"It should be a yes or no question." He softly says, tilting his head a bit. He's so close. You press your hands against his chest, pushing him back a bit. He allows you to, but not too far. He's still really close.
"Like... romantically?" You ask.
"Yes." He answers in a stern and low tone. Your eyes relax as you stare down at the floor. He leans in more, causing you to look towards him.
"You do... don't you..." He says quietly, almost in a whisper, but you hear him clearly.
"I wouldn't say that. My feelings towards him are confusing." You softly sigh.
"Confusing?"
"Confusing as in I don't know." Baji stares at you after you say that. He closes his eyes and furrows his eyebrows. "What's wrong?" You ask. Baji opens his eyes and looks directly into yours.
"Your answer... it's pissing me off." He sighs. He pulls away. He's balancing himself on his feet, but he's still crouched... almost like he's on his knees. He leans forward, resting his forearms on his knees.
"I'm sorry?" You push yourself up a bit.
"Are you really?" He asks. You furrow your eyebrows, sighing a bit. He shuffles through his pocket, laughing quietly. You raise an eyebrow when he does. He pulls something out of his pocket, looking at it. Your chest feels tight when you see it.
"Why do you have that?" You ask, pointing to the condom in his hands.
"I was planning on using it today." He says in a low tone. You gasp, covering your mouth. Baji looks at you, confused.
"With Chifuyu?" You say in a gasp. Baji's eyes relax and narrow. You cover your mouth, trying to hold in your laugh.
"What made you start saying that?" He sighs.
"I don't know honestly." You say in a muffled tone as your hand is still covering your mouth.
"Do you think I'm gay?" He asks, raising an eyebrow. "Do I look gay?"
"No..." You say, trying not to smile.
"..." He stares at you for a bit. He takes a deep breath, rolling his eyes, and looking up. He blinks, and his eyes are back on you.
He closes your legs and sits down beside you. You sigh, feeling the anxiety leave your chest, but then you stiffen when he grabs you by the side of your shirt and pulls you over on top of him.
Your bottom rests on his thighs, and your hands on his chest. You let go of his chest, staring at him.
"A few years ago, I didn't really give a fuck about girls... or getting laid." He sighs, looking up at the ceiling again. "All I cared about was Toman... and fighting."
"Not surprising..." You say slowly. Baji stares at you a bit before opening his mouth to talk again. He rests his hands on your waist.
"But recently I felt... more curious..."
"Curious about what?" You softly ask. His grip on your waist tightens. You feel anxiety growing in your chest again.
"About what it would feel like." He says softly, looking you up and down slowly.
"You haven't tried dating anyone?" You ask, leaning forward a bit, causing him to look you in the eyes. Your bottom is now resting higher up on his thigh, just under his pelvic area.
"No." He answers in a low tone.
"Why? I'm sure girls would want you if you gave them a chance... you aren't ugly, you know..."
"I don't want any girl..."
"Huh?"
"I want you." He leans forward, his face close to yours. You raise an eyebrow. You smile slightly.
"Right...?" Your say. His eyes are still focused on you. Your eyes widen when you realise he's being serious.
"Wait... really? But why?"
"I thought we had this conversation a while ago... when we were in high school... did you not believe me back then?" He asks. Your eyes examine his eyes and mouth, trying to think about what he said.
"I remember that... yeah- but I didn't think you were being for real..." You shakily say.
"... I was."
"..." You adjust yourself a bit. You feel closer to him now. He still has a grip on your waist. You feel anxious, causing you to push back away from him a bit. He winces, his fingers digging into your waist. He lifts one of his legs, stopping you.
You quietly gasp and stare at him. He has an uncomfortable look on his face.
"If you liked me back then too... then why are you making it very clear now?"
"..." He doesn't answer right away. His eyes are examining your eyes. "Do you like Mikey?" He asks again.
"I don't know." You answer.
"..." He stares at you, his eyes soften. He still has that same look on his face, but now examining it more... it doesn't really look like he's uncomfortable.
"Do you like me?" He asks. You stare at him, thinking about his question.
"Do you like me?" You repeat.
"Yes. Do you?"
"..." You clench your hands on your thighs, taking slow, deep breaths. Hearing him say that makes your chest feel tight. "I can't tell." You say in a soft tone. Baji stares at you a bit before leaning forward, his lips close to yours. "I think so."
