'these are so good!' kairi moaned as he dipped another chicken nugget into his barbecue container. he then shoved it into his mouth, savoring the wonderful flavor of the nugget.
mattia watched him quietly before taking out another nugget from his box and dipping it into his sweet and sour sauce. as he put the nugget in his mouth, he did have to admit it was delicious.
kairi looked at mattia, who was already gazing at the boy, and started doing a happy dance. 'mattia...i love mcdonald's' kairi admitted as he grabbed some fries from his large container. mattia let out a little laugh from the boys sudden sentence and nodded in agreement.
kairi grabbed his soda with two hands, and sipped from it like a little kid as he looked around the restaurant. it was like a regular mcdonald's but it made kairi happy to be there.
'...if someone asked me my favorite food, i'd say chicken nuggets' kairi blurted our once again as he looked back at mattia. 'hmm, do you have any like food restrictions?' mattia queried, looking at the smaller boy who seemed to always have a smile on his face.
'no, not really. but that's because the technology now is more advanced...it's changed so much in the last ten years or so' kairi stared whilst grabbing more fries for himself. 'it's amazing what humans can do..' he muffled due to the amount of fries in his mouth.
mattia nodded at the boy waiting for him to keep talking. kairi swallowed the fries then exclaimed, 'i hope you know mattia, i don't let my illness get to my everyday life at all'
'you know, i don't wanna be cremated' kairi nonchalantly says, which made mattia's eyes widen. 'i don't think you should talk about that while eating mcdonald's chicken nuggets' mattia simply stated which made kairi laugh.
'you can eat my pancreas if you want!' kairi laughed but this time harder than before. his laugh made mattia smile, his laugh sounded angelic and mattia never wanted the boy to stop. 'i'll pass..' mattia smiled then went back to eating his food.
'well when we first met, i looked it up. and there's some religion where if someone eats you, your soul will be with entwined theirs.. like a literal soulmate' kairi joked, being a little too loud causing the other restaurant goers to look at the boys in worry.
'no thanks, your soul will be constantly off the walls.. and that's cannibalism' mattia teased, which made kairi have another laugh attack.
'do you have anyone in our class you're close with? i realized i know nothing about you' asked kairi, he wanted to know why the boy had no friends, he's been really nice so far.
'everyone just sees me as a boring classmate or the rich boy. or maybe worse' mattia slightly shrugged, looking down at his food not wanting to look into kairi's eyes. kairi frowned, 'has anyone actually said that to you?'
mattia shook his head staring at his final 11 nuggets, grabbing one and dipping it into his sauce. 'that's what i think' mattia said, thats what he really does think. people always gave him weird glares and never said anything.
'you can't think that, it's all in your head. there's no saying if you're right or wrong' asserted kairi but mattia shook his head, 'it doesn't matter if i'm right or not, it's what i choose to believe. i always overthink what someone thinks of me, so i play out multiple scenarios and they usually think of me badly'
'then, what do you think i think of you?' kairi probed, eating his last fry. 'the same' blankly stated mattia causing kairi to widen his eyes. 'hmm maybe boring classmate, or classmate who knows my secret'
kairi looked down at the ground in contempt, he didn't think that. he thought of mattia as a good ally or a cute boy. so kairi just looked up and giggled, 'okay mattia'
'like i said, it doesn't really matter either way for me' mattia replied unphased with kairi's answer. 'but what made you come up with that thought process in the first place?'
'he is rich that has a few wants' simply stated mattia which made kairi furrow his eyebrows. 'what?' kairi asked with confusion all over his face.
'except my family, i let all my personal relationships begin and end in my head. someone liking me or disliking me is all in my imagination. as long as there is no pain to me, it doesn't matter if they like me or hate me. so i don't have any interest in others, and others don't have interest in me' mattia declared. his answer took kairi aback a bit.
'well i'm interested in you! i wouldn't invite someone i'm not interested in.. don't treat me like an idiot' kairi frowned while playing with his fingers. mattia looked at the boy with his mouth agape, he didn't mean to make kairi feel bad but that's really how he see everyone.
kairi started furiously eating his nuggets, not pausing to actually chew them so the nuggets just made his cheeks bigger. he chewed down and swallowed harshly.
mattia was still looking at the boy. he didn't know how to make kairi feel better, 'i don't think i treat you like an idiot... but you-,'
'ugh mattia, you're still making me mad...' kairi said before a smirk graced his face. he leaned over the table and stole all of mattia's nuggets with ease. 'okay now i'm not mad' kairi cheekily said with a wide smile on his face, which made mattia also smile.
