Hi there! I made this Chapter 7 because I thought it worked better by itself!

Remember, I don't own Wallflower!

Chapter 7

Kyohei smelled something delicious in the air and heard sounds coming from the kitchen. He walked towards the delicious smell of fried shrimp, knowing Sunako would be there cooking them. He paused outside the doorway and commented on how mouthwatering the shrimp smelled. Miraculously, instead of screaming at him to get out, she just apologized for the late breakfast and brought a bowl of freshly made fried shrimp to Kyohei.

"Sorry about the late breakfast, but here's the fried shrimp you wanted." Sunako said as she handed the plate to Kyohei.

Ranmaru happened to be walking by at that moment, and sensing potential progress for the two love-stupid friends, decided to stay and watch what happened next.

"Thanks. I've really been craving these since you asked me what I wanted to eat earlier. Aren't you eating anything?" Kyohei asked curiously.

"No, I'm not that hungry. I think I'll just go stock up on groceries and maybe buy a new book. See you later!" Sunako said as she walked toward the door, and in the process seeing Ranmaru hiding around the corner.

"Sunako! Hi! I was just drawn in by the intoxicating aroma of your cooking. Are you going out to buy groceries?" Ranmaru asked innocently, trying to hide the fact that he had been eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Yes, I am. There's some leftover shrimp next to the fryer. If you want it, go ahead. I'm going out now, see you later!" Sunako replied, not buying his lie, but not feeling like telling him off.

"Hey, um, can I come with you?" Kyohei asked, not sure if it would just anger Sunako.

"Hm? Oh, uh, sure. Come on, let's go." Sunako replied, taken off guard by Kyohei's question.

"They're definitely in love! I wonder how long it will take until they realize it." Ranmaru thought as he dodged glares from the two people leaving the house.

"So, why did you want to come with me today?" Sunako asked Kyohei, hoping to learn what caused this sudden change in actions.

"Oh, uh, well I just wanted to be- talk- go for a walk. And what better place to do it than a shopping arcade?" Kyohei stammered, hiding his true intentions from his shopping partner.

"He wanted to talk to me? That's exactly what I want to do! I wonder what he wants to talk about." Sunako thought, hiding the smile threatening to show on her face.

"Why did you let me come along? I thought you hated that." Kyohei asked in return, hoping her answer was the same as the one he wanted to say.

"Oh, well, I wanted to talk-I figured you would know what we were missing, and you could remind me if I forgot anything." Sunako answered, hiding her true intentions as well.

"She wanted to talk to me too? I wonder what happened last night to make her want to do that." Kyohei wondered, suppressing a smile.

"Um, so did you have fun yesterday with Kirashi?" Kyohei asked, trying to keep the edge out of his voice.

"Yeah, I did, we went to this Halloween emporium in Harajuku. It was fun up until the end of the day when he kept asking me what was on my mind, and I didn't want to tell him. We ate at this restaurant nearby and then I walked home." Sunako responded, giving Kyohei as few details as possible.

"You went to Harajuku? Wasn't that amazing crepe place there?" Kyohei asked, thinking it odd that she didn't get one the crepes they liked so much.

"Yeah, but we didn't get any. Kirashi offered, but I didn't want one." Sunako replied, leaving out the reason why she didn't want a crepe.

"But they were so delicious! Why didn't you want one?" Kyohei asked, now very curious as to why she rejected an opportunity to eat the most delicious crepe they had ever had.

"Um…Because I didn't want one?" Sunako answered, hoping he wouldn't ask anymore.

"But I just can't believe you would pass up on an offer to eat the most delicious crepes we've ever had! There has to be another reason." Kyohei prodded, not believing her answer.

"Fine. But don't tell the others, ok? This is just between us," Sunako said while blushing, " I didn't want a crepe because it felt weird not eating it with you."

"She didn't want one because I wasn't there?" Kyohei thought as he realized that she might be just as confused as he is.

"I don't know why that happened though, it was just weird. And Kirashi ordered fried shrimp at the restaurant we ate at, which also made me think of you. It's just so confusing! Why do keep popping up in my head?" Sunako rambled, not realizing what she had just said until she had finished speaking. Her face then turned a deep shade of red.

"Did I really just say all of that? Now he knows about how he interrupts my thoughts and how confusing I think it is!" Sunako thought; embarrassed at the word that just fell out of her mouth. When she looked up to see his reaction, she saw an emotion that she had never seen on Kyohei's beautiful face before.

"She's confused too? She thought of me when Kirashi ordered fried shrimp? She keeps thinking about me, just like I think about her?" Kyohei thought, hope shining through his expression.

