Disclaimer: Gokusen 2 is the creation of Nippon Television, Gokusen that of Morimoto Kozueko; neither is mine.
Summary: There will always be excuses.
Author's notes: Fic #11 for Livejournal community Ficlets on Demand's Fic a Day June Challenge '08. Request: First kiss by nemkess. And Hayato is prejudiced against certain things; I mean no offence.

Reasoning

by monitor screen

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It was an accident. Just one unintended falter after yet another fight. His arm was all bruised, damnit, of course it might buckle.

That he landed on Ryu was accidental. That he planted face-first on the other, lips smacking onto his, was even more accidental.

He was sure Ryu's arm around his shoulder was only meant to steady him. If all it managed was to pull him closer, Hayato was sure it was because Ryu was hurt too - they had all learned that injured limbs were unreliable.

So the only reason he stayed there, sprawled all over Ryu, was because he did not want to fall halfway again and worsen Ryu's bruises.

When Ryu licked across his lower lip, Hayato was sure it was only meant to clean up his split wound. Infections were nasty, after all. And Hayato only drew the tongue in because he thought he had cut his inner cheek too when that bastard from Midoriyama punched him. Better to be safe, and all that jazz.

It was not like they were fags or something. They were no pansy.

Hayato was sure of that.

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