kiddo

chapter twenty

A loud knock on the front door wakes me from my slumber, a voice calling out, "Takinoue? Can you open the door?"

"I'm right next to you Makoto," I hear another voice giggle, and rubbing some sleep from my eyes I stand up, slugging to the door and turning the knob, just to be greeted by my brother, slumped precariously over onto Shimada.

"I meant your sister, dumbass," Shimada hisses at Yū, his face growing apologetic as he notices my tired face, "Sorry about waking you up, he forgot his keys again."

"Asshat," I reply, looking at Yū, who just smiles back at me.

I sigh, glancing back at Shimada, "Let's take him inside."

"He's had to throw up the whole way here, so we should probably-" he begins, but when Yū gags I pull him inside, hurrying to the bathroom.

We barely make it to the toilet in time, and I sit, panting on the tile, watching as he heaves out his insides.

"Again, sorry," Shimada starts, massaging the back of his neck, but I shake my head with a smile.

"All good, it's not your fault," I mutter, eyes meeting his as I ask, "Do you want to stay over? I know you live the furthest away, and you probably shouldn't drive."

He furrows his brows and declines, saying, "No it's really fine. I didn't have that much to drink anyway. I wouldn't want to impose."

"Shimada," I assure, "We have a spare room. Plus you might as well stay over and help me with this disappointment."

With the wave of my hand, I gesture to Yū, who at this point is wiping his mouth, smiling idiotically.

"If you insist," Shimada murmurs, moving to help Yū. 

I nod my head and then state, "Okay, you help him clean up, and then maybe take a shower. You both reak. I'll bring some spare clothes and water so you can rehydrate yourselves. There's some bread in the kitchen if you want."

Shimada nods in agreement, getting up to help Yū stand, and I leave to find some extra clothes.

. . . 

"Thank you Takinoue," Shimada says quietly as he settles on the couch, taking a long sip of water, adding, "I didn't know you guys had a spare bedroom."

"Well, it's not really spare," I sigh, as I wait for Yū to leave the bathroom, leaning against the countertop with crossed arms, "It's my parents' room, but they aren't around so..."

"Right," he mutters, seemingly regretting bringing up the topic. 

"I'm baaack," Yū sings as he opens the door dramatically, wiggling his eyebrows as he asks, "Did you two miss me?"

"Mhm," I hum, watching his every step, acknowledging that he is still decently intoxicated.

"Why so quiet?" he questions as he looks a the two of us, eyes flickering between Shimada and me, finally resting on me as he says, "Koda. Did you hook up with another one of my friends while I was in the bathroom?"

I roll my eyes and Shimada stutters out a denial, but Yū laughs and waves his hands dismissively, "I was just kidding. But speaking of which, how was your date?"

"Do you actually want to know or are you just gonna make another joke?" I ask, eyes leveling with his.

He tilts his head, sighing, "Koda, come on, don't be like that. I didn't even have to ask, seeing as you're all marked up."

With another wave of his hand, he gestures to my neck and I bite my lip, having forgotten about the hickeys littering my skin.

"I mean, jesus fuck," Yū comments, glancing over to Shimada, who tries to hold back a smile.