Just to let you guys know, there was a previous part to Daichi's one shot as chapter 9. Read that first before this ok?
Days with Meisho Boys – Trust
"Daichi. For the last time, this is NOT necessary," Aya attempted to explain to the overactive black haired teen, as he was assorting through the clothes rack.
"And for the final time, I'm saying you need a break!" Daichi exclaimed, trying on a baseball cap.
Aya stomped her foot. "It was just one nose bleed. It wasn't like-" Aya swiped off the baseball cap, and gave him a different one. "This looks better on you. As I was saying, it's not like I was going to drop dead right then and there."
"Interesting choice of words."
"I'm serious, Daichi. Do you have any idea how many things I have to do this week?"
"Teach, don't you like me?"
Aya blinked at the sudden and random question. "O-of course I do."
Daichi turned towards her. "How MUCH do you like me?"
Oh boy, here comes those puppy eyes, dead gummit. "I like you very much, like a kid brother. An annoying, spoiled kid brother."
"Then WHY-" Daichi ignored her last comment. "-do you not want to spend time with me? I'm being very generous, giving up a chocolate fudge ice cream, just so that you can get your mind off work, and have some fun together!"
Aya bit her bottom lip, fighting a smile. "Oh, alright! I suppose I can just have one day of relaxation."
Daichi raised his eyebrows as he picked out a baseball jersey tank top. "Relaxation? Who said anything about relaxation? We're gonna go WILD!" He gave her a huge, mischievous grin, and Aya only groaned, covering her face with her hand in embarrassment.
Daichi tossed the red and white tank top that read the baseball team's name, "Angels", to her, and shoved Aya to the dressing room. "Now, go try this out!"
"Yes, Mom," Aya laughed as she stepped inside. She 'oomphed' as he tossed her a pair of black gym shorts that had a panda face on one leg, and a black baseball hat smack on her face.
Inside the dressing room, behind the curtains, Aya stared thoughtfully at the baseball jersey. My own, very first jersey, she thought, and she looked at the mirror before her.
Her face was pale, and there were bags under her eyes. "Girl, you look like Yuya after his date with Mami-rin." She then looked down at her legs and thighs. My chicken legs need more power in them if I want to run to home base. Aya giggled. Chicken legs.
Aya remembered a small young girl running down the field, an old, hyper man teasing about her 'chicken legs', and the child retorting back how he had flabby, jiggly 'frog legs'.
Aya took a deep breath, and began changing.
"Teach, are you ready-" Daichi froze as Aya stepped out. The latter bashfully stood there, waiting for his opinion. "Y-you look… sexy."
Aya blushed. "I'm guessing you were never told that before," Daichi asked slyly. She tried to pull down her gym shorts, attempting to cover her bare legs. "W-well, normally that would be Ran," she muttered.
He grinned, and then wrapping his arm around her, Daichi steered her out of the store, after paying for the clothes. It was a bright sunny day, and Aya was actually glad to be out.
"Alrighty teach, you hungry?"
Aya adjusted her black cap, and nodded. "I'm famished."
Daichi gave her a thumbs up. "That's good news!" Grabbing her arm, they ran down the streets, Aya praying not to trip, and Daichi just whooping and hollering, causing bystanders to stare.
"TADA! Welcome to the most yummy and heavenly place in Shibuya!"
Aya caught her breath, and looked up. She blinked. And then fell to the ground with a sweat drop. "M-Momo's Candy Shop?" Daichi looked at her accusingly. "Yeah, what's wrong with that?"
Aya didn't say a word. Maybe he really is a five-year old trapped in a 16 year old body.
Daichi picked her over his shoulder, and entered the sliding stores, feeling the cool breeze of air condition. The store was playing "Kokoro No Chizu" from One Piece.
Aya cheerfully clapped her hands together. "I love this song! And the anime!"
Daichi dramatically fainted. "Aya likes One Piece? Good grief, is the apocalypse upon us already?" Aya playfully punched his arm. "Don't be ridiculous. I've been watching this show since I was thirteen."
Daichi widened his eyes. "Never missed an episode?"
