"La la la la~" Miku sang to herself cheerfully as she skipped down the corridor. Apparently they had some sort of special visitor and she was making her way downstairs to find out who it was. "Miku? Where are you?" She heard Kaito yell.
"Here!" She turned the corner and entered the front room. "So, who's- MIKUOOOOOOOOO!" She cried, running up to the tealette and jumping into his open arms. "I missed you too, Miku." He chuckled. She let go of him and stepped back, blushing.
"Sorry, I got a little carried away." She laughed nervously. "But it's been forever! How are you? Still a negi-lover, I take it?"
"You bet." He grinned. "And you?"
"But of course!" They both laughed for a little while and Miku turned to look at him once more. He smiled widely at her and she stared for a few more seconds before looking away, slightly flushed.
"Mikuo, Mikuo, come play video games with me!" Len said enthusiastically, tugging on one of his sleeves.
"No, No, I want to show you this new song I sung recently!" Argued Rin, grabbing hold of the other.
"C'mon guys, stop bothering him, he'll be tired from all the travelling." Meiko said, putting a hand on both of their heads. "Sorry for bothering you, Mikuo..." Len sighed.
"...But come play later, okay?" Rin finished.
"Now, now, shoo, the adults have to talk." Meiko pushed them both gently.
"Hey, we're fourteen, you know?" An irritated Len shouted.
"Yeah, yeah, Mikuo brought back some bananas and oranges, they're in the kitchen, now off you go!"
"'Kay!" They both ran off, any intentions of arguing immediately forgotten.
"Now that they're off our hands..." Meiko walked across the room and rustled around in the cupboard for a few seconds before producing a bottle of alcohol in each hand, grinning at them all. "You do realise Miku and Mikuo are both too young to drink, right?" Luka sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Ah..." Meiko faltered, looking disappointed.
"It's fine, I'm kinda tired anyways." Mikuo yawned. "It's getting late, I don't wanna push you guys out, but I guess I'll just set up on the couch-"
"No, no, we'll find you somewhere proper to sleep!" Miku interrupted, nodding vigorously with a look of determination on her face. Everybody turned to look at her.
"W-Well, he'll get uncomfortable... on the couch..." She mumbled, immediately regretting her outburst.
"And where exactly will he sleep, then?" Luka asked, raising an eyebrow. "Gakupo's room's too cluttered, Kaito's is too small, Meiko's stinks of alcohol, Rin and Len'll both wake up at the crack of dawn and start jumping on his bed until he wakes up, and, well, he's not staying in my room because... because... because." She retorted, counting them off on her fingers one by one. "Which leaves..."
"...Well Miku, your room is pretty big." Kaito commented.
"I'll go grab the spare mattress." Gakupo began to leave to room, soon followed by Luka.
"I guess we'd better help with the bags. C'mon, Meiko."
"Ugh, okay then." Meiko said, grabbing Kaito by the arm and pulling him out after her, leaving Mikuo and Miku alone in the room.
"Erm... it is okay with you, right, Miku?" He asked, smiling apologetically.
"O-Of course! It's totally fine!" She insisted. "I'll, erm, just go get changed into my pyjamas." She left the room as fast as she could, taking a deep breath as she sped up the stairs. They know, they freakin' know how I... What's their... Are they trying to set me up with him or something?
Emerging from the bathroom five minutes later, she walked to her door to find Mikuo standing uncertainly at the doorway, holding a suitcase in each hand. "Ah! Miku! I, er, figured I should wait for you before I went in..."
"Oh, I see! Sorry, here." She walking in past him and held the door open. "You can put your bags over there." She pointed into the corner and held her breath as he squeezed past her, shivering slightly as her brushed against her arm. "So I guess we should go to bed now..." She said quietly, flicking the switch so the only light in the room was the one coming from the lamp on her beside table. "Right." There was a slightly awkward silence for a few seconds, and then Mikuo began to cross the room slowly. However, instead of stopping at the mattress on the floor, he passed it and walked up to Miku, hesitating a second before pulling her into a light embrace. "I really missed you, you know." He murmured, burying his face into her hair. She closed her eyes slowly, face pressed to his chest. "I missed you too... I... Mikuo, I..." He pulled away slightly, looking down at her and she hid her face in her hands, trying to hide the fact that she had turned beet red. He smiled gently. "Goodnight, Miku." His lips brushed her forehead lightly before he returned to his mattress, lying down. Miku walked over to her bed, turning off the lamp next to it. She fell asleep feeling happier than ever before.
OH GOD IT'S CHEESYYYY
Writing romance-y stuff ain't really my forte, if you can't already tell. xD I somehow feel like I rushed through this chapter, even though it's one of the longest yet... Hrm, anyways, this pairing was requested by NagamiKai, hopefully it lived up to your expectations. C: I know I have other requests to get to, I'd like to work on a first-come, first-serve basis but I had to have this one first for convenience, so sorry about that. ^^; Still open for more requests, of course, doesn't just have to be for pairings, either~
And ack, it's been over a month since the last chapter, I'm so sorry it took me this long to update guys, I've been really bogged down with work, but then I just kinda got lazy. orz; It's nearly summer so hopefully I'll start updating a lot more.
God, I need to stop writing so much in these little footnotes.