So Strange

Won't Let That Slide

Chishiya's POV

  I can't recall ever enjoying a conversation so much. So far, Niragi seems to be different from anyone I have ever met. Which isn't very surprising. But still, my initial opinion of him wasn't exactly right either.

  He's so easy to mess with and doesn't have a very high self-esteem if his ego is anything to go off of. And he's made it clear that he is drawn to manipulative people; Hiko, for example. Although, I'm sure there have been plenty of others that have manipulated the ravenette in some way. The fact that he has trauma is only a bonus for me.

  In all honesty, those few moments after I woke up in the hospital, I knew I couldn't keep living as the indifferent, selfish person I've always been. But then I spoke to Niragi, who lied so broken beside me. Something about him makes me want to shoot my own foot, yet at the same time, it makes me want to observe him, watch his every move, and judge it. It's not a new feeling. I've been doing this all my life.

  I finish boxing the remaining length of gauze and set it down on my desk. Niragi is still sitting on the examination bed, arms crossed and eyes pointedly avoiding me. Right now is the kind of moment when I just want to observe him.

  "Will getting home be a problem for you, Niragi? You won't be too embarrassed getting on a train with your situation?" The ravenette rolls his eyes and crosses his legs, too. It's funny how shameless Niragi can be some moments and then ambushed with embarrassment in other moments.

  "I'll live; I've endured much worse." He pauses for a moment. "Unless you wanna... y'know, take me home yourself. You got a car, right?" Of course. Niragi is so dependent. I take my gloves off and toss them in the recycling.

  "I'm hesitant at the idea of being in a car with you for an extended period of time." I state only half the truth. The truth is I just don't want to drive anywhere right now. Besides, my break will end soon.

  "You've spent all this time with me in your office. Why not in a car?"

  Niragi subtly covers his crotch with his arms. Without making it obvious, I flit my eyes down a couple of times and notice the repetitive movement of his thighs shifting against each other. Such indecency. He couldn't even have finished this conversation first?

  "In a car, I don't have the luxury of walking out the door whenever I please. And have a hunch that you would distract me from the road." Niragi slides off of the examination bed and lands with a stumble.

  "Why? Because I'm so visually appealing?" I emit an almost inaudible scoff.

  "No. You wouldn't stop talking." Niragi shrugs, giving me an indifferent expression.

  "Well, I've got a lot to say to you, Shuntaro. Especially since you have an obvious infatuation with me." I raise an unconvinced eyebrow.

  "What makes you say that?" The former settles his hands in his pockets; likely a subconscious habit, but I'm unsure of what it means.

  "You wouldn't have gone through the trouble of delving into my personal life if you weren't in some way interested. Am I right, Shuntaro?" Hm, how perceptive. But people like Niragi never get the bigger picture.

  "That doesn't prove that I'm infatuated with you, Niragi. It doesn't even prove that you interest me. It just proves that you're too easy to mess with." A faint smirk settles on my face. Niragi smirks back.

  "Well, maybe you should try messing with me in a different way next time,.. doctor." My eyebrows raise briefly. This... I don't like this.

  "Don't say things like that. I can get you escorted out whenever I want." Niragi steps closer.