Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Rising Affections ❯ On the way home ( Chapter 6 )

Rising Affections

 

WARNING: this story may contain; citrus, lemon, lime, yaoi, yuri, adult themes, sexually explicit materials, monosodium glutamate, and is processed on a conveyer that also processes nuts.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own it.

 

Chapter 6: On the way home

 

 

As they walked down the endless concrete sidewalk many thoughts ran around in Ayame's head. Ok, not so many thoughts, one thought really but from many different angles. `Be still my beating heart. He called me Koibito. This would be the happiest of all of my days if he meant it. He was probably just joking, some sort of revenge for me calling him the same in the police station. I'd hate to think he would do that to me. Well, he can be distant sometimes, but not cruel. He wouldn't dare call me his lover just to get my hopes up and pull the carpet out from under me later when he tells me he was just kidding. Would he? That is unless he doesn't realize just how deeply I feel for him. That would certainly be insensitive but not intentionally so. That has to be it; don't get my hopes up, he said it to tease me. Didn't he?'

 

 

The quiet actually lasted about two miles after which Ayame couldn't maintain his silent confused thoughts any longer. “'Tori, my feet hurt, and it is entirely too hot out today. I know I said I would do anything you said and then you said to shut up and keep walking, `then you called me koibito …' But if I don't find some shade and cool off shortly, I will probably transform. After that if I don't cool off soon enough I will get heat stroke again and that's miserable. After all there is a reason I am chauffeured back and fourth to school and this is it. I don't even have my parasol today. Can we just stop in the shade of one of these buildings for a while, hmmm?”

 

 

“Ok Aya we can rest over there between those buildings. Then we will go to the first train platform we find and try to get a ride somehow.” Hatori said `I knew the quiet wouldn't last, actually I am shocked he didn't start talking a lot sooner. It's all I can do to keep from ranting about what I am going to do to Shigure when I see him again after all of this.' He thought as he walked them over into the shade of a nearby building, which happened to be a bakery. The smell of fresh bread and pastries reminded them poignantly that they hadn't had anything to eat since breakfast.

 

 

“Why can't we just buy a ticket?” Ayame asked offhandedly.

 

“Well, the police took all of our personal effects including the spare change we had for that. Remember?” Hatori asked, wondering if Aya wasn't being overly dramatic about the heat stroke thing for once. Was it a real concern? He put his hand on the other boy's forehead to check for a temperature. Was warm and dry bad? Or was that cold and clammy? Wasn't disorientation one of the symptoms? He wished he could remember…

 

“And that is why I felt no guilt whatsoever when I liberated the funds from that young officer's wallet while you were adjusting his recollections for us.” Ayame explained as he gently pulled Hatori's hand from his head and held it between his.

 

“You what?! Do you know how much trouble we could be in for that?” Hatori snapped at him, pulling his hand away, “And why didn't you tell me you had money? We could have caught a train and been half way back by now!”

 

 

“I thought we were getting out of the immediate area so the police wouldn't find us, obviously; otherwise why would I be walking in these shoes and this heat?” Ayame huffed; the heat and his sore feet making him snappish too. “Waiting for the train at the nearest corner platform from the police station would just be silly. After all I really don't want to be featured on one of those world's dumbest crooks shows. You know the type of program I am talking about. I can see it now,” then he continued in a deep announcer's voice “This charming, delicate, yet regally-handsome idiot and his tall dark and drop dead sexy partner, who also has no brain, waited for a train at the nearest station for twenty minutes giving the officers time to walk in and re-arrest them after they escaped from police custody earlier this afternoon with the contents of one officer's wallet. They were charged with trespassing, theft, eluding arrest and criminal stupidity.”

 

Hatori sighed with a slight smirk, `tall dark and wha??? Does he really think of me like that?' “You have a point.” he said out loud.

 

 

“About not going for the nearest train?” Aya asked.

