Kiku followed Feliciano out of their room minutes later. Feliciano led the way through the halls, weaving in and out of the students crowding the way. The duo was on their way to meet up with Feliciano's brother Lovino to relax for a while now that classes were finished for the day. Feliciano skipped several feet ahead of Kiku, swinging his arms as he went. Kiku strayed behind, hands stuffed into his pockets and his head down, trying to draw as little attention to himself as possible, though with Feliciano around, the task was quite difficult.
"Where is Lovino waiting for us anyway?" Kiku asked, raising his head to look at Feliciano.
"He's just outside! We'll meet up with him then we can go to the common area for a while till dinner begins!" Feliciano almost shouted, raising his arms in the air.
"Uh," Kiku sighed softly, "Please, there is no need to shout."
Feliciano giggled softly, "Sorry." He apologized, turning to face the nearby doorway once more. He took off in a half sprint towards the door.
Kiku sighed softly and followed him out. Upon reaching the outside, Kiku blinked a few times to help his eyes adjust to the change in light. After becoming comfortable with the amount of light, Kiku started looking for the Italian brother duo.
"Kiku! Over here!" Feliciano shouted from a bit away, waving his hands so Kiku would spot him.
"Shut the fuck up Feli! The whole school doesn't need to know you're here! Besides, he can see you can't he?" Lovino asked, crossing his arms as Kiku approached them.
"Aww! Don't be like that big bro! I was just trying to help!" Feliciano smiled.
"I apologize for making you wait." Kiku apologized, "Shall we go?"
The brothers nodded and they all headed to a separate building nearby where the common area was located. The building in question had a lounge area, multiple coffee shops, a small arcade and telivision area. The dining area of the school was located on the second floor of the same building so most students would come here to relax when they weren't working on homework.
The trio walked over to the seating area, seeing as how it was the emptiest place in the commons at the moment and took a seat. The brothers started chatting about their day and what they planned to do the following after class. Kiku let his mind wander, he kept thinking about Arthur and how odd it was that Arthur barely knew him, but still wanted to give him a hand. Arthur was just being nice he supposed. He couldn't help but wonder though. Many students had tried to help him learn and open up in the past but they were all unsuccessful, even Feliciano had tried and failed. So why had Kiku agreed to let Arthur try and help him when failure was the most likely outcome?
"Oy! Earth to Kiku!" Lovino shouted, snapping Kiku out of his daze. "Dinner is starting, are you coming or not?"
Kiku looked up, Feliciano and Lovino were both standing around him while others headed for the doors leading to the stairs to the second floor. Kiku blinked twice, his eyes still fixed on the brother duo before his mind finally realized what was going on around him, allowing him to answer.
"You go on ahead." Kiku replied.
"Aw." Feliciano frowned, "Are you sure you don't want to eat with us? You always sit by yourself!" Feliciano exclaimed.
It was true though. No matter who asked him or what his relationship status with that person was, he always sat by himself while eating. The only exception was when he would make it to the dining area before Feliciano and Feli simply planted himself at Kiku's table upon arriving.
"I'll be fine. You go on and eat." Kiku replied, standing up.
"Oh alright, but if you want to join us you certainly can!" Feliciano said as the brothers turned and started heading for the doorway.
Kiku took a deep breath and sighed, waiting for the brothers to disappear behind the door before starting his own walk over. After reaching the door and climbing the set of stairs, Kiku waited in line for his dinner before finding the lone table in a corner of the room where he always sat and set his tray down. He simply stared at his food for a while before he heard a familiar voice call his name.
He looked up to see Arthur wave goodbye to his friends before walking over to Kiku's table with his tray and pointing at one of the chairs.
"Is this seat taken?" He asked, the same grin from before on his face.
Kiku simply shook his head as Arthur sat down and started eating. Kiku sat in slight shock for a minute, staring at Arthur.
Arthur noticed the stare and frowned. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" He asked quickly, wondering what happened.
"No, no!" Kiku answered quickly. "It's just, no one tends to sit with me except for Feliciano. I always sit by myself." He shrugged.
"Oh that!" Arthur's smile returned, "I noticed. So I thought maybe you could use a little company. Might cheer you up a bit!"
"That is very kind of you, but you do not have to sit with me if you do not want to." Kiku said, looking down to his food.
"I want to though." Arthur replied quickly, looking at Kiku with a very serious face. "No one should have to sit by them self all the time!"
Kiku blinked again before he began eating. "Fair enough I suppose."
Arthur just chuckled.