Archive of Our Own

“What?!” Yuu said--- screamed to his friends.

Shinoa smirked and turned her head to Mitsuba, “told you he won’t remember, you own me 20 bucks Mit-chan”, she said while raising her hand to Mitsuba’s face. Mitsuba clicked her tongue and gave her girlfriend the 20 bucks to Shinoa’s hand. Mitsuba then glared at Yuu’s direction.

“It’s your fault stupid Yuu. You should thank the heaven that I brought my lunch box today. If I didn’t, I’ll kill you”, Mitsuba said while pointing her accusing index finger to the dumbfounded Yuu.

“What?!” Yuu smartly repeated.

Kimizuki sighed, “If you know that He wouldn’t remember, why you took the bet? And believing Yuu will remember about this kind of thing is impossible”.

Mitsuba sighed defeated, “I know that. But I thought I would succeed after I said a hint to Yuu before”.

Shinoa gasped, “Mit-chan that’s cheating”.

Kimizuki rolled his eyes, “like you didn’t threatened Yoichi not to tell stupid Yuu about the test”.

Shinoa smirked at him,” aww, what is this? Protecting your boyfriend?”

Yoichi put his hands on Kimizuki’s chest when he saw his boyfriend almost jumped Shinoa while blushing, “there, there, Shiho. I Think we have a bigger problem now”, he then turned to Yuu, “are you really not remember about this chemistry test Yuu-kun?”

Yuu blinked at him, “no, I don’t”, his eyes then widened when he remembered something, “Shit, it’s on the first period”.

“Yes it is. Congratulation for finally remembering”, Shiho deadpanned.

Yuu groaned,” I’m dead”.

Shinoa smirked seeing her friend’s misery then looked at her girlfriend,” what exactly the hint that you gave him, Mit-chan?”

“I told him to remember what Miss Mito said and that the next Monday it’s the moment to prove it”

“It’s not entirely vague”, Yoichi said, “what are you thinking when Mitsuba-san said that to you, Yuu-kun?”

Yuu scratched the back of his head, “Well, Miss Mito always said not to sleep in the class and try to listen to her lecture...”

“And...” Kimizuki urged him to continue.

Yuu smiled sheepishly, “and I played my games all day so I can get enough sleep last night”.
.....
....

The silent was broke from Shinoa’s laughs.

“I knew it, you’re a retard”, Kimizuki said to Yuu.

Yuu glared at him,” shut up, telephone pole! At least I’m not going to sleep on the first period”.

“It doesn’t matter, since you won’t pass this year, stupid Yuu”.

“What? You....” Yuu and Kimizuki then started their early banter with Yoichi who tried his best to separate them.

“Can’t believe he’s already in high school”, Mitsuba muttered seeing the boys.

“We need someone like our cherry boy to tease”, Shinoa said after her laughing fit stopped.

“You devil”.

“Yet you love me”, Shinoa smirked to her girlfriend. And Mitsuba blushed hearing her soulmate’s word.

The boys banter stopped when they heard the bell ringed, and Yuu started to panic.

“Oh my God, what am I going to do?” Yuu said desperately.

Shinoa giggled at him, “Okay boys, I’m off to class with Mit-chan. See you at lunch. And tell me how our dearest cherry boy handle his test”, Shinoa said while smirked.

“Screw you, midget!” Yuu spat at her, “it’s your fault”.

“Then maybe you should start listening to your teacher, Yuu-san”, she then turned and walked out the classroom with Mitsuba.

Yuu huffed angrily at the two girls. Shinoa and Mitsuba were not at the same class with him. But Yoichi and telephone pole were. Yoichi was out from his option because he was seated at the front, far from him that was seated in the back of classroom. Then his option dropped to just one person. And Yuu was not happy at this.

But it was not hurt to try, even when he knew the result already.

“Kimizuki...” Yuu whined at the pink haired boy that seated two seats in front of him.

“No”.

See? Not hurt at all.

“Aww c’mon Kimizuki. I’ll buy you lunch”, Yuu tried again.

“Yoichi already made my lunch. And I brought my water because he said water is healthier than vending machines drinks”.

Yuu huffed at him,”damn you, soulmate sap”.

Yes, soulmate. Kimizuki and Yoichi were soulmate, and so Mitsuba and Shinoa. Every person always had a mark to help them found their soulmate. In Mitsuba and Shinoa’s case, Yuu knew Shinoa was born colour blinded, since Shinoa was his childhood friend. But one day Shinoa ran to him and told him that she could see colours after she met this particular girl. And when Mitsuba told them she had a same issue, Mitsuba and Shinoa then started dating since fifth grade. Then when they were entering middle school, they met Kimizuki and Yoichi that were soulmate. They told them that Kimizuki and Yoichi had a same tattoo since they were born. Kimizuki’s mark was on his right hip and Yoichi’s on his left shoulder. So Yuu always became their fifth wheel every time they hangout.

