40. Leashed
305 Words
Mitsuo stared into the emptiness, his eyes unseeing and out of focus. There was a silly smile on his face. Satsuki bit her lip to stifle her giggle and then waved a hand right in front of Mitsuo's face snapping the boyish actor back to reality.
Mitsuo started and turned to look at Satsuki.
"What?"
"Nothing," Satsuki replied, her lips twitching into a wide smile. "Your daydream just seemed so pleasant I grew curious."
Mitsuo blushed lightly and then grinned sheepishly.
"You seem to be in a good mood!" proclaimed Taiki who had just appeared and plopped down to sit with them. "Something good happen?"
"Oh, nothing much," Mitsuo replied casually. "Just had a date last night."
Taiki grinned just as Satsuki gasped in surprise.
"That's great!" Satsuki exclaimed, delighted.
"Took you long enough!" Taiki laughed as he patted Mitsuo on the back.
"Mitsuo-san!"
All three turned to look into the direction of the sound and found that Izumi had just walked in and was smiling and waving at Mitsuo.
Mitsuo's face almost glowed as he hastily got up and hurried over to Izumi.
Taiki chuckled.
"Just one date and he's whipped. At Izumi's beck and call like a little puppy. Pathetic."
"Well I think it's cute," Satsuki said.
She couldn't help but smile at the sight of Izumi and Mitsuo chatting animatedly together, occasionally bursting into merry laughter. The tips of Mitsuo's ears still were tinted a little pink, but he seemed to be considerably more at ease with the actress than what he had been previously.
Then, a movement caught her eye and she saw Noriko stepping into the room.
"Oh, Noriko-san's here."
Taiki immediately got up and rushed to his blushing girlfriend's side. Satsuki could almost imagine a wagging tail.
A giggle escaped her lips.
"Hypocrite," she muttered to herself, thoroughly amused.