Disclaimer: I do not own Hana-Kimi or any of it's characters, but i would sure like to own Sano

A/N: I don't know if this is any good, but i was reading the comics (and waiting impatiently for the next one to come out) and I just let my imagination run wild.

Mizuki sat up with a smile, waiting patiently for Sano to come home after practice. She had considered going to meet him but she was afraid that Kinuko might still be hanging around. Umeda Sensei was right; when Kinuko sets her sights on something she's relentless. Mizuki thought as she heard her stomach grumble. Training with Kujo had really worked up her appetite.

"Mizuki-Chan!" Nakatsu sang banging on the door to room 205. "Can I come in?" Mizuki sighed before she went to open the door. She loved Nakatsu as a friend but she wasn't sure how much more of his affection she could take. How do I turn him down as a man? She thought lingering at the door with a small frown. "Mizuki-Chan" he called again, Mizuki opened the door. Nakatsu was sparkling with happiness, hearts practically flying off of him.

"Hey Nakatsu," Mizuki said shyly, "Didn't you have afternoon practice?"

"Yeah, but since I've been doing so well lately, and I missed you so much I decided to take another practice off." He said with a bright smile.

"Oh, how nice of you." She said, with a sweat drop.

"So Mizuki I was wondering if you wanted to go to that Okinomiyaki place with me again, for dinner?"

"Sure! That sound like fun!" She said with a smile that made Nakatsu swoon, not realizing that he was asking her out on a date.

Sano sighed as he ran a lap around the field. Practice had been over for a half an hour but he wanted to do a few extra laps to clear his head. Julia had said that she and Mizuki were lovers… he didn't really think that it was true…. But maybe that's why she doesn't care about falling asleep in my bed, or Nakatsu hanging around her all the time. He thought with a frown. He'd just recently realized how he felt about her, he couldn't handle the thought that she might be… that he could never be with her.

"Hey there Mr. track star!" Julia shouted form across the fence, waving him to go away (in America it means come here, but in Japan it means go away). Foreigners. He thought as he walked over slowly.

"… Mizuki should be in the dorm." He said plainly, he didn't really have much to say to Julia, she put him off to say the least. As over bearing and pushy as Mizuki had seemed when they first met Julia was 100 times worse.

"I actually came to talk to you if you don't mind Izumi." She said with a smile. He frowned at the familiarity, but just nodded in response, she was Mizuki's best friend after all, and he didn't want to make trouble with her too. Dealing with Shizuka had been enough.

"… What did you want to talk to me about?"

"I wanted to get to know you better. Back in America Mickey couldn't stop talking about you." She smiled as Sano blushed lightly.

"There isn't really that much to say." Sano said awkwardly, Americans really put him off, they were all so invasive.

"You could tell me how you feel about Mickey." She said with a big grin.

"Mizuki is special. He's my best friend." Sano said calmly. What else did she expect him to say; as far as Sano is supposed to know Mizuki is a boy. He couldn't just say he loved her; he wasn't as impulsive as Nakatsu.

"Is that all?"

"I thought you said you two were lovers." Sano said, seeming only half interested, maybe even pouty.

"You know that was a lie." She said simply. "Mickey said that you don't know, but you're a lot smarter than that psychotic monkey, aren't you? There's no way that you could live with Mizuki for this long and not know." She said simply, pitting her hands on her hips. Sano panicked, backing up towards the locker rooms.

"I have to go get changed. Ashiya is waiting for me." He said running off to the locker room.

"Hey Mizuki-Chan do you want to try some of mine?" Nakatsu asked, lifting a piece of his shrimp, pork and beef Okinomiyaki to her lips. Mizuki smiled and ate it happily.

"Mmm that's really good." She said humming. She hadn't spent very much time with Nakatsu since Julia arrived; she had made it a point to keep them apart. Now spending time with him like this, all normal and comfortable was nice.

"So, Mizuki, are you excited about the class trip?"

"Yeah I've never been to Hokkaido before!" she said with a smile. "I'm really excited, maybe it will snow." She said with a giggle.

"Do you know who you're rooming with?"

"Probably Sano, I mean who else would I be rooming with?"

"Yeah, I guess." Nakatsu said, tears streaming down his face. He didn't like the idea of Sano and Mizuki alone in a romantic place like a hot spring. He balled up his fists as he cried. Mizuki looked at the clock up on the wall and nearly choked on her Okinomiyaki. I can't believe its past 6:30 Sano will be worried. Mizuki thought sadly. "Thank you for coming out with me, I know it's hard to get used to the idea of… being with a man… but don't worry, I wont rush you." He said reaching out and putting his hand on hers gently rubbing soft circles with his thumb.

"Nakatsu, thank you for dinner, but uh, I have to…" She started, standing up and heading for the door.

"Mizuki, wait!" Nakatsu shouted, jumping up but stopping to riffle two thousand yen out of his pocket and throw it on the table before he ran out the door after her. "Mizuki!" He cried, big alligator tears streaming down his cheeks, but Mizuki was faster and ran all the way back to the dorm.

Sano didn't move when she walked through the door, he just sat at the desk and kept reading The Great God Pan as she leaned against the door taking a deep breath.

