Title: DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME

Hanamichi briskly stuck all his things inside his duffel bag. He was apparently in a hurry to be home after a three-hour Basketball practice.

Suddenly, like a fast train that hauled in the middle of its speed, Hanamichi was stunned to find Kaede blocking his way.

"Gerroff my way, kitsune!" Hanamichi exclaimed with impatience.

"I want to walk you home." Kaede said in one tone.

"I can walk by myself." Hanamichi hit Kaede's shoulder and continued walking. But Kaede held his hand.

Kaede felt the softness and the coldness of Hanamichi's palm against his. "What's your decision?"

"What decision?" Hanamichi's voice turned a little mellow.

"You know I like you."

"So?"

Hanamichi swore that if Kaede makes one step closer, he's going to faint. Kaede's strong and handsome facade outstood the darkness covering the street and his blue eyes shone like a cat and they were enchanting.

I saw Akira dropping you home one night. Kaede thought to himself. He felt extremely jealous that he wanted to kiss Hanamichi right on that moment and tell Akira that Hanamichi is all his... and no one else's.

Kaede was only looking at Hanamichi without a single blink of his eyes. Hanamichi was very adorable, wonderful and beautiful.

"I have no time staring with you." Hanamichi frowned but he still kept his hand on Kaede's palm.

I've done everything for you, Hanamichi. Isn't enough? If not, then what do I still have to do?

"Take your hand off me!" Hanamichi said those words even if his hand can freely leave Kaede's hand because the hold was so gentle. "WHAT?"

Meanwhile, Takamiya and Ookusu were running very fast even if their lungs were very tired already. They have to see Hanamichi. The line of his suitors was very long and they're all protesting to see him.

"HANAMICHI! WHERE ARE YOU?" Takamiya screamed. Yohei and Noma were left in Hanamichi's house: the venue of the courtship. Luckily, Mrs. Sakuragi was not home.

Yohei and Noma were both pressured by the suitors' scandalous behavior for they were persisting to see Hanamichi.

Finally, Takamiya and Ookusu found Hanamichi standing with Kaede.

"HANAMICHI!" The two boys stopped in front of the redhead and panted. "YOU HAVE TO GO HOME. NOW."

"Why?" Hanamichi felt it was something very serious.

"Your... suitors..." Ookusu murmured with a difficulty in breathing. "... are... there already..."

"Suitors?" Hanamichi was bewildered. Kaede's ears enlarged from the mentioning on the word 'your suitors'.

"It's a long story, Hanamichi." Takamiya said. His eyes were almost dropping off his eyelids.

"We... actually..." Ookusu spoke. "Advertise about you... that you are looking for a boyfriend... and then we didn't expect that 20 people are going to line up in your house for courtship."

"WHAT?" Hanamichi was very stunned. What am I suppose to do? Hanamichi was confused. He smelled his chest, his armpits and touched his hair.

"What are you doing Hanamichi?" Ookusu's mouth dropped. He was wondering why Hanamichi seemed to be fixing himself like he was going out on a date.

"Where's Yohei?" Hanamichi asked.

"He's at your house with Noma and they were both panicking from the insistence of your suitors to see you." Takamiya said.

"WHAT?" Hanamichi ran like Super Mario and left the three of them.

Takamiya and Ookusu were about to follow and when a hand clasped on their wrists. Kaede held the both of them and uttered in a James-Bond-warning-tone. "If anything happens to Hanamichi, I will never forgive you."

Kaede's hands gripped their wrists terribly before releasing them. Takamiya and Ookusu swore that Kaede was deadly serious and he meant it.

When Hanamichi reached his house, he found all the lights turned on and several males were waiting outside. Some were standing and some were sitting.

"Thank god he's here." Yohei mumbled to Noma when he saw Hanamichi. "Ladies and... NO. Gentlemen only... the adorable Hanamichi Sakuragi is here!" Noma initiated the applause.

Everyone glanced at Hanamichi's direction and the latter felt very conscious.

The males in queue were in different age, height and type of clothing.

Everyone applauded and Hanamichi shyly went towards to Yohei. "You didn't tell me about this..." He whispered to Yohei.

"I'm sorry Hanamichi. I didn't expect this to be like this."

All of the males were looking at Hanamichi with admiration. Hanamichi's redhead was bright against the moonlight and his sexy built mesmerized the guests to oblivion.

"Do I really have to do this?" Hanamichi murmured to Yohei.

"Oh come one Hanamichi, I know you want this too."

Hanamichi, Yohei and Noma were smiling to the guests while discreetly muttering private things to each other.

"What about Kaede?" Hanamichi queried. The guests were all overwhelemed with his cute smile.

"He didn't sign up." Noma replied.

"I know... but you know?"

"Hana-chan..." Yohei tried to settle everything. "He's not your boyfriend. So if you think he'll get jealous, he has no right at all. You have the right to have fun. Look at these men..."

"What?"

"They're..." Yohei was about to say handsome but his friends might consider him as a homosexual too. "All ready for you."

"Yare Yare." Hanamichi sighed.