While Hikaru was having a war with the French fries, the two of they just became very interested with the table. The three of them sat quietly in Mc Donald's, not knowing what to say. At first, it was Sai laughing sheepishly, but the tense silence continued on. Ogata tapped his fingers impatiently; he was not someone who beat around the bush. Mustering his courage, he decided to speak first.
"I… Well…" Even though he wanted to have a proper conversation, his tongue was tied. Regaining his composure, he decided to try again. While sitting he gave a slight bow, facing Sai, "I just wanted to say, I'm sorry." Sai 'observed' him carefully and cautiously, inching closer to Ogata. That look was very nostalgic, that annoyed, embarrassed look that seemed to be extinct for Ogata in this day and age.
"Pfft!" Sai chuckled, unable too stifle his laughter. Hikaru dropped his attention on the French fries, saw his father laughing and decided to laugh with his father. Ogata was seemingly more embarrassed than before. With a laughing 'pretty guy' (bishie) and a laughing cute child, Ogata just thought that maybe he was the one going insane rather than Sai and Hikaru who laughed for nothing. He paused, took the drink from the table, took a sip and waited for them to regain their composure.
Five minutes passed, Hikaru stopped while nibbling a French fry, with Sai still laughing and his hand was pounding onto the table. Ogata ruffled Hikaru's head, while the toddler crawled onto his lap, settling himself on it. Despite trying Ogata's very best trying to avoid nonsensical glances from the passer-by, he realized that he had failed miserably in that. A while later, Sai finally stopped, abruptly. Sai became composed and complained that his jaw almost dropped from all the laughing.
"It was you who laughed so hard for nothing! So don't complain!" Ogata snapped, his patience wearing thin. Hikaru who was sitting on Ogata's lap was startled and tears began to well up. Sai noticed that, while Ogata was just at a loss. 'The little guy is going to cry and it's all my fault. I can do nothing, but watching helplessly.' He thought while stoning, his leg rooted to the ground. Sai stood up in a professional manner, carried Hikaru in his arms from Ogata and paced up and down while caressing Hikaru. Sai turned back and gave a smug smile.
"Being mother-like isn't anything to be proud of!" Ogata spoke, irritatingly, while Sai just smiled. Hikaru clung onto his father, nibbling onto his tee. 'Oh my,' Sai thought, 'it has become a bad habit for Hikaru to bite things when he's irritated, must change.' Sai chanted "must change, must change" for a few more moments, before promising Hikaru for sweet gummies but he must not cry.
Hikaru stopped, almost instantly. Sai sat on the chair, while Hikaru sitting comfortably on his lap, but clutching his tee. Sai smiled gently to Ogata, who just remained cool and unnerved. Ogata eyed Sai, who was giving him a nerve-breaking smile.
"Your treat, of course," Sai murmured, happily, referring to the gummies. Ogata nodded, nonchalantly, while both of them tucked into the meal of Mc Donald's.
A while later, they went to the nearest store to buy the candies. With Sai's bargain and the fact that he looked very handsome, he had his hands on a dozen packets of gummies. However, it was not what the candies that caught Hikaru's eyes; it was the salon next door. The trio trotted outside of the salon, while Hikaru pressed his hands on the glass frame, gazing at those young sisters who came out with their hair colored. The whole thing came into a cycle.
Hikaru was gazing at the young girls, Sai was looking at Hikaru and Ogata was staring at Sai, with the candies in the bag in his hands. It was only then; Hikaru saw a poster on the wall that says the latest fashion.
"Be-chi bangs!" Hikaru cried, while pointing to the poster in the salon. Sai saw the poster and rubbed his hands, thinking how cute Hikaru might be while coloring those bangs of his and going starry eyes. Ogata just rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"Let's go!" the father and son cried together, enthusiastically, while Ogata just tagged along coolly, wondering why Hikaru had not made a pronunciation error with 'let's go', but with 'bleach'. They were greeted with a middle-age hairdresser.
"Excuse me miss, are you here to cut your hair or bleach your hair?" she questioned, politely. Sai smiled dangerously, and carried his son in his arms. Hikaru was chewing onto the candy and looking cheerily at the woman.
"My son, Hikaru," Sai murmured, lowly and dangerously, "is here to bleach his hair. AND excuse me, I am a MALE." He paused, while Ogata patted his shoulders, telling him to cool down. The hairdresser nodded, frantically, while Sai gave her specific details on Hikaru's hair ('He just wants his bangs bleached.')
Another young hairdresser, passed by, and saw the color of Sai's hair. A deep purple.
"Oh my," she exclaimed, "did you dye your hair?" the young hairdresser inched closer to Sai. Sai turned around, and the young hairdresser went head over heels to Sai noticing that he had such a pretty face. Sai opened his fan and tapped his nose, covering half of his face.
"Ara ara, my hair is natural," he said, shaking his fan wildly. Ogata, wanted to have no relations to those moronic father and son, like a father who would bring a toddler to bleach his bangs and a father who gossips with woman. It's all the father's fault. Ogata settled down on the chair, a pack of gummies in his hands as he ate it while reading a magazine that was placed on the stacks nearby.
Despite not wanting to attract attention, the three of them stood out in the whole salon.
A moment later, Hikaru's hair was bleached. Sai turned teary eyes as he was too contented with the results, carried Hikaru in his arms and squeezed him really tightly.
"How cute," Sai murmured, cheerily. Hikaru just laughed, while saying, "Chaaaa" cutely. Ogata's attention shifted from the magazine to Hikaru and smiled lightly. Hikaru was cute, indeed. Ogata gave Hikaru another packet of gummies, who accepted it without haste.
A/N: Ahhh Bleach hair. Hikaru's trade mark:D Sorry for the long wait. Maybe I am going to update once a week as school holidays are officially over. :D I still haven't done my homework. :P Oh yeah, I will write a sidestory -Sai's and Seiji's past. Of why they quarreled, and how they quarreled.