Black Cat Ch.21
Band(s): alice nine, Lycaon, Aicle
Pairings/ characters: HirotoXShou, ToraXSaga, Nao, Yuuki, Emiru, Saran (through out)
Genre: MalexMale/ Life/ Prostitution
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Prostitution/ MalexMale relationships/ Language
Summary: Hiroto Ogata has never been one to depend on others. After all, he spent all of his childhood alone. And even if his parents were in the picture-- They really weren't. Finding himself alone and wasting away in his apartment, Hiroto decides fate is a cruel thing. That is until one night while driving down 116th street, Hiroto is suddenly thrown into a curve ball of misfortune. Distracted by his phone, Hiroto runs over a prostitute. Being scared half to death, he takes him in. Followed up by more unfortunate events, Hiroto finds himself having to protect this miss leaded soul. Though the stranger calls himself a black cat, who said all black cats are bad omens? Will this sudden encounter change Hiroto’s life for the better or will old myths prove themselves right and turn his life into a living hell?
Comment: I'm back with a new chapter (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ*
It had been exactly one week since the incident in the mall had occurred. The day had started off quite normal, waking up together followed by a typical scrumptious breakfast. Hiroto had promised Shou an afternoon at the park with their furry companions if Shou helped clean around the house. And seeing as the day was bright and sunny (spring was here, they needed to take advantage of the current weather before the early summer rainfalls began), the brunette would have been mad (and murdered by said furry companions) if he had turned down the offer. The first job (out of many, much to Shou’s dismay) was to simply clean out the closet in their room.
So, twenty minutes later, Shou rampaged through the crowded closet pulling everything out. Hiroto had been complaining about how his closet had never been as messy as it was now and Shou couldn’t help but think he was telling a hyperbole. Securing the red bandanna around his head, Shou pulled up his sleeves and got to work.
He sat on the floor, legs crossed; going over the piles of miscellaneous things, deciding what was worthy enough for keeps. Then again, how could he ever bring himself to throw any of these ‘memories’ away? Sure, he didn’t really need his collection of cool looking rocks he had found on various occasions, or his collection of stained clothes. Clothes that contained precious memories such as the time he accidently spilled hot coco all over Hiroto’s chest (talk about de Déjà vu), or the time he tried to help Hiroto cook but only made the blonde look like an unidentifiable food monster (-Okay, he really didn’t need those…)
Either way, Shou packed everything up with care. This way, the closet would be much more organized! Pulling out a marker from the nearby desk, he labeled each box with its correct label.
‘Shoes that you bought but have never seen u wear’ ‘my collections- DON’T TOUCH’ ‘wires & USB’s (I think)’ ‘other stuff’
Going back to the closet, Shou tried to push back one of the many boxes against the wall to make most of the room. Only, the box didn’t fully enter. He frowned and attempted to push the box back again. He couldn't see since the back of the closet was pitch black. He also heard soft ‘thumps,’ definitely not the sound cardboard would make against a wall. Something was blocking the box way. Pulling the box completely out, Shou pressed his vision by squinting his eyes and was surprised to find what looked like a large black duffle bag, squished from his previous pushing attempts.
‘Where have I seen this before?’
Reaching for and pulling the bag out, Shou carefully placed on the floor. Curiosity already long taken over him, he was quick to unzip the zipper. Pulling the folds open, Shou’s eyes sparkled upon reviling what was inside.
He touched the black and white frilly cloth with much enthusiasm.
‘Well, well, well, look what we have here~’
Shou grinned; pulling the fabric out of it’d restraints completely.
“Shou, you better almost be done!”
The brunette’s ears perked at the sound of this name being called, his grin turning into a devious smirk.
“Almost” Shou whispered to himself, swaying the fabric from side to side.
***
Sending Shou off to work, Hiroto finally has the perfect opportunity to call Nao and talk about a certain subject that has been killing him ever since they had returned back from their trip in Hokkaido. He was able to push back the subject for the mean time but seeing as Shou and himself was moving further along, he couldn’t ignore it any longer. Dialing the memorized number, Hiroto sat back and patiently waited. After five rings, Nao picked up.
“Hey na-“
“Who is this?”
“Hiroto..?” Hiroto answered with a questioning tone.
“I’m sorry I don’t know any Hiroto’s. The last Hiroto I knew was a big jerk who completely forgot about his BEST FRIEND”
Oh
“I didn’t forget, just been busy.”
“So busy you can’t even call to say hi?” Nao sounded like a kicked puppy. Hiroto felt like one.
“I’m sorry Nao, I really am”
“Humph”
“If it makes you feel any better you’re the only one I can come to for personal advice. And that’s pretty big since you know how much I hate talking about myself”
“..Well I guess- just a little”
“And~ may I please stop by your place tonight? I’ll feel happy seeing your charming face” Hiroto snickered, knowing his friend was now a violent crimson shade.
“Shadup”
"I'll take that as a yes. I'll stop by your place at seven, okay?"
"OK"
Hanging the phone up, Hiroto glanced to his right looking through the door ajar. He unconsciously smiled when he spotted the working brunette. Truthfully, their closet wasn’t as messy as it had ever been. Hiroto cringed remembering how it used to look when he had just moved in. It didn’t really bother him either, he just needed an excuse to get Shou busy and out of hearing distance. Inhaling deeply and exhaling away his nerves, he cleared his head. Getting up, he charged for his room. Simultaneously, Mogu and Misumi corked their furry heads to the side watching one of their master’s jumps on the other, tumbling onto the bed.
Hiroto gripped Shou’s wrists above his head, restraining the confused, scared, and squealing brunette. Without much though, Hiroto leaned down and blew onto Shou’s neck, muck like a mother would do to her baby's stomach.
“Hi-Hiroto! Wah! S-stop!” Shou went into hysterics as Hiroto continued to motorboat his sensitive neck. He felt Shou squirm and thrash under him, his laughing made him throw his head back, exposing more neck. He would then proceed to hide his neck similarly like a turtle would when Hiroto decided to take advantage of said neck. Shortly after, Hiroto abruptly stopped. His reason, and only reason, was as he blew on the younger’s neck he unintentionally found a sweet spot right under his ear.
Shou moaned.
Actually, both stopped in their tracks and stared at each other, Shou’s chest rising and falling from his previous activities. A blush spread across Hiroto’s face but tried to hide it by (awkwardly) laughing. He was very thankful when Shou began laughing as well. He didn’t want Shou to think it bothered him, it really didn’t (well not him directly) just caught him off guard. He then decided it was probably a good idea to get off of the other.
