It was around 11 AM, and Kakyoin sat alone in his bedroom. There wasn't much to do. He heard some kids outside his house talking about a sleepover and had an idea. He rushed to the phone in the kitchen and dialed Jotaro.

"Who is this?"Jotaro asked.

"This is Kakyoin. Are you up to anything?"

"I was doing some reading. What about you?"

"Just sitting in my room, doing nothing."

"Sounds incredibly boring. Want to come over to my house?"

"I was thinking about a sleepover. Is that fine?"

"A sleepover? Sure. In my house or yours?"

"In your house. There's nothing much to do here. What time should I come over?"

"You can come now, but I was just making some pizza."

"I'll bring my stuff over. See you soon."

Since the two lived close, Kakyoin simply walked to his house and rang the doorbell. Jotaro greeted him at the door. The redhead could see him smile just a little.

"Come on in," Jotaro said.

"Thank you! Ah, it's been a while since I've been to your house. Where's Holy?"

"I told my mother to go hang out with her friends. Anyways, want to see what's on TV?"

"Sure."

The two went into the living room. Before Jotaro could turn on the TV for him, Kakyoin eyed the NES on top of the TV stand, next to the VHS player.

"Got any games?" he asked.

"Just that one baseball and F-Mega."

"That's it?" Kakyoin slightly frowned. After that fight with the gamer stand user, he lost interest in playing F-Mega, and he'd rather watch a baseball game than play a game about one. "You don't have Pac-Man or Super Mario Bros?"

"I'm not into video games that much. You sure you don't want to play baseball?"

"No, that's fine. Besides, I have to prepare the pizza. That reminds me, do you want anything on the pizza?"

"I'll just have cheese, thanks."

Kakyoin sat on the sofa and turned on the TV with the remote. Baseball was on, and the Yomiuri Giants were playing against the Yakult Swallows. It seems the Yomiuri Giants were winning, Kakyoin's favorite team. That kept him occupied while Jotaro was making the pizza.

When Jotaro returned to the living room with two plates of pizza, with his stand carrying two sodas, it was already 12:40 PM. He expected Kakyoin to doze off sleeping, but he was wide awake and paying attention to the baseball game. That is until there was a commercial break.

"I hate commercials," Jotaro said. "Oh, I brought you some pizza. I'm not sure how many you wanted, so I got two. Oh, and I got you a cherry coke. Don't eat the pizza yet. It's still hot. Give it a few minutes for it to cool down. Anyways, want to watch a movie?"

"Sure, what movies do you have?" Kakyoin asked.

"We got a couple, but I was hoping maybe we could watch Never Cry Wolf."

"I never watched it before. What's it about?"

"Tyler, a biologist, goes to Canada and lives in the wild to study why the caribou population is dying. I could tell you more, but I don't want to spoil the movie. It's one of my favorite movies, you know. I was thinking about being a biologist just like Tyler. What about you, Kakyoin?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe a painter." He looked at the NES. "Or maybe a game designer."

"Why not both?"

"Hmm, yeah. Can we watch the movie now?"

"Sure."

Jotaro put his plate on the coffee table and walked to the TV stand, searching the cabinets. He found the video cassette, put it in the VHS player, and sat back down.

The movie lasted for an hour and 45 minutes. By then, Kakyoin and Jotaro had finished their pizza.

"Thank goodness I ate my pizza before I saw him eat the rats," Kakyoin commented.

"Those were mice. Anyways, what did you think of the pizza?" Jotaro asked.

"It was great! I loved the sauce."

"Good, there's still more pizza. We could have that for dinner, but if you're tired of that, we have some eggplant parmesan."

"I never had that before."

"You should try it once you get hungry. So, what do you want to do?"

Kakyoin thought for a few seconds. "How about we talk about things? Let's talk about Avdol and Polnareff. What do you think they're doing right now?"

"It would be 8 AM where they are. They're probably eating breakfast." Jotaro chuckled. "Polnareff is probably taking a shit as we speak."

"Yeah, what's with him having to use the bathroom all the time?"

"I don't know. Did you ever see him drink coffee? I heard it makes you poop a lot."

"Yuck! What about Avdol, though? He's kind of a mystery. I wished we knew a bit about him. He seemed to know so much about everything. He even had more knowledge about stands than I do."

"I'm not sure what he's up to or what he might do later in the day, but he's a fortune teller. I wonder how much money he earns. That can't be all he does."

"I doubt Avdol cares about wealth, but I think he cares about romance."

"What?" Jotaro raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think that?"

"When I was recovering from my eye injuries, I asked him and your grandpa what fights I missed, and the two started blushing. Something must've happened between them. I think Avdol has a crush on your grandpa. Were you there when they were fighting anyone?"

"No, I was probably looking for Polnareff. Besides, my grandpa has been happily married to my grandma for years."

