Hoshitani Yuuta was preparing himself for the summer. After a few weeks of waiting, his father had gotten him passports, and just told him to have fun.

Now, Hoshitani was excitedly packing his stuff into a suitcase for his trip to see Uozumi's stage play, and then to New York. More specifically, Broadway with Ootori-Senpai.

He had agreed to go on this adventure with him to surprise Uozumi-san, Hiiragi-senpai and Haruto-san. Also, maybe, to figure out his own feelings.

Ever since Ootori told him that he fell for him and waited for such a long time, Hoshitani can't help but want to talk to him more, get to know him more. Maybe, just maybe, he'll finally tell Ootori how he feels. But right now, his feelings are a jumbled mess; he doesn't know what to feel or how to express it. More importantly, he's afraid of embarrassing himself in front of Ootori.

'If Ootori knew what I was thinking right now, he'd probably tell me that I'm thinking too much,' Hoshitani chuckles at the thought, finishing up his packing, then getting into bed.

Ootori's going to pick him up in the morning, plus he has to get up early for their flight the day after tomorrow. After rolling around in bed restlessly, Hoshitani eventually falls sleep, hoping that tomorrow will be a good day.

The next morning, Hoshitani got up early, and got ready to leave. Then, he heard the doorbell. "I'll get it!" Hoshitani yells, and goes to open the door, revealing Ootori-Senpai.

"Good morning," Ootori greets, holding a bag in his hand. Hoshitani greets back, "Good morning," and lets him in.

After taking off his shoes and setting his bag down, Ootori looks around, seeing a pretty modern living room and kitchen. Then, he sees an older man, with brown hair and green eyes, sitting at the table. They stared at each other for a moment, evaluating each other.

Then, Hoshitani introduces, "Ah. Oto-san, this is my Senpai."

"I'm Ootori Itsuki. Nice to meet you," he bows.

"Senpai, this is my Oto-san."

"I'm Hoshitani Akira. Nice to meet you," he nods.

There was an awkward silence, Hoshitani sweat dropping and smiling nervously, "Um…why don't we have breakfast together, ne?"

Ootori sits down, across from Akira, and Hoshitani sits next to Ootori. They pray, then start eating. For breakfast, it was just eggs over rice and toast with butter or jam. And, of course, orange juice and coffee.

"Um… is Okaa-san still on that business trip?" Hoshitani asks.

"Yes, Yu-chan. She'll come back in about a month," the older Hoshitani answered.

Hoshitani nods, then continues to eat.

After that awkwardly silent breakfast, Hoshitani went up to his room to grab his suitcase. His room was painted green, with origami on a bookshelf, some books, and anything else a normal teen's room needs. He grabs his suitcase, but not before putting his treasures inside it. He smiles as he went back downstairs.

Meanwhile, Ootori had a chat with Hoshitani's father.

"Listen, you seem like a good guy and all, and Yu-chan seems to like you. But… if you make Yu-chan cry, you'll be sorry," Hoshitani Akira threatens.

Ootori nods, a bit scared but holding his ground, "I'll take good care of him, Hoshitani-san."

Hoshitani-san nods in acknowledgement, "You better…"

It was then that Hoshitani came back, suitcase in hand. He looked from his father to Ootori, then asked, "What were you two talking about?"

Hoshitani-san just smiles as does Ootori, neither of them willing to tell him about the shovel talk that just happened, "Nothing."

Hoshitani tilts his head to the side, curiosity on his face, before shrugging. "Let's go, Ootori-Senpai," he smiles as waits at the door.

Ootori smiles as he picks up his bag, and goes too.

"Have a safe trip, Yu-chan," Hoshitani-san waves at his son.

Hoshitani smiles, "Un!" and they both disappear, the door closing behind them.

Hoshitani-san sighs, "They grow up so fast…"

Hoshitani and Ootori walked together, side by side, until they reached the train station. Their first destination, Uozumi's stage play.

While on the train, Hoshitani looked around excitedly, mostly at the other passengers, then finally at Ootori, who was sitting next to him and had a small smile on his face.

Hoshitani leaned into him, asking, "Did my Oto-san say something to you?"

Ootori looks at him, surprised, "Not really… Just that he was… concerned about you."

Hoshitani deadpans, "He gave you a shovel talk, didn't he?"

Ootori lowers his head, silent.

Hoshitani sighs, taking the silence as a yes, "I'm sorry about that. He's just a bit protective of me."

Ootori smiles, "It's OK. Really. He's just doing what any father would do."

Hoshitani hums in agreement, then it's silent for awhile. During that time, Hoshitani decided to rest his head on Ootori-senpai's shoulder, closing his eyes. Ootori could only smile at his kohai, wrapping an arm around Hoshitani with one hand to keep him in place.

A little while after, he hears Hoshitani's breathing slow, and decides to let him sleep. 'He probably was up excited last night,' Ootori guesses as he waits for their stop.

Then, the bell for their stop ringed. Ootori shook Hoshitani's shoulder, Hoshitani taking a while to wake up. They quickly got off the train, and on their way to the theater Uozumi's stage play is in. It's opening night, and the first show, after all.

As they were walking, Hoshitani yawns, stretching his arms, "Sorry…I dozed off."

Ootori smiles, "Don't worry about it."

Then they hear a growling. Hoshitani blushes, putting a hand to his stomach, "Sorry…"

Ootori chuckles, then his stomach started growling, blushing slightly as he put a hand to his stomach too. Hoshitani giggles, "Lunch?" Ootori nods in agreement.

They search, and quickly find a coffee shop so they can have lunch. Once inside, they have hamburger curry, orange juice, and tea for lunch.

As they eat, Ootori asks a serious question, "Did you do your summer homework?"

Hoshitani pauses before lowing his head in despair, 'I completely forgot!'

Ootori sighs, shaking his head, "I'll help you, OK?"

Hoshitani brightens up, looking at him expectantly, "Really?"

Ootori smiles as he sees Hoshitani look at him with puppy eyes, "Really." And so, they spend about an hour on Hoshitani's homework, finishing their lunch.

After paying the bill (Ootori insisted and wouldn't take no for an answer), they both went back on their way to the theater.

As they walked, Ootori absentmindedly held Hoshitani's hand so he wouldn't get lost as there was quite a crowd in front of them for the show. Hoshitani blushes slightly, but tightens his grip, a bit embarrassed but a bit happy as well. They stayed like that all the way to the theater, no one paying any attention to them.