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nagi cancels his psychologist session as soon as he receives a message from reo, he was inviting him to a restaurant, it wasn't a date because the whole group was going.
but reo was the one inviting him so he will go, he can only think about the scolding he will receive from chris prince for cancelling at the last minute.— prince is really insistent about him recovering again.
nagi could go any other time, he is not 1interested in prince's sessions when he knows what is all about, when he knows that it would be about the depression that had been resurging ever since the accident. he had been clean for a long time now and prince doesn't want him to have a fallout now.
seishiro sighs, reo told him he would be picking him up soon because the purplehead want him to be on time, he should probably start to dress up so reo doesn't find him in pajamas. what a hassle.
"choki, which clothes should i put on?" nagi asked the cactus as if it would give him a proper answer, there was a minute of silence until he finally choose. "the white one."
nagi shoved the discarded clothes inside the small closet, with the excuse that of 'i will fix it later' but even himself knows that he will forget and wouldn't bring himself to do it. seishiro starts to dress up just as his doorbell rings, he can swear that he didn't tell reo in which apartment he lives in but maybe the guys told him.
the whitehead manages to put on the hoodie first before opening the door, reo was looking around in a reluctant buy open way, like if he expected worse. it is rude.
"come in, i'm still dressing up," nagi muttered while he gives space for reo to enter his apartment, when he does, he closes the door.
"figured, you are still in pajamas," reo sighed in disappointment, he had a frown and glanced around the apartment. "it's small, like a cell."
"cells are bigger than this," nagi admits as he goes to put on the pants, reo quickly stopped him.
"don't tell me you're going full white.." reo muttered like if he was the most weird alien he could have ever find, nagi's silence was enough for the purplehead to sigh and shove him on the bed. "wait, you're not going out like that."
as soon as that's said, reo turned towards the closet and opens it. his mouth opens in surprise and he stared back at the waiting whitehead. nagi doesn't understand what is the big of a deal anyways, the clothes were comfy and he loves comfy clothes than any other difficult clothes. it was too much of a hassle, a hassle he would rather avoid.
"you have designer clothes!"
"you bought me those."
reo scoffed and just threw at him some pants that seishiro can swear it was one of reo's gift of when he saw his closet lacked clothes, he also handed him a shirt and shook his head when nagi was about to complain that he liked his hoodie.
"you're not going to go with a hoodie, don't want you to look like a bozo," reo said as he changed nagi's whole outfit idea, it looks like he doesn't like nagi's style at all. "and don't be that shameless, change yourself in the bathroom."
seishiro groans, going to the bathroom involves moving and that is too much for him, reo wasn't having any of that, the purplehead grabbing seishiro's hand to help him stand up, after that, the clothes were shoved against his chest.
"you're such a hassle," nagi muttered as he grabbed the clothes before it fell, going in slow steps towards the bathroom because reo couldn't handle see him changing his clothes infront or him.
reo waits patiently— it's so obvious he wanted nagi to hurry up.— seishiro is taking his time, to be honest, he's doing it on purpose because he wants to annoy reo just as much he annoyed him. nagi starts rushing when reo knocks on the bathroom door to rush him up.
"hurry up, chigiri is already there!" reo exclaimed, nagi grumbled because he could really see an annoyed chigiri waiting on the restaurant with an annoyed expression. hyoma could wait anyways.
"who cares? i need to put on my shoes," nagi muttered, walking out of the bathroom as he goes to search the shoes. he only has one pair so there wasn't much option.— seishiro didn't accept reo's gifts if it is shoes.
reo didn't answer but for nagi it was obvious that he was annoyed, seishiro just hums in an uninterested way while he puts on the shoes, the purplehead frowned with how slow nagi was.
but, they finally could head out towards the restaurant, after reo having to force seishiro to hurry up, nagi could see reo's frown and mouth quirked down. he looked so cute when he's annoyed, seishiro's hobby is to annoy him so he could see that expression on his face.
the whole trip to the restaurant was quiet, the faint sounds of nagi's phone because he was playing a videogame and the sounds of tiktoks or reels— nagi wasn't sure.— coming from reo's phone.
"look," the both shows their screen, but differents things are on display, reo was showing him a funny video while nagi was showing him he got the best score of the game. which is his biggest achievement.
they kept silent and just hummed to acknowledge the each other, nagi went to his phone right away, continuing with what he was doing. when they arrived, reo forced him to get down off the car and dragged him inside, seishiro didn't made any effort to look up from his phone.
they arrived the seats the others reserved from them, reo had to force him to sit because seishiro was too absorbed into his phone, chigiri was the first to point it out.