 

“No, the regally-handsome idiot part” Hatori answered dryly. “Let's get going. I want to grab something to eat, before we catch the train. If we hurry we might make it before the last teachers leave the school so we can at least get our things from our lockers. And Aya?”

 

 

“Yes?”

 

 

 

“Remind me to send the money you took back to the police when we get home, if we mail it through great aunt Mamiko in Hawaii they won't be able to trace it.”

 

“Oh that's a very good idea; it will really throw him for a loop.” Ayame said gleefully clasping his hands in front of him.

 

 

 

 

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Lady Luck is a fickle bitch, and she loves messing with Shigure. For all of the bad luck earlier in the day, a few things made it almost even out. First, it wasn't very far from the animal shelter to the Sohma estate. Then she held while he snuck in, found a spare uniform and snuck back out to get to school before the end of the day, and lastly, he made it with about an hour to spare.

 

He needed a plan of action, stalling for time for Hatori and Aaya was paramount.

He decided to call home and told the chauffer there was a student council meeting and Ayame absolutely had to be there so they would be calling for a ride once it was over. Then he checked the calendar and found there really was a meeting scheduled.

 

 

The student council was made up of seven students, and a random teacher who was assigned to keep an eye on things and lock up when the students left after each meeting. This week vice-principal Masouka drew the short straw. Shigure smiled to himself this was going to be easy. Explaining their disappearance went something like this…

 

 

“Hello Masouka-san I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but my cousin Ayame will not be able to attend tonight's meeting. There was a bit of a family emergency today. His younger brother had an asthma attack earlier and we rushed off to the hospital. It gave us a good scare but the boy will be fine after some rest now. Ayame has stayed along with Hatori I volunteered to come in and collect this afternoon's assignments for all three of us. Yes, the call came in through Aya's cell phone over lunch hour. No it wasn't serious, but it was a family matter. Yes by all means call and talk to young Akito-san, he's the head of the Sohma family. I am sure it wouldn't bother him too much, dragging him from little Yuki's bedside to talk about Aya's missed student council meeting. Of course Akito-san may not be in the best of moods with one of his favorite family members is in the hospital, so maybe Akito's mother would be more willing to discuss it. Oh, you have spoken to Akito before? And his mother too? no need to bother them today, ok if you're sure. If it is a matter of needing an acting president for the meeting, I have been given Ayame's proxy for the day if that would help any.

 

 

 

 

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The train was crowded. Shift change and end of school day commuters packing themselves in tight at every stop. It was smelly and loud and potentially dangerous for the cursed Sohmas. Not that either boy was complaining about it. Hatori had managed to squeeze into a corner on each train they transferred to with Ayame pressed in tight against him facing outward. This left both sets of their arms free to fend off any potential female problems. By the final train they had discovered that if they snuggled close to each other and talked quietly it seemed to also have the benefit of causing many people to avoid wanting to be too near them. As the ride went on and the crowd thinned some, Hatori began to relax leaning his chin on Aya's shoulder chuckling at something the other boy had just said. The scent of shampoo clinging to his hair was much preferable to the overall smell of too many people in too small a space wafting around the train. He found himself inhaling it, recalling running his fingers through that silky mane. Oh lord was that just yesterday? It seems so long ago now. But his body was definitely beginning to remember it; he looked around and tried to distract himself from following that line of thought too far. He was glad that Ayame was standing in front of him even if it was a bit embarrassing that there was no way to conceal from Aya what being pressed against his back side was doing to him right now.

 

 

 

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“The student council room was just off of the teacher's lounge. It wasn't large but had a row of windows that kept it from being claustrophobic the rug was orange, the tables white, and one corner was taken up with a tv cart with a dvd player and vcr for class presentations and such. If everyone is here we will call this meeting to order;” said vice principal Masouka. “Standing in as acting senior class president for Ayame Sohma is his cousin Shigure Sohma any objections? None? Then fine let's get down to business. As you all know the senior class is planning a trip to somewhere and has come up quite a bit short in funding it. The idea proposed and approved was to do a carnival to raise the money. Do we have any ideas for a theme for the carnival? “

 

“Like a circus with clowns, and acrobats?” council treasurer Masashi Asked.

