Nagisa rang the doorbell- then he rang it again. And another time for good measure. Oh, footsteps! He did it again. Rei whipped open his door, wanting Nagisa to stop the attack on his doorbell. He was the only person he knew who would do that, so it was obvious who was there. "Please stop that, I said I was coming! Did you not hear me?" Nagisa flashed him a smile. "I know, I just wanted to keep pushing it!" Rei sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose under his glasses.

It was in that moment of pause did he realize something. "…Nagisa-kun…" Nagisa laughed and scratched the back of his head. "Ahe~ Hey, Rei-chan, can I stay with you? They kicked me out." He said although he had admitted to getting scolded for eating cake before dinner. "They… They really kicked you out?" Nagisa picked up his bags and forced them into Rei's hands, piling others on top while Rei yelled in protest. He picked up the one or two that were left and carried those in himself. "Uh-huh. So can I sleep on your floor? I won't be loud, I prooomise~!" Rei highly doubted that given his natural behavior, but… He sighed, setting all of Nagisa's things down in a corner of his house. He'd prefer to have Nagisa loud and rambunctious than quiet and upset.

"I'd have to clean up a bit, but I don't mind. How long do you plan to stay?" He asked, already sorting his pile of luggage. Nagisa had quickly made himself at home, his shoes already off and the two bags he had taken in were thrown all over his couch. In spite of the small mess just made, there wasn't really much to clean up… At least to anyone else. "Haaaa? Rei-chan isn't gonna let me live with him forever?" He asked, head tipped back over his couch to whine at him, his arms slung across it as well. Rei shut his door and sat next to him. "…Nagisa-kun…" Rei's brow's knitted together as he was flushed with pity for his friend.

"…What's that look for? If you really don't want me here I can ask Haru-chan or Mako-chan. I'm sure they wouldn't mind." He mused, looking up at his ceiling. "No, I don't mind it's just… They really…?" Nagisa smiled, but it was lavished in pain. "…My sisters said they'd still talk to me… But mom and dad… They're really mad at me right now… Whatever I left at the house is going to either be given away or sold, so I tried to take as much of the important stuff as I could. My oldest sis took one bag I couldn't carry back to her house for me so mom and dad wouldn't trash it… You should have seen me on the train- I looked ridiculous!" He said, trying to end the conversation on a bright note, but he still seemed to be in pain. Rei looked over at Nagisa's bags, all of his carefully packed belongings with nowhere to put them… They really did kick him out…

Still… He should try to find him an apartment and a decent job or something. A lot of high schoolers move out from their parents- Rei was one of them after all. But even then, he was still involved with his parents; his mother came over to make sure everything was clean and his grades were still priority, his father made sure he had enough money for bills… But until he could help Nagisa with that, he didn't mind if he fee-loaded… Mostly. …He'd have to constantly yell at him to clean up his own mess all the time, but that was fine. He sighed patting Nagisa's head. "…Come on, let's eat something." Nagisa lit up at the mention of food. "Okay!"

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Within a few hours, Nagisa had completely made himself at home, the contents of his bags strewn around Rei's place. Rei was trying not to let it bother him… Really… Really… Tryi- "Nagisa-kun please pick up your clothes and for the love of god what is that atrocious thing in the middle of the room- did you bring a pet into my apartment by the way?" Nagisa picked up the salamander's small cage off of Rei's desk. "Aw, Rei-chan! Don't be like that! Sasa-chan is part of our family!"

"Our"… He was already… Rei walked listlessly over to his desk, sat down at it and instantly started writing down a list. Nagisa crowded over his shoulder to inspect what he was writing, the salamander cage still in his hand. Rei got up and plastered the perfectly written note on the fridge, hanging it with a magnet. He figured the fridge was the best place to put it considering Nagisa.

1. You will pick up after yourself.

2. If I find your salamander anywhere but in its cage or in your hands, you're dead.

3. You will do your own laundry (If you need assistance, ask me. Don't expect me to do it for you).

4. You will not touch my things without asking for permission.

5. You will not put any of your things on my desk without my permission.

6. If you eat anything, eat it in the kitchen and clean up the mess.

7. If you eat the last of something or something that was mine, it is your responsibility to replace it. I will do the same. (That does not mean leave just enough so you don't have to buy a replacement.)

