"Mondo, you are my best friend, my bro, but not even you can get out of detention!" Kiyotaka scolded.
Mondo glared at him. "Taka, come on! Cut me a little slack! You've never had a partner, so I don't expect you to get my feelings!"
Kiyotaka crossed his arms. "Bro, I am saving myself to find someone I actually love. Everyone in high school is just... Filled with hormones and emotions they do not understand! How can one find true love here, I wonder?"
"You sayin' me and Chi ain't really in love?!" Mondo growled. "Yer crossin' a line, Taka!" He shouted as he stood from his desk.
This made the hall monitor frown. "I'll call it true love when you both get married years from now. I do not call groping love. In fact, I call it VIOLATING THE PDA POLICIES!" Taka shouted.
Damn... He really did take all the school rules seriously... Too seriously, in Mondo's mind. Mondo set his chin in his hand as he watched Taka rant and rant and rant about PDA and other... Stupid stuff. Finally, his bro stopped, taking a deep breath and gathered himself, regaining his calm composure.
"So... What did I do wrong, Taka?" Mondo asked. "Enlighten me, will ya?"
"Fine. I will." Taka pouted. "At lunch, you, Fujisaki, and I were sitting in the grass with our food. Mind you, I let you two hugging and holding hands slide, but you were on thin ice. But then you..." His whole face went tomato red as he glared at Mondo, embarrassed and angry. "Then you put your hand on his buttocks!"
This made Mondo start laughing. He pounded his fist on the table, finding it hard to breathe. "Jesus, bro, call it what it is!"
"THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED! I WILL NOT USE ANY OTHER WORD TO REFER TO IT!" Kiyotaka shouted. "IT WAS VULGAR AND, FRANKLY, UNNECESSARY!" He continued.
"Oh come on!" Mondo shouted. "He doesn't mind!"
"HE SEEMED TO! HE FLINCHED, MONDO! OH YOU MAKE ME WANT TO... GAH!" Taka yelled. He stood. "STAY HERE AND REFLECT ON YOUR ACTIONS!"
He stormed away, boots stomping against the floor. This was followed by a slam of a door. Mondo sighed and rolled his eyes. It's not like he'd never done that to Chihiro before... Sure, he didn't do it in public, but Chihiro didn't care. The only reason Mondo felt bad was because he did it in public, which was probably embarrassing for Chihiro.
Wait... No! He did it in front of Taka, that's it. That is not in public!
Okay... Maybe he did need to think...
Earlier That Day...
"You both have horrible eating habits. Here, Chihiro, you did not pack enough lunch. Take some of mine" Taka stated. He gave Chihiro a small bowl of soup.
Little Chihiro held his hands up, attempting to stop him.
"Ishimaru, that's ok, thank you-"
"Nonsense! You need to eat plenty if you want muscle!" Taka insisted. He then looked at Mondo's bento box. "You literally only packed chips! Bro!"
"What?! I didn't have a lotta time this morning!" Mondo growled. He had a whole gang to run, or did Taka forget?
Chihiro looked at him. "Mondo, you could've told me. I could have made you something..." He mumbled.
The biker gang leader glanced at him, feeling a bit bad for making Chihiro worry. "Oh, sweetie, that's ok. Don't worry. I get plenty to eat." He reassured him. Gently, he hugged Chihiro. "I promise." He finished with giving Chihiro a soft peck on the cheek.
"Mkay." Chihiro sighed.
He pulled away from the hug and they began eating again.
"So, what are you two doing this weekend? I'm going to the police station with my dad to help out. You two can come, too. My dad wants to meet you guys." Taka murmured. "Especially since you're my first friends!"
Chihiro smiled at him, hands clasped together. "I'd love to come but... I wouldn't be much help..." He mumbled.
"That's okay! I'd just be happy if you came!" Kiyotaka said gently.
"I can come too. You sure he's fine with you being friends with a delinquent?" Mondo asked carefully.
"Well... I hope me being friends with you can straighten up your act." Taka admitted.
Mondo said nothing about that. "I'll come too." He looked at Chihiro. "You busy Sunday?"
"No." Chihiro shook his head. "Why?"
"Can I come over? I can bring a movie or something." Mondo offered. "We can cuddle and eat popcorn and... Maybe other things, ya know?"
Chihiro smiled. "Of course! I can cook for us!" Chihiro didn't seem to get what Mondo was implying but, who cared? A day with Chihiro was a god day, regardless of what they did.
"Make sure it's healthy, Fujisaki. I worry about you two." Kiyotaka sighed.
Mondo smirked. "Don't worry about him. He's got me lookin' after him. I'm a good caretaker, just sayin'! Aren't I, princess?" He cooed, bundling Chihiro close to his side.
The programmer only giggled and kissed Mondo's cheek. "Dork..."
