls at the party. If everyone plays games, which they usually do. We both might have to, but it doesn't mean anything, and you don't have to do it if you really don't want to, but all the guys always play. It's kind of expected that you go and play and kiss some girls."

"Spin the bottle type of games?" Ohtori asked and sounded unsure.

"Sort of..." That was what everyone played a few years ago, now it was much more wild than kissing in a circle. "Now it's mostly five minutes in the closet, or truth or dare, or whatever is big right now but it's usually like those. I haven't been to a party in a while so whatever it is called will be new to me too, but it's always the same thing." Shishido shrugged. "Five minutes or however long the girls decide in the closet. You go off with a girl who picks you and both of kiss around until your time is up. Then you go and pick a different girl to pass it on. Some guys try to have sex and sometimes the girls will touch you through your clothes or want to do more if they like you, but you don't have to. Most of the time you kiss them and they will put their hand on you here..." Shishido touched Ohtori's erection softly, "Or they will put your hand on their breast like this..." Shishido put Ohtori's hand on his chest. He felt intensely and irrationally jealous. Ohtori was totally inexperienced. Anyone, any girl could take advantage of his naivet�. "You don't have to do anything you know. You can just kiss them. If they touch you and you don't like it you can take their hand away, or if they put your hand on them you can take it away."

Shishido thought a minute, "And you don't have to kiss them like you kiss me, unless you want to." Damn it. Shishido felt completely jealous at just the thought of Ohtori kissing some girl like he kissed him. Which was ridiculous. Shishido had never felt jealous in his life. Hell he always figured if someone he was with liked someone else, then they could go with that person and leave him the hell alone. It was one of the main reasons why he knew he could never be with Atobe. Atobe could never be faithful to anyone. But how far did faithful have to go? Kissing was no big deal, right? And yet kissing was all he and Ohtori had really done and it seemed like so much.

He was so jealous for a moment he forgot to look at Ohtori. When he looked at him closely he noticed the freshman looked stricken. "But...what if I only want to kiss you, Shishido-senpai?"

He felt instantly bad, and worried. "I guess you can refuse to play, but no one really does unless they have a girlfriend. And usually their girlfriend is there. Even guys that are together, you know with each other for a long time play." Shishido made a face and had a thought, "Really, it doesn't seem like the girls even know they are together that way. Maybe that's why." Shishido smiled slightly, "Don't worry. I'll be there and it'll be fine. It's actually fun, and it doesn't mean anything. You'll have a good time." Ohtori looked unsure, "When we come home, we'll be like this again and we can talk about it, all right? Like we always do."

"You'll have to play too?" Ohtori asked sounding as jealous as Shishido felt.

He thought, "Maybe. Sometimes I get out of doing things though. You know how I am." At this the freshman smiled slightly. "If you're not comfortable, just let me know and we can leave, all right?" Ohtori looked unsure still. Shishido kissed him softly, "It really will be okay. I'll make sure nothing happens to you. We'll have fun with everyone else, and then we'll come home."

"Home?" Ohtori asked with a small smile.

"Yeah, I guess I think of this as home." Shishido smiled back at him hoping that he felt better.

"Can I sleep over again? With you?" Ohtori asked looking rather eager.

Shishido wanted that too, he did, but they had another roommate. "As long as Taki doesn't object. Or if things when you talk to him go bad, then sure." Shishido kissed him. "I'll always take care of you, Choutarou. I want you to be happy. Just tell me what you want, and I'll do my best to make you happy." The words just sort of poured out of his mouth before he could stop them. Not that Shishido didn't mean them, but he just promised and used the word always before he thought of the consequences. But he did mean it just as he said it. He would take care of him and wanted to make him happy, and when he said it, he meant always, not just right now. It was rather scary how easily he said them and how much he meant them. He was mulling this over when Ohtori smiled and kissed him.

The freshman looked wickedly at him and said, "Then kiss me Shishido-senpai, since you won't be able to kiss me later."

Shishido moved closer to kiss him back better and his reply came out in more of a growl, "Gladly..."

They lost themselves in kissing and touching for a long time.

Shishido came to his senses and checked the time. It was almost halfway through what should have been their last class, and unfortunately they had to get moving. He remembered Ohtori hadn't eaten anything either. Before he could remind the freshman that he was probably starving, Ohtori's belly gave a growl of its own. Ohtori blushed adorably as they both laughed. Shishido said, "Come on, I'll make you something to eat before your belly starts saying any more."

