We followed Futaba out of the bathroom and back to the living room.
"How`s Kojuro?" I asked.
"Erm..better." she replied, a slight hint of uncertainty in her voice. "Koiwai is taking real good care of him."
"Oh." I wasn't surprised. Those two had gotten very...friendly...over the course of the night. We entered the living room again. Koiwai sat next to Kojuro, who was currently sat with his legs up against his chest on the floor with his back to the wall. I crouched down in front of him.
"You alright buddy?" I asked. A smile slightly strained smile appeared on his face.
"Yeah I`m fine." he said. I smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Koiwai shifted in her seat to speak to neko.
"Is it okay if we watch a movie?" she asked. Neko smiled and nodded.
"Of course it is." she smiled. "What would you like to watch?"
"How about-" began Futaba but I cut her off.
"No. We're not watching a horror film." I said.
"Why don't we let Kojuro decide?" said Koiwai.
"How about Titanic?" he suggested. I internally winced. I hated that film. Futaba groaned loudly and even Neko didn't seem to enthusiastic.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes. Please." replied Kojuro. Neko clasped her hands together and forced a smile.
"Titanic it is."
Now, a really fun thing to do if you're bored whilst watching a movie; watch everyone else's reactions. I clicked my phone shut and put it back in my pocket. I looked up at the screen.
"I`m flying Jack! I`m flying!"
Ugh. It`s terrible. Futaba was sat in the corner and looked as bored as I felt. Koiwai didn't look to pleased either but every time Kojuro leant near her to whisper something she bucked up. Neko looked mildly interested but you could tell she was forcing it. And Aki… well… she seemed pretty into it.
"Psst. Neko." I whispered but I must`ve been louder then a thought I was because the Titanic fans shot me daggers. I waved her over and she got up and moved over to the couch I was on.
"Yes Masamune?" she asked.
"I don`t want to be rude but...when are going to leave?"
"You`re not."
"I`m not?" i asked.
"No. You`re going to be staying here.
"I am?" I began to feel my cheeks warm up but luckily it was dark so I doubted she saw it.
"You are."
"When was that decided?" I asked. She yawned.
"Some time earlier." she replied. "Now shush. The movies on." I shrugged and got my phone back out my pocket.
After letting my mum know what I was spending the night, and mucking around on a few games, I put my phone back away. Now what happened next was a very odd chain of events. The first came from the TV.
"Draw me like one of your french girls, Jack."
Kojuro gasped but before I could even react to whatever was going on over there someone said something on the other side of the room.
"...so…..otic." I looked to where the second noise came from it. It was Aki.
"What?" I asked, confused. There was then a loud crack from Futaba`s corner and my attention moved away from cruel princess.
"Fuckin` toast queen." she said before snapping awake.
"What?" I asked, again, now even more confused. She looked at me as she wiped sleep from her eyes.
"What?" she asked innocently.
"Did you say something?"
"No." she replied, shaking her head. Hmm, must`ve been hearing things.I turned back to Aki.
"Did you?"
"Shut up." she hissed. "I`m trying to watch the movie." I sighed and turned to Neko. She was staring at the floor looking pretty shocked.
"What`s up with you?" I asked.
"Nothing." she said quietly. I shrugged again and went back to my phone. I`ll tell you, all my friends are nuts.
The screen faded to black and some depressing music played over the credits. Kojuro and Aki were tearful, Koiwai was faking being tearful, Neko was straining a smile and Futaba was asleep in the corner. I picked up some scrap wrapping paper, scrunched it into a ball and launched it at the sleeping girl.
"Wh-wha?" Futaba mumbled as she awoke. "What time is it?"
Neko looked at her watch and gasped.
"Midnight." she said, startled. We switched the TV and everyone got ready for bed and the girls went down the hall to whatever arrangement they`d prepared leaving me and Kojuro alone together with some futons in the dark room. Sighing, I stripped down to my boxers and climbed into the futon. This wasn't exactly how I'd thought this party would go but hey, what are you gonna do? I could hear the girls chatting in the other room. I tried to listen to what they were saying but I couldn't quite make it out.
"Masamune?"
"Yes?" I replied. "What's the matter Kojuro?"
"How do you know when you're in love?" Wow, I definitely wasn't prepared for that. Instead of tackling that question head on, I figured I`d answer a question with a question.
"Do you think you're in love?"
"I don't know. That`s why I'm asking you."
Ah, touche.
"Well, I guess there`s the classic signs. Heart speeding up, sweating, feeling butterflies. But I guess it`ll be in your heart."
"Hmmm." was his only response. A few moments passed in silence.
"Is it Koiwai?" I asked.
"Yeah." he replied.
"Koiwai`s nice." I said.
"Yeah she is. She's really caring." Yeah, as long as you stay on her good side, but I didn't say that.
"Yeah she is." was my reply instead.
"Do you have anyone like that?" he asked. Neko flashed into my mind. I chuckled.
"No no. I`m happy being single." I lied.
"Oh, well. I`m sure you'll find someone." he said. I didn`t respond. I thought about Neko. All the things I said to Kojuro; heart speeding up, sweating, feeling butterflies, they all applied to Neko.I guess it was love. And those were the last thoughts in my mind before I drifted off to sleep.
A/N: Two days he says. Two weeks he means. So sorry about that, but hey, at least it`s here now. Also, the next one will be up tomorrow. You can quote me on that. Sometime tomorrow Great British time. So yeah, thank you very much for reading goodnight.