YuuMika Week Day 2- AU
Summary: Yuu has first date worries. So does Mika. Shinoa is somewhat helpful. Krul doesn't like Yuu much. She's still supportive of their relationship though.
Note: As much as I like mama Krul, I also like big sister Krul.
Yuu groaned in frustration once again and was ready to pull out his hair. But he wouldn't because he loved his hair too much.
"Are you going to help me or not?" Yuu sighed as he slouched over on his computer chair and rested his chin on the backrest.
"I'm just surprised that you and Mika-san finally got together, and without us knowing," Shinoa said, waving her hand.
"It just never came up!" Yuu said, throwing his hands in defeat.
"Honestly, you two act like a couple normally anyways so it's not a surprise to any of us," Shinoa said as she pulled out a handkerchief and pretended to wipe away her tears, "Mika-san has been waiting so long for this opportunity yet the cherry boy can't get his act together."
"I usually have Mika help me but I can't ask him because he's my date tonight!" Yuu admitted with a faint blush on his face.
"Yuu-san," Shinoa deadpanned, "How long have you known Mika-san?"
"I don't know, like 10 years maybe? Or longer, I'm not sure," Yuu said while scratch the back of his head.
"I'm sure that Mika-san has already seen the ugliest outfit coordination you can manage by now, you'll survive."
Silence filled the room after Shinoa's suggestion.
"That's it, I'm calling Mika. You're no help," Yuu said and reached over to his desk.
"Aww, if you were going to call Mika-san, then why bother to ask me for help?" Shinoa fake pouted at Yuu as the phone rang by his ear.
"Hello?" Mika answered after the third dial.
"Mika, I need help," Yuu whined into the phone and shot a glare at the muffled giggle from Shinoa.
"You need to be more specific, Yuu-chan. Do you need me to come over?"
"No no, er… not really. I just can't figure out what to wear for our date tonight," Yuu said. There was a moment of silence before laughter was heard over the phone. "Mika please, Shinoa has been no help and I don't know what to do."
"Just wear something comfortable."
"Mika, you pretty much tear apart my closet for my other dates," Yuu bit his lip with Shinoa started shaking her head and forming at X with her arms.
"Yuu-chan," Mika said sternly on the other line. He didn't even get to go on their first date and he already messed up, "Do you even listen to me when I've been trying to pick at your mess of clothes?"
"Huh?"
"I told you many times before, first impressions are important. But that's a little late for our situation." Yuu could hear the other laugh at the end of the sentence.
"But this is our first date and I want it to be special," Yuu pouted and shot a glare at Shinoa who rolled her eyes.
"Ah, it's already special since it's Yuu-chan I'm with."
"You're not helping Mika," Yuu groaned.
"Shh, it's okay. The outfit isn't the important thing." Yuu knew that it was true, but he still wanted to impress Mika, not just dress decently.
"Hm, I love you Mika," Yuu said, followed by silence, "Mika?"
"I… I love you too…" Mika said softly before quickly adding, "I'll see you tonight Yuu-chan."
Before Yuu had a chance to say goodbye, Mika had already ended the call on his end as he was met with the dial tone.
"Shinoa, can you at least tell me if the outfit I choose looks decent?" Yuu asked as he gave up on the idea of impressing Mika.
"Of course! Why else would I come here on a Saturday to help you?" Shinoa said and held her head high as she placed a hand over her chest, "As your other best friend and wing woman, I will assist you in this meager task!"
~ A Chance at Love ~
"I still can't believe you're making me drive you home," Yuu grumbled and the purple haired girl laughed in the passenger seat.
"I did help you pick a suitable outfit for your date in the end, did I not?" Shinoa taunted, knowing full well the fashion disaster Yuu becomes when he tries a little too hard. And because she did do a good job on helping him with his outfit, though Yuu would never admit aloud, he had no choice but to comply with her request.
In the end, they agreed on a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a navy blue light jacket that Shinoa insisted to left unzipped.
It was a short drive to Mika's house since the blond lived in the same neighbourhood. But Yuu insisted on picking him up at his house so they could go together. However, he didn't count of Shinoa wanting to hitch a ride.
"Stay in the car," Yuu said as he hopped out of the car. He walked around the front of the car to see Shinoa smiling at him and he groaned.
"As your other best friend and wing woman, I must see this through!" Shinoa said and dragged Yuu to the front door. "Ring the doorbell, cherry boy."
"Would you stop calling me that?" Yuu exclaimed, but did as he was told.
Moments later, the door opened. But instead of the blond hair and blue eyes he expected to see, red piercing eyes stared blankly his green ones and he gulped nervously.
"H-hey Krul, I was kind of expecting Mika," Yuu said. He was pretty sure his boyfriend's sister did not like him.