That didn't seem to make Taka any happier. However, he said nothing and kept eating. After a bit, he started talking about his dad's job, and how he was so proud of his father for being so good at following rules and what not... Mondo stopped listening halfway through but Chihiro seemed to be politely paying attention.
So, Mondo did what any good boyfriend would do... He kinda sorta gave Chihiro a playful swat... There. Just to startle him! Nothing more! If he wanted something more out of it, he would've done it privately!
The action made Chihiro jolt and squeal in shock, which in turn made Taka jump in surprise. Chihiro looked at Mondo, a bright blush on his face. "M-Mondo!"
"Whaaat? You usually like it!"
"Shush!" Chihiro hissed, reaching tiny hands up to cover Mondo's mouth.
Mondo pulled the hands away, smirking. "It's the tru-"
"MONDO OOWADA, DETENTION!" Taka shouted, pointing a finger at him. "YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE SCHOOL'S PDA POLICY!"
"...Crap."
Ah... So maybe Taka was right... Chihiro was a little embarrassed... Mondo only felt bad about that... Of course shy, little Chihiro was going to be upset... Even if it wasn't in front of anyone other than Taka, Chihiro was still conservative and timid...
Mondo stood from his desk and peeked his head out of the door. Kiyotaka was sitting on the ground just on the left side of the door. He frowned at Mondo.
"I wanna apologize to Chi."
"You're in deten-"
"Please, Taka!"
The hall monitor hesitated before giving a sigh of defeat. "Fine."
Mondo ducked his head in thanks before running off. He definitely knew where Chihiro was... Whenever the smaller was upset, he found sanctuary in the computer lab. No one else went there, other than the occasional Chiaki or Ryota, who were pretty close friends with Chihiro. So he dashed to the computer lab and, sure enough, Chihiro was there, sitting in a chair in the corner with his laptop.
He looked up when Mondo approached. "Oh, did Taka let you out of detention? Yay!"
His gaze fell on Mondo's face as he knelt down.
"Chi, I'm really sorry for slapping you on the a-"
Chihiro squeaked and stood, waving his arms frantically before Mondo could continue. "It's okay! I'm fine! I swear! Just don't finish that sentence!"
Mondo sighed. He gently picked Chihiro up to hug him, leaving Chihiro dangling.
"You're so silly, Mondo..." Chihiro cooed. "I'm glad I get to see that side of you..."
This made Mondo smile wide. "Well, I'm glad to see the stubborn, determined, strong Chihiro and I'm so glad that yer stickin' with me even after my dumb mistakes." He said in soft voice.
The little programmer looked up at him with a smile. "Of course! I love you, Mondo. So much." He kissed Mondo's cheek. "And I can't wait for Sunday."
"I can't wait either, sweetie." Mondo murmured. "I'm gonna go back to detention, okay? See ya later."
"I'll wait for you!" Chihiro squeaked.
Mondo smiled softly. "All right."
They walked out of the computer lab, holding each other's hands. Mondo was surprised to see Taka waiting for them.
The hall monitor crossed his arms and averted his eyes. "I... I've changed my mind. You don't need detention. You've learned your lesson. HOWEVER." He paused. "You both are coming with me to visit my dad today. I... I felt bad taking your whole weekend."
Before Mondo could agree, Chihiro gasped. "Taka, no!"
"Eh?" Taka looked confused.
"You are not taking the whole weekend! We'd both be very happy to meet your dad and help out! Now don't say things like that ever again! You're our friend, Taka! We always have room for you!"
Both Kiyotaka and Mondo stared at the normally shy boy. Chihiro covered his mouth.
"O-Oh... I'm sorry... I-I didn't mean to be pushy... I'm so sorry..."
"Fujisaki, do not apologize anymore!" Taka urged. He gave a smile. "Thank you. I'm so grateful to have you as my friend. You're too kind. Thank you."
Chihiro blushed and looked down. "I-It's not a problem at all... Now, let's go see your dad!"
Taka grinned. "He'll be so excited! I'm going to go to my locker to get some things! Meet me in front of the school!" He stated, speedwalking away.
Before Chihiro could walk off, Mondo swooped him up into his arms. Chihiro looked at him in surprise.
"You are a sweetheart. Taka really appreciated that. Thank you. Thank you so much for being so good to him." Mondo cooed. "You don't know how important what you said to him was."
"Well... He's my best friend and he's your bro... He's super special to me. I love him."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't you go fawning over him, princess." Mondo teased.
"I'm not! I love him as a friend! He's not you, obviously. No one is." Chihiro protested.
Mondo chuckled. "All right, all right... Come on, let's go wait for 'im." He gazed down at him. "How did I end up with you? You're too good for me."
"Not true. Carry met there, please!" Chihiro chirped.
"Okay, bossy..." Mondo teased.
