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𝔸/ℕ:

ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕒 𝕓𝕚𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕝𝕦𝕗𝕗𝕪 𝕄𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕜𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕪 𝕗𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕄𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕜𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕤

 𝕀 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕕 𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟'𝕥 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞, 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕀 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕒 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕔𝕦𝕫,, 𝕄𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕜𝕠𝕦 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤.

𝕄𝕚𝕥𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕒 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℍ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕜𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕣𝕚𝕝𝕝.

𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕘𝕦𝕪𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕗 𝕚 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀'𝕞 𝕨𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥?

𝕀 𝕕𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝔸ℂ 𝕠𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕤𝕠 𝕀 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕤𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕪 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕗𝕗 𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕥 𝕤𝕠 𝕀'𝕞 𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕚𝕗 𝕀 𝕞𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕗𝕗 𝕦𝕡.

"Hey, Lame-Ass Traffic Safety Earring!" Kou heard someone call out to him, though the voice felt as if it were coming from underwater.  A distant echo.  

"Big Scary Exorcist?"

"Kou!"

The blonde returned back to reality, blinking a few times.  "Hm? What was that? I'm sorry!" Kou Minamoto apologized to his friend in front of him.  Mitsuba crossed his arms.  "You were just staring at me with this dumb expression on your face! You better not have been thinking perverted things!" The pink-haired boy accused, raising his sleeve to cover his lips, his eyes glossing over.

Kou sighed.  "I would never think perverted things about anyone! I just zoned out is all," he reassured his pal, raising his hands in defense.  Although it was true he had feelings for Mitsuba, he respected him-- and anyone else for that matter-- far too much to think dirty thoughts about them. The truth was, he was lost in Mitsuba's gorgeous rosy eyes, daydreaming about what it would be like to hold him in his arms, to think of him as his lover, the list goes on.  Kou knew friendships could be delicate, however, and he wouldn't want to trade the one he had with Mitsuba for the world.  He knew he needed to confront his feelings in a careful way. 

His vision began to blur as he swam in his own thoughts once more. 

Mitsuba sighed.  "Hey, you big dork! Are you even paying attention to me?" Mitsuba questioned, getting irritated with his zoned out companion. 

"I gotta head home," Mitsuba stated, hoping Kou was actually listening.  "So, um, while I'm gone, you might wanna get your zoning out issue checked," he added, punctuating his claim with a brief chuckle.  Kou's cheeks reddened, not only because of embarrassment, but because his heart warmed whenever he heard his friend laugh.

Kou nodded.  "Be safe, Mitsuba," he spoke, smiling softly. 

"See ya, lame earring."

Once Mitsuba was out of sight, Kou let out a loud sigh, turning and walking in the direction of Yashiro Nene and Amane Yugi's classroom.  They always walked home together, though Kou felt more like a third wheel than a buddy. But then an idea hit him like lightning.