 

“How about a food festival with an eating contest and bake sale?” Asked council vice president Kotomi Yamakawa.

 

“Speaking for Ayame I propose the theme be romance, what with the end of the school year being between valentines day and white day as well as so near to hanami with lots of hearts and flowers and couples related activities. We will make a fortune since everyone will already be in a romantic mood around then. There can be a tunnel of love and fortune telling for couples and even fluffy stuffed animals for the guys to win for their sweethearts at the game booths, the president himself will man a booth, with the help of myself and Hatori of course. “

 

 

Ok then we'll put it to a vote, all in favor of a circus theme? And the food theme? Ok and Shigure-san's romance theme? The vote is in…

 

 

 

So what sort of a booth will the president be in charge of?

 

Well we could sell heart shaped cookies and sweets, but none of us is a very good cook I'm afraid, while Ayame's artistic side would guarantee them to look wonderful they would probably be lacking in flavor, best to leave that to someone such as Kotomi-kun, he's a far better cook. No I have it an attraction that smacks of romance and is sure to draw a crowd; I think he should run a kissing booth.

 

What? You do realize this is an all boys' school don't you?

 

Yes of course I do, but for the carnival each boy will bring his family, that's a lot of sisters and mothers to tempt into donating their money for the chance to kiss a handsome youth such as Ayame, Hatori or myself, and of course any other volunteers we get to spell us during the day.

 

But it's improper to be selling kisses for money it seems dirty somehow.

 

It will be harmless, a peck on the cheek, forehead, or the lips nothing more than that allowed, and a board with a hole cut in it to put our head through to prevent any impropriety or accusation of wayward hands. It's perfect, just good clean fun and a way to make a profit without needing a lot of materials to set the booth up.

 

 

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Ayame kept talking, about anything that came to mind, anything that would keep his mind off of the warm body pressed against his back. He bitched about the weather, poked fun at peoples outfits, and praised the transit system which lead him to bitching about his sore feet again, he felt Hatori lean forward and put his chin on his shoulder, and found himself leaning back into him until if he leaned his head back a little more, they would be cheek to cheek, then he felt something… lower, `oh my' he thought. `Tori is usually so restrained. Maybe he just has to use the restroom. Yeah that's it, he needs to piss and here I am kidding myself thinking that he could be enjoying himself. He is far too private of a person to want to play around on a train full of people like this. Even if no one but me knows he has some serious wood going on right now. I wonder what he'd do if I reached behind and grabbed him. Oh, I really should stop thinking about it. I don't even have a jacket or anything to fold over my arm and hide behind here. Hn, decision time, stand here showing everyone how much I really like him or turn and face him and show everyone including him how much I really like him…. Ok it's not even close to a tough decision; we still have a few more stops to go and that's too far to go on standing here like this.'

 

 

 

Ayame spun himself around to face Hatori. “I… um… seem to have developed a little problem” he said, looking down toward his fly by way of explanation. A faint rosy blush colored Hatori's cheeks, which Ayame found both amusing and irresistibly cute. He didn't think Hatori was the vulnerable blushing type, and to see that side of him was a treat to be savored. He leaned forward and placed a quick, chaste kiss on Hatori's lips. “You are so cute when you blush.” He purred softly. Hatori leaned forward and captured his lips in a longer deeper kiss, sending sparks of pleasure through the snake and making his heart sing. Then Ayame moved his hand to the back of Hatori's head and deepened the kiss even more.

 

`At this rate Aya, we are definitely going to get kicked off this train' Hatori thought. `As much as it could be worth it….' Breaking away, Hatori made a small attempt to distract them both. “We should probably just um” `hell it's so damn hard to think straight now while I'm so damn hard, and he's pressed so close, and he tastes so good, and, ok I'm being a pervert, worse than that fool dog Shigure; there's an idea', “Aya it could help this problem of ours, not that I am not enjoying this, but we are in a very public place, so if we umm if we go over what we should do to Shigure. Do about Shigure; yeah what do you suggest we do about him?”

