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The following morning that concluded the events of what seemed to be a dream to Yuuichiro— that yesterday he actually rode in the same car— or he actually managed to hitch a ride from none other than Mikaela Shindo and his sister? What were even the odds to his luck? And how he managed to snag a hug from the blond too? It was practically unbelievable to the raven head. In all his years, he never thought that he would ever get this close to his idol. Period.
Yuu awoke feeling something akin to refreshed for once in this life. Though the annoyance of his friends buzzing around on their text chat was rather discouraging to his good mood. Hell, Shinoa along with a few other members of the squad tried to ring him at midnight. Which too kindly responded by promptly lifting his middle finger up into the air and yelled 'fuck you!' to a picture of his friends on his phone.
He decided that it was best just to ignore his sorry excuses of friends to continue to worry about him. He had no intention of telling the amazingness that happened yesterday night until they all met up in school again. In fact, he pretty much decided to refrain from contacting them again until then. Let them freak out. Let them face the consequences of leaving their beloved friend in the dead of the night. Let them think Yuu had been kidnapped and sold for ransom. After all, it would be their fault if that actually happened and if it hadn't been for Mika's kind soul.
Yuu yawned as he made his way downstairs, phone in hand. Unluckily, Shinya wasn't around to make him or Guren breakfast as he usually did. Yuu rolled his eyes, lifting a hand to let out a yawn, using the other to scratch his behind. Reopening his eyes, he scanned the empty kitchen. Everything was neat and in place. It was quite, which was nice for once not having to hear Guren shouting in his ear on how stupidly late he was for school. But at the same time, it felt kind of lonely.
The raven head shrugged off the thought and decided it was best that he had a quite house for once that summer holiday. He turned on his phone, tapping in his password. He began to swipe away any miscellaneous notifications as well as any that had to do with his friends and their stupid ass texts. Yuu opened his music player and tapped on one of his favourite songs— by vampire reign, of course—'Who do you love' one of their newer songs and pressed play.
Sliding his phone on the counter, he hummed along with the lyrics as he made his way towards the cereal cupboards.
Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness
I don't know why
Just can't get away from myself
When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide
And carry me home in good health
"and carry me home in good health...!" Yuu sang along rather terrible, waving his hands in the air, spinning around. Grasping the cupboard handle and swinging it open.
Yuu poses.
God it's been so long
Wide awake that I feel
Like someone else
I miss the way that you saw me
Or maybe the way I saw myself
But I came back to you broken
Yuu hums loudly as he stands on his tip-toes, head bobbing with the beat. His face instantly scrunches into distaste as there was no known cereal present in the usual cupboards. Yuu groans, throwing his hands in the air in frustration as he pushes the cupboard doors close. Well, cereal's a no-go. Not to worry! Yuu would not let this predicament ruin his good mood.
And I've been away too long
I hear the words I've spoken
And everything comes out wrong
I just can't get this together
Can't get where I belong
"Aaand I've been away too long!" Yuu screamed along, dancing to the beat as he used a hand to slap his knee in effect.
Yuu made his way towards the fridge, hoping maybe, just maybe that there might be some leftover pizza from a few nights ago— as gross as it sounded, cold pizza as actually one of Yuu's favourite foods. Perhaps it complimented his slobby nature. If all came to all, he could oven cook some of his favourite spicy chicken nuggets. Although, he'd rather save those for later one for lunch or dinner. It was a waste of good food.
If it truly came down to it, he could cook and egg. And try not to burn down the house. Yuu wasn't that much of an idiot, as his friends may say, to realise that his cooking skills were downright terrible.
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
"Who do you love?!" Yuu screeches, throwing back his head dramatically, swaying his hips to the pre-chorus of the song as he strode over to the fridge, swinging open the door, throwing his hands in the air.
Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness
I don't know why
Just can't get away from myself
When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide
And carry me home in good health
Screaming
Yuu squinted at the continents of the fridge—which was— nothing. "Screaming~" Yuu sung out, flinging back his head, running his hands through his bed head. That part of the song perfectly represented his emotions in the current moment. There was no food in the fridge. Yuu was a hungry child. Not a good combination.
