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“Do you know his favorite food?”
“No.”
“Do you know what artists he list—oh uh, nevermind.”
Sigh.
“Okay well what about his favorite video game?!”
“No, Yuu-san.”
“Well do you know how he can even play the violin even though he’s deaf? Like, that’s crazy, I could never—”
“Yuu-san. I’m not some Mikaela encyclopedia. If you wanna know so much about him, just ask him yourself.” Shinoa crossed her arms, stopping in her tracks towards another shop at the mall in order to face Yuuichirou.
“Okay okay! I’m sorry, it’s just that, I don’t know.. He makes me really nervous…” Yuu admitted shyly, gaze anywhere but at Shinoa.
“You don’t even know him, Yuu.”
“Exactly! That’s why I’m so nervous! I don’t know how I’m supposed to approach him or talk to him or any of that because I have no idea what he likes or is into! And… it’s especially hard because he’s deaf and the last thing I want to do is offend him in any way…” Yuu rambled on and on, causing Shinoa to omit a sigh. Her best friend was really something sometimes…
“Listen child, come take a seat next to Mama Shinoa.” She walked over to the nearest bench, sitting down and patting the spot next to her.
“I do not ever want to hear those words from your mouth again…” What the fuck was wrong with her in the head to say something like that? And he’s not a child! He’s older than her by like a year!
“Yeah yeah dummy, listen,” she began, “I think that Mikaela-san will be even more offended by you trying to ignore the fact that he's deaf or like if you try to dance your way around it…” Yuu frowned. “However, he is just a normal person like us, well not so much you but a normal person like me!”
Yuu rolled his eyes, “Get to the point?”
“Anyways! My point is, don’t worry too much about it. All you have to do is talk to him and it won’t be that difficult. You just need to talk slowly for him, and since you don’t know sign language he can just write what he wants to say on a piece of paper or text you or whatever floats his boat, got it?”
Yuu pondered for a moment. He really didn’t know why he was overthinking getting the chance to talk to Mikaela again. He hadn’t seen him since the music competition two weeks prior, and now they were on Christmas break which lasted about a month. He didn’t have any of Mikaela’s contact info like his phone number or social media, and Shinoa said, ‘you have to work for that yourself’*, fucking bitch. Another hard part was he didn’t even go to their school, so Yuu had no idea how he was even going to see Mikaela in person again.
However, that brought him back to what Shinoa was saying. He guessed the reason why it seemed like it was treacherous territory for him to talk to Mikaela was because he was deaf. He had no issue with it obviously, but he felt scared that he might accidentally say the wrong thing or be inconsiderate of his feelings someway somehow. Yuu knew he rarely had a filter when it came to things he said, and he didn’t want to act that way around Mikaela, but in all reality, Mikaela really was just another normal person.
“Helloooo? Lover boy?~” Shinoa snapped him back to reality, his thought process being interrupted.
“Huh? Yeah yeah, mhm. Paper, yeah.”
“You, my friend, are helpless.”
[ Shinoa ]
omg you’ll never guess who’s here at the cafe with me and mitsu
Yuu checked his phone, the ambiance irritating his eyes after his well deserved nap. What did the she-devil want this time?
He didn’t think much of the message at first, rubbing his eye and lazily typing back.
[ Yuu ]
u woke me up this bttr b important
is it ur fucking tits bc last time i checked they weren’t with you
[ Shinoa ]
okay fuck you asshole, guess you don’t care that a certain blonde who’s not my wonderful and amazing girlfriend is here
Yuu’s heart sank, no way. He sprinted up out of bed, running into his bathroom to start brushing his teeth while hastily texting Shinoa back.
[ Yuu ]
omg is it mikaela
what is he doing there
is he with someone
how long has he been there
what cafe is it
He was eager okay.
[ Shinoa ]
whoa someone’s a stalker i see 0-o
[ Yuu ]
stfu
[ Shinoa ]
it’s the one across the street from the bowling alley, the one with the bookstore inside it
and he’s alone, he’s just chilling on his phone in a booth. poor guy, maybe me and mitsu should go sit with him ;)
Yuu’s fingers never typed faster in his life.
[ Yuu ]
I THINK THE FUCK NOT I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU TALK TO HIM AT ALL I WILL LITERALLY STEP ON YOU SHORTIE
[ Shinoa ]
okay rude and just by that i think we will go sit with him
and i also think you’re forgetting i’m kinda friends with him dumb ass
[ Yuu ]
IDC!! don’t talk to him bc i already know ur gonna fucking embarrass me like u always do when i like someone and i really don’t want u to mess this up for me n mikaela
[ Shinoa ]
hmm maybe you should hurry your ass over here in that case? or maybe not considering you’re a heathen who sleeps in until three pm during off days
Yuu was not having any of this right now. Not in the slightest. He needed to get there before they made a fool of him in front of Mikaela before he even got the chance to talk to him and properly reintroduce himself, because everyone knows how that all turned out last time.
After spitting his minty saliva in the sink, he hurried and ran back to his room, trampling all over the dirty clothes on the ground and making a bee line for his closet. Too formal. Too summery. Too sexy, who am I kidding everything is too sexy on me. Too- oh wait. His hands fell upon a pair of black skinny jeans which he put on in no time, then peeling his 2-day old shirt off and switching it for a gray t-shirt and a black leather jacket. He missed his jacket- it was his favorite piece of clothing that he owned- and he hadn’t worn it all break because he hadn’t really been outside much. He didn’t know if he liked it because it was actually comfortable or if it was the fact that he felt it showed off his structure pretty well. Either way, he knew he was drop dead gorgeous in it.
He had to hurry so he didn’t have time to eat breakfast after that, nor did he really want to since he was going to a cafe anyways. He could just imagine buying something for Mikaela, a coffee and a slice of chocolate cake. But what if the barista thought Mikaela was cute and wrote their number on the cup? What if they drew a heart in chocolate syrup on his cake? What if Mikaela thought they were cute back and flirted with them? What if Mikaela wasn’t even into guys and completed pushed Yuu away and didn’t even want to look or be in his vicinity?! Thoughts pummeled inside Yuu’s brain, grabbing his motorcycle keys and leaving the house without even saying anything to stupid Guren. Not like he cared anyway.
The drive to the cafe wasn’t long, as the cafe was about a ten minute drive down to where you just get into the city, and Yuu had been there countless times before (it was his favorite place to chill and draw) so he knew quick and easy ways to get there than the standard GPS would. As soon as he pulled up outside the cafe and parked, he took off his helmet, setting it down on the seat of his bike and taking his leather gloves off as well. He noticed his phone vibrate in his pocket, I swear if it’s Shinoa again I’m gonna-
For the second time that day in a span of 20 minutes, Yuu’s heart palpitated 200 miles a fucking hour.
[ Shinoa ]
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hehe he’s cute right? ;)
It was a picture of Shinoa, but not just Shinoa, her and fucking Mikaela. His head was tilted so cutely and he had a smudge of cake on his lip and corner of his mouth. Yuu thought he was going to die, looking up and seeing through the window the alleged trio sitting in the corner.