"Ah...uh, Masaomi?"
"Yes, Mikado?"
"What are you doing…exactly?"
"Eh? I'm tying your shoes, of course!"
"I see that, but why…?"
Masaomi finished up on the left shoe with a flourish, moving on to the other casually. Mikado had to crane his neck downwards to looks his friend in the eyes. "Imagine this, Mikado- you're walking along, wishing you could just catch a glimpse of that special girl, when suddenly! You hear the sweet voice of our wonderful, erotic-"
"Masaomi!"
"-Anri-chan. You spin around joyfully, taking a step towards your beloved, but alas! You trip after stepping on your shoelace! How uncool! As your best friend, I can't let this happen to you, Mikado."
The dark-haired student frowned as Masaomi stood, admiring his (messily) double-knotted handiwork. "Masaomi, I don't think that would happen."
"Knowing you it would~!" sang the blonde, grabbing Mikado's hand and taking off running. "Now, let's go hit on some chicks~!"
Stumbling along behind Masaomi, Mikado instinctively gripped the hand holding his tighter (they were holding hands again, he noticed vaguely) as they headed for the stairs to one of the many walkways that crossed over the busy streets of Ikebukuro. It was only once they were halfway up that Mikado's gaze slid down to Masaomi's shoes.
"Masaomi, your shoelaces are-"
"Ryugamine-kun? Kida-kun?"
Mikado turned, startled, to Anri's quiet call. Eyes lighting up gleefully, Masaomi whirled around, already beginning to dash back down the sidewalk.
"If it isn't our erotic-…!"
"Masaomi!" Mikado said, but it wasn't as much directed towards the 'erotic' comment as it was to the fact that Masaomi had, ironically, tripped after stepping on his untied shoelace. He sat in a ruffled heap at the bottom of the stairs. "Are you all right?"
Anri hurried to help him stand, eyes wide behind the frames of her glasses. "I…I'm sorry, Kida-kun!"
The blonde seemed to recover from the shock. "Ah, worry not, Anri-chan! I was merely so captivated by your beauty that I just…" He trailed off abruptly, wincing.
"What's wrong?" asked an anxious Mikado.
"I appear to have sprained or twisted or done something to my ankle." Masaomi announced matter-of-factly. "But don't worry; I can still stand on it."
"But Kida-kun, you're putting all your weight on your other leg…"
"…Alright, Anri-chan. Maybe it's just a little uncomfortable."
"Masaomi, should I help you back to your house, or maybe even the hospital…?"
"My house is fine, Mikado. Ah, this is embarrassing! Did any girls besides Anri-chan see that? Did they?"
Mikado sighed, carefully placing an arm around his friend so that he could lean on him if need be. "Sorry, Sonohara-san, but we'll have to talk to you later…"
"That's alright, Ryugamine-kun," Anri said softly. With one quick glance at Masaomi, she was gone.
Mikado blushed lightly as Masaomi supported himself more efficiently against him. "So, your house is…this way?"
"Nope, that way. Just keep walking; I'll tell you where to go." A pause. "Sorry, Mikado."
"Don't worry about it, Masaomi."
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Uhhhh so is it obvious that I like writing fluff. ;A; These'll all be really short, so yeah, if you don't like short stories, please don't leave reviews complaining about it. xD
