~Time skip: 1 month~
Kyoya found himself in Tsukasa's company for the third time that week. He quietly stirred his beverage as Tsukasa talked. There was really nothing wrong with Tsukasa. He was everything Akito had claimed him to be. He couldn't understand how a guy like him was single.
"Hey, are you feeling okay?" Tsukasa asked as he placed his hand against his forehead.
"Just thinking about work." lied Kyoya as he finally took a sip.
"Akito did say you were a workaholic... Come on, let loose. Your company will be fine." said Tsukasa, forcing him to drink more. "Ah right, you drove here. Maybe you can have someone fetch your car?"
"Tsukasa, be honest with me. Did Akito put you up to this? Do you really care about me or is it for money?" asked Kyoya, wondering why he was even here.
Tsukasa pursed his lips then sat back.
"Your brother did say he'd pay me if I got you to go out with me and naturally I accepted. But I don't really care about the payment anymore. You're a real gem, Kyoya. A precious and unique gem I want to keep to myself and protect." confessed Tsukasa. He sat up then moved closer to Kyoya. "What do you say, hm? Let's see how things go?"
"I guess..." mumbled Kyoya as he swirled his drink around.
He was curious to see how far they'd get before things took a turn for the worse. Kyoya looked at Tsukasa who gave him a warm smile in return. He made a mental note to tell Senku of the changes.
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They laughed happily as they stumbled towards Tsukasa home. Kyoya held him up as he was more drunk out of the two of them. He fished around for his keys then unlocked the door when he found them. He kicked the door closed then dragged him over to the couch.
"Ah, I shouldn't have had that fourth drink..." mumbled Tsukasa as he lied on his side.
"You were pretty funny. I'm surprised you didn't smash the glass to pieces." said Kyoya as he sat on the floor.
"You can use my room for the night. You go upstairs and it's the first door on your left. There's a bathroom connected to it in case you need to... you know." said Tsukasa before closing his eyes. "Go get some sleep."
Kyoya nodded then headed upstairs. He searched around and found what he was looking for. He headed back down then placed the sheet over Tsukasa. Compared to his usual look, he looked more peaceful, cute even. Kyoya heard his ringtone and hurriedly answered the phone.
"You never answered my text. How is everything?" Akito asked as he sipped on tea in his robe.
"Peachy. I'm going to try dating him." Kyoya said as he headed upstairs.
"Magnificent! I'm sharing the news with everyone as we speak." said Akito as he could see comments piling up. "This means you've dumped that stupid, wannabe scientist brat, right?"
"Yeah, I guess..." said Kyoya before hanging up.
He looked at his phone as notifications poured in. It would only be a matter of time before word reached Senku. He tapped on his phone number and waited for an answer.
"Hello?" said Senku as he continued to write down his formula.
"There's something you need to know and should hear it from me first..." said Kyoya as he climbed into bed.
"Tell away. Wait, let me take a guess first. Your company is in the red?" guessed Senku as he turned to a clean page.
"I'm dating Tsukasa. We don't have to fake it anymore." Kyoya said then hung up.
