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Chapter 8 - Hot chocolate
Taiyo had had a bad feeling about this from the beginning. Yes, it was once again one of those infamous games Taisuke and Kitayama played but this time, it was something else too. Something that bothered him a lot.
“It’s nothing different really this time. It’s just one of those games, nothing special. It’s just now they’re betting on weather Kitayama can kiss and seduce Anna or not. Only that. Completely normal. I’m not bothered by it. Not the least.”
Taiyo walked a bit after the rest of the group, lost in his thoughts. Shoon noticed this and slowed down his pace.
“You ok Taiyo?” he asked giving Taiyo a pat on the back.
“Huh?” Taiyo snapped back to reality.
“Oh, yes, I’m fine! Never been better!” Taiyo almost shouted back at him.
“SHHHHHHHHHH!” was the response he got from all the other boys sneaking in front of him. They had to remain unseen for the whole thing to work. They couldn’t afford to loose their cover.
“Sorry” he said whispering and bowing slightly.
They were now stationed at a place where they could see everything, Behind a corner from where you saw straight into the faculty-room, where to Kitayama was on his way. Anna was sitting there now sorting the papers and having a drink. She made hot chocolate because she didn’t drink coffee or tee. Taiyo had noticed it too. Every time she visited Tsuki she never had tea even though Tsuki always made it. That way Taiyo always ended up drinking it, just the thought about it made him want to laugh. At least the look on his sisters face since she ALWAYS forgot. Taiyo got hesitant again. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea...
Kitayama gave the boys one last look before the mission started. Senga gave him a supporting thumbs up and so, the game begun.
“Hi”
Anna looked up from her pile of papers.
“Oh, you’re still here. That’s unusual, usually you’re the first to go.” She said with a sarcastic tone as she looked dove back into the world of paperwork.
Taisuke who was positioned in the middle of all boys almost face faulted.
“Iron-face, I love you at the moment.”
Kitayama swallowed nervously.
“Hah...well, that would usually be the case...I’m so busy nowadays.” he said with a strained smile forming on his lips.
“Hmph.”
“That’s it? HMPH?!? I can’t loose my money! I can’t...I'm a poor artist for crying out loud!”
“Oh for...p~{€ouje093ehkjw@£@$saohixhdue...” Anna took of her glasses and massaged her temples.
“Why put a non-japanese person to do paperwork IN JAPANESE!???”
“Something wrong?”
“It’s nothing” she said putting her glasses back on and taking a sip of her chocolate. “My Japanese is just...well, not too good at all.”
“I can help you.” Kitayama got up and walked behind Anna and leaned over her shoulder to read the papers. He was moving in for the kill straight away.
“Yosh, I’ll win this stinking bet!”
Wataru looked worriedly at Taisuke.
“I can see how he’s able to get all those women...” he whispered.
“SHUSH!” Taisuke snapped.
Anna looked at Kitayama who was now “studying papers” over her shoulder.
“Oh my god...He’s trying to hit on me. I can’t believe it...”
Anna held back the urge to punch him. She had never liked overconfident men. Confident yes, overconfident = Big no, no. Not long after that she saw someone’s hand sticking out from behind the corner.
“Ok, this is fishy...Wait, to the library...My ass. Better find out what this is about.”
“Oh Thank you Kitayama-kun, it’s so hard to do all this paperwork all alone...” Anna said with a very fake voice and a small pout.
“It’s my pleasure.” Kitayama said with a very husky voice now looking Anna straight in the eyes.
“He’s definitely trying to hit on me.”
Anna turned away and faked a shy, innocent look. Behind her hair that was hanging in front of her face she was smiling. A smug smile crept up on her lips as she thought of a perfect plan.
Kitayama looked at the corner where the guys where piled up.
“Hah. The super-womanizer will always prevail. Taisuke, you’ll suffer.”
Taisuke closed his eyes and crossed his fingers. “Don’t betray me now iron-face. Please.”
