Title: It's always You
Chapter 8: Lovestruck And A Meeting
Summary: Japan transfers to a new school~! But is he aware that China actually has feeling for him~? And Korea is trying to get them together~? O:
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: T for some reason XD (Maybe because it's shounen-ai~?)
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia! Himaruya-sama does~
The seemingly endless hours of silence flew by, until Yao started a conversation…again.
"Oh yeah, Kiku." He gulped after chewing his food, "You haven't met our other friends yet, aru. Well, at least, Yong Soo's friends, aru."
"Ah…yes, apparently I haven't…"
"Well, do ya want to meet them later, aru?"
"Hmm…I could, but I don't think they'll like me much, though." He laughed at himself.
"It's alright, aru! I'm sure you'll fit right in! Don't worry, aru!" He grinned.
"Ah…thank you, Yao-san." He smiled too.
Yao paused, and went out the room, and a loud bang on the door was heard. Kiku winced at the sound and peeked his head outside to see.
"You. Call your friends now, aru." He went over to the TV and unplugged the switch.
"Hey! Aniki, I was almost to level 98!" He pouted and sobbed.
"Oh, please. You watch too much drama, aru." He folded his arms.
"Ah, whatever…so, what do you want them for? We can meet up at school ya know…"
"I want now, aru."
"Oh, fine. So, why do you wanna meet up with them?"
"I'm letting Kiku meet them, aru. I just realized that they haven't even noticed him on the first day he came here, aru."
"Wow. That's a pity…"
"Just shut up and call them, aru."
"Alright, alright."
He picked up his iPhone from the pile of clothes just on the corner of the room.
"…and don't you ever clean up your room, aru? It's even dirtier since I last came here…which is like…6 months ago, aru."
He picked up one of Yong Soo's dirty socks and stared at it, disgusted. He noticed something crawling in it...he winced and threw it back to the ground.
"Nah. I'm fine with it."
Yao sighed and went back to the room. Kiku just shoved his head back in when Yao was about to leave Yong Soo's other room.
"Hehe…sorry about that, aru." He rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh no, it's alright…um, you said something about Mr. Yong Soo's room being so dirty…"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. His mom doesn't usually clean it, aru."
"Why is that?"
"Well, the thing is, his parents are actually...divorced, aru."
"What?" Kiku's eyes widened slightly.
"Y-yeah. He doesn't get along with his mom, so…they divorced. Now he lives here with his dad, aru."
"That's so…sad…"
"Mmhm. I actually felt sorry for him, aru…"
Kiku stared at Yao for a moment, then back to Yong Soo who was trying to complete the game he was playing.
"…I feel really bad for him…"
"Yeah…I used to hate my parents a lot…but when he came to me a few years back, and he told me his story, I began to appreciate them more. I realized how lucky I am to have such loving parents caring for me—"
Yao felt a tug on his sleeve. Kiku was looking down, looking like he was almost crying. Yao flinched again.
"Ah! N-not again…I-I'm sorry, aru! Ahaha, it was just a joke! I'm kidding, aru!"
Yao suddenly hugged Kiku, unable to think of something to make him smile. "Cheer up, aru! It's alright! I'm sure I felt just like him, aru! Ahahaha…" He falsely laughed, trying desperately to make him happier.
"…I…I know how he feels like…but you, Yao-san…you're…very lucky." He said quietly, digging his head into his shirt.
"…hah…It's okay, aru…I understand you perfectly, aru…besides, you're my best friend now, right, aru?" He smiled ruffled his hair softly. "And besides, I wouldn't even think of anything to do to hurt you, aru..." Yao continued involuntarily.
There was no response. Kiku lifted his head and kissed Yao. Yao's eyes widened for a few minutes and slowly closed. They stayed like that for a while, until they broke for air. Yao realized what they had done and fell backwards. Kiku's eyes widened and covered his mouth, face completely red.
"U-um…" Kiku stuttered, embarrassed.
"W-wha…! Wh…wh…wh-wh-what did you just do…?" He said, he can feel his whole face already very hot, and covered his own mouth. "Y-y-you just…!"
"I-I'm sorry!"
Yao stopped, and calmed down a little.
"I-I'm really very sorry I did that! I didn't know what I was doing, h-honest!" He bowed almost like 20 times, and continued apologizing.
