Because yesterday I had a huge final, today I'd written a longer-than-usual chapter ;) hope you guys'll like it, and don't forget to review! ;)
Chapter 7
"You're too blunt to be Japanese." I snickered.
He rolled his eye. "You're stalling me."
"You'll get to Hiyo in a couple of minutes," I promised. "Don't be so stingy, will ya?"
His eyes widen. "How do you know Hiyo?"
I took a deep breath and repeated my usual speech. "First of all, I want you to know that I'm not a stalker, and I'm not blackmailing you, understood?"
He looked at me with his eyebrow flying high on his forehead.
For a long moment I was memorized with his hair – he has such a cool hair…
Somehow, I snapped out of it. "Yokozawa loves you – and he even said it to you! But, of course, it's embarrassing to him – " stupid Japanese people and their embarrassment of anything and everything " – and, well, you need to be clearer with your intentions toward him. Just like how you proposed him – you need to say stuff as clearly as possible, 'cause he thinks you're just joking." He blinked at me.
Yup, a common reaction, that is.
"He cares a lot about Hiyo too, and you know it. You entrust him with her! And that means a lot – so… if you want him, just say it. Clearly, without a teasing or a joking tone in your voice and without a joking glint in your eyes. Remember that proposal you made – just like then. His heart beat so fast when he looked at your face back then – hell, he was blushing like crazy! All because for once in your life you were serious with him and told him what you want without covering it with sarcasm or a joking tone, just so you won't be embarrassed. Trust me, it's way better to be embarrassed than not to be with Yokozawa all because you're a coward."
He crossed his hands on his chest. "So what should I do?" he asked quietly. Finally.
"Do what I told you – say your intentions as clearly as possible, so he'd understand you're not joking. Tell him to move in with you, for God's sake – this time, for real. Be a real man – for his sake. Oh – and you don't have any reason to get jealous, not over Takano san nor about anyone else – cause, well…" a stupid smile came on my face. "He only has eyes for you."
The door flew open and Mino san was behind it. He was breathing hard. Looks like he ran a little, I thought to myself. "Here you are." He said with the eternal smile. "Kisa's looking for you." Oh he was talking to me? For a moment I thought there was something going on between Kirishima san and Mino san.
Man, a love tringle between these three… yum.
"You understand now?" I asked Kirishima san as I hopped from the counter and lost my balance. Mino san and Kirishima san held me for a moment (they saved me from falling on my face) and then let me go.
"Yes." He took a deep breath. "Thank you." He bowed his head. "And... I'm sorry." He deepened his bow. "For speaking so rudely before."
"It's ok, you may get up now." I promised him with a laugh. "You were just protecting the one you love. If you won't keep doing it in the future, I swear I'll kick your butt! So watch over him and Hiyo, ok? Be a happy family." I winked, and he gave me a brilliant smile.
I was dazed for a moment there, until Mino tapped on my shoulder. "Good work, Kirishima san. And good luck." I winked at him again as Mino san and I got out of the kitchen and made our way to the elevator.
"How's your hand?" Mino san asked. I brought it up and we both saw a blueish-reddish mark on my knuckles. "Put some ice on it when you get home."
I sighed. "yep." I needed to think about what to say to Kou, and then what to say to Richan…
This will be a long conversation, I thought to myself. But it was so fun helping your favorite people!
Feels like I really have a purpose in this world, I thought to myself.
"Where are you from, Menahemo san?" Mino san suddenly asked.
I smiled when the doors of the elevator opened. "From a place in which you call people their given names without any title," I said. "Even teachers – although you still call Docs and Professors their Surname." He was shocked, but he still kept the smile on his face.
"It's a lovely place," I said. "It's sunny almost all the year, but there're two weeks or so once a year in which - if we're lucky enough - there are some places with snow. From where I live I can see the sea, and it's calming me." The doors opened and we got out of the elevator. "If I'm going anywhere and then comeback, as soon as I see the sea I know I'm home." A soft smile spread on my face.
"Sounds like a great place to me." Mino san said warmly.
"Japanese people will find it… unsettling." I settled on a word as we saw Kisa san near the main desk. "Some of us talk loudly; some of us have no manners. Some of us curse every other sentence… including me." I chuckled for a moment. "But, we'll help immediately if someone we see is in need, and we'll protect our people, no matter what."
"You sure made me wait here." Kisa san huffed with his hands crossed on his chest. Man, he was so thin and delicate! It was hard to believe how sexy he was with Kou in bed…
Mental nosebleed!
"Sorry, sorry. Don't worry – we'll see him soon. Call him and tell him we're gonna see him."
"I already texted him." He said as the three of us got out of Marakawa.
"It's better if you'll call him." I leaned forward. "He likes to hear your voice." Kisa san's face was crimson red. I laughed.
"Oi!" the tree of us turned around to see Isaka san and Asahina san leaning on a shiny, black car. I looked at them for a moment, and then came forward.
"Isaka san!" I said with a smile as I got even closer till we were one feet apart. "Work on your self-esteem. This guy's" I pointed Asahina san with my thumb. "Is the only one, and you know it's the same for him, too. So stop being so damn insecure and just… let all of your worries go!" I smiled at him, and then turned to Asahina. "Another thing I forgot to say to you," I said. "Wait, before that – you guys are living together, right?" I made sure my voice was very low. Asahina nodded his head. "Don't hold back even for a second if you're inside your home." I winked at him. "And you do know what I mean." His eyes widened, and Isaka san's smile was shining like a freaking star.
