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[HanaKimi] Snapshots (Revised)
Title: Snapshots
Fandom: HanaKimi
Pairing: NakatsuxKayashima. Mentions SanoxMizuki and NakatsuxKomari
Themes: 1 (look over here), 4 (our distance and that person) and 26 (if only I could make you mine)
Summary: When I look back, they were nothing more then snapshots of us.

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Nakatsu wondered how he ended up with a roommate like Kayashima. Of course, he should consider himself lucky, because he could end up with a roommate like Kujou--even though that wasn't really possible because Kujou was a year older--if he did, then he'd really be dead.

Kayashima was actually a great friend, even if he did have weird quirks. Seeing spirit and all might seem like a big deal to some people, but Nakatsu didn't care about that. The yoga scared him a little, but any ordinary person would freak out if they stepped out of the bathroom only to find out that their roommate had turned himself into a human pretzel.

"Nakatsu?" Mizuki's face appeared suddenly in front of him, startling him out of his wits and causing him to scream loudly.

"M-Mizuki! You scared me!"

"Ah, sorry!" His current crush said, giggling slightly. "Why are you staring at Kayashima like that?" He asked with curiosity.

"Eh? Like what?"

"You've been staring at him for almost half an hour." Sano spoke up, smirking slightly. It was rare for anyone to get a reaction out of Sano. Unless of course, it was Mizuki. But since Nakatsu was pretty much his closest friend, he had the privilege of being the butt of Sano's jokes, if he ever made one. (Of course, we should just ignore the fact that Sano also enjoyed teasing Mizuki, but that was a special case.)

Nakatsu glared at Sano, but then he made sure he was smiling brightly at Mizuki. "Oh it's nothing. I was just thinking about something."

"Oh?" For a moment, it looked as if Mizuki was about to ask more questions, probably questions that Nakatsu had no answers to or even ones he didn't want to answer. But Sano had always been the most perceptive of the three--despite being blind to some of the more obvious things in life, such as Mizuki's affections towards him--so he distracted Mizuki with some candy, although his hand was trembling slightly as he handed them to a cheerful Mizuki.

Che. Showoff.

"Nakatsu." Apparently while Nakatsu was busy glaring at Sano, Kayashima had snuck behind him. And the sound of Kayashima's voice made him jump.

"Damn it, don't scare me like that!"

"Dinner." Nakatsu perked up immediately at the thought of food.

"Food!"

Kayashima couldn't help but smile at Nakatsu's enthusiasm. As he began walking towards the dining hall after Nakatsu, Sano's eyes caught his. And he didn't need to read Sano's aura to realize that Sano sympathized with his current situation. Kayashima sighed and shrugged, smiling all the while.





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Nakatsu is a kind person. It was something that Kayashima knew from the moment they met. Not because Kayashima saw how bright his aura was, but because he could tell that Nakatsu was sincere.

Others have noticed it too, even when Nakatsu failed to realize it. Komari, Nakatsu's ex-girlfriend, noticed it too. In fact, that was the reason she confessed her feelings to him in the first place.

Kayashima couldn't help but sympathize with the girl. After all, they were on the same both. Both noticed the kindness in Nakatsu and both of them fell in love with it. Unfortunately, Nakatsu was never the brightest crayon in the box, so he tended not to see these things.

But Kayashima was slightly jealous of the girl. Because Kayashima could never reveal the feelings he had for Nakatsu, it would cause an uproar. Komari, on the other hand, was blessed by the fact that she was born a girl and therefore had no problems.

But being constantly by Nakatsu side and being possibly the only person in the world to know the real Nakatsu, the one who CAN break but doesn't want anyone to see him when it happens. The one who prefers to smile and pretend everything is okay while he sits and cries soundlessly in a deserted student lounge.

Kayashima remembers that Nakatsu, the one who didn't make a sound when his heart was broken to pieces. The one who pulled himself together in one night, just so a friend would not feel bad the next morning. The same Nakatsu who retired to Kayashima's bed that night, because Kayashima wouldn't take "no" for an answer and Nakatsu had no energy to fight him.

Kayashima is jealous of Komari for being able to confess her feelings to Nakatsu. He is jealous of Mizuki for being the one in Nakatsu's heart. Yet he cannot bring himself to hate those two, because if not for them, Nakatsu would never have considered a relationship with another boy and he would not have been able to fall asleep with an armful of Nakatsu.




