Hallucination? [BETWEEN SEASON 2 & 3]

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by BrokenBrick_60

by BrokenBrick_60

Ben was back, and Kenji couldn't believe it. Or, at least, he wasn't processing it correctly.

He was taking in Ben's presence, watching him as he sat by the river with his feet in the water, stroking Bumpy's head. Kenji lay on his stomach a few paces away, molded into the gritty sand he was fingering. He wanted to talk to Ben but didn't know how to start conversation, so he sighed for perhaps a fifth time.

Ben glanced over, scratching Bumpy between her head spikes. "Τι είναι;" ("What is it?")

Kenji blurted, "Αυτό... δεν φαίνεται πραγματικό." ("This... doesn't seem real.")

Ben let his hand fall from Bumpy's head. She grumbled and nudged him, so he put his head on her shoulder. "Χμ;" ("Hm?")

"Είσαι αληθινός;" ("Are you real?")

Ben sat up, and Kenji stared awkwardly at the water.

"Τι εννοείς;" Ben shifted closer, snagging his hair out of Bumpy's mouth. ("What do you mean?")

"Όπως..." Kenji laughed dryly. He sounded stupid. "Δεν έχω παραισθήσεις, έτσι;" ("Like..." "I'm not hallucinating, am I?")

Ben dragged himself over on his legs, and Kenji sat up out of the sand with a funny popping noise. He made a face of disgust and leaned over the water to wash off the sand.

"...Όχι. Είμαι;" ("...No. Am I?")

Kenji sat back beside him. They made eye contact, and Ben focused on Bumpy again. Kenji took a deep breath, "Δεν είσαι. Όχι." ("You're not. No.")

"Αυτό είναι καλό," Ben said, smiling. "Μου έλειψες." ("That's good." "I missed you.")

Kenji bit the inside of his cheek, picking at his fingernail. He felt nervous.

"Όλοι οι άλλοι επίσης—" Ben contributed— "Εσείς, φυσικά." ("Everyone else too—" "You, of course.")

"Κι εμένα μου έλειψες." ("I missed you too.")

Ben turned to Kenji, "Ξέρεις, τα μαλλιά σου φαίνονται ωραία όταν δεν είναι φτιαγμένα." ("Y'know, your hair looks good when it's not done.")

Kenji bit a hangnail, "Ακόμα και όταν είναι κάπως βρώμικο; Έχω να κάνω ντους έξι μέρες." ("Even when it's kinda dirty? I haven't showered in six days.")

Ben chuckled, "Καλώς ήρθατε στον κόσμο μου." ("Welcome to my world.")

Kenji looked at him, "Τα μαλλιά σας είναι επίσης όμορφα." ("Your hair is also beautiful.")

"Όμορφη;" Ben repeated in a surprised manner, eyes a little wide. "Όμορφη. Ουάου. Ευχαριστώ." ("Beautiful?" "Beautiful. Wow. Thanks.")

"Είναι αυτό αρκετά καλό;" Kenji inched closer. Ben didn't pull away. ("Is that good enough?")

"Ναι, ναι." ("Yeah, yeah.")

"...Τα μάτια σου είναι... μεγαλοπρεπή," Kenji expressed. He curled his fingers, "Πολύ... πολύ... χειμωνιάτικο." ("...Your eyes are... majestic." "Very... very... wintery.")

Ben was looking down at his fingers, which he was cracking. "Σας ευχαριστώ. Μου αρέσουν και τα μάτια σου." ("Thank you. I like your eyes too.")

Kenji smiled, biting his nail again. He couldn't've been hallucinating; he was too pretty. "Ευχαριστώ." ("Thanks.")