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"Where the hell is that guy?" Rin said as he looked to his phone for the time. It was 12:30. Ai was supposed to be here 15 minutes ago.
Ai ran as fast as he could through the crowd. 'Shit I'm late! I'm late!!' He pushed everyone out of his way until he arrived at the park. "I'm here!" He shouted to Rin who had an unamused look on his face. Ai was smiling nervously. "W-what's wrong?" Rin just looked at him and sighed. "You've done too much again." Ai lifted an eyebrow. "Again too much cologne, you could kill someone with that. Also the colors you have on don't match your skin tone. And again with the necklace." Rin ripped off Ai's cheap necklace. "Ah!" He took it from Rin. "Ugh c'mon." Rin said as he walked out of the park, Ai followed.
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"Why are we here?" Rin and Ai arrived at Rin's house. "Because you look ridiculous, hopefully I have something that would fit you." He looked to Ai and grabbed a box in the closet. "You're pretty small so maybe you could fit some of my clothes from junior high." Ai lifted an eyebrow. 'Am I really that small?' He thought to himself. Hopefully Rin had cool looking clothes in junior high school! "Here." Rin gave Ai some black jeans a plain undershirt and a sweater. "Oh wow I thought you would have lame clothes!" Rin just sighed and put his things back. "Just change already and- well actually take a shower and I'll give you some different cologne." Ai nodded and ran to the bathroom across from Rin's room. Kou probably made him do this. But he was happy he didn't really mind.
After his shower he put on the clothes Rin had lend him. Surprisingly they fit. "Whoa...I'm the size of 12 year old Rin?!" He cried to himself. "Well this outfit isn't that bad though." He had to admit the jeans fit perfectly and the sweater went perfectly with it. He just needed shoes. He ran to Rin's room. "Ah, I need shoes, mine won't go with this." Rin looked up from the book he was reading. "Oh, um here try these, they're my old shoes." He gave him all black sneakers. "A-Ah thank you!" He quickly put on the shoes. They were a little big but not too big. "Also here." Rin handed Ai some cologne. It was blue and smelt nice. "Find a bag to put your clothes in. I'll let you take the bag home." Ai nodded and searched. While looking for a bag he ran into a necklace. It was a silver necklace with an R on it. "Hey what's this?" Ai said holding it in both hands. Rin looked over and his eyes widened a bit. He grabbed the necklace and broke it. Throwing it in the trash after. "Rin?-" "It's nothing." Rin just walked out of the room. Ai stood for a while and ran out.
It seems like Kou was home. But he heard another voice. When Ai walked out Kou was standing next to another guy. He was really tall and had brown hair. Also his skin was dark, eyes teal. "Oh Ai! Hi!" Kou said as soon as she saw him. She has her arm wrapped around the boy. Her boyfriend? Rin raised an eyebrow as he looked to the other guy. "Did we have plans today?" The tall guy just shook his head and looked to Ai. "I heard you were coaching someone on how to get the ladies. So I wanted to meet the guy." Ai stood awkwardly. Kou let the guy go. "I invited him! I thought it'd be fun!" Kou smiled sweetly. The taller tanned guy just introduced himself. "I'm Yamazaki Sousuke." He said smiling to Ai. Ai was a little scared. This guy was huge. He's like twice Ai's size. "Ah, I'm Nitori Aiichirou, I'm Rin's-" He thought of what to say but was interrupted. "I know. Pretty amazing you had the balls to ask Rin such a thing." Ai backed up a bit. "Rin told me about you. Honestly you aren't ugly so you may be able to pick up some girls. A lot of girls like guys with baby faces." Sousuke said smiling down at Ai. "He's just being nice." Rin said from behind. Sousuke's face changed. "Huh? No way. I'm being real here." Ai looked to Sousuke. He examined him head to toe. 'I guess good looking people have good looking friends.' Ai thought to himself. Sousuke really was just as attractive as Rin. Just a bit nicer.
Ai felt kind of bad that Sousuke came, maybe he wanted to spend time with Kou and Rin. "Well since your friend is here I should leave?" He asked Rin quietly. Rin just turned quickly. "No don't go home! You and I need to go get you some clothes so don't leave." Kou and Sousuke joined in. "You two are going to the mall, right? I'm going too!" Kou said smiling brightly. "Me too!" Sousuke said right after Kou. "Sousuke go home!" Kou just laughed lightly. "We'll just tag along! We won't be in your way!" Rin just grunted and walked to the door looking to Ai. "C'mon we're gonna get jeans that actually fit you." And out they went.
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While at the mall Ai tried on all sorts of different clothing. Yet nothing really looked good on him which was strange. "There's something really wrong here. I just don't know." Rin said to himself as he bit his cheek. "It looks great!" "You should get it!" Kou and Sousuke said together. "SHUT IT!" Rin yelled to them and their smiles slowly fading. "Let's just go to another store, you probably don't have much money so you can't get a lot." Rin went to put the clothes back as Ai changed back. After they all left. At the next store nothing really fit him there either. "What is wrong?!" Rin yelled. "I think he looks good in most of the things he's tried on." Kou said smiling sweetly next to Sousuke. Sousuke nodded. Ai was embarrassed. He just put Rin's clothes back on. "For some reason you look better in my clothes than the ones here." Rin said scratching the back of his head.