He had moved while they kissed so he was closer to the outside of the bed. Shishido stood and just remembered that the front of his underwear would be wet from being so turned on and hard for so long. He moved to hide it and change his clothes. He put on his practice clothes and figured he would have to change his underwear before practice actually started. He went to hand Ohtori his school pants but he stayed in bed covered by the comforter. Shishido must have looked confused at him. "I..I'm..." Ohtori made a face and Shishido guessed he meant he was blushing so much from being hard still.

Smiling, Shishido grabbed the rest of his clothes, socks, a jacket, and a new pair of underwear. He said, "I'll go change in the bathroom, okay?" Ohtori looked visibly relieved. Shishido couldn't resist any longer, "Though, I already saw your underwear when I helped you undress before...Pinky."

"Shi...Shishido-san!" Ohtori said sounding mortified and indignant all at the same time, but he was smiling as much as he was blushing.

Shishido walked out laughing and went to dress. He finished changing soon after, and Ohtori wasn't out yet so he tied his hair back and started cooking. He needed to make something fast and filling so he made grilled cheese sandwiches, the real flat kind with tomato as Ohtori had really liked before. Shishido made three and planned on eating one. He knew Ohtori would easily polish off the other two. There was left over coffee he had made earlier when he cooked for Taki so he also made Ohtori a chocolate milk with added coffee to keep him awake. Shishido made some iced coffee for himself while he was at it. He was just about finished when Ohtori came out.

"S..sorry...it...it took a while." Ohtori looked mortified.

"Go sit, it's almost ready." Shishido said.

"What's that?" Ohtori said and pointed to the large pot. Shishido had checked it and given it a stir while he cooked. It was coming along nicely.

"That is your dinner with Taki, and you haven't been home so you didn't see it okay? Now carry these in and go sit please." Shishido handed him the drinks. "The chocolate milk one is yours, but I added coffee to it, you still look tired to me. Atobe noticed this morning and after skipping all day you'll need to be awake, all right?"

Ohtori wrinkled his nose. "I...don't really like coffee, Shishido-senpai."

Shishido laughed, "You've been making me coffee all this time and never drank any?" Ohtori shook his head no as if to say he tried it once and that was enough. "Well you'll like this, its chocolate milk and coffee. It's sweet. Try it please."

"I like how it smells but not how it tastes." Ohtori slowly took a small, hesitant sip. Then another swallow when it must have not tasted as bad as he seemed to think it would. Then a third larger one. "It's...it's really good Shishido-san!"

Shishido handed him a glass of water as he brought their plates over. "Drink this too and drink it first. If you drink all that coffee with nothing in your stomach you'll get the shakes." Ohtori took a bite and was obviously ravenous. He moaned a nice noise as he chewed. He tried to say something around a mouthful of hot food, but Shishido impulsively kissed his lips, obviously surprising both of them. After a pause Shishido smiled, "I'm glad you like it. Eat up. We don't have a ton of time."

Ohtori ended up eating not only both his sandwiches but half of Shishido's as well. Shishido really wasn't very hungry and was glad to give it to him. Ohtori wolfed it all down with a sheepish grin first and a lot of thank yous after. Together they brushed their teeth, laughing as they took turns spitting, and then cleaned up the kitchen. It felt nice, and comfortable.

Ohtori was very talkative as they cleaned. Shishido was relieved as he seemed much more awake and alert now, and also much calmer as if whatever that terrible storm was, it had now passed. Shishido wondered if it was really gone or just the eye brought on by him caring for the freshman. He hoped it was the former, but resolved to continue watching him just in case. "I thought of something else no one knows, Shishido-senpai." Ohtori was washing the dishes and setting them in the rack to dry.

"Oh? What's that?" Shishido asked half paying attention.

"Ano...it's nothing...I'll tell you some other time." It certainly did not look like nothing to Shishido. He cursed himself for being distracted because Ohtori might have almost told him about his best friend.

Shishido hopped up to sit on the small countertop. It drove Taki crazy when he did this, Ohtori didn't seem to mind though. "No, please, tell me. I'm listening. We have some time." Shishido patted the small space next to him, "Step into my office." He smiled.

