Under the Same Sky.

ー Part 2.

"Hoku-nii!" A freshman named Sota ran towards Hokuto with a smile. With his new friends, Keito and Yusei, they went to his brother's classroom first before going to the school garden to have lunch.

"Here's your bento. Don't forget it next time or else, you have nothing to eat for lunch." Hokuto gave the bento to Sota and he nodded his head many times, relieved that he has a brother like Hokuto.

"I will go home late today. Tell it later to Ryota-nii." Hokuto said and this made Sota pout. He knows that his brother loves to play basketball but if he will go home late, he will get scolded by their older brother, Ryota.

"Ryota-nii will scold you later, Hoku-nii!" He reminded him but Hokuto just waved his hand as he is going to the rooftop to have lunch with his friends.

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"Where is Itsuki?" Hokuto asked when he arrived at the rooftop but didn't see Itsuki around.

"He said he will buy lunch but until now, he is not yet coming back." Kazuma said while sitting besides Makoto. They are already having their lunch when he arrived.

"Did you two fight?" Takahide asked but he shook his head.

"I will look for him." He suddenly said and then, he ran out of the rooftop, still carrying his bento around.

After some minutes, he saw Itsuki eating alone at the cafeteria. Some students noticed him and talking about him since he is wearing a different uniform.

"Itsuki-kun." He quickly approached him while panting heavily. He placed down his bento on the table and sat on the vacant sear across him.

"They are waiting for you. We are waiting for you at the rooftop." He said but he caught Itsuki staring at his hand. He looked at his hand to see if there is wound or anything else but he found nothing.

"Doushitano?" He asked but Itsuki just shook his head. He furrowed his brows once more as Itsuki's actions are already pissing him.

He is trying to be friendlier but in some way, his actions are getting on his nerves. It looks like he is just forcing himself to Itsuki when in fact, he wants to be friends with him. He heaved a deep sigh and calmed himself down.

"Itsuki-kun, are you mad at me or you don't want to friends with us?" He asked while opening his bento. He is a slow eater, so he needs to start eating already.

"I'm not mad. I want to be friends with you and others. I'm sorry for acting like this. I'm still adjusting with the environment." Itsuki said while eating the food he bought a while ago.

"I thought you are mad at me or I did something that offended you. Don't worry. You will get used with the environment here soon. I will tour you around the campus tomorrow." He smiled and felt relieved that Itsuki is not mad at him.

"You said that you have friends from other sections." He smiled wider when Itsuki started to talk more.

"Hai. We usually play basketball at the park. I met them last year when I was playing basketball alone at the abandoned court." He said and he started to eat. He noticed that Itsuki is getting talkative when he is comfortable with the person already.

"All of them are playing basketball?" Itsuki asked but he shook his head.

"Some of them plays soccer instead but most of them are good at dancing. Remember Riku-san? The one who called me earlier during break time." Itsuki nodded and he munched his food first before talking.

"He is good at singing. Kazuma is also good at singing and he also dances. And then, Kenta-san also sings but he is better in dancing. He is childhood friends with Rui-san. You will meet them all later." He said with a smile. He noticed that Itsuki is listening to him attentively, so he continued on telling him who will he meet later.

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On the other side, Itsuki is stucked with the memories of their past. Learning that Hokuto, his husband from the past lifetime and the love of his life lost all of his memories but reincarnated, he can't help but to feel sad.

Everyone around him is having a new life but here he is, stucked with his past life. He knows Riku. He also know Kazuma. He is now in modern age. He can't stay stucked with his past but also, he can't force himself to Hokuto or else, he will avoid him.

"I guess, Mars is the only one who remembers me." He muttered to himself when he went to the cafeteria to buy food for lunch.

When Hokuto came to join him for lunch, he can't help but to stare at his hand where he wore the ring he bought for their wedding last lifetime. Now, he is not even wearing anything that will make him remind of the past.

When Hokuto mentioned Riku's name, he can't help but to feel jealous. Riku is once his rival to Hokuto's love. He is good at hiding his feelings, maybe he can do it once again in this lifetime.

Indeed, his current life is so different from his past life during Edo Period. Within the past years he spent with his new family, he learned on how to deal with everything. The new things that he is having now makes him feel overwhelmed. Everything is easier to use or to do already. Before, there is no transportation but now, there are buses, cars, trains, even airplanes and helicopters. Also, the food before are bland. It is either salty or sweet or bitter. But now, every food is delicious. Even the drinks he is seeing around.

"Itsuki-kun, let's go now. It's almost time." Hokuto said and he just nodded his head. He waited for Hokuto to finish his lunch. That is one of the sides that he misses the most about Hokuto; Hokuto being a slow eater.

After class, he just followed Hokuto and his new friends to the park. He knows the park but he didn't know that Hokuto is always there to play basketball. When they arrived at the abandoned basketball court, a bunch of students with the same school uniform approached them.

"This is Itsuki. He is our new classmate and friend." Hokuto introduced him to everyone and as expected, they are all close to Hokuto. He smiled timidly at them and bowed his head.

"Are? It is the first time we see you smile." Hokuto pointed while chuckling. He can't help but to smile widely after that. Indeed, only Hokuto can make him smile like that.

Shortly, the basketball match began. The match became intense since the losing team will treat the winning team to a fastfood restaurant. He saw how skilled Hokuto is when it comes to basketball but the other team is also skilled. At the end, Hokuto's team lost. It is not the first time that they lost but he knows that Hokuto hates losing.

"Hoku-nii!" He turned his head around and saw a student, also wearing the same school uniform as theirs.

"Sota, what are you doing here?" Hokuto asked after drinking some water from the water fountain.

He noticed the two other students and he can't help but to feel amused. His cousin from past lifetime, Yusei is friends with this kid named Sota.

"Ryota-nii said that you should go home early. You should check the messages that Ryota-nii sent." Sota furrowed his brows while talking to Hokuto.

"Sota-kun, I will make sure that Hoku-chan will go home early today. Leave it to me." Riku smiled widely with his arm around Hokuto's shoulders.

"Ryota-nii will scold him if he will be late later, Riku-nii." He observed them all until he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Sota is Hoku-chan's brother. He is the youngest among them three. The eldest is Ryota-san." Kazuma said as they are watching them talk.

"Ryota-san?" He asked and Kazuma nodded.

"Ryota-san is already a senior. He is our schoolmate. The three of them are all adopted, that is why they all have different last names. Ryota-san is using Katayose as last name while Sota is using Nakajima." He nodded his head when he heard those. Even in this lifetime, Hokuto is still adopted but it is a good thing that he has a good family.

"Souka. But he is happy with his family?" He asked and Kazuma smiled before nodding.

"They are treating each other like they are all blood-related." Shogo is just besides him. He is staring at Hokuto when the two noticed how he stare at their friend.

"Do you know Hoku-chan's favorite food?" Shogo suddenly asked.

"Ramen. He loves ramen." The two blinked their eyes when they heard his answer.

"How did you know?" Kazuma asked and they felt weird that he already knows Hokuto's favorites.

"He told me earlier." He casually said as he already know what the two are thinking. He can't just tell them that he is Hokuto's husband last lifetime. No one will believe him if he say it though.