Kisatsutai/ An Inotan Story

Chapter 17

Inosuke woke up with a start. He was in his room. In the distance, he heard voices. It sounded like one of the voices was crying...
"I'll go check on him." Inosuke briefly heard. For some reason, Inosuke pretended to fall back asleep as the door opened. He heard footsteps approach the bed before he felt a weight on the bed.
"Please...wake up..." He heard Tanjiro sniffle. Tanjiro took Inosuke's hand in his own and squeezed it. Tanjiro gasped when he felt Inosuke's hand squeeze back.
"Good Morning Tan" Inosuke opened his eyes and flashed his usual toothy grin.
Tanjiro's eyes widened.
He threw himself onto Inosuke and buried his face into his neck.
"Thank goodness" Tanjiro wept.
"Miss me much?"
"Too much"

Inosuke hopped out of bed with Tanjiro's hand in his and went to the living room. Zenitsu saw them and immediately cringed.
"Jeez get a room you two" Zenitsu sneered. Tanjiro let a small giggle out while Inosuke growled
"You're just mad no one loves you" Inosuke joked
"Well jokes on you... Actually never mind" Zenitsu replied. The trio spent awhile watching TV and relaxing throughout the day. Zenitsu had to meet someone so he had left the room, leaving Tanjiro and Inosuke alone in the whole dorm room.
Inosuke, oddly enough, could sense the romantic tension that came with being alone with your partner for the day. Safe to say, both of them had some pretty spicy thoughts.

However, for Tanjiro, there was something on his mind. Something that needed an answer.

"Hey Ino?"
"Yeah?"
"By any chance do you remember what happened to you 2 days ago? Like who the culprits were or what they wanted."

Truthfully, Inosuke remembered that day as clear as crystal but he couldn't muster up the courage to tell Tanjiro the truth in fear that he may end up stressing his boyfriend out.

"Umm...I...really can't recall what happened. My memory goes hazy after we leave the café. Sorry."
"No don't worry. It's understandable. You were...really beat up. I-I just hope...the people behind this...get what they deserve."

Tears pricked Tanjiro's eyes. Inosuke's own widened in response and he reached out to his lover, pulling him into a tight hug.

"Hey. Look at me now. Fit as a poodle or noodle, whatever that stupid saying is. The Great Inosuke isn't going to crumble after one beating!" Inosuke laughed.

Tanjiro joined him before speaking up again.
"Does he crumble to this then?" He reached up and pulled his boyfriends face to his own, making their lips collide perfectly. After a minute or so, Inosuke pulls back to say," I wouldn't say crumble. More like melt" Tanjiro giggled before making contact with their lips again...

Several hours later, Inosuke's sat on his own on the sofa they shared, staring at his phone. He was mulling over his options in his head. "Is it really bad if the school knows about me and Tanjiro?" He thought. Suddenly, Giyuu's words came into mind:"Keep it down in public. Even Sabito and I have to be careful."
The last thing Inosuke wanted to do was make things tough for Tanjiro so he resorted to his only option.

He put in the number and sent a text: "What do you need me to do?"...
What lies in store for Inosuke and Tanjiro. Who exactly is Zenitsu going to meet and what is he hiding? All will be revealed soon enough...

Before you say anything, I know I know. Took me a while. I'll try to keep uploading chapters, long and short. I've been trying to write a new Todoroki story(which will come out soon) dsp stay tuned for the next update.