Weekends

Weekend wake ups

The door to the Le Blanc cafe sprung open as an energetic Ryuji burst through the entrance.

"Ren, you ready to go?" He shouted.

Sojiro cringed at the noise while he put down the spoon he was using to stir curry. "Not so loud, will you? It's still early."

A weekend morning wasn't meant for this kind of noise. At least that's not what he was used to. Over the years, mornings like these were quiet, with only a few customers showing up for the early hours. It was lucky none of them were there today, otherwise they would have had a rather rude interruption.

"Sorry boss," He waved apologetically. "Is Ren still in his room?"

"Haven't seen him yet, so he must be," he groaned. "Do me a favor and pull that kid out of bed, would you?

"You don't have to ask me twice." He put down his duffle bag filled with gym clothes in one of the booths and ran to the stairs.

Usually they met up at the gym, but the start of the weekend after they finished their first official heist seemed boring. Their restlessness got them thinking that they should plan a full day of training before they found their next target, including basic workouts and mementos exploring.

At least that's what the plan was. When Ryuji opened the door to his room, he found him seemingly fast asleep. It looked like he had gotten his gym clothes ready by his bed, and he'd even brushed his hair, but he must have tried to rest his eyes for a moment and fell back into slumber.

"Ren, you up?" He asked, nudging his shoulder.

He was quick to open his eyes, a short gasp escaping him. "What? Oh, hey man." He yawned and stretched his arms. "Must have dozed off again."

"Are you feeling okay?" He noticed the dark circles around his friend's eyes.

"Yeah, I just stayed up late. Couldn't sleep, so Mona and I started up a video game. He must have left for his morning walk already."

"Well, I hope you're ready for training. I won't go easy on you just because you're feeling sleepy." He grinded wide and teasingly poked his side. He jumped back with a startle when he heard a short but high pitched yelp come from Ren.

"Uh, Ren? What was that?"

He sat up and struggled to find his glasses. "N-nothing. Don't worry about it." The statement was clearly meant to deter him from pressing further, but it only made Ryuji more curious.

"Oh, so this is nothing?" He skittered his fingers suddenly at his side, causing him to swat his hands away as he tried to hold back his laughter. Still, he couldn't stop the snickering that escaped his lips as he tried his best to hide his face.

"Dude, your ticklish?" Ryuji exclaimed.  "Why didn't I know this sooner?"

"Who goes around telling people they're ticklish?"

He laughed. "Alright, good point. But still, I just didn't take you to be the ticklish type. Aren't you supposed to be the big, tough delinquent of the school?"

"Y-you already know that isn't true!"

Ryuji couldn't help but notice the blush that was slowly turning his friend's face pink. He smirked in amusement.  "Hey, don't be embarrassed by it. Everyone's ticklish. Besides, I never get to hear you laugh."

His comments only seemed to make Ren even more flustered as he put a hand to his face.

"It's definitely not what I expected. I thought yours would be more of the rough raspy kind of laugh, but your way more of a giggler."