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love?
The raven head spent the next the next minute screaming the lyrics "Who do you love?" while dashing around the kitchen trying to find something to at least satisfy his hunger. This is madness.
From fable to fumble
From stable to stumble
Never more
I'll say goodbye to my demons
And all my break-evens
Ever yours
"Ever yours..." Yuu mumbled, swinging the last cupboard open to reveal no food. Just pots and pans. Groaning again, he rubs his hands in his hair in frustration, his stomach rumbling in the process, demanding to be fed that very second. Okay, perhaps his mood had dipped slightly.
I - I won't come back to you broken
I won't stay away too long
Even if words I've spoken
Seem to still come out wrong
I get my shit back together
Get right where I belong
"I get my shit together!" Yuuichiro chirped, closing each and every cupboard door before slouching on one of the counter stools. Spreading his arms out on the cool slates, humming the song while trying to calm his raging stomach. These lyrics seem to fit his morning mood perfectly. Vampire Reign knew how to speak out his emotions through lyrics. They're incredible.
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Who do you love?
Yuu hummed. He glanced around the kitchen once again, his eyes finally landing on the fridge once again. He had even tried looking through the frozen section but nothing. The entire fridge was empty, not even his chicken nuggets were there...
Grumbling he pressed his forehead against the cool tiles. To be fair, you've been eating out a lot with those losers you call your squad a conscious voice spoke within Yuu's mind. Yuu promptly hummed back to no one in particular as a reply. It was true, he hadn't really eaten in the house unless it was Shinya cooking. Other times he would just hitch a ride in Kimizuki's sleek car and he and his 4 friends would go to McDonald's or something.
Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness
I don't know why
Just can't get away from myself
When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide
And carry me home in good health
Screamin'
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
"Screamin'... exactly how I feel right now." Yuu sighed. He pressed his palms against the counter, pushing himself up to go walk to the fridge once again to perhaps do one last check. I mean... there can't be NO food at all right? I know Guren and Shinya took some food with them but... the voice in Yuu's mind trailed off as his eyes caught a certain note he hadn't caught sight on when he was still in his singing frenzy.
'Hi, brat.
Here's some money for grocery shopping, since if you eventually find out, we don't have a damn thing in the house.
Get the following...'
Yuu squinted at the note, rolling his eyes at the use of 'brat', yanking it off the fridge door along with enough money for a weeks shopping. His mouth went agape at a number of things on the list. He wondered whether this was Guren's attempt in making him do something useful for once in his life.
Everything goes quiet
It's like I just can't move
You say I might as well try it
There's nothing left to lose
Nothing will change if you never choose
Yuu mumbled slightly. He guessed he should probably go get these stupid things brought, as he was still hungry. Going to the supermarket also meant that he could probably get some breakfast there instead. He sighed, stuffing the item list and money in his jeans, walking back to the counter to get his phone.
Judging by the beat and lyrics, it seemed the song was about to end. Good timing. Yuu's lips part to sing along with the last part of the song:
Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness
I don't know why
Just can't get away from myself
When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide
And carry me home in good health
Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness
I don't know why
Just can't get away from myself
When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide
And carry me home in good health
Screamin'
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
Who do you love? Who do you love?
"WHO DO YOU LOVEEEEEEEEE?" Yuu wheezed, picking up the phone as the song faded into another 'Walking the Wire' by another band that Yuu really liked, Imagine Dragons. Yuu panted slightly, picking up his phone. Honestly, the raven head didn't know how bands and singers did it. Where in the fuck did they get the energy to sing 3-minute songs of constant lyrics? Yuu would never know.
Yuu picked up his keys and headed out the door to his well-deserved breakfast and a whole load of arm ache.
If you had told Yuu he would be so stoked to actually go to the supermarket, boy, he would have laughed and shrugged you off with 'no' in a boring tone before going back to doing whatever the hell he was doing.
