[It's weird, because Miharu hasn't exactly been thinking of missing Yukimi a lot? Then again, he hasn't really about anyone, not Kouichi or Raimei or Thobari, anyone, either. There hasn't really been much of a reason for him to think so much about any of them.
Well, he did think a bit about Yukimi after Yoite disappeared, and after Raikou and Gau told him Yoite had died... Because Yukimi and Miharu are close.
And now, when he sees this dream, and the video following it, he realises that he really has missed Yukimi. It's funny, because he's not sure how close he has considered them being? But he realises it now. And it's nice to see Yukimi, nice to see his manners and hear him speak, especially since...
He and Yoite kind of ran from him and... he does remember feeling very sad when talking to Yukimi on the phone after that. Hiding from Yukimi is difficult.
And it finally hits him that it's because he... loves Yukimi? In a friend or family way, he's not entirely sure which.
Seeing Yukimi makes him feel really warm, makes him smile
[The first face he sees pop on his screen belongs to one of his wayward bratlings (his? No, no, no. That's not the right descriptor), and the kid is every bit as deadpan as he always is. Of course, the kid has a talent for saying the most uncomfortable things at all the wrong moments, and so despite Yukimi's relief upon seeing him alive and well, he still blurts out with much annoyance-]
Don't call me Daddy!!
[His face settles into a disgruntled frown, though it's not as severe as it could be, considering the fact that he's not actually that angry. He looks carefully at him through the Hitomi, trying to ascertain if there's any injury or duress. Or Yoite, lurking behind.]
So uh. How long have you been here?
[If he says he just got here, Yukimi will give him an earful about not picking up the damn phone when he calls him on it.]
[When the Hitomi had first blinked on, Raikou had started to dismiss the image - he was hungry and fresh honey cakes had a clear superiority. That is, until the flash of blond hair over a familiar headband stops him in his tracks.
He'd thanked Misa then moved outside to lean against the front of the Bakery as he watched the video, a small smile playing on his lips between bites because to see a dream of this particular man... it’s a welcome sight.
Oh, not for the contents though he is rather fond of that car, and not for the familiar sight of those damned post-it notes littering the surfaces, or even the achingly familiar glimpses if home that he can see through the windows of that little car
( ... )
[There he is, pink and flashy still, and smug as ever. Apparently the exact same version he saw the last time he was here, according to that 'Welcome back.' Well, where can he really go in a day or two anyway?
And why does everyone seem to designate Yukimi as the parental unit of choice? He doesn't even like kids, and he sure thought he'd made that clear many times. Though somehow the idea of Raikou being the daddy in this situation seems to be the scarier alternative.]
Thanks, [he mutters with a discontented barely-there smile.] I'm sure you've been doing a bang-up job of it already.
I'd give you the full report since it's been... about four months since you were here last, but it's really something that needs to be said with copious amounts of sake.
[The slightest hesitation before his smirk slips into a rather worn down smile.Yukimi should be scared - Raikou had messed the whole situation up smashingly. He was never meant to care for others, especially those already so damaged.]
[Well...he hopes Raikou is exaggerating for his own sake. It's not like Yoite needs protection per se - he's capable of that on his own - but he does need some modicum of structure. A roof over his head, food in his stomach. Medicines, if they're available. Yukimi's not sure how even Raikou could screw that up, but things aren't sounding very promising at this moment.]
Yeah he did. Well, sort of. [If you could call it that. It was a video of his silent stare. But the fact he'd sent it at all was an improvement that Yukimi will take, minuscule though it may be.]
[Here's Gau, his eyes quite wide in shock, peering into the screen curiously, as if he might be able to grab Yukimi and drag him out the other side.
Yukimi.
He remembers the other man arriving here before, but there had been so many people, and then Yukimi had been gone again. And he'd been sad, for Yoite's sake far more than anything, because Yoite had needed someone he could really trust completely and Gau... hadn't been it anymore.
And now, there was a Yoite in this world again, but not Yoite-chan.
And now, here was Yukimi again.]
CHICKENHEAD!
[He's bouncing on his heels, jumping around the cave like an idiot, the video jumping and flashes of stone walls showing around his messy head as he moves.]
CHICKENHEAD I COULD KISS YOU RIGHT NOW!
[Maybe it doesn't make the most sense in the world, but Gau has been broken in a million different ways in just these last few days, and this? This is wonderful news.]
[Yukimi has started making his way out of Himorogi by the time Gau's message comes through. He's hiking his way down a dirt road toward one of the villages when the phone suddenly starts screaming at him. He nearly pulls a muscle trying to locate the stupid device stashed away in one of his many jacket pockets so he can give that freakin' boy what for.]