“What was that all about?” Shou asked his breathing back to normal. He also cleaned his neck with his sleeve.
“Eh…Surprise attack? Shou laughed.
“Actually, I came to check on you to see if you were working and got kind of carried away… Oh yeah, the closet looks clean, forget the other stuff and lets just go to the park” It had taken less than Hiroto had thought it would to convince and talk to Nao. Shou, surprised, raised an eyebrow suspiciously. “Really?” Hiroto nodded. “Really” Smiling his million watt smile, Shou jumped up off the bed and threw himself back onto Hiroto. Cupping his face, Shou kissed the blondes lips with a great force and a loud ‘mwah.’ He left a stupidly goofy grinning and dazed Hiroto, he himself running out of the room to inform his babies.
***
“Say, you haven’t talked with Emiru in a while now” Shou nodded with a pout as the two walked side by side along the edges of the grassy fields, watching Mogu and Misumi chase each other in the mud. Hiroto mentally cringed.
“He had an accident with his laptop so I can’t even chat with him anymore” A light bulb set off on top of Hiroto’s head. “Why don’t you go visit him then?” Shou pursed his lips and looked down at his feet, a small almost unnoticeable blush and smile spread across his face. “I wanted to spend my time with you” He nudged his shoulder against Hiroto’s, leaning on him. “But Shou, I’m always here. Don’t you ever get tired of me?” Hiroto said jokingly. Shou didn’t take the joke lightly.
“Never!” He wrapped his arms around Hiroto’s and held on tightly. Hiroto, completely caught off guarded, held the brunette close and stroke his head, trying to console him. Shou had a very distressed and nervous face on, Hiroto worried.
“H-hey now, I was only kidding, Shou?”
“That was not funny. How could I ever get tired of you? Yeah you can be annoying at times and stubborn too. Not to mention your ego is bigger than your head and-“
“Okay, I get it”
Shou laughed “Don’t you get it? I could never get tired of you; you’re my other half, got it?”
“Got it”
The two continued on with their walk, watching their two little dirt devils frolic in the mud. Hiroto was suddenly very grateful that they decided to walk to the local park instead of driving there. The blonde had also convinced Shou into visiting Emiru, lying to him, saying Maya had called and asked him to work a night shift. He did feel guilty about it though, especially after seeing how Shou reacted about the two being separated. But it couldn’t be helped, Hiroto needed to talk to Nao.
They played around for another good thirty minutes before they chased down the dogs, clicking their leashes back on. Hiroto grumbled how dirty the dogs were and how he told Shou they should have been on the field adjacent to theirs, claiming it was much dryer.
“As long as the dogs had fun, right? Come on, I’ll take them a bath once we get home. No need to fret, silly” Hiroto rolled his eyes but nevertheless stopped arguing. Walking back in silence, Hiroto ran the exact words he would be telling Nao later in the night through his head. He didn’t want to screw it up and reveal to much or too little. But then again, he himself didn’t know. Groaning in frustration, he mentally cursed himself out for trying to be a different person.
‘No, this is for Shou. He deserves this. You know that’
And Hiroto is quickly thrown into a puddle of emotions. Never in his uneventful life before meeting Shou had he ever gone through this. Then again, he never had such strong feelings for anyone. He was so used to being by himself, alone, no one to care for. Why the hell did things have to be so complicated?! No, they weren’t. Hiroto made everything harder than it should be, he always did. He was unsociable and practically became a NEET after graduating high school. But his ego and so his called pride never allowed him to reach out and ask for help.
‘Why should I? I was all alone when I was young and did just fine. I don’t want nor need your help’
He remember saying when the help he so needed was offered. This had never bothered him before though; he had been just fine with his locked in self. He had already made amends with his cruel fate so why did everything have to get screwed up now? Oh right. Looking up to his right, Hiroto looked at Shou who was humming peacefully, his head rocking a little.
‘Shou, what did you do to me?’
“I saved you”
Hiroto snapped his head up, his eyes wide and his heart beating erratically. He never realized Shou had stopped walking. Looking back, he watched as Shou cupped a ladybug from a spider web in his hand, releasing it into the air. Hiroto watched in amazement, the sun placed perfectly behind the brunette, the wind picking up, gusting around a now smiling Shou. He glanced up and was caught in Hiroto’s mesmerizing stare. Shockingly, it started making sense to him.
“Thanks, Shou”
Shou, back at his side cocked his head to the side. “Eh~ What are you saying? Are you taking to yourself again? Haha, people will start to think you’re crazy if you do so in public” Hiroto deadpanned the other before he burst into laughter and tugged down on the others bangs.
“Just thank you for being you”
And even though Shou had no idea what Hiroto was talking about, those words sunk into his heart, making him glow in happiness.
I should be saying the same thing too
***
“Shou, take them straight to the shower!” Shou scooped up the dogs before Hiroto had a heart attack and did as he was told. Strolling into the bathroom, he took off their collars and let them walk around his legs as he set the water temperature. Mogu didn’t mind baths, but he didn’t like them but didn’t hate them either. Misumi on the other hand, cursed the day bathing your dog was invented. Once the waster suited Shou, he plugged in a water stopped. Filling the tub 1/3 of the way up, he reached for Mogu, placing him into the warm water. Turning around, he didn’t find Misumi.
“Mayday mayday! We got a runaway”
Misumi charged for undercover, his little feet carrying him swiftly away, they weren’t even visible anymore. Taking a sharp turn down the hall way, the mixed dog took in a dog’s version of a sigh of relief. That was until, two legs stopped in front of him. Before he had a chance to stop, run away, or even react, two hands snatched him up.
“Gotcha~”
It’s the blonde one!
“Oh, you caught him! Hehehe, thought you could get away did you now?”
“Need my help?”
“That would be very helpful, yes and thank you” This time, the three of them made their way into the bathroom. The floor was wet and Mogu was found sitting on the rug, shifting his weight from paw to paw.
“Ack! Get back in there mister”
Working on the dogs with his favorite oatmeal shampoo, Shou did all the dirty work while Hiroto sat on the sink counter, making sure Misumi wouldn’t make another run for it. Scrubbing, rinsing, and then repeating with conditioner. Once he finished, Shou wrapped the dogs up like burritos with their own towels (which Shou had customized himself, each towel coming with its corresponding pet’s name). Passing the two dog burritos to Hiroto, Shou stayed back and cleaned up.
