Sexfriends

Chapter 7

Buzz Buzz. Buzz Buzz. Buzz Buzz.

Kaoru opens his eyes, woken up by the incessant sound of his phone vibrating. He looks at his phone screen showing 2pm and notices he's got 4 missed calls from Rei. He's about to go back to sleep when a 5th one ruins his plan to sleep in.

He grumbles, "yeah?"

"Kaoru-kun?"

"Who else, Sakuma-san?"

"Oh, were you perhaps still sleeping? You haven't become a vampire like me, have you?"

He sighs, still half-asleep. "What is it, this time?"

"Do you want to hang out, today?"

The blonde doesn't answer right away, as he's still half asleep from his whole night out. He came back home early in the morning when his family already left for work, as he always does. It's funny that Rei calls him for another Undead hangout since he's thought of suggesting the same not too long ago. Even though he still doesn't know how to behave with Rei after the latter left with Wataru without saying a word, Kaoru still wants to have a good time with his unit.

"Where are the others?"

"Hm? What about the others?"

"I mean...this is an... Undead hangout, right?"

Rei laughs, "not really, Kaoru-kun. It's a date."

"Huh? What?"

Kaoru can't believe his ears. A date? With a guy? He feels so stupid, why did he even think it would be an Undead hangout? Come to think of it, Rei's never said it was one. He keeps blaming himself for being the dumbest guy on earth when he's still half-asleep. But for some reason, he doesn't feel that displeased either. In fact, they've never spent time together beside their weekly sex, so it wouldn't hurt to hang out with a...friend from time to time.
He can't help but wonder if something happened between Rei and Wataru last night. Why did he leave without telling him? "It's not like he owes me anything...", he thinks. But then why is he the one being his date? "He must be tired of Wataru."

"Let's get going, shall we?" Rei breaks his train of thoughts. "Do you mind if we go shopping? I need new clothes for the graduation ceremony."

"N-No, it's alright...I don't mind."

"I suppose you're quite used to it anyway, aren't you? Accompanying girls to shopping and such."

"I guess...?"

They then head to a suit shop. It doesn't take long for Rei to choose, as he already knows what he wants: a black one. It's unsurprisingly the color that suits him the most.

"What do you think of this one, Kaoru-kun?" He says, looking at himself in the mirror.

"Looks good."

"Alright, but what about me?"

"You...you look...classy?"

"That's all?"

Kaoru huffs, "listen, Sakuma-san. Just...hurry up and choose one, I don't really want to be seen doing shopping with a guy."

"Fufufu. Well, alright. I'm taking this one if you say it looks good. Let's go."

"Hm, what about the tie?" He raises an eyebrow.

"Oh, you're right. I forgot about that. Please choose one for me!" He smiles.

Kaoru's surprised of this sudden request. Why him? "Why not ask Wataru?" He gets rid of this thought and decides to pick a red tie to match Rei's eyes. The blonde can't help but find him really hot dressed so formally, even more than usual. It's not the first time he realizes how beautiful his eyes are and he catches himself staring at them a little too much. God, he's not supposed to have this kind of thought.
Rei doesn't linger and goes to pay straight away. He doesn't even question Kaoru's choice and just goes with it. The blonde actually enjoys this moment with his friend because it's surprisingly different from his dates with girls. They always spend hours choosing clothes and asking for his opinion and even though he thinks it looks terrible on them, he can't bring himself to say it. Meanwhile, everything seems so much easier with Rei. Everything would look amazing on him and it wouldn't take him forever to try on clothes or take the blonde's opinion in consideration. Somehow, it makes Kaoru feel at ease.