Shut UP, you little Tenpa! I AM NOT A CHICKENHEAD!!!
[He shouts at the Hitomi furiously. A few people on the roadside stop and give him strange looks.]
Er.
.....
[Right. Yukimi remembers that he's an adult (more or less) and heaves a deep sigh in an effort to calm down.]
Hey kid. ...Still here, huh? [He manages to say, with forced calm.]
[He narrows his eyes at that last 'chickenhead' - he DID hear it! - but decides to let it slide.
Gau's smiling face is just a little disorienting, since he's more used to it looking at him with a disapproving scowl. Clearly this Gau has spent a bit of time here in Kannagara and hasn't seen home in a while. Yukimi wonders briefly what this Gau would think if he knew that the last time he'd seen him back home, Yukimi had pointed a gun to his head. (Not that he was going to fire, but anyway...)
He glances away a little awkwardly.]
Right. [After a brief pause, he looks back at him from the corner of his eyes. The kid looks healthy enough. Maybe this place hasn't been so bad, considering.]
[This Yoite just saw you, Yukimi. Or another version of you at least. He had just left your house, bound for Banten, and left you in a squabble about tuna with your sister. So please forgive him is he doesn't seem all that relieved to see you. Not that he is unhappy about it either. Its just he hasn't been parted from you for any longer than usual. So you will earn the usual greeting.]
.........
[He figures thats enough of a message for you to understand that he is not exactly pleased with the current situation - as if he ever is
This message also is similar to Yoite's 'did you bother to bring food' face.]
[Looks like the gang's all here. At least, all the ones that were here before. Only this time, the Yoite he sees is grown up again. It's a relief. He wonders if this is another version of Yoite, or if it's the same one from before except he went through that unnatural growth spurt all over again. It's not a pleasant thought. For now, he'll put out some feelers and see if this is the same Yoite that went on the lam before all the shit started hitting the fan.]
Hey. You know...if you're gonna walk out like that, you should at least answer the phone. I gave it to you for a reason.
[He glances away for a moment, scratching his head. And maybe because he just dreamed about bringing doughnuts home to Yoite, he feels the need to add-]
Have you eaten?
[Maybe he also recognizes that stony silence that's usually a request for food...]
You did not give me a phone. [Yoite answers a-matter-of-factly. As for the matter of being able to be contacted, Yoite is clearly uninterested given it is obvious enough that he always comes back so until he disappears it should be no concern of Yukimi's what Yoite does when he disappears.
And he nods at the second question, to confirm that yes they did bother to eat, however Yukimi's experience should be enough to know that it is never enough.
[So, not the same Yoite that ran off with Miharu a few days ago. Raikou's been here several months but they share the same memories from before; Miharu has been here 2 weeks but Yukimi's not sure which version he is. Gau...possibly the same as Raikou, hard to tell yet. It's all a crazy mess. He runs his fingers through his hair and considers.]
I'm going to look around a little, try to find a place to hang it up. Who knows how long it's gonna be for this time, right?
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Well, he did think a bit about Yukimi after Yoite disappeared, and after Raikou and Gau told him Yoite had died... Because Yukimi and Miharu are close.
And now, when he sees this dream, and the video following it, he realises that he really has missed Yukimi. It's funny, because he's not sure how close he has considered them being? But he realises it now. And it's nice to see Yukimi, nice to see his manners and hear him speak, especially since...
He and Yoite kind of ran from him and... he does remember feeling very sad when talking to Yukimi on the phone after that. Hiding from Yukimi is difficult.
And it finally hits him that it's because he... loves Yukimi? In a friend or family way, he's not entirely sure which.
Seeing Yukimi makes him feel really warm, makes him smile
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He has to tease a little.]
You're late, daddy.
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Don't call me Daddy!!
[His face settles into a disgruntled frown, though it's not as severe as it could be, considering the fact that he's not actually that angry. He looks carefully at him through the Hitomi, trying to ascertain if there's any injury or duress. Or Yoite, lurking behind.]
So uh. How long have you been here?
[If he says he just got here, Yukimi will give him an earful about not picking up the damn phone when he calls him on it.]
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Heh.
A shrug. He's actually not really sure. He especially lost track of time after Yoite disappeared.]
A couple of weeks.
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He'd thanked Misa then moved outside to lean against the front of the Bakery as he watched the video, a small smile playing on his lips between bites because to see a dream of this particular man... it’s a welcome sight.