"I-I'll go get my things now…I'm sorry…!" He avoided eye contact with him and tried to reach for the door, until he felt a hand hold his own, making him turn.
"Um…it's…a-alright, aru." He said quietly, looking down.
"…wha…?"
"I, um, understand, Kiku…I'm sorry if I…reacted too much, aru…I was just…surprised. But honestly…I actually…d-don't…mind…it…aru…" His voice kept getting softer and softer when reaching the end of his sentence. Blushing hard, he still kept looking down, embarrassed.
Kiku, wide-eyed, stared at him with shock. 'H-he was actually okay with it?'
Yao hesitantly looked up at Kiku's face and saw him in shock.
"W-what, aru?"
Kiku snapped back to reality. "Ah…n-nothing …" He smiled and knelt down and hugged him again. Yao slowly hugged back, still blushing. He heard the words "I like you, Yao-san." very softly, softer than a whisper come from his mouth, and Yao replied back with a very small "I-I like you too, a-aru." But his voice was shaking very badly, and the words were broken, but Kiku didn't care. He only wanted to hear it.
"Oi, Yong Soo." Yao plugged the switch again from the electric output and swung it around. "Did you call them yet, aru?"
"Awww! Aniki, that's the second time! I was almost done! …and what took you so long in the room?"
Yao flinched and his face started to warm up. "Eh- I-it's none of your business, aru! A-and you didn't answer my question, aru!"
"Ah, fine, fine. Yeah, I called them. They said we should all meet up at McDonalds. Sound good?"
"Yeah, sure, aru. What time?"
"Around 6 P.M."
Yao looked at his watch and saw that it was already 6:30.
"Aiyah! We should get going already, aru! Damn, we're late!"
"Hey, hey! Since when did you care so much about meeting them, aniki?"
"Shut it, aru."
"Okay, fine. Geez~"
Yao went over to Yong Soo's room and informed Kiku that they're going. Kiku nodded and they left the house, shutting the door behind them.
"Aren't you gonna lock it, aru?"
"Nah. My dad's gonna be home soon, anyway." He grinned.
Kiku just put on a fake smile. Yao noticed this and gently patted his shoulder. This time, Kiku's smile was real. Yao grinned. They walked a pretty long way to McDonalds. Until finally, they reached their destination.
"Finally, we're here!" Yong Soo panted, feeling exhausted while Yao and Kiku feel normal. He opened the door and saw a group of high school students sitting on a table near the corner. Yong Soo waved and called out to them, "Hey, guys!" All of them turned their heads while Yong Soo walked to them, with Yao and Kiku following behind.
A blonde boy with glasses exclaimed, "Yo, Yong Soo! So, why did you call us up to meet?" He said, with a big grin plastered on his face.
"Ciao~!" A brunette shouted to the Korean, while he just waved at him, grinning.
"Please Feliciano, don't be so loud…!" A tall boy with blonde hair slicked back hissed at him, covering half of his face with his hand.
"Why, Arthur~ I didn't know they sell scones here." A blonde man looking slightly older that the rest of them pointed out.
"Oh, sod off. And get away from me, your breath stinks of wine." A boy with strange, thick eyebrows replied, waving a hand in front of his face signaling 'Go away'.
"Hey, Alfred! It isn't me, aniki said so~" And pointed to Yao.
"Hm? Hey, I never noticed Yao following behind you, haha." He laughed.
"Whatever, aru." He looked around and saw Ivan sitting on the corner drinking vodka again. He sighed. "No one's ever changed, aru." He felt a pat on the back and Kiku smiled at him. He smiled back.
"Eh? Isn't that the new student from yesterday?" The brunette pointed to Kiku.
"Ah, um…y-yes I am." Kiku replied timidly, and bowed slightly.
He gave a huge grin. "Wow, really? That's awesome~! I can't wait to have you hang out with us~! We're gonna have so much fun~!" He exclaimed, seeming to leave Yao out of it. Kiku noticed Yao backing away a little, over to a dark corner.
"Yao-san? Is something wrong?" Kiku turned his head.
"Uh…yeah, I'm fine, aru. No need to worry, alright?" He gave a weak smile. Since he knew that he always had trouble socializing, and doesn't have any other friends for a very long time. Kiku stared at him worriedly for a while and asked Feliciano, "Um…Feliciano-kun…is it? Uh, will Yao-san join…us?"