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The party was getting slightly out of hand. It was the first party after Mizuki's departure. At first the guys were unsure whether or not they could convince Sano to join the party. Then again, they seemed to have forgotten about Nakatsu's sheer determination when it comes to getting something done.

So the party was a complete success. Almost too successful.

Sano was snoring away in a corner, down for the count after drinking half a glass of sake. The others had not been surprised, though Nakatsu looked downright harassed after a drunk Sano had mistaken him for Mizuki and nearly kissed him.

"How are you feeling?"

Nakatsu snorted in disgust. "I'm going to kill him when he wakes up."

"He'll have one bad hangover when he wakes up. I think he would want to kill himself." Kayashima pointed out with a smile. Nakatsu snorted. Kayashima noted that he looked flushed and his eyes weren't focusing very well. Nakatsu was obviously drunk.

"You should stop drinking or you'll have one too."

"Heh. I'll worry about that tomorrow." Nakatsu said with a grin. Kayashima merely shrugged and looked on as their friends made fools of themselves. Nakatsu found himself staring at his roommate. He caught himself staring at Kayashima a lot lately. In fact, ever since the day Mizuki pointed out that he did stare at Kayashima often he began to wonder why that was.

And with alcohol singing in his system, whispering "good" ideas that were actually bad, he was beginning to think that he should do something about it.

He must have been staring for a whole ten minutes, contemplating whether or not to do what he was about to do. Finally throwing caution to the wind the way he always does, he grabbed a hold of Kayashima's shoulder and held him close.

"You're so cute sometimes." He muttered.

Utterly bewildered--trying to figure out what the heck Nakatsu was doing--Kayashima could only blink as Nakatsu began to lean closer.

"You're drunk." He whispered, no trace of wonder in his voice, though his eyes were wide, not quite believing what was about to happen.

"Maybe."

"You'll regret this in the morning."

"I don't know about that."

"You'll forget about it the next morning." Kayashima added. But Nakatsu found himself shaking his head, mind clear despite the alcohol in his system.

"No way." And he finally closed the gap and stole Kayashima's first kiss.



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Kayashima was sitting on his desk reading a book when he heard Nakatsu groaning. He closed the book and set it down on the table. He took a moment to collect himself, trying very hard to push memories of what happened last night away. Nakatsu was drunk. He didn't know what he was doing. So it would be best for both of them that they forget it all ever happened.

He poured water into a clean glass and rummaged around his drawer for some pain killer. He walked over to Nakatsu's bed carrying both the glass and the painkiller in his hands.

"You're a lifesaver." Muttered Nakatsu, taking the tablet and then the water. After washing the tablet down with the water, he groaned again, letting his head fall back onto the pillow.

Kayashima placed the glass on his table and turned around to look at the bed, leaning against the table.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to go and get you something?" Nakatsu grunted. Kayashima knew from experience that it was a "no" grunt. "I'll go get food anyway. You might get hungry later on."

Nakatsu raised his hand just as Kayashima was about to walk towards the door. "Wait."

"What's wrong?" Asked Kayashima.

"Come here for a sec." Kayashima hesitated for a brief moment, but he didn't sense anything wrong with Nakatsu's request so he complied.

He stopped next to the bed, looking down at Nakatsu. "What is-" Before he could finish his question, Nakatsu quickly grabbed a hold of his wrist. He pulled the washcloth away from his eyes and stared at Kayashima for a moment before grinning widely.

Kayashima blinked down owlishly at him and then let out a yelp as Nakatsu gave his wrist a strong tug and he fell, face first into the bed.

"Nakatsu, what are you doing?" He struggled to get up but with Nakatsu's arms around his waist, it was a futile effort.

"Be quiet, will you?" Muttered Nakatsu, punctuating the sentence with a kiss to Kayashima's temple. He grinned when the boy in his arms froze suddenly in shock. "I told you I wouldn't forget."

Kayashima was quiet for a very long moment but after hearing Nakatsu's words he seemed placated.

"Damn it, aren't you the psychic here?" Muttered Nakatsu. "I'm serious, OK? And I'm not letting you go either."

What could he possibly say to that? So Kayashima kept quiet, but he did take Nakatsu's hand in his and squeezed it gently.



END