It took all of Mikado's energy just to bring him up to the roof at lunch. At least it was sunny, or his mood would be worse. Kida was flirting with Anri again, but he was too mentally exhausted to object. He tried to pretend to be his normal self, but Kida called him out on his dour state.

"MI-KA-DO! What's up?" The bleach blond stood before him, hands at his hips and legs crossed one over the other. The boy started, unaware that he'd been there until his friend had voiced himself.

"N-Nothing!"

"Girl trouble?" Kida grinned and wiggled his eyebrows.

Mikado's head lowered, eyes averted. "I said it's nothing. It doesn't have anything to do with you."

Kida puckered his lips like a fish in a pout. "Oh come on, you can't confide in your best friend?"

"I don't wanna talk about it."

"Fine." Kida ran around behind him. "I'll just have to cheer you up!" Mikado felt arms planted firmly around his neck, pulling him back nearly off the bench. Kida laughed, shouting for Anri to join them in. "C'mon, it'll be a group hug, a MOE MOE KYUN HUG OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP!~" But Anri shook her head and continued to eat her lunch. Mikado grabbed Kida's wrists and tried to pry him off when he noticed the faint artificial smell of strawberries on his hands.

oOo

Kida walked home alone after school. He'd slipped another note into his friend's backpack while he'd been distracted — a lovely surprise to come home to, eh Mikado? Kida wished he'd been there to see Mikado's reaction to the letters, but unfortunately he was neither in his class nor near his locker, and he probably couldn't get into Mikado's apartment unless he asked. Of course, sooner or later Kida would come forward with the prank, but he almost wanted it to go on longer.

He wanted to see that embarrassed look on Mikado's face, just one more time, and he had no idea why.

oOo

BYEBYE MIKADO-KUN!~
(ヾ(´・ω・`)いってらっちゃ
I'll see you tomorrow, though
you may not see me
|・ω・`)コッショリ
Have a good night and concentrate
on your studies!
PS: the way the light caught your face
today at lunch on the roof? HAWT!
(≧ω≦)⌒

"What...?"

Mikado found the third letter neatly waiting between two of the notebooks in his bag. This time, it had been written in a purple gel pen. The ink sparkled almost blindingly. It took him a while to figure out what the second emoticon represented, but when he realized what it was, he wished he hadn't.

I-Is that a hiding emoticon?


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