Alte Liebe Rostet Nicht

Besties!(?)

Whenever spotting the two Leo cannot help but wonder why they were arguing this time. Sena and the new translator, Miss Ghost! Well, not literally a ghost but Ann–Chan was like a ghost. Not many get to see her! Unless it was one of her arguments with Sena! Then one can hear them up to down the halls, right to the main lobby sometimes. Just follow the screaming and there they are, just shouting at each other as if there is no tomorrow... Literally! They are soo loud they may as well fill up the halls!

And whenever they screamed Leo couldn't help but grow curious. It was a few times he even got inspired and started scribbling, their voices serving as his background noise. It was insightful sometimes and some of his latest compositions were based on just them quarreling. Others might be annoyed but he finds it funny and it also makes him somewhat happy. In his eyes, Sena finally found someone who he can be on such open terms with. Even if the relationship is bad, being so honest with each other takes a lot. One might call it naivety but to Leo this was just common sense. If you butt heads so much, you had to be close! Only those close can be so open with one another. There was more going on than everyone would realize! It is simple logic in the composer's point of view, a logic so flawed for many but to him it made somewhat sense. And besides, one of the employees does not seem to disagree with him either from what he heard! Maybe it was some kind of sixth sense at the time but the way the two argued was different from the tension building up between the members of Knights sometimes. It was such an honest clash of emotions, he couldn't help but translate their screams and cries into notes, a piece of music, a memory of the moment. It helped him understand it all the better if he were completely honest and that is how he drew the following conclusions.

"Hey Sena, Ann–Chan! You're getting along as greatly as ever!" Leo laughed shortly after having walked up to the office, peeking through the door with a wide grin on his face. He was in an awfully good mood at the time and why wouldn't he be?

Even when the two snapped their heads while turning and looking at the composer with a rather unpleasant reaction he couldn't help but laugh. "And in sync too! You're quite the duo of besties!"

"Besties!?" Both responded, the shouting all too clear. Leo only nodded with the widest grin he could muster while entering the room.
"Yes yes! Besties! You should look at yourselves sometimes!"

"That again?" Sena sighed, shaking his head in disbelief. "Does this look like—"

"Yeees! It totally does!" The boy interrupted with a laugh. He was set on this idea, almost like a stubborn, little kid. "I never saw you getting this heated Sena! And Miss Ghost seems to like your presence too!"

"L... Like?" The woman in question repeated, a little irritated to say the least. "Erm... Leo–San... No. Also that nickname?"

"Mhm! Easy to remember! And it suits you too!" He nodded to the second half of her sentence before continuing. "But yeah! You do this nearly everyday. You have to like it!"

"Hah!? Don't make me shut you up by force!" Izumi scoffed, seeming to not like this assumption, at all. "They bumped into me for no reason and refuse to apologize!"

"I bumped!? Du Arsch ! You bumped me!"

"It's into me." He responded, almost smug for that short moment before continuing with a less pleased tone. "And besides, you were the one who didn't watch themselves. So you have to apologize."

"Rather die than saying you 'sorry' in ways!" She grumbled like a literal wolf. How funny this was. Yes yes, very funny actually.

"Ahaha! You two are as lively as ever!" Leo couldn't help but comment, the smile on his face growing wider. "You're giving me ideas too! Keep going, keep going!"
"Is this funny to you!?" The fellow unit member shot a sharp glance at Leo while crossing his arms. "I'm trying to teach them a lesson here!"
"Or whine..." Ann only added off–handedly.

"Shut up! I wasn't talking to you!"

"Hmmm... I wouldn't say it's funny." The composer decided to answer, though thinking midway through. "I'm just... Happy for you I think? That you two became such close friends."

"Again, we're not friends. You'll catch me dead before I have anything to do with them!"

"Feed me to the sharks if we're friends. Ever." Miss Ghost seemed to agree, shaking their head at the same time. None of them truly hesitated though.
"Aww, come on! Wouldn't you miss each other?" Leo asked them yet was met with a loud and clear: "No." from both of their mouths. Talk about tricky...
"Then how come you two never get tired of arguing?" He threw in, crossing his arms while putting on his thinking expression. "No, seriously... If you were to dislike each other, you would reserve your energy, wouldn't you? But here you are, talking to each other. You get me?"

"No, not really..." The brunette responded, a moment of doubt on her very own face.

"It's Leo's usual nonsense. Pay no mind to it." Izumi decided to give her a word of advice instead. "We don't enjoy each other's presence and that's that. They just happen to bump into me or not do their job properly. That's all."

"My fault now!?"

"Who else!?"

" Scheißkerl !"

"Is that all you can do? Throw insults at me I don't even understand?"

" Warte nur ab, dann kriegst du noch dein Fett weg."

"Aaand back to being air, of course~" Leo laughed, though not seeming to mind this at all. It was kind of fun in some odd way. He didn't know what it was but seeing them butt heads made him almost believe that the two knew each other for a great majority of their lifetime. There was no stopping them, there never was. You could only stop them for a moment before they would just continue with their daily routine. Maybe this was odd to enjoy and honestly, Leo found it a little odd himself. But he just couldn't help it. They give off some feeling to him... Some odd nostalgia maybe. Or wait... Was it them feeling nostalgic? Hmm... He would have to look at the sheets of paper again. It was the way he came to understand their fights and grew less annoyed by them. Arguing about the smallest things... That's only something true friends can do!