Nagisa shares his melon bread with Rei on the way to the train line. Rei comments on the nutritional value of it, saying they should start the day off with something a bit more filling. Nagisa just shrugs and gives him another piece.
"You're still gonna come to practice today, right?" The blonde asks. Rei nods and gives him a reassuring smile.
"As nervous as I am, I will be there."
"There's no need to be nervous, Rei-chan! Haru-chan, Mako-chan and Gou-chan said they'd be leaving at four, and the school can let us practice until five! Miss Ama-chan says she can stay inside and come get us when it's time to leave." Rei nods with the boy's words, nibbling idly at the bread. Nagisa stops at the vending machine to get them both a water, and then they settle down on the train. The shorter male makes himself comfortable against the blue-haired first year. It's nice like this. Calm, quiet, the distinctive rolling of the train across the tracks lulling them close. Rei gazes out the window, trying to ignore Nagisa's closeness.
"What'd you bring for lunch?" Rei finally speaks up. Nagisa shrugs.
"A piece of strawberry cake."
"Nagisa-kun..." Rei huffs. "You need to eat something better suited to your body structure and lifestyle. You can share my lunch with me today."
"Eh, I'm not gettin' sick or anything."
"Your metabolism will slow down one day."
"Oh, well." Nagisa rolls his eyes and chuckles. Rei was very considerate of his health sometimes.
The two don't run that day. The weather isn't very pretty and Nagisa is still tired, so the shorter boy sleeps against Rei. Rei reads a book while the train clacks against the tracks, brushing a bit of Nagisa's blonde hair out of his line of sight.
The two share notes that afternoon and Rei doesn't want to leave the classroom. Nagisa sets a small container on Rei's desk.
"You can have some of my cake, if you want." He smiles. Rei copies down the rest of his set of notes.
"That's alright. I brought my own lunch more suitable to my needs." He explains, packing up and making his way outside, to the roof.
"It's getting cold out! Are we gonna have to start eating inside soon?" Nagisa says as soon as they enter the cool air. Rei shrugs.
"Haruka-senpai doesn't seem to mind."
"Haru-chan is crazy, remember? He swam in the outdoor pool in April!"
"Whatever they decide." Rei sits down against the wall, opening his notes back up to study as he picks at his food. He doesn't feel hungry that day. Nagisa situates himself beside his blue-haired friend, eating his cake slowly and then standing to look over the wall at the world around them.
"It's beautiful, wouldn't you say, Rei-chan?" Nagisa smiles down at him. Rei stands, leaning against the wall as he watches the clouds roll by and the people shuffle below. He looks at Nagisa, the shorter first-year's hair haloed by soft sunlight, magenta eyes ablaze with a new kind of light. Nagisa always seems to have this glow in his eyes, excitement, happiness, this of those air seem to just radiate off of him. Rei found it absolutely beautiful. He wasn't even sure if that was the right word. The two stand in silence before Rei decides he's found the word to describe the sight.
"Yes, it's stunning."