School got more and more annoying. I also had to struggle with entrances exam…and my father. I mean, sure he is still my father and it's nice he is still interested in my life but he always wants me to study something different…something promising…well mum was not too sure about my choice as well but she at least let me do as I please. It was my decision and if I fail…well that's my problem. I sighed and threw my bag into a corner of my room. Time to change into something comfy. At least I don't have homework means time to waste gaming.
After turning on my pc I got myself a blue soda popsicle and took my plush bunny to place it in my lap after taking my seat. The others tease me because of it but I couldn't care less. Gakupo won it for me. It's my most important possession now.
Joining the video chat I saw most of us already online. „Wow what's going on. Lazy day?" I asked surprised. „Well Len and Rin are just on for an advice. The rest of us are indeed just lazy." Meiko said. I smiled. I knew she was lying. „Are you eating a popsicle?" Gumi suddenly asked. „Uhm…yeah?" What's with that question? „Kaito, it's fucking winter. How can you eat a popsicle?" I rolled my eyes. What have seasons to do with popsicles? „I open my mouth and eat it? What's the point?" Miku laughed. „Give up, Gumi. He is hopeless." I just forbid myself from feeling insulted. Instead I took a bit of my popsicle. Gakupo laughed at that. He probably saw the stubbornness in this action I tried to deny. I felt childish all of a sudden.
„Hey, by the way, the next meet is around the corner. What are we doing?" Rin interfered. She seemed to distract herself from Homework…or was already done. You never know with her. „We could do everything. Hmmm…" I missed basically everything…so doing the old stuff again was also an option. It seems too much to choose from. „Urg, let's decide later." Gumi said. „If everyone is her let's play!"
It's what we did. We kind of tried a team with two on two in a ranking system. First round was Meiko-Gumi against Miku-Luka and the duo against Gakupo and me. It was not surprising Gumi and Meiko won. Gakupo and I made it barely in the next round but we harmonized nicely and we knew how to trick the duo. It still took time. Next we had 10 minutes to discuss a strategy via private chat. Luka took the time. We typed like hell but Gumi and Meiko just exchanged briefly. We will see if things will work in our favor. The game started. We set our field and played in silence while Gumi and Meiko were talking like crazy. It was a rule to be quite when dead so when Meiko fell quite Gumi was shaken. „Meiko? What's going on?...Did they…no way…" She searched for us but I had an invisible skill. I couldn't hold it long but the map was big enough for an attack and hide. Or more as a bait while Gakupo charged his fast attack. He killed Meiko fast because her avatars speed stat was pretty low in comparison. Now we had to take out Gumi. We moved together. „You are planning something…I can see it…" Then Gakupo was charging forward trying to take out Gumi while I was loading my special. „Ahhh, you sucker!" He should have done it before I was done, but as I finished Gakupos Avatar fell. I activated my skill and missed Gumi…but the range of the attack was enough to take away the last bit of her life. „WHAT?!" Our victory was announced.
„YES!" „YEAAAAH!" We screamed and I even jumped of my seat. We never beat them but we were gaming a lot together recently. It seems we got better. „We won," Gakupo started singing „and you are the loooooserrr." I sang with him. It was no real song. It was just a fun thing Gumi started. Gumi made a face and everyone was laughing. „I knew you were planning something. Damn it." She complained. „At least they sounded nice together." Miku laughed. „We should go to Karaoke again." Meiko said typing. She probably told Gumi how we got her. „Well, I still have no place to stay." Len said. „You can stay at my place. Guest room, right?" I said placing my bunny back as I took my seat again. „Really, I can stay with you?" He seems happy. „I have to ask my Mum but I don't see her disagreeing." I said. „Okay, I will ask mine!" „Does that mean Karaoke?" Gumi was now all in again. „Well, ask tomorrow." I said. „I will." She said and we continued playing. But this time all together killing other parties like some bosses.
When we met for Karaoke it was the last meet before New Year. It was a blast. We had the biggest room just for us and paid for as long as possible. We sung until some of us got hoarse. I thought Kaito would become hoarse but he survived all the singing perfectly fine.
He had to do a duet with everyone…well everyone tried to sing with everyone but Kaito was a new victim we could try out different styles with. He fitted quite nicely with everyone. His deeper and slightly nasal voice seemed to balance out most of the high female voices…and also my voice. I really like singing with him. But I was a little jealous about Meiko and Gakupo. Both had mature voices. Not as high as most of us and because Kaitos voice was mature as well he fitted with them best. It was kind of strange how Kaito harmonized so well especially with Gakupo to the point they sounded nearly the same. I mean…you could make out the difference but…just some times at some lines you could possibly mistake them for each other. It still sounded really nice…
When we had to leave we were surprised by Kaitos Mother. She was waiting in front of the bar to drive Miku, Rin, Kaito and me home…well to Mikus and Kaitos home. Miss Shion is really beautiful. Miku was right when she mentioned Kaito came more after her. The snow white skin, the blue hair, the fine facial lines. She just was shorter than him by the length of her high heels. I knew no one who can walk in that. After some good byes we were on our way. Miku and Rin left first Mikus mother took her chance to have a small chat with Miss Shion before we left.
