Mikuo looked around the store with a lazy sweep of his eyes, his interest in the activity right now was boring and unappealing to the aqua haired teen. He walked along side his mother with the shopping cart, his eyes looking at the contents inside the cart before sighing through his nose but he knew better than to speak out. After all, it needed to all be soft foods for his throat, even if he was half healed the doctors said soft foods, so his mother agreed to by soft foods even if he didn't want them. His mom had dragged him to his therapists the other day, saying she was worried his depression was worsening and he wasn't saying anything, which was true and when his mother left the room he had talked honestly and openly and when he left he got a prescription for Zolaft, which made him drowsy but not so it enabled him to do his day to day routines.
"Mikuo, what flavor ice cream do you like?" Mikuo dragged his eyes from the cart to see his mother's violet eyes inquiring him honestly and he smiled softly.
"Vanilla is fine with me." He replied as she reached her hand out grabbing a small pint of ice cream placing it in the cart.
"Alright then we'll have to get some ramen.." His mother mumbled softly as she pushed the cart forward by placing her small hands over Mikuo's but just as she did so they crashed into another cart. "Oh I'm sorry!"
"It's fine! Our mom is way behind us and we weren't really looking where we were going." Mikuo looked up at the bright, nice voice and met bright shining blue eyes. They were dark like Kaiko's or Luki's, these were like bright shining blue like the sky and blonde hair like the sun. He met this guy at the hospital but as he dragged his eyes down he met another identical set of shining sky blue eyes and long, waist length blonde hair and a timid smile painted over her pale pink lips .
"Hey. I met you before, right?" Those were the first out of his mouth and God did he want to smack himself. He sounded so freaking cliché!
"Yeah, it was at the hospital. Which you're out of. I mean you have to better if you're out of the hospital." The girls face was turning red as her blue eyes dropped and she sort of edged backwards but she had a nice, bubbly tone when they met at the hospital, maybe because she didn't think they'd see each other again.
"Ohhh yeah. I'm sorry, I know you told me you and your brother's names before but I can't exactly remember them. Sorry." Mikuo winced just a tiny bit but the guy smiled at him bright like.
"I am Rinto Kagamine and this is my twin sister, Lenka Kagamine." Rinto smiled at Mikuo pleasantly as his blue eyes seemed to shine a bit.
"I'll try to remember your names, so it won't be so awkward if we meet again." Mikuo smiled softly surprising himself a bit at how..NATURAL, if felt. His gaze was drawn to Lenka again, however, only to find her staring at him before she dropped her eyes a blush staining her cheeks making him blink and he felt a nostalgic feeling looking at her. After all, how many times had he done that to Kaiko?
"Here! Why not just trade numbers?" Rinto grinned as he pulled a yellow phone out flipping it open and held his hand out for Mikuo's, who willing gave it to him and then, with super speed it seemed and clicks of the buttons on the phone, his aqua phone was back in his hand. "There ya go! I put Lenka and I's number in there! I'll hit you up sometime?"
"Sure, why not. My mom might even enjoy having me out of the house." Mikuo grinned when he looked over Rinto's shoulder then pointed. "Is that your mom?" Rinto turned his head following Mikuo's finger then flushed seeing how invigoratingly his mother was talking to Mikuo's mother.
"Y-Yeah." Rinto now sounded so bashful Mikuo couldn't help another smile from creeping over his lips easily enough. "I'll go get our mom so you can go. Sorry, she get's too into a conversation and we end up spending eternity in the store."
"Nah, it's fine. After all my mom enjoys talking and she's seeming to enjoy it to a tenfold with your mom, I don't think I've seen her talking this happily with anyone since-" He froze up mid sentence then shook it off mentally."Never mind. But they seem to be enjoying talking to one another, wanna ask if we can walk off? You know, talk?"
"Oh hell yeah! That'd be awesome, I think there's a Starbucks or something around here, just give me a minute to go and ask!" Rinto flashed a grin that had faint dimples before taking off, his bobby pins flashing light from the overhead lights of the store as Mikuo and Lenka both let out identical sighs perfectly before a hysterical giggle sounded out at the same time again.
"Sorry if I sound tired or bored, I just get kinda tired with my brother. He's so hyper that it tends to drain me sometimes, I'm a bit more quiet and...shy I guess, that him. Even though I was all perky at the hospital the day we met." Lenka smiled bashfully as her lashes drooped a bit before she looked up through the long dark blonde lashes, making her eyes stand out like the sparkling waters of an ocean at that moment and it had Mikuo's heart just...stuttering. It was stupid but the longer she looked at him through those dark golden lashes with those big blue eyes, the more his heart stuttered until finally he looked away. He wouldn't feel this way. Not now at least.
"It's fine, I completely understand. I mean I don't have siblings that are hyper or anything, but I know what ya mean." Mikuo felt like a freaking idiot standing there, scrambling to make himself clear and when a little bell like giggle slid from Lenka, Mikuo again felt his heart stutter.