"Nice said, buddy!" he said happily. "Asahina, let's go!"
"Thanks for the hard work!" I waved at them as they drove away. Hope that'll get the two of them to have some lovey-dovey time…
"Ready?" Mino san asked.
"you're coming with us?" hasn't he gone home yet?
"I need to go to the book store as well." He explained.
"Kisa san," I turned to him as we made our way to the train. "His shift ends at ten, Right?" Kisa san nodded, a bit shocked. We had fifty minutes. "Let's hurry."
We got there on 9:37 pm. "Come," Kisa san said. As we entered the shop I was awestruck. I've never seen a bookstore that big.
Awesome.
I followed Kisa san to the shogo manga section, and there stood…
Oh God!
He's sparkling!
Yukina was so damn cute and pretty – no wonder Kisa fell for his face!
I went to the shogo manga books that were in display, and looked at them. They were all brand new. There was a couple on one of the covers – a girl and a boy. The girl averted from the bot's eyes. I flipped the book just to find at the back cover the girl looking at the boy when he wasn't looking.
"Hello!" I heard Yukina san's voice. "How can I help you?" it was pretty late, so there weren't much people in the store.
I smiled softly. "Love really is strange." I said. I only knew Yukina's monologes, but that was enough, 'cause that was exactly what I needed right then and there. He looked at me with big, smiling eyes. "it makes you seem pathetic, depresses you, makes you worry… you come off totally lame, like an idiot… and yet, even so… there's still this person who looks at you in that kind of state, love in his eyes, and says he doesn't hate it." I looked up at his half-shocked-half-soft expression, and smiled happily. "That thought alone makes you so happy*."
He looked at me and didn't even blink as he asked. "What are you saying…?"
My smile got even bigger. "I'm talking about you…" I made sure my voice was low and quite. "And Kisa san." His face turned completely red.
"H – How – "
"Kisa san!" I waved him although he was just a meter from us, eavesdropping. "Tell Yukina san how we know each other."
Kisa san came out, looking on the floor. "She's from my work."
"Hey! You said we were friends!" I complained with a pout.
"Yeah yeah," Kisa san rolled his eyes, just as my phone started to play: "don't mind us we're just spilling our guts – "
"Hello?" I answered.
"If you won't be here in half an hour I'm not gonna stop myself." It was Takano san.
"If you'll excuse me for a second…" I asked Yukina and Kisa, just before I ran to the entrance of the shop.
"I have some things to attend to first – give me an hour!" I negoshiated with a horny Takano san.
"I can't!"
"You and your half assed promises!" I was fuming. "Why the fuck can't you keep your word?!"
"What?! Why can't you talk to him already?!" he retorted.
"Cause I have some other things to do except from talking to him!"
"Like what?!" he demanded.
"Who are you?! My mother?!" like hell I was gonna tell him with that attitude.
"Get here – you have thirty minutes." he hung up.
"What?!" I kicked a wall. "God dammit!" I took a deep breath and ran into the store. When I saw Mino san I put my hand toward him. "May I have Onodera san's number?" I asked him.
He looked confused, but he still smiled. "Why do you need that?"
"Cause he's about to be eaten." Although he didn't understand a thing, he gave me his phone. A few seconds later, I was dialing 'Onodera-kun'.
"Hello?" he answered. He sounded… distress.
"Listen, just do as I say - get your ass out of there and go to my place – your key should fit there. I need to talk to you about him, but he won't let me. Hurry!"
"Who is this?" I heard Takano san's voice.
"Now!" I heard rustling, a door open, keys… fallen keys. Shit.
"What – is Menahemo on the phone?" Takano san sounded far away.
"Takano san, let me go!" Richan begged. I face palmed myself. Great. Once again, Richan's about to be half-raped. He need to understand and except his feelings before Takano san ravished him over and over!
Stupid Takano san!
"Get the keys!" I almost yelled at the middle of the store. I wanted to bang my head in a wall.
Huffing, short, shallowed breaths…
"Takano san, let me down!" Richan pleaded.
And the battle's over. Takano san won again.
"You have twenty five minutes, Menahemo." I saw red as he hung up on me again. I banged my head in a book shelf and sighed with my eyes closed.
"What happened?" Mino san asked.
"Thank you." I pulled myself together and smiled at him as I gave him his phone back. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye…" I was running to Kisa san and Yukina san.
"I'm so sorry." I was out of breath when I got to them. They both looked at me, confused. Three – no, four couples in one day is too much, even for me, I thought, depressed. "I have to go. Yukina san, will you let me talk to you tomorrow?" I wanted to burst into tears right then and there. I wanted to hit Takano – Richan needed a few session of conversation, not just one! And he… he…
"Yeah – is everything alright?" Yukina asked, worried.
"Someone is pissing me off," I sighed. "well, thanks. Bye, good work!" I yelled it as I ran. I banged into Mino san at the Entrance. "Where's a station to the *****?" I asked very fast.
"Come." We both ran to the station, just like the day before, and just like then, we took the train at the last minute. I sank in an available chair, exhausted. "What'd happened?" he asked after he caught his breath.
"I'm so sorry I dragged you here." I apologized. He smiled.
"It's ok." He promised.
"It's not." I buried my face in my hands. "This guy… he's the worst! I asked him a little thing, just once, and even that he can't do!"
"Your boyfriend?" that made me laugh.
"No, no." I shook my head. "Takano san. Apparently, we're neighbors." Mino san was kinda shocked – his smile flattered a bit, but then…
It came with double the brilliance.
000OOO000
*From Kou's 2nd Volume