Taiyo watched the situation closely, though Shoon and Yabu trying to tie Hikaru up and put duck-tape on his mouth were kind of in the way, Hikaru had minor problems staying both put and silent.
“She couldn’t fall for that...Right? No one would, I mean it’s so fake! Like, c’mon...” Taiyo tried to convince himself, but not with much success. He was seriously worried now.
Kitayama cleared his throat and also faked a shy expression. He told Anna what one of the papers said and went back to his seat, but pulled the chair a lot closer to the table now.
He rested his chin on his one hand and just stared at Anna. Anna knew exactly what he was getting at, but he started it so she could as well play along...
She looked at him shyly and smiled. “What are you looking at?”
“Oh, sorry...It’s just your eyes...They are so pretty. Such a pretty shade of blue.”
“They’re green...prick.”
“Well, thank you. I wish I had brown though. Just like you.” Anna said tracing her finger gently under Kitayama’s left eye.
“WOW, she responds unusually fast...”
“Naah, brown eyes are so boring. Everyone here has brown eyes. Yours are special.” he whispered.
Taiyo didn’t like at all where this was going. Neither did anyone else, except maybe the Question? guys who were placing bets on Anna and Kitayama.
Kazuyori and Daisuke were on Kitayama’s side while the rest were still hoping for what seemed like a miracle.
“C’mon Iron-face, please!” Taisuke repeatedly prayed. He was desperate to win this, he had to!
Anna took another sip from her drink as she decided that now it was time for action.
“Uhh, it’s hot in here isn’t it?” she said fanning herself and opening a couple of buttons of her white-collar shirt. Quite a few buttons... Now one could VERY clearly see she indeed was a woman.
The boys around the corner gasped, but Hikaru (who was now under Akun, as he sat on him to keep him put) only drooled a little.
Kitayama swallowed. “Well, now that you mention it...”
“This is going FAR better then I expected...What should I do? Play along? Run? Flee the country? Oh my god all the guys are watching. I need a drink, a strong one.”
But he decided to play along. He slowly let his leg touch Anna’s under the table. Very lightly though, as to test how Anna would react.
She didn’t even blink. More like she moved her leg a bit closer to his.
All of a sudden she stood up and walked over to the sink and poured out her chocolate. Kitayama (Who had almost had an heart attack due to the sudden movement) turned around his chair so he was facing her back.
“Umm...”
“Hmm?” Anna said turning around and looking at Kitayama. She had opened her long hair from the bun and it was now loose. And messy and extremely nice?...
He gulped again.
“Ok, I’m going to win this bet. FOCUS! Now: final blow! Strike the final blow!”
“You know...you look pretty with your hair down...”Kitayama said actually blushing a bit.
"Wow, smooth Dr. Love"
“Uwaa~This is so embarrassing, all the guys are watching!...Wait, I’m the womaniser for crying out loud! Why should I be nervous? NO REASON!”
“I do? Maybe I should leave it open more often...” Anna said looking at Kitayama from under her fringe as she played with her hair.
He just smiled at her. Deep inside Anna sighed.
“So, do you find me attractive?” Anna asked now pulling her glasses lower on her nose.
“HUH?” Kitayama was caught of guard by this question. The boys behind the corner all fell into one huge pile.
Taiyo’s eyes went so wide he thought he couldn’t close them again.
“This isn’t happening...I mean, she has never gotten along with him. RIGHT?”
“Wow, that was blunt!” Yone said looking at Akun who nodded in agreement. Hikaru tried to say something but well, he remained under Akun so...
Tamamori just sat on the floor gaping like a goldfish not saying a thing. Nika gave him a reassuring pat on the head. "It's ok, we know how you feel."
Taisuke...sighed. He also got a pat from Nika. Nika got a punch in exchange.