Oh, not for the contents though he is rather fond of that car, and not for the familiar sight of those damned post-it notes littering the surfaces, or even the achingly familiar glimpses if home that he can see through the windows of that little car ( ... )
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And why does everyone seem to designate Yukimi as the parental unit of choice? He doesn't even like kids, and he sure thought he'd made that clear many times. Though somehow the idea of Raikou being the daddy in this situation seems to be the scarier alternative.]
Thanks, [he mutters with a discontented barely-there smile.] I'm sure you've been doing a bang-up job of it already.
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[And then he flicks it over to private.]
I'd give you the full report since it's been... about four months since you were here last, but it's really something that needs to be said with copious amounts of sake.
[The slightest hesitation before his smirk slips into a rather worn down smile.Yukimi should be scared - Raikou had messed the whole situation up smashingly. He was never meant to care for others, especially those already so damaged.]
Yoite contacted you yet?
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[Well...he hopes Raikou is exaggerating for his own sake. It's not like Yoite needs protection per se - he's capable of that on his own - but he does need some modicum of structure. A roof over his head, food in his stomach. Medicines, if they're available. Yukimi's not sure how even Raikou could screw that up, but things aren't sounding very promising at this moment.]
Yeah he did. Well, sort of. [If you could call it that. It was a video of his silent stare. But the fact he'd sent it at all was an improvement that Yukimi will take, minuscule though it may be.]
...Has it really been four months?
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[Here's Gau, his eyes quite wide in shock, peering into the screen curiously, as if he might be able to grab Yukimi and drag him out the other side.
Yukimi.
He remembers the other man arriving here before, but there had been so many people, and then Yukimi had been gone again. And he'd been sad, for Yoite's sake far more than anything, because Yoite had needed someone he could really trust completely and Gau... hadn't been it anymore.
And now, there was a Yoite in this world again, but not Yoite-chan.
And now, here was Yukimi again.]
CHICKENHEAD!
[He's bouncing on his heels, jumping around the cave like an idiot, the video jumping and flashes of stone walls showing around his messy head as he moves.]
CHICKENHEAD I COULD KISS YOU RIGHT NOW!
[Maybe it doesn't make the most sense in the world, but Gau has been broken in a million different ways in just these last few days, and this? This is wonderful news.]
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Shut UP, you little Tenpa! I AM NOT A CHICKENHEAD!!!
[He shouts at the Hitomi furiously. A few people on the roadside stop and give him strange looks.]
Er.
.....
[Right. Yukimi remembers that he's an adult (more or less) and heaves a deep sigh in an effort to calm down.]
Hey kid. ...Still here, huh? [He manages to say, with forced calm.]
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[Gau's smiling as he whispers the word though, and he gives a little nod at the question.]
Yeah, I'm still here. A lot of people have come and gone, but I'll still here.
[He pauses.]
I know you're probably not glad to be here, but I'm really really glad to see you.
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Gau's smiling face is just a little disorienting, since he's more used to it looking at him with a disapproving scowl. Clearly this Gau has spent a bit of time here in Kannagara and hasn't seen home in a while. Yukimi wonders briefly what this Gau would think if he knew that the last time he'd seen him back home, Yukimi had pointed a gun to his head. (Not that he was going to fire, but anyway...)
He glances away a little awkwardly.]
Right. [After a brief pause, he looks back at him from the corner of his eyes. The kid looks healthy enough. Maybe this place hasn't been so bad, considering.]
You doing okay?
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.........
[He figures thats enough of a message for you to understand that he is not exactly pleased with the current situation - as if he ever is
This message also is similar to Yoite's 'did you bother to bring food' face.]
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Hey. You know...if you're gonna walk out like that, you should at least answer the phone. I gave it to you for a reason.
[He glances away for a moment, scratching his head. And maybe because he just dreamed about bringing doughnuts home to Yoite, he feels the need to add-]
Have you eaten?
[Maybe he also recognizes that stony silence that's usually a request for food...]
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And he nods at the second question, to confirm that yes they did bother to eat, however Yukimi's experience should be enough to know that it is never enough.
So come feed him dad.]
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[So, not the same Yoite that ran off with Miharu a few days ago. Raikou's been here several months but they share the same memories from before; Miharu has been here 2 weeks but Yukimi's not sure which version he is. Gau...possibly the same as Raikou, hard to tell yet. It's all a crazy mess. He runs his fingers through his hair and considers.]
I'm going to look around a little, try to find a place to hang it up. Who knows how long it's gonna be for this time, right?
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