Sorry for the long update wait. TY for all the reviews they keep me writing! Sorry if this is ooc.

Things had gotten complicated. Every time Gakushuu spoke, all Karma could think about was how it felt to kiss those lips. Whenever he saw the other's face he was consumed by a sudden overwhelming desire to grab him and hold him close.
His heart would pound and he'd feel overwhelmed.

Why the hell did Karma have to get some stupid school-girl crush on an uptight prick like Asano of all people, just because of a one night stand?
Karma always thought he was above these damn mushy feelings.

But apparently not.

Of course, admitting how he felt was out of the question- his pride wouldn't allow it. Gakushuu would either laugh and use it against him, or worse, find Karma disgusting. Karma remembered the horror on Gakushuu's face after he realised what they had done together. For Gakushuu what they did was just a unfortunate mistake and nothing more, the red head was sure of it.

Karma was avoiding him. The other was being even more irritating than usual. It frustrated Gakushuu to no end- the red head would skulk off and basically hide at lunch time, and he'd run straight home after school.
He only spoke to Asano when he really had to, and even then it was a few blunt words before he quickly excused himself. Karma seemed as though he couldn't stand talking to Gakushuu.
It had been a week and a half now, it was getting ridicules!

Gakushuu told himself he didn't care if Karma was ignoring him (one less irritating delinquent to deal with!) but every time the red head refused to meet his eyes, or rushed off as soon as Asano went to approach him, his chest felt tight and his heart hurt.
The rejection didn't just sting, it burnt.

Was it because Karma was disgusted with him? Did he blame Gakushuu for them sleeping together?

The blond regretted having sex with him if it meant that Karma didn't want to speak to him now. His absence felt like an ache (why did he have to feel this way about his rival?).

After two weeks, Gakushuu decided enough was enough! He spent the whole Saturday trying to study, but his mind just kept drifting back to a certain red haired delinquent.
That was it! He hated the uncertainty more than anything else! If Karma hated him now, Gakushuu wanted to hear it from Karma himself!

With sudden vigour, Gakushuu threw on his jacket and tugged on his shoes.

"Going to visit Akabane again?" His father's voice rang out suddenly as Gakushuu approached the door. "Do be careful. If he leaves any more marks I'm afraid your school uniform wont hide it~"

Gakushuu flushed bright red. He didn't need to see his father to know he was smirking. Seeing his son return two weeks ago looking tired and disheveled, with mysterious marks on his neck, after spending the night at Karma's, the Chairman quickly put two and two together.
He was surprisingly cool with it.

"You have the wrong idea!" The blond cried indignantly before leaving.

A knock echoed through Karma's house. The red head scowled, annoyed that he had been disturbed right as he was in the middle of playing the new sonic ninja game. If this was another door-to-door salesman, he was going to give them hell. Lazily dragging on a jacket, Karma paused the game, padded down the stairs towards the door, and opened it.

Karma wasn't sure who he expected to see on the other side, but it certainly wasn't Gakushuu Asano. The blond was stood there in an expensive looking coat, his expression a mixture of uncomfortable and determined, his cheeks pink from the cold.
A torrent of memories and feelings hit Karma with a sudden force. All the emotions he'd been trying to bury down resurfaced. His heart started to race again, and he felt an unfamiliar nervousness.
(I want to grab him! I want to kiss him!)
Dammit!
So Karma decided to do the most logical thing, and impulsively closed the door on the other.

"Yeah, I'm not really in the mood to work on the graduation speech today." Karma said, with a blasé tone that didn't betray his storm of conflicting emotions.

Asano's arm darted forward, catching the door with surprising strength, forcing it open. "I'm not here about the graduation speech, Akabane." He growled. Every time Karma pushed him away, he felt a flare of anger and hurt. Couldn't the other just get over himself? Without waiting for permission, Gakushuu shoved through the door, stepping into the hallway.
He would sort this out!

"Breaking and entering now are we? I'm appalled a model pupil is such a tearaway." Karma said, with a sly smirk that didn't reach his eyes. He crossed his arms. Asano didn't rise to the bait, so the red head continued. "So to what do I owe the pleasure? I'm sure our student council president has a good reason for breaking the law?"

Karma was acting so.. Normal. But it felt false somehow, in a way that made Asano uneasy.

"Fine. Lets cut to the chase. You're ignoring me." Asano said. When Karma opened his mouth to protest, Asano cut him off before he had a chance to speak. "Don't pretend otherwise! I don't know why your doing it- if your angry at me or something. But it's absurd for the two top pupils to cease communication. It's bad for the whole school."

Anger flashed in Karma's eyes, but he kept his composure. A sardonic grin spread on his face. "So that's why we should make up- for the good of the school?" The red head spat. Gakushuu nodded.

"Yes, Akabane." Gakushuu said- it was logical, after all. (And he didn't want to admit he missed Karma! Never in a million years!). "If you're ignoring me because we.. slept together.., then we can just pretend it never happened, and go back to how it was!"

Rage flitted across Karma's face- he really did loose his composure this time, unconsciously standing in a fighting stance. Pretend it never happened? As if. He resented the way Asano could talk about it so flippantly. Did it really mean so little to him? (and why do I care?).

