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Yuichi & Kousuke

Yuichi had the feeling his sudden departure might have caused more trouble than Mizuki had led him to believe , when he arrived at the shop early the next morning to help set things up as a way of apologizing for leaving so suddenly. "Hey good morning sport!" Uncle Yujirou greeted Yuichi brightly Ren smiled warmly at him the older men seemed to be happy and full of life the kitchen seemed very warm and cheerful, he was making his way towards the door to enter the lounge when Ren's voice stopped him " I'd be careful in there apparently those two are fighting and are in a very rotten mood" that shocked Yuichi what could have made them argue with each other as he walked in the room he feared that perhaps he was the reason they were fighting "Good morning Yuichi Kun"  Mizuki smiled at him before turning his attention back to the table he was setting his posture looked stiff as he worked a foot or so away from his lover normally Mizuki looked the most relaxed next to Ichirou that was all the hint he needed to see there was something wrong with the couple. " You should get the surveys ready place one next to each plate nicely and place a comment book next to the main clubs displays" Ichirou spoke in a mono tone voice he was known to use when in a rotten mood " okay I'll do it right now" he didn't want his brother taking his frustration out on him so he hurried off to finish the task he was given. " You better do something with your rotten attitude before customers show up " Yuichi could hear the guys clearly from where he stood " shut up your not so cute yourself when I tried to apologize to you all you could do is act like a child" CLANK! "Don't you dare try to blame everything on me you petty childish jerk! you ignored me and made me feel small and unimportant I didn't do anything wrong but you acted as if I betrayed you! would you rather I betray your precious brother instead! I didn't want to deal with a childish BRUTE! if you think I'm going to just smile and forgive you then you are wrong! You hurt me i***t!" as Mizuki ran out the room Ichirou stared down at the overturned chair with clenched fists.

Yuichi felt horrible watching them fight like that having heard he had something to do with their fight made him feel worse, " Look if you guys are fighting because of me leaving early I'm sorry I just needed to confirm something with someone before I had the time to hesitate, I talked to Mizuki instead of you because he was there and willing to advise me besides he's more like me in some ways then you are" he watched Ichirou's eyebrow raise "oh yeah how so?" Yuichi shifted his feet uncomfortably " we both have to deal with your temper " he was moving closer to his brother as he spoke and stopped once he was right next to him  and looked up at his brother willing him to understand where he was coming from. He had to pick his words carefully  so as to not offend his  stubborn and proud big brother as he continued  talking to him  "In all honesty Mizuki knows what it is like coming to terms with and questioning  his sexuality at a young age, you just decided that a guy was your soulmate after years of messing around with girls" Yuichi's heart was beating like crazy in his chest would his brother put two and two together and get the correct answer or would he fall short. Ichirou looked shocked "wait did you just say no  not that I mind I mean I can't talk but I mean are you sure? it's hard being gay at your age children are even more cruel than adults" it was nice to see his brothers concern for him it warmed his heart "I am not sure of anything yet but if I can have a pure love like what you and Mizuki or Uncles have than I want to try and find that person to devote my heart to . For now I decided I will just have a friendship with Kousuke  but I can't deny I am attracted to him and I think he likes me in that way as well" his heart stopped as he watched his brother flinch then stare at him in disbelief. "I know you don't like him because of your ex but we don't know the facts about that and he seems really sincere and hope to have your approval no matter what the outcome is" Ichirou looked dubious but shrugged " in the end it's your choice who you love and what you want to do with your life but if he hurts you I will hurt him a thousand times worse" Yuichi smiled at his brother it was the first time he was being so open with his brother telling him so much about his feelings or thoughts it was a good feeling remembering Mizuki's pained expression reminded Yuichi he still had to apologize later to him "well I think that right now you should go find Mizuki and beg him for forgiveness if he says you were a jerk you probably were don't make my new brother feel lonely and unloved Aniki or else next time I won't talk to you either!" he took satisfaction in watching his brothers shock at his words he felt loved knowing his brother truly loved him enough to get upset over not being told about his life.