8. You will understand the concept of a "budget" so you do not eat me out of house and home.

9. You will wash your own dishes or wash all of them for an entire week as punishment.

10. You will get a job if you are going to stay here.

11. If you do not have a job, it is because you are completely dedicated to your school work (meaning flawless grades) without exception.

12. If you're working on any kind of "project", keep it in a minimalized location, not throughout my entire apartment.

13. If you want to have someone over, you must ask my permission first.

14. If you are inviting someone over and have my permission, the house must be clean before they enter and clean upon their exit.

15. If you borrow my books, they need to be EXACTLY as they were when you put them back. They are very important to me.

16. You may use my computer so long as you ask me and so long as I'm not already using it. It is my computer, therefore I have priority usage. The only time you have priority usage is if I'm using it for recreational purposes and you need it for school work.

17. If I find anything lewd or the like on my computer, you're dead.

18. I will put up a white board next to this in case either of us have an announcement or event or even if we simply need a reminder for something and cannot tell the other right away.

19. I will set up a calendar for any event dates either of us have.

20. This list can and will be updated when and if necessary.

I look forward to living with you for a while.

Nagisa felt a wide smile tug at his mouth at the little memo at the end of the list. Still, telling him not to have porn on his computer was kind of funny- he couldn't wait to show the list to Makoto and Haru when he dragged them over. Still, he had a few complaints about a few things, but for the most part he was happy Rei was so quick to let him stay with him. "Rei-chan~!" Nagisa jumped on him, a wide smile on his face. "I'll be a good roommate, I promise!" Rei sighed while Nagisa pressed their cheeks together so hard that if he were to move even an inch he was sure to give both of them Indian burns.
"You better be…" His mind was already running along to sleeping arrangements… Did Nagisa have a bed at home or a futon? If he didn't, they'd have to buy him one… Maybe he could find another couch similar to the one he already owned, only have it be a pullout… He'd hate to have him sleep on just the couch- that would be so uncomfortable…

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"Huh? Nagisa's living with you?" Makoto reiterated, completely shocked. Even Haru's eyes were a bit wide at the news. So they really did kick him out… Wow. Makoto didn't know parents could even do something like that to their own child- he was lucky. Nagisa nodded. "Yup! Rei-chan even put this list of things I'm not supposed to do on the fridge!"

"It's not a list of things you can't do, it's just a list of house rules." Rei reminded, pressing his glasses back onto his face. "Oh, wow… Well, if you ever need a break, feel free to send him my way." Makoto offered with a laugh. "Jeeze! That was mean!" Nagisa yelled, his face puffing up like a chipmunk while Makoto laughed at him. Haru just kept quietly observing him, looking for any difference in how he was acting to make sure he was really alright.

"Well how long is he going to be staying with you?" Gou asked. "I'm not too particularly worried about it right now. So long as he's doing his very best in school, I won't kick him out or anything. If he's going to slack, he may as well put all of that energy into getting a job and saving up for his own place."

"Rei-chaaaaannn…!" Nagisa wined, pressing his head into Rei's arm and rubbing it against him. Honestly, Rei had expected him to want to go get a job since it meant he wouldn't have to study as much… But Nagisa did the exact opposite. He wasn't really someone you could pin down so easily. However, to Nagisa, it was simply a reason to study. If he got good grades, he could stay with Rei. It was motivation and reason, unlike before. Before, he didn't really have one. "However, at least by the time we graduate, I hope you'll go get a job, regardless if you attend a university or not."

Rei didn't want to push anything onto Nagisa. If he went to a college, good for him. He'd help him with whatever he could. He just didn't want Nagisa to become a NEET, so if he didn't go he at least wanted him to have a job. "I'm gonna have so many jobs I'm gonna be a millionaire! We're gonna be rich and live in one of those high-rise apartments!" Gou laughed at him. "So you'd take Rei with you?" She asked, noticing the "we". Nagisa nodded furiously while still clinging to Rei.

"Of course! And Mako-chan and Haru-chan could live in another one and you and Rin-chan could also have your own- know what? I'll just buy the whole building and we can all live in it together! And it can have a pool on every floor for Haru-chan! And a huge library for Rei-chan, and for Mako-chan it'll ha- actually, you know what? I'll just hire someone to build us our own high-rise apartment building! Everyone can put in something in it! Oh my gosh we should add a zoo!" Nagisa decided, completely in love with the idea of keeping all of his friends close by for forever and giving them things that made them happy.