Ohtori grinned back and hopped quickly up beside him. The counter came to a small v shape and they were sitting so their legs touched but the angle had their faces close too. Shishido smelled the mint toothpaste on his breath and wanted to kiss him again. He resisted and waited for Ohtori to talk which he did after seeming to think about where to start. "I told you about my friend, and that we...kind of...fooled around, right?"

Shishido nodded and tried to look casual. "Yeah...?"

"And what happened with that girl who kissed me. That he was upset and it was bad." Ohtori sighed, "No one knows this. No one in the world. You're the only one I could tell. I didn't tell you the whole truth last night. I'm sorry, I just never thought I would ever tell anyone so much and I didn't know how to answer the question when you asked what happened to her. I told you she moved on right away, but that...that isn't what really happened. Not really."

Shishido noticed their hands on the counter were touching. Their fingertips. He placed his hand over Ohtori's and asked, "So what happened?"

Ohtori was quiet for nearly a full minute. Shishido was well aware of the stove clock in the room audibly ticking the seconds away and making their time together shorter and shorter. "He...he cheated on me. With her." Ohtori paused a moment and continued, "I mean it wasn't really cheating. Because its not like he and I were dating or boyfriends or anything, but he wanted us to be. I didn't but he did. And he had been so upset after she and I just kissed, and he made me promise to not talk to her ever or kiss her or anyone else again or he said he would never forgive me..."

"And you promised him this?" Shishido asked surprised.

"I didn't have much choice. He was so upset, it was horrible. And it was easy to do and say whatever it took to get him to calm down." Ohtori shrugged but it seemed a little rueful. "I didn't have a choice."

"Did he promise you?" It certainly sounded like boyfriends in a relationship to Shishido.

"No." Ohtori shook his head. "No. I wouldn't ask him that. I wanted things to be different. I wanted us as just best friends and nothing more. It was always him pushing for more, and I was always wanting to change things, but then after a while, it...just...it didn't matter anymore."

"Why didn't it matter anymore? What happened?" Shishido nearly held his breath to hear it all. Damn he would miss practice and started to think of an excuse to give Atobe for them both skipping. The laps they had to run would be worth it. The extra training would be worth it. Shishido waited and silently encouraged him to tell him once and for all.

Ohtori after a moment though shook his head no. "We should start walking to make it on time. I'll tell you as we walk."

"Okay." Shishido said but felt guarded. Ohtori was backing down again. Damn it! He had to resist repeating clich�s that Ohtori could tell him anything, or that he would always be there for him, because they sounded like lines a parent would say rather than someone who really had no idea of the freshman's past. Although Shishido was rapidly learning that the relationship was not exactly how Ohtori's best friend described it.

Or maybe it was at the end, but so far on Ohtori's part it did not sound like two boyfriends, unless Choutarou was doing some major revisions. They got their things and started to leave. Shishido put on his shoes as he locked up.

That damn person switched them again. He sighed in annoyance.

There were people in the hall so they really couldn't talk. Ohtori started down the stairs and Shishido followed. Once they hit outside the freshman started in again. "It was a little over a week after the party where that girl kissed me and everything seemed fine. I had a dentist's appointment and missed tennis practice, but when we got there, the dentist had gone home sick and we never got the call to reschedule in time." He looked at Shishido as they walked. "I guess I was remembering this thinking about the party tonight. With you. But it's different Shishido-san, so it's okay." Ohtori shrugged but looked again as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

They were early. And dressed, so Shishido pulled him into one of the empty workout rooms. He shut the door behind them but kept the light off. "It's not okay. Finish telling me. What happened when you came back from the dentist?"

Ohtori shrugged and Shishido was glad it was dark in the room. "It was late when my Mom and me got back because of traffic. I missed practice. My best friend and I used to walk into each other's houses because we lived next door to each other and were together so much. I went over to tell him about the dentist and that I was home, but..." Ohtori seemed to steel himself. He said it much softer than even the quiet voice he had been using, "I opened his bedroom door, I can't remember if I knocked or not, but he was having sex...with her in his room. I mean they were really doing it. I only watched for a few seconds, and then I closed the door and went home."

Shishido's heart broke a little for him, "I'm really sorry baby. That must have been really hard for you."