Aya beamed. "Not one!" Daichi grinned, and then waved back to the owner of the candy store who was striding towards them.
"Hey Momo-chan, want to marry me?" Momo-chan laughed at their inside joke. Aya shyly bowed while trying to keep her giggles in control. Momo Hamasaki was around her late thirties, but she didn't look a day over twenty. She was beautiful with her wavy, dark red hair, and the old-fashioned clothes she wore were vibrant with bright colors. Her signature buttons that she was wearing today were about magic, having pictures of a wand, witch hat, and a smiling jack-o-lantern. (Happy Halloween everyone from the real world! –HappyMogeta)
"Come to visit me again Daichi?" She winked at Aya. "And who is this young lady? Girlfriend?"
Aya blushed, but immediately stepped on Daichi's foot when he answered, "Grandma." Momo chuckled and then sent her a reassuring smile. "This may sound completely impossible, but try to stop him from snatching candy away from children please. He's scaring my number one customers."
Aya glared at Daichi. He shrugged. "They were taking the last box." Aya continued to stare at him. "OH COME ON! If you taste the Ferrero Rocher, you'd do the exact same thing!"
Aya rolled her eyes. "Oh please. I wouldn't scare the wits out of innocent, hungry children just for a stupid piece of candy!"
Daichi crumbled to the floor. "You wound me." Aya smiled, and then tapped her chin in puzzlement. "What is Ferrero Rocher anyways?"
Daichi jerked his head up. "You… don't know what… Ferrero Rocher is?" Aya stammered, "N-no."
"YOU DON'T KNOW THE GIFT OF HEAVEN, THE MORSEL OF DELIGHT, THE CHOCOLATE OF ALL CHOCOLATES?"
Aya placed her hand on her hips. "Daichi, honestly, it's just candy."
His eyes bulged, his forest green eyes filled with shock, and without a word, he went to one of the shelves, grabbed a pack of Ferrero Rocher, and ignoring Momo-chan's half angry and half amused protest, ripped open the plastic, and stuffed one Ferrero Rocher to Aya's mouth.
The poor gal nearly spat out the chocolate, that is, until she tasted the absolutely sweet swirl of chocolate and the crunch of the almond. Seconds passed as Aya regained her posture, and chew. Daichi waited impatiently and Momo-chan merely shook her head, muttering, "Teenagers."
"Oi, Aya-chaaaan, you ok?" Daichi fluttered his hand across Aya's motionless face.
A slight shade of pink appeared on her cheeks. And then suddenly, Aya's eyes turned round and twinkly, and Daichi swore he saw flowers and stars surrounding her.
"Mmmmmmmmmmm," Aya hummed with true bliss. Daichi had tears in his eyes as he thought, It's good isn't it Aya? It's so good.
Aya happily skipped to the counter, where a smirking Momo Hamasaki awaited her. "I would like to buy ten of those," Aya asked lightly, her eyes still glazed.
Daichi wiped away a tear. "Grant an innocent girl's wish Momo-chan!" Momo tried with great effort not to roll her eyes as she did what she was told. Daichi rushed around the shop, throwing sour candy, soft marshmallows, and colorful lollipops onto the counter.
Aya had finally regained her senses, and was scolding Daichi about rotting his teeth. "At least it's better than being fat!"
Aya did not say a word.
The upbeat of "Kokoro No Chizu" sent Daichi moving with the rhythm. He began prancing around, dancing the robot, electric slide, and doing back flips. Aya groaned as she paid Momo for all the candy.
"Oi, Aya-chan."
Aya exasperatedly turned around, and one look at Daichi sent her into a boisterous peal of laughter.
"I'm Chopper!"
Aya fell to the ground, gasping for breath, as Daichi held 2 lollipops on each side of his head, just like Chopper's antlers, the reindeer doctor from One Piece.
"My… my stomach!"
Aya was crouching, and could not lift her face from the ground. She never remembered laughing this much before. She had tears in her eyes, and her smile radiated the entire shop. That day, everyone fell in love with Aya Hoshino.
