Lunchboxes & Tension

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"That smell really good." A voice rumbles behind me before a pair of arms wrap around me from behind, warm lips press a kiss against my temple. I smile softly, and turn my head slightly to look at the intruder.
"G-Good morning to you, too, R-Ren."

Yuri p.o.v
He grins, his hair sticking out in random places as he places his chin on top of my head and watches blearily as I continue with cooking, occasionally taking a bite from my breakfast.
"How late are you going to leave?" He speaks up all of the sudden, making me twitch slightly. I turn off the heat for the rice, replace the lid, check if the chicken en the vegetables are going to be alright to be left alone for a minute tops, and then turn around. A slight crease is between my eyebrows as I hum softly.
"Hmmm... Mas-saomi s-said they were going t-to leave between 9 and 10 AM, s-so around 9 o'clock I-I guess." He also gives a soft hum before he kisses me and smiles.
"Call me if you anything, I don't care what it is, I'll be there." My lips quirk up in a smile and with a chuckle I boop his nose.
"I-I'll, and you d-do the s-same, right?" He nips at my finger, and laughs when I wack his shoulder. "Okay, okay! I will." We both jump up as a loud voice comes from the table. It's Haru, who is gazing at us annoyed.
"Oi, can y'all stop with the pda! I'm still eating!" Ren casually flips him off and kisses me again, more to piss Haru off than anything else and starts trudging back to the table, almost pushing Haru out of his chair as he sits down. I ignore the yelling with a fond shake of my head and turn back to the food. After I have taken everything of the heating units, I start looking around the kitchen for some lunchboxes.
Luckily, I don't have to search for long and place three lunchboxes next to the pans, they are green, purple, and pink. I scoop rice in them, trying to divide it fairly between the three of them and follow it with some chicken, paprika and cucumbers. It takes a few minutes, but when I'm done, I take a step back, my hands planted in my side as satisfaction goes through me. It looks really good.  At least in my opinion. With that I set the lunchboxes aside and start cleaning the kitchen before I take the lunchboxes with me to give them to Ren, Haru and Toga. I swear, if Haru is going to look at me weirdly again, I am going to hit something. I roll my eyes and walk to the table, the sights that greets me makes me come to a full stop. Toga is sipping calmly sipping from her glass of orange juice as she is watching tv. It's some documentary  about animals. Lily is sitting on top of her head, washing her fur as she grumbles about 'annoying boy', 'why orange juice of all things', and 'their need to show dominance'. And Haru and Ren? Ren is holding with his right hand onto Haru's collar and his left hand is placed onto the table, to lean on it so he can get closer to Haru. His expression is serious. What even weirder is is that Haru is also looking earnest. With the exception of playing games or giving me a shovel talk, he hasn't been that serious, mostly mocking and making fun of someone else. However, the most bizar thing is that both of them have food everywhere. In their hair, clothes, on their face, on the floor and even on the ceiling! What the...

