A/N: This chapter has been said to have a BL-like feel...
Well, you have been warned. (?)
"So, Kuo," Akaito grinned. "Do you have someone you like?"
"What kind of 'like' do you mean?" Mikuo looked up from his book on music.
"Like... that kind of 'like'. Y'know, a crush?"
"Oh..." Mikuo's eyes went back to the book. "No."
"Did you ever have a crush on someone?" Akaito's hand slapped on the page Mikuo was reading.
"No." Mikuo glanced at Akaito. "Please do remove your giant of a hand."
"Not until you decide to put it down and talk." Akaito pouted.
"Fine." Mikuo put the book down while Akaito removed his hand. "Talk."
"So, I'm wondering what that crush love is like." Akaito grinned. "I thought you might have a clue since you read so much."
"It's a feeling. You can't read about it to know it. You have to feel it yourself."
"Is it this feeling I have when I'm with you?" Akaito blinked.
"... I don't think so. You're giving me chills, by the way." Mikuo frowned. "What do you feel when you're with me anyway?"
"Um... like, I'm really happy... and I wanna do something for you... Like that."
Mikuo smiled. "You already did a lot for me."
"I wanna do more!" Akaito beamed. "Yeah! It's that smile! I wanna see it more often!"
Mikuo's face went red. "R-really...?"
"Yeah!" Akaito grinned. "I want you to be happy!"
Mikuo's eyes widened and he looked away once he felt it coming.
Akaito saw it. He saw that little bit of moisture around the fairly big teal eyes...
Hatsune Mikuo was crying.
Akaito panicked. What should one do when his friend is crying? And he knows enough to get it that Mikuo doesn't want Akaito to see him crying...
Meanwhile, Mikuo never felt so happy or vulnerable before...
But of course Akaito didn't know about that. "Kuo, you okay? Did I say anything wrong?"
"You said everything wrong! Look at what you did to me. I'm crying! This is unbecoming!" Mikuo couldn't help smiling. What a twisted being he had become...
"I'm sorry!" Akaito offered his scarf for Mikuo to wipe his tears on because the latter was wiping his tears with his hands. "Please, don't cry... I'm sorry for making you cry..."
Mikuo caught hold of the scarf and unraveled it. He smiled. "You actually look better without a scarf."
Akaito blinked in confusion. "Ah... Eh...? Weren't you...?"
Mikuo chuckled. "Thanks for all you said. I'm happy someone said that to me. And am I the only one besides your family to see you without a scarf?"
Akaito's hands went to his neck. He nodded, blushing madly.
Mikuo sighed. Akaito can be so cute sometimes. "Don't worry about me, okay? I was just really happy that you cared about me. I haven't heard someone say that to me in years."
Akaito nodded again. "Can I have my scarf back now?"
"Sure." Mikuo helped Akaito put his scarf back on.
"Um... Kuo?"
"Hm?"
"Did you really mean it when you said I look better without a scarf?"
"Yeah." Mikuo smiled. "You looked a good deal better."
"... Thanks."
"You're welcome."
A/N: That's all for today! So, what do you think? Was that BL-like? OwO