Body Language (MewGulf AU)

🌞Chapter 37🌻

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"Was your report okay?"

As always Gulf had gone to the cafeteria at lunchtime and found Mew sitting in his usual seat. Gulf sat in front of him and grinned.

"It was fine. Sorry I left early."

"Yeah right. I got up early too. You were so odd yesterday, I was worried that something had happened. I looked around for you and when I was filling the bath up I was distracted, I accidentally let it overflow."

Imagining the situation, Gulf giggled.

"I know you don't like getting up early. That's why I left a note."

"...normal."

"What is it?" Gulf cocked his head.

"No, it's just that you're being normal today."

"Oh? Aren't I normally this way?" He knew that Mew was talking about yesterday but Gulf pretended to ignore it. He only had one day left to spend with Mew, so he wanted to have a happy lunchtime with him. "I've got class for fifth period. So I'll leave about 6:30, is that okay?"

"Oh, okay. Well, what would you like me to cook for you?"

"We haven't eaten out much recently." He wasn't going to eat at Mew's today. He would have felt bad if Mew took the time to cook something for him. "There's a new restaurant near the station. I heard about it and I was thinking it'd be nice if we went and gave it a try."

"Yeah, it's nice to eat out once in a while. We've always been eating in. I don't like washing up anyway, so out it is. Shall I meet you somewhere after class? I could come here at six?"

"I want to take a shower first, so I'll go home."

The campus building Gulf's class was in old building and the air conditioning didn't work properly. Mew smiled knowingly.

"In that building today?"

"Yep, so I need to go back."

"All right. I'll see you there."

When lunch break was finished, they left the cafeteria together, chatting all the while.

'This is the last time,' Gulf thought.

'This is the last time we'll spend time together.'

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"So hot!"

Gulf turned the key and went in. Without saying hello to Mew he jumped into the bathroom. He had made the excuse that he wanted to shower so that he could talk in the house with Mew, but the classroom had actually been hot and he had felt like he was going to die halfway through his class. He thought that it would be cooler in the evening, and even though it was cooler outsie, inside the classroom it was boiling. He heard that after the new buildings were completed next year, the old building was going to be torn down, but this year they had to suffer.

The water washed over his body and he was just about to leave the bathroom in his bath towel, when he suddenly remembered to put on the t-shirt and shorts he prepared. If he went out naked, he didn't know what might happen. Today he couldn't lose himself in the flow.

Smoothing down his hair, he walked towards the living room. Mew was watching TV. He looked up at Gulf and appeared to be a little disappointed.

"Hey, I thought you'd come out naked."

"Better luck next time. If I had come out naked then there was no way we'd get to go out and eat. Come on, I'm going to changed. Don't peek!"

"Hmph! Who said I wanted to peek?"

Grinning, Mew made a pass for Gulf's bath towel.

"Hey, we can do that later. Not now." Gulf stuck his tongue out and went into the bathroon. There was so much of his stuff in here now. After they broke up today, Mew would throw it all away. He'd have to buy new clothes.

He put on a shirt and chinos, then went into the living room and sat down next to Mew.

"Great. It's cooled down now. Wanna go?"

"I have something I want to talk about."

Gulf grinned. Mew looked puzzled.

"Something you have to talk about right now?"

"Yeah."

Gulf nodded. Mew's face was looking more and more mystified.

"What is it? Something's up?"

"I want to break up with you."

Gulf was afraid he wouldn't be able to say the words. But the words flowed easily, and now he couldn't take them back.

"...huh?" Mew frowned. "Say that again?"

"I want to break up with you." Gulf said firmly. He said it slowly, so that Mew would understand that he was serious.

TBC