Yuichi wondered what Kousuke might be interested in doing as a way to hang out and get to know each other and found he was nervous about  trying to build a friendship with him.Yuichi had never had trouble being the center of attention in groups of people they all tended to surround him as a result of that he never had to  understand how others felt about establishing friendships with people they liked and admired since he was lucky enough to never have had to tried to approach and befriend anyone. As club members came to help out and take part in the exhibit and customers came and went Yuichi mainly kept to himself and watched everyone hoping to maybe see Kousuke among the people he was barely aware of the people and conversations around him throughout the night and was happy when the night came to an end. "You look pretty tired. Should we call a cab to take you home sport?" Yuichi looked up from the stool he was seated at and shook his head "no thanks uncle Yujirou I think I'll walk I could use the air see you guys" "sure thing then make sure you rest when you get in" Ren patted his head ruffling his already messy hair he smiled and walked out the rest o bar. As soon as he stepped outside Yuichi recognized a figure standing across the street leaning against a pole as the figure raised their hand in greeting he returned the wave and made his way towards the figured wrapped up in a hoodie "good evening I was wondering if you would like to join me for a hot chocolate" Kousuke spoke holding out a coffee cup the rich smell of cocoa reached Yuichi's nose he smiled and accepted the cup "I'd love some since it smells so wonderful" they walked silently down the street enjoying the aroma of the hot cocoa "would it be too much to ask to accompany you home" the nervous voice drove the silence away Yuichi felt a fluttering feeling in his stomach "um sure I guess that's fine" Kousuke smiled at him "great lead the way then haha" the laugh rang nicely in Yuichi's ears he felt himself warmed more by the smile and laugh Kousuke shared with him than the hot cocoa he sipped silently "I got the award for the most popular photo in the exhibit" Yuichi wasn't sure why he was sharing that piece of information with Kousuke as he continued to sip his hot cocoa "your photo was the best so it's only natural that you would win" Yuichi hid his blushes behind his cup " I got to read the comments on my drawing your comment was very warm and sweet thank you" he had the pleasure of watching Kousuke's cheeks get pink "it was nothing though I was sorry to hear you wouldn't sell it I was going to pay a lot for it" Yuichi blushed again "if I knew it was for you I would have let you have it but I would have given it free " he tried not to blush as he spoke but found it hard to do silence settled upon them again as they continued to walk towards Yuichi's home.  

"So are you going to continue playing soccer in junior high or will you focus more on your art?" Yuichi had also wondered about that for a while now he liked both clubs but he knew he did not want to be a professional athlete but he had recently made up his mind on the matter "actually I am going to be changing schools, I've been told your school has a much better Art club and that it offers courses in architecture.  That is where my passion and interest really lays so I'll join the class and club at your school I'm very confident on getting in since I am smart for a twelve year old" he blushed when he realized how much he was talking but Kousuke didn't seem bothered "how do you even know what school I go to" Yuichi could tell that although he was embarrassed he was happy to know Yuichi knew about him at all " that's easy the first time I saw you at your house you still had your uniform on " he couldn't help chuckling at the expression on Kousuke's face as if echoing his thoughts "oh" was written all over his face as he voiced out his thoughts " I see I guess that makes sense" maybe he was imagining it but he thought perhaps he was upset that Yuichi hadn't asked someone about him the thought made him smile. Yuichi  had wondered how Kousuke had known about his games for a while he wanted to ask him but he didn't know how to bring up the topic in the end he just  blurted it out " I meant to ask  um Kousuke how did you know I was going to be  playing that day?" Kousuke looked surprised by the question then answered with a nonchalant shrug " I was passing some time with a friend from the other teams school and noticed  you going on the field and thought I would take the chance of trying to talk to you after the game that's all I actually wasn't stalking you or expecting to see you there that day at all, it was just my good fortune I guess." he smiled at Yuichi and kept walking towards their destination.