“Shou, take a shower. You’re all wet anyways, wouldn’t want you to catch a cold” Shou pouted but nodded and made his way to the mini closet right outside the bathroom door, specifically made to hold towels. Grabbing his favorite, he made his way back into the bathroom.
Setting the dogs on the floor to his bedroom, Hiroto made his way to the counter and pulled out a hair dryer and comb. He remembered Shou scolding him and then teaching him a proper way to dry a dog out. He chuckled at the memory. Never in a million years would he have guess that he would be sitting on the floor, drying out his dogs, making sure ‘the air was warm and went against the natural way the dogs hair grew, while combing it down to ensure maximum fluffiness and softness'. Finishing up, he laughed as the two dogs bolted down the hall; now that they were clean they filled up with rocketing energy. Following them down the hall, he took a seat on his couch and turned on the TV. Carelessly switching through the channels, not really paying attention, Hiroto began thinking of what he would be telling Nao again. He didn’t want to be embarrassed.
Sighing with new frustration, Hiroto fell to his side, hiding his face behind his hands. He switched to the music channel and listened while he stared at the ceiling. Four songs later, he heard the bedroom door open and out came Shou, his hair still wet while the towel rested on his shoulders. Chuckling, Hiroto called to the other. He sat up and spread his legs wide enough for Shou to sit between. Shou did just that. Facing away from Hiroto, the blonde reached for his towel and rubbed it over his head, drying it.
“If you don’t properly dry your hair, you’ll catch a cold. The shower than would be useless”
“I’m sorry mom” Hiroto stopped and looked down at Shou, his eyebrows raised. Shou slowly looked up with a smirk on his face. He really should have been expecting the next part.
“Kya~!”
Shou jumped against the other as Hiroto tickled his sides.
“Hi-Hiroto! S-stop! Ahahaha”
Shou’s face was red and he swore his heart would rip out of his chest any second now. Hiroto poked his left side, instinctively, Shou leaned to his left as well, and this left his whole right side exposed. Neck included. Leaning down, Hiroto blew on the brunette’s neck. Shou snapped his neck to the right, gently bumping noses with Hiroto. It then occurred to Hiroto how close they were. Hiroto stopped and stared into Shou’s glossy doe eyes. Shou stared back, breathing harshly against Hiroto’s own breath. His eyes slid down to Hiroto’s lips as if asking for permission. Hiroto's worries from earlier escaped his head as he leaned down to meet Shou’s awaiting plush lips. It was a short kiss, but as soon as a spark between them ignited, they closed the distance between them again, deepening it. Hiroto held Shou’s chin and his eyes closed. Sliding the tip of his tongue along Shou’s bottom lips, he asked for entrance in which Shou happily granted. He entered his hot and wet cavern and slowly caressed his tongue against Shou’s. Shou let a content sigh escape his lips as he relished every second of it. He pulled back a bit and nibbled on Hiroto’s lower lip. It was Hiroto’s turn to groan in satisfaction. Giving Shou another quick lick to tease him, he pulled back, his breathing the same as before.
“Got carried away again?” Shou smirked and caressed Hiroto’s check. Hiroto closed his eyes and leaned into the touch. “Hmm, seems to happen a lot around you” Shou giggled as he pecked his lips and then his forehead before getting up.
“Don’t worry. I don’t mind”
***
For the rest of the afternoon, Shou and Hiroto didn’t do much. Hiroto sat on the couch and watched TV while Shou sat between his legs again, reading a magazine. Shou had also called Emiru asking if he could go and Emiru shouting with glee over the phone with a ‘Do you even have to ask?’
The two also ate dinner; Hiroto’s much smaller than Shou, knowing Nao would definitely provide snacks. “Are you not hungry?”
“Eh.. Yeah. Don’t worry though” Shou looked at him suspiciously but shrugged it off. By the time they had finished it was already 6:35pm. Hiroto scrambled around their apartment trying to find his other shoe. Once he did, he grabbed Shou’s hand and pulled him along as well. Bucking their seat belt inside the car, Hiroto put the car in reverse and pulled out.
Nearing Emiru’s place, Hiroto spoke up. “Shou around what time do you think I should pick you up at?” Shou looked over at Hiroto, confused. “What do you mean? I thought you were working the night shift, not like you can get up and leave whenever you like” Hiroto cursed himself for forgetting.
“Ahahaha yeah, right. I’m sure it won’t be too busy, I might get released early”
“Okay, I’ll call Maya to check on you”
“Ah no, no. Don’t call him” Hiroto laughed nervously.
“Hiroto Ogata are you cheating on me?” Hiroto was sure that if he was drinking water, he would have spat it all out, chocked, and crashed into another car.
“What!? No, of course not” Hiroto regretted telling Shou his last name. It sounded quit evil coming out of the brunette and frankly it scared the crap out of him.
“I was just kidding. Your reaction makes me suspicious though…”
“ya, you’re crazy Shou. I’ll call Emiru’s before I pick you up okay?”
“K”
Dropping Shou off and waiting till the brunette stepped inside, he drove off again. He hit the freeway, taking a shortcut. He really didn’t want to be late.
***
“You remembered?!” Nao answered his door with a smug grin.
Hiroto threw himself onto Nao, closing the door behind them “Anything too see you~” Nao blushed furiously before pushing Hiroto off.
“Creep”
“Sore loser” Nao rolled his eyes and adjusted his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose. Strolling in, Hiroto took a seat onto Nao’s very comfortable couch.
“I head Final Fantasy X HD is coming out soon~ you excited?” Nao chuckled. He took a seat next to Hiroto, a cup of tea in his hand. “Hiroto, maybe we should talk about what you came here for before we get distracted”
“…”
“BUT OMG YES!” Nao squealed in delight, his hand shaking so much, Hiroto was afraid his tea would spill. “I also got a new game last week; I was waiting for you to call so we could try it out together…” Hiroto felt the knife of guiltiness get stabbed into him again. “I’m really sorry Nao...” Nao waved him off. “It’s fine. I’ve been busy too. Actually, I was in Tokushima for a week!” Hiroto listened in amazement. Nao was a doctor and constantly traveled. But no matter how tired or how busy he was, Nao always made time for Hiroto. Someone grabbed the knife of guiltiness and turned it in side of him.
