Part 2
Koyama shrugged. At the same time Yamapi came in. His face lit up as he saw Ryo already in the room
“Ryochan!” he squealed.
“Koyama is here too~” Yamapi grinned wider as he saw Koyama.
‘Yo, leader!”
Ryo smiled at him as Yamapi make way into the room. Yamapi took a chair and squashed between Ryo and Koyama. Koyama shouted something like ‘Hey! Find another place!’ where Yamapi replied with ‘No, I want to sit beside Ryo!’ which Ryo didn’t bother to care.
Yamapi suddenly took Ryo’s hand by surprise and clasped it with his. Ryo startled and look at Koyama. The taller boy just ignored them.
“Ryo, are you okay?” Yamapi asked. He held Ryo’s hand firmly. His face kept getting closer and closer to Ryo’s. Ryo looked at Yamapi half expecting Yamapi to kiss him. He felt himself blushing and looked away.
‘No, nothing. Can we go now?” Ryo said flustered. Yamapi was worried but he decided not to press on the matter but stand up instead.
“Okay, bye Koyama,” Yamapi said. Ryo stand too since Yamapi was still holding his hand. yamapi hold his hand all the way to Yamapi’s car and opened the door for him. Ryo was about to get inside when Yamapi pull him around to face him. He pecked at his lips before Ryo had time to react. Before he knew it, his lip was already hanging in the mid air craving for more.
“Let’s get going kay?” Yamapi said. Ryo quickly get in and closed the door, nodded slightly.
“So, where are we going?” Yamapi asked excitedly as he drove.
“You decide. You are the one who asked me out,” Ryo answered. Yamapi pouted.
“I have to, since you sounded so pitiful,” Yamapi said, getting back at him. Ryo felt like smacking the so called popular idol on the head.
“I take back what I said,” Ryo said pissed off. “Who going to miss you anyway,” he muttered to himself but it wasn’t left unheard to Yamapi.
“But I did missed you,” Yamapi said. Ryo became speechless. He averted his gazes outside. Anywhere but Yamapi. ‘Miss me as what?’ he really wanted to ask.
“I want to buy new cloths. You pay,” Ryo said suddenly as the silence was too painful to stand. Yamapi lips curled up smiling.
“Okay, set,” he said and drove them to their usual shops.
* * *
“I think this will suit you,” Yamapi said. He lifted the shirt higher to let Ryo get a better look.
“Hmm, it’s quite cool,” Ryo commented half heartedly. Yamapi sighed. He placed the shirt back and put both arms on Ryo’s shoulder.
“Ryo, what’s happening with you?” he asked.
“Nothing happen with me,” Ryo shrugged him off. Yamapi was still waiting. He’s so not believe in the lies.
“It’s just...you have a very bad taste in fashion,” Ryo blurted out anything came to his mind.
‘What?” Yamapi cried in shock. “People say my fashion sense is the best of the best,” he said in adamant.
“Yeah, right,” Ryo snickered. Suddenly it was fun to play with Yamapi.
“Come on, you can do better. See this shirt? Ribbed crew neck collar with two needle hemmed short set-in sleeves and bottom. It will suit with my ripped jeans perfectly. Ah, and the hoodie you bought for my birthday. And, plain white with little embroidered design is better. Too much design is a little too crowded. I like it simple and unique” Ryo lectured him as they walked along the aisle of the shop. Yamapi followed behind nodding his head all the way.
“And!” Ryo stopped suddenly. Yamapi stopped too, waiting for fashion advice from the fashion guru.
“No colorful shirt with flower print for god sake Yamapi!” Ryo added in rage. Yamapi tried to suppress his giggles.
“But it looks cute on you, Ryo. It has Hawaiian feeling on it.”
“I’m not filming Joker or one of K8 videos. So, I’m not wearing any of those hideous printed shirt!”
Yamapi pouted again not agreed.
At last they settled on a plain dark blue shirt with ‘PEACE NO WAR’ written in big white messed up letters on it. Its wide v-neck cut lower through alphabet E and A which Yamapi exclaimed will increase his sexy aura. He got smacked at the head for real because of that. Then Ryo ordered Yamapi to pay at the counter. While he waited, he watched Yamapi make way to the counter. The girl at the counter looked up at Yamapi as he approached and gave him a smile. Yamapi smiled back at her. Ryo felt jealousy rose in him as both of them began talking. Ryo turned away. Yamapi is so easy to become friendly with pretty girls. He must like them, Ryo thought.
Ryo was still moping at the front of the shop when Yamapi came over. He looks like in a hurry.
“Ryo, I need to go to the bathroom. Can you go and take the shirt at the counter, please?” he asked in worn out breath.
“But Pi, I…” Ryo wanted to argue but Yamapi was already half way to the toilet. Ryo glanced at the girl at the counter. She’s indeed pretty, maybe prettier than Leah Dizon or Lena Fuji. Or even Kitagawa Keiko or Abiru Yuu. That only made Ryo more miserable than ever. He put on his ten cent face and ready to give her his deadly glare if needed, thus, he walked miserably towards her.
“Umm, that shirt…can I take it?” Ryo asked pointing at a plastic bag containing his shirt. The girl smiled at him and nodded. Ryo reached out his hand to take the bag.
“Eh, wait. There’s another shirt he picked up. I forgot to put it in the bag,” she took a black shirt with white printed words on the counter next to Ryo. Ryo watched her folded the shirt before something caught his attention.
“Can I see that for a sec?” Ryo said so suddenly making the girl startled a bit.
“Oh, okay…” she handed him the shirt.
‘Uh oh,” Ryo muttered.
MY BOYFRIEND IS SHORT BUT SWEET
…is what written on the shirt. Ryo turned around to the shop entry and saw Yamapi leaning on the wall smiling at him. He looked back at the shirt blushing all the way.
‘My boyfriend, huh? So, I am the dense one here?’ he monologue. He grinned widely.
“Sir, are you okay?” the girl at the counter.
“Eh?!” Ryo just realized he was blushing like a girl in front of a freakin girl!
“Nothing, you’re just too beautiful,” he said flashing his killer smile and it’s the turn of the girl to blush. She quickly handed the plastic bag to Ryo hoping the two handsome men to just disappear quickly or she’s going to melt.
Ryo gladly took the bag from her and walked to Yamapi’s direction. Yamapi took Ryo’s hand again and walked away hand in hand. There was only silence accompanied their walk. But it’s a good comforting silence. Since no words are needed now that Ryo knew. The three magic words can wait for now.
“But…short?!” Ryo just can’t let it go.
Yamapi grinned.
* * *
That night…
Ryo : You choose that shirt only because it’s the name of your concert, right?
Pi : What? No! Its because of you!”
Ryo : So your concert name has something to do with me?
Pi : *smirk* You can say like that.
Ryo : Okay.
Pi : …..
Ryo : But…
Pi : Hmm?
Ryo : Are you really going to wear it?
Pi : ….I have to think about it.
Ryo : Pi!!
Pi : runs for his dear life~
OWARI~