Karma let out a dark chuckle.

"Pretend it never happened?" He sneered, a sinister expression gracing his features. He took a step forwards towards Asano. "Do you really think it's that easy for me?"

Gakushuu met his gaze, refusing to back down and move from the spot, despite the blood-lust radiating off the other.
"If that's what it takes. We can just go back to how it was mm- "

The blond was cut off when Karma darted forwards suddenly and kissed him. The red head pushed him into the door, closing it, with enough force to make Gakushuu's knees buckle.
The kiss was all roughness and teeth and no tenderness.

Amethyst eyes widened in surprise. Karma used the other's shock to his advantage, grabbing Gakushuu's wrists and pinning him to the door.

Karma pulled away from the kiss, still maintaining his grip on the other. That dark lust still burnt in his amber eyes.
"You see." He hissed into Gakushuu's ear, making him shiver. "I can't just pretend it didn't happen, because ever since that night I've been thinking about doing various things with you~ Heh. I bet you think I'm disgusting, don't you?"

Karma was well aware that was he was doing might make Gakushuu turn away from him forever, but he didn't feel in control of his own actions any more. Two weeks of holding back had been too much. He wanted to be honest. He wanted to show Asano why he had been avoiding him.

Hungrily, Karma unzipped the other's coat off, and ripped his shirt, not caring when plastic buttons rained down on the carpet. Gakushuu pushed against him, but Karma refused to loosen his hold.

"Karma, what are you doing?" Asano cried. It was probably meant to sound authoritative, but it came out sounding like a helpless whine. Gakushuu knew he should shove the other away and leave. He shouldn't be excited by this.

"Isn't it obvious?" Karma growled, before he started kissing the other's neck. Gakushuu let out a sharp gasp, the sound sent a thrill of pleasure through Karma.

"Ah- Akabane!" The blond hissed. Dammit! Why did he yield so easily to the other's touch? Why was Karma doing this after avoiding him for so long? To mess with him? To make Gakushuu feel weak? As a show of dominance? A way to distract from the question?
Well. Two could play at that game.

Karma was expecting Gakushuu to shove him away. What he wasn't expecting was for the blond to break free from his grasp, grab Karma by the shoulders, and push him backwards.
Caught off guard, Karma stumbled, and found himself falling into the wooden chair placed in the hallway.
The next thing he knew, he felt a heavy weight in his lap, and looked up to see Gakushuu leaning over him, pressing a knee into him.
Karma was effectively trapped. He wasn't sure if he wanted to push the other away, or kiss him again.

"I'm not just going to let you distract me." Asano said firmly. Karma was kind of impressed with how serious he could sound when he was almost straddling someone. "Why have you been avoiding me?"

"For fuck's sake." Karma groaned, meeting the other's gaze with a contemptuous glare. "I thought you were supposed to be smart. I'm avoiding you because ever since that night, all I want to do when I see you is sleep with you."

There. He'd admitted it. The shameful truth was out. But Karma would rather expose the truth himself than have it dragged out of him. At least it was his choice. At least he had control over it. He braced himself for Asano's reaction- cruel laughter? The slam of the door as he walked away in disgust?
But it never came; instead all he heard was an admonishing tut.

"Tsk- just how haywire are you hormones, Akabane?" Gakushuu sighed. "You really need to learn some restraint if your thinking about sex all the time. If you want to do that sort of stuff, there's a time and a place."

Karma braved a look up, and saw Gakushuu was looking the side, averting his gaze away. His cheeks were tinged pink, and he had a slight frown on his face, as if he were embarrassed.
There's a time and a place...
There's a time and a place...
Did he mean..?
The knot of nerves that had been twisted in Karma's stomach dissipated and was replaced with elation. One of his usual devious smirks found it's way onto his face.

Karma took Gakushuu's chin in one hand, and tilted it, forcing the other to face him.
"So." Karma said, a glint of mischief in his eyes. "Would you say that this is an appropriate time and place?"

Gakushuu blushed even deeper, but he refused to back down. He pressed his knee harder into Karma's lap.
"I'm not sure." He said, a slightly sadistic look in his amethyst eyes. "I haven't done my homework yet so I might not have any time."

"Liar." Karma said, leaning up to kiss Gakushuu.
Gakushuu kissed back, his heart beating wildly. Part of him couldn't believe he was actually doing this. But for once, he cast away his cast away his reservations and forgot about reputations and titles, and followed his instincts. Letting go of his inhibitions made him feel strangely nervous. But still. He wanted to do this. He just didn't realise it till now.

"Well." Karma said, as they lay in his bed together a few hours later, entangled together. "We can't use being drunk as an excuse now."

"No, we can't." Gakushuu murmured, his arm wrapped around the other's waist. Right now he was just content to lie with Karma. "And you owe me a shirt."

Karma couldn't help but chuckle slightly. Thinking about his shirt after what they'd just done- Only Asano would do that. "I'm sure I'll find some way to make it up to you."

I'm not sure if I will finish it on this chapter, or take it futher, since it's wrapped up pretty neatly.

Kurasahime143- Thank you for the review, sorry about the grammar.

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