“But enough of me, Really Hiroto, what has been bugging you? When you said it’s been bothering you since the trip back in fall, it really worried me, ya’ know” Hiroto looked away.
‘Dammit! I made a whole goddamn speech in my head, where is it now?!’
Freaking out, Hiroto shifted his eyes back and forth, trying desperately to remember his speech. It was until he felt a hand placed on top of his did he stop. Looking up, Nao looked down at him with a smile. “Trying to come up with a speech won’t help, Hiroto” Hiroto turned a strawberry red and snatched his hand away “Was not!” Nao arched his eyebrow up.
“You’re so not cute when you try to be smart!”
“Hiroto” Hiroto sighed and dropped his head on Nao’s lap. “Fine” Taking a deep breath, Hiroto talked.
“ow dew ay sk sha ou?”
“What”
Hiroto tried again with the same results.
“Hiroto stop talking against my leg, I can’t understand anything you are saying”
Hiroto sighed out, frustrated. “I said HOW DO I ASK SHOU OUT?!” Right after the words left, Nao’s eyes widen and Hiroto buried his face away.
“Wait, weren’t you two already going out?”
***
“And then I found it”
“Kya~! So what are you planning to do? Ah, If only my Saran would put on a maid outfit and called out ‘master~ Master what would you like me to do?’” From a room down the hall a muffled ‘Not happening’ was heard. Emiru’s Shoulders dropped with a defeated sigh “Ah, what can you do, Shou? My Saran is so suborn”
Shou chuckled.
“Sorry, back to you”
Shou shrugged “I’m not quite sure yet, it’s kind of dirty and wrinkly. I wouldn’t want to ruin it. Putting it into the washer probably isn’t a good idea huh”
“No! Bring it here. I’m an expert at fixing dressed like that”
“You are?”
“Have you seen what Saran wears?” Oh yeah.
“Okay! I’ll bring it over...?”
“Have it read by tomorrow, I’ll stop by after work”
Shou nodded in agreement. After passing the subject, they moved on to another, a subject a bit more personal. What they liked in bed.
In Emiru’s and Saran’s shared room, Saran painted his nails and rolled his eyes.
“Such teenagers, I swear”
***
“I get it now!”
“Really?!”
“No”
Hiroto cursed and fell to the floor. Nao laughed. “I was just kidding!” Hiroto shot up “Does this look like a time to be joking around?!” Nao backed away, fixing his glasses again.
“S-sorry Nao” Hiroto sat back down.
“It’s fine. I shouldn’t be joking. Okay let’s see~ during the trip you and Shou became evidently closer right?” Hiroto nodded.
“like how we found you to practically eating each there’s faces off, Shou in a maid outfit of course” Hiroto turned beat red. “Did you have to mention that?”
“And after the trip you started sleeping together on a regular basis”
“Sleep together as in SLEEP not the other kind of sleeping together…cough” Nao nodded, ignoring him. “And so you concluded that you two were no going out-
“I don’t know”
“But you never personally asked Shou out, and this is why you have come to me, right?” Hiroto nodded, covering his eyes with his bangs.
“Well, I know this might be hard for you but, there really is no way around this. You either ask him out or you don’t…”
“I know that! It’s just, it has to be special. Shou never went out with anyone before or been in a genuine relationship
‘Just like you’ Nao stated in his head.
“And I just want this to be perfect, ya’ know? Ask him out- no, I don’t quite like those words. Ask out and especially boyfriend” Hiroto’s face scrunched up.
“Something different you say?”
“Yeah, like in the movies! Invite him to dinner and stuff like that” Nao stared at Hiroto inventively. Never had he seen the blonde look so troubled yet happy and passionate talking about something. And especially taking about someone he liked.
‘Oh, Hiroto my friend, look how much you have grown and matured. If only you could see it too’
“So, what do you think?” Nao snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the other who was clearly out of breath.
“um..”
“Hey~! Were you even listening?”
Nao laughed at Hiroto. He was even pink form all the talking he had done. Nao suddenly hiccupped; this was probably the most he had ever heard the blonde speak!
“Oi, you hiccupped, what did you realize? Will it help me?!”
Nao remembered back to their high school days, Hiroto had discovered that whenever the raven hiccupped, it meant he just his an euphony.
“Yes? What does Shou like?”
Hiroto thought for a minute “He likes anything cliché” Hiroto groaned.
“Like what?”
Hiroto shrugged “I don’t know, like having a picnic down at the park while watching the cherry blossoms fall then walk around and watch fireworks and the stars then come home and…”
Nao hiccupped and Hiroto eyes widen in delight.
“That’s it! That’s perfect!”
“And the cherry blossoms are in season next month” Nao added. Hiroto jumped off the couch and dragged his friend up with him, ballroom dancing across the living room. Kissing Nao on the cheek, he smiled his million what smile. Nao blushed.
“Hi-Hiroto! I’m going to fall!”
Hiroto stopped and dusted the invisible dirt off his best friend, fixing his glasses for him “Sorry”
“It’s fine. Listen, was there anything else you needed?” Hiroto suddenly stopped dead in his tracks, his face turning a violent crimson shade. “w-well, there was this other thing in the back of my mind… you’re a doctor right…”
2 hours later!
Hiroto helped Nao set his game console back neatly into its shelf. Even after an hour of video games, Hiroto was still beat red.
“I thought it was a pretty good game, I’ll definitely be looking out for the sequel “
“Y-yeah” Nao cracked up inside of his head, watching the fidgeting blonde. “Hiroto, it’s ten, may-“
“Seriously?! Nao, I’ve got to go, thanks for everything, really. You’re a life saver!”
“Just helping a friend out” Hiroto nodded and chuckled before racing out the door. Nao moved to his window, waving to the blonde, watching him leave. Closing his curtain again, Nao sighed and slid to the floor. Biting his lip, Nao awkwardly looked up. To be fair, Nao grew up around science; everyone in his family pursed a career with science. He also grew up in a house of atheists, which is why he is currently unsure of what the hell he is doing.
“God, or gods or spirits? I think… A-anyway, thank you. Thank you for allowing Hiroto, my best friend, to meet Shou. It really changed his life. I’ve never seen him so happy before. I guess everything does happen for reason right? Please continue to look after him…
Ah, I really suck at this”
Comment: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter~ It was quite fun to write >W< Hmm~ I wonder what that other thing Hiroto wanted to talk to Nao was all about (¬‿¬) I also added to the summary in my archive (does't really change anything but..)
