Boys For Hire!!

Chapter 9: The Most Beautiful Smile

"Ugh... This is the worst." I sit at my desk, swamped between to very, very tall piles of finished and un-finished projects and assignments. My blurry eyes turn to look at the Idolised Maki Nishikino figurine on the corner of my timber desk. "Oh Maki... And I was really looking forward to catching up with you today..." I look over at my mini TV set, a lonely, sad looking Love Live movie DVD just waiting for me to watch it. I sigh and a turn back to my work load.

"You've been sighing a hella lot today. Too stupid to work?"

I jump at the sound of a voice in the room. I whip around to see a certain raven haired boy lying on my couch reading.

"Oh, it's just you."

"Whadya mean it's 'just me'? Fuck off, princess."

"Me, fuck off? For your information, Katsu," I stomp over to the leather lounge which he's lying on, and strip the blanket covering him off. "This is MY room, you tumblr emo."

"Tumblr emo?" He sits up, crossing his legs, leaning back into the leather causing a creaking sound. "Boys For Hire's are banned from using social media's."

I roll my eyes. "You know what I mean. Those guys that reminisce over photos of their abs and piercings while texting stuff like 'My parents don't understand' and 'Rawr XDXD'. I bet you even listen to Panic! At the Disco." I pick up his phone and open up the music tab. "Never would've guessed." I see 'Girls/Girls/Boys' by PATD in the history. I toss his phone back on the couch and fold my arms. "Don't you think your Boys For Hire role is too cliché?"

"Shows what you know, chicks dig it."

"You did not just say that."

"Say what?"

"'Chicks dig it', you sound like a jock."

"All the girls that hire us love it though."

I roll my eyes. "Well I don't."

"Well," There's a sudden tug on my hips and I find myself stumbling over my feet. I part my legs and place two knees on the couch to avoid falling on top of Katsu, but the boy tugs me harder so I'm awkwardly positioned on top of him. "I'm not even sure you are a girl, or a human." He leans into my ear. "I'd love to find out though."

"Knock it off Katsu." I push him lightly, covering my red face with one hand. "Save it for a girl that'll like it."

"Oh? A girl that'll like it, huh?"

I'm knocked on my back and a gust of wind is sucked out of me as I lie down into the soft cushions of my leather couch. Katsu brings his body down so his head rests in the crook of my neck.

"Then this should be fine, right Chiseki?"

"Rule 1!! R-Rule 1!" Katsu's head comes up, so I put my arms in the form of an x to protect myself. "B-Boys For Hire boys can't fall in love with their clients!!"

I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping it'll work. There's a slight shuffle before I feel the weight on top of me lift.

"I'm not in love with you, you idiot."

I look over at Katsu who's looking out the window from the couch.

"I'm just playing with you, Chiseki. C'mon." He turns to me and grins, avoiding eye contact with me. "We're friends right?"

I nod surreptitiously. "Yeah, friends..."

***

I trod down the stairs, ready for school. "Later mum! Later guys!" There's a chorus of multiple goodbye's, but I hear footsteps coming towards me, creaking on the wooden floorboards.