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#41. Jacket

Truth be told, he hated the jacket. It was probably the ugliest jacket in the world.

He had gotten it from one of his old foster parents. They had been rather fond of him and had always treated him well, but in the end didn't have the money to actually adopt him and care for him. Mamoru suspected that they felt incredibly guilty about that. He would visit them every few months and every time he ended up with some sort of gift.

Of course the last time he had visited they had bought him that green jacket. When he had seen it, he had told them that it was a wonderful jacket and had immediately put it on. Inside he had cringed at the horrible color and style, but this was the closest thing he had to a family, so for them he would grin and bear it. Smiling he had told them he loved it and had worn it out the door when it came time to leave.

His plan had been to wear the jacket home and then stick it in the back of the closet. It would have only been brought out for the special occasion of visiting his old foster family. But, as luck had it he had run across a certain Odango on his way home.

She had noticed him immediately, something she didn't do often. Of course the first topic out of her mouth had been the ugly color of the jacket. They had bickered, he had lied and said he loved the jacket, and she had told him how horrible his fashion sense was. That night he got home and shoved the offending article in the closet. He had every intention of keeping it hidden there.

However, the next morning as he went to leave his house he paused as he went by the closet. Thinking about how much Odango hated the jacket made him smile. He could just picture the look on her face when she saw him in it and that thought alone made him reach into his closet and pull out the green atrocity.

And so it became a habit for him to wear the jacket; many might even call it an addiction. It was one more thing to make her notice him even if it was just so that she could throw an insult his way.

Truth be told, he really loved the jacket. It was probably the best jacket in the world.