"leave your phone away, can't you even greet us?" chigiri rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms, he wasn't really annoyed because he was used to nagi being like this anyways.
"hi.."
isagi just chuckled, he was the one trying to make seishiro talk a bit more. bachira, greeted everyone with his usual energy, seishiro was too tired to match up everyone's energy anyways.
"for once, you aren't using that hoodie," isagi took a glance at nagi's whole outfit and raised a curious eyebrow. "and you aren't using those sweatpants.."
"you're right! i didn't noticed," bachira giggled as he now was aware of nagi's clothes. truly annoying. "i always thought that he didn't had more clothes and just these."
seishiro doesn't answer, he just huffed and looked away, deciding to ignore them because they are not really worth for him worry, but reo seems somewhat proud.— maybe because he choose the clothes himself, forcing him to use it.
"it's so obvious that reo dressed him up, nagi doesn't know how to combine clothes at all. it pains my eyes everytime i see him," chigiri complained, it was true that seishiro didn't know how to combine his clothes but is mostly because he doesn't understand why he should combine them, clothes are just clothes and nagi uses what he feels it's right to do. "oh, we already ordered for all of us too."
"what did you order for me?" reo asked, chigiri just shrugs because he's not planning to tell at all.
seishiro notices how reo rolls his eyes at hyoma's lack of response,— nothing new, the princess loves unknowns, so he often tries to leave people in the dark.— it's truly annoying in nagi's perspective, because the other often tells gossips at half to leave the whole friend group in the dark. rude.
"if it's something easy to eat, i'm good," nagi mutters uninterested, he is aware that his friends knows his food preferences so they would adjust to it.— unless it's his turn in the game, seishiro just hopes that it is isagi's turn now. "mmh, eating is a hassle."
"you think everything is a hassle," reo scoffs, looking away. reo's tone was only for nagi to hear, which earned a soft snort from seishiro. has nagi already said he loves when reo gets like this?
some minutes happens, for seishiro it felt like hours.— maybe because he deep down didn't wanted to be here, their orders arrive by the time nagi is falling asleep on the table and isagi caresses his hair to soothe him.
"nagi, straigthen up," chigiri muttered while he texted on his phone, probably talking to kunigami like always. seishiro grumbled but straigthened up just like told, that made the waitress able to place the food on the table.
seishiro looked in horror the orders, who thought it was a good idea to give nagi THIS to eat, he scoffed and decided to glare at chigiri who was the first person he thought of. (even though this was part of their damn game, which seishiro had agreed back then)
surume was the worst thing he could ever have the displeasure to eat, he didn't liked it, it was difficult to chew and the taste, even though it was okay, he thought it wasn't all that.
"you got so pale," reo muttered, raising one eyebrow at nagi's expression,"if that's even posible."
"i don't like this dish.." nagi mumbled, frowning slightly as bachira forcefully pushed it towards seishiro, seishiro decided to not eat and just spend time playing and hearing. "also, isn't this dish usually in traditional restaurants or to be a snack?"
"we are at a traditional restaurant, nagi," reo answers in a confused way and seishiro just let out a realizing sound and scoffed in annoyance.
reo's dish was his favorite, he was lucky. at least he got a dish he liked unlike seishiro, which it's so obvious that chigiri planned to order that dish. hyoma was a whole hassle.
they started talking while eating, except for seishiro who was mortified to even try to eat, this food was hard to chew and he's going to hate every effort he has to put on this food. he stares at reo, who is smiling and chatting with everyone like if he knew them.— which he did, obviously, but nagi meant that he looked like reo before the accident.
"you're staring so bad," chigiri sighed, also snatched nagi's dish to cut it and make it easier for the lazy ghost to eat. "at least try to be subtle."
"he knows i stare, he hasn't say anything," seishiro shrugs as he receives the dish back, if reo hadn't shoved him away yet that means he had earned reo's trust which is easy to have if you make the right decisions.— like an otome game.
hyoma sighs but doesn't say anything back, mostly because nothing he says will get him to stop staring, seishiro decided to start eating finally. reo stared at him and ruffled his hair, that was just a damn deja vú, nagi stiffened slightly and that made reo retreat his hand inmediately.