The apartment building we ended up with was definitely one of the more luxurious looking ones, but it was a more normal place that I thought. At least there was the luxury of a lift which was rare for apartment buildings. The apartment itself was pretty big. Apartments tend to have small rooms but this one had rooms of decent size which makes the flat feel huge to what we are used to. I felt like I was in a place from an American TV show.
Kaitos mother went straight to bed. We huddled in his room to have a really short video chat to make sure everyone came home safely. Kaito again had the plushy in his lap. He treated it like something really precious. It also was the only plushy he had. His room itself was very …minimalistic? He had everything needed. A closet, a bed, a desk, some shelves but there were no pictures or posters. The only open hints to his personality were two shelves. One stuffed with books about all kinds of topics and one decorated with a few things.
There was a box I didn't dare to open and two figures. One pretty girly and super cute, the other one of a guy in kind of traditional clothing with white long hair and animal ears. I saw that guy once before. I think he was from a game about humanized swords. Did he played that? I can't imagine that…I also can't imagine Kaito buying either of these figures….but I knew one of them was a present by Miku. That knowledge didn't helped though.
„But it's such a cheesy song." I heard Kaito whine. He had turned on his webcam mic but I had not listened at all exploring his room. „If it's Kaito I don't mind singing a super cheesy song." Suddenly Gakupo said and taking a sip of his can of I guess coffee. Kaito blushed covering his face and leaning forward. I saw this happen on cam several times. Seeing it live was kind of…more irritating. „Smooth Gakupo, very smooth." Gumi said pulling a cheeky face. Gakupo could be a damn smooth talker. Especially with Kaito. He always seems to be able to make him blush. I couldn't do that. „What song are you talking about?" I asked curious. „We want to make them sing Magnet next time." Miku said amused. My sister giggled next to her. „Magnet? Really?" I said pulling a disgusted face. This really was a super cheesy song. I mean, it was kind of erotic as well…actually I want to sing it with Kaito. „Well, it's set anyway. They will do it." Meiko laughed. Gakupo did something with his phone and then Kaitos vibrated. He finally looked up again to read and answer. That Gakupo looked at his phone again and smiled…so did Kaito. What were they writing about? Did they do that often? No one seemed to have noticed…or they just ignore it because it did happened frequently. „Okay, over. I'm dying for sleep!" Meiko announced and we wished everyone good night and that Kaito showed me the guest room. I would have loved it to stay in his but I knew before I would have to change rooms. Still his phone vibrated again and as he checked who it was from I caught a glimpse of the screen. Gakupo again. „You are really close, huh?" I said wondering. „Huh? Uhm…well he helps me with some stuff and…especially history and…university stuff." Ah, yeah, he wanted to join the same university as well. I he had a long talk with Luka about the literature course before he applied I heard. „That's nice. It's reassuring to have someone to relay on when doing stuff like that." Kaito had helped Rin and me a ton during school change. „Yeah, it is." He snickered gently. „Than have a good night." He said and left me after I wished him a good night as well.
Later that night I woke up and just went for the bathroom for short. I realized Kaitos room was still bright. I couldn't help myself. I sneaked up on the door and pressed my ear to the surface. I could not understand anything…but I recognized Gakupos voice. They were doing the midnight talk again. I really wanted to know what they were always talking about…but I went to bed. Maybe I thought too much about it.
I wanted to be in Bed hours ago, but like always a handsome purple haired guy was keeping me awake. „By the way, you know they will remember that Magnet thing." I said smiling. „I know and I stay with what I said. With you I would sing it." I looked down at my keyboard. How could he say that so easily? „Want to try?" I looked up in surprise. „Now?" „Yeah…"
I hesitated before starting first line in a low voice. I didn't want to be too loud. Len was sleeping in the guest room. Gakupo was following in a similar manner. We really sung the whole song in a low secret voice that made me shudder more than once. We snickered as we finished. „You really where able to do the end silently." Gakupo said as if I impressed him. „I…I actually really like this song." I admitted my guilty pleasure. „That's okay. It's not bad and no one has the right to tell you what to like." I like you…I..really like you…more than ever before… I am…hopelessly in love with you.