Yuu had no mark on his body nor he couldn’t see colours, he’d never felt the pull when meeting someone and always dense with people’s feeling. He’d never saw something on his dream or hearing voices. And when he was in high school, he started to wonder if he had a soulmate or not. His dad and father always told him to be patient, and waited for fate to decide.

Fate, I hate that bitch, Yuu thought.

Yuu then ran his eyes to his now full classroom. He saw his friends flipped their chemistry book and muttering some word. Yuu then gasped when remembered that Miss Mito could enter his class any minute. He then reached his book from his bag and started reading, hoping that he would remember everything in a minute.
Which was impossible.

Yuu let out another groan, and bumped his head on the table. He knew there was no way he could pass this test. Well, he could. But with a forbidden way, he shouldn’t do that. But when he saw Narumi writing something on a tiny piece of paper and hid it inside his left sock. Yuu raised his head from the table.

“‘Doing it with honesty’ my ass, I’m gonna pass this god damn test”, Yuu muttered then reached for his pen and started writing.

Mika jumped from his seat and the book that he read was fell to the ground. He then glared at Lacus that just sat on the chair in front of him, grinning.

“Good morning, ice prince”, he said.

Mika just rolled his eyes then bent down to get his book,” Can’t do a normal greeting, Lacus?” he said referring to a hard slap on the back a while ago.

“Of course I can. But normal is boring, and you know I like to see your reaction”.

“You could just say good morning, and I’ll react”, Mika said while flipped his book and started to read again.

"No you won’t. You just gonna hum to answer me, and that’s not a reaction”, Lacus said to him.

Mika then hummed at him.

“That! Just like that”, Lacus pointing his index finger to Mika who still reading.

“Leave Mikaela alone, Lacus”, Rene said when he walked to their direction then sat on his seat, on the right side from Mika’s seat.

“But I’m just helping Mikaela to become a normal human”, Lacus said to his boyfriend.

“And you assuming me as not normal because...” Mika lifted his head to stare at Lacus.

Lacus brought his head closer and looked at Mika seriously, “first, you didn’t give a proper reaction to anything....”

“Are you kidding, just look at Rene won’t you?” Mika cut him off.

“Rene is an exception, because he’s my soulmate. And I get to see Rene’s reaction every time we fuck anyway”, Rene chocked on air beside them, “and second, you were never felt some kind of interest to anyone that hitting on you. What the hell wrong with you?” Lacus asked him frustrated.

“Well I’m sorry, because I can’t feel anything for them”, Mika said then back to reading.

Lacus then raised his right hand to his chin,” that what I want to know. Are you just can’t feel anything or you have another problem”, Lacus then snapped his finger and grinned at Mika, “I know it! You can’t get your ‘junior’ up, can you? Don’t worry Mikaela, I know someone that has a medicine for yo....” Lacus words were replaced by a yell of agony when Rene’s math book made a perfect landing on his head.

“I always told you not to say anything weird, Lacus. And leave Mikaela be, I’m sure he will meet his soulmate someday”, Rene said with his remarkable flat voice and flat face, “and get my book back”.

Lacus glared dagger at his boyfriend, but get the book back anyway.

Mika chose to ignore Lacus and appreciated Rene’s words in silent. He was right, Mika hadn’t found his soulmate. Even when he wouldn’t say it out loud, Mika was jealous with Rene and Lacus who already been boyfriend since they were a kid. The both of them said that they could see a red string that tied on their ring fingers and connected to each other. In Mika’s case, he never felt, heard, saw anything that would help him to find his soulmate nor did he have any mark on his body.

And after entering high school, he just wondered if he would meet his soulmate at all. He would like to meet them, talked to them, hangout together or anything. For once, not became a third wheel from his friends relationship, or let himself out from ‘fresh meat’ position that always labelled at him, seeing that he hadn’t find his soulmate yet.

Mika was tired hearing people said about his good look, perfect family background, perfect education score and yada yada. Mika started to regret his decision to be the top student and the head of student council. So much to get rid of all attention.

“But you know, Mikaela”, Rene’s voice snapped him from his thought, ” at least you can try get close to them, maybe one of them is your soulmate”.

“Rene’s right. Do you know how annoying is that when everybody asking me is Mikaela single or not?” Lacus said annoyed,” it’s tempting me to give your face an ‘available’ tattoo”.

“Not before I give you my fist tattooed to your face”, Mika glared at him.

“Rude”.

“Talk about everybody”, Rene’s voice made Mika and Lacus’s head turned to him, “ a girl from nearby school was asking about you last Friday, she stopped me when I was going home and pretty persistent”, Rene scowled and then shrugged, “not that I remember her name though, sorry about that”.

“Damn that persistent bitch. She’s approaching my boyfriend”, Lacus said angrily.

“Technically, she’s asking about Mikaela”, Rene deadpanned.