Makoto smiled warmly, glad Nagisa had such wonderful ideas for the future. Yes he could be a bit immature, but basically all he really was saying he wanted was to still be close to everyone when they were older. Even Haru seemed enticed by the idea of an apartment building having a pool on every floor- regardless of if a seal or something tried to join him. Rei sighed and started lecturing him on how hard and illogical that would be, but Gou just lectured him in turn not to crush his dreams. She would totally want to live there! All of her favorite boys and their muscles… Yes. She would be just fine. Even if rent was one million a month for something so exotically perfect, she'd manage something!

Nagisa kept going on, even breaking out a notebook to doodle what their apartment would look like and the floor plans and where should the zoo go? Should it be actually off to the side a bit- like a garage? Or should it be on the bottom and their apartments at the top? The concept of walking through a zoo before going home and the smell it may have didn't register with him. Also, how would they put a pool there? Haru told him they should just have one really huge pool in the back instead. A really, really, really big pool in the back. Nagisa agreed and doodled it out. He'd have to expand on this at Rei's house! Well there was the first "project" Rei had mentioned on the list…

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Rei sat down on his bed with a sigh, Nagisa flopping next to him. They were both tired from practice, but still had homework to do. Rei got them both water and then started on his own homework. Nagisa took to play some kind of handheld for a while before Rei lectured him. "Rei-chan's such a meany…" He grumbled, but did his homework regardless.
When they were done, Nagisa decided to stay up a little bit longer than Rei, playing his game some more. Rei set up Nagisa's bed on the couch, also being reminded to go shopping for a futon for him over the weekend. He may have to take time out Sunday to do so… He'd also have to research costs… He put it on a to-do list for tomorrow and then went to bed, telling Nagisa not to stay up too late. "…I won't." He said, his tongue sticking out in concentration while he mashed buttons. Rei was stuck falling asleep with the little noises of button clicking and Nagisa's mumblings about his game instead of his usual silence.

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Everything was pretty much as it always had been. Aside from the fact that Nagisa was rooming with Rei, nothing had changed. Even now as they were shopping together for a futon for him, it was still mostly the same. Nagisa was still loud and boisterous, clinging to Rei and getting excited over everything while Rei constantly reminded him to calm down and relax and pay attention. "Nagisa-kun!" Rei yelled, finally getting slightly fed up. "If you don't pick a futon-"

"Aw, come on, Rei-chan! I know you already did all the research and the budget checking and stuff, so why don't you just pick it out and then we can go window shopping!" …True, he had but… He at least wanted to allow him to pick for himself out of the range he had made for him. If he didn't want to, that was fine by him, but still… He was better off coming to buy it himself then. Rei picked out the futon he had his eye on for Nagisa. Nagisa dragged him around the rest of the store, cracking jokes about them being newlyweds and eyeing furniture with him.

The department store was huge and kept him entertained for hours- hours Rei hadn't planned to waste here. Still, he should have expected the unexpected with Nagisa… Nagisa took a liking to a particular bed, laying all over the display. "N-Nagisa-kun!" Rei yelled, trying to remove him from it. Nagisa simply took him down with the ship. "Rei-chan, doesn't it feel nice? Oooooh! Look at that one!" Nagisa let go of Rei and bounded over to another display bed.

Rei heard a cough from behind him. Oh no… He slowly turned around, his suspicion confirmed. It was a store clerk. He gave a nervous smile, climbing off of the bed and fixing the display, the nervous smile never leaving him until he ran to go find Nagisa. "Nagisa-kun! Get off of there! Get your shoes off of the bed, you're dirtying it!"
"Ahaha, woo! Rei-chan, you can jump so high on this bed! Ahahaha!"
"Na-gi-sa-kun!" Rei yelled, grabbing his hands when they were close enough. Nagisa jumped once more, landing on his butt and sliding off, throwing his arms around Rei. "Ahehehe~! Reeeei~chan~!" Rei sighed, deciding right then and there to pull his rambunctious friend out of the store. He pulled him along to the front, giving the delivery information to the store for them to drop off the futon. Nagisa was still in a good mood, swinging Rei's arm around like a child while he filled out the needed papers.