"What are you thinking? I've never seen that look on your face." Sunako asked, still red from what she said a few seconds ago.

"Oh, um, well," Kyohei stammered.

"I'm going to have to do what Sunako just did. Only I'll have to do it on purpose. Can I even do that? Well, if she can, I can!" Kyohei decided and opened his mouth to finish when Kirashi saw them and walked over to the two blushing housemates.

"Hey! What's up, Sunako? Who's this guy?" Kirashi greeted as he walked to stand by Sunako.

"I'm Kyohei. I live with Sunako, and we were just grocery shopping when you interrupted us." Kyohei said, not bothering to be polite.

Kyohei was satisfied by the surprised face Kirashi had when Sunako scolded him.

"Kyohei! Don't be so rude like that! Kirashi, this is Kyohei. Kyohei and I live together with three other guys. You remember the group of guys I looked at the last time we were here? Those are the ones I live with." Sunako explained.

"Oh. Wow, that must be interesting. So does your face always turn that red when you're shopping for food?" Kirashi joked, noting her still pink face.

"What? Oh, uh, never mind. We have to get back to grocery shopping now, bye!" Sunako said as she walked toward the first shop in sight.

"Damn that Kirashi! I was going to answer Sunako's question, then he came and interrupted us." Kyohei thought.

"So, Kyohei, what were you thinking to make you look like that?" Sunako asked, annoyed at how Kirashi had cut off Kyohei's answer.

"She still wants to know? Shit. Well I guess I'll just have to tell her. But can we at least not do it in a crowded store?" Kyohei thought.

"Um, can I tell you in a less crowded place? It's kind of personal." Kyohei said, blushing slightly.

"Sure. How about we go over to that corner?" Sunako replied, pointing out a corner of the shopping arcade secluded from everything else.

"That's perfect. Thanks." Kyohei said as the pair walked over to the secluded area.

"Hmmm…Where should I start? Umm… Well, yesterday when you were out with Kirashi, Ranmaru was joking about how it was a date." Kyohei said nervously.

"But it wasn't a date! He was just showing me a store." Sunako interjected.

"That's what I said, but he thought differently. So I went to my room and listened to the radio. This song came on and it reminded me of myself. Then I started to imagine what you could be doing with him, and my imagination ran wild. That song was what 'inspired' those horrible thoughts, and I fell asleep listening to it. I didn't have very good dreams that night." Kyohei continued.

"What horrible thoughts? How did it cause you to have such bad dreams?" Sunako asked for clarification.

"Well, the combination of the song and Ranmaru's suggestions combined to make those thoughts and nightmares." Kyohei explained.

"So, you thought that…Oh my God! You thought that?" Sunako almost yelled as she realized what his nightmares were.

"Yeah. It disgusted me as well, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I wanted to, but I couldn't. So, I fell asleep with those thoughts and had nightmares the entire night." Kyohei agreed.

"Is that what caused your expression earlier?" Sunako asked with disgust.

"NO! It wasn't that at all! In fact, I wanted to talk to you today instead of fighting, so I asked to come along shopping with you. When you told me why you didn't any crepes yesterday, I was happy because you were thinking about me, just like I was thinking about you. Only you weren't having nightmares about super intimate dates. You were just thinking about how you didn't want to eat crepes without me, and how fried shrimp reminded you of me. I was hopeful that you were just as confused as I was." Kyohei finished, his face the deepest color of red possible.

"Oh, so you looked hopeful earlier. You were hoping that we were just as confused as the other. Well I think you're right then. I didn't get a very good night's sleep last night, because of the dreams I was having." Sunako said in understanding.

"What kind of dreams were you having? If you don't mind me asking." Kyohei asked.

"Well, they were a mix of memories, and fantasies, and nightmares. I remembered all the times you rescued me, and I dreamed of you kissing me, and I also dreamed of you being killed." Sunako answered, the beet red color returning to her face.

"But I've kissed you before, isn't that more of a memory? You're worried about me being killed?" Kyohei asked, his expression a mix of confusion and hope.

"Well, that's the confusing part. I remember those times, but this was in a place I've never seen before. And yeah, I'm worried about you being killed by the various people who try to kidnap you." Sunako replied, her face turning an even deeper shade of red.

"Hmm. Well, I guess we should buy what we need for dinner. We can sort through all this confusion later, right?" Kyohei asked, hoping he could talk to her like this again soon.

"What? Oh yeah, I originally came out to go grocery shopping. And sure, it's hard trying to sort out all of these thoughts by myself. Maybe it will be easier if we try to do it together." Sunako agreed as she walked toward the produce section.