“It’s the same, how if she interested in you too? And use Mikaela as an excuse”.

“Whatever”.

Mika just sighed seeing his friends banter, “It’s okay Rene”, Rene looked at him, “you don’t have to remember, and I don’t care anyway”.

Lacus then turned to Mika,” how about Chess then?”

Mika raised his brow, “what about her?”

“Well she’s pretty, the head of cheerleader team, popular, has a nice body, kinda short though, and interested in you. Why don’t you give her a shot? You know, the hot shot in school with popular girlfriend, a perfect school drama” Lacus said grinning.

Mika then turned his eyes to Chess’s direction. The girl was talking with her bunch of girl friends. Mika saw that once in a while she took a glance at his direction and back to laughing with her friends. Chess was pretty, no doubt. But it was not what Mika looking for. He craved connection and someone that could give him a warm feeling in his chest. Not some random girl that would change him into a ‘boyfriend to be shown off’.

Mika then turned his head back and continued reading. Not giving even a single emotion to the girl. Seeing this Lacus just rolled his eyes. Being friend with Mika since elementary school, he got used to Mika’s cold personality already. Not that Rene was any better. But at least Rene gave a proper reaction when it was only the two of them. Sometimes.

Even though Mika never said anything about his soulmate problem, Lacus knew, deep inside, Mika craved to have one. And even though Lacus and Rene were not giving ‘a caring friendship’ vibe, they wished for Mika to meet his soulmate soon. Not now was okay, but someday.

Lacus train of thought was cut off with the ring of bell. He then turned his body to face the front and reached for Japanese literature book from his bag. Behind him, Mika closed the book that he was reading and also reached for his lit book.

The class now filled with students that getting back to their class, students that got back to their own seat, and Mika noticed one of his class mate came running to the class, barely safe from being late. And after 3 minutes, Mr. Saito came to his class with his usual lazy smile and greeting, which the students answered.

The first 30 minutes of lit class, the student’s concentration were already gone. Some of them already in the middle of their dream, reading comic book or magazine under their table, or playing games on their phone. Mika could see Rene was listening to music through his wireless earphone and Lacus started to draw on his book with his pencil.

Mika was tempted to just ignore Mr. Saito and started to sleep. He was human being too, mind you. But his reputation as the top student slapped him in the face. Mika grunted and back to write anything that written on the board.

He then lifted his head when he heard Lacus whispered. Lacus happened to call Rene and asked his boyfriend to lend him his eraser. Rene clicked his tongue annoyed, because he had to pause his music. Rene then reached for his eraser and threw it to Lacus.

The eraser flew pass Lacus outstretched hands to his forehead. The eraser made a little ‘bump’ sound when it hit Lacus’s forehead and then followed by Lacus small ‘ack!’. Mika snorted at it. But then the snort turned to scowl when the eraser was rolling to his left foot. Mika then looked at Lacus who giving him a sheepish grin.

Mika sighed then bent down and outstretched his left hand to reach for the eraser. When the eraser was safe on his hand and he was ready to straighten his back, he saw that.

Formulas, chemistry formulas to be exact.

They were written on the inside part of his hand, below wrist and near the elbow. The writing was a mess, and clearly written in hurry. The black ink was prominent on his pale skin. And Mika swore to God his hand was clean this morning.

Mika then gasped. Could it be?

Mika then straighten his back so fast his head was barely safe from a deadly bump to the table and resulting to a huge embarrassment. He gave the eraser to Lacus, eyes still on his left hand. Lacus took the eraser with a confused face but then shrugged and back to draw.

Mika can’t explain what he was feeling right now. Happy, confused, amazed, thrilled.

He wanted to write, to answer. But they were so many questions that he wanted to ask, it confusing him. He knew his hand won’t fit the entire question.

Are you really my soulmate?

You won’t believe what I’m feeling right now?

I’ve been waiting for so long, where have you been?

Who are you?

And after his thought was in a war to choose one question for an answer, Mika gathered his determination then reached for his pen and started writing.

‘Oh my God, are you cheating?’

Their table was still filled with the two girl’s laughs even after Kimizuki and Yoichi finished their explanation of what was happened in their chemistry test. Yuu just silently ate his lunch.

“So let me get this done”, Mitsuba said between laughs,” he just stared at Miss Mito dumbly and just went straight out of the class without protest”.

“Oh, I wish I’m at the same class with you boys”, Shinoa said while wiped her tears.

“Shut up!” Yuu then snapped, “I was just so surprise, okay?”.

Yuu was at least felt a little bit confident when doing his chemistry test. Even though it’s wrong. When the questions were given and Miss Mito gave the students the permission to begin, Yuu ran his eyes to the first question. It was only asking about some definition, Yuu just wrote what he knew. Didn’t care was it true or not.