 

 

“We are making out and you want to stop to talk about Shigure? Fuck him. Well don't literally, he'd enjoy it too much, but that's not what I want to be concentrating on right now.” Aya said, emphasizing what he'd rather be concentrating on by starting to nibble his way down Hatori's neck.

 

 

 

“Aya “, `good lord that's distracting,' “We are getting too close to home for this, if anyone from the main house sees us things could get ugly. It would be difficult enough to explain being on a public train let alone what you are doing right now. I really don't want to chance any more trouble than we've already been in today.”

 

At this point Ayame found a very sensitive spot on Hatori's neck causing the dragon to swallow hard stifling a moan, “Please Aya stop that, we have to walk off of this train at the next stop.” `Wait, I know Aya better than anyone. What could I say that would kill the mood? Got it, and hey, it works!' “Aya,” he whispered softly into the other boy's ear, “Sailor Moon starlight honeymoon therapy kiss.” Ayame dissolved into a fit of giggles almost immediately. `At last all of those hours of watching stupid Sailor Moon reruns with those two have finally paid off.' Hatori thought smugly.

 

 

“That's not playing fair” Ayame said dashing a tear from his eye once he caught his breath.

 

“Yes it is, you were supposed to do whatever I say last I heard, and I asked you to help me figure out a way to get back at Shigure. We need to put an end to his blackmailing us. We need revenge for your poor tired feet.”

 

 

 

“Oh, yes that's right, sorry `Tori, I forgot.” He said then added thoughtfully “But if I am to do whatever you say; be your submissive slave for ever and always. Are you sure there isn't something more, I don't know…fun …you could ask me to do than plotting revenge on poor `Gure today?” Ayame said with a sweet, sexy smile.

 

 

“Shut up Aya.” Hatori growled, giving Aya a push toward the exit since the train had arrived at their stop.

 

Aya turned and found himself face to face with student council member Omi Minami who normally rode this train after school.

 

“Hatori-kun, Ayame-kun what are you doing on the train?” he asked.

 

 

`When did he get here?' Ayame and Hatori both thought simultaneously.

 

“Oh of course how stupid of me” he continued slapping his forehead in the universal gesture for brain fart “the rest of your family must still be at the hospital with Yuki-kun, I was so sorry to hear about your brothers illness, it is a good thing it was nothing serious. Having Shigure-kun sit in for you at the meeting was a stroke of brilliance and just goes to show why you were chosen for student council president Ayame-kun.”

 

Ayame's eyes had gone wide at the mention of his little brother's name, but then he relaxed and smiled once Shigure was named as the source for the information. `Leave it to `Gure to come up with a good plausible excuse for skipping school.'

 

“Yes, Omi-kun, I couldn't let such important matters go unheeded even in my moment of personal upheaval. That is just the type of wonderful person and dedicated leader I am, but might I ask what matters of importance dear `Gure-chan handled for me today? I simply must find out so I can decide upon a proper way to pay him back for all of the many things he has done for me this day. ”

 

Hatori had to stifle a chuckle at the sheer threat hiding behind Aya's words.

 

“Well, first we voted on a romantic theme for the carnival…

 

 

After giving the other boys a run down of what had occurred at the student council meeting and watching them disembark the train Omi flipped his cell phone open and made a call “Hello, Kotomi-kun? It's me, Omi. Oh…my…God, you will never guess what I just saw. It was President Aya and his friend Hatori, cousins? Right, then that makes them kissing cousins. No for real, I don't think that's it, besides didn't Shigure say his brother wasn't seriously ill? So why would he need so much consoling? Well I certainly wish my girlfriend was that comforting toward me. No they weren't actually kissing, but you should have seen how close together they were standing on the train, if they were any closer they would have been inside each other. There is something going on with those Sohma guys I just know it.

 

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