"you two are so lame," bachira stucks his tongue out as he pointed at reo and nagi like if they are disgusting. "really, you're like the most awkward couple i had ever seen."
"they are not dating, stupid," isagi intervened as he covered bachira's mouth to stop him from talking any further. which it isn't like it works out, because bachira tries to bit him and isagi retreats.
well, they technically were but they didn't acted like a couple thanks to their deal, which it pains seishiro who all he wants is to cuddle and kiss reo like he used to before.— he just can't and it disappoints him everytime.
"haha, let's avoid this topic," reo smiled softly as he took a bite of his food, nagi agrees by nodding his head in approval.
they drop it, thankfully.
this meeting was probably so much fun for the others, they laughed at the minimal and idiotic things that you would think no one would dare to laugh at, the ones keeping it funny were bachira and chigiri. seishiro swears that they don't ran out of jokes or random things to say, reo looked so happy to be with them.— their friends really did their best to make reo comfortable and nagi is grateful for that.
but this meeting at nagi's eyes it was ass, bachira had to go an hour later because he had work— otoya asked him to do hours extra, which he wasn't supposed to do today— isagi had to leave because he was the one driving meguru and hyoma just decided his social battery ran out and left as soon as he could.
and the most impressive thing is, seishiro is still eating.
"how come are you still eating?" reo said as he took a bored glance towards nagi, who was taking his time to eat. "the others and i finished really quickly."
"i hate this dish, too hard to eat.." nagi pouted as he took another bite— small bite— of the food and sighs when it's so hard to chew, chigiri and the others probably ordered him this to piss him off (also because it was a tradition to pick a food that someone doesn't like, seishiro didn't knew it was his turn this time.)
"why would the others order something you don't like?" reo looks at the dish now, seishiro knows that reo doesn't like surume either, reo could eat it but is not thrilled in eating it. "that's straight up mean."
"it's a game, last time it was chigiri's turn to eat something he didn't like.. you choose caviar for him," he yawned and decided he had enough of his dish, pushing it into the pile of empty plates— he still had food left, but seishiro wouldn't eat it even if he's paid.
reo looked surprised to know he also participated in this game, he seems not really fond of the idea of a game like this. nagi doesn't care because it was actually reo's idea to do it, of course that when the other had his memories.
"okay, i'm ready to pay.." reo hummed, calling the waitress so he could pay and they could leave. "what a waste of money if you didn't eat."
"i'll order something at home," nagi answers in a soft tone, grabbing his phone to resume his game, he could feel reo's judgamental gaze but seishiro lowkey got used to it. "it was a hassle to come here and not eat anything, though."
reo pays silently, he stood up and dragged nagi outside of the restaurant, seishiro stares at how reo is so cute while he texts ba-ya and he realizes how whipped he is for the boy, it isn't something new anyways, but he had to point it out.
"you're staring," reo sighed as he placed his phone in his pocket. "you really need to stop staring at me."
"how can i stop if you always look so pretty?" he said bluntly, seishiro never thinks before speaking but it's not like he needs to, reo loved his bluntness.— seishiro can only hope that reo loves it like he used to.
the purplehead stiffened, his cheeks started to turn red and nagi was truly pleased at the sight, seishiro liked when reo gets like this. he looks so pretty, i want to eat him up.
"you can't just say that," reo grumbled as he looked away from nagi, and really, had nagi already said that reo looks so pretty? he swears that mikage reo is the most pretty human ever, seishiro feels like the most lucky person because he could get close to him easily. "you're so annoying."
"perhaps," seishiro just shrugs.
they stay in silence, it was comfortable for him, they were waiting for ba-ya to arrive and seishiro was already getting tired, spare him, his social battery is so low right now. nagi stares at reo and can't help but think that he's so pretty right now.
how much had he thought about reo being pretty? seishiro thinks it must be exhausting that his thoughts are just about reo's looks.
"chigiri express his apologies for leaving so soon," reo said, his gaze on his phone as he texts.— by reo's words, he's texting chigiri.
"mmh, he left probably because he wanted to be with kunigami," seishiro yawned as he shrugged, chigiri always do that anyways. nagi noticed reo's confused glance towards him. "kunigami is the princess' boyfriend.. kunigami is such a hassle."
reo hums in acknowledge, noticing that seishiro didn't liked kunigami a lot.— nagi would never forget that kunigami confessed to reo once because he didn't knew he was dating seishiro, and because he didn't knew who chigiri was back then.
