「CHAPTER 6」 "It's boring." "Wha-!!!" Yoshino and Hatori were discussing the upcoming manuscript at the usual cafe. Hatori had skimmed through the storyboard Yoshino had brought, as Yoshino somehow controlled his anger against these harsh words. All right then, I’ll listen to what he has to say! Then Hatori began a string of lectures aimed at Yoshino, who had rested his back against the seat. "Lately the quality of your storyboard dropped, am I right? How can I say this, it's lifeless. The readers want excitement, you know. And yet, what's with this dull plot? Perhaps age is getting to you?" "......!" This......fucking editor......saying such hurtful things...... Yoshino did not know that he was sugarcoating his words as Hatori endlessly began listing the things Yoshino was worried about himself. "Or do you not have enough motivation? The readers are very sensitive to pop culture. Did you carefully look over all of the material I sent you?" "I DID look over it! But isn't it uninteresting because it's the editor's fault? The guy who pretends to be the best is really a pushy guy, so I might have gotten discouraged!" ".........." Hatori frowned and fell silent at Yoshino's comeback and then fixed his gaze down upon the storyboard. Oh, this probably did the trick. I'm the one who keeps getting told off. Yoshino was pleased, thinking Hatori received some damage, as he was about to reach across the table for a melon soda, but right then his hand was caught and plastered to the table. "Huh?" Then the moment Yoshino happened to look up at Hatori, who had stood up for some reason, Hatori seized him by the collar of his shirt with his other hand and locked their lips. "Mmph, mmph---! Mmmphhh------!?" After Hatori ran his tongue all over the inside of Yoshino's mouth to fit his satisfaction, he pushed him away as if nothing had happened. When Yoshino was left stunned, Hatori sat back down in the chair, crossed his long legs, looking like he was embarrassed, and began speaking with a serious expression. "This is your only punishment if you're going to show me boring things. As your punishment, I'll do things I want to do. If you don't like that, then draw interesting things as if your life depended on it. It's like killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?" "Wha-....................?" He did not understand what had been told to him at that moment, but as he thought over Hatori's words, Yoshino came to his senses and hastily retorted back. “Hey! What IS this?!!" "You're the one who said you couldn't do it because it wasn't exciting. I recommend you toughen up. You should even thank me for this." "What are you saying?! I was tough from the very beginning!" Yoshino was in a fury as he glared at Hatori. He was red in the face, losing his temper and everything, but he wanted Hatori to think it was because he was angry. He definitely did not want Hatori to know the fact that the thumping of his heart was due to the sudden kiss.
I knew it, should I have changed editors? He could not reward Hatori with the lover's relationship that Hatori wished for, and not understanding the reason for being kissed like this, Yoshino wanted him to stop. Talk of changing editors had finally ended from Hatori; because of Yoshino's opposition, he had dropped this matter. Nonetheless, from an author's point of view, he thought keeping the capable Hatori as his editor by his side was the right decision; but when he considered his personal problems, he honestly had doubts. In the corner of his mind he was regretting this just a little bit; and yet, Yoshino had a feeling that he would never separate from Hatori for as long as he lives. He realized that someday, the day when he would no longer rely on Hatori had to come, but right now he still needed Hatori. I didn't want to be separated from him and went as far as to do such a thing and prevented him from leaving, so I guess I have somewhat of a desire to keep him all to myself...... With everything that had happened, Yoshino realized that he himself wanted Hatori to stay beside him, even if he had no reason for it and it was not work related. But in the end, even though he tried to see what a physical relationship would be like, nothing had changed on the surface, and he was not able to make his own feelings clear either. ".........." "Hey, what's wrong?" "Huh? Ah, no- nothing!" Hatori found the silence strange as he peered into his face, and Yoshino, in a fluster, turned away from him. He did not know what would be said to him if he remembered the events from that day and if it became known that he remembered. Now he started to remember this matter from a few days ago and immediately expelled the memory from his head. If he remembered the whole thing in detail, he would not be able to concentrate on work. But without a doubt he felt like Hatori was making his heart throb more than before.......... No, why did he even think he experienced this heart throbbing before? Is this 'love'...? He kept asking himself that, but of course the answer was not evident. The problem was WHAT was causing his heart to thump faster. When it comes to imagining things, an author is far more imaginative than anyone, so Yoshino decided not to be embarrassed anymore if Hatori made any sort of move on him, since he had already foreseen it. Then Hatori interrogated him once again, "......What are you making these foolish faces for?" "Huh? Ah! No, nothing..." "If you don't have enough motivation, should I do it again? Or, something even better?" "Don't be stupid!" His heart leapt up again as he realized what he had meant. In order to hide it, he grabbed the glass covered with water droplets on the outside and took the straw in his mouth. The sweet juice and refreshing fizziness made him calm down a little bit. "......Well, at least you've become aware..." "..? Did you say something?" When Yoshino looked up, not being able to hear the small whisper, Hatori smirked at him. "Never mind. Try to make the storyboard interesting already!" "I get it! Shut up!" ......Still, how come I never live up to his expectations......? Unlike Yoshino's heavy sigh, the sound of the ice in the empty glass was light and cool.
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