Comments are loved :'D
Pairings/ characters: HirotoXShou, ToraXSaga, Nao, Yuuki, Emiru, Saran (through out)
Genre: MalexMale/ Life/ Prostitution
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Prostitution/ MalexMale relationships/ Language
Summary: Hiroto Ogata has never been one to depend on others. After all, he spent all of his childhood alone. And even if his parents were in the picture-- They really weren't. Finding himself alone and wasting away in his apartment, Hiroto decides fate is a cruel thing. That is until one night while driving down 116th street, Hiroto is suddenly thrown into a curve ball of misfortune. Distracted by his phone, Hiroto runs over a prostitute. Being scared half to death, he takes him in. Followed up by more unfortunate events, Hiroto finds himself having to protect this miss leaded soul. Though the stranger calls himself a black cat, who said all black cats are bad omens? Will this sudden encounter change Hiroto’s life for the better or will old myths prove themselves right and turn his life into a living hell?
Comment: I'm back with a new chapter (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ*
It had been exactly one week since the incident in the mall had occurred. The day had started off quite normal, waking up together followed by a typical scrumptious breakfast. Hiroto had promised Shou an afternoon at the park with their furry companions if Shou helped clean around the house. And seeing as the day was bright and sunny (spring was here, they needed to take advantage of the current weather before the early summer rainfalls began), the brunette would have been mad (and murdered by said furry companions) if he had turned down the offer. The first job (out of many, much to Shou’s dismay) was to simply clean out the closet in their room.
So, twenty minutes later, Shou rampaged through the crowded closet pulling everything out. Hiroto had been complaining about how his closet had never been as messy as it was now and Shou couldn’t help but think he was telling a hyperbole. Securing the red bandanna around his head, Shou pulled up his sleeves and got to work.
He sat on the floor, legs crossed; going over the piles of miscellaneous things, deciding what was worthy enough for keeps. Then again, how could he ever bring himself to throw any of these ‘memories’ away? Sure, he didn’t really need his collection of cool looking rocks he had found on various occasions, or his collection of stained clothes. Clothes that contained precious memories such as the time he accidently spilled hot coco all over Hiroto’s chest (talk about de Déjà vu), or the time he tried to help Hiroto cook but only made the blonde look like an unidentifiable food monster (-Okay, he really didn’t need those…)
Either way, Shou packed everything up with care. This way, the closet would be much more organized! Pulling out a marker from the nearby desk, he labeled each box with its correct label.
‘Shoes that you bought but have never seen u wear’ ‘my collections- DON’T TOUCH’ ‘wires & USB’s (I think)’ ‘other stuff’
Going back to the closet, Shou tried to push back one of the many boxes against the wall to make most of the room. Only, the box didn’t fully enter. He frowned and attempted to push the box back again. He couldn't see since the back of the closet was pitch black. He also heard soft ‘thumps,’ definitely not the sound cardboard would make against a wall. Something was blocking the box way. Pulling the box completely out, Shou pressed his vision by squinting his eyes and was surprised to find what looked like a large black duffle bag, squished from his previous pushing attempts.
‘Where have I seen this before?’
Reaching for and pulling the bag out, Shou carefully placed on the floor. Curiosity already long taken over him, he was quick to unzip the zipper. Pulling the folds open, Shou’s eyes sparkled upon reviling what was inside.
He touched the black and white frilly cloth with much enthusiasm.
‘Well, well, well, look what we have here~’
Shou grinned; pulling the fabric out of it’d restraints completely.
“Shou, you better almost be done!”
The brunette’s ears perked at the sound of this name being called, his grin turning into a devious smirk.
“Almost” Shou whispered to himself, swaying the fabric from side to side.
***
Sending Shou off to work, Hiroto finally has the perfect opportunity to call Nao and talk about a certain subject that has been killing him ever since they had returned back from their trip in Hokkaido. He was able to push back the subject for the mean time but seeing as Shou and himself was moving further along, he couldn’t ignore it any longer. Dialing the memorized number, Hiroto sat back and patiently waited. After five rings, Nao picked up.
“Hey na-“
“Who is this?”
“Hiroto..?” Hiroto answered with a questioning tone.
“I’m sorry I don’t know any Hiroto’s. The last Hiroto I knew was a big jerk who completely forgot about his BEST FRIEND”
Oh
“I didn’t forget, just been busy.”
“So busy you can’t even call to say hi?” Nao sounded like a kicked puppy. Hiroto felt like one.
“I’m sorry Nao, I really am”
“Humph”
“If it makes you feel any better you’re the only one I can come to for personal advice. And that’s pretty big since you know how much I hate talking about myself”
“..Well I guess- just a little”
“And~ may I please stop by your place tonight? I’ll feel happy seeing your charming face” Hiroto snickered, knowing his friend was now a violent crimson shade.
“Shadup”
"I'll take that as a yes. I'll stop by your place at seven, okay?"
"OK"
Hanging the phone up, Hiroto glanced to his right looking through the door ajar. He unconsciously smiled when he spotted the working brunette. Truthfully, their closet wasn’t as messy as it had ever been. Hiroto cringed remembering how it used to look when he had just moved in. It didn’t really bother him either, he just needed an excuse to get Shou busy and out of hearing distance. Inhaling deeply and exhaling away his nerves, he cleared his head. Getting up, he charged for his room. Simultaneously, Mogu and Misumi corked their furry heads to the side watching one of their master’s jumps on the other, tumbling onto the bed.
Hiroto gripped Shou’s wrists above his head, restraining the confused, scared, and squealing brunette. Without much though, Hiroto leaned down and blew onto Shou’s neck, muck like a mother would do to her baby's stomach.
“Hi-Hiroto! Wah! S-stop!” Shou went into hysterics as Hiroto continued to motorboat his sensitive neck. He felt Shou squirm and thrash under him, his laughing made him throw his head back, exposing more neck. He would then proceed to hide his neck similarly like a turtle would when Hiroto decided to take advantage of said neck. Shortly after, Hiroto abruptly stopped. His reason, and only reason, was as he blew on the younger’s neck he unintentionally found a sweet spot right under his ear.
Shou moaned.
Actually, both stopped in their tracks and stared at each other, Shou’s chest rising and falling from his previous activities. A blush spread across Hiroto’s face but tried to hide it by (awkwardly) laughing. He was very thankful when Shou began laughing as well. He didn’t want Shou to think it bothered him, it really didn’t (well not him directly) just caught him off guard. He then decided it was probably a good idea to get off of the other.