“Well, do you? Your actions say so...I know you said I’m pretty but attractive is a completely different thing.” Anna said now walking around the chair Kitayama was sitting on. She walked slowly, the sound of her high-heels echoing in the building.
Ok, he was starting to get a little nervous now...
Anna stopped right in front of the boy as she leaned forward to look at him. Kitayama tried to keep his eyes on her, but her shirt was making something seemingly easy a lot harder.
Anna let out a disappointed sigh. She straightened back up and gave him a sad look.
“I guess you don’t...”
“NO! I mean-”
With a sudden movement Kitayama suddenly felt a weight on him. That would be about when Anna sat in his lap with one leg on each side of him.
“...PANIC! NOW!”
The other boys all stopped what they were doing and just looked at what was happening. Now they were all in the same state as Tamamori.
Anna was satisfied, everything was going according to her plan. But what she was most grateful about though was that she was wearing pants today and not a skirt. She made a mental note to wear pants more often. Pants are good.
“Kitayama-kuuun~, you OK?” she said with a innocent look.
“Uhm...B-Breasts, I mean YES!” he said sweatpearls now forming on his forehead.
“Ok, going according to plan. Take a deep breath, kiss her and make her say that I’m hot, so the guys will hear her. Ok. Deeeeep breath. I can do it...Nothing hard about that.”
“Um, A-chan, can I ask you something and answer me loud and clear.”
“Okay. Sure.”
Taisuke turned his back against the two of them. He was loosing this bet. What made him even more mad was the fact he honestly thought he had a chance when it came to Anna, but apparently he was wrong.
“D-d...*deep breath* Do you find me attractive? You know...sexy?” Kitayama half-yelled.
Before he knew it he could feel Anna’s breath on his face and feel the smell of...of hot chocolate? He shivered as Anna leaned even closer now close to his ear. He shivered again as he could feel her puffing warm air to his ear.
“You’re very sexy........NOT!” she yelled to his ear.
Taisuke turned around as the other boys crawled closer to the scene.
She quickly got up and buttoned her shirt.
Kitayama jaw hit his lap. “Ok...Wait, WHAT?”
Anna put her glasses back up. “You don’t honestly think I’d fall for that? C’mon, I’m not that desperate.” she said with such a strong voice it surprised Kitayama.
“But..women...”
“Don’t think I’m like other women. Or rather don’t put all women in the same box. There are actually people who aren’t appealed to looks only. And your ego... I won’t even start on that.”
He just stared at her. He couldn’t believe it, so all this time she was...
“She was playing with me?”
“Don’t feel bad. I just don’t like you as anything more as an annoying nuisance that I have to work with.”
She leaned in and gave him a small peck on the nose. “No hard feelings. See you tomorrow.”
And then she walked out the door swaying her hips and waving goodbye with the backside of her hand.
Kitayama remained on his seat. Just as she left the room the other boys came in yelling, bouncing, dancing. All as amazed over what happened.
“Well, Mr Super-womanizer, how are we doing here?” Taisuke asked playing with the other boys hair.
“...”
“I thought so.” Taisuke’s eyes were glowing with delight. “I knew I could trust you Iron-face! I shall forever be royal to you. I am your royal servant.”
And quickly after that Taisuke got on Akun’s shoulders as they went to celebrate his victory to the restaurant just across the street (on Kitayama’s tab of course).
"Boy's, let's go!!!!!!"
"Haaaai~~"
As they were out of the building Taiyo saw Anna’s retrieving form. “Yokatta.”
Kitayama was a little behind the rest. Senga noticed this and walked over to the boys and gave his shoulder a squeeze.
Kitayama looked at Senga with adoring eyes. “At least he is on my side! Sengaaa...”
“Don’t feel bad, at least you got the kiss!” he said before bouncing away to the rest of the boys.
Kitayama started crying.
So, all’s well that ends well. (Well, almost. In a hurry as they were they forgot Hikaru in the staff-room. But that’s ok, someone would (hopefully) find him in the morning.)