The closer they got to Yuichi's home the less he wanted to reach it, he enjoyed being with Kousuke talking and just walking in silence. Walking with Kousuke felt different  than being with anyone else. He knew it was both relaxing and exciting at once, but he could already see his house from where they stood. "well my house is that blue one over there" he pointed to his house wondering if he should ask him in  for a snack as thanks for walking him home or just see him on his way , Yuichi walked to his fence barely looking at Kousuke trying to figure out how to invite him in." beep beep beep beep" The sound of a cell phone startled Yuichi "Hello Kousuke here, yeah I know I'm just dropping a friend off then coming home, yea okay bye" Kousuke looked at Yuichi and smiled sadly "sorry that was my sister reminding me that I have to come home and do my chores , here this is my cell number and mail I hope you will get in touch with me sometime, don't worry I won't sit around waiting for you to get in touch with me first, I'm sure I'll see you around" Yuichi was handed a piece of paper . "Sorry I can't stay longer I was really enjoying my time with you bye"  Kousuke smiled and waved once and ran off down the street leaving Yuichi standing outside his house stupidly staring down the street wondering what had just happened. Shaking his head Yuichi walked inside and went up to his room. He was lucky he didn't have to share his room with any of his siblings, he turned on his light and dropped his coat on the back of his chair. Man, some day today turned out to be I spent all day thinking about Kousuke or looking for him , finally I got to see him and I barely talked to him. get a hold of yourself Yuichi! Laying on his bed Yuichi continued to fight with himself throwing an arm over his eyes he sighed wondering just what he was doing talking to himself like some crazy person. Yuichi wondered if he was interested in forming a friendship with  Kousuke because he liked him or just because it made him feel special to have someone interested in him, unable to  sort through his feelings Yuichi picked up his cell phone and decided to send Kousuke a quick text before going to sleep he didn't feel like playing too many games with the older boy deciding that  friendship takes  effort and  sincerity. Kousuke was laying in his bed listening to music on his mp3 player when he felt his phone vibrate, half hoping it would be Yuichi yet half doubting it would be the younger boy he opened the text message with a racing heart "Hello Kousuke it's Yuichi thank you for both the hot cocoa and taking the time to walk me home, don't be a stranger text me whenever you like here is my email YMN7@jp.co goodnight" Kousuke felt so happy he couldn't help but grin he had figured it would take a week at least before Yuichi would contact him on his own he had planned visit him for the whole week and slowly warm him up to their friendship , he was happy to know that he was taking an interest in him. He knew he would still have to tread lightly with Yuichi but he was hopeful he took his time carefully trying to find the right words to respond to Yuichi's text with he wanted to answer promptly so Yuichi would see he was important enough to get a response right away from him.

 " I was more than happy to buy you a drink if it meant I would see you smile and I could spend time with you which is also why you do not have to thank me for walking you home I wanted to spend time with you I wish I could have spent even more time together getting to know you better. Be careful what you ask for I might take it to heart and text you morning afternoon and night haha! some time this week let's go to the arcade together to get  to know each other no pressure Sweet Dreams Yuichi ~Kou~" he laid there gazing at his phone lovingly as he waited for a response not knowing if he would get one or not but hoping against hope he would, had anyone walked into his room at that moment he was sure they would think he looked like someone that was love sick . Kousuke laid there looking at his phone for twenty minutes and right when he was about to give up he got another text message the vibration of the phone made him jump startled at his reaction he laughed out loud Geez you would think I never liked someone before and never got a text message before with a sigh he read the text message " I'd like to get to know you better as a friend Kou , However I can't promise you anything right now because I do not know what my club schedule looks like yet, sorry it took so long to answer I fell asleep I just got up to get some water and saw your text I'll let you know tomorrow when we can hang out I need to get back to sleep now so have a good night ~Yuichi~" Kousuke smiled to himself closing his phone he decided he would also go to sleep  where he knew his dreams would be of the sweetest kind involving one of the sweetest looking  guys with light brown doe eyes.