After leaving Ryo to return to the class, Kazuya ran to a far corner of that level, to this hidden stairway he found on his first day in school. His fingers were held tightly in a fist, clenching with anger as he stomped towards the open window of the stairway, finally relaxing when he yelled out to emptiness. He hated those boys. Why would any normal person hurt another and finds joy in doing that?

 

He hated the fact that he was in this damned school. He hated the four arrogant spoilt brats who called themselves F4. He hates his school mates for standing there and doing nothing.

 

Most of all he hated himself for keeping quiet all the time.

 

And all this time when he yelled his heart out, along the stairways in the dark shadows, was Yamashita Tomohisa who watched everything in silence.

 

“ So what did that Kiritani did to get F4 so agitated?” Ninomiya asked his colleague and best friend as he continued wiping the powder stains off the glass counter top.

 

“He bought the last pudding from the cafeteria.” Kazuya commented through a mouthful of sweet dango dessert, “ That Akanishi brat wanted it, even though Kiritani bought the last one an hour ago. Flower four… they are just a bunch of spoilt snotty brats.”

 

“Snotty… you’re going to get into trouble if anyone from Hanatoko hears you.” Ninomiya laughed but did not fail to warn his friend.

 

“True…eh, Nino, do you wanna have this? If not I’ll eat it…” Kazuya said as he offered the last three dango in the box to his friend.

 

“No thanks…those are past the freshness expiry date. Please stop eating them…” Ninomiya tried to confiscate the box but Kazuya was too fast for him.

 

“It’s ok… they’ll go to waste.” Kazuya said, popping another dango into his mouth.

 

“ Ah… you sure can put up with a lot ne… Kazuya…” Ninomiya said as he went back to his work.

 

“Eh? Not really, I did fell sick once… or maybe another time with that soya bean flavored one…but it’s ok…”

 

“Not about that,” Ninomiya smiled as he looked up at his childhood friend, “ You sure have tried hard to put up with these people. I remember you are always the strong one who always helped me when I’m in trouble…”

 

“Those people at Hanatoko don’t know how good a friend Kazuya is…” Ninomiya said as he smiled at his friend.

 

“I’ll love to beat up those guys and leave school, but… my family… you know…” He gave another sigh as he thought of his family’s pride over the fact that he studies in Hanatoko Academy. There seem to be nothing that can be done about this.

 

The next day, Kazuya was about to tuck in into his lunch of a simple box of onigiri, when he saw Nishikido, holding a tray of food and looking rather lost in the middle of the cafeteria. He waved and Nishikido smiled gratefully and headed towards him.

 

“It’s hard being in a new school,” Nishikido commented, absentmindedly poking his lamb chop with his fork, “Somehow, I just don’t think I can fit in with the rest…”

 

“Eh!? Don’t tell me you’re a….” Kazuya’s eyes widen as he said, “ …commoner?”

 

“What’s a…ah!!!” Nishikido exclaimed, getting several stares from the rest of the students, “…it’s mouldy!”

 

“Just as I thought… you are a young master…” Kazuya looked at his seaweed covered onigiri, taking one and handing it to the other. “It’s just seaweed, wanna try one?”

 

“…Itadakimasu…” Ryo said as he took the strange looking greenish rice ball from the smaller boy. “Ah… it’s good!! Really good!”

 

Kazuya smiled at his new friend. They spent their lunch break chatting about different things. It was good that Ryo knew more things than the latest car models and designer cologne brands. At last, life in Hanatoko Academy did not seem that bad with a friend around.

 

“I’ll go clear this tray, wait for me here.” Nishikido grinned widely at Kazuya as he got up, only to bump into another person, spilling orange juice all over the other’s shirt.

 

At that moment, the cafeteria fell into deadly silence as Akanishi Jin glared at the boy who dirtied his expensive shirt.

 

“I’m sorry… I’ll pay for the cleaning.” Nishikido barely mumbled, looking down on the ground.

 

“Cleaning? What a joke.” Akanishi sneered as he took off his shirt, revealing a dark coloured singlet underneath.

 

“It’s so cold.” Jin continued his monologue, “ What if I got pneumonia and died? I’m the heir to the greatest financial support of Japan. What will happen to Japan’s future?”

 

Nishikido kept quiet all the time, not daring to reply.

“What will happen? I’m asking you a question here!” Akanishi grabbed Nishikido by the collar and raised his voice such that he was yelling in the other boy’s face.

 

“Stop!” Kazuya let out before he could control himself. He just could not stand there looking as his friend getting bullied by that brat. “-it please…” he finished his sentence.

 

The atmosphere seemed to have curdled as Akanishi turned to stare at the skinny boy who just stared back at him in silence. Not only Akanishi, the rest of F4 and the other students in the cafeteria all stared at Kazuya.

 

“Please…forgive him.” Kazuya pleaded, still not daring to look at Akanishi in the eyes.

 

“He did not… do it on purpose.” Kazuya tried hard not to stammer as he continued. This time, Akanishi walked towards Kazuya, eyes almost bearing a hole into Kazuya as he stared. He circled that feminine looking boy, and left without another word, his friends tagging behind him.

 

Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief as the other left him and Nishikido alone. Despite having tried so hard to keep a low profile and have a peaceful life, Kazuya knew that he was being dragged into F4’s cruel game. And he could do nothing about it. 

Next Chapter>>>


BEHIND THE SCENES:

 

Ryo: Jin, you fat oaf! How dare you raise your voice at me! I’m so going to kill you!

 

Jin: B-b-but!!! It’s the script!!! *stares daggers at Author*

 

Author: Sorry sorry!!! I’ll give you a good scene next time!!

 

Jin: I want to have three sex scenes with Kazuya next chapter!

 

Author: No! It’s not in the script!! I’ll give you more breaks for that?? Then you have to submit video reports…. *snickers*

 

Kame: Jinjin!!! *wraps towel around Jin*  You’ll catch a cold! Change into something dry…

 

Jin: *cheeky grin* Kazu-chan …(whispers) wanna lick the orange juice off me?

 

Kame: JIN!!! *blushes*

 

Ryo: *rolls eyes* Author-san! I want to quit this fanfic… these two are disgusting!! I want … Momo!!!

 

*Pi enters the studio*

 

Pi: *exclaims* Ryo! What are you doing behind me!

Tackey: Author-san, I’m bored. It’s two chapters and you haven’t gave me a single line. At least Ohno has Nino on the set… where’s Tsubasa? *glares*

 

Author: *headaches* Alright …alright… I’ll make arrangements for everything… *runs away to escape* 

Author's notes: I hope this won't disappoint. I am trying to put in some originality ( though not a lot ) in the following chapters. I hope the Behind-the-scenes thing is funny... I try my best. The following chapters will be better. The fanfic will go a lot  slower than the dramas, because it's in words and not in text. But I will try my best! Please comment if you liked it! Many things to those who commented in the last chapter!!!!