“What was that all about?” Shou asked his breathing back to normal. He also cleaned his neck with his sleeve.
“Eh…Surprise attack? Shou laughed.
“Actually, I came to check on you to see if you were working and got kind of carried away… Oh yeah, the closet looks clean, forget the other stuff and lets just go to the park” It had taken less than Hiroto had thought it would to convince and talk to Nao. Shou, surprised, raised an eyebrow suspiciously. “Really?” Hiroto nodded. “Really” Smiling his million watt smile, Shou jumped up off the bed and threw himself back onto Hiroto. Cupping his face, Shou kissed the blondes lips with a great force and a loud ‘mwah.’ He left a stupidly goofy grinning and dazed Hiroto, he himself running out of the room to inform his babies.
***
“Say, you haven’t talked with Emiru in a while now” Shou nodded with a pout as the two walked side by side along the edges of the grassy fields, watching Mogu and Misumi chase each other in the mud. Hiroto mentally cringed.
“He had an accident with his laptop so I can’t even chat with him anymore” A light bulb set off on top of Hiroto’s head. “Why don’t you go visit him then?” Shou pursed his lips and looked down at his feet, a small almost unnoticeable blush and smile spread across his face. “I wanted to spend my time with you” He nudged his shoulder against Hiroto’s, leaning on him. “But Shou, I’m always here. Don’t you ever get tired of me?” Hiroto said jokingly. Shou didn’t take the joke lightly.
“Never!” He wrapped his arms around Hiroto’s and held on tightly. Hiroto, completely caught off guarded, held the brunette close and stroke his head, trying to console him. Shou had a very distressed and nervous face on, Hiroto worried.
“H-hey now, I was only kidding, Shou?”
“That was not funny. How could I ever get tired of you? Yeah you can be annoying at times and stubborn too. Not to mention your ego is bigger than your head and-“
“Okay, I get it”
Shou laughed “Don’t you get it? I could never get tired of you; you’re my other half, got it?”
“Got it”
The two continued on with their walk, watching their two little dirt devils frolic in the mud. Hiroto was suddenly very grateful that they decided to walk to the local park instead of driving there. The blonde had also convinced Shou into visiting Emiru, lying to him, saying Maya had called and asked him to work a night shift. He did feel guilty about it though, especially after seeing how Shou reacted about the two being separated. But it couldn’t be helped, Hiroto needed to talk to Nao.
They played around for another good thirty minutes before they chased down the dogs, clicking their leashes back on. Hiroto grumbled how dirty the dogs were and how he told Shou they should have been on the field adjacent to theirs, claiming it was much dryer.
“As long as the dogs had fun, right? Come on, I’ll take them a bath once we get home. No need to fret, silly” Hiroto rolled his eyes but nevertheless stopped arguing. Walking back in silence, Hiroto ran the exact words he would be telling Nao later in the night through his head. He didn’t want to screw it up and reveal to much or too little. But then again, he himself didn’t know. Groaning in frustration, he mentally cursed himself out for trying to be a different person.
‘No, this is for Shou. He deserves this. You know that’
And Hiroto is quickly thrown into a puddle of emotions. Never in his uneventful life before meeting Shou had he ever gone through this. Then again, he never had such strong feelings for anyone. He was so used to being by himself, alone, no one to care for. Why the hell did things have to be so complicated?! No, they weren’t. Hiroto made everything harder than it should be, he always did. He was unsociable and practically became a NEET after graduating high school. But his ego and so his called pride never allowed him to reach out and ask for help.
‘Why should I? I was all alone when I was young and did just fine. I don’t want nor need your help’
He remember saying when the help he so needed was offered. This had never bothered him before though; he had been just fine with his locked in self. He had already made amends with his cruel fate so why did everything have to get screwed up now? Oh right. Looking up to his right, Hiroto looked at Shou who was humming peacefully, his head rocking a little.
‘Shou, what did you do to me?’
“I saved you”
Hiroto snapped his head up, his eyes wide and his heart beating erratically. He never realized Shou had stopped walking. Looking back, he watched as Shou cupped a ladybug from a spider web in his hand, releasing it into the air. Hiroto watched in amazement, the sun placed perfectly behind the brunette, the wind picking up, gusting around a now smiling Shou. He glanced up and was caught in Hiroto’s mesmerizing stare. Shockingly, it started making sense to him.
“Thanks, Shou”
Shou, back at his side cocked his head to the side. “Eh~ What are you saying? Are you taking to yourself again? Haha, people will start to think you’re crazy if you do so in public” Hiroto deadpanned the other before he burst into laughter and tugged down on the others bangs.
“Just thank you for being you”
And even though Shou had no idea what Hiroto was talking about, those words sunk into his heart, making him glow in happiness.
I should be saying the same thing too
***
“Shou, take them straight to the shower!” Shou scooped up the dogs before Hiroto had a heart attack and did as he was told. Strolling into the bathroom, he took off their collars and let them walk around his legs as he set the water temperature. Mogu didn’t mind baths, but he didn’t like them but didn’t hate them either. Misumi on the other hand, cursed the day bathing your dog was invented. Once the waster suited Shou, he plugged in a water stopped. Filling the tub 1/3 of the way up, he reached for Mogu, placing him into the warm water. Turning around, he didn’t find Misumi.
“Mayday mayday! We got a runaway”
Misumi charged for undercover, his little feet carrying him swiftly away, they weren’t even visible anymore. Taking a sharp turn down the hall way, the mixed dog took in a dog’s version of a sigh of relief. That was until, two legs stopped in front of him. Before he had a chance to stop, run away, or even react, two hands snatched him up.
“Gotcha~”
It’s the blonde one!
“Oh, you caught him! Hehehe, thought you could get away did you now?”
“Need my help?”
“That would be very helpful, yes and thank you” This time, the three of them made their way into the bathroom. The floor was wet and Mogu was found sitting on the rug, shifting his weight from paw to paw.
“Ack! Get back in there mister”
Working on the dogs with his favorite oatmeal shampoo, Shou did all the dirty work while Hiroto sat on the sink counter, making sure Misumi wouldn’t make another run for it. Scrubbing, rinsing, and then repeating with conditioner. Once he finished, Shou wrapped the dogs up like burritos with their own towels (which Shou had customized himself, each towel coming with its corresponding pet’s name). Passing the two dog burritos to Hiroto, Shou stayed back and cleaned up.
