Oct. 18/We Need To Talk/PG-13/Closed

[Greg]

Characters: Hiroya Kouno and Kakeru Shizuma
Time: 11:00am
Location: Park

It'd been a lousy morning for Hiro so far. He got up too late for breakfast but too early for lunch...he was starved...though he could wait. He figured he'd take a stroll for the half-hour he had till lunch. He found himself in the park, by a familiar fountain, and sitting on a familiar bench. It'd been a week. One week since his 'date' with Kakeru...though, maybe he shouldn't joke like that. He hadn't seen or heard from the boy since that night... He had to admit, he was feeling bad....the cold wind wasn't helping. His hands were shoved into the pockets of his hoodie, his jeans weren't enough protection from the cold - only getting cold themselves and making him freeze more. He pulled a hand out of the conjoined pocket to look at his phone. He decided he'd try to contact the boy again...why not? What did he have to lose? Nothing.

He flipped it open and pulled his other hand of the pocket so he could start typing a message: Kakeru, I'd still really like to see you; talk things out... I can understand if you're still not ready, but if by some chance you are, you can find me again at the park. You know the place. He clicked send and quickly shoved his hands back into his pocket, exhaling deeply and watching his cooled breath float up and disappear. Fuck me, I'm such an idiot... He let his head hang low in his bummed state, getting lost in his thoughts and ignoring the world around him.

[bella]

Emerald eyes were scanning the pages of a thick textbook when a phone next to the book vibrated against the wooden desk underneath. Kakeru glanced towards the phone and upon seeing who the text message was from, the young teenager’s heart gave a thick tug. He hadn’t seen Hiro ‘technically’ at all since their date. However, the teenager wouldn’t lie, he had unintentionally followed Hiro several times when he saw the blond in the courtyard or the park, secretly wishing to be next to his sempai.

Shakily, the raven haired boy lifted a hand a opened his phone to read the text message. He was expecting an apology and how Hiro had never meant to kiss him, however the moment he finished reading the text message the shy boy jumped to his feet and scrambled about the room searching for his shoes. With a short sleeved shirt on, and a pair of sweatpants, Kakeru rushed out of his dorm and towards the park. The cold weather was biting at his exposed skin, but the younger boy didn’t even care.

Upon reaching the park, Kakeru quickly jogged towards that familiar fountain and let a wide smile spread across his face when he saw Hiro sitting dejectedly on the bench they once occupied together. Letting out a sigh of relief, Kakeru called out to the older blond. “Hiro!”

[Greg]

Hiro was deep in thought, thinking about what to say if Kakeru actually showed up. However, something broke the constant sounds of wind and the occasional shuffling of feet around him, something loud. He'd heard his name shouted. He blinked once, his eyes hurting from being kept open with the cold air brushing against them and drying them out. His head jolted up and he looked around, trying to find the person who called him. He saw his friend rushing towards him, likely freezing without a jacket with the freezing wind blowing.

Before he could get up to meet his friend part-way, he was standing next to him, panting from the jog over. "K-Kakeru! You came!" His look of shock was instantly covered by a smile. "I'm so glad to see you! Though, I have to say, not a freezing you..." He quickly lifted his hoodie over his head and handed it to his friend, "Take it. I have a lighter jacket too, I'll be fine." His lips winded back to a smile, "But I am really glad to see you." If he wasn't trying to hold himself back, he likely would've jumped up and hugged his friend...but after last time, he thought he should wait for that.

[bella]

Kakeru felt the cold nip at his exposed skin as he ran towards Hiro. Seeing the blond look up at him made the younger boy smile, despite being cold and warn out. Kakeru was going to set things straight with Hiro. A part of him knew that if he didn’t fix things now, he’d never get the chance.

"K-Kakeru! You came!" Upon seeing Hiro’s face lighten up, Kakeru smiled happily even though he felt completely warn out. "I'm so glad to see you! Though, I have to say, not a freezing you..." A light blush covered his face as Kakeru felt his heart beat increase. The raven haired teenager wanted to speak, to say it was alright, but nothing could pass through his lips as he watched Hiro take of his hoodie and hand it to him. "Take it. I have a lighter jacket too, I'll be fine." Graciously, Kakeru took the jacket from the blond and swiftly slipped it over his head. "But I am really glad to see you."

Looking back towards Hiro, a dark blush spread across his cheeks as Kakeru felt his throat tighten. Gathering his courage, he spoke. "Hi-Hiro... I-I'm ... really glad to s-see you too," Kakeru gave the upperclassman a warm smile before continuing. "Honestly, I-I've... r-really missed y-you. " Kakeru glanced away as he shakily raised a hand to scratch the back of his neck, unsure of what Hiro was to say next.

[Greg]

"Oh, I'm sorry..." Hiro said, sliding over, "I'm being rude. Here, take a seat." He smiled up to his friend.

