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[kusa_notti]

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Reserved for: Kusano Hironori & Takaki Yuya
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Saying his thanks to the cashier, Kusano sip on his coke and walked out of the minimart. He put on his shades and strolled down the streets, humming the song played in his ipod. When he turned left on the corner, he accidentaly bumped on somesone.

"Sorry." he said and was about to

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[maiello]

Surprisingly, he hadn't cried. Not even one drop. Probably he was too shocked. Or maybe he was kind of expecting that. But still, it wasn't normal to not even cry about it. Everything seemed to be too sudden that Takaki could only walk home with a blank expression.

With his sling bag as something to hold to, Takaki literally wasn't really paying any attention towards his surrounding. Not in his entire life he ever felt this weird before. Depressed but yet relieved. That wasn't normal, he thought.

He could only blinked when someone said sorry to him for bumping him. He didn't even realised that someone bumped to him. He turned his head and found a very familiar face there. "Oh.. Hi.." he replied, with a fake smile on his face."Yeah. What a coincidence." he smiled awkwardly.

[kusa_notti]

Somehow the atmosphere was weird and awkward. It was just a few days since they last met, yet the other seemed distance already. Maybe it was because he had distanced himself. Unconsciously, took two steps back.

"So, how are you?" He asked. Takaki doesn't look like he was happy, he look like as if he was just sentenced to death or something like that. Ok, he was exaggerating, but he could sense that Takaki definitely wasn't in a good mood.

[maiello]

Seeing Kusano wasn't really what Takaki had in mind when he decided to close his cafe early. But yet somehow, he already felt a little bit at ease for some unknown reason. Although he was still pretty much depressed.

"I'm good. Yes. I'm good," he replied. "What about you? Having an early evening walk?" he asked.

Geez~, Takaki kind of realised that he sounded so fake somehow. But maybe it was a good idea to socialize with people, get himself distracted for awhile. "Haven't seen you in awhile," he added.

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Kusano could sense that Takaki was faking it and as much as he felt like saying see you again, he doesn't want to leave Takaki looking like that. Besides, he missed him actually. not that he would admit it.

"Coke?" He asked, offering the drink in his hand. "You don't look as good as you said." He gave a small smile.

"Well ummm yeah... kind of busy."

[maiello]

Takaki paused for awhile again. No, of course he didn't. But he was a casual smoker though. When something got to his nerves and it stressed him up, he'd smoke. When it was too cold and he couldn't handle the cold, he's smoke. But mostly only when he was too stressed, just like at the moment.

"I don't. I smoke occasionally, though. It calms me down.." he explained.

Snorting, Takaki clicked his tongue in disbelief when Kusano's ordered. "Marshmallows? How old are you?! Eight?!" he mocked the shorter guy with a small laugh. "Make the pizza large," Takaki quickly added before the waitress left.

"Don't tell me that they don't have marshmallows on the other world," he teased again.

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"Oh." he merely said and shifted himself on the couch, trying to make himself more comfortable.

"I'm in need of something sweet today." He said randomly and stuck out his tongue. The truth is, he just loves marsh mellows, and basically he loves sweet things. "Hey, I'm not sharing Pizzas." He protested "Make it two then." He told the waitress.

"They don't. they have mochi though."

[maiello]

"I see," said Takaki. "I assume you like marshmallows with chocolate fondue then. You should try it with cheese fondue too. It's supper duper nice. I can make them for you if you want," offered Takaki.

Takaki just smiled lazily when he heard Kusano didn't want to share the pizza. It didn't take the waitress to long to come back with the emigrates. As he lighted it with the light on the table, he sucked it the small little tobacco stick and leaning back again to the couch.

His face kind of went bitter for awhile. It had been ages since he smoked, but he couldn't deny that it had always been able to calm himself down. "Mochi is just nice, and not as sweet. But lovely of course," he commented at the end.

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"You would?" He asked, a little too eager. "No, it's ok. Don't bother making." He added a second later.

And there it was again, the bitter expression. Sighing, he turned to Takaki and decided to ask again, not caring the comment about mochi "Seriously, what's bothering you? You smoke because you want to calm down right?"

[maiello]

Takaki just went silent. Maybe he was just too old for Daiki that he didn't understand the boy at all. It was indeed possible for Daiki to actually afraid to ask him. "I just.. want to forget about him.." he replied. "I think my love is dying on him since long ago already anyway.." he added.

He sounded like an asshole right now. But he would be lying if he said he still loved Daiki like he loved him last winter. Sometimes, when you heard nothing from your lover from such a long time, the love just died out. At that how Takaki felt about it. He was trying his best to keep on loving him, making excuses that everything was just fine, but they weren't.

