Thanks for the reviews guys! Here's chapter 2! Enjoy!
A week later:
"Gou's right, you'll be fine. It's not like you can't live without him," said Mark when Makoto whined about Gou's absence to Mark and every other person on his dorm's floor.
"But Maaaaark! I already miss hiiiiim!" Makoto whined and fell on the couch.
"Maybe you should go out. You know, to parties…just don't touch the alcohol," Mark suggested.
"But without Gou?"
"Makoto, have you done anything that does not involve Gou being with you?" Mark asked and Makoto stared at the ceiling.
"I don't know…sleepovers, movies, parties…oh! Sports! That's the only thing that separates us…and our grades!"
"Yeah that's something to be proud of…" Mark muttered sarcastically, "Come on Makoto, you can't wait around here until Gou comes back!"
"Yes I can!" Makoto protested and curled up into a ball on the couch while pulling the blanket lying on it over him.
"Are you kidding me?! Don't be a baby!"
"That's what Gou used to say to me…" Makoto anime-cried and Mark just didn't know what to do with him.
"Makoto! Ugh! That's it! You're going out! TONIGHT! With me!"
"…Fine…" Makoto moaned into the couch.
America:
Gou sat in front of his laptop and typed away on it. It was late but he can't help it.
He sighed as he puts on a slideshow of pictures, more specifically: pictures of him and Makoto since they were little. Gou lightly groaned as he shook his head at what he was doing. It hasn't even been half a week yet and he feels all different, almost wrong if that's possible.
After the long slideshow was over, Gou concluded that he needs to put in music next time…then went to bed.
Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Gou lightly groaned as his sleep was disturbed.
Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Finally, he reached around until his hand slapped upon his cell phone and he answered.
"What the hell do you what?!" he exclaimed into it.
"…You're such a jerk, Gou!" Makoto shouted and Gou sat up abruptly,
"Makoto? Oh…sorry, didn't know it was you," he apologized as he rubbed his head and fell on his back on the bed.
"Oh that's an excuse!" Makoto pouted.
"Hey, it's…" Gou turned his head to look at the clock, "4 in the morning. What could you possibly need at this time?"
"Oh…my bad! I completely forgot the whole, um, being on the opposite side of the world thing…"
"Oh Makoto! Come on!"
"Sorry! Look, I just wanted to drop a 'hi' before I go out with Mark today…saying I have to get out," said Makoto and Gou sighed.
"Go have a fun, Makoto. Come on, you can do it. You don't need me to babysit you," said Gou and Makoto nodded on his end,
"Okay…goodnight, Gou…oh wait, good morning over there! Haha!"
"Yeah…later," and with that Gou hung up and he fell back asleep in less than a minute.
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A couple of weeks later, Gou felt more and more…lonesome. He had no companion with him on this trip and while he talks with Makoto a lot, it just wasn't the same as being with him. As a matter of fact…there's really no one but Makoto that Gou hangs out with or talks to. Sure he knew a few people but not enough to motivate him to message or call anytime soon. And Kai? Ha! Like he'll be any help to comfort his loneliness! But if not Kai, then…
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"Gou, I never found you to be the homesick type," said Rei and Gou lightly groaned, almost regretting calling him.
"I'm not homesick…I don't know what sickness I have but for now, I'll call it 'Makotosick' okay?"
"Oh god, what does Gou want?" Kai asked as he passed by to pick up his forgotten mug.
"Kai, be a little supportive of your son," said Rei sternly, "Anyway Gou, if you miss him so much why don't you call him?"
"I talk to him almost every day…sort of…he hasn't been calling in a while actually," Gou confessed.
"That's a surprise," Kai commented.
"Kai!"
"Is the phone on speaker or something?" Gou asked hearing Kai's comments and remarks.
"No, it's…oh wait…" Rei looked at the phone and pressed a button, "Sorry, it was…" Rei glared at Kai for not telling him that but Kai only gave him a teasing smirk as he finally left to his office room to get some work done.
"I don't understand! I admitted to myself that I kinda do miss Makoto but…it can't be this bad!" Gou exclaimed into the phone.
"Ah Gou, feelings are the hardest things to understand. Try not thinking so hard. The answer is probably right in front of you," Rei suggested.
"How come you two never give me a straight answer?" Gou asked,
"Because we want you to learn on your own," Rei answered.
"And that's the answer I get every time…" Gou muttered to himself.
