Explosive Pottery

Devil Devastation

Well that certainly got him to pay attention again. Eyes flying open and sitting up straight, he looked down at the now unconscious hall monitor in surprise and sheer embarrassment, unsure whether to just leave him there or push him off. ...Neither. As gently as someone like him could, he placed a hand on Ishimaru's shoulder and gave it a light shake. "...Ishimaru? ...Taka? Dude, c'mon..."

Ishimaru groaned and furrowed his eyebrows a little, muttering something incoherent but turned his head a little. "no" he simply replied. He didn't wake up, he was far too tired. He curled up in a little ball, although his head remained on Mondo's lap. Now, he was curled under Mondo's jacket as if it were a blanket. How adorable!

Almost too adorable for Mondo to bear. Covering his face with one hand, glancing around to make sure no one he knew could see his blushing face, he gave Ishimaru another light shake in desperation. "I dunno where we 'ave to get off, I kinda need ya to be awake for that..."

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhh....... " He whined, nuzzling into Mondo's lap. He rolled his head over a little, Now resting it against Mondo's stomach...sort of. He stayed just like that, a miniscule smile on his face as he slept.

Oh boy, there was that smile again. Once again confirming his conflicting feelings, he finally pulled his arm away and let it loosen at his side. What was he supposed to do now?! He strained his neck to look behind him, at the cold city outside zooming by his window, now falling silent. Was it best to just let Ishimaru sleep? Probably. But was he going to? ...Probably.

Ishimaru drooled a little, the substance dribbling down his cheeks. He didnt mean for it to, though! In his sleep he brought his hand close to his face and clenched some fabric lightly in between his hands.
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An hour and a half later, he finally stirred awake. Light seeped through his eyelids and he scrunched them shut, incredibly groggy. "Mmuh?? Where...am I?" He groaned. He turned to open his eyes to see what he was laying on.... A white shirt? Black pants?? What in the world was this? It hadn't yet clicked in his mind that what he was using as a pillow was, in fact, the one and only Mondo Oowada. "Who... what am I laying on, exactly..? " He mumbled aloud.

His eye cracked open at the sound of the other's voice, laughing a little. "Oh. So ya finally decided to wake up, huh? Took ya long enough." It was an understatement to say he hadn't moved the entire time. He was like a frozen statue.

He said nothing and blinked slowly several times. It took a minute for the last piece to fall in place, and when it did he shot up straight. "Ohu goodness! My apologies, Mondo! I didn't mean to fall asleep on you, I don't know what came over me!" The words spilled out from his mouth faster than he thought they could, face absolutely flushed and panicked.

It was hard to see from the angle he was looking down at Ishimaru from, but Mondo's face had not dropped a shade in bright pink for the entire hour. This was hella embarrassing. "Nah, s'fine, I guess..."

Ishimaru sat up properly, noticing he still had Mondo's coat on him. He wrapped himself in the absolutely huge coat, nuzzling down into it. "Um, do you want your coat back now? " Red stoplights stared at Mondo as if waiting to turn green. In other words, he was waiting for an answer.

"...Keep it until ya get home, I don't really need it as much as you."

"Oh, alright. Hey, you still have my scarf on! I thought for sure you'd take it off." A tone of honest surprise with a tint of happiness was obvious when he spoke. Genuinely surprised he still kept it on! "You can keep it until you have a scarf of your own. "

"Uh, ya sure? I mean, I don't wanna steal it or nothin'..."

"Er, you won't be stealing it. You were kind enough to let me borrow your jacket-which, by the way, is very comfy-so the least I can do is let you borrow my scarf. It's not much, but, I do hope you enjoy my gift! "

"...Sorta like a trade, then?" That sounded a lot better to him, at least. Made him feel less awkward about it.

"Yeah, exactly! " He twiddled with his thumbs under the coat. Silence fell into place again, before he spoke up. He refused to look Mondo in the eye as he said, "Um, if you don't mind, may I lean against you again? Uh, you were a really nice pillow. Of course I won't lay in your lap again but, if I'm correct we have a little ways to go before we come at my alternate stop."

"Eh? Oh, er... I... I guess I ain't got a problem with it." He looked away and sighed slightly, trying to calm himself down and nerves were slowly rising within him. No, don't shout. Don't do it.

"Alright." He was resting his head against Mondo's shoulder again. The jacket was turned somewhat sideways so that they could somewhat share the jacket with Mondo. "Are you sure you'll know your way home? I don't want to have you get lost, so if you'd like to come stay over at my place. "

"Are ya sure? I'm pretty sure I can find my way around, s'not that hard." After all, he's probably been around the whole city with his gang at least twice before. A little bit of wandering around wouldn't be so bad.

"I mean, I'm pretty sure. I just do not know how I can thank you properly! Besides, it is incredibly dangerous at night!! Don't you know that, Mondo? "

"Of course I know that, I've been at there at night. S'not a fun time." Falling silent for a moment or two, he finally dared to glance back to look at Ishimaru, now resting against his shoulder. "Look. I'm fine. Ya don't have to worry 'bout me, yeah?"

"Okay, I guess.. " He sighed, and furrowed his eyebrows. The subway began to pull to a stop. "c'mon, let's go, this is our spot! "

Mondo nodded and fixed the scarf that was still wrapped around his neck, slowly sliding across the seat to be able to stand to his feet with ease, though he didn't actually make a way for the door until Ishimaru stood up too. After all, he had no idea where he was going without him.

Glancing back to Mondo, he put his coat back on him. "You need this more than me right now. " He sorta muttered, turning to step out. He let the cold hurt him, and he shivered a little at first, but stuck to Mondo's side for warmth. "Sorry, I hope this is okay with you. " Soon enough, they made it to the street levels once again, and he made his way towards his house, pausing for a goodbye. Was now the time to say farewell? He didn't know, but still did. "See you tomorrow, then? "

He didn't protest at all, only glancing to the shorter boy every so often as they walk, resisting the sudden urge to pull him closer with an arm wrapped around his shoulders... fixing the jacket that simply rests on his shoulders, sleeves hanging empty at either side. It was so nice, just the two of them walking... but all good things come to an end. "Oh? Oh. Er... yeah. I guess so." Mondo paused and just watched him go, a hand slipping into his pocket, exposed arms shivering under his jacket.

He resisted the urge to thank him yet AGAIN, or to hug him, or anything. it was admittedly difficult. "Okay, goodbye Mondo." Ishimaru turned on his heel, and began walking to his house. It would take him longer than usual to walk as this was a path he rarely used, but he supposed he deserved it for falling asleep.