"Come on Mako-chan! Don't be a meanie!" Nagisa was pulling him from the arm, urging him to stand from the bed. Not applying enough force to lift him, but enough insistence to annoy him. That was the blonde's plan all along, Nagisa could look small and cute but he could make a giant cry if he set his mind to it.
"But, I don't wanna" Makoto sighed, he knew he would end up going along anyway, what other choice did he have? But he really really didn't feel like it.
"Come on Mako-chan! You can't stay in this dirty room forever!"
"It's not dirty!" Makoto complained "It's just a little... untidy! He looked around and realized untidy was beyond politically correct "see, I have a good reason to stay! To clean and stuff"
"To clean and stuff" Nagisa mocked him "You won't clean shit Mako! I know it, you know it, the cockroaches living under your bed know it! Now get your ass out of bed and come with me to see hot half naked dudes!"
"Nagisa!" he sounded outraged but really, it was hard being outraged after 10 years of Nagisa's friendship. It was more a matter of habit.
"It's settled! Plus I really mis Rei-chan! And you've never seen him work!" Nagisa's eyes lighted up at the mention of his boyfriend, Makoto groaned, he had just been dumped he didn't need to be around a lovey dovey couple. On the other hand seeing his friend so happy was slightly contagious. He groaned again and stood up.
"Ok let me take a quick shower, I probably smell"
"You do, very badly!" Nagisa said with a sunny smile
"You're not supposed to say it!" Makoto complained, again, more out of habit than anything else.
"That's what friends are for! Now hurry hurry! Muscles and boobs are waiting!"
They walked the way to the studio; it was fairly close so it was faster than waiting for the train. Nagisa was excited and didn't want to be late. Why he wanted his friend to see the photo shoot so badly it escaped Makoto, probably the blond thought seeing attractive people in little clothing would help him forget about his recent break up, but Nagisa knew him better than that.
He wasn't at a point where he could find anyone attractive or romantically interesting, not yet. He was still hung up on his girlfriend ex-girlfriend he corrected himself. The sunlight abusing his unaccustomed pupils and the noise of the street made him realize of just that. He wasn't ready to go back to the world yet. Everything about the outside made him feel like a foreigner, like someone who didn't get the joke. Everyday life seemed so dull and meaningless.
Makoto didn't like to be that way, he was usually a cheerful optimistic person, he wasn't one to make an enemy out of life, on the contrary he always found a reason to smile, he liked making other people happy and taking care of them. He guessed that was what made him such an easy target for unhealthy one sided relationships, he gave too much, at least that was what Nagisa always told him.
They arrived just in time, Rei was getting his equipment ready and Nagisa went to help him.
"Makoto, it's nice that you could make it" Rei bowed his head in greeting and readjusted his glasses. He was a strange guy - well you had to be if you were to date Nagisa- but he was also a great guy, a little too formal sometimes but always there when you needed him. The most important thing was that he cared about Nagisa a lot and knew how to make him happy, that was all Makoto needed to like the guy.
"Is there something I can do to help?" He asked Rei, but it was Nagisa who answered.
"You're here to watch Mako! Just look around or make yourself comfortable! and don't touch anything or Rei will freak out!" Rei blushed at that, Nagisa had the annoying habit of speaking for him, but it didn't seem to bother the blue haired that much for his scolding were always light hearted.
"Just make yourself comfortable as Nagisa said" Makoto nodded and glanced around. He felt really out of place, he would've rather they gave him something to do instead of just standing there with his hands on his pant's pockets.
The place was a large single room the size of a big apartment, there were two different sets both facing the large windows leaving them exposed to the good lighting. One was a simple white background one, Makoto wondered if they edited an image afterwards like they did in movies, though wasn't that a green screen? The other had a beach setting with sand an all. To the sides there were a few stations to get the models ready, make up and wardrobe, with a few improvised changing booths to give the models privacy.
He could see two women and one guy getting their makeup done; another one was already putting on some clothes. They were all surrounded by lots of people; Makoto thought it would feel intimidating having so much attention to oneself but that was probably why they chose the profession, to be pampered.