"Hey, Yuya, are you sure you're alright?" Mami Honda asked. Yuya Asou gave his girlfriend a reassuring smile as he patted her hand that was linked around his arm. "Don't worry Mami-rin. It's worth it."
Mami glowed. She loved this boy so much. She couldn't believe he was all hers. Arm by arm, they were walking down the streets of Shibuya, wanting a break from the high expectations of Mr. Honda, and to enjoy the fantastic weather.
"Oh! There's Momo's Candy Shop! I haven't been there in a while!" Mami pointed towards the fluorescent sign. Yuya remembered the days he always spent his free time there before he became a model.
"Let's go in," Yuya said, and the couple walked into the glass doors. That is, they were until Mami saw an appalling sight through the window, which led Yuya nearly getting his arm yanked off as Mami pulled him back.
"Yuya, do you see what I see?"
Massaging his arm, he eyed in the direction she was pointing at, and then gaped.
Aya was laughing, no, practically cracking up on the floor. Her smile that she made while wiping her tears before getting in fit of giggles once more was a sight to embed in their minds forever.
"And check that out! Who's he?"
Yuya froze. If his eyeballs weren't tricking him, he'd say that the Chopper impersonator was Daichi Kurasawa. Wasn't he the boy who insulted Aya and Ran, and then hugged the blue haired gal?
"Wow. I never seen Aya like that. And all the shoppers have that expression on their face, as if she's the most extravagant person they've ever seen." Mami had a gentle yet suspicious look across her face.
"I'd say. If I haven't already met the loveliest girl in the world, I would've fallen heels over for her," Yuya grinned at her. Mami blushed slightly, but lightly kicked him.
"Oh you. Now's not the time for that! We have to tell Otohata about this!"
Yuya blinked bewildered. "Rei?"
He glanced back. Aya finally ceased her mirth, and her usually china pale face was now red from the merriment and embarrassment from the onlookers. Daichi wrapped his arm around her neck from behind, tussling her hair, making Aya's complexion shoot up.
"Definitely. Let's go. He'll probably be at work."
Rei had a couple of surprises in his life. But nothing was as surprising as this. He was simply walking out of the record store, his morning and afternoon shift over, when suddenly, Mami and Yuya furiously ran towards him. They were babbling something about Aya, and when he kept giving them a blank look, they each grabbed on of his arms, and dragged him down the stairs to who knows where.
"You know, normally people say 'Hi Rei, how are you' or 'what's up'. You don't tow them across the city. I have enough of that with Kotobuki as it is."
"Sorry about this Rei. But this is an emergency!"
"That's right! For all we know, Aya might be cheating on you!"
"Mami!"
Rei stiffened. Aya cheating on him? That was impossible. But then again...
"Whatever. Is that what you guys are so worked up about?"
Mami glowered at him. "Damn right! A gal should never betray her own heart! And don't give me that shit about how you don't care Otohata!"
Seeing that wild and belligerent look on her face Otohata kept silent.
"-And she was practically choking for air Rei! You should've seen it! All the guys there, even the little boys, had hearts in their eyes!"
"Interesting choice of words."
"Spare me here, Rei. You can't say that you're not at least a little bit worried."
"Who she hangs out with is her problem."
Mami sent him a death glare. But Yuya, being best friends with Rei for a very long time, noticed how Rei's right eye flinched a second and his posture slouched a centimeter. That was a definite sign that Rei Otohata was contradicting his words.
Yuya bit down his clandestine smile. Stubborn ice man.
"Ok, they were at the candy shop. Now they should be somewhere around here," Mami wondered aloud.
Yuya pointed. "There they are!"
The arcade's huge glass window displayed its famous DDR, uber cute doll machine, and the arcade's mascot, Ruru the raccoon.
The three teenagers stepped inside the bustling arcade, hearing laughter and cheering all around them.
Mami nudged her elbow against the two GL boys. "Over there!"
Why am we hiding? Better yet, why am I hiding? Rei asked himself as Mami and Yuya, intensely curious, hid behind a humongous version of Ruru. He subconsciously petted Ruru's striped and soft tail.