The next questions until last, formulas were needed. Yuu started to pull his left long sleeve shirt until the formulas that he wrote beforehand were seen, and wrote his answer. After he took a glimpse of the formulas, Yuu made sure to roll his sleeve back so Miss Mito won’t see that he was cheating.

The third question was still using the same formulas from before so Yuu just copied them. The next question required him to write different formulas, so he started to roll his sleeve again. He saw the formulas that he wrote. But something was different. Under his formulas, there was something that he swore had not been there before.

‘Oh my God, are you cheating?’

Yuu’s eyes widen and he gasped loudly and jumped from his seat to stand. Eyes still on his left hand. He didn’t know that the whole class had their eyes on him for being loud. Miss Mito raised her brow then walked to Yuu’s seat.

“Yuuichirou Ichinose, why are you being so loud suddenly?” Miss Mito asked him. She noticed that Yuu didn’t even listen to her. He was busy tracing what was written on his left hand. The words that the boy was tracing were written elegantly, clearly didn’t belong to Yuu. Yuu’s writing was so bad it was barely taking form, like the formulas above the elegant writing. Yes, just like that.

Wait, what?

Miss Mito eyes then glared at the boy, “are you trying to cheat on my test, Yuuichirou”, she asked only once again ignored by the boy.

She then sighed, “Yuuichirou!” she tried again, louder this time.

The boy finally jolted and whipped his head to his teacher. Yuu just blinked owlishly then ran his eyes around the class, finally noticed that everyone had their eyes on him.

“I’ll ask you once again, are you trying to cheat on my test, Yuuichirou?” Miss Mito asked slowly, voice deep.

Yuu’s mouth gaped like a fish, his right hand went to cover the evidence on his left hand, “ it’s......my soulmate.....did this.....ya see?”, he stuttered, mixing his words between wanted to tell his teacher that finally he found his soulmate and making an excuse about the formulas.

He heard Kimizuki snorted loudly, and Yuu mentally slapped his face.

Miss Mito then sighed and crossed his hands in front of her chest, “well, at least I understand the situation a little bit”, she muttered,” now that I assumed you’re not in your right mind at this moment, not that you ever did anyway, meet me tomorrow after all the class end to re do your test. Make sure you study this time, or else”, Miss Mito glared at the boy.

Yuu gulped then nodded.

“Now, get out from this class. It’s enough trouble that you’ve done for today”, she said and collected Yuu’s answer sheet.

Yuu grabbed his pen quickly then ran to his class door.

“And Yuuichirou”, Miss Mito said, stopping the boy at the door and turned his head to his teacher, “congratulation”, She said with small smile.

Yuu blinked at her then gave her a big smile. And then all the people in the class saw him leaped to God know where.

“So”, Shinoa said snapping Yuu, “where were you going after that?”

Yuu shrugged,” I went to school yard and started to chat with him, just get to know each other”.

“Awww.., our cherry boy had finally popped his cherry”, Shinoa teased him.

“We just sharing our basic identity Shinoa”, Yuu deadpanned.

“Hey Yuu-kun”, Yoichi looked at Yuu eagerly, “so who is he? Come on share with us”, he said while jumping on his seat.

Yuu blushed a little,” his name is Mikaela Tepes—“,

“Tepes?” Shinoa cut Yuu off, “that name sound familiar”.

Yuu glared at Shinoa from being interrupted, “as I said, his name is Mikaela Tepes, has a same age with me, he was older for a few months tho, half Russian, and studying at Sanguinem academy”, Yuu explained to his friend, “Oh, and he is from Tokyo too, although it’s in downtown”.

“Ah, that sucks. You can’t meet him right away, Yuu-kun”. Yoichi looked at him sadly.

“It’s okay, Yoichi. At least I finally found him, right?” Yuu said with bright smile.

Seeing Yuu’s smile brought Yoichi to smile too. He was happy that his friend finally found his soulmate.

“How he look like?” Mitsuba then asked Yuu.

Yuu just stared at her dumbfounded.

“Don’t tell me you just spent the entire first period writing on your hands and not even remember to ask his number or social media accounts?” Kimizuki said in disbelieve.

Yuu just smile at them sheepishly.

“You’re idiot, knew it. And I’m also an idiot to be here, having a conversation with a retard who’s talking about his faceless soulmate”, Kimizuki said to yuu’s direction.

“Shut up telephone pole! I just forgot about that, okay?” Yuu snapped at him.

“But that’s a basic, stupid Yuu”, Mitsuba said.

“I know. But I’m sure Mika was forgot about this too, he’s not asking about phone number or anything”, Yuu tried to defend himself.

Shinoa smirked, “Mika? What is it, having a pet name already? What did he call you Yuu-san?”

Yuu decided to call his soulmate Mika because his name was so God damn long to write. And the other boy insisted to call him Yuu-chan when he told everybody were calling him Yuu. Even though he said no to this.