"You think so?" He questions, his voice making a breathy tone.
"My chest feels ticklish when I'm close to you..." You softly say. Baji pulls away.
"So, same as Mikey... you don't know?" He asks. You stare down at the bottom of his shirt.
"I don't know..."
"Yuki." You look up at Baji. "Who would you choose...?" He asks.
"You or Mikey?" You question.
"Mhm." He hums. You stare him in the eyes, thinking about it.
"You." You softly say. Baji's eyes slightly widen.
"Yeah?" His eyes are narrowing at yours. You slowly nod, your chest feeling tight.
"Prove it." He says in a low tone.
"Prove it? How would I prove it?" You ask. Baji's eyes leave yours, slowly looking around the room. You furrow your eyebrows and slowly look towards the window. Your eyes notice a shine on the ground. You look towards it, seeing the sealed condom resting on the ground next to him. His eyes stop at yours. He follows the direction your eyes are staring at.
You pick up the condom, examining it.
"Were you going to use this on me?" You ask.
"Don't know..." Baji answers in a low tone. "Why? Did you want me to?" He asks. You furrow your eyebrows at him, then relax them. You examine the wrapper, staring at the words on it.
"Why is it a large?" You ask.
"Because that's what size I am..." He says slowly. You slowly look up at him. Anxiety in your chest. He grabs the condom but stops when he realises you have a grip on it. Your eyes widen when you realise you were holding on to it too tightly.
He lets go of it and tilts his head to the side a bit. His hair follows the direction he tilts his head in.
"Do you want to put it on me?" He asks. Your eyes widen when he says that.
"Put it on you?"
"Mhm." He hums. He reaches towards his pants, unbuckling them. He stops and rests his hands on your thighs.
"If you want to... then you can pull it out and put it on for me..." His voice is in a low, seductive tone.
"..." You stare at him, holding on to the wrapper in your hand.
"Or are you scared?" He asks, a slight smile on his face.
"No." You say. You hold the wrapper with your teeth and begin pulling at his pants, pulling them down a bit. Baji's grip tightens a bit on your thighs, and his eyes narrow.
You feel the bulge under his pants. You grab at it, pushing your hands under the waistband of his boxer briefs. Your hand wraps around his length. Baji closes his eyes and clenches his jaw. His hands are still gripping your thigh. You pull out his length, examining it a bit. You place the wrapper down.
He stares at you as you do. Your thumb presses at the tip, wiping the precum down the tip. He shivers a bit, closing his eyes again. You bite the bottom of your lip. Your heart is pounding. This feeling feels more surreal compared to the other times. More precum comes out from the tip again.
"You want a taste?" Baji asks in a soft, breathy tone. You look towards him. His eyes almost look like they're in a daze. You push yourself back, adjusting yourself lower. You rub your hand up and down his shaft a few times. Baji rests his arms on his bed.
You gently lick at his tip, licking at the precum. Baji lets out a breathy gasp, and he leans his head back a bit.
BZZZ BZZZ
You look towards his phone. Baji's eyes relax.
"Ignore it." Baji says. You nod and continue.
His phone rings again, but you both ignore it.
"You have a new voicemail; Yo... Baji, do you know where Yuki is? I can't get through to her... Remember what you told me earlier...? You're right... Hanma is a member of the Kanto Manji gang... and about Kisaki- I believe he's with them too... Call me back when you hear this. BEEP. To call this number back, press 1. To save this message in voicemail, press 2. To delete this-"
Baji grabs his phone and presses a number. A beep coming from it. He sighs and looks at you. He clenches his jaw and phone. He takes a deep breath.
"Who was that? Draken?"
"Yeah..." Baji sighs.
"What does he mean? Kisaki is with them? Kisaki is alive? I heard you and Chifuyu talking about it earlier... is he really alive?" You ask. Baji stares at the phone and then slowly stands up, pushing you off of him. He fixes his pants and takes a deep breath.
"Let's go meet up with Draken at his shop." He motions for you to get up. Baji grabs his noodle cup and starts shoving the noodles in his mouth. You stand up, staring at him, then towards his phone that's resting on his bed. You furrow your eyebrows, thinking about the fact that Kisaki could still be active.
TO BE CONTINUED FEBRUARY 22ND!