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Who: Itachi [ pogromanates ] & Kazama [ sagittariinae ] , OPEN TO Yosuke [ waitingfora ] & Nill [ silencedbird ]
Where: Yosuke's apartment.
When: Afternoon.
Summary: Returning to a familiar place.
Rating: PG-13

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[sagittariinae]

As quick as Kazama's reflexes were, he still almost missed the way that Itachi stepped forward in a moment. And he certainly hadn't expected the wet splut of the cake collapsing that came soon after. Staring at the mess of cake that was now Yosuke's face, Kazama blinked -- letting out a low breath that might have been a laugh. (He'd almost forgotten about the last time Yosuke had caked Itachi in the face, but Itachi certainly had a reason to hold a grudge now that he thought about it.) The gentle grip at his shoulder and the soft words, he only answered with a small nod. Itachi was no doubt going off to get some sleep -- it was good to see that the other seemed to be alright now.

But once the door had closed, Kazama turned back to the mess of cake and frosting, lips curving into the faint traces of a smirk at the sight of Yosuke raking his face clean. Nill seemed to be enjoying the show, at least. And he gave another low exhale -- well, at least he didn't have to worry about the cake any more -- before rummaging through his pocket to pull out a handkerchief. He usually kept it on hand to tie up any injuries, but it looked like it would be more convenient here.

And he looked up just in time to see Yosuke throw a handful of buttercream at Nill. -- well. Taking a step back to avoid any splatter -- he wasn't much in the mood to have to wash his clothes clean of any frosting -- and only gave a low, deadpan laugh. "Don't pick on her for laughing. You should take a look in a mirror."

[silencedbird]

The reaction Nill had to the sudden cake attack was something fairly close to a surprised flail, and if she could she probably would’ve made a sound close to an ‘eep!’ or a surprised little squeak, but as it was the best Yosuke got out of her was a sort of notquitegasp noise. The cake had managed to hit her on the forehead, for the most part, though washing it out of her hair was going to be a bit of a chore... The girl just blinked up at her senpai for a moment before lifting a hand to wipe some of the frosting from her head with her fingertip and sticking it in her mouth.

Well. No one could say Yosuke had bad taste, at least.

Wiping more of the frosting and cake from her head, Nill looked down at what few remains were on her hands and switched her line of sight to Yosuke, and then, out of the corner of her eye, Kazama, apparently contemplating just how to proceed, despite Kazama having stood up for her. (it didn't seem right that he was the only one that hadn't had a cake-related incident so far.) Yosuke hadn’t given her much to work with, but... well, she probably didn’t need much anyway.

Without giving either of the boys any kind of warning, Nill lifted one hand up to Kazama’s face, wiping buttercream on his cheek before she abruptly reached out and proceeded to rub the rest of it off on Yosuke’s jacket, smiling slightly up at the both of them-though she hoped Kazama wouldn’t be too especially mad about it. (she’d sparred his clothing, at least.)

[waitingfora]

"Ha!" Yosuke puffed his chest out in a triumphant manner, arms raised above his head in victory. Could really only do so since it seemed like Nill wasn't particularly offended by having cake thrown at her -- if she did, he would really feel like a complete jerk. His shoulders did give a brief shrug as he finally answered Kazama on what he said about why he shouldn't pick on her for laughing. "Well, it doesn't mean that I can't ask for a little retaliations."

His arm straightened to point at Kazama when Nill wiped a bit of the frosting onto his cheek, before his arms flailed about in the air as the rest of it came to rest on his shirt. He laughed in a manner which announced defeat. Like he could actually ever stay mad at Nill, and really she was just so cute. "Looks like I have to tip my head to the Queen of the Cake." Making a salute with his hand, he lifted the bottom of his shirt to wipe his face. He was trying to keep it clean, but seemed like that didn't matter anymore.

He sighed a moment into his shirt -- this was the nice feelings that he wanted Kazama to be welcomed back to. There was a lot that he wanted to ask, like what the other was doing, why he had to leave at all. But those sort of questions just bred guilt, didn't they. His head gave a small cant, so he should do something else. Without thinking (wasn't it always that way), he took a few steps forward so that he could wrap his arms around his senpai to give him a hug.

[sagittariinae]

When Nill only tasted the morsel of cake that had hit her without seeming upset at all, Kazama let out a slow breath, raising an eyebrow. -- Well, at least the two looked like they were having fun. No doubt Itachi would later have to deal with the commotion as these two tried to clean up afterwards, but that could be dealt with later.

And when Nill looked in direction, he raised his head marginally. (Was she planning on -- ?) And he stood still, closing his eyes for a moment as he felt the cream being smeared across his face. (Definitely not part of what he'd been expecting, but -- well. This would be alright.) Giving only a small shrug as Nill backed off, he wiped a streak of the cream off with the ball of his hand, thoughtlessly licking a portion of it off. It was overly sweet in comparison to what he usually liked to eat, but it wasn't bad, per se.

The next moment found him looking up at the sight of Yosuke stepping forward with arms held wide. In that two-second window, he probably could have backed out of reach. But for whatever reason, he instead stood still as Yosuke embraced him -- accompanied by the quiet squelch of the cake cream smashing over his jacket. Letting out a small sigh, he gave Yosuke's a tentative pat to the shoulder and a small nod in response.