"I just need to let go," he took another sip from his glass. "And don't worry. I won't get drunk from drinking tequila. But my face usually turned as red as a lobster when I drink it," he added, somehow giggled.

"Want to try this?" asked Takaki as he shoved his drink to Kusano. "It's really nice. But drink slowly or you'll turn really red," he added.

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"Oh.." That was all that Kusano could say as a twitch of uneasy feeling was felt in his stomach. Somehow he get the feeling that he must has something to do with that.

"I'm still leaving you here even if you are not drunk." He said as he take the tequila and had a sip. "Not my type." Kusano commented and hand it back to Takaki.

[maiello]

Takaki took a glance at Kusano. He started to wonder what might happen with them now. He liked Kusano, of course, he had admitted it. But the other guy seemed like he had no interest in him although Kusano did say he liked him too.

But things felt a little bit weird now with the fact that Daiki and he had just broken up. Takaki wasn't sure what it was, but he didn't like it. He didn't like to suddenly feel so awkward.

"Haa?! You are so mean, shorty. I'm heart broken here, right now. Be more gentle," he giggled, somehow amused by what Kusano just said. "Geez~.. Then what is your type of drink?" he asked.

[kusa_notti]

His eyes widened, clearly not expecting that to come. What was Takaki thinking anyway?? Crying at one moment and giggling at the next.

"Geez, you are such a baby." Kusano rolled his eyes "What do you want me to do? put your head on my lap and sing lullaby?"

"Actually, nothing in particular. What type of drinks I drank tend to change." He explained "and current;y I'm not into that."

[maiello]

Unconsciously, Takaki drew out his hand and grab Kusano's. No. He didn't want the other guy to leave. Staring at Kusano, the taller guy's eyes somehow looked pleadingly begging Kusano not to leave. "Don't.."

As he then realised what he was doing, Takaki quickly pulled his hand away. "I'm sorry.." he looked down to his feet. Somehow it felt different. For this unknown reason, Kusano's hand felt a little bit like.. a stranger? Okay, maybe not exactly like stranger but kind of as if he never touched it before.

It's so weird! I touched him so many times before! Ehhh?!?! he questioned himself.

[kusa_notti]

"I was joking, baka." And he really was. But he never expected for Takaki to react that way. Looking like a kicked puppy.

"I didn't know you need me that much." He said jokingly and poke Takaki's cheek in an attempt to change the atmosphere.

[maiello]

A rosy colour suddenly crept on his face, making his red face even redder. "I.. no.. I mean.." he stuttered. He kind of knew that Kusano was just joking while poking him, but somehow the question got into his mind. Did he really actually need him that much? Or maybe more than he realised?

"So, when are we going to the onsen?" he asked, trying to change the topic.

[kusa_notti]

Kusano chukled at seeing how red Takaki's face was. "People would mistake you as a tomato you know." he teased the other even more.

"you decide. You are the one who asked." He pointed out.

[maiello]

Takaki just stoned when Kusano pulled his hand and walked away in a quick pace. Arrgghhh~.. Takaki could only curse at his stupidity and Kusano's weird reaction after being called a girl. "Kusano, wait!" he shouted as he ran to the mod soul.

Once again taking Kusano's hand as he caught up with the shorter guy, Takaki tried his best to walk in the same pace as the other guy. "Okay okay. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Don't get mad at me, will you?!" he groaned.

"Please?" he begged this time. Still, Takaki cursed again in his mind. What Kusano did actually kind off show Takaki how girly he could be with his attitude sometimes.

[kusa_notti]

He sighed. Somehow he just can't get mad at Takaki for long. He did not answer, yet he let Takaki held his hand.

It felt weird now, holding hands with Takaki like that. They had held hands before, but never felt this awkward. He even used to like the feeling. what was missing? Kusano doesn't know. but it's probably the fact of the situation they are in.

[maiello]

Takaki went silent for awhile, waiting for Kusano to say something.But no matter how long he waited, or how long they had walked, Kusano still didn't say anything. Although he let Takaki hold his hand though.

"Ne.. say something?!" said Takaki softly at the end. "I'm sorry, okay?" he added.

It had been ages since someone got mad at him, other than Koyama and Ishihara last time of course. As in someone that he cared about. Wait. Did he just say someone that he cared about?! Eh?!

[kusa_notti]

"hmm?" He turned his head slightly "No, I'm not angry at you already." Kusano told him at last.

"I just don't know what to talk about." He said softly then let out a groan. He wasn't used being all quiet, and it frustrated him.