Glow | Tokyo Ghoul

# 0 0 6 ⦋ Fingertips ⦌

— edited 2018

word count — 2098

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Miri was back before anything else was said on the topic, however, Jin's last words poked at me. He very casually began talking about something else to make it seem like we weren't backbiting.

    "Did I miss anything?" she asked as her curious eyes landed on each of us. "I swear, if you had a really interesting discussion without me, I'll flip."

    "We know to only debate when you're around." Sumie rolled her eyes as a smile stretched her lips.

    "Good." Miri sighed, returning the expression. "So, mon chou, you're in Kamii with Jin, right?"

    "Yeah." I shook my head. "Wait, what does mon chou mean?"

   Giggling, she brought her hand up to her collarbones, playing with her necklace again. Is that something she does when she's nervous or lying? 

    "Nothing you need to know just this instant." She smiled, her eyes lingering on the features of my face - I did the same, and it made me tense.

    "Didn't you say you were going to teach me some French?" I questioned excitedly.

    "Just the important stuff, t'sais. That one's...not so important right now."

    "I'm going to find out sooner or later since you called me that."

    "Who says I'm calling you that? For all you know, it could be another...random, unnecessary  word."

    "Doubtful!" I laughed, going back to her question. "I'm in Kamii with Jin-senpai, yep. What about you? What do you do?"

    "Hmm..." she slowly removed the jacket and held it close to her chest, bringing it slightly up to her face - smelling it? Maybe checking to see if it smelled like smoke. It was like watching a movie in slow motion. 

   Honestly, how cheesy could I get? And to think I was giving Kaneki some dating tips...

    "I work part-time and study if that's what you're asking. It's why I couldn't text you, remember?" she giggled. "Et toi, Hide?"

    "Huh?"

    "Sorry; what about you, Hide?"

    "I do the exact same! My shift is usually at night though, for four days a week. But I'm applying to different places right now and trying my luck."

    "Then we're practically on the exact same boat." She grinned. "I was actually thinking of quitting..."

   While listening to Miri speak, I took notice that Sumie was listening in on our conversation without addressing her. The rest of the group seemed to be talking about random things: Maki and Hana were whispering to one another and often made comments, while Jin and Norio discussed university topics. Sumie was left somewhere in the middle.

   After I answered her question, I countered with my own. "What about you, Miri? What do you work and study?"

   Sumie turned to Jin and Norio for a brief moment, but then back to us.

    "Right now," Mirélle responded. "I write for the newspaper on upcoming events and festivals, kind of like an update article. But for uni, I'm a Junior in—"

    "Wait, a Junior?!"

   She was confused at my surprise. "Yes! Aren't you? I thought you were in the same class as Jin and Fujisaki-san...?"