Wincing, Nakatsu Shuichi bent down to retrieve the book that had slipped of the edge of the desk. Brown eyes flicked to the lower bunk but there was no sign that the clatter had disturbed his roommate behind the drawn privacy curtain. Taiki had missed their last two classes of the day because of a migraine and the last thing he wanted was to do ( Read more... )

             Black eyes snapped open and he held his breath, analyzing the darkness around him. Where is he? He could feel the pain of his roommate but it was so faint...Taiki had been expecting this reaction for a couple of weeks but the depth of the grief was staggering. Leaping from his bunk he snatched up a blanket that was folded at the foot ( Read more... )

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Biting back a small curse, Shuichi massaged his stubbed toe and glanced anxiously over at the drawn curtain of the lower bunk. Careful not to make any more unavoidable noise, he quickly changed into his night-clothes and climbed up onto his bed. Drawing his own curtain, he reached up behind him to flick on the ( Read more... )