Second: Yuj and Maqui were always good friends. Perhaps not best friends, but close enough. And then Maqui just has to go and kiss him.

So, there they were. Chilling out at the bar by the beach; the usual hang out spot. Ever since Snow up and disappeared, NORA was almost disbanded. Yuj didn't blame anyone for it – if there was no Snow, there was no NORA. It was a rule of thumb when it came to the members of the group.

It was strange, but the only two members that actually continued meeting up with each other while the rest just waited around for Snow's return were Yuj and Maqui. Why was it strange? Simply because they weren't the most likely candidates for friendship. The only thing they really had in common was their idolization of Snow – and even that was beginning to fade with every passing day.

"Hey, Yuj?" Maqui asked, glancing over the table at the blue-haired teen. Said boy glanced back.

"What?" He asked, tracing the patterns on the table. There was a screeching of chairs but Yuj didn't bother looking up because Maqui did that sometimes – just randomly got up and stretched because he couldn't stay still for more than fifteen minutes. The blunet chuckled to himself but jumped slightly when he saw Maqui's curious brown eyes darting around his face. Confused, he leaned back into his chair but Maqui just kept leaning in, and in, and in.

Until their lips pressed together and Yuj was really very confused. But that's not to be mixed up with disliking the kiss. He actually didn't mind it. Somehow.

Maqui pulled back a little, red in the face, but none the worse for wear. When Yuj didn't react, he gave a bleak little smile and backed off, adjusting the goggles on his forehead.

Acting upon a certain instinct, Yuj stood up and placed a tentative hand on the young boy's waist. And then the other. And then he pulled him closer, and closer and closer – until they were flush against each other. Maqui was watching him with this curious, almost glassy stare all the while.

Then he leaned in and pressed gentle (but not too gentle) lips to the blondes. Said teen snapped out of his stupor almost immediately as he opened his mouth slightly, meeting Yuj in an oddly heated kiss. He wrapped his arms around the taller boy's neck and toyed with the long strands of blue-ish hair, smiling into the kiss.

It was strange, but neither really cared. It felt good. It felt right.