Alte Liebe Rostet Nicht

Day Out

Talk about a journey of self discovery. Izumi had no idea that he could be saying things like that, let alone without thinking them through. Once more he ran his mouth around Ann and just told them straight into their face. He felt a sense of relief all the same, as if speaking his mind. And besides, Ann had been really pissing him off that time. All of this sad bullcrap no one needed to hear. And them just saying it without shame... But in the end it was not really a feeling he hated. It was something he had to deal with from now on. Besides, even with the 'thank you gift' he gave them, or rather forced upon them in the end, he still had much to catch up on. He had no intention of being in their debt, that much was certain!

Though they were not giving him an easy time either. Talk about a not–so morning person, to say the least... It was a pain to get them to sleep as they would just move around in their futon, unable to doze off. Heck, they secretly scrolled through their phone a few times instead of sleeping, sometimes typing something right then and there. It was difficult to get some shut eye at an appropriate time. And when morning hit he was impressed that he managed to get up earlier than them, despite them supposed to be in a rush. So it was up to Izumi to throw Ann right out of their futon and even then they were half asleep. Was he their caretaker now!?

Oh and the fridge... He had already taken a look in the afternoon and was not impressed, thus had stocked it up ever since. Talk about empty outside of a soda supply. He for sure had given Ann a scolding about this. ' This girl seriously can't take care of herself ' was the first thing shooting through Izumi's mind then and this morning as well.

And they had heard it as well, their consumption of instant ramen instead of a proper meal. Well, Izumi intended to change that as well, being in charge of the cooking. He wanted to teach them but given the clumsiness he had witnessed a few times... He didn't even dare to think about that! Alright, yesterday was a bad time and he couldn't really ask. However, given how sleepily they were roaming around their own one room apartment he didn't even try to ask them in the morning. He had a feeling that it would be best if he was in charge of that before an accident happened. And from Patch's face yesterday... Izumi had a bit of a bad feeling about all of this. It may be a miracle that Ann survived on their very own.

Who knew he would have to play house husband during his hiatus... Great... Then again, he was secretly wondering why he was getting into their business so much. He had never expected this from himself but hey, here he is now. Maybe it was the guilt within him. Yeah, that's it. That's what this was. Besides, if the two were living together, it would be only beneficial to look out for one another. At least that was what he liked to tell himself at the time. It was just the bare minimum he was doing, nothing else. He wasn't planning exactly on free loading, he may as well do something. Plus, he had a bit of time on his hands, only the occasional model job here and there. At least it would keep him busy, most likely... Then again, living like this together...

Ah, best not to think about it. Their roles are already clear. And it has not even been 24 hours.

Even with this troublesome morning in mind it would not stop Izumi from going through with his plans. Because when the next few hours passed and Ann had returned home he made sure to grab their wrist and drag them out. It had them a little by surprise and yet there was not much they could or would do about it, only being dragged off all of a sudden. They may have been asking what for but remembered just as quickly. Besides, it was already too late when having headed outside to begin with and soon enough around town.

"Ah— S... Slow down! Please!" They tried to reason, almost beg even and only now it made the male stop dead in his tracks. "Why in a rush anyway?"

In a rush? Him? No, they must be imagining things. "Don't be ridiculous. It's nothing like that."