"No it...it wasn't." Ohtori seemed to struggle to find the words, "Not then. I mean, I was surprised, and it hurt a little because I had kind of liked her and he knew that. And I had trusted him and all, but...I thought...I hoped that maybe they would get together and that he and I could just be friends." Ohtori sighed deeply. "But nothing changed. He acted like it never happened. In fact that night he was trying to be all over me even more than normal when I just wanted to go to sleep. He never told me about it. About her. Not once." The words came out in a rush and Shishido thought to himself that this might be it. Ohtori once he started might not stop. "And I asked him what he did that afternoon and he said practice and then nothing, and I saw her the next day and she said nothing about it and they both acted like nothing had ever happened. But I know it happened and I know it happened more than that one time, and there was no one for me to talk to about it. Every time they got together I knew because it was whenever I was away or he and I were apart. Always on those nights he would really be all over me, but I'm not upset about it. Really I'm not, because it was a long time ago, and what I really was thinking Shishido-san was that if I walked in on you like that...with a girl..." Ohtori must have realized how much he had blurted out because he gasped softly and put his hands over his face.

He took in a shuddering breath and for a moment Shishido thought he was going to break and cry. He waited to be there for him. Ohtori let out the shaky breath and said softly, "I'm sorry Shishido-senpai. I'm just tired. I'm...fine."

Shishido only then realized he had pressed Ohtori up against a wall and was holding him close. The hell he was fine. "Choutarou? It's okay if you tell me things, just like it's okay if I tell you things. Things no one else knows. You never fooled around with anyone else but her that one time you and she kissed?" Ohtori shook his head no. Shishido believed him but asked for himself. He asked because after Atobe, Shishido had to be sure.

Shishido really didn't want to make any mistakes. He took Ohtori's hands off his face gently and said, "Baby? If I walked into the party tonight and saw you doing more than lightly kissing a girl, I would be angry, and upset, and jealous as hell." It came out in a growl as Shishido thought of it happening. Especially as he realized that the way Ohtori made it sound, he and his best friend had slept together often. Shishido was again lividly jealous of a dead guy. Jealous and angry because the guy hurt and lied to Ohtori.

In the dim light he could just see Ohtori looking upset and confused back at him. "I hate cheating." Shishido explained. "I can't be with someone who I can't trust. Kissing at a party like this, just kissing is totally different though. It's just fun and it's not like how I kiss you when we're alone."

Shishido decided he had better just show him despite the dangerous setting. "It's like this..." he said and moved to kiss Ohtori softly. A moment after he started kissing him though, it was like an electric rush as their bodies pressed and their tongues hotly slid. It could have been the danger of being so close to possibly getting caught, but once he started kissing him, he couldn't stop. Ohtori didn't seem to be able to either. Their hands moved all over each other's body. He could feel Ohtori trembling with either lust or strong emotions throughout his entire body and Shishido pulled back. He smiled and found he was breathing hard. "I like kissing you too much, so I can't show you how to kiss a girl if you keep kissing me back so hot. Let me just kiss you baby, and don't kiss me back. Let me kiss you. Like we don't know each other, all right?"

Ohtori still breathing hard from the last kiss nodded wide-eyed and yielding. For some reason, that turned Shishido on more than if he had protested. The first sounds of everyone else arriving were following them in though the shut door. Gakuto yelling about something, people laughing, life going as usual on right outside the room while in here, time felt as if it was standing still. Just the two of them together with their hearts racing, erections throbbing, and of all these feelings neither of them had gotten the chance to express to the other yet.

Shishido forgot that Ohtori was taller, or maybe he was slouching, or maybe Shishido had reached up. Somehow they just fit together. It just felt natural for him to gently press his closed lips to Ohtori's soft warm mouth and then slowly start to kiss him. He gave him a series of gentle, lips only kisses and then Shishido added his tongue just as slowly, just as soft, and explored Ohtori's mouth. The freshman followed his directions and did not kiss him as passionately back this time, but somehow that was even hotter. It was even better when a minute or so later, Ohtori started hesitantly kissing him back as if he just could not hold back anymore. It was so much better that Shishido's knees felt weak and his head swam in a cloud of contented lust. Shishido thought to himself that this feeling must be what falling in love feels like. At least the falling part, and it was so much nicer than he ever imagined it could be.

At least it was until a moment later when suddenly Atobe physically pried the two of them apart by roughly shoving them away from each other. He snarled at Shishido, "What the hell are you doing!"

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