"Shuichi, finish you food first," Rantaro laughed and Shuichi swallowed his food. "Ahem...we know that the last place Ohara was seen was most likely the beach she loved so much; you know, the place you told me she liked collecting rocks and gems? Where is that again?"
"Not far from here, actually. It's a two hour drive but still, not that far." Rantaro explained and Shuichi raised an eyebrow. "It's in Canada? Wow, the luck we have! Okay, so we need to rent a car for tomorrow or something, right? And then we can, like, maybe check on the beach if there's any trace of her rocks or gems and we can ask people if they've seen her..."
Shuichi went on, but Rantaro wasn't listening. he admired Shuichi's determined side so much...and the fact he was determined to find his sister made it even better. Oh, his sister! That's the reason he went on this trip, not to get with his crush!
"Rantaro, do you know where we can rent a car?" Shuichi asked, snapping Rantaro out of his daydream. "Oh, yeah. I got that part." He said and Shuichi nodded. "Alright, and what's the beach called? S-sorry for asking so many questions.." He said and Rantaro shook his head. "No, no it's what a detective does! And the beach is called Bruce Beach."
"Perfect! Should we go later today or tomorrow?" Shuichi asked. "Well, depends on when I can get the car. I'll call them today, but I think we'll have to go tomorrow." Rantaro explained and Shuichi nodded.
"B-but...before we leave here, I want to go somewhere with you." Rantaro said, a little shy to admit. Shuichi blushed and tilted his head. "You..do?"
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"Okay, when you said somewhere I expected the ice cream store, not this, but I'm not complaining." Shuichi said. "I knew it wasn't something you were expecting but I used to come here all the time." Rantaro said, admiring the waterfall.
Rantaro, when it was him, Amano and three other of this sisters, used to come here and do whatever they wanted. Rantaro used to daydream; about nothing in particular, he'd just daydream. It was a peaceful place to do so, so he just took advantage of it. They always came in the summer so the water would always spray them when they got too close to the waterfall, but they needed it since they were drenched in sweat. Afterwards their parents (mostly their mom) would take them to dry off, and then eat (probably a hamburger or some fast food). He recalled Amano collecting flowers and making bouquets everytime they went and handed it to random strangers. She just wanted to make them smile, and that's what Rantaro loved about her.
"Well...why'd you bring me here?" Shuichi asked and Rantaro sighed. He wanted to tell Shuichi how he felt...then again he didn't want to make Shuichi mad or anything.
"I...just wanted to come here before we left," He said quickly.
"Well...I need to talk to you about something," Shuichi said shyly, his face slowly turning red. Rantaro nodded and he picked his nails.
"I...I think I'm bi..." He said, not exactly expecting a reaction from Rantaro. "That's great! It's good that you know!" Rantaro smiled and Shuichi nodded. "Yeah...I've been thinking that...this boy was cute for a while and I wasn't sure if I was bi or not since I still like girls...but now I know." Shuichi explained, careful not to mention Rantaro.
"Yeah...I've been questioning myself, too." Rantaro admitted. "Really? I thought you were straight," Shuichi said and Rantaro shrugged.
"Well, actually, I think you give off pan vibes!" Shuichi said brightly. "What? R-really?" Rantaro asked and Shuichi nodded. "Yeah! I mean, I can't choose your sexuality for you, but you give off those vibes!"
"Thanks, Shuichi...I'll think about that...a-and since we're confessing our feeli—I mean...you know, confessing things about our sexualities or whatever...I need to get something off my shoulders,"
Shuichi nodded and listened.
Would Rantaro do it? Would he leave it alone? What would he do? He did have a secret he was holding onto and hadn't told anyone...maybe he'd tell him that.
"Well...I used to have a crush on Byakuya." He said and Shuichi's eyes widened. "Really? Woah...when?"
"We were small, he used to be bullied all the time and I used to protect him. He always come over to my house for sleepovers and one time he hugged me in his sleep and from there I had a crush on him. He didn't feel the same way, obviously, since he had a crush on Makoto, but that's when I knew...it was about 5 years ago. But now he's with Makoto and I'm..." Rantaro stopped himself, realizing he shouldn't have added the last part.
"And you're...?" Shuichi said, pushing him to go on.
"I—uh...I don't...forget I said that," Rantaro stuttered and Shuichi sighed. "Fine..."
They sat in silence for a bit more, listening to the waterfall and the wind blow in their ears. The wind was bringing mists of water over to where they were standing and sprayed them occasionally. Rantaro didn't mind but Shuichi was getting uncomfortable.
"Should we head back now?" Shuichi asked and Rantaro nodded, heading back. He didn't tell Shuichi how he felt and it was his one priority.
He thought for a minute, about how he would confess to him. Maybe on the beach? It would be nice.
"So...uh...I don't have my drivers license...do you think you could drive?" Shuichi asked and Rantaro nodded.
"Yeah, of course!" Rantaro replied. He didn't mind driving, and he was good at it, but he got...car sick easily. And he didn't exactly like traveling by car. Hell, he didn't like cars in general. But he figured he could do this for Shuichi and Ohara.
He loved how determined Shuichi was. And how the determined Shuichi made him want to find his sister even more.
It made him love Shuichi even more.
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