Ai thought to himself. "Maybe I should take your clothes!" "Hell no!" Rin yelled right after. Kou stood thinking of what the problem could be. "Well we have just been taking him to stores with in style clothing, what if he looks better in another style?" This actually wasn't a bad idea. Sousuke agreed with Kou. "Seems like that's what's wrong. He looks good in most of the clothes but, they don't fit him." Ai was a bit confused by the statement but understood later on. "Oh! Well...Hm I don't really know what kind of style fits me best." Rin just sighed and thought. "My legs are getting tired!" Kou said bringing Rin back. "Let's get something to drink!" Rin quickly turned to Kou. "What? Don't complain! You wanted to come!" Kou just pouted. Ai was a little hungry. "Well, it's ok. I'm a little hungry also." Rin sighed. "Fine I guess."
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"So you used to be on the swim team?" Sousuke asked Ai as they sat and ate. Ai had food still in his mouth. He quickly swallowed, almost choking. "Mhm!" Sousuke talked before Ai could finish. "You go to Rin's school? And want to learn to get the ladies?" Ai just nodded taking a sip of his drink.
Ai looked around the table. Everyone was so attractive compared to him. But really Rin was most attractive. "What?" Rin said as he finished taking a sip of his drink. "Oh I was just thinking, you all are probably really popular." Sousuke and Kou laughed. "No way! I don't even have a girlfriend." Sousuke said to Ai. "What?! So you've never been asked out?!" Ai shouted. The smile on Sousuke's face staying in awkward silence. "You have?! So then you must be popular with the girls!" Sousuke shook his head. "But compared to Rin..." Ai stood up from his seat. "So a lot of girls like him?" Sousuke nodded. "Yeah it's amazing really, once back in elementary all the girls in his class asked him out." Ai jumped back. 'That's insane!' Ai thought to himself. "His locker was always stuffed on Valentine's Day. I had to help him bring them home." This really is crazy. Even in elementary he got all the girls. Ai's face changed quickly. "That's Amazing!" He said looking to Rin like a proud mother.
"But Ai, a lot of guys hated him for it." Ai looked over to Sousuke with a questioning face. "Oh..." Ai looked over and raised an eyebrow. "Well most of the letters in his lockers we're love but some were also hate. Boyfriends always hated Rin. Most girlfriends would fall for him and leave. Speaking of, there was also the Silver incident." Silver incident? As soon as Sousuke mentioned it Rin shot up.
"Y'know that story really pisses me off so speak of it while I'm around." They all watched as Rin walked off. Ai thought about the word Silver and what it could possibly mean. Ai thought back to when Rin and him were in Rin's room and he found a silver necklace. Could that be related to the incident. "Shit I got carried away." Sousuke said brushing his hair back. "I hope this isn't rude to ask but what exactly is the Silver incident?" Ai said sitting straight and looking over to Kou. She bit her cheek and looked down and back at Ai.
"Well during middle school Rin finally let a girl into his world. It was the Manager of his swim team. She really loved silver jewelry. She collected and made lots of it." Kou looked over to Sousuke, he was in the middle of taking a drink. "Ah, oh I know this part better! You see Rin was a popular guy, one of the other girls on the volleyball team had told her that she was going out with Rin. Which made her think Rin cheated. It was a big deal all around, and suddenly everyone started to dislike Rin. This really messed with Rin though. He started getting slower and always lost at relays so he quit swimming. Now he seems to just not like girls very much, he just ignores them." Ai was really shocked. If he would have known he wouldn't have asked. Now he feels terrible. 'Having a girlfriend isn't always such a good time.' Rin said that before he started coaching Ai. Now he knows why he had said it.
"Ah I need to use the bathroom!" Ai said as he ran out of the restaurant.
"There's a restroom behind our table?" Sousuke said as he raised an eyebrow and continued drinking.
Ai ran around to find Rin. He was outside on the bench next to the entrance. As soon as Ai saw Rin he awkwardly sat next to him.
"Those who are attractive should be those who want to be, I've had enough." Ai just sat there. He was shocked but he somewhat understood. "Girls are too much. They seem to be so annoying and careless. Weird how girls just pay attention to looks and once I'm myself they leave. I'm kind of sick of it." Ai just listened and nodded, biting his lip. "Hey...how about I ask those two to coach you? They also know what girls like." Ai was completely thrown off guard. For some reason his coach had to be Rin. "W-no! No way, I've already decided that I'm only going to trust you!" Ai said almost losing it completely.
"Even if they go to me instead of you?" Ai was a bit confused by the statement. "A-ah? Well I'll try my best to make them want me, I know you don't like girls so I'll keep them away! I just want you to keep coaching me!" Ai said moving around, Rin couldn't tell what the hell was happening. But it was funny. "Pfft!" Rin let out a small giggle. "Huh? What's so funny." Rin covered his mouth and held in his laughter. "Nothing at all." His smile was really nice. Ai thought to himself, he's never seen Rin smile. "Yknow you actually have a nice smile, do that more often." Ai said smiling sweetly." All Rin did was raise an eyebrow and blush a little. "You do want me to teach you to get girls right?" Ai was confused. "Huh? What do you mean?" Rin started to feel awkward. He got up to go back inside. Ai got up and ran after him. "Rin!" When Rin turned back he was blushing madly. What? Did he see a cute girl? "N-nothing." Rin turned and walked again.
"Please don't quit coaching me!" Ai yelled, his voice shaking. "Shut up! I won't!" A smile slowly grew on Ai's face.
'I probably won't experience love the same way as Rin, but when I fall in love, could I be able to understand them? It'd be nice if I could fall in love. And understand.'
Ai thought as he walked back with Rin.