"TAKASHIMA KEI, YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND!"
Tadashi had already put his hands on his ears. Hikari was wincing from pain. The death glare that Akira gave Kei nearly made him nervous.
He shrugged.
"I really don't see your problem with this, Akira..."
"YOU don't see? You aren't that blind, Kei, I know that! As if Yahiro ever changes a leaf, all he ever does is -"
"I don't think it's such a bad idea."
The pause was evident in the room, and Kei turned his focus over to Tadashi who had said that.
"I'm glad to see someone's sane about this..."
Akira was repeating words over and over.
"My poor Megumi... My poor Megumi..."
She felt Tadashi's hand on her shoulder, and shrugged it off.
"You don't understand what this -"
"Oho, are you missing Yahiro's affections, now?"
Tadashi raised his eyebrows as Kei's sudden change of attack.
That's a cruel twist, Kei... but when I think about it, that would just be what you would do...
After all, he had known quite a few things. Like that Yahiro had feelings for Akira. A lot of misunderstandings happened, and the group of 3 that was Yahiro, Kei and Akira split somewhat, with Akira not ever wanting to talk to Yahiro.
I guess things run really deep...
"T-this isn't a time to talk about affections, you oni..."
"Oh really? Even when you said you saw a change in Yahiro while he was dating with Megumi, now you're so against the idea? Surely it means you must be jealous."
I don't know what I'm doing. I really don't know what I'm doing. But this may work.
"I-I-I never said I saw a change! I just said that... that maybe he was a little nicer than before, and that he... ARGH, what are you making me say? No is no, Kei, I completely disapprove of your plan!"
He sighed.
"Are you really that hung up on the past, Akira? Don't you recall, how when you were with Tadashi 5 years ago starting off, how scared you were of losing him? Can't you sympathise with Yahiro or his situation at all?"
He could see both Hikari-chan and Tadashi with wide eyes.
"I'm not – I wasn't scared of -"
"Actually, she was. Heh."
"TADASHI!"
"What? It's the truth."
Akira eventually sighed.
"It's not like I can't see your point, Kei... but WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE SO RIGHT!"
With those final words, Akira ran out of the greenhouse.
"Akira!"
Oh, and Tadashi ran after her.
Takashima Kei put a hand to his head and sighed.
That was quite a battle... for once, I actually feel weary...
"I... I think Akira will come to understand, and um, forgive -"
He turned to Hikari-chan with a smile.
"Arigatou, my Hikari-chan"
Her blush made him chuckle for a few moments. He grabbed her hand and pulled her on his lap.
"I take it that it's my victory?"
"W-what are you -"
He winked, and shortly kissed her.
"Hmm... you're actually improving, Yahiro!"
"What are you insinuating – that I can't do this?"
Sakura Ushikubo chuckled.
"I never said anything like that, you did."
Yahiro's a funny and weird person... much like Megumi... it was uncanny how well they were in touch with each other back then...
Yahiro pondered whether it was the right time to say this to Sakura.
"I-I was thinking..."
Wait, what am I doing stuttering for?
He cleared his throat.
"I was thinking... do I really have to meet her in a disguise? If I were in her position, I'd feel hurt that someone had to disguise themselves to get close to me."
And mainly because putting on a disguise... even if I think about, there'd always be one part of me that would just stick out like a sore thumb that it was me...
She had to hand it to him. He has a point.
"I guess that's true..."
"True? It should be painstakingly obvious."
"But I'd have to check with Kei-san..."
"What, so now everything goes through Kei?"
"Yup!"
She watched him facepalm and tried to hide a smile.
"Seriously? So you're the mum, he's the dad, and I'm the unruly attention-seeking kid that needs to be scolded?"
She couldn't help but laugh at that statement from Yahiro...
He has a point, again...
"Oh fine... you can go as you are, Yahiro... but at the very least improve your attitude a bit!"
"Pfft. Improve mine? You should be improving yours, I've got to prepare for a meeting with my long lost beau in Paris."
With that statement, Sakura Ushikubo watched him walk out of the room.
Sigh... more like he's going to drink and sleep. But still, maybe a little hope won't hurt.
Tadashi ran after Akira, and eventually slowed down as he caught up to her.
He could hear parts of her monologue.
"That stupid Kei... hurting Megumi... that monster's no good... never any good... stupid Tadashi... agreed with him... no one understands..."
That's enough monologue from you, Akira. Maybe you need to just... get it off your chest. Like, really.
"No one understands what, exactly?"