“Shou, take a shower. You’re all wet anyways, wouldn’t want you to catch a cold” Shou pouted but nodded and made his way to the mini closet right outside the bathroom door, specifically made to hold towels. Grabbing his favorite, he made his way back into the bathroom.
Setting the dogs on the floor to his bedroom, Hiroto made his way to the counter and pulled out a hair dryer and comb. He remembered Shou scolding him and then teaching him a proper way to dry a dog out. He chuckled at the memory. Never in a million years would he have guess that he would be sitting on the floor, drying out his dogs, making sure ‘the air was warm and went against the natural way the dogs hair grew, while combing it down to ensure maximum fluffiness and softness'. Finishing up, he laughed as the two dogs bolted down the hall; now that they were clean they filled up with rocketing energy. Following them down the hall, he took a seat on his couch and turned on the TV. Carelessly switching through the channels, not really paying attention, Hiroto began thinking of what he would be telling Nao again. He didn’t want to be embarrassed.
Sighing with new frustration, Hiroto fell to his side, hiding his face behind his hands. He switched to the music channel and listened while he stared at the ceiling. Four songs later, he heard the bedroom door open and out came Shou, his hair still wet while the towel rested on his shoulders. Chuckling, Hiroto called to the other. He sat up and spread his legs wide enough for Shou to sit between. Shou did just that. Facing away from Hiroto, the blonde reached for his towel and rubbed it over his head, drying it.
“If you don’t properly dry your hair, you’ll catch a cold. The shower than would be useless”
“I’m sorry mom” Hiroto stopped and looked down at Shou, his eyebrows raised. Shou slowly looked up with a smirk on his face. He really should have been expecting the next part.
“Kya~!”
Shou jumped against the other as Hiroto tickled his sides.
“Hi-Hiroto! S-stop! Ahahaha”
Shou’s face was red and he swore his heart would rip out of his chest any second now. Hiroto poked his left side, instinctively, Shou leaned to his left as well, and this left his whole right side exposed. Neck included. Leaning down, Hiroto blew on the brunette’s neck. Shou snapped his neck to the right, gently bumping noses with Hiroto. It then occurred to Hiroto how close they were. Hiroto stopped and stared into Shou’s glossy doe eyes. Shou stared back, breathing harshly against Hiroto’s own breath. His eyes slid down to Hiroto’s lips as if asking for permission. Hiroto's worries from earlier escaped his head as he leaned down to meet Shou’s awaiting plush lips. It was a short kiss, but as soon as a spark between them ignited, they closed the distance between them again, deepening it. Hiroto held Shou’s chin and his eyes closed. Sliding the tip of his tongue along Shou’s bottom lips, he asked for entrance in which Shou happily granted. He entered his hot and wet cavern and slowly caressed his tongue against Shou’s. Shou let a content sigh escape his lips as he relished every second of it. He pulled back a bit and nibbled on Hiroto’s lower lip. It was Hiroto’s turn to groan in satisfaction. Giving Shou another quick lick to tease him, he pulled back, his breathing the same as before.
“Got carried away again?” Shou smirked and caressed Hiroto’s check. Hiroto closed his eyes and leaned into the touch. “Hmm, seems to happen a lot around you” Shou giggled as he pecked his lips and then his forehead before getting up.
“Don’t worry. I don’t mind”
***
For the rest of the afternoon, Shou and Hiroto didn’t do much. Hiroto sat on the couch and watched TV while Shou sat between his legs again, reading a magazine. Shou had also called Emiru asking if he could go and Emiru shouting with glee over the phone with a ‘Do you even have to ask?’
The two also ate dinner; Hiroto’s much smaller than Shou, knowing Nao would definitely provide snacks. “Are you not hungry?”
“Eh.. Yeah. Don’t worry though” Shou looked at him suspiciously but shrugged it off. By the time they had finished it was already 6:35pm. Hiroto scrambled around their apartment trying to find his other shoe. Once he did, he grabbed Shou’s hand and pulled him along as well. Bucking their seat belt inside the car, Hiroto put the car in reverse and pulled out.
Nearing Emiru’s place, Hiroto spoke up. “Shou around what time do you think I should pick you up at?” Shou looked over at Hiroto, confused. “What do you mean? I thought you were working the night shift, not like you can get up and leave whenever you like” Hiroto cursed himself for forgetting.
“Ahahaha yeah, right. I’m sure it won’t be too busy, I might get released early”
“Okay, I’ll call Maya to check on you”
“Ah no, no. Don’t call him” Hiroto laughed nervously.
“Hiroto Ogata are you cheating on me?” Hiroto was sure that if he was drinking water, he would have spat it all out, chocked, and crashed into another car.
“What!? No, of course not” Hiroto regretted telling Shou his last name. It sounded quit evil coming out of the brunette and frankly it scared the crap out of him.
“I was just kidding. Your reaction makes me suspicious though…”
“ya, you’re crazy Shou. I’ll call Emiru’s before I pick you up okay?”
“K”
Dropping Shou off and waiting till the brunette stepped inside, he drove off again. He hit the freeway, taking a shortcut. He really didn’t want to be late.
***
“You remembered?!” Nao answered his door with a smug grin.
Hiroto threw himself onto Nao, closing the door behind them “Anything too see you~” Nao blushed furiously before pushing Hiroto off.
“Creep”
“Sore loser” Nao rolled his eyes and adjusted his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose. Strolling in, Hiroto took a seat onto Nao’s very comfortable couch.
“I head Final Fantasy X HD is coming out soon~ you excited?” Nao chuckled. He took a seat next to Hiroto, a cup of tea in his hand. “Hiroto, maybe we should talk about what you came here for before we get distracted”
“…”
“BUT OMG YES!” Nao squealed in delight, his hand shaking so much, Hiroto was afraid his tea would spill. “I also got a new game last week; I was waiting for you to call so we could try it out together…” Hiroto felt the knife of guiltiness get stabbed into him again. “I’m really sorry Nao...” Nao waved him off. “It’s fine. I’ve been busy too. Actually, I was in Tokushima for a week!” Hiroto listened in amazement. Nao was a doctor and constantly traveled. But no matter how tired or how busy he was, Nao always made time for Hiroto. Someone grabbed the knife of guiltiness and turned it in side of him.
