Underground: A Mikayu Story

Chapter 1: Flickers

•{Part 1 of 4}•

Yu's bedroom space had been split in half, he had to clear his posters from his new step-brother's half of the room and clutter them onto his side. A brand new bed was made ready with crisp, white linen. His new step-brother, Mikaela Hyakuya, would be moving in today, along with his father.

As if that wasn't hard enough, Yu's mother insisted that Yu called Mr. Hyakuya 'Dad', and to go by Yuichiro Hyakuya, even though his legal surname remained. Yu was heartbroken, irritable, confused, and he felt betrayed.

Yu began his morning with waiting on the bus to arrive, while eating a breakfast sandwich and his drinking coffee. He was just wiping the crumbs from his mouth when the bus approached. "Mornin' Yu!" the driver greeted Yu with the same jolly grin and enthusiastic eyes as every morning before. "Morning." Yu greeted with a false half-smile. The driver took notice of Yu's blueness, but decided to mind his own business.

Yu took his usual place in the very back, and put his headphones in place.

•{Part 2 of 4}•

Art was normally Yu's favorite class, but today, it did not bring Yu any joy. The art instructor, Mr. Ichinose, easily noticed this, as Yu was his prize pupil.

Yu did not work on his current project, but rather sketched and doodled in his practice book. Yu noticed Mr. Guren Ichinose coming his way, and tensed up a bit.

Yu had quite the crush on Mr. Ichinose ever since last year. He was not only incredibly handsome, but the way he cared and took time for each of his students was absolutely enchanting. His kindness and beauty combined, many students fell for him to no avail. The torture was much greater for Yu. No matter the school or course, there is always a glowing bond between a teacher and their 'teacher's pet' that can be felt even by strangers. Of course, Yu himself felt this connection, and had buried hope of a relationship deep within the dungeons of his heart.

Yu was dazed for a mere second as his thoughts and fantasies tried to swallow him, but he quickly recovered when Mr. Ichinose's eyes met his. He leaned over so his face was close to Yu's ear, giving Yu's heart a spasm. "Is there something wrong, Yu?" he asked tenderly. Mr. Ichinose's gentle, rich whisper shook Yu's mind. "I, um.. no.. s-s-sir, I-" Yu's gibberish was cut off again by the sweet whisper, "See me after class." he said, and continued strolling down the row of tables as though nothing happened. When Yu snapped out of the trance, he met eyes with Mikaela Hyakuya, who had watched the entire scene. Mikaela looked back down at his project, but not in a hurried, "Oh, I've been caught!" way... he took a second to stare intently into Yu's eyes, "Yes, I noticed that.", before slowly looking back down. Yu didn't even try to look like he was working after that.

Yu slowly put his supplies away as the other students quickly shuffled out of the door, one by one. He approached Mr. Ichinose's desk. "Yu, what's wrong with you today?" Mr. Ichinose immediately inquired. "You know you can talk to me, right?"

"Yes, I know, Mr. Ichinose..." Yu took a moment, as his teacher waited patiently with folded arms.

"You know about Mikaela Hyakuya's father marrying my mom..." Yu began.

"Yes." Ichinose nodded.

"They move in today. I've spent the entire week moving my room around for Mikaela. It's Friday and my mother is forcing me to participate in "family activities" all weekend.

What's worse, is she insists that I call Mr. Hyakuya my dad, and go by his name!" Yu felt a weight lifted already just having a chance to tell someone as wise as Mr. Ichinose.

"I hate to go against your mother Yu, but I don't like what she's doing either. It's not right." he said. "However, I'm sorry to say that my best advice is to just do it. In front of everyone else, you can say what you please, but in front of your mother at least, just call Mr. Hyakuya dad, or at least father." he said solemnly. Yu nodded, knowing Ichinose's advice was his best option. "I'm sorry you have to go through this Yu, but just do your best to get along with the Hyakuyas. If you three get along well, the whole situation will become much easier." he said.

Yu gave a sigh of disapproval.

"Mikaela's a good kid." said Guren. "You trust my word on that, right?"

Yu looked into his teacher's eyes, and gave a nod. "Of course I do."

•{Part 3 of 4}•

Yu messaged his best friends, Shinoa and Yoichi about what happened with Mr. Ichinose while he waited for the bus home.

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Shinoa: Wow, Ichinose really cares about you, Yu! Maybe you actually have a chance with him ;)

Yoichi: Shinoa, don't give him false hope!

Yuichiro: Good thing I have you guys to build my confidence -_-

Yoichi: So, will Mikaela Hyakuya be riding your bus now?

Yuichiro: SHIT!

Shinoa: HAHAHAHAHA!!

Yuichiro: I hadn't even thought about that before. Man, I'm never gonna be apart from this guy again!! I'll have to look at his ugly mug twenty-four hours a day!!

Shinoa: Are you serious? If you think Mikaela Hyakuya is ugly, then there's no hope for you, my friend! XD <3

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Yu was preparing to give Shinoa the worst text assault she'd ever had, when Mikaela Hyakuya came out of nowhere and playfully shoved Yu. "What's up, little brother?" Mikaela said with a devious grin. "Little brother?" Yu sassed. "Your birthday is in October, right? I was born in May of the same year, so I'm older than you." Mikaela stated with a delighted, matter-of-fact tone. Remembering Guren Ichinose's advice, Yu decided it was better not to respond. Meanwhile, Shinoa and Yoichi were buzzing away at Yu's phone.

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Yoichi: Shinoa I think you really hurt his feelings!

Shinoa: Are you crying, Yuichiro?! XD

Yoichi: You know she doesn't mean it, right Yu??!!!

Shinoa: Oh I mean it, but I say it with love. <333

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"It's gonna we a long weekend." Yu thought.

•{Part 4 of 4}•

Yu and Mikaela arrived home before Yu's mother. Mikaela walked into his new shared bedroom like a curious toddler. "Is this my bed??" he asked, marveling at the perfect bleach white sheets. "Yeah." Yu answered, sitting on his hand-me-down mattress. Mikaela kicked off his shoes and crawled on to the bed with catlike movement. He laid on his back, put his arms behind this head, and in that moment, he looked so...

beautiful.....