"What are you making for dinner today, Kai-kun?" Aichi chirped happily, his eyes sparkling. He banged his fists on the dining table energetically. "Just thinking about Kai-kun's cooking makes me wanna drool..."
Kai couldn't help but to smile a little, his cold emerald orbs softening. Aichi had become addicted to his cooking - so addicted that the idol has suspected that he had put in weed or something. "...Pasta. You like pasta, don't you, Aichi?"
"Ahhh, you know!" Aichi exclaimed in surprise, his cheeks reddening. The bubbly idol then turned to the still-stunned blonde beside him. "Do you like pasta too, Miwa-kun?"
"I-I-I-I...I-I do, A-A-Aichi-san..." Miwa stuttered uncomfortably. Kai couldn't help but to stifle a laugh, as he put a water-filled pot on the stove. Upon hearing that, the blonde then turned to glare at his friend. "What are you laughing about?"
"You remind me of when I first met Aichi, that's all," Kai turned away from the other two, so that they won't see his amused smile. "I used to be like that too. Stuttering and all the stuff."
"You were very cute," Aichi commented, grinning ear to ear as he recalled the blushing Kai-kun. "Cute, but still cool."
"Not as cute as you are," Kai replied causally, making Aichi giggle. Miwa stared at the two of them, a blank expression on his face.
Finding out that Kai is Sendou Aichi's fanboy is surprising, finding out that they both kind of know each other was even more surprising, finding out Aichi's true gender was utterly shocking, but he did not expect both of them to converse in this way! What is going on?
Why are they reminding him of his single-ness?! And how the hell did Kai get all close to the idol?!
"Wahh, Kai-kun, you make me blush!" Aichi beamed, the smile on his face growing wider and wider.
"...Not really..." Kai answered in his usual cold, asshole-like manner, relieving Miwa. At least the Kai he knew is still there... "I'm not even that cool..."
"There's no need to be shy about it, Kai-kun!" Aichi yelled out merrily. "Even though Kai-kun doesn't think so, Kai-kun will always be the coolest in my eyes!"
"Really?!" Kai's face was filled with absolute happiness. His eyes shined as bright as the sun, and on his face, was the widest smile Miwa had ever seen. "Aichi...!"
Miwa face-palmed himself. This is not the Kai he knew. At all.
Kai is a total goner.
"Um, does Kai-kun need help with anything?" Aichi got up from the dining table and strode towards the kitchenette. "Like chopping...vegetables or something?"
"...If I let you do it, would you cut off your own fingers or something?" Kai raised an eyebrow, opening the utensil drawer and pulling out a nylon knife that is obviously for kids. "Here, use this."
"Kai-kunnn!" Aichi whined, flailing his arms all over the place. "I'm not a kid, you know -!"
"I don't want you to handle something that can hurt you," Kai retorted, reaching out to grab Aichi's hand. Kai leaned down, and kissed each of the boy's fingers gently, with a soft smile on his face. "...I don't want your beautiful hands to be injured..."
"Kai-kun..." a blush lingered on the bluenet's face. "T-That's...S-Still, I want to..."
"You're an idol. What would you do it your hands are ruined?" Kai pointed out, pouting at Aichi. "Stop being so stubborn."
"I-If Kai-kun says so..." Aichi mumbled. "T-Then I-I'll help d-do something else...?"
"Well...there's really nothing else..." Kai's voice trailed away when the bluenet embraced his waist from behind. "...Aichi? W-What are you doing...?"
"I'm helping Kai-kun..." Aichi smiled brightly, pressing his face on Kai's back. "I'm helping Kai-kun to stay warm!"
"...Well..." Kai smiled to himself, as he proceeded to chop up some tomatoes. "...I guess...it's not that bad...like this..."
The forgotten Miwa could do nothing but to watch the idol and his best friend being so lovey-dovey. A single tear rolled down his cheek.
"...Why am I even here..."
"Kai-kun's cooking is the best!" Aichi declared for the millionth time, as he put the plates in the dishwasher. "Tomorrow cook some more, too, okay?"
"Anything for you," Kai leaned down to kiss Aichi's cheek.
Miwa let out a defeated sigh. They both confirmed that they weren't dating each other, but...
But this is way too obvious!
"I...I have to...go..." Miwa finally spoke up, interrupting Kai's and Aichi's lovey-dovey moment.
"E-Eh? Miwa-kun's leaving?!" Aichi pulled away from Kai immediately.
There is no point of me staying anyway Miwa thought, though he didn't say that out loud. "Well...I have to go home and...do...stuff..."
"Sure," Kai spoke up, before Aichi could protest. Miwa could see that the brunet didn't believe that he had something he had to do. Just by looking at Kai's mocking glance, Miwa knew that Kai was telling him to go away so that he could have some alone time with Aichi.
Why did he even have Kai as a friend?
"Then, I'm going!" Miwa yelled, grabbing his things and running out of Kai's apartment as fast as he could.