Aya had an armful of Hannari Tofu plushies that was all sorts of colors and sizes. She was encouraging Daichi, who was currently mastering the doll machine game, and received another Hannari Tofu plushie. This time, it was miniature.
"Wow! This will be perfect for my collection!" Aya chirped. "You're awesome Daichi!"
Daichi propped up his jacket collar with a flair. "I know. How do I do it?"
Rei raised his eyebrows as he saw Aya's appearance. With that tank top and short gym shorts, she was showing a lot of skin. But he never knew she had such a slim figure. Rei gripped his hands into a fist and shook away his previous thought.
"Alrighty Aya-chan, let's go ride that now!"
"That?"
"Uh-huh! THAT!" Daichi pushed her towards the water ski ride. Aya's eyes widened.
"Don't be ridiculous! I can't ride that!"
"Yeah, yeah, sure," Daichi ignored her as he placed the stuffed tofus on the ground, and lifted her effortlessly onto the jet pad.
Aya tried to balance herself. "Oh come on Daichi! I'm terrible with video games!"
Daichi sighed. Drastic times calls for drastic measures. "Mm, this Ferrero Rocher is so tasty..." Daichi shook the packed bag in front of Aya.
Aya revved the engine as she was ready in position, and Daichi just laughed.
Rei immediately stood up. "R-Rei?" Yuya stuttered in confusion. "There's no need for me to be here. I've seen enough." He began to leave, his entire being cold with the ends of his hair sticking up. He did not like this.
"Oh no you don't!" Mami hissed and yanked him by the sleeve. "We're going to find out if Aya really is cheating on you. Then you'll finally have a good enough excuse to actually dump her!"
Rei's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"
"Oh come on. We all know that your heart isn't truly into your relationship. If anything, your heart belongs to another gal. It'll only be hurting Aya, so you might as well cut it clean."
Rei closed his eyes, and then slowly opened them. "Hm."
Yuya felt another surge of admiration to the amazingly rich girl, that is, until she said, "You're not exactly jealous by any chance, are you... Rei-pyon?" Yuya groaned.
"Hm."
"Would you two knock it off? Finally, they're leaving!"
The three hustled their way through and acted inconspicuous, pretending to read a large newspaper. They paid attention to the conversation between Aya and Daichi.
"I have to say Daichi, I had a lot of fun! Thank you."
"Aw shucks. You're just glad you and Ferrero Rocher finally met."
"Where has it been all my life?" Aya teased back.
"But boy Aya, you sure bought a lot of other candies," he peered at one of the two brown bags, the other filled with her arcade dolls. "Seriously, what's this pineapple jelly candy? I mean, the wrapper's cute and all, if that's what you girls like," Daichi stated, wrinkling his nose.
He was surprised to see Aya blush and smile gloriously. "They're for Otohata," she answered shyly. "He loves pineapple. Pineapple soda, fruit pineapple, you name it. So I thought maybe..."
Daichi smirked and playfully shoved her. "You mushy little girl." Aya just reddened.
Behind the newspaper, unbeknownst by the two, Rei folded the newspaper, and stuffing his hands in his pocket, began walking away. Mami and Yuya did not miss the smile on his face and made no movement of stopping him. As Rei walked across the crosswalk, he only had one thought. I have faith in her.
"Oh Yuya, did you see how he looked?" Mami squealed.
Yuya wrapped his arms around her waist. "I think Rei realized for the first time that he can trust his girlfriend no matter what. I bet that thought never occurred to him."
Across the street, Rei, still with a lingering smile, looked back and saw Aya clutching the bag of sweets, bearing a smile just like his.
Tomorrow, he was going to buy chocolate covered strawberries.
KYA! Oh my word. I actually LIKED this chapter! I hope the feeling's mutual!
Sniff sniff. I'm so glad I finished this chapter. Happy Halloween everyone! So cool how this chapter's about candy when it's finished on Halloween! It was NOT intentional. Although when I did find out, I made extra effort on completing this chapter.
I pray for forgiveness for my laziness and my tardiness. But mostly for my laziness.