Series: Koko wa (Here is) Greenwood
Author: Peach Blossom Faerie
Pairing: Mitsuru x Shinobu, Hasukawa x Shun.
Rating: PG-13
Warning: AU, OOC, mild fluff
Disclaimer: Koko wa Greenwood doesn't belong to me, no matter how much of the merchandise I buy.
JUST A CHRISTMAS TALE.
Part Two.
The corridors in Greenwood were rapidly emptying, as the students made their way out of the building and home for the holiday.
Mitsuru waved Hasukawa and Shun off, and waited for Shinobu to arrive. As he waved goodbye to the rest of his friends, he knew Shinobu wouldn't be long. Once the last student had left, and the dorm lady had locked up, they too would leave and go to their apartment, safe in the knowledge that no one from the Academy would see them, and find out that they owned a place.
Finally, he spotted the dorm lady leaving, and Shinobu following. Putting his bag on his back, he handed Shinobu his and after bidding the dorm lady happy holidays, they headed towards the train station for the short ride into the city.
"I called the cleaners," he turned his head to Shinobu as they walked, "They said that they didn't have time to decorate this year."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, so I thought that we could go shopping tomorrow and get a few things...is that okay?" Mitsuru smiled as they arrived at the platform for their train.
"If we get the food and supplies today it should be alright," Shinobu replied, "If we leave it all until tomorrow, we'll end up forgetting things."
"Right," any other answer Mitsuru could have made, was drowned out by the arrival of the train. Getting on, they were lucky to find a couple of seats, and they sat waiting for their stop to come up.
Soon they had arrived, and disembarking from the train, they headed towards the supermarket to get provisions. Once supplies were gained, they strolled leisurely to the building in which they owned an apartment.
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Mitsuru put his bags on the ground, and unlocked the door. Removing his shoes, he entered the apartment and headed towards the kitchen to put the food away.
The apartment wasn't huge, but it was good enough for the two of them. Four storeys up and on the corner of the building, it looked out across the city in two directions and had a small balcony jutting out from the kitchen. To one side was the washroom, the toilet and the bedroom. There was only one bedroom, but it housed a bunk bed, which was a familiar and comfortable setting for them both. The living room was sparsely furnished with a small couch, an easy chair and a couple of small tables.
Grabbing their bags, Shinobu took them into the bedroom and put them on the small dresser. From the kitchen Mitsuru called, asking him if he wanted a beer. Calling back his affirmative answer, he had to smile. Although under age, he had no problem getting served - most sales people assumed that he was of legal age, and those that didn't soon gave in under his piercing glare.
Leaving the bedroom, he glanced across at his friend in the kitchen, and went across to the window, watching the people on the street below; he felt removed from them and started to feel himself relax. Removing his slippers, he curled up on the easy chair and tucked his feet under him. Mitsuru soon joined him, handing him his beer before flopping down onto the sofa opposite.
"Ah," Mitsuru took a long slurp from his can, "This is nice, away from rules, uniform and homework."
"I agree; it was a good idea to do our holiday assignments at school, now we're completely free for the next few weeks." Shinobu took a sip from his own can and smiled impishly, "and I can smoke without worrying about getting caught by the dorm lady."
"You did well this term - she only suspected you of it once, and you didn't get caught at all," Mitsuru grinned back and saluted him with the can. They fell into a comfortable silence, both of them enjoying each other's company.
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Shun had to smile as he looked across. Hasukawa had his jacket balled up and was using it as a pillow as he slept with his face pressed against the back of the seat. Taking a look out of the train window, Shun estimated that they still had quite awhile before their stop.
He was really glad that Suka had joined him. When he had revealed that he was gay to the other boy, he had been really worried that Suka would hate him - but the other boy didn't. But still, he had expected to be politely turned down for the holiday offer. He knew that his growing attraction for Suka would cause problems if he let it, but he was determined that he wouldn't let it; there was no need for Suka to ever find out how much he cared for him.
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Hasukawa could feel the rhythm of the train beneath him, so he knew it wasn't time to 'wake up' yet. He had pretended to be asleep so that he could think, and to try and stop himself from causing a potentially embarrassing, holiday-ruining moment. Usually, he would just go ahead and do what he wanted, but with Shun's friendship on the line, he wanted to think his way through a plan of action. A few subtle questions here and there to Shinobu and Mitsuru had helped him formulate a basic plan, and he was determined that he would do something over the holiday - he just wasn't sure what that something should be.
Finally, he felt Shun nudge him and call him. Pretending to wake slowly, he looked blinkingly up at Shun, glad that his face was mostly hidden by his jacket so the other boy wouldn't see him blush.
"Suka-chan - we've got to get off at the next stop," Shun smiled at him and he nodded his head. Satisfied that the blush had subsided enough to be passed off as a sleepy warmth, he sat up and pulled his jacket back on.
Scooping up their bags, they pushed their way through the people standing and made their way to the train doors. The train drew to a halt and they got off amongst a mass of people. Once the people had dispersed somewhat, they looked about and Shun smiled as he spotted his younger brother waving at him from the stairs.
"Come on Suka-chan, time to meet my family."
BACK TO PART ONE. ON TO PART THREE...
