Tulips [Ishimondo]

Part four: He isn't so bad...

Taka POV:

"OWADA?!?"

"Yeah yeah, I get it, it's not every day you get to hang out with your crush, now is it?" Mondo replied smugly.

Taka turned swiftly to Chihiro, looking outraged,. "THIS is who you're friends with?!"

"Y-you.. you two know each other already?" They said in a confused tone.

"Oh we know each other alright~" Mondo purred from behind Taka. Taka whipped his head around, only to be face to face with Mondo, whose lavender eyes were looking deeply in his red ones. He stumbled back into Chihiro's lap surprised, glaring up at Mondo.

Mondo let out a harsh laugh, which sounded more like a dogs bark than anything. Taka profusely apologised to Chihiro and straightened his hair to face Mondo.

" you don't seriously think I'll let you take them with you, do you?"

Mondo chuckled softly. " What? judging someone based off of how they look? that doesn't seem like something the ultimate moral compass should do."

" I'm judging you because you're a class skipping delinquent who doesn't know how to say a single sentence without swearing. I don't think you have ever been to a single class or have ever learned anything, so I'll put it in more simple terms for you, you're an awful influence."
He snapped back, almost yelling above the decimal limit allowed in the hallways.

" I don't know the hall monitor would be so snappy with me, you know, you become more and more my type as the days go by" Mondo stated, not seeming taken aback in the least by his sudden change in tone.

Chihiro spoke up softly from behind them, " guys come on, you know we don't need to fight, Taka, I know he may seem like a typical delinquent bully, but he's actually really nice. You should give him a chance, and Mondo," they said more sternly, " can you please stop hitting on Taka, you know you're making him uncomfortable"

They took a deep breath and continued on " Let's just go to the gym guys, who else is gonna take care of me with Mondo around?" They glanced at Taka hopefully.

" fine." Taka said bitterly.

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The three of them walk down the hallway in silence the only sound breaking it being tackers, heeled boots clacking along the polished flooring. They arrived at the gym doors and quickly went to the change rooms.

" are you not getting changed Taka?" Chihiro said glancing up at him.

"Not with him in the room."

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Mondo POV:

Mondo left the change rooms with Chihiro, and made their way over to the equipment in the back.

"Sooo..." Mondo started, " Why does he got to change alone?"

Chihiro glared up at him, " that's his private information."

" jeez why ya acting so cold, all of a sudden?!"he chuckled nervously.

"Mondo please, stop picking on him, you're gonna make him really uncomfortable. He's one of my best friends and I've him since we started our first year here."

Just as he was about to reply, he saw the doors of the changing rooms open and looked to see Taka standing in the doorway. 'Fuck.'

Mondo had never attended a PE class. Usually got into his PE uniform and then stayed there until class was over, so he had never actually seen Taka in his PE uniform. Usually, guys would wear long shorts or sweatpants, and a tracksuit jacket with a tank top underneath. What he didn't know what is that Taka had never found a uniform that fit him, so instead he took the girls PE shorts and the boys tank tops. The result was a more form fitting uniform that a lot of the boys in class would make fun of.