"ba-ya is already here!" reo smiled and grabbed nagi by his arm, dragging him towards the limousine that was waiting for them. "i'll drop you home."
"can't we hang out a little more?" seishiro complained, he wanted to see reo's face for a bit longer, his wallpaper wasn't enough. "it can be at my house.."
"i will suffocate at your place, nagi," reo complained and seishiro thought it was rude, reo used to enjoy going at his home. — only because reo fought with his parents a lot.
"reo is so rude," nagi scoffed as he got into the limousine and greeted ba-ya who just gave him a kind smile of acknowledge. "pleasee, i want to continue hanging out with you."
yes, he was totally begging for reo, but the real question was... who wouldn't beg for THE mikage reo. he caught the purplehead sighing but reo was never defeated, so of course he denied nagi's plead and shook his head. that was final. seishiro pouted and placed his head on top of reo's shoulder, nagi was grateful that reo let him rest his head on his shoulder, it would have been a k.o for the lazy boy if he was rejected once more.
"nagi, don't you dare to fall asleep," reo hissed towards him, probably rolling his eyes like he always does, cute.
"you're so comfy," he pouted at the denial of his petition, either way, seishiro wasn't planning to fall asleep. "did you had fun?"
reo stares at him, he hums as if he's trying to find what to say, probably he will give a short answer like 'i had fun' and the conversation would be cut short, nagi didn't cared if reo didn't answer at all, just being next to him was enough.
"i had fun," reo started slowly and careful, seishiro hummed in acknowledge and a bit smug at being right. "but it would have been funnier and more comfortable to me if you had tried to join the conversations."
"i'm not funny, though?" he muttered confused and reo just gave him a light 'i know'— nagi was indeed surprised too, reo would have rather if he spoke more because he feels it's comfy. "i'll try to talk next time."
seishiro noticed how ba-ya stared at them with a nostalgic undertone, right, reo losing his memories and the accident must have hit her rough, she basically raised him. they stayed in silence once again, nagi snuggled against reo's shoulder while the other was scrolling throught twitter.
"i'm bored, reo.."
"I'm not your clown."
nagi doesn't say anything back, reo chuckled and the whitehead took it as if reo was joking with him, sometimes he feels that he needs to learn social cues, if not he will be left confused at the minimal change of reo's demeanor,— seishiro lost count on how much he had to struggle to find out how reo was feeling.
he feels how the car stops, groaning because it was already time to leave and he was too comfy resting his head on reo's shoulder, the purplehead shook him as if seishiro wasn't aware they arrived already,— he was totally aware, he just didn't wanted to leave yet.— reo eventually caught up what nagi was trying to do, so he opened the door himself, the shift on reo's position made seishiro lose his comfy position too and forced to sit up.
"you're so annoying, really," seishiro mutters as he gets out of the limousine, he looks at reo's 'innocent' smile. "when do we see each other again?"
"mmh, maybe next week, my dad wants to show me how thing works currently at the business," reo dismissed and nagi almost said something about it.
reo used to hate being at the mikage corp, that's why he often left his dad on read until the older gave up, seishiro supposes that now with reo's memories lost, reo's father took advantage of it to convince his son into pursuing the corporation. what a tricky move.
"can't you ditch?"
"i won't ditch my dad just because you want me to," reo shook his head in response, frowning slightly at the simple thought of thet suggestion and nagi raised his hands up, like in a mock surrender.
"i got it, boss," nagi nodded and waved his hand as a goodbye, closing the limousine door and watched how it left a few seconds after. seishiro finally gets inside of the apartment complex, presses the button of the elevator and waits up.
nagi sighs as he thinks about his day, grabbing his phone just to leave prince on read because he had been spaming him ever since he texted him a simple 'i'm not going anymore, maybe tomorrow :×', he was on do not disturb and the notifications weren't really bothering, but usually chris prince relents once he accepts that seishiro won't bother answering.
today was okay, he noticed that reo is more comfortable with them now, at least he is enough to invite the group to hang out, he enters the elevator as soon as it opens, seishiro supposes that reo had fun because he had been too smiley and happy.— nagi can't describe the feeling, but he feels his chest warm at the thought of reo trusting them slowly.
maybe next week, reo would have fun again, seishiro just needs to wait eagerly for that.