krystalkatzficz | Master Stroke part 15

Ohno waited for Nino’s answer with baited breath, aware that they were in a public place and although there weren’t many people around them there were a few and they were looking at them as if they were having a break up or something. Nino looked completely bewildered his mouth hanging open and his eyes bulging open. It was probably the most uncool he had ever seen the teen looking and for a moment he wished that he had a phone with a camera that worked so he could capture the expression that was there. It did make him smile though and that was enough to relax him until Nino cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head asking in a painfully strangled sounding voice;

“You…Love me…Since when?”

“…Since we were dating…” Ohno shrugged his cheeks colouring a little bit more as he trapped his hands between his legs and stared at the floor looking at the pattern of the stones while Nino dropped down onto the bench next to him.

“You never told me…”

“Neither did you…”

“Yeah…Because…I thought…I thought you…I dunno…”

“I didn’t realise I how much I loved you until I heard those girls talking about you...Saying that they were going to confess…I was so…Jealous of them…” Ohno sighed closing his eyes and remembering that feeling when he had heard those words. He had known that there were feelings inside of him, strong feelings but he had…Tried to ignore…Or refuse to accept them while Nino was his student but that day in class he had been almost positive that he was going to shout at them. Nino gave a very small and almost wet sounding chuckle as he nudged his arm asking softly;

“As jealous as I was of Sakurai-sensei? I was rude to him when I left…”

“I’m sure that he will forgive you…Nino…I can’t date you and be a teacher…I can’t ruin Sho’s trust in me like that…So…If it’s okay with you I am going to hand in my notice…”

“Eh? But you need the job…What will you do for money?”

“I’m sure something will turn up…I could always try and go back to Jahzoo…” Ohno joked weakly knowing that he wouldn’t be going back to that shop. He might not have liked teaching but he had liked the chance to show off his abilities and his knowledge about obscure artists that few people appreciated.

“…Don’t…I know that teaching is not your thing but…You are better than that, Oh-chan…You…Should apply here or something like that at least…” Nino sighed waving his hands around at the gallery dismissively and Ohno smiled trying to imagine himself as being one of the experts here. It was an almost impossible dream but he suspected that he could do it, maybe not here at the national gallery but at one of the smaller ones at first building himself up. “…But…Don’t quit being a teacher until you’ve found something better than Jahzoo…”

“But…You and me…”

“As long as you really love me…And you won’t go on that date with Sakurai-sensei the…I can wait…” Nino smiled leaning his head against him and very briefly Ohno rested his cheek on the top of his head before realising something;

“You haven’t said you loved me…”

“…I love you…”

TBC
A/N: I hope that this was okay…One part left ^_^