PoT: Standalone: Challenge - Chapter Six

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Fic post from my archive.

Challenge: Chapter Six

Niou has an idea for a trick. Drama with Peculiar Romance, I-3

Yagyuu moved forward, fingers trailing ever so lightly over Masaharu's wrist in passing. Masaharu suppressed his reaction, sternly, but couldn't hold back a grin. Who would have thought that Yagyuu would be an incorrigible tease?

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Also featuring the Clue Trout Moment.

It's about damn time, too. ^__________^

His suggestion that Sanada now had two excellent opponents to play against, and wasn't that nice, had been met with such a glare he'd sworn he smelled singed hair in its wake.


No one *appreciates* his insight. Poor baby.

Well, except for Yukimura. But then, Yukimura is God.

"So, he finally caught you, did he?" he asked, eyes sparkling.

Masaharu, caught flatfooted, had to grope for an answer for several moments.

"I would have said it the other way around," he managed, at last.

"He's been after you since late spring," Yukimura told him, conversationally.

And so casual, too! ^____________________________^ I'd snuggle him, but even if Sanada isn't the jealous type, I fear Kirihara.

Masaharu's grin widened, notch by notch, as the outline of a superb trick blossomed in his mind's eye.

"Niou-kun?" his partner asked, sounding a bit wary. Masaharu looked at him with glowing delight.

"Yagyuu, I have the most wonderful idea," he declared.

Be afraid, oh World, be very afraid.

He went through the day feeling like a hunter behind a blind, the blind of Yagyuu's impenetrable manners. From that vantage he finally had the inexpressible delight of seeing his partner point out to their literature teacher, shriveled old prune of a martinet that he was, that the love poems of the Man'yoshu centered on distrust, not faith, and that he should really stop trying to convince them of such romantic drivel. For one glorious moment, Masaharu thought Sugawara-sensei would have heart failure on the spot. After a long look at the razor sharp smile 'Niou' was sporting, the teacher chose to ignore the insolence and move right along.

Ah, the benefits of a reputation, he thought, looking on Yagyuu with fondness concealed by the glasses he wore.


[glee]

Remind me *never* to get on the bad side of either of these boys.

"I was right, too, you know," he murmured to Yagyuu as they dispersed.

"About what?" his partner inquired, cool as ever behind his precision and glasses.

"You are magnificent when you let go."

"Narcissist," Yagyuu accused him, lightly, fingertips brushing Masaharu's hand.


Awwwwwwwwwwww.

[melts into a puddle of Em-goo]

...shit, we're running up on angst now, aren't we?

Bugger and be damned.

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They really can be sweet together, for two such bastards.