When they left, he sighed a sigh of relief. "…Nagisa-kun… Honestly, you take a lot out of a person…"
"Aw, that's not true! You're just so uptight about lots of stuff! …Besides, you can't say the king size bed wasn't comfy~" He elbowed him for emphasis. "…Well… It was kind of nice…" He admitted. "Ahehe~ See!" Rei mused about getting a room large enough to put a bed of that size in it, but only let it be a simple musing.
Honestly in a more practical sense, it was too large for one person and would be such a pain to make the bed every day. Even if Nagisa were to invade the bed for whatever reason, he felt he could sprawl out as much as he wanted and still have a decent space all to himself. Still… He was right. It was nice regardless of practicality.

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Rei was going to kick him out- if he didn't, he was going to murder him. "…Nagisa-kun… What… What are you doing?" Rei asked, his fingers twitching and his glasses slipping off of his nose. "I'm making a cake for Rei-chan! I haven't properly thank you yet, so I thought I'd do that!" He replied over his shoulder, a sea of flour and cake batter and homemade frosting decorating Rei's kitchen. "…You're making me a cake…?" Rei asked, adjusting his glasses. Nagisa nodded. "Uh-huh!"

"…For me… With things from my kitchen?" Nagisa groaned. "Rei-chan! You didn't have nearly enough flour or heavy cream or sugar, so I had to go buy a lot of this!" But he was practically saying if Rei did have it, he would have used it… He decided to leave the room to calm himself down. "…Please be sure to clean up this mess…"
"Of course! Rei-chan would get mad at me otherwise- it's one of the rules on the fridge!" Rei dragged himself away from the mess and into his room. Even if he were to try to concentrate on something else, the sight of the mess in his kitchen kept flashing before his eyes like a war veteran. He couldn't concentrate on studying at all…

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Nagisa gently put a plate in front of him with a small cake on it. It was simple, the frosting white and adorned in three strawberries in the middle, but cute and read around the rim "thank you very much, Rei-chan!" in lopsided lettering. "I cleaned the kitchen." Nagisa said, still giving him a calm smile, proud of himself and hoping Rei would enjoy the cake. In all honesty, Rei was expecting it to taste too sweet or have too much frosting… But when he took the fork to it and then the fork to his mouth, he found the frosting perfectly light- almost like something you'd find inside of an éclair- and the cake nice and spongy and not overly sweet at all.

"Is it okay?" Nagisa asked, quietly but desperately awaiting his opinion. "…It's delicious, thank you." Rei said, giving him a smile that displayed how happy he was with the sweet. Nagisa's smile grew into his usual, wide, mischievous smile. "Yeeeeaaah! Rei-chan likes the cake!" Nagisa took the next bite off of the fork Rei had taken for himself. "Ah- Nagisa-kun!" He smiled, holding his cheeks. "It really is yummy~!" It was for Rei, but he was still stealing bites…
Rei sighed and offered him some more, deciding to just share it with him instead. He didn't mind- Nagisa liked sweets after all, regardless if he made it for him or not. However, Nagisa insisted that Rei eat all of the strawberries on top. He ignored him and fed him at least one. Nagisa pouted, but ate it regardless.

When Rei went into the kitchen to put the dish in the sink long ater Nagisa had went to bed and long after he had finished studying, the kitchen was exactly as he had left it this morning. He even checked and found all of the dishes in their correct spots. He smiled, proud of Nagisa, washing the dish and fork before putting it away and going to bed, Nagisa asleep in his futon next to Rei's bed.

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"…You know, even though it saves water, I don't think we should bathe together." Nagisa decided, the towel still on his head and his shirt somewhere in Rei's room. "Heh? Is there something wrong? Did I do something?" Rei asked quickly, wanting to find out what the problem was. He himself was already completely dry and dressed. Nagisa laughed at him and shook his head. "No, no! I was just thinking that Rei-chan has no time to himself to do dirty things~" Nagisa cooed, leaning closer to him than one would feel comfortable with.