Though now, was a different story. Never in his life would he have thought that him. Yuuichiro Amane would be actually glad he shifted his lazy ass to the supermarket. A while ago, he had dragged his feet to the supermarket luckily not that far away, hoping to get it over with as quickly as he could. To throw everything he needed for Guren to be pleased and get the hell out of there to get some breakfast was his first priority. Not anymore.
He had just entered the store, lazily pushing a trolley while listening to hs usual music. Quickly swiping things off the shelves and into the shopping cart while sneakily adding his own stuff such as chocolate and other various junk foods, and perhaps 3 more too many spicy chicken nugget boxes than Guren allowed. Yuu groaned every second his stomach rumbled angrily until he bumped into none other than Mikaela Shindo in the pastry section. Whom was casually tossing in many various pastries into his basket along with a load of bread. This concluded the 3rd time in the short span of two days.
Yuu's previous bad luck seemed to be singing hymns with God and the angels while he donned his new halo of good luck. It was purely amazing. Fantastic. Just what are the chances in the first place of you meeting your idol again? That you actually get the chance to look at their face up close- although that was a bad idea on Yuu's part because he'd most likely grab Mika's face and smooch in endlessly.
Yuu tried so hard to keep the squeals and fanboy mode at a low, deep within his soul. He didn't want to freak out the blond now.
The black haired boy noted that the blond was wearing a disguise, probably realising that he was an actual rising star and people would actually go bonkers if he just freely roamed the streets with his perfect face. Mika wore a blue and white cap with golden letters, some chic sunglasses and— a sick mask? Oh well, he still looked attractive in anything, in Yuu's mind.
"Princess!" Was the first thing the blond had said to him— in such a friendly, carefree way as if they had known each other for ages. It flattered Yuu, really.
Yuu suppressed the blush spreading across his cheeks as he lifted his hands from the trolley, letting it roll away from the duo, to rub is neck in embarrassment. The nickname had almost made him slip and trip on his own shoelaces and choke on his own spit. Speechless, Yuu replied absentmindedly:
"Why are you here?" Yuu was known for his explicitly blunt manner and personality. Something that truly shined no matter who he was or what time was appropriate. His eyes widened in realisation at his dumb question as he brought up a hand to cover his lips. "I'm so- sorry?"
Mika let out a damn beautiful airy laugh as he placed a hand on Yuu's shoulder, who flinched slightly in return. Mikaela feigned whimpered, pouting. "Am I not allowed to grace my presence in front of his highness?"
"I- I didn't mean"
"Shh, I'm kidding, sweets," Mika called fondly and winked, using his thumb to absentmindedly brush Yuu's cheek. "In all seriousness, I do live nearby. My sister wasn't lying." The blond smiled. "Don't tell me you've already forgotten last night, Yuu-chan?" Mika teased, "Heck, I even saw you walk out of your house earlier."
The raven head's face heated up at the blond's actions. His thought process scattered into different directions, from fuck me Mikaela Shindo! to I want to kiss him and hold his hand to holy shit he's touching me to Shit! My groceries to Control Yourself Yuuichiro to I'm hungry and Can I run away? Yuu coughed and squinted, trying to play everything off very casually. "Like I could forget yesterday." Yuu deadpanned. It was true. Yesterday was one of the best days of his lives. "And you saw me leave my house— ?" Yuu squinted, "Creepy."
Gurgle...
Mika snorted, finally retracting his hand from Yuu's face.
Yuu wasn't quite sure whether Mika snorted at his creepy comment or his stomach. The raven head placed a hand on his stomach and rubbed in a circular motion. "Uh, sorry. I'm kind of hungry." Yuu admitted sheepishly. Maybe I should get going. Yuu stepped away, ready to go after his trolley that was a little way down the aisle now; how'd that happen?
"Haha," Mika laughed again, placing a hand on his face in an attempt to calm down. "H-hey, Yuu-chan?" Mikaela called out.
"Hmm?"
"Can we go get breakfast together after this shopping business?" Mika asked, lifting his basket.
Now, that. That got Yuu's attention.