Yao noticed what he said and flinched. He wasn't used to hanging out with a bunch of people. Especially when they're not his friends, but his…friend's friends.
"U-uh…no, it's quite alright, aru…oh, look at the time, aru, I really must be going…I have something to—"
He was reaching for the handle of the front door, until a hand caught his arm. "Of course he can! Right, guys?" Everyone just looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Alfred seemed like he was banging his head than nodding.
The brunette motioned Kiku to sit beside him, and Yao opposite of him. There was loud chattering and shouting from the group. Yao just stared at his food while sneaking glares at Feliciano and Alfred who were already surrounding Kiku asking him millions of questions. 'It's like he's a celebrity or something…and it's only his second day, aru.' Thinking of that made him remember his first day of school in Gakuen Hetalia.
"Uwaaa, stop it, aru!" A small boy with a short ponytail whined, trying to block the strong hits of the fists banging around his body. He tried to fight back, but the other was punching him multiple times in a row that he can't even move."Hah, you're so wimpy." A taller kid said, landing yet another fist on his face. That went on until an energetic voice interrupted them. "Hey, what're ya think you're doing?" There came a boy with short dark brown hair, and with some kind of long ahoge sticking out of his hair with a face in it. "You stop hitting…er…him, right now!"
Yao sighed to the fact that the other almost thought he was a girl, and opened his eyes. "Oi, don't bother, aru. He's still gonna continue anyway, aru." He crossed his arms, and stared at him. 'Hey, isn't that the kid from my class…? Oh well, aru.' The taller kid started, "Hm. And what're you gonna do about it?" He saw the other smirk and ran to him, and socked on his stomach. His eyes widened. The boy had already fallen to the ground, coughing. "Y-you…" He cursed, slowly got up, and ran away. The boy with the ponytail watched him run and turned to the other boy in front of him. "…what did you just do, aru?" He asked, staring at him. "Eh? Didn't you see my awesomeness? I just saved you!" He pouted. The other rolled his eyes. "Sigh…well, thanks anyway, aru. And I can do it myself, thank you." He crossed his arms again. "Oh, really? Then what's with you crying in there like a helpless little baby?" He laughed. The other flinched. "H-hey! His hits were so strong, I can't move, you know! Anyway, if I had a distraction of some sort before you came, I could've beat him up myself, aru."
"Ahahaha. Okay then~ What's your name, by the way?"
"Huh? Oh. Yao."
"Yao? Nice to meet ya~ I'm Yong Soo, da ze~! Hey, you seem kind of lonely since class started…have any friends?"
"…no."
"Ehh? That's so mean of them!"
"No, really…it's fine, aru."
"Oh, I know! Since you're lonely, why don't we be friends?" He smiled, and outstretched his arm, with an open hand. Yao's face flushed faintly.
"Eh— b-but…I think I'll just trouble you, aru. It's alright, thanks for the help, anyway." He was about to walk away, until Yong Soo grabbed his hand.
"Aww, come on! Do you wanna get beaten up again? And besides, I like you!" He argued. Yao flinched.
"Hey. You do know that I don't swing that way, don't you, aru?"
"I don't mean it like that!"
Yao sighed. "Fine, fine. If it'll get you to stop talking, then I'll do it."
Yong Soo's frown turned into a huge grin. "Alright, da ze! We're gonna be best friends from now on! Oh, and if those guys ever come beat you up again, I'll be sure to protect you, da ze~!"
For once, Yao smiled weakly.
"Yao-san…"
"...Yao-san!"
Yao snapped back to reality and everyone on the table was staring at him worriedly. Kiku seemed to be the one most concerned. "Yao-san, are you alright? You were spacing out for quite a long time…are you sick?" He put a hand on Yao's forehead.
"Ah? N-no, aru. I'm fine…nobody worry, okay? Thanks for your concern, though…" Again, he smiled the faintest of smiles.
"Ahh…will it be really this hard for me, aru…?'
A/N: OMG I'M SO SORRRRRRRYYY~~~~! FFFFF -SOSOB-
I had exams last week and I didn't get to continue this a lot! Uwaaa.
Geez, I can't believe it took them 8 chapters to finally kiss and confess XDD
Oh, well. I'll try to update weekly...but I have a really bad writer's block today...dammit nothing's giving me inspiration. T.T