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Chapter 10

'Oh, god. He's adorable.' Tenmei thought as he watched the rapid shift of emotions flow across Jotaro's face. A quick giggle escaped him before he could stop it. His next thought was 'What the hell was that, Tenmei? Teenage girls giggle. Women giggle. 28-year-old professional men do NOT giggle...no matter how adorably cute the scene before him is.'

"Ahhhh, Jotaro, what are you...?" Joseph startedJotaro just stared, unable to find a reasonable way to explain his behavior.

Tenmei cleared his throat, "Mr. Kujo, would you like your hat?"

Jotaro nodded, desperate for anything that could hide his glowing red face. "If you don't mind."

Tenmei bit the inside of his cheek in attempt to control his smile, "Of course." He replied. He raised his hand and tugged at the hat but it didn't budge. He shot an uncertain smile at Jotaro, "You called him Star?"

"Star Platinum. Apparently, he's in an obstinate mood today."

Tenmei chuckled and looked up as much as he could with how Star held him, "He's just being playful. Isn't that right, big guy?"

Star pulled back enough to look down at Tenmei, "Ora!"

"Perhaps, if you give him his hat back, I could call my Hierophant Green? You could catch up while we catch up." Tenmei suggested.

Jotaro was nearly thrown backwards by the force of his hat hitting his chest. All the air was knocked from his lungs and he bent over, gasping for breath.

Tenmei winced, "Ahhh, thanks Star."

"Ora!" the stand replied happily.

Tenmei closed his eyes and bit his cheek again to keep from joining in Jabari and Joseph's laughter. He summoned his Hierophant Green and, as the room was filled with its chittering buzzing and Stars excited oras, he made his way to Jotaro and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Are you alright? I didn't mean for him to get so excited."

Jotaro waved a hand, "It's fine." He coughed, "I'm fine, just...gotta catch my breath."

"Is he always so....?"

"No. He's just...excited to see you and Hierophant again." Jotaro said, standing and finally taking a full breath. He looked into Noriaki's eyes, "We're all excited to see you again."

A faint blush tinted Tenmeis' cheeks, "Well, I'm excited to finally know something of my past. It's...nice to know I had people who cared about me."

Jotaro felt trapped by the lavender eyes of a man he'd never dared hope to see again. He could feel his own face heating but couldn't look away. There was so much he wanted to say, so much to do. It all died before coming to pass as he became lost in Noriaki's eyes.

Tenmei found himself in a similar situation, having finally got a good look at Jotaro's ocean colored eyes and realizing they were the very ones from all his drawings and paintings. He couldn't look away. He didn't want to look away. He'd waited years to look into these eyes.

All too soon, the trance was broken by not one, but two throats being cleared near the doorway. Both men started a bit and simultaneously took a step back, blushing wildly.

"Well, uhhh, I'm sure dinner is ready by now. The old man had a local chef come in and prepare it for us. You're in for a real treat." Jotaro said with a half-smile.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Jotaro carefully placed a hand on Noriaki's back, not so low as to be inappropriate, but not so high as to insinuate mere friendship. "The dining room is this way."