"Who are you?" Krul asked, ignoring Yuu as she looked at the purple hair girl.
"Shinoa Hiragi, I'm a close friend of both Yuu-san and Mika-san," Shinoa said and gave a small bow.
"Krul Tepes, I'm Mika's older sister. Do come in," she said and walked inside. Shinoa followed after her while Yuu closed the door behind them and entered the living room where the two were already seated.
"I don't mean to be rude, but where is Mika?" Yuu asked and shrunk in his seat as he felt Krul's gaze.
"I told him to go to the restaurant first since he was getting nervous all over again," Krul said.
"Why would he-" Yuu immediately shut up at the hard glare from Krul.
"Listen closely Yuuichirou," Krul said coldly and Yuu nodded his head rapidly. He was now sure that she did not like him. "My brother is an easygoing kid. He accepts whatever happens and goes with it even if he's not happy about it."
"What does that-"
"Do not, interrupt me," Krul hissed and Yuu clasped his hands over his mouth. Shinoa shifted slightly in her seat beside Yuu. "I know you and Mika have been friends for a long time. I can appreciate that. However, I will not forgive you if you break his heart. Mika pretends to be strong but I can easily see through that mask he puts on. And more often than not, it's after he comes home from hanging out with you, Yuuichirou."
"Krul-san, I can promise you that Yuu-san is very genuine this time," Shinoa reasoned.
"This time, what happened to the other times?" Krul asked with her arms crossed.
"I will admit that I have been selfish," Yuu said, looking directly at Krul, "I honestly did not know that Mika held feelings for me as well. I didn't want to ruin the friendship that we have built so I thought that I could forget about him if I saw other people. But all of them ended in failure because I was still not ready to move on. It was not my intention to hurt Mika because of this. But I do promise that I will do my best to make sure Mika is happy. We both had our doubts coming into this relationship but because of our long history together, we worked them out before we decided to take the next step."
Shinoa clapped after Yuu's mini speech and Krul sighed but uncrossed her arms.
"Yuu-san has grown up a lot. I never knew he could articulate so well before," Shinoa smiled innocently.
"Hah! Are you calling me stupid?" Yuu exclaimed to his short friend.
"Yes," Shinoa deadpanned.
"Fine, you have my blessings," Krul interrupted. "But if you break my baby brother's heart, I will break your face."
"Yes ma'am," Yuu exclaimed, sitting up straight.
"Now run along before you make Mika wait too long for you," Krul said, making a shooing motion.
"Come on, Shinoa. Let's-"
"Shinoa can stay. I'd like to talk to her a bit longer," Krul said as she leaned back.
"I'd love to stay and talk," Shinoa said, crossing her legs.
"Would you like anything as I see Yuuichirou off? Some tea maybe?" Krul asked and Yuu took his cue to head for the door.
"Tea sounds lovely," Shinoa replied from the living room.
"Remember Yuuichirou, you hurt Mika, I will personally seek revenge," Krul said as she opened the door for him.
"I don't plan on it. I will give Mika the best," Yuu said confidently and Krul nodded.
"Have a good date," Krul said and closed the door.
Yuu was unsure if Krul liked him or not, but she seemed okay with it. But there's a bit of pressure to do better and not mess things up, by with Yuu's level of luck, that's impossible. Yuu already took the biggest risk, which was to confess to Mika.
He got back into his car with one goal in mind. To make their first date unforgettable, and the good kind of unforgettable.
~ A Chance at Love ~
It wasn't hard to spot the blond hair among the seated people. But it still took him a few moments to actually skim through the crowd as he tried to tell the waitress that he was looking for someone. She finally gave up when Yuu pointed to Mika's table.
Even though he was a few tables away, he could see that the blond is talking to one of the waitresses. He honestly did not expect Mika to look away and see him.
"Yuu-chan!" He called out like an excited puppy. His smile was beautiful as ever as he waved at his boyfriend. Yuu gave a small wave back as he continued his way to the table. Mika turned back to the waitress, said a few things and she turned to leave.
As they walked by each other, Yuu noticed someone weird about her expression but did not catch it in time. Ignoring that, he sat down on the couch booth that was across from the blond.
"You're early," Yuu joked. He ended up being 5 minutes late because of the talk he had with Krul.
"Sorry," Mika smiled sheepishly, "I started to get nervous so Krul kicked me out of the house."
"I think that wasn't the only reason," Yuu mumbled and took a sip of the cold water that sat in front of him.
"What was that?" Mika asked.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just your sister gave me the talk," Yuu answered nonchalantly.
"The talk?" Mika asked and tilted his head to the right.
"Yeah, you know um... Basically she gave me the 'if you hurt him, I'll hurt you' talk," Yuu said.
