Living With The Exchange Student..

Love Letters

A week had passed since Kurapika almost walked in on Leorio naked and Leorio was really enjoying teasing Kurapika. Though it was becoming harder and harder to get the reaction he wanted out of him as Kurapika grew more and more familiar with Leorios tactics.

Kurapika had earned the name scarlet from Leorio, because that was the colours his face turned when he called him it but also. That was the colour he swore he saw in his eyes when he talked about the phantom troupe.

Kurapika sat at his desk taking out his bento box and was about to open it when he heard Leorio call for him from the door way.

"scaaarlet~"

He said in such a teasing and cheeky manner, kurapika froze then shot Leorio a glare as his cheeks burned bright red. He got up from his seat and headed towards the door with his bento in hand. He glared up at the other male he was leaning on the door frame his own bento in hand smirking at Kurapika.

"don't call me that in school, people are staring " he scolded him he looked back at his class mate who had been staring and now pretend to look away as if nothing happened "what do you want?.."

Leorio smiled and gently placed his free hand on Kurapikas cheek and turned his face to look at him. Which caused Kurapika to blush once again staring up at him.

"come eat lunch with me..."

He said in such a cool sweet tone that sent shivers threw Kurapika like Leorio was try to flirt with him..

"f-fine...move it"

He gently pushed Leorio out the door way and down the hall that caused Leorio to chuckle leaving the class room and heading up to the roof top with Kurapika. The two sat down and opened up their boxes.

"hey Kurapika, feed me?"

"No."

Kurapika was no longer embarrassed by Leorio, when they was alone Kurapika was able to brush Leorios behaviour off. The wasn't anyone to watch his childish behaviour.

"aww..." Leorio said in a whiny tone.

Several weeks passed and it was not just natural for the two to eat together. They sat eating their lunch on a low wall that went around a tree in the school caught yard. It was a popular place for confessions in fact, he asked Kurapika here to have lunch a week ago to see his reaction... It wasn't what he had hope for, apparently Kurapika didn't know about the tree, but when a class mate asked him later when he returned what he said and he found out. Leorio this time missed his flustered reaction even though he was the cause of it. They now just come here every time to eat, it was a nice spot Leorio said.

Kurapika looked up as Neon approached the two, which was odd....they never spoke to each other outside of the club. Maybe she wasn't after them. But she was he looked even more confused as she stop in front of him and held out a letter.

"um.. Kurta, I have this letter for you. Please read it alone and give me you're response later!"

Leorio frowned his brows as he looked between the two of them mouth full of food. When did they become so close? Why is she giving his a love Letter? Why is he accepting it!?!? He stared at them in unter shock as he watched Kurapika take it and Neon rush back inside the school building... Wait she said Kurta not Kurapika? Did she get the wrong guy or...?

"Kurta?... Wait that's your last name?..."

"we have been living together for a month and you didn't know?..."

Damn there went all his hopes of it being the wrong person. Leorio was also embarrassed by this though but also he felt a pang of shame hit him, Kurapika was right it had been a month now and he still hadn't learned his last name.

" well its not my fault you didn't tell me!"

"we live together.... Leorio Palknight..."

Kurapika said with a small smirk which actually made Leorio the flustered one this time.

"I... Well I know now!"

He huffed and finished his food and Kurapika just chucked at his reaction. As Leorio finished he slowly looked back over at Kurapika who was staring down at the letter he had just read.

"so what's its say?"

"I believe its a love confession.."

"well duh I mean what is actually written"

"I think that is private Leorio and is only to be shared between me and miss Neon."

He huffed rolling his eyes.

"fine fine suit yourself."

After lunch the two returned to their classes and Kurapika said Leorio could head home with out him... Because he had this to deal with. Kurapika stare aimlessly down at the pink paper in his hand, he scanned over the words and sighed. He wasn't sure how to respond, he'd never reserved a love letter before. Love wasn't really something he had thought about, not romantic love anyway. He knew he didn't have feelings for her though that was sure of that.

Sure she was quite smart and pretty but she was also... Spoilt? She had an odd taste too. No one was perfect I guess... She was definitely Leorios type though... Wait why did it matter who Leorio's type was? Why did it bother him?... Ugh he didn't care!

He puffed out his cheeks as he got him self frustrated, he folded the letter away and tooked it into his pocket. Then after a short second to calm himself he left to meet Neon at the time and place she had requested in her letter.

Neon stood under a tall tree with pink flowers blooming from it, the one he and Leorio usually sat under. She smiled rather enthusiastically when her eyes fell on Kurapika. He approached her slowly, of course kurapika had no idea what the tree meant or it importance before, but he did now... And it just didn't feel right seeing her there. Leorio caught the sight of the two of them from the window in the school corridor... That spot was probably more important to Leorio than Kurapika, he was sure Kurapika didn't know what it meant because he hadn't got flustered when he asked him to meet him there...

"so..."

Neon said shyly as she tooked part of her hair back behind her ear her cheeks turning a similar shade of pink to that of the flowers blossoming from the tree. Kurapika took the pink letter out of his pocket once again and held it out towards her.

" I'm afraid I can't return your feelings right now, as I don't know what my feeling are for you just yet. Please give me more time to collect my thoughts and give you a proper answer."

"w-what?"

She questioned obviously stunned by this response, she had never been told no before. She had become so used to getting what she wanted she was shocked to find her love letter returned to her and her feeling rejected.

"I don't know the first thing about love, it's not something Ive thought too much about before. You gave me the letter yesterday, you asked for my response today. But I'm still unsure, I need more time to come up with a better response to you feelings. Please? "

" oh... So you're not rejecting me?"

" no"

"but you're not accepting my feelings either?.."

"yes."

Neon frowned looking down at her letter. Well it was better than being rejected at least, she had time to win him over. She smiled as she looked up at Kurapika.

"Ok! Ill wait for you response."

"thank you."

Leorio couldn't hear a word but he was still watching from the window, he could only see Kurapikas back but he could see Neons face. She was smiling... It made his chest feel tight and he wondered. Did he accept her feelings? Was they dating now?

And with that Kurapika headed back into the school building. He looked surprisied when she saw Leorio, what was the expression on his face? Why did he look so sad? But he was also smiling at him. Leorio waves and then continued to walk and leave the school. Kurapika felt like he needed to apologise but why?... He shook his head and headed into the school and collected up his bags then left the school not too far behind Leorio but he felt too uneasy to try and catch up. So the two walked home separately.