"Hey! Soooo Mom said we can go get a coffee but we gotta come back since the shopping will be done. Same goes with your mom, Mikuo, but she said no coffee, maybe a hot chocolate or something." Rinto looked between his sister and Mikuo, his eyes a little curious but kind all the same as he looked between them again smiling.
"Alright, let's go then." Mikuo smiled gently then blinked in surprise when Rinto moved between him and Lenka connecting their arms tight. He realized, with a little jerk, that this was a position he, Luki and Kaiko were in before. But, just as the thought formed, Mikuo shook his head and shoved it away as he was pulled forward by Rinto.
"So, Mikuo, how old are you? Are you in high school? Cause you look like a high schooler." Rinto grinned as he asked the questions making Mikuo blink gently as he sipped his hot chocolate, staring enviously at Rinto and Lenka's cups of coffee. God he didn't know how much he needed coffee until now, if only he could have some..."Mikuo?"
"Oh. Sorry I got lost in my mind. Um, I'm seventeen years old, I am in high school and I'll be finishing this year." Mikuo replied easily enough making Lenka smile as she lifted her cup, her eyes seeming to gleam with interest and Rinto's eyes seemed to sparkle with an unknown emotion to Mikuo.
"That's awesome! Me and Lenka are only going to be in our Junior year, so we're just behind you by one year! That's pretty cool, if ya think about it." Lenka shot Rinto a look which he ignored as his eyes met hers and a light dusting of pink formed as he grinned happily. God, Rinto reminded Mikuo so much of himself it was near sickening, but refreshing at the same time.
"That is awesome. It'll fly by, trust me. Last year went by super fast for me so I bet it'll go by fast for you." Mikuo nodded gently with his words as he looked at Rinto who grinned at him a little more.
"You know, other than being kinda dull, you're a pretty awesome person. I'd like to hang out with you more, would you mind hanging out again later this week?" Rinto tilted his head as he asked as Lenka flushed a soft red color, her blue eyes wide as they snapped to her twin's who just looked naively at him, his own blue eyes a mirror of hers only they were wide with a fake innocent look.
"Shut up, Rinto. I'm sure Mikuo doesn't want to spend so much time with us, after all he DOES have a life, don't go pushing yourself on him." Lenka glared lightly at her brother before dragging those big blue eyes to him. "Sorry. You don't need to accept that offer it's totally fine if you don't want too after all we're just now-"
"I don't mind hanging out some more." Mikuo's words came flying out, cutting off Lenka's and he gave her an apologetic look. "Sorry, I just...I wouldn't mind it. I'm kinda of a mental case, if that makes sense, my friends and I are on bad terms, I'm sure it'd help me if I got out with some new people."
"That doesn't sound weird! And I get it, me and Lenka are kinda a mental case too! Everyone's got problems, my man. No one's an exception, but I'm glad you'd want to hang out with us, not a lot of people can handle being around us-well ME- for very long." Rinto said the words with so much sheepishness he made Mikuo smile as he brushed a thick piece of hair out of his face as he smiled gently at Rinto.
"It would be nice though if you did come over, Mikuo." Lenka eyes flashed warmly at the aqua haired teen, her lips resting in a sweet, warm smile as their eyes locked and he felt his heart stutter again, stupidly.
"I'll try to come over soon, then." Mikuo smiled at the two of them and they sent identical bright smiles back at him when Mikuo noticed his mother walking in with a blonde woman.
"Mikuo! I'm done shopping, it's time to go now." Mikuo honestly felt a little disappointed when he stood up with his drink in hand.
"I see. Well, Lenka and Rinto, you got my number hit me up whenever you wanna hang out." Mikuo looked at the twins who nodded at the same time making him grin a bit when he turned walking to his mother, nodded politely at the blonde woman-clearly the twins mother- who smiled at him and nodded back then he and his mother were out of the door.
"So, how was it? I don't think I've ever seen you outside your trio of the other two." His mother purposely left out Luki and Kaiko's names, making Mikuo feel a rush of gratitude, but his mother's violet eyes shifted up meeting his. "Be careful."
"I will, Mom. I promise, I got the pills, I can work out my emotions and stuff. I'll be okay this time around I promise." Mikuo looked down as he replied for he couldn't look his mother in the eye and not feel ashamed or guilty. He blew out a soft breath as they walked up to the car, his mother unlocked the doors and he helped put everything in then climbed in the passenger side and his mother in the drivers side.
"Good. I don't want you being hurt again like that, I know those two didn't mean to but they broke you beyond repair and I...I couldn't fix you, Mikuo. I still can't." His mother's voice was tight, strained as they pulled out of the parking lot driving through to the exit.
"I know Mom, I know. I'm gonna be careful, I won't let what...happened, happen again. I promise."
"Mikuo, you can't promise it won't happen. That you won't fall in love again, because I can tell you now, you're going to fall in love. Just...be careful this time around. Very careful, my dear. I don't want anyone to be hurt again."
"I know. Neither do I."