"Oh, right." Kakyoin was running out of things to talk about, but maybe he could talk about who Jotaro was crushing on. Hopefully, it was him. Before he could speak, his cheeks slightly reddened. "So… since we're on the topic of romance, who do you have a crush on?"

"I thought it was obvious," Jotaro replied. "It's you."

Kakyoin's face was flushed. "Really? Why didn't you say so before?"

"I was nervous to say anything, but do you feel the same way?"

"Y-yeah! Can't you tell?"

"I see that you're blushing."

"I'm not!"

Jotaro smiled. "Yeah, you are. Hey, you got some pizza sauce on your cheek."

"What? I do?" Kakyoin was about to wipe his face off with his hand until Jotaro pecked him on the cheek. "Ah, w-what are you doing?" He planted another kiss. "You think you can just plant a kiss on me and get away with it?"

Kakyoin returned a kiss to him but on the lips, causing the other to kiss him again. Jotaro toppled over Kakyoin on the couch, tackling him with kisses everywhere, from the neck to the face.

"I love you," the redheaded teen said, squeezing tightly onto him.

"I love you too."

Their lips locked together. Kakyoin's hands roamed his muscular back, tugging on his gakuran, while Jotaro tasted his cherry-flavored lips. They kissed for a while, having to part their lips for a few moments as they caught their breaths. Their chest heaved, and their hearts beat fast as they looked directly into each other's eyes.

"Should we remove our jackets?" Kakyoin asked. "I'm getting hot."

"Yeah, my mother shouldn't be home until—"

The doorbell rang. The two teens looked at the clock on the wall, and it was 6:15 PM.

"What? It's six already!" Kakyoin commented. "How long were we making out?"

Kakyoin could tell that Jotaro was annoyed as Holy entered the living room.

"I'm back!"

"Come on, Kakyoin." Jotaro got off the couch. "Let's head to my room."

"Alright." He followed him.

They were in Jotaro's study room. Next to the bookshelf is the door to Jotaro's bedroom. Kakyoin looked at the bookcase. There were a couple of mangas, but there were also some books about airplanes and ships.

"What are these?" the redhead said, referring to the books.

"Oh, those? Just an interest of mine. You're into drawing, right?"

"Painting, but what about it?"

"I have some paper in one of the drawers of my desk. Want to draw something?"

"Sure!"

Jotaro took some paper from his desk, handing a couple of sheets to him.

"What do you paint?" Jotaro asked.

"Anything that comes to my mind," he answered. "Don't you draw also? I remember the fly drawing. It was the reason why we started our trip to Egypt."

"It's not my interest."

"Give me something to draw. Also, you don't mind if I sit at your desk, do you?"

"I don't mind. How about a wolf? Can you draw that?"

Kakyoin sat at the desk and sketched a wolf.

"Wow, that's cute. How about some conifer trees around it? Maybe some tall shrubs, ferns, and lichen."

"That was specific. Also, conifer?"

"Pine and fir trees. Wait, there's a photo of a taiga forest in this book I have."

Jotaro searched his bookshelf for the book with the image. Once he found it, he placed it on the desk. The photo was of a forest in the winter. A reindeer looked at the person who took the shot.

"Where was this taken?" Kakyoin asked.

"Somewhere in Canada. There's a more scenic photo on the next page. Want to see it?"

"Sure."

Jotaro flipped the page over, revealing taiga flora. Kakyoin paid attention to the flowers and shrubs growing in the spring grass. His eyes wandered to the other page that showed a close-up photo of each plant: bog rosemary, fireweed, cloudberry, wild sarsaparilla. He knew what to draw now. It took a while, but he finished it.

"Is it alright if I keep this sketch?" Kakyoin asked. "I might recreate this on a canvas."

"That's fine. Just wondering, what will you do once you paint the sketch?"

"Give it to you."

"How much do I owe you?"

Kakyoin giggled. "You don't have to pay me. Anyways, what time is it? I'm getting sleepy."

Jotaro walked to his bedroom door, sliding it open to look at the clock on the nightstand. "9:32. How are you tired?"

"I'm not much of a night owl. Where do you want me to put my sleeping bag?"

"You could sleep with me if you want. I have room for one more."

"You'll let me do that?"

"Yes. I love you. I'll change into my pajamas while you brush your teeth."

After changing and brushing their teeth, the two lay on the bed, Kakyoin cuddling Jotaro.

"Jotaro," the redheaded teen said, "are you still awake?"

"Yeah, but I'll read a book to help me sleep. You don't mind if I turn on a light, do you?"

"I don't mind."

Before sleeping, Jotaro planted a kiss on Kakyoin's cheek. The redhead fell asleep while the other read a book about jellyfish. He fell asleep a few minutes afterward, cuddling with Kakyoin.