The 4th week:
Gou was on his laptop again but instead was sitting outside on his hotel room's balcony and enjoying the breeze. It was a long month for him, filled with decisions and thoughts, especially on Makoto. One thing he noticed by the 3rd week was that when he's bored, he started listening to romance songs and watching romance movies. The part that scared him the most was that he started thinking about Makoto when he was doing all these things. He cursed himself for even watching movies on cable when he should be worrying about school! But by the end of all that: Gou was tired of being alone, tired of America, tired of being away from Makoto, and that all adds up for him not liking what he's experiencing so far if he chooses to study abroad!
Gou picked up the phone to call Makoto.
"Hey Pal! I have good news!" Makoto announced the moment he answered. Hearing Makoto's voice again puts a smile on his face,
"Really? Tell me," said Gou with a soft expression and wanting so badly just to see Makoto's face again for real instead of through pictures,
"Not yet! It's a surprise! You're coming back tomorrow right?" Makoto asked excitedly and Gou could feel his excitement.
"Yeah I'm boarding the plane tomorrow…my parents are picking me up."
"Ooh…well its okay! Come by at the café!"
"Sure. Want me to call you when I get off the plane?" Gou asked,
"Okay! Oh wait…don't you want to fix your jetlag first?" Makoto asked, concerned.
"Don't worry about it, and by seeing you, I'm technically fixing up my jetlag anyway!"
"Haha! True! Oh I can't wait for you get back, Gou! I have great news! And I missed you to death…almost! Do you have any news, Gou? Oh! Don't forget my souvenir!"
"Hm, yes," Gou smiled, "Of course I got it. And…yeah, I guess I have news too…"
"You do? Tell me! Tell me!"
"Not yet…it's a surprise," Gou teased,
"Hey! Don't use my line!"
The two talked for about an hour until Makoto panicked about his minutes and they had to let each other go. Gou sighed when his conversation with Makoto ended.
"Makoto…" He looked at his background on the computer. A picture of him and Makoto when they first met and are glaring at each other with Kai and Takao behind them, "We sure came a long way…" Gou looked up at the sky and thought of his parents, Kai and Rei.
"They were best friends…" he closed his eyes and Makoto's face appeared in his head, "I think…I'm in love with my best friend…"
"Hey Makoto, I've landed…" Gou announced over the phone and he could hear Makoto jump from wherever he was and whatever he was on. Gou never felt so warm knowing his presence can make Makoto jump for joy.
"Gou's baaaaaack!" Makoto shouted,
"Welcome back!" Gou heard Mark's voice along with some other people that he vaguely remembers from Makoto's dorm.
"Café?" Gou asked,
"Definitely! How about in an hour?" Makoto suggested and Gou agreed.
One Hour later:
Gou took in a deep breath and can't believe he felt nervous! Never has he felt so nervous before! He took in another deep breath and lets it out. Finally, after about 10 minutes of fighting himself in the mind and pacing outside the cafe, he walked in. He headed towards the usual booth and when he was halfway there he saw Makoto's famous cap and then they met eyes. Gou never felt so light before in his life! Just to look into Makoto's chocolate brown eyes again! Makoto waved happily and stood up and Gou's heart only thumped faster each second as he gets closer to him.
But at that one moment, the biggest obstacle arises and Gou now has to face it…
Makoto reached out into the seat again and helped pull up an unfamiliar person. A girl with pink hair tied into two braided pigtails. Gou thought his heart stopped beating for that one moment when he laid eyes on her. She turned and Gou's golden yellow eyes met hers.
"She's a neko! Like Tochan!" Gou thought and his theory was right when he saw her pointed ears as well, the same as his. Plus the fangs they both share as well. But that part didn't matter the second Makoto told him the worst possible thing he could ever tell Gou in his life at this spur of the moment.
"Gou! This is Rin! Guess what?"
Gou didn't want to guess as his eyes drifted back to Makoto's smiling face, "I'm engaged!"
Gou stood there, feeling something completely different than when he first walked in…and he hated that feeling almost as much as hating her.
"WHO THE HELL IS THIS B&%* TAKING MY MAKOTO?!" Gou screamed in his mind and his animal instincts finally surfaced…
Notes:
-Yes, Rei and Kai are together in the story-officially-as Gou's parents making Gou half neko.
-Otosan: polite way of dad like 'father' = Kai
-Tochan (or Touchan): cute way of saying dad like 'dad' or 'daddy' = Rei
-DUN! DUN! DUN! Gou's getting territorial! Yeah, I wanted to play around with the whole 'neko' thing.
Please R and R if you want to see what happens next!!!
But wow, talk about having the worst welcome-home gift ever!