‘But I want to be special to you, so I make a special nickname that will remind you to me’, He wrote. And Yuu melted.

Yuu blushed remembering it,”none of your business”, he said to Shinoa.

“You’re blushing! I’m sure it’s kinky”.

“It’s not, midget”, Yuu snapped with a faint pink on his cheeks.

The conversation continued with mostly Yuu’s friends teased him. Like how on the second period, Yuu walked to the class with hands full of writings like some tribe’s tattoo. Yuu then ran to the toilet to clean them after hearing his classmate’s laughs.

While Yuu cleaned his hands he couldn’t help to once again read what they had written. Mika’s hobby, Mika’s favourite food (which is curry, just like him), what kind of music that Mika listened, Mika’s hatred to his art teacher, Mr. Ferid, etc. He felt sad to erase those writings.

It was short, their conversation. But it was heart warming. Making his heart beat faster and his stomach fluttered. Was it supposed to fell like this when we talk to our soulmate? Yuu wondered. But one thing for sure, Mika also like to tease and he was nosy. It showed when Mika commented about his writings or his grammatical errors, and about him cheating on a test. Yuu had said it was Mika’s fault that he had to re do his test. Which Mika replied with ‘: p’.

It was so fun and it made him forgot to ask for Mika’s phone number.

Well, he could ask him anytime soon right?

The bell ringed and Yuu jolted. The squad soon walked back to their class. Yuu once again gave Yoichi his bright smile when the boy said ‘congratulation Yuu-kun’ to him. He walked to his seat and reached for his pen. Intended to ask for Mika’s number, he rolled his sleeve again. Only to stare at his hand.

‘I’m sorry that I forgot to ask you, but here...+81-903xxxxxxx. Please contact me, Yuu-chan’.

Yuu let out a small laugh and took his phone out.

Guess when they said about soulmates could understand each other was true.

To: Yuu-chan
You sure you’re going to be okay?

From: Yuu-chan
Rlax Mika, geez. You’re more fretting than my father. Im okay. It goes down to 38.5 C this morning.

To: Yuu-chan
It’s still high, Yuu-chan. Go see a doctor, please.

From: Yuu-chan
No need, I swear. I can eat my food now and barely feel my headache. At least Im no longer immobile.

To: Yuu-chan
Fine. But promise me you’ll go see a doctor when your fever gets worse.

From: Yuu-chan
Aye, cap’n. God, it’s so boring to not doing anything.

To: Yuu-chan
Want me to keep texting you?

From: Yuu-chan
Nah. You have school.

To: Yuu-chan
My grades aren’t going to drop if I ignore the teacher, Yuu-chan. Unlike you ;).

From: Yuu-chan
Shut up you smartass. Im gonna beat you someday.

To: Yuu-chan
Keep dreaming. So, what are you going to do about your boredom?

From: Yuu-chan
I’ll find something to entertain myself.

To: Yuu-chan
All right then. Need to go, Yuu-chan. I’ll text you later.

From: Yuu-chan
Later Mika

Mika sighed and put his phone inside his coat pocket then reached for his math book from his bag. Mr. Geales wasn’t here yet so the class still full with chats.

“What’s wrong with the princess?” Mika heard Rene’s voice beside him.

“He got flu, can’t go to school today”, Mika told his friend, “God, this is why you didn’t run home in the middle of the rain, Yuu-chan”, Mika muttered to himself, his brow furrowed.

“Can’t blame him though. Even when it’s only in the middle of autumn, the weather is getting colder”, Rene explained.

Mika started to change after he found his soulmate since summer. He showed more emotions on his face. It was still shocked Lacus and Rene whenever Mika smiled widely or let out a small laughs every time the boy looking at his phone. Rene was curious with this ‘Yuu-chan’ boy. How did he make Mika change so much?

Lacus laughed at Mika then, “Gosh, Mikaela. You’re a mother hen”, which resulting to Mika glared at him.

And another thing that Rene found from Mika’s soulmate situation was the role of Mika in this relationship. Mika was protective, overprotective even, he would scold his soulmate over the phone every time this Yuu-chan did something reckless. He was also like to tease. It showed when Rene accidently heard Mika when he was on the phone with his soulmate. Mika would give him cheesy pick up line and then laughing when he heard the flustered answer from his soulmate.

He didn’t know that Mika was a sap.

“He’s going to be okay, Mikaela”, Rene told him, “I’m sure he still has a lot of energy even when he’s sick, knowing how hyperactive he was from your story”.

Mika let out a small laugh,” indeed he is”.

Their conversation was cut off when Mr. Geales came to the class. They spent their half of first period listening to Mr. Geales explanation. Groans and huffs were heard when Mr. Geales told the class to did the question from their textbook. 25 questions must be answered with the formulas that Mr.Geales explained a while ago. Good luck for you, sleeping students.

20 minutes to the end of their first period, Mika already finished all the questions. Now he just waited for the bell to ring while doodling with his pencil.

