Part 6
Koushiro buttoned up his shirt slowly the next morning, glad to have the day off. It was a Wednesday, an unusual day to have off, but the day had been planned weeks ago. Mimi and Sora were going to arrive in time for a late lunch.
He was of course excited about seeing his old friends again, but he was also worried about Tai. When Koushiro had arrived home early from work it was evident that his friend had been crying. Although Koushiro wasn't sure he suspected Matt called though there was no message and Tai hadn't said so.
Jyou came into the bedroom from his shower looking pensive despite the water dripping onto his face from his hair.
"You worried about Tai also?" Koushiro inquired.
"Quite frankly yes. He seems to have a lack of energy, then again he never was much of a morning person as I recall."
"You know it's not the morning that's bothering him," Koushiro said resisting the temptation to kiss the water droplets from his partner's face.
"I know, but I can't think of anyway to help him," Jyou said with a sigh as he began to get dressed.
"I wish we could do something as much as you do," Koushiro agreed as he watched the beautiful creature in front of him. "But being here for him is the best we can do right now, and it's a start."
"True, but I still want to be able to do more," Jyou said frowning sullenly.
"I know, I know," Koushiro sighed. "I'm going to make some coffee. Join us when you're dressed?"
Jyou nodded and Koushiro went into the kitchen where he saw Tai sitting listlessly at the counter.
"Tai, Tai?"
"Huh?" Tai started suddenly seeing Koushiro standing before him.
"Would you like some coffee?" Koushiro asked him with a wry grin.
"Uh, sure," Tai said slowly regaining stock of his surroundings. "Thanks again for letting me stay here."
"Of course Tai, did you expect us to give you the cold shoulder." Koushiro wasn't at all worried that Tai might overstay his welcome, the boy did have a job to return to next week after all, and hopefully by then the whole thing would be settled.
"Koushiro, did you tell Tai about our plans this evening yet?" Jyou asked as he came into the room handsomely dressed. Tai felt sort of out of place because he was wearing the same clothes he had been the past few days while the other two were dressed up but still causal.
"No, not yet."
"I don't want to be any trouble," Tai started to say, thinking that maybe they just felt awkward about having plans that couldn't include him.
"Oh it's not that," Koushiro said hiding a smile. "Mimi and Sora are coming up to have a late lunch and then dinner with us. It's perfectly all right that you join us."
"It's something we've been looking forward to for a few weeks now," Jyou said seeing the distrust in Tai's eyes. Their former leaded relaxed immediately, feeling slightly foolish for having jumped to the conclusion that his friends were trying to fix his relationship with Matt by forcing them to meet.
"You will come?" Koushiro prompted.
"If there's room for me," Tai agreed.
"Of course there is."
Koushiro buttoned up his shirt slowly the next morning, glad to have the day off. It was a Wednesday, an unusual day to have off, but the day had been planned weeks ago. Mimi and Sora were going to arrive in time for a late lunch.
He was of course excited about seeing his old friends again, but he was also worried about Tai. When Koushiro had arrived home early from work it was evident that his friend had been crying. Although Koushiro wasn't sure he suspected Matt called though there was no message and Tai hadn't said so.
Jyou came into the bedroom from his shower looking pensive despite the water dripping onto his face from his hair.
"You worried about Tai also?" Koushiro inquired.
"Quite frankly yes. He seems to have a lack of energy, then again he never was much of a morning person as I recall."
"You know it's not the morning that's bothering him," Koushiro said resisting the temptation to kiss the water droplets from his partner's face.
"I know, but I can't think of anyway to help him," Jyou said with a sigh as he began to get dressed.
"I wish we could do something as much as you do," Koushiro agreed as he watched the beautiful creature in front of him. "But being here for him is the best we can do right now, and it's a start."
"True, but I still want to be able to do more," Jyou said frowning sullenly.
"I know, I know," Koushiro sighed. "I'm going to make some coffee. Join us when you're dressed?"
Jyou nodded and Koushiro went into the kitchen where he saw Tai sitting listlessly at the counter.
"Tai, Tai?"
"Huh?" Tai started suddenly seeing Koushiro standing before him.
"Would you like some coffee?" Koushiro asked him with a wry grin.
"Uh, sure," Tai said slowly regaining stock of his surroundings. "Thanks again for letting me stay here."
"Of course Tai, did you expect us to give you the cold shoulder." Koushiro wasn't at all worried that Tai might overstay his welcome, the boy did have a job to return to next week after all, and hopefully by then the whole thing would be settled.
"Koushiro, did you tell Tai about our plans this evening yet?" Jyou asked as he came into the room handsomely dressed. Tai felt sort of out of place because he was wearing the same clothes he had been the past few days while the other two were dressed up but still causal.
"No, not yet."
"I don't want to be any trouble," Tai started to say, thinking that maybe they just felt awkward about having plans that couldn't include him.
"Oh it's not that," Koushiro said hiding a smile. "Mimi and Sora are coming up to have a late lunch and then dinner with us. It's perfectly all right that you join us."
"It's something we've been looking forward to for a few weeks now," Jyou said seeing the distrust in Tai's eyes. Their former leaded relaxed immediately, feeling slightly foolish for having jumped to the conclusion that his friends were trying to fix his relationship with Matt by forcing them to meet.
"You will come?" Koushiro prompted.
"If there's room for me," Tai agreed.
"Of course there is."