"The f-fudge?" They both freeze at the same time the moment they hear Yuri's voice leave his lips, and their faces would have been funny if not for the fact that Yuri is confused, and to be honest, puzzled and a bit irritated at what is going on. With a deep sigh he turns away from them and walks towards Toga, who looks up as she hears footsteps coming closer.
"Ah, YuYu!" She exclaims cheerfully and pauses to take an obnoxious sip from her drink, "what's up?" She continues, smacking her lips slightly.
Yuri gives her just a fond glance as he gestures with his chin at the lunchboxes in his hands.
"I got s-some lunch for l-later, w-which one do y-y-you want?" He asks sweetly, and Toga barely manages to hold in a squeal. So cute! She grins back.
"I'll take the green one, it will match with my makeup!" He smiles at her enthusiastic response and passes the green one to her as a question pops up in his head.
"S-so," Yuri jerks his head towards the other two males, who are both still in the same position, but let go of each other the moment Yuri mentions them, "What i-is going on with t-them?" He asks directed at Toga, but Lily and Toga both answer simultaneously. She pipes up from her place, a slight manic smile on her snout, that promises nothing good. Yuri gulps nervously as Toga has the same expression.
"Men." Huh? Yuri's eyebrows scrunch up in confusion and purses his lips. "Huh?" He asks dumbly.
"M-Men?" He repeats them to be sure if he heard them correctly. What sort of answer is that?
"Men." Toga even nods as if it explains everything, which by the way, it doesn't.
"Men." Yuri says slowly, looking like he regrets even asking and turns around to look at Haru and Ren. Ren lets out a nervous laugh as he falls under Yuri's inquiring gaze. With a shake of his head he walks to them and places the boxes on the table.
"I-I'm not even g-going to a-ask." He grumbles with a frown, looking kind of cute even though he seems annoyed, "and c-clean it u-up before you leave."
Lily jumps of off Toga's head as Yuri calls her, and walks with her in his arms to the bathroom, intending to change clothes so he looks a bit presentable. Toga cackles loudly the moment they have left and Haru shoots her deadly eyes, which she has become immune to over time. He mutters something under his breath and steps away from Ren, hunching his shoulders up as he crams his hands in his pockets.
The tension between them is so high, that Toga can probably cut through it like a knife through butter. It is no surprise that Ren speaks up, because even though Haru likes to provoke people and piss them off, he always backs off the moment it gets too heated.
"That was just shitty."  He practically growls, his fists clenched, "Yuri and I are serious about our relationship, and then you fucking try and mention that I was serious about my last relationship as well." Haru whips his head around, his lips pulled back in a sneer.
"Well, you were, weren't you? You knew each other for a few weeks and then she already moved in with you only to bring other men into the house and fuck them."
"This is different!" 
"How? How is this different?!" He pushes like the stubborn one he is, "You have known each other just for a few weeks and he has already slept over, cooked and stayed here for two days! How is that different?" Haru stumbles back as Ren slams his hand onto the table, fear is creeping into the back of his mind that he maybe, maybe has pushed too far.
"It just is! It just is, okay!" He shouts, his voice breaking at the last word. His eyes look misty, and his hand goes through his hair as he all of the sudden turns around. "Fuck this, I'm outta here. Toga." She looks up the moment her name is mentioned.
"Yeah?"
"Lock the door will ya, I want to say goodbye to Yuri before I am off to work."
"Wai-"
"Okayyyy." She gives him a peace sign and he smiles softly at her before he goes stiff as he catches the eyes of Haru again.
"Wait, Ren-" He cuts him off with a simple wave of his hand.
"Just," he takes a shaky breath, "Just go to work, okay? And mind your own business, Haru." Ren carts through his hair again, opens his mouth but closes it again and frowns before he turns away from him with a deep sigh. Haru watches helplessly as Ren stalks away, going to his hair once again. When he closes the door of his bedroom with a hard thud, only then Haru is shaking out of his stupor.
"Fuck." He rubs his face harshly and kicks one of the chair hard. "Fuck!"
"You know Ren is right about minding your own business, right?" Chimes Toga in, ignoring Haru as he glowers at her.
"I know! I fucking know, okay?! But-"
"You still like him. I know." He rubs his face harshly, a bitter laugh escapes his lips. Toga wordlessly gets up from the couch and wraps her arms around him, rubbing his back. He just starts spilling the moment her arms are around him.
"I... I was going to ask Ren out after he came back from his favorite café, and was looking forward to it all day and then he came back, and-and," he buries his face in the crook of her neck, is body trembles as Toga lets out shushing sounds to calm him down.
"And... when he came back he could only talk about a cute guy, so I didn't say anything." He breathes deeply through his nose. "Now every time I see him I can't but think that Ren's lips kissed Yuri's and what they are doing, and it's-it's just fucking unbearable, Toga." He whimpers softly, wrapping his arms around her and squeezes her tightly.
"I know, Haru." She whispers. "I know."

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