Wow, long time no upload o.O;; Mainly because of school and... me being lazy and stuff :'3

Just a short and random story with Choutarou and Akaya :D.

Before I start - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHOUTAROU! And then HAPPY VALENTINES, EVERYONE!

He's just a kid

Their meeting was really casual, it was... just like the other meetings in the world.

Choutarou walked around the town. He asked Hiyoshi and Shishido to go with him, but the two were busy so he decided to go alone.

Looking around the park, he spotted a familiar black and messy curly hair, "Ah, Kirihara-san!"

The said guy looked up from his DS, "Huh?"

"Aren't you Kirihara-san from Rikkaidai?" the silver-haired boy asked, as he approached and smiled at Akaya.

"Yeah," Akaya answered. "And you're... ah, a Hyotei guy!"

"Uhm, actaully my name is Ootori Choutarou."

He saw Choutarou look down. Okay, it wasn't his fault if he forgot his name - it was already a lot that he remembered his own. "Sorry, I forgot your name."

"It's ok, Kirihara-san,"

There was a moment of silent - both of the second years felt awkward, but Choutarou spoke, "What are you doing here in Tokyo?"

"Marui-senpai asked me to get him a free bento they're giving away, but I arrived late," Akaya frowned. "He's going to kill me if I go back to Kanagawa, so I'm staying here for a while so he won't catch me or something."

"I'm sure he won't kill you."

Since that day Choutarou and Akaya became friends, close friends actually. It all started when Akaya continued to send messages to Choutarou asking him to grab some burgers and stuff. It was very natural - after the first meeting they clicked immediately.

"He's totally a kid," Choutarou often thought when he remembers Akaya.

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Tennis practice was over and Choutarou hurriedly changed to his school uniform.

"Oi, Choutarou, are you still hanging out with that brat?" asked Shishido, looking at his kouhai putting his stuff inside his bag. "Isn't he bit dangerous? He hurts people."

"Yes, Shishido-san."

"WHAT!" shouted Gakuto. "You're hanging out with that seaweed head? He's evil! He might hurt you!"

Atobe raised his eyebrow, "Ahn? Ootori is friends with Rikkaidai's demon? Ore-sama thinks he's just spying our team. Ootori, be careful."

His team mates statements made Choutarou frown. "Kirihara-err Akaya-kun is not a brat. He's different outside the court."

"We're just trying to protect you, Choutarou. You know what happened to Tachibana - if you play tennis with him, he might go on the devil mode."

"He's just a kid, inside that is. I really think he won't hurt me, we're friends." The second year defended.

"AH, Ootori is dating a guy from Rikkai?" Jirou suddenly woke up from his beauty sleep. "Marui-kun and I can go on a double date with you!"

Gakuto glared at the hyper guy, "You're not even dating."

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"My senpai-tachi thought we're a dating," Choutarou laughed as he and Akaya sat with their trays.

"Aren't we dating? BUT WE ARE DATING!" Akaya yelled as if he was about to cry.

The poor silver-haired guy blinked, "...we are?"

"YEAH! We go on dates so it means we're dating!"

"Oh... Well, uh..."

"If you don't want then..."

'He's definitely a kid,' He thought smiling at his new friend - no, boyfriend.

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Random and short, ne?XD Hope you liked it... :D? Comments and flames are appreciated ;3.