Odd Jobs

Chapter 20 - Found Out

"Yuu-chan... Oi... Sleepyhead." Yuu slowly opened his eyes, meeting with those of the pretty blonde seated on his lap.

"Hmm... Mika? What time is it?"

"It's 10am. I know it's not that late, but..."

"You were lonely?" Mika nodded. Yuu rested his hands on the other's shoulders, gently pulling him down until he laid flat on him. "You don't need to be lonely anymore, Mika. I'm here." He placed a soft kiss on the blonde's head. Mika nuzzled his head in the crook of Yuu's neck.

"You really mean that, Yuu-chan?"

"I do. I'm not letting you go. Ever." Mika chuckled.

"You're such a liar."

"H-Huh?"

"Your sweet words are empty, Yuu-chan. They're not true. You don't love me. No one does."

Yuu opened his eyes, warm daylight peering through the window. He glanced to his right, seeing the empty bed next to him. Normally, if that bed was empty, his own would be crowded. But it wasn't. He was alone.

Mika really was gone.

It wasn't how Yuu had expected it to go. After their initial fight and Mika needing fresh air, he figured the blonde would come back and they could talk it out like they always do. Except for the fact Mika never came back. He didn't answer his phone, none of Yuu's texts or messages... It was like Mika had vanished off of the surface of the planet. Contacting Lacus wasn't an option, seeing as if he were to do that, he would dig his own grave. Perhaps Mitsuba knew something he didn't.

Slowly but surely, Yuu got up. He rubbed his eyes, finding them wet and irritated. Who knew how much he'd been crying in his sleep, if he dreamt of everything being okay. He reached out for his phone, grabbing it off of the night stand. He was met with an unexpected, yet pleasant sight. A text from Mika.

Mika: Before you call the police on me, I'm safe.

Yuu's heart fluttered. Mika was okay! He quickly shot him a text back, asking where he was, but received no response. That was fine, though. Mika was alright, he was safe, and that's all that mattered to him in that moment. He let out a sigh of relief.

Nonetheless, he didn't want to stay in an empty dorm the entire weekend. So, home he went. Yuu eventually stood up, and threw some clean clothes in his backpack. When he took a quick glance in the mirror, he saw he had fallen asleep in his casual clothes he'd changed into yesterday. He wasn't bothered to change. Frankly, he wanted to leave as soon as he could. After shoving his laptop in his backpack and pulling on his shoes, he left the dorm room.

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"Christ, it's so busy today! People are glad to have you back, Meek!", Crowley said. Mika flashed him a quick smile. The club was crowded today, and it most likely wasn't a coincidence that it was his first shift back at the club. He sighed, shutting his locker. "You don't seem very excited. Did something happen?"

"I got in a fight with Yuu. A big one."

"Ahh, is that why you were home so early? What happened?" Mika leaned against his locker, pointing at the still very visible hickey on his neck. "You got in a fight because he gave you a hickey?"

"That's not it. We got in a fight because he kissed me, and told me afterwards it didn't mean anything at all."

"Meek, buddy, I'm sorry but that is the dumbest thing ever." Mika glared at him. "Did he know how you felt about him?"

"No..."

"I get that it hurts, but see it from his point of view. He kissed a friend that, to his knowledge, has no romantic interest in him whatsoever. So ofcourse, he wants to assess the damage and assures you it meant nothing in order not to give you the impression he's into you. You know, to not make it weird between you two?"

Mika's eyes widened, as his hands met his face. He groaned. Yuu really just wanted to best for them, and he completely ruined it. He was mad. He was still seething with the ravenette after what he said, but he couldn't help but feel as if he overreacted at least a little. As Mika opened his mouth to speak, the breakroom door opened, revealing Ferid.

"My sweet Mika~ You're up in 10 minutes!" He nodded, and made his way to the main area.

It really was incredibly busy. It had been a long while since Mika had felt nervous to go up on stage, but today, that dreadful feeling of anxiety was back. Whether it was because of his stressed out state, or the overwhelming amount of people was unclear. As he looked out into the crowd, he felt the nerves settle a little when he recognized a blonde head of hair, together with a lavender. They shot him a kind smile once noticing him, and waved. He waved back. As he took a final glance around the crowd...

Mika's heart stopped.

The blonde boy had never been keen on eye contact. And never, in a million years, had he expected to lock eyes with them here. He didn't hear them, but he saw the snickers and laughter from the other end of the line of sight. Soon, all the eyes of that group were on him.

His classmates. One of them stood up, and started making her way over to Mika. Panic seeped through his veins, as the smaller girl came to a halt in front of him.

"Whoa~ I didn't expect to bump into you here, Mika~! What a surprise!" The girl's tone reeked of sarcasm. Mika's eyes widened, as realisation struck him.

"You knew..."

"Duh~! I know everything about everyone in our class! I overheard you talking with the purple haired senior.", she giggled, resting her hand on the boy's shoulder, the other on his chest. "And just like that, I have your life in my hands. What an achievement! I can blackmail the cutest boy from class into whatever I want!" Mika felt a lump start to build in his throat. This was it. His, sort of peaceful, life was over. No more school. No more dorm.

No more Yuu.

"Oi, oi, Mika! You doing alright there?" Mika and his classmate looked to the side, seeing a familiar blonde girl, hair tied in two pigtails.

"Hm? And who are you?"

"Who are you?"

"I asked you first."

"Asked you second.", Mitsuba glared at her.

"Gee, Mika, I know everyone thinks you're hot, but I don't think I want to share." The blonde girl next to them scoffed.

"Share? He isn't even yours to begin wi-" Mitsuba was cut off by shouting coming from the bar area. The three of them turn their attention towards it, seeing a tall, muscular man shouting at the person next to him.

Soon enough, the first punch was thrown. It didn't take long to evolve into a full-on bar fight, with more people getting dragged into it. Mika felt a slight tug at his sleeve. He turned his attention away from the bar, seeing Shinoa stand next to Mitsuba.

"You have your phone with you? Yes? Then let's get out of here!" The two girls quickly dragged Mika to safety as the fight escalated.