"Wha-" Nagisa watched his face turn beat red and he laughed at him. "I mean, I sleep near Rei-chan's bed and tend to be up pretty late sometimes, so Rei-chan never gets any time to himself is all! I hear it's not good to be pent up like that." Nagisa reminded, Rei still bright red. "Wha- N-N-Nagisa-kun! T-That's not…!" Nagisa laughed at him again and draped his towel over Rei's face while he ran into his room to get his shirt.
"You don't have to admit it if you don't want to, but I think agreeing to this would be better than you having a weird dream and me hearing it or waking up and seeing or smelling your mess- don't you think?" Rei's face remained completely red while Nagisa kept talking, his brain imaging all of the scenarios for him against his will. "I… That… …Yes…" He eventually grumbled, Nagisa laughing at him and draping his arms over his shoulders, his shirt in his hands. "I promise I won't try to listen if you get too loud~" He teased, a wide smirk playing on his features. "N-Nagisa-kun!" Nagisa laughed hysterically at him and let go.

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"…Hey… Rei-chan…? You awake?" Nagisa asked, sitting up. "…Yes." He was mostly asleep, but… "…What would you do if I liked boys?" …What? Rei adjusted himself so he could look in Nagisa's direction as he spoke. "What do you mean?" He asked, a confused smile on his features. "…I mean… We're on the same swim team and I'm living with you right now… And I guess I wanted to know if it would make you uncomfortable is all…"

"Well you keep saying "if" and being implicational about it… Do you?" Rei watched in the dark as Nagisa pulled his knees close to his chest. "I… I don't know… I don't think I wanna know… Because I'm scared… I'm scared that things'll change and I don't want that… I want Rei-chan and Haru-chan and Mako-chan and Gou-chan to treat me the same way they always have… And I'm scared that if I do something'll be different… I like things as they are right now… Yeah, they could be better with my parents but… With all of you, right now I just… I don't want anything to change… Next year Haru-chan and Mako-chan won't be here with us… And then we'll be third years and… And I'm so scared…"

Nagisa shook his head, burying it into his knees. "I'm scared that if something about me changes now, everything else is going to seem to happen a lot faster and I just… I…" Nagisa felt Rei rub his back gently. "Rei-chan… I'm… I'm really, really scared!" He spoke to him, turning to face him completely instead of having his back pressed against Rei's bed. Rei sighed and gently pulled him up onto his bed. Nagisa crawled up into his bed and cried into his shirt.

"…Nagisa-kun will always be Nagisa-kun to me. Whatever you decided to like won't change how I view you. I mean, I'd have my own personal little concerns about a few things, but it's nothing that can't be fixed with time. Just promise if you do go getting a boyfriend that he's not really huge and scary or something. I don't know if I could handle that." He said with a laugh, still trying to calm him down. He felt Nagisa grip his shirt tighter. "…Nagisa-kun?"

"…I'm scared to tell Rei-chan if I do or don't like boys because if I do that means that I… That I like Rei-chan… And I don't want you to kick me out because you feel uncomfortable with me living with you…" So that was what he meant. That would also explain why he didn't want to bathe with him anymore, including or not the first reason he had given him. "…It's okay. I don't think I like you in that way, but I do still like you regardless and I'd be willing to see if it would work. Nothing is improbable after all."

Nagisa sniffed and sat up a bit. "…Really? You know I honestly thought Rei-chan was going to say something like "it's only supposed to be a man and a woman together!" or something like that…" Rei sat up as well, sighing a bit. "…Well… Honestly, for a long time I did think like that. It probably wasn't until that incident with your parents did I start considering things like that being "normal" so to speak. I had so many odd thoughts and mixed emotions and the research I was doing only seemed to make it worse, but… In the long run, I realized I only wanted those I cared about to be happy with whomever they were with. It wasn't my place to decide whether or not it was "right" or not. So long as they were happy and being treated well, it shouldn't matter who Nagisa-kun decides he wants to love. And if it's me, I guess that's okay… Although I guess my issue is love in general doesn't seem to go well with me." He laughed a bit.

