You are my comfort

A breather

My name is Yuichi Usagi!, - immediately replied the rabbit, excited for a conversation to be finally appearing.

As the two stranger-friends finally shared their names with each other, the 'stranger' part of the label went down, making them into friends, or how Yuichi mentioned yesterday: insomnia buddies. Both Yuichi and Leonardo were genuinely glad to make a new friend, and looking at how the awkwardness was leaving them, their friendship was going to blossom further, creating a strong bond between the boys.

Or the 'awkwardness' never left them in the first place, since after maintaining eye contact for about 30 seconds or so, both of them retreated back a bit, being slightly embarrassed: the turtle fidgeting with his fingers and the rabbit slightly swaying back and forth on their feet.

The conversation Yuichi was waiting for has ended abruptly, which pissed him off slightly. Why was he so awkward? They wish he knew. Wasn't he usually overly talkative? Then why was he struggling to find a topic for the conversation? Surely there was something to talk about, he just wasn't attentive enough to see it. Yuichi decided to go into full-focus mode and brainstorm on any kind of a topic, just to make the boorishness go away.

Was it really there though?

As the hare was thinking, Leon was looking around, only now realizing that he unconsciously chose this place as a destination, in hopes of seeing his sleepless buddy. Why did he feel so attracted to the rabbit? Sure, he was handsome, sure, his tired gaze took Leo's breath away, but the attraction he was feeling wasn't purely aesthetic. It had something else to it. Maybe it was because of Leon being highly empathetic? Yuichi didn't have to say anything, for the turtle clad to understand the way he felt. Just looking at him was enough for Leonardo to feel like he knew what they felt, even if they didn't quite catch it themselves. That strange sensation of kinship was hard to ignore.

Leon's thinking process was interrupted with the rabbit finally seeming to find what to say.

- So.. uh. I noticed how panicked you looked before, but forgot to address it.. I guess..

- Oh, that! Heh, it's- Should he tell them? Should Leo share what happened? I mean it would be pretty unfair to himself to not share, since the rabbit placed his trust into Leo. Leo thought he was expected to trust the rabbit too, but he just couldn't open up so easily. Even if the slider felt like he understood the rabbit, he couldn't understand how the rabbit was so naïve. Or was it really just naivety? That made Leo think more, sinking deeper into his mind. The ringing went louder.

- Dude, I understand if it's personal or something. You don't have to tell me, - Yuichi reached out for the masked fellow, placing a hand on his shoulder with a worried gaze. The August nights are chilly here. Leo felt the warmth emitting from Yuichi's hand, reminding him of the warm-bloodedness of the rabbit. Here he goes again, forgetting what he was thinking about, the feeling of yesterday's comfort returning. For a second he thought the ringing was gone, only to return as soon as he thought of it. Leo couldn't help, but sigh in a response to his companion's woes.

- Thank you, man. I don't really want to talk about it, - he finally replied, gaze falling on Yuichi's attire. Why does that uniform look familiar? Leo couldn't recognize where he knew that clothing from. It couldn't belong to Hueso's restaurant, since the rabbit was wearing purplish hued uniform, while Run Of The Mill Pizza's attire had red and black in it.

Noticing how Leon was staring at his uniform Yuichi started talking again.

- I just finished my shift and forgot to change from my work uniform, if that's what you're thinking about.

The turtle's eyes widened in embarrassment and his face went a darker shade of green, blood rushing to it at the speed of light. His hands started motioning around chaotically in an attempt to let out his distress as he apologized repeatedly for staring at the rabbit.