He missed Yuu-chan, He wanted to talk to him.

His train of thought was cut off when he heard Rene whispered to his direction. Mika’s head turned to him. Weird, Rene’s expression was like he was holding his laughter.

“You got something on your face”, He whispered.

Mika’s right hand lifted to his face and started feeling. He didn’t feel anything.

“What is it?” Mika whispered back to him.

“Look at your phone camera”.

Mika then took his phone out and turned it on. He opened his camera and changed it to a front camera.

Then he gasped. And Rene let out a snort.

Mika then pocketed his phone back and stood up. Right hand tried it best to cover his face.

“Mr. Geales”, he said, and his teacher’s head turned at him, “can I excuse first, I already finished my entire question”.

“It’s unusual from you, Mikaela. What’s wrong?” his teacher asked him.

Mika hold himself not to roll his eyes. Was it so weird for him to excuse himself? Mika noticed that all of his classmates now were staring at him. Mika’s face reddened and he’s trying his best to cover it.

“It’s just...” Mika started, “I got something on my face”, Mika said with a small voice. But the class was silent, so his voice reached his teacher.

Mr. Geales stared at his student. He noticed that Mika was trying his best to cover his face from the world. Then he saw it, a little bit. And then the silent in the class was broke with Lacus loud snort followed with his laughs. And now all Mika’s classmates were giggling at him. Mika’s head was getting lowered. Knowing his student soulmate situation, Mr. Geales’s lips quirked a bit.

You got a brat for your soulmate, huh, Mikaela? He thought.

“All right then, you can get out first”, Mr.Geales said. After he finished his words he saw the boy snatched his book quickly and almost ran to his desk, right hand still covering his face. He gave him his book and went out from class. Really ran this time.

Damn it, Yuu-chan. You’re taking revenge, aren’t you? Mika thought while running to the nearest toilet.

Mika had never met Yuu, even until now. They knew each other face from social media or the pictures that they sent to each other occasionally. They were almost met once, at summer holiday. But the plan ruined when Mika’s parent told him that they’re going to Russia to spend their holiday. Mika was on the phone right away, apologizing to Yuu over and over again. His soulmate laughed hearing Mika begged for forgiveness, saying that was unnecessary. Even though Yuu said he was okay, he knew Yuu was disappointed. Just like him.

He used to love Russia, but at that time he would do anything to go back to Japan. He spent his time mostly in his room, chatting and video calling with Yuu. Sharing their summer activities. Until on a particular day. Yuu told him that he was going to the beach with his friends. And Mika felt like testing their soulmate mark ability.

It was resulting to Yuu screaming at his phone. Asking him how he could do that, and told him how embarrassed he was. Of course he would feel that. Mika had drawn a face on his body, which would appear at Yuu’s body too. He drew circle around his nipple to make eyes, brows below his collarbones, crooked nose from his chest to his stomach, belly button as a mole, and a big smile from one hip bone to another.

Yuu told him everyone at the beach was laughing at him after he took off his shirt. Mika heard his soulmate story and couldn’t stop his laughs. Even Mika was embarrassed when looking at the mirror.

And now Yuu was taking his revenge. When Yuu texted him he would find something to entertain himself, he didn’t think it would be like this.

Mika opened the toilet door, and thank the God for making it empty. He saw himself in the mirror and gasped again. His blond brows had turned black and thickened from marker, crooked moustache under his nose, circular red marker on his cheeks, and three stripes on his chin to make a beard. He looked hideous. Mika then quickly cleaned his face. After made sure that they’re gone, he reached for his phone.

Yuu didn’t answer right away. Damn you, Yuu-chan. You’re doing it on purpose.

‘Helllooowwww, Yuuichirou speaking. How can I help you?’ he heard Yuu sing-songed on his phone speaker.

“How could you, Yuu-chan”, Mika nearly screamed at his soulmate.

Yuu just answered him with hoarse but airy laughs.

Yuu buried his nose to his scarf more. It was January with the snow falling. It would be very beautiful if the cold didn’t ruin the mood. Yuu walked to the nearest station carefully to avoid falling and face planting to the ground.

He was just finished shopping for art supplies. The perk of being the head of art club, to make sure that all the supplies were ready. His left hand carried a brown paper bag filled with brushes and colour palettes. Only at the downtown all the things he need were fully available. And it took him 30 minutes to go to the nearest downtown by train.

Yuu now at the platform waiting for his train, right hand on his coat pocket. Still feeling cold even when he wore his gloves already.

He had already told Shinya, his father, that he would come home a little bit late. And his father informed him that they’re having a curry for dinner because Guren, his dad, was just coming back from Kyoto for his job. Yuu was more than happy to hear that. A warm curry after a long 30 minutes train ride.

