Well gosh, this is late. I'm not going to give any excuses though. And this chapter is extremely short, but I have a reason for that. I'm planning to make the next chapter longer with a bit of fluff in it as well :I so... sorry about how late and awful this is. Next chapter will be better
Tino knew he had lost the argument, and Berwald knew he had won. They had agreed that Tino would come back for him very soon, after he made space in his own home to accommodate the new person that would be living with him. It was stressful at first, but Tino had set everything up in almost two days. He had also restocked his food supply and bought some more blankets and clothes big enough to fit Berwald. Although he wasn't pleased with the arrangement, Tino knew he had to go back and get him before anyone else.
About a day of walking, and they arrived back in town.
"U-Uhm… I did my best but my house is kind of small. Sorry." Tino fumbled with the key. His nervousness was making his fingers shaky. After a few moments of this, Berwald took the key and quickly unlocked the door. Tino's face flushed. "T-Thanks." He pushed the door open, revealing the huge mess inside. Clothes and blankets were strewn all over the floor, and there was a layer of dust on everything. He hadn't had much time to clean and in the few days he had to make space, his things ended up everywhere. "Sorry it's messy…" Tino looked down at the floor in embarrassment.
"Th't's f'ne." Berwald took a look around. It was cluttered, but he didn't mind at all.
"You can sleep in my room." Tino pointed down the hallway. "I can set up in here." He patted a few blankets that were folded up in a chair.
"'re y' s're?" Berwald asked. He didn't want to be a nuisance, and that was what it was starting to feel like.
"Yeah, it's okay." Tino smiled brightly. "Really."
Berwald couldn't argue with that. He simply nodded.
"You can go check it out. The bed should be big enough." Tino draped the blankets over his arm and started clearing out a space in the floor.
Berwald hesitated for a moment, and then stepped over a lump of clothes on his way to the hall.