Okay, here's my first Junjou fanfic. I wanted to write this for a while now, so I did it. Sorry if may seem confusing at first. But, it'll make sense as the story goes on.

"Shinobu, what are you still doing up? It's 3 in the morning."

Young Shinobu Takatsuki was nearly dozing off until he heard that familiar voice. It was his lover, Yo Miyagi, with whom he has been living with since beginning his first year at Mitsuhashi.

"Miyagi, d-don't worry. I'll be finished in a while. Just need to double-check, add some more words, and double-check again!"

Miyagi came closer and glanced at what Shinobu was trying so hard to complete. It was an assignment that was only given two days ago. After realizing this, Miyagi did a small facepalm.

"You do realize that this assignment isn't due for another two weeks, right?"

"But Miyagi, when I'm finished with this, I'll be ahead of everyone!"

"Sigh, you don't have to keep pushing yourself. You're obviously tired and you need some sleep."

Miyagi began grabbing the younger man's right arm. Shinobu held on to his desk with his left one.

"No, Miyagi! I'm this close to being finished."

"Shinobu, I'm glad you're taking this whole thing seriously, but you'll have more time for that later. It's not always good to stay up this late."

As Shinobu kept on resisting, Miyagi decided to resort to drastic measures and carried the boy over his shoulder.

"Bakayarou! Put me down! I'm not tired!" yelled Shinobu.

"Kids need their sleep too, you know."

"Do I look like a kid to you? I'm a freakin' college student!"

The older man put him down on the bed and tucked him in.

"What is the point of this, Miyagi? I don't even feel sleepy."

"Dark circles are already forming around your eyes, and…"

Before he knew it, Shinobu had already fallen asleep. Miyagi cracked a small smile as he saw his young lover's cute face.

He gave Shinobu a kiss on the forehead and went to lie down next to him.

Miyagi then began to think as he was lying down.

"He's certainly determined and motivated, but I think that he should take a break once in a while. Even geniuses need to rest as well."

The next morning, Miyagi got up early and started making breakfast. Shinobu woke up not much later.

"Mornin' Miyagi. What are you making?"

"Pancakes with chocolate chips and bacon, your favorite. I thought since you've been working so hard lately, I might as well give you a reward." answered Miyagi.

"Well, it's not like I'm doing it for a reward, it just so happens I excel a lot."

"Either way, you deserve to be rewarded. No questions."

Miyagi gave Shinobu his pancakes and sat down across him.

"So, are you finally done with your assignment? I glanced at it a little bit more and you really did well. I don't think you need to fix it anymore."

"You've got to be fucking kidding me. I can make it better! Just let me!"

"Hey, hey." Miyagi tried to calm the younger man down. "Save your energy for your future work, okay? Don't stress yourself out."

"All right, all right. I won't strain myself."

"Good. And after you're done, get ready for class."

"Got it."

The two men finished their breakfast, showered, dressed up and got in the car.

"Are you perfectly fine driving me to school?" asked Shinobu with a concerned look.

"It's perfectly fine. Even if your father doesn't know about us, he trusts me completely, even if it comes to you. And I'm driving you because I want to."

"Okay. Well thanks, I guess."

"Anytime."

Soon, they arrived at Mitsuhashi. Miyagi parked the car at the lot and began to say something to Shinobu.

"Have a good day, okay?"

"I'll try, but I can't promise anything."

"As expected from you, Shinobu Takatsuki. You'll be fine."

Throughout the day, Shinobu went to his classes and participated well. His last class was Literature. Though it wasn't exactly his favorite, since the teacher was Hiroki Kamijou, Miyagi's subordinate. Nonetheless, he tries hard for his lover's sake. He sat through the entire class, with his already-done assignment next to him. By the time class was finished, Shinobu was ready to submit his paper.

"Okay class, don't forget to submit your short stories. You have two weeks to complete it so don't slack off. Otherwise, you'll be answering to me." asserted Hiroki.

After that, Shinobu went up and handed in his paper.

"Well, Takatsuki. It looks like you finished pretty early, huh?"

"I just want things done quickly. I really need the time."

"Okay, then. Since you finished it early, I guess I can give some extra points."

"It's fine, Sensei. Just trying to pass my classes."

"Good, keep it up." commented Hiroki.

While that was going on, there was a clear air of envy from the others. Especially coming from Shinobu's seatmate, Yuta Ogura. Since the first day of classes, Ogura had been jealous of Shinobu's grades, which made his grades look like crap. He believed that he worked harder than Shinobu and felt that his seatmate just lazes around. In tranquil fury, Ogura walked up to the brown-haired guy and began to chew him out in the corridor.

"I saw you handing in your paper early. Are you sure you're not sucking up to the teacher?"

" Why the hell would I do that? I just happened to finish it earlier than most of you. A friend of mine told me it was good enough to submit already."

"Better watch yourself, Takatsuki. Just because you were an honor student at your high school, doesn't mean people aren't going to eat you alive. Fight to win, not to survive." said Ogura as he walked away from him.

Ogura's words left Shinobu confused and gave him deep thoughts. "What does he mean by that? Maybe it's only petty jealousy as usual. Whatever. He doesn't scare me."

Miyagi spotted Shinobu in the hallway and came up to him.

"Hey Shinobu. Did you hand in your paper yet?"

"Uh, yes I have. Kamijou-sensei gave me some extra points." replied Shinobu in a somewhat melancholy tone.

"Are you okay? You seem a bit unhappy."

"No, Miyagi. Don't worry, I'm fine"

Miyagi half-believed him. There was obviously something bugging him.

"Okay, if you say so."

The older man was clearly worried. Shinobu's happiness meant everything to him and the last thing he wanted to see was his lover sad.

Feel free to review after you read. You'll be helping me a lot if you do. And yeah, Ogura will get his comeuppance.