All You Need Is Love (MewGulf AU)

🌻Chapter 36

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"Is it really all right for you to stay at Mew's house?"

"How many times do I have to tell you it's fine?"

As Gulf ate, he responded once again to his mother's question. She just wouldn't accept it.

"Well, two high school boys alone together...and there's the question of who's going to feed you."

"I explained that. He still lives alone and there's a diner nearby that's really good, really cheap, and that delivers."

"But really," his mother sighed worriedly.

His grandmother had fallen  recently, and his mother was going to help taking care of her. His father was taking some upcoming vacation days off to go with her. They'd asked Gulf what he wanted to do and suggested that he go along since he was on vacation fron his summer classes too.

But he refused. Even if he didn't have classes, he still had to prepare for the exams.

"Can't you study there?"

"You're only saying that because you're not the one who has to study. If you drag me all the way to visit, there's no way I'm going to be able to have some time alone."

Most important of all, Mew told Gulf to come stay with him now that Gulf's prep school was on vacation.

They were seeing each other all the time, but still Gulf had only spent the night a handful of times. They'd both been holding back since he had to go to prep school and bravely bearing their reluctance to be apart.

But now that school was on vacation, things were different. The fact that Gulf had to study remained unchanged, but as far as his feelings were concerned, it was a very different situation.

"If you're that worried, you can call me every night."

His parents had been uncomfortable about leaving him home alone, and they'd first suggested asking his older brother to come back home. But unfortunately his brother was too busy as asual, so Gulf suggested studying with Mew at his house.

His mother knew that Mew's father was the leader of the Koryu Alliance. Suzushima told her so at their conference before the vacation. He'd also told her about how Mew had gotten a good grade thanks to Gulf's help, that Mew was very grateful,  and that he was a good boy even if he did have ties to a yakuza family. She trusted him completely.

So she should have agreed, even reluctantly, but here she was again today, the day before they were to set out, asking the same questions over and over again. He undersrood why she would be worried, but even Gulf was surprised by how much.

"I won't go that far overboard. Well, it'll only be a week, I suppose. Take good care of yourself."

"I will. Thanks for the food Mom."

"Done already?"

"Yeah, I'm full." If he stayed with her much longer, he didn't know what she might say to him. And he was happy to escape back to his room.

"We're leaving early tomorrow, so we won't wake you up."

"All right. Take care. Tell Grandma I hope she feels better," Gulf said and went back to his room.

TBC