"Ah, I'm sorry about Krul. She's always been a little protective since our parents aren't around a lot," Mika explained but Yuu waved his hand dismissively.
"I get it, don't worry. I was stupid for avoiding the topic instead of talking to you about," Yuu said as two dishes were placed in front of them.
"We hope you enjoy." Yuu recognized the waitress from earlier but before he had a chance to ask her about the dishes placed in front of them, she turned around and left.
"I ordered for us while I was waiting," Mika explained, seeing the confusion on Yuu's face. "I know you hated waiting for your food and I know you like curry so..."
"Aww, you're so sweet," Yuu said and didn't miss the way Mika blushed before he took a bite of the food. "Wow, they have amazing curry here."
"That's why I ordered it for you," Mika smiled and started eating as well.
"What did you get?" Yuu asked, looking over at Mika's meal.
"It's a pasta. Do you want to try some?" Mika asked and Yuu opened his mouth. Mika laughed but fed some to Yuu.
After a few experimental chews, he opened his mouth to speak but Mika told him to finish chewing first. He pouted at the blond as he chewed and swallowed the pasta.
"It's good but not as good as this curry," Yuu said, gesturing with the spoon. Then he scooped some and held it in front of Mika. "Try it."
Mika opened his mouth and ate the generous amount Yuu managed to get in the spoon.
"So how is it?" Yuu asked but Mika held out a finger in front of Yuu as he used his other to cover his mouth. Yuu rolled his eyes when he realized his boyfriend was being the goody two shoes he was and finishing the food first before replying.
"It's very delicious," Mika finally answered and Yuu's smiled widely before stuffing his mouth with more curry.
"Say Mika," Yuu said with his mouth full, earning a stern look from Mika. He rolled his eyes before lifting his free hand to cover over his mouth. "How did you find out about this place?"
"My classmate in English class told me about it. Her parents own this diner and she helps out sometimes," Mika explained.
"Would the waitress that served us before be that classmate?" Yuu asked and Mika shook his head.
"She's on vacation right now. I think she said going to America during the break to visit her relatives and practice her English," Mika said. "I actually wanted to bring you here earlier on but then..."
"No worries, this is a great place for our first date, right?" Yuu said reassuringly so Mika smiled back.
"Yeah."
The remainder of their dinner was spent eating and chatting. Sometimes they would laugh too loud and gain the attention of other patrons but they stopped caring after the third time.
They argued briefly over whom was to pay when the bill came but Yuu gave in and let Mika foot the bill this time. But he made Mika agreed to sleep over at his house for the night since they were on break and Yuu wanted to spend every moment with Mika.
They were roommates at the school dorms but he wanted them to spend time when they're both not stressing over finals. Yuu even picked the first chance they had to set up their first date.
Plus it was weird to not have Mika with him after spending a year with the blond in the same dorm room.
The chilly night air filled their lungs as they stepped out of the warmth of the diner. Yuu led Mika through the half-empty parking lot to his car. Mika let out a small giggle when Yuu moved to open the door for him. After a short thank you, Yuu closed the door and went around the front to the driver's seat.
"Since you have oh so thoughtfully chosen our dinner date at this fine diner, I'll be your humble driver for tonight," Yuu said as he put the keys into ignition. He couldn't help but crack a smile when he heard Mika's bubbling laughter beside him as pulled out of the parking spot.
"Please never talk like that again," Mika said before he let out another string of laughter. Yuu grinned at the response he got.
"Does my dearest Mika request something of me?" Yuu said dramatically. Mika tried to muffle his laughter by cover his mouth but it did little to help.
"Yuu-chan, you just missed the turn," Mika commented as he calmed down.
"I know what I'm doing," Yuu reassured but did not see the questioning look on Mika's face.
"That can be taken many ways and I worry for my safety." Yuu snorted in response.
"Do you trust me?"
"Because I've known you for so long, I'm worried this is another one of your 'brilliant' ideas," Mika said as he looked out into sidewalk that was lit by the street lights.
"It'll be great! Don't worry about it, Mika!" Yuu said as he pulled into an empty parking lot.
"That worries me even more, and that it's practically dark out now," Mika said and the engine shut off. Yuu left the car but Mika remained instead in case Yuu was just going to get something and return. But seeing that he didn't know where they were and it was dark out, it was probably just safer to stay in the car.
At least that was his thought until Yuu opened the door and grinned at him with his hand outstretched.
"Thank you," Mika said and took his hand. He stepped out of the car and closed the door behind him. Yuu didn't let go of his hand, but shifted it so they were holding hands with their fingers intertwined.
Mika wasn't sure where they were going but Yuu looked like he did. But he did notice that they passed by what looked like a wooden jungle gym. Adding that to the open field with a few lines of rows, Mika was pretty sure they were at the park. And it was the neighbourhood park they used to play at all the time as kids.
