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"HAABIIII!!"
Hubby?
Reika stands still as she watch Yuzuru immediately let go of her and completely forgetting her existence to run towards the "surprise" Evgenia had been mentioning, he practically throws himself to the arms of the Reika recognized as Javier Fernandez.
"Surprise! Do you miss me?" Javier pats Yuzuru on the back as they hug. Yuzuru nods, tears hanging at the corner of his eyes. "Why don't you visit Cricket anymore? You're so bad." He pouts, hitting Javier's chest.
"I am visiting now, aren't I?" Javier says, laughing at how dramatic Yuzuru reacted. His gaze eventually lands upon the lady standing behind them, her expression looks lost. "Oh?" Javier raised an eyebrow. "Reika!"
"You know me?" Reika's eyes flutter, not reacting when Javier walks towards her and gives a friendly hug.
"Of course! I came to your wedding reception, remember?"
Ah right. Reika remembers seeing the Spanish man at the reception. She nods and smiles politely to respond. Javier turns to Yuzuru when he speaks, "Zhenya and I wanted to surprise you with my sudden visit haha, but she ran out earlier and hasn't came back. I wonder where she is...."
"So this is the surprise she mentioned?" Yuzuru asked, looking at Reika. His eyes screams 'I told you!'. Reika looks down to the floor, embarrassed. She was worried over nothing, thinking that Evgenia would do something bad. I'm a horrible person.
"GUYS!" The door abruptly opened, showing Evgenia–out of breath and sweat beads on her forehead. "Oh Yuzu is here already, AAHHH I'M LATE." She sighs dissapointedly but still has a sweet smiles on her face as she gives Javier a hug.
"Where were you?" Yuzuru asked.
"I had to do some errands," Evgenia brushes aside a few strands of hair on her face. "Also coach asked for me. I made time to come here just for a sec, but I think I have to go back now."
"Aww, so soon." Javier frowns, disappointed. But then he shugs it off and puts on a smile, "Oh well, we'll see you on the rink soon. I want to catch up with Yuzu a bit first."
"Mkay," Evgenia nods, waving her hand, smiling as she runs out from the door. "See you guys!"
"Alright Yuzu let's get this out of the way," Before he could react, Javi quickly brushes aside Yuzuru's hair on his neck, revealing a red mark that was once almost covered by his long hair. "What's thiiiss?" Javier snickers playfully, not realizing how red Yuzuru's face has become.
"Javi!" Yuzuru slaps his hand away and quickly tidies her hair so that the mark is concealed again. "Stoopp—"
Javier looks at Reika, then looks at Yuzuru again. A big smile engraved on his face as he keeps teasing "She did it, didn't she? Wow, you two!"
She has no idea what Javier is talking about. "Me? I did what?" Reika asks, confused.
"A hickey! On his ne—" Yuzuru's hand suddenly covers Javier's mouth. He glares at his Spanish best friend, muttering "stop it, I'm serious."
"What's a hickey?" She asks innocently.
Both of the boys turns to her with their eyes widened, almost not believing how innocent the girl in front of them are. "On his neck?" Reika continues, still with the confused expression. Her face then lights up when she gets it. "Oohh you mean the bruise? I'm sorry my English isn't so good, hehe."
Javier looks like he wanted to correct her, but Yuzuru quickly stabs Javi's ribs with his elbow, preventing him. He groaned from the pain, but then shutting his mouth.
"Of course not, how could I hit Yuzuru-san until there's a bruise? Yuzuru-san fell when he wanted to jump, that's all."
Javier looks at Yuzuru suspiciously. He knows something seems... off. He doubts the red mark on Yuzu's neck is a result of a failed jump, but he wasn't sure if Reika is as truly innocent as she appears or if she's just too shy to admit the mark as hers. Noticing Javi's suspicious stare, Yuzuru quickly changes the subject. "Do you want to eat lunch together later, Javi? I would like an early lunch today."