Talking about curry, he remembered Mika. The last time they texted was 2 hours ago, before Mika told him that he had to go back to continue his music arrangement. Mika played piano. And Yuu wished he could hear Mika play soon.

Yuu sighed and his breath let out a smoke to the afternoon sky. It was only 5 pm yet the sky had darkened already.

Then suddenly Yuu jolted when he felt his phone vibrating on his pant pocket. He took his phone and saw the caller id. It was Mika. Yuu’s face filled with big smile instantly. He answered the call quickly.

“Hi, Mika. What’s up?” he said through the phone.

‘Hi Yuu-chan sorry it took me so long to finish. I’m free now’, Yuu heard Mika answered.

Yuu laughed, “No big deal Mika. How the music tho?”

‘It was finally at the final arrangement, we would start practicing in Monday. Geez, whose idea is it to have an art festival in winter anyway?’ Mika said annoyed.

“Your art teacher”, Yuu reminded him.

‘Have I ever said how much I loathe that particular teacher to you?’ Mika asked him

Yuu laughed “yeah, thousand times already”, he said and Mika laughs could be heard from his phone. Yuu could also hear all the noise around Mika through his phone. “Where are you right now?” he asked.

‘Oh, I’m on my way home right now. My driver told me that the car broke down, so I’m at the train station right now’ Mika explained to him.

The first time Yuu heard that Mika had a personal driver, he was really shocked. Yuu asked Mika was he some kind of Yakuza or something, which the later answered with laughs. But then he remembered when Shinoa said that Tepes was one of the people at government. No wonder it was a familiar name for Shinoa, seeing Hiragis were part of the government to.

Yuu teased Mika about being a baby, still need someone to take him to school. Mika huffed at him and said that his driver wasn’t always driving him. Just when he felt exhausted or lazy to walk then he needs him.

“Yes Mika, use the train. Learn about ordinary life. Help this country”, Yuu teased him.

Yuu could hear Mika snorted, ‘wow, now I’ being the one who get a life advise from you, Yuu-chan. What’s going to happen today?’

Yuu huffed, “I’m not a kid anymore Mika. I can live my life wisely”, Yuu said smugly.

‘Said someone who fought with 10 years old over chocolate bar at candy shop last Christmas’.

Yuu was silent for a moment and then gasped, “Who told you that?” Yuu whispered.

Mika laughs were filling his eardrum,’ Shinoa-san did. She gave me the video too, I’ll send it to you if you want’.

“That satanqueen midget”, Yuu muttered and Mika was laughing again, “Just take that video far away for me”.

‘You shouldn’t be that childish, Yuu-chan. It’s not good for my heart’, Mika said after his laughs ceased.

Yuu’s face blushed, “It’s the kid’s fault. I’m the one who touch the chocolate first”.

‘Uh-huh, not childish at all’.

Yuu’s eardrum was filled with Mika’s laughs once again. Even though Mika was teasing him, hearing his soulmate laughs brought a big smile on his face. God, Mika’s voice was so beautiful and calming.

Yuu then heard Mika sighing, ‘you have no idea how happy I am to hear your voice, Yuu-chan. I had become greedy and always want to hear your voice every day. I was pissed off and exhausted but my energy is back right after I heard your voice’.

Yuu’s face was getting redder, “You’re such a sap, Mika. Always saying those things”.

Mika let out a soft laugh, ‘but it’s the truth. I love hearing your voice’, Mika then silent, ‘God, I want to meet you, Yuu-chan. I can’t wait, I want to touch you, and I want to hold you right now’.

Yuu heard Mika’s deep voice and couldn’t help to shiver and also agreed with him. He wanted to meet Mika, to touch him, to hold him. To be embraced and never let go.

Yuu opened his mouth to answer but it was cut off with the train’s loud horn. Yuu jolted with shocked. The horn was loud, but the one that shocked him the most was not the sound of the horn.

But the sound of the same horn coming from his phone speaker.

He didn’t hear the announcement said that the train was just going to passed not stopping. He didn’t hear all the noise around him anymore. He didn’t care when his hair was tousled from the passing train. His eyes wide opened and mouth gaped, right ear still on his phone. Mika was silent on the other side.

“Mika”, Yuu said after a while, “where are you now?” Yuu whispered but he was sure Mika could hear him.

‘I-I’m at the station’, Mika’s voice sounded shocked too.

“Which one?” Yuu’s hand now trembling.

‘Ikebukuro’.

One word and it’s enough. Yuu gasped and started to run his eyes to every direction. Tried to looking for one particular person. Yuu’s heart beat faster and his breath came out quickly. The hand holding the phone keep trembling and he could hear Mika’s breaths were getting quicker too.

God, Mika’s here. I need to find him. I want to meet him. I want to touch him. Mika. My Mika. I need too...

“YUU-CHAN!”

Yuu’s head snapped to the voice direction. He could also hear the voice from his phone, but the real voice was more beautiful.

Then he saw him.

