Roadtrip // Kubokai

The Promise

For those who were worried that the previous chapter was going to be the last one - it is not! I still have plenty of story to tell!

"There you are guys!" Kaidou clapped his hands as he saw two of his friends standing there, almost as they were waiting for him and Kuboyasu.

"Where have you guys been? You missed the fireworks!" Nendou sounded really worried.

Kaidou and Kuboyasu exchanged looks with smiles. They collectively agreed to not tell their friends just yet about what happened. For now the boys just wanted to have fun on the festival.

This usually quiet town was now filled with colours, people and incredible smells of regional food. The town center was filled with different booths, local dancers were performing on a little stage, and there was so much to see and do the boys had no idea were to start.

For that reason they just decided to go to the nearest booth. There was a young man selling real matcha tea. He looked two, maybe three years older than them. He had welcoming smile and eyes covered by a pair of round glasses.

As Aren was ordering small cups for each of them, Shun was constantly looking at him and the guy. Then he immediately felt bad, when he realized what he was doing.

Is it wrong to think that this guy is hot?

Confused and worried, he didn't say anything until Aren't handed him a little cup of green liquid, and he took the first sip.

"O Lord it tastes disgustingly grassy!" His face twisted uncontrollably "No wonder why everyone is drinking it with milk, sugar, cream and God knows what else!"

"It's not about the taste, Shun" Aren have him a look, as he was an expert of regional tea "It's about experience. You have to feel it"

"The only thing I feel is nausea" Kaidou rolled his eyes, took a last sip and threw the cup away to the nearest bin "Well, that was an awful experience"

"Kaidou's right!" Nendou agreed and pat his friend on his back. Shun squeaked in pain "It tastes like nothing! Let's go somewhere else"

Kaidou gave the last look at that young man before going away. Aren, who couldn't resist constantly gazing at him, obviously noticed it. He thought about it for a second before realizing what was going on.

"He's hot, isn't he?" He smiled friendly in hopes of communicating Kaidou that it's okay to find other people attractive even when being in a relationship.

"Yeah" he murmured in answer, still not sure if this was some sort of loyalty test or not.

"If I was a girl I would've asked him out" Nendou added. Everyone went silent. They all looked at him interested.

In fact, none of them really bothered to care about Nendou's interests. The thing was, they didn't even expect him to understand the meaning of love, or anything like this.

The festival lasted for a few hours, although Saiki couldn't even make to the half of it. At some point he just disappeared like a ghost.

"Do you guys think he teleports to his house at night?" Kaidou asked suddenly. They all looked at each other in silence.

"Nah!" They collectively answered.

The hours passed and before they even noticed, people were already heading back to their houses. With full stomachs and a bunch of unnecessary souvenirs, they also decided to leave.

"I can't feel my legs!" Kaidou complained as they entered the house.

"Do you want me to carry you upstairs?" Kuboyasu laughed and watched as his best friend's cheeks turned red.