"Hey Sano, I'm home." She said with a smile, but he didn't look up from his book "Um, sorry I wasn't here earlier, did you get anything to eat?"

"…. No I wasn't hungry." He said coolly. Uh-oh he's always hungry… is he mad at me again? "Did you get something to eat with Nakatsu? Sekime and Noe told me you guys went out." He said, not looking up from his novel.

"Yeah Nakatsu invited me to go get Okinomiyaki with him. Sorry I took so long, I was going to bring back leftovers for you, but I realized how late it was." She scrambled, confused about why he seemed so upset.

"So what happened?" He said finally looking up from his book, eyes dark and steady.

"What? Nothing happened… I mean we talked about the class trip and ate, that's all." She said with a weak smile. I better not tell him that Nakatsu wanted it to be a date; Sano seems pretty uncomfortable with the guy/guy thing.

"Ashiya, you might want to watch out around Nakatsu… he's a guy." Sano said awkwardly.

"I'm a guy too! I don't know why he thinks that he's in love with me. I'm a guy, that's weird isn't it?" She said softly sitting on the desk next to him.

"… yeah weird." He said looking over her soft slim features. If you only knew how obvious you were, Sano thought, his lips parting as her soft, adoring smile stole his breath.

"Hey, I have an idea Sano! There's this really cool movie on tonight, and I thought that maybe we could watch it in here. Since you missed dinner, I'll go get you something at the convenience store for you, my treat?" She said with a hopeful grin.

"So you want to watch another scary movie?" He asked with a smirk.

"Yeah," Mizuki said sheepishly, hoping that he won't mind. Sano never really got into scary stories like she did.

"I want Udon." He said smiling softly, before turning back to his book. Mizuki held her chest for a moment, trying to keep from blushing. Definitely too much for my heart to take.

Mizuki didn't take long to get back to the room. Sano swallowed the entire bowl of Udon in no time flat and lay back on his bed to make himself more comfortable. He left room for Mizuki in front, and she brought a pillow and a blanket then snuggled in comfortably in front of him. Nearly 15 minutes into the film she was asleep again. I knew it; she can never stay awake for an entire movie. Sano thought, snuggling up closer to her subconsciously. She spends all this time pretending not to be a girl, but she just doesn't get guys. She doesn't know how hard she makes it for me. He thought, wrapping an arm around her waist and spooning her, unable to resist sniffing her hair and catching the scent of her sweet strawberry shampoo. Mizuki was so soft in his arms; he held onto her tightly and nuzzled her neck, planting a soft kiss on her silky smooth skin. I can't… I shouldn't be doing this, Sano thought, holding her tight against his body.

"I can't take this anymore." He said aloud, feeling a very male satisfaction at the feel of her soft body all warm and underneath him. "Mizuki" He whispered, his lips brushing up against the shell of her ear, sending a shiver down her spine, jolting her awake. Her eyes fluttered open, melting into the warmth of his arms, until the sound of his voice snapped her out of her daze and got her whole body tingling. "Mizuki, do you know what you do to me?" He whispered warmly.

"Sano?" She whispered, her voice quivering, sounding more feminine than it had since she arrived in Japan. "WH-what are you…? I'm sorry I fell asleep again!" Mizuki said quickly, trying to squirm out of his arms, but he held on tightly. She could feel his warmth surrounding her with the crisp scent of his detergent fresh sheets, his heart racing steadily against her back, something hard, surprising and exciting pressing against her butt. Mizuki turned bright red. "you haven't been drinking have you?"

"No, no drinking." He said softly, nuzzling her ear again. "You are so beautiful Mizuki" Sano blurted out, kissing her cheek tenderly.

"but, but I'm a boy!" she said lamely, shifting in Sano's arms to look him in the face, her eyes all big and innocent, cheeks turning an even brighter red as he smiled at her. For what seemed like the longest time, she thought he was going to kiss her. "I'm a boy, so it's no big deal, right Sano?" She said innocently. Sano released his grip on her with a sigh, sitting up and inconspicuously covering his lap with a pillow. She shivered lightly, at the loss of his warmth.

"Ashiya," He said, his entire body tensing up, fists clenching in his pillow. " …a boy, right. I think I'm gonna go take a shower… you can watch the rest of your movie here." He said practically jumping over her and shutting himself off in the bathroom, he couldn't turn the cold water on fast enough.

Sano felt like he was about to burst, he could still feel her warmth against his body, underneath him, her sweet strawberry smell and the taste of her skin. The memory of her unbound breasts pressed against his chest haunted him as he jumped under the ice cold water. This time the water didn't seem like enough. All at once he could remember the feel of her legs rubbing up against him and tangling with his own in the middle of the night, her soft lips, and the way she moaned in her sleep. He needed release so badly that he was ashamed, his stomach so tight, lust setting in like a fever even under the icy cold water. He leaned forward, placing one hand on the tile, stroking himself roughly, trying to push the thoughts of his sweet roommate out of his mind, quickly bringing himself to the edge, the image of Mizuki's bright smile flashing in his mind and he spattered white across the clean tile.

"Damn it." He hissed through his teeth as the waters chill set in, washing away the residual waves of orgasm. Sano wiped his seed away, resting his head against the tile tiredly. I don't know how much more of this I can stand, she doesn't even know what she does to me.