blossoming hearts | mitsuya takashi

8. late night phone calls

the mattress turned into waves,
that crashed upon my restless body

Juno stared at the roof of her bedroom, it would be one of those nights again. Her insomnia keeps her up most nights.

Most night she would roam around her room, walk out to the apartment, but tonight she would have to stay in her room, her mother hadn't come home yet and she didn't want to find a drunk woman in her living room.

Juno hated these nights, some nights she would get a full 10 hours. Others would consist of waking up every hour or so. The worst ones would be where she wouldn't be able to sleep at all.

These nights started when she was younger, she would blame it on upcoming school projects or tests. Over the summer, there was no justification anymore, so she went ahead to do her own research in the library.

She found out that she had insomnia, she never got diagnosed because her mother wouldn't have time, even if she did, she wouldn't believe her anyway.

"Boring ass shit." Juno mumbled to herself.

Suddenly, her phone started vibrating, it read...

INCOMING CALL FROM mitsuya ♡

"Hello?" Juno said into her phone, sounding wide awake.

Takashi chuckled, "I thought you would be asleep."

"Unfortunately, I am not, and here I am, answering a random phone call at 2:17 AM." Juno joked.

"I wonder what keeps Mochizuki up." Takashi said.

Juno chuckled nervously, "I wonder what it is too!"

"What are you doing right now?" Takashi asked.

"Nothing in particular, just laying on my bed." Juno replied. "What's Mitsuya doing on this fine night?"

Mitsuya laughed before containing it, "I'm staying up for a school project, I had procrastinated on it for a while, and it's due tomorrow."

"For the home economics club?" Juno asked.

"Correct princess. How do you know so much?" Takashi said, not knowing what that silly name did to her.

Juno thanked that Takashi couldn't see her face, how was he so bold towards her? "I just guess, you are the president of the club after all." Juno said.

Takashi had asked for her phone number a few days after her birthday party, Juno had been planning on asking him herself, but he beat her to it.

"Could it be possible that the young and marvelous Mochizuki gives me her phone number?" Takashi asked, a pink blush flooding his pale cheeks.

Juno nodded, "Of course and quit it with the extravagant adjectives you use."

"You're so hotheaded!" Takashi said laughing, Juno shook her head, laughing as well.

Juno took a hold of his phone and gave hers to Takashi, they both typed in their numbers and names.

"I'll make use of it!" Takashi said, before exiting Juno's apartment, which had became a typical stop since he walks her home.