"…Rei-chan…" Nagisa stared at him with wide eyes, shocked by this. He had looked into things like that because of him? Nagisa had impacted him that much? He shook his head, grabbing Rei's hands. "Rei-chan is wonderful! Anyone who doesn't fall for Rei-chan after getting to know him is an idiot! Same for Haru-chan and Mako-chan and Gou-chan! You all have these wonderful personalities and are all really kind people! I love how Rei-chan is also really diligent and tries his hardest at everything he does and is dedicated and is very open minded about so many things! I really, really like Rei-chan!" Was that… a confession?

He laughed a bit, thankful for the compliments. He gently mused his hair. "Thank you very much. The same can be said about you. You also have a wonderful personality and you always try your best make sure those around you are happy as often as possible. I honestly don't understand how people could reject you regardless of your personal interests." He was talking about his parents… He didn't know if Nagisa caught that or not because he quickly buried himself into his shirt again. "Ahe~ Rei-chan is the best!"

He cuddled into him for a while before wondering if he was intruding in his bed… "Rei-chan?" When he didn't get a reply, he looked up and found him sleeping. He was comfortable enough with him to fall asleep? Even though he had indirectly told him he liked him? He smiled, removing himself from Rei's bed. He made sure he was covered completely before crawling back into his own bed. "…Good night."

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It was evident that Nagisa was living with Rei. His things had slowly started to creep into Rei's, eventually just becoming an organized mix of both of their things. It had seemed so natural. Without even realizing it, Rei had shared closet space with Nagisa, gotten a larger dresser for them to share, was putting his favorite snacks into his fridge, was letting him leave his chargers for his games and phone plugged in throughout the house… And it felt so normal. He didn't even realize how much Nagisa had invaded his space until his mother came over to make sure everything was clean and that he was eating properly.

"…Huh? Rei? Who's shirt is this in your laundry?" He looked over his shoulder, noticing the small, cheery colored article of clothing. "Uh, that's Nagisa-kun's shirt. He's staying here for a while… I thought I told you, I'm sorry." She hummed to herself, finishing his laundry. She then took note of other little things; the notice on the fridge, the placement of his things, the seemingly random salamander, it's food, the amount of sweets in the fridge…
"How long has he been here for?" She asked, curiously. "…About two months now." He realized, not noticing how long it had been. It had seemed so normal in retrospect… "Two months? That's an awfully long time, don't you think?" She offered the thought to him. "Er, well… He had some problems at home so…" She was quiet for a moment. "…You know, in that apartment complex down the street, one of them is for rent. He could stay there." She offered. "I'm sure your father wouldn't mind helping him out for a little bit, and even if he did he'd only have to pay him back is all. So regardless, he'd still pay for your friend." Rei considered it while his mother continued on his apartment.

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"…Rei-chan's… kicking me out?" Nagisa asked, his heart dropping to the floor. "N-No, no! I just figured you may want your own space after all, so the apartment not too far from here is for rent, so…"
"B-But you said I could stay! You said I could stay so long as I got good grades! I've been passing everything- 70's or higher! Honest! Look, I even got a test back today to prove it!" He said, quickly rummaging through his bag. "See! See! So, you can't kick me out! You said I could stay!"

"…Nagisa-kun…" He looked like he was about to cry… "It's what I said the other day isn't it…? That I like Rei-chan…" He asked, lowering the paper after realizing that. "What? No, no!" Nagisa shot up off of the couch. "Then why else would you try to get rid of me! I make you uncomfortable, don't I?! I knew it…! Fine, if Rei-chan wants me gone that badly, consider me gone!"

"N-Nagisa-kun!" Rei called after him, his friend storming out of his apartment and slamming the door. Should he just leave him? Or go after him? He wasn't trying to "kick him out"… He just got the idea into his head that Nagisa may want his own place after staying here for so long… He'd be close by, so…

"…I'm scared that things'll change and I don't want that… I want Rei-chan and Haru-chan and Mako-chan and Gou-chan to treat me the same way they always have… And I'm scared that if I do something'll be different… I like things as they are right now… Yeah, they could be better with my parents but… With all of you, right now I just… I don't want anything to change… Next year Haru-chan and Mako-chan won't be here with us… And then we'll be third years and… And I'm so scared…"

Nagisa shook his head, burying it into his knees. "I'm scared that if something about me changes now, everything else is going to seem to happen a lot faster and I just… I…"

Oh no… What had he just done?

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A/N: A NEET is an acronym for someone who is Not in Education, Employment, or Training.