Hiro was a little shocked by what Kakeru said. "You've missed me, huh? That's...not what I was expecting to hear." He paused for a minute...but quickly spoke up realizing it sounded like he was disappointed about being missed, "Not like that's bad! Better than what I was expecting~" He grinned.

The blonde wasn't exactly sure where to go from here. He figured, with things going well now, he'd just get straight to the point. Letting out a sigh, he spoke up. "So, Kakeru... The last night we hung out..." he took a short pause, "What was going through your mind? You know, after I...kissed you..." He was curious and a little nervous about Kakeru's answer. He bit his lower lip and looked at the ground, waiting for his friend to reply.

[bella]

Without a second thought, Kakeru swiftly took a seat next to Hiro. Shyly, he glanced away while his cheeks went dark red and he hugged himself to attempt in keeping the small amount of warmth he had in Hiro's jacket. "Th-Thank y-you, Hiro..." the raven haired teenager mumbled lightly. His emerald eyes glanced up from looking at the ground and took in the appearance of the blond next to him.

"You've missed me, huh? That's...not what I was expecting to hear." Hiro seemed to pause for a moment before quickly speaking again. "Not like that's bad! Better than what I was expecting~" The younger teenager tilted his head. Better than what he expected? W-What was that suppose to mean? Was Kakeru not suppose to ... miss him? The small, black haired teenager awkwardly raised a hand to scratch the back of his neck. "So, Kakeru... The last night we hung out..." Kakeru's emerald eyes quickly rooted to the ground as the younger teenager turned completely red, his blush even reaching his ears."What was going through your mind? You know, after I...kissed you..."

"A-A-After you kis-kissed m-m-me?" Kakeru squeaked as he looked up in surprise, his eyes locking with Hiro's honey brown ones. Upon their eyes meeting, the smaller teenager knew if he didn't set things straight with his next words, there might be a chance he could... lose Hiro. His blush darkening significantly, Kakeru intentionally glanced away searching for words to explain to Hiro. "I-I... I w-was thin-thinking a-about how that w-was my f-first kiss," he stuttered while shrinking away. "A-And if t-the f-feeling I had for you... w-was the f-feeling of... u-uhm... affection.. l-like l-love..." Kakeru trailed off, hugging himself tightly. Never in his life had Kakeru's face been so red. Training his eyes on the ground, the underclassman awaited the blonds response.

((ooc; It took me an hour just to remember how to RP Kakeru. Dskgnoeirgioergierg. Greg, I am so sorry this is so bad, oh god. I'm seriously crying over how terrible I am and how terrible this. OTL Please forgive me...))

[Greg]

Hiro waited anxiously to hear what Kakeru would say, he was sure he'd chew straight through his lip at this rate. He couldn't help but smile through it, though, as he watched the brunette's cheeks darken. It was one of the things he loved about his friend.

As Kakeru spoke, Hiro loosened his death grip on his lip. He inwardly grinned at what his friend told him. The situation was a little awkward...and Hiro wanted to fix that, make things a little more...comfortable. He nudged Kakeru in the side with his elbow, "Oh, so my little Kakeru loves me, huh?" he grinned but regretted it after seeing how red the brunette got...again. He quickly straightened up, placing a hand on Kakeru's leg, "You already know how I feel...so it's up to you, buddy." He smiled reassuringly.

[bella]

"Oh, so my little Kakeru loves me, huh?"

Kakeru turned towards Hiro, his lips slightly parted in shock. W-Why did Hiro have to say something so embarrassing? His face was dark red as he searched for words of protest to save him at least some embarrassment, but he found none. The raven haired teenager had said 'love' and he had meant it, meaning there was nothing he could say in protest.

Feeling the hand on his leg, Kakeru snapped out of his shock and his jade colored eyes refocused on the blond upperclassman as he spoke. When the older teenager finished talking, the petite teenager glanced away while nervously biting his lip. What was he suppose to say? Was he... suppose to ask... Hiro out now? Taking in a deep breath, the emerald eyed teenager looked back towards Hiro with a hopeful glint in his eyes and a slight blush. "T-Than H-Hiro... w-will you... g-g-go out w-with me?" A genuine smile graced Kakeru's lips as he lifted a hand to ruffle his hair in an attempt to cool down his cheeks. Although Kakeru knew exactly what Hiro's answer would be, he was still nervous.

[Greg]

Hiro waited anxiously for what Kakeru would say, trying to suppress the urge to shake his whole body of the nerves. When Kakeru finally spoke up, Hiro wanted to jump and shout till he lost his voice. He contained himself and instead grinned and replied, rather quickly, “Yes! Of course I will!” He threw his arms up and, without thinking, wrapped them around his, now, boyfriend.

After a minute, the happiness started to die down and he realized how much of a scene he’d just made in the middle of the park. He quickly let go of the hug, sitting back up straight, a feint blush rising to his cheeks as he watched a couple of the people passing by. The blonde pulled his hands up into his sleeves, then stuffed them into his pockets, “Sorry about that, Kakeru…” He drifted off, smiling weakly to the younger boy.