Chance encounters
Jun shook his head, heart thumping nervously inside his chest as he finally pressed the button.
"Um, please, I...c-can you o-open--"
"Jun! I never thought I'd see you here!" Jun jumped as he felt a firm grip on his shoulder.
"What happened, are you okay? You're shaking."
"Sho!" Jun turned, surprised to see Sho in front of him. "I came here to return this..." Jun whispered as his shaking hand held out the white paper bag in front of him.
"What's this?" Sho asked, taking the paper bag from Jun, his fingers brushing across Jun's hand.
"It's the shirt I borrowed." Jun replied catching his breath. "...I um, I guess I better go now."
"No, stay, please..." Sho spoke softly, gently grabbing hold of Jun's hand and pulling him closer.
Jun was about to voice his protests when a familiar high-pitched voice broke through the awkward silence.
"Sho, you're finally back! Hi Jun!" Aiba waved as he happily bounced towards the two.
"Oh, yes. I uh, just got back a few hours ago" Sho replied.
"I didn't know you two already knew each other" Aiba smiled playfully at Jun
"Um... I" Jun began awkwardly.
"It's okay, puppy. I won't tell" Aiba winked. "Anyway, I'm hungry. My friend's oden stall is still open and it's nearby. Want to have dinner?"
"Sure. That sounds good, I could use something warm" Sho replied "Jun, would you please come with us? My treat, I promise."
After a few moments of hesitation, Jun relented. Part of him reasoned, it was because it was his boss invited him and it would be rude to turn him down. His other half knew better, of course, and was also curious.
As Jun drove Sho and Aiba to the oden stand, Jun wondered what exactly he had gotten himself into...
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TBC
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"Um, please, I...c-can you o-open--"
"Jun! I never thought I'd see you here!" Jun jumped as he felt a firm grip on his shoulder.
"What happened, are you okay? You're shaking."
"Sho!" Jun turned, surprised to see Sho in front of him. "I came here to return this..." Jun whispered as his shaking hand held out the white paper bag in front of him.
"What's this?" Sho asked, taking the paper bag from Jun, his fingers brushing across Jun's hand.
"It's the shirt I borrowed." Jun replied catching his breath. "...I um, I guess I better go now."
"No, stay, please..." Sho spoke softly, gently grabbing hold of Jun's hand and pulling him closer.
Jun was about to voice his protests when a familiar high-pitched voice broke through the awkward silence.
"Sho, you're finally back! Hi Jun!" Aiba waved as he happily bounced towards the two.
"Oh, yes. I uh, just got back a few hours ago" Sho replied.
"I didn't know you two already knew each other" Aiba smiled playfully at Jun
"Um... I" Jun began awkwardly.
"It's okay, puppy. I won't tell" Aiba winked. "Anyway, I'm hungry. My friend's oden stall is still open and it's nearby. Want to have dinner?"
"Sure. That sounds good, I could use something warm" Sho replied "Jun, would you please come with us? My treat, I promise."
After a few moments of hesitation, Jun relented. Part of him reasoned, it was because it was his boss invited him and it would be rude to turn him down. His other half knew better, of course, and was also curious.
As Jun drove Sho and Aiba to the oden stand, Jun wondered what exactly he had gotten himself into...
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TBC
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