He knew he was right when he saw the small hill behind the large tree. That was Yuu's favourite place to be in the park as it was away from the noisy kids and he could easily hide away with the tree in the way.
"Why are we here?" Mika asked but Yuu didn't answer. He stopped at the top of the hill and gently tugged Mika to join him on the ground. Yuu shuffled a bit to lay down on his back while still holding Mika's hand and Mika decided to join him. "Wow."
The sky was littered with bright dots as it was free of clouds. The crescent moon hung high above them and among the stars.
"This is amazing right?" Yuu asked and Mika only nodded in response. "I used to love laying here and watching the clouds you know. Until a nosy someone decided to ruin my tranquil experience."
"Well, that nosy someone thought that the lonely new kid needed some friends," Mika countered.
"The lonely new kid was happy about that, even as annoying as they were."
"Hey!"
"But," Yuu chuckled, "I never thought that I'd be dating him when we first met."
"Neither did he," Mika hummed in response.
"Do you ever regret meeting me?" Yuu asked and turned to face Mika, but the blond still had his gaze glued to the sky.
"Hm, I do have a few regrets in life, but none of them involved meeting you. But I do regret listening to you when you told me that I could hide a cat in my room," Mika said and laughed at the memory.
"I was like 13 at the time. I hide stuff from my parents all the time and I thought you could do that with a cat too," Yuu defended.
"Well, at least Krul helped her find a good home," Mika said.
"Hey Mika, do you still want a cat?" Yuu asked and watched as Mika furrowed his brows slightly in thought. He didn't think it was a hard question.
"No, I have Yuu-chan already," Mika responded.
"Hey!" Yuu shouted, sitting up at looked down at Mika, "I'm not a cat!"
"No, but you're cute." Yuu was lucky it was so dark out that Mika couldn't make out the blush that adorned his face. But he could still make out every detail of Mika's pale face. He slowly inched closer and closer to Mika's face until their lips met.
The first thought that ran through Yuu's mind was how soft Mika's lips were pressed against his. After that thought formed meaning, he quickly pulled away from embarrassment.
"Sorry," he squeaked, still hovering over Mika. If his face wasn't red before, it definitely was now. He wondered how Mika felt about it too.
"I-It's okay if it's Yuu-chan," Mika said but his head was turned away. Many thoughts formed in both their heads but neither spoken. Silence hung over them both but was broken by Mika's phone. Yuu made haste to get off Mika while the blond sat up and reached to his back pocket for his device. "Oh no."
"What is it, Mika?" His question was answered when he saw the name of the caller on the screen. His eyes widen at the sight and looked back at Mika with fear, who mirrored the expression. Krul was calling.
Mika answered the call, but before he could even say a word, his sister's voice cut through the peaceful atmosphere.
"DO YOU REALIZE HOW LATE IT IS RIGHT NOW, MIKAELA TEPES? I TOLD YOU SPECIFIALLY TO BE HOME BY TEN. DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS WHEN YOU WERE NOT HOME FOR THE PAST 40 MINUTES? I KNOW THAT YUUICHIROU WAS PROBABLY JUST RUNNING A LITTLE LATE BUT IT'S ALMOST ELEVEN NOW. IT'S SO UNLIKE YOU TO BE SO CARELESS. ARE YOU HURT? DID SOMETHING HAPPEN? DO YOU NEED ME TO COME PICK YOU UP BECAUSE YUUICHIROU-"
"Krul!" Mika interrupted," I'm fine. I... I'm actually at Yuu-chan's house right now."
Yuu gave him the most stunned expression he can muster up and Mika just waved his hand as he moved the phone closer to his ear.
"You're at his house?" Krul repeated, still loud enough for Yuu to hear.
"Um yeah, Yuu-chan asked me to come over for the night and I agreed, but I kind of forgot to text you about that. Sorry…"
"I guess it can't be helped then…" Mika heard her sigh over the phone speaker and he let out a breath of relief. "When will you be home?"
"Ah, I'm not sure, but Yuu-chan will drive me home after," Mika said.
"Yes! I will!" Yuu shouted so Krul could hear him in the background.
"Alright, but be sure to text me next time okay?"
"Yes mother," Mika droned the last word playfully as a sibling joke.
"AND USE PROTECTION!" Krul shouted before ending the call.
Silence surrounded them once again with the exception of crickets in the background. The light of Mika's screen timed out and left the two in darkness once again.
"Um… s-sorry about Krul," Mika stammered, unsure of what to say.
"We should ah, we should probably go back to my house before Krul comes over and find out you lied to her," Yuu suggested as he stood up.
"Yeah," Mika shuffled to stand when Yuu stretched out his hand for Mika again. Smiling, he took Yuu's hand and they both head back to the car.