“But enough of me, Really Hiroto, what has been bugging you? When you said it’s been bothering you since the trip back in fall, it really worried me, ya’ know” Hiroto looked away.
‘Dammit! I made a whole goddamn speech in my head, where is it now?!’
Freaking out, Hiroto shifted his eyes back and forth, trying desperately to remember his speech. It was until he felt a hand placed on top of his did he stop. Looking up, Nao looked down at him with a smile. “Trying to come up with a speech won’t help, Hiroto” Hiroto turned a strawberry red and snatched his hand away “Was not!” Nao arched his eyebrow up.
“You’re so not cute when you try to be smart!”
“Hiroto” Hiroto sighed and dropped his head on Nao’s lap. “Fine” Taking a deep breath, Hiroto talked.
“ow dew ay sk sha ou?”
“What”
Hiroto tried again with the same results.
“Hiroto stop talking against my leg, I can’t understand anything you are saying”
Hiroto sighed out, frustrated. “I said HOW DO I ASK SHOU OUT?!” Right after the words left, Nao’s eyes widen and Hiroto buried his face away.
“Wait, weren’t you two already going out?”
***
“And then I found it”
“Kya~! So what are you planning to do? Ah, If only my Saran would put on a maid outfit and called out ‘master~ Master what would you like me to do?’” From a room down the hall a muffled ‘Not happening’ was heard. Emiru’s Shoulders dropped with a defeated sigh “Ah, what can you do, Shou? My Saran is so suborn”
Shou chuckled.
“Sorry, back to you”
Shou shrugged “I’m not quite sure yet, it’s kind of dirty and wrinkly. I wouldn’t want to ruin it. Putting it into the washer probably isn’t a good idea huh”
“No! Bring it here. I’m an expert at fixing dressed like that”
“You are?”
“Have you seen what Saran wears?” Oh yeah.
“Okay! I’ll bring it over...?”
“Have it read by tomorrow, I’ll stop by after work”
Shou nodded in agreement. After passing the subject, they moved on to another, a subject a bit more personal. What they liked in bed.
In Emiru’s and Saran’s shared room, Saran painted his nails and rolled his eyes.
“Such teenagers, I swear”
***
“I get it now!”
“Really?!”
“No”
Hiroto cursed and fell to the floor. Nao laughed. “I was just kidding!” Hiroto shot up “Does this look like a time to be joking around?!” Nao backed away, fixing his glasses again.
“S-sorry Nao” Hiroto sat back down.
“It’s fine. I shouldn’t be joking. Okay let’s see~ during the trip you and Shou became evidently closer right?” Hiroto nodded.
“like how we found you to practically eating each there’s faces off, Shou in a maid outfit of course” Hiroto turned beat red. “Did you have to mention that?”
“And after the trip you started sleeping together on a regular basis”
“Sleep together as in SLEEP not the other kind of sleeping together…cough” Nao nodded, ignoring him. “And so you concluded that you two were no going out-
“I don’t know”
“But you never personally asked Shou out, and this is why you have come to me, right?” Hiroto nodded, covering his eyes with his bangs.
“Well, I know this might be hard for you but, there really is no way around this. You either ask him out or you don’t…”
“I know that! It’s just, it has to be special. Shou never went out with anyone before or been in a genuine relationship
‘Just like you’ Nao stated in his head.
“And I just want this to be perfect, ya’ know? Ask him out- no, I don’t quite like those words. Ask out and especially boyfriend” Hiroto’s face scrunched up.
“Something different you say?”
“Yeah, like in the movies! Invite him to dinner and stuff like that” Nao stared at Hiroto inventively. Never had he seen the blonde look so troubled yet happy and passionate talking about something. And especially taking about someone he liked.
‘Oh, Hiroto my friend, look how much you have grown and matured. If only you could see it too’
“So, what do you think?” Nao snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at the other who was clearly out of breath.
“um..”
“Hey~! Were you even listening?”
Nao laughed at Hiroto. He was even pink form all the talking he had done. Nao suddenly hiccupped; this was probably the most he had ever heard the blonde speak!
“Oi, you hiccupped, what did you realize? Will it help me?!”
Nao remembered back to their high school days, Hiroto had discovered that whenever the raven hiccupped, it meant he just his an euphony.
“Yes? What does Shou like?”
Hiroto thought for a minute “He likes anything cliché” Hiroto groaned.
“Like what?”
Hiroto shrugged “I don’t know, like having a picnic down at the park while watching the cherry blossoms fall then walk around and watch fireworks and the stars then come home and…”
Nao hiccupped and Hiroto eyes widen in delight.
“That’s it! That’s perfect!”
“And the cherry blossoms are in season next month” Nao added. Hiroto jumped off the couch and dragged his friend up with him, ballroom dancing across the living room. Kissing Nao on the cheek, he smiled his million what smile. Nao blushed.
“Hi-Hiroto! I’m going to fall!”
Hiroto stopped and dusted the invisible dirt off his best friend, fixing his glasses for him “Sorry”
“It’s fine. Listen, was there anything else you needed?” Hiroto suddenly stopped dead in his tracks, his face turning a violent crimson shade. “w-well, there was this other thing in the back of my mind… you’re a doctor right…”
2 hours later!
Hiroto helped Nao set his game console back neatly into its shelf. Even after an hour of video games, Hiroto was still beat red.
“I thought it was a pretty good game, I’ll definitely be looking out for the sequel “
“Y-yeah” Nao cracked up inside of his head, watching the fidgeting blonde. “Hiroto, it’s ten, may-“
“Seriously?! Nao, I’ve got to go, thanks for everything, really. You’re a life saver!”
“Just helping a friend out” Hiroto nodded and chuckled before racing out the door. Nao moved to his window, waving to the blonde, watching him leave. Closing his curtain again, Nao sighed and slid to the floor. Biting his lip, Nao awkwardly looked up. To be fair, Nao grew up around science; everyone in his family pursed a career with science. He also grew up in a house of atheists, which is why he is currently unsure of what the hell he is doing.
“God, or gods or spirits? I think… A-anyway, thank you. Thank you for allowing Hiroto, my best friend, to meet Shou. It really changed his life. I’ve never seen him so happy before. I guess everything does happen for reason right? Please continue to look after him…
Ah, I really suck at this”
Comment: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter~ It was quite fun to write >W< Hmm~ I wonder what that other thing Hiroto wanted to talk to Nao was all about (¬‿¬) I also added to the summary in my archive (does't really change anything but..)
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