Senku rolled his arm around as his body started to feel better than yesterday. How much longer did he have to stay in the hospital? He lifted up the gown and looked at his torso. He frowned at the sight of bandages. He looked up at the sound of the door opening.

"Just coming to check on you." he said with a smile.

Senku kept still as the nurse did checks. It was then he remembered that he had to work. He started to panic then heard the door open again.

"Senku, you're awake." Kyoya said as he entered with Mei.

"Oh, hey. Why aren't you at work?" asked Senku as lifted his arm.

"We were but, he wouldn't stop looking depressed. You should've seen how he-" said Mei then had Kyoya clamp a hand over her mouth.

"Anyway, how are you feeling? Does it still hurt?" Kyoya asked, turning the attention to Senku.

"I'm feeling a lot better than yesterday that's for sure. Though, I'm worried about work..." muttered Senku as he could imagine his paycheck being cut.

"Huh? You're starting to sound like me, a workaholic." joked Kyoya then said goodbye to the nurse. "Focus on getting better."

"But I promised my seniors I'd help with the cells today." Senku said with a heavy sigh. "They're definitely going to pin this against me..."

"Senku, what are you talking about? Who's going to do what?" Kyoya pried, wondering why he looked depressed.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. Don't mind it." Senku laughed off. He had his hands seized by Kyoya and found himself staring him right in the eyes. "Kyoya...?"

"Your eyes didn't say it wasn't just 'nothing'. What's going on at work? Why are you so worried about your seniors?" Kyoya demanded.

Senku looked at him then felt his defensive wall crumble before his eyes from Kyoya's small strike. His eyes welled up and he hurriedly blinked them away. He told them everything. From the cold welcome when he started all the way up to yesterday when he walked around smelling like wet dog and coffee.

"What's the name of the company?" Kyoya asked as he pulled out his phone.

"Are you going to do something bad?" asked Senku cautiously.

"Depends on your view of bad." replied Kyoya with a shrug.

Senku muttered the company name, hoping nothing drastic would happen. Mei shook her head as she knew something was going to go down at Senku's place of work.

"I'm going to stay here all day. Mei, fetch me anything and everything I can do remotely, stat." Kyoya said firmly.

"What? No. Go back to your company. I'm tired of seeing you, specs." Senku spat, despite being thrilled on the inside.

Kyoya took off his glasses then placed them in his jacket pocket. Senku blinked as his insides went wild. What was this feeling? The longer he stared, the stronger the feelings grew and his body became hotter. Kyoya pushed his hair back and that action pushed Senku over the edge.

"Senku? Hey, is everything okay...?" Kyoya asked.

Kyoya moved to inspect him then pulled back as Senku curled into himself. Did he say something wrong?

"Don't come closer." Senku warned. He finally understood the feeling. "Don't touch me either."

"And why not? It's not like I have a disease." retorted Kyoya, feeling a bit upset.

"Just... don't." Senku said as he scooted away.

Kyoya started to poke his body despite being told not to. It soon got to a point that Senku lashed out and pushed him back, surprising the both of them.

"I- I didn't- I just-" Senku stammered as he looked at Kyoya.

"I see. That's why you don't want to be touched." said Kyoya as he looked at Senku with a smile.

Senku cocked his head to the side then instantly sat down with his legs together. Kyoya roared with laughter as Senku glared at him with flushed cheeks.

"I can't believe it. You really got a boner at the most random time." hollered Kyoya from the floor.

"Shut up!" Senku fussed. "It's your fault anyway..."

Kyoya wiped his eyes then stood up.

"I'll let you handle your business. I'll go see how far away Mei is." said Kyoya as he made his way towards the door.

"Don't leave me..." Senku whispered as he just barely caught Kyoya by his jacket. "Stay."

"If that's what you want." said Kyoya as he sat back down.

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Senku watched Kyoya as he worked. Mei had gone back to the company after dropping his things off. A part of him wanted to see Kyoya without his glasses again. He looked terribly appealing. He started to daydream, imagining how lucky a person would be to wake up to such a face every morning.

Kyoya looked at Senku who was spaced out. He started to think back to the day before, wondering if now was a good time to confess. He'd rather confess and be rejected rather than regret not saying a thing. He finished up reading and signing a project proposal then looked at Senku once more.

"Senku." he called out.

"Huh? Did you call me?" asked Senku as he had come back to his senses.

"There's something I want to tell you. I don't want to regret it later on in life, so before you speak, let me get through it all." said Kyoya as he prepared himself.

Senku nodded then sat attentively.

"I... really like you. I've been drawn to you ever since our first meeting in the supermarket. I thought I was dreaming, seeing you in Rafter's. I couldn't believe that things were working in my favor. And you already know why. I didn't want to leave, so I prolonged our parting as long as I could." said Kyoya then took a breather. He then started to continue. "I was really happy, finding someone I was into and possibly had interest in me. Then you caught me in the alley. My heart shattered, but I couldn't deny the lingering feelings. And now they're so big, I can't even seem to hate you for everything you've done. I'm completely in like with you. I know you aren't into men, but I just didn't want to have regrets..."

Kyoya wanted to hide. He wanted to go somewhere far and never be found again, but he kept himself planted in his seat. He needed to hear his answer in person. The silence was deafening.

"Come closer." said Senku. He moved closer. "Closer."

Soon their foreheads were touching, close enough to feel each other's breath. Senku leaned forward, going in for a kiss. He couldn't deny the joy he felt from listening to Kyoya pour out his feelings, not knowing if the other party had mutual feelings. He's known for a while now that he's wanted Kyoya to himself. The thought of others getting touchy feely with him made him upset. He wanted all of Kyoya's attention, all of his tender touches, all of his affection.

He pulled away from Kyoya then let his head rest on his shoulder. He needed to answer him.

"I don't know why I'm feeling these for you when you're a man, but the heart never lies..." he mumbled as he hugged him.

Kyoya hugged him back and rubbed his back.

"It's scaring me. Why do I have these feelings for you? Aren't I straight? I don't know anymore... I'm so confused, but I really can't deny that I like this joyous feeling." Senku added, slowly pulling away from him. "I don't have the confidence to answer you, mostly because I don't know my own feelings, but also because... Akito wants us apart."

Kyoya silently bit his lip then started biting his thumb, a habit he's always done when he was deep in thought while panicking. Senku pulled his thumb away from his mouth with a frown.

"You're going to ruin your finger like that..." he said while holding his hands. "I just don't want Akito giving you any more trouble..."

Kyoya pulled away from Senku and silently gathered his things. Senku reached out to Kyoya who easily slipped out of his grip. The door closed, leaving Senku all alone. His chest hurt. His eyes stung. Breathing became a challenge. Why did it hurt so much just seeing him leave? It wasn't any different than the night before. He willed himself not to cry and covered himself with the hospital sheets.

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Mei looked up and saw Kyoya still hadn't returned from the hospital. Did he really plan on staying the entire day? She tapped on his number on her phone and was instantly sent to voicemail. It wasn't a big deal until three calls later. She thought of alerting Akito then stopped. He'd hate her forever if she did. Mei slumped in her seat as she thought of places he could've disappeared to.

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Akito rolled down the window, noticing the lights were off and his car not in the driveway. Kyoya wasn't home. He couldn't reach him on his phone either. It worried him, so he came to his house only to be greeted with the sight before him. Something had to have happened to him. Did the hitman get to him already?

"Head home." said Akito, busying himself on his phone as they took off.