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RD: Irritable


"Hurry up," Akaya snapped at the redhead who was lagging behind, face stuck to the candy shop window.

"No, you hurry up."

Akaya rolled his eyes, paused, and then rolled his eyes again. "I don't even wanna figure out how that's supposed to work. See you," he said and wandered towards the direction of what he hoped was the exit. He'd never been to that mall before and had no idea how he was supposed to go home, but Marui-senpai had blabbed on about the bus passing by his house.

Or something.

Akaya sensed imminent doom and promptly dismissed it with a shrug. He didn't need imminent doom; he needed to get home. Damn Marui-senpai for having no compassion for his kouhai who he was supposed to be taking care of.

Hey . . . Where did the bus stop go?

He glanced around in confusion. After standing there for a few more seconds, he decided to try his luck down some other street. Maybe he'd missed it on the way over.


Thirty minutes later, this boy wonder was sitting on the sidewalk, rained on and not amused. Naturally, he hadn't expected the sky to suddenly find him interesting enough to sprinkle on. Certainly not on the very day he determined to forego his ritualistic bag check – which led to the missing umbrella, which led to a completely wet Akaya – before leaving the house.

Akaya blamed Marui-senpai.

The Abandoner of Innocent and Easily-Lost Young Men.

Oh, yes. Marui-senpai would pay dearly . . .

"Need help, little man?"

Akaya blinked when the rain stopped hitting him and looked up at the brightest green umbrella he'd ever seen. He frowned at the owner. "You've got to be kidding me."

Marui felt the need to look affronted. "Such gratitude," he sniffed. "After I went to your house and suffered your mother, too."

". . . Sure."

"I'm sorry for ignoring you."

"I bet you are."

"I'm serious!" the redhead insisted.

"That's what I said."

"You're mad."

"Thank you, Captain Obvious. I didn't notice that myself. Will you bring me home now?"

Marui pouted but let it slide. There was no arguing with an irritable Akaya.