The Most Precious Of All [ Pre-Game SaiOuma ]

A Trip To Inner Town

After both of them was done eating breakfast and had gotten dressed, they had left the apartment to go into town. It had already been an enjoyable morning, so it would surely be a good day.

Walking hand in hand, Shuichi had decided with Kokichi, to just follow the flow. Instead of having anything planned, they would simply do anything that caught their attention. Which was indeed better than the frustration he had gone through last night, barely giving him any sleep.
Before they left, he did actually get a couple of hours sleep, cuddled up with Kokichi.
He couldn't have asked for a better sleep. He felt incredibly refreshed.

It was actually the first time they slept in the same bed together. It was so comfortable. If only they could sleep together more.

He felt a small tug on his hand, by the shorter boy walking by his side. Leaving his own thoughts, he turned his attention to Kokichi happily. He noticed he was pointing somewhere, so his gaze follows the other's arm out to his finger, to see where he was currently pointing.
It was an arcade. But not any arcade. The very same arcade they went to when meeting in person, that wasn't back at the Danganronpa panel, where they met the first time.

Well, this would be nice and nostalgic.

Both of the two smiling, they walk into the arcade together. They would definitely be going for Co-op. Those were the ones they enjoyed the most last time.

Even if he hadn't gotten his pay yet from his job, he did indeed have some money to enjoy themselves out in the city. They needed to have some fun outside the apartment as well.

And, seeing Kokichi happy made it more than worth it.

Even if they weren't particularly good at any of the games they played, they had a great amount of fun while the two of them shared laughter.

"Hey, Saihara-kun? What about this game?" Kokichi stood by another game machine, as he waved Shuichi over with a happy smile. He looked proud of himself. Perhaps he found a good game.
Stepping over he saw that it was a puzzle game. It was a singleplayer game though. Why would Kokichi want him to play this?
He gave the other boy a confused look. But the smile stayed on his face "I really want you to try this one out." The boy explained himself since he could see Shuichi was puzzled.
Well, why not? He thought with a shrug.

He inserted a coin into the game machine and it booted up for him.
At first, it gave a short explanation of how the game worked and all of its mechanics. It looked incredibly simple though. How challenging was this game supposed to be?

As soon as the game itself finally started, his mind was fast at work. He had to work fast with the joystick and the buttons he needed to use, to keep up with his own thoughts.
The game felt incredibly easy. It didn't take long for him to figure out what to do. But his eyes were completely glued to lit up screen. He nearly forgot about the world around him. This game was super addicting and needed one's full attention.

He was only reminded by the real world when Kokichi leaned closer to watch, as he could feel the other's shoulder brush against his own arm.

He spared a fast glance to look at the boy. It was just a silly game after all.
The shorter boy's violet eyes were full of awe, while the light of the screen hit his face and its image reflected in his eyes.

After the short moment and his eyes returned to the screen, he put even more effort in.
Simply having looked at the face of the boy he loved, motivated him so much. He was extremely glad to have him. Just the thought made a smile appear on his lips, rather than the focused expression he had held while playing.

Before he even had realized it, he was done with the game. His score was the top of the week. That was quite the accomplishment. But, it was just a stupid game.
He pulled back away from the machine, giving Kokichi a proper glance now.
The boy looked so happy about Shuichi's result. More than he was himself.