"...I was going to ask if we could take a bath together...the three of us..." Aichi's face fell, as his voice trailed away. "I thought it would be fun..."
"Then I guess it's just the two of us then, Aichi," Kai smiled slightly, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. "Let's take a bath together."
Aichi's sad face was instantly replaced with a bright smile. "Y-Yeah!"
Kai then placed a hand on Aichi's head, patting him lovingly. "Let's go."
"Carry me, Kai-kun!" Aichi whined, flailing his arms all over the place. "Want~ Up~!"
"Yes, Yes..." Kai sighed, smiling. He scooped the idol up effortlessly, carrying him bridal-style.
"Kai-kun is certainly kind..." Aichi grinned, his cheeks turning a bit red. "Do you carry everyone who asks you to?"
"Only you, Aichi," Kai leaned down and gave him a peck on his forehead.
"I'm glad..." Aichi beamed upon hearing that. "Kai-kun is only mine, okay? Don't carry anyone else!"
"Sure," Kai's loving smile widened. Did Aichi really say that...he is Aichi's? Kai couldn't help but to add,
"You're mine too, Aichi."
"KAI TOSHIKI, I CHALLENGE YOU IN A FIGHT FOR THE OWNERSHIP OF AICHI!" Leon yelled, pointing at no one in particular. Then he paused. "No, that isn't it..."
"I think that's cool enough already, Leon-kun..." Ren commented, spinning around in his chair. Leon, who was sitting opposite of him, just rolled his eyes.
"Shut up, Ren. I decide when I think it's cool enough." Leon snapped, holding out his teacup to Ren.
"...Sorry..." Ren mumbled, refilling Leon's teacup. The redhead stared down at the over-fancy teapot in his hands. "Leon, did you buy a new teapot again?"
"You just noticed?" Leon raised the now full teacup to his lips. He took a sip of the golden liquid, before tapping on the porcelain teapot in Ren's hands. "I got a good deal on this antique teapot. Pretty, huh?"
"...Of course. Leon-kun really has a sharp eye for antiques." Ren smiled, putting the teapot down carefully. "But there's so much teapots and teacups already. Isn't it enough yet?"
"It's because you keep breaking my best teapots, Ren," Leon hissed at his bodyguard/butler, glowering. "And what's wrong with collecting things?"
"...Sorry..." Ren apologized once again, as Leon reached for the cookie platter.
"Doesn't matter," Leon bit into a cookie, and sipped his tea after it. The blonde then turned to glare at Ren once again. "Ren, didn't I ask for cakes, too? Where are the cakes? Didn't I tell you that I want cakes with my afternoon tea, too?"
"Leon-kun, this is not 'afternoon tea', it's practically midnight right now, so technically, it's 'midnight tea'." Ren pointed out, making air quotation marks. "And if you eat cakes this late at night, you'll be fat."
"Shut up," Leon snapped, once again. "I need to eat cake to think..."
"Still thinking about Aichi-kun?" Ren raised an eyebrow. "Don't tire yourself, over-thinking about that boy..."
Leon's violet orbs glowered with fury. "What do you know?! Sendou Aichi is mine, he's mine from the start! Why wouldn't he look at me the way he looks at Kai Toshiki?! Why am I not worthy enough?! I have a fuckton of money and a bunch of luxurious mansions! I could give the boy whatever he wants, I could buy him anything! But what does Kai Toshiki have? A small, cramped apartment room!"
"Leon-kun, Aichi-kun loves you, you know?" Ren spoke up, trying to soothe the blonde. Sendou Aichi is a really sensitive subject to him, huh...
"It's not enough..." Leon muttered, biting one of his fingernails. "Aichi has to love me...and only me alone..."
"Leon-kun, there are other people who loves you the way you love Aichi," Ren whispered quietly, his red eyes filled with sorrow, "Don't you want to try to..."
"Is there?" Leon reached for a biscuit, cutting Ren short. "Name one."
Me, Ren thought, but he didn't say it out loud. He just shook his head. "Forget I said anything, Leon-kun. I'll do my best to take Aichi-kun back to you."
"Thank you, Ren." Leon's eyes flickered up from his teacup to give his red-headed companion a stern glance. "I expect you to do a good job."
"You won't be disappointed," Ren promised, his red eyes gleaming in determination. "I'm going to go talk to Aichi-kun tomorrow, and I'll try to convince him to stay away from Kai Toshiki."
"What if that doesn't work?" Leon questioned, putting his teacup down.
"Then I'll do whatever it takes...Whatever it takes to make you happy, Leon-kun." Ren bowed his head down slightly, his eyes fixed on the blonde in front of him.
I'll do whatever it takes...even if it was to make the whole world my enemy...even if it was to end my own life...
Ren closed his eyes, recalling the Leon he knew from the past. The Leon, who was not yet corrupted by his wealth...Bright, innocent, and...happy...
I'll do anything...if it's for Leon-kun to keep on smiling...
Butler Ren-sama /)/w/(\ fufufufu
Next week is already exam week;;; I still haven't done anything productive;;;
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