Mika was standing on the opposite platform. His chest heaved, hair tousled, phone already down from his ear, and eyes looked directly at him. And Mika saw Yuu in a same condition as he was.

They were just stood still for a while. Too shocked to move and admiring each other presence. And then Yuu pocketed his phone and started to run.

Mika’s eyes widen when he saw Yuu ran. And then he saw Yuu ran towards the crossing bridge and Mika started to run too. Mika ran frantically and up the stairs two stairs at once. When he reached the top he turned the corner and then saw Yuu on the other end. Then the both of them started to run to each other.

The ran broke when both of their body met for the first time. Yuu had jumped to him, paper bag was dropped and the both of his hands circled around his neck. Mika’s hands found Yuu’s waist and hold it tightly. Their heads were on each other neck, smelling each other scent and keeping them in their memory.

After seemed like forever Yuu was the one who pushed his body first, hands up to Mika’s cheeks.

“Oh my God, It’s you. It’s really you”, Yuu whispered.

Mika was amazed with Yuu’s appearance. Soft black hair, slightly tanned face, button up nose, full lips, and the most beautiful emerald as his eyes that slightly wet from tears that about to fall. Mika’s right hand rested on Yuu’s cheek and stroking it, erasing the stubborn tear that fell from his eye. “Yes, Yuu-chan it’s me. God, you’re beautiful. So perfect”, he said amazed.

Yuu’s face blushed but he couldn’t stop smiling, “you always said that to every pictures that I sent you,”Yuu let out a soft laugh, and it’s heaven to Mika’s ears, “you’re the one who beautiful here. God, just look at you”.

Yuu always thought that Mika was so gorgeous from the first time his soulmate sent him his pictures. Blond hair that fell perfectly to his face, sharp jaw and prominent cheek bones, pointed nose, soft thin lips, and the most beautiful blue that Yuu’d ever see on Mika’s eyes. And seeing him directly, not from his his laptop screen or his phone, Mika looked more beautiful than before.

Mika saw Yuu eyeing his face, and couldn’t help to do the same. How could Mika hold himself not to meet Yuu right away? And after really seeing Yuu for the first time, he was afraid that he couldn’t get enough of him. His greediness reached its peak. He ran his hand to Yuu’s bottom lips, testing the softness. It was a little bit dry from the cold and Mika was so eager to moisten it up. Without thinking he reached for Yuu’s lips with his own.

Yuu eyes widened from shocked the moment their lips made contact, and then he slowly closed his eyes and started responding to the kiss. The kiss lasted for a while. They parted and panting a bit. Mika then realized what he had done then blushed.

“I’m sorry... I was just.... I....can’t handle... I was...” he said stuttered.

Yuu laughed at Mika’s expression, “its okay Mika. I’m not mad”, Yuu then blushed, “I love it tho”, he muttered.

Mika blinked at him then smirked, “You love it? Really? How much? Do you want more?”

Yuu groaned then buried his face on Mika’s chest,” Shut up. Yes I love it, really, a lot, and I want more of it so stop apologizing”.

Yuu could hear Mika chuckled, and it was so damn sexy, “aww, Yuu-chan is shy. How cute”.

Yuu punched Mika’s chest, “shut up. I know you want it too”, Yuu then raised his head to look at Mika.

Mika looked at him with love, “Yes I do”.

Yuu then smirked, “Now I can show of to my friends of how beautiful it was the moment I met my soulmate. That midget would be jealous”, Yuu said smugly.
Mika laughed at him, “really, Yuu-chan? That’s not childish at all”.

Yuu pouted, “It’s not. And you can’t stop me”.

Mika ceased his laughs, “yes I can’t stop you. Now Stop pouting, I can’t control myself”.

“Then don’t control yourself”, Yuu whispered, eyes on Mika’s lips. Yuu was the one who initiate the kiss this time. Their head turned to deepen the kiss. After they were no oxygen left, they parted. Mika put his forehead to Yuu’s.

“People are looking at us right now”, Yuu said still panting.

“Ignore them. You are the one matter to me right now”.

Yuu chuckled,” God, Mika, You’re a sap”.

Mika let out a soft laugh, “only for you Yuu-chan, only for you.”

Mika then reached for Yuu’s lips again, and Yuu eagerly accepted them. Mika was screwed. He couldn’t get enough of Yuu’s kiss. Mika’s right hand went to Yuu’s neck and pulled him closer. Yuu also tightening his hands on Mika’s neck to deepen the kiss more. The kiss was broke when Yuu’s phone vibrated.

Yuu groaned and Mika chuckled.

Yuu took his phone out, it was a text from his father.

From: Shinya
Where are you? Are you still shopping?

Typical Shinya, to be a fretting dad.

“Who’s that?” Mika asked seeing at his phone.

“My father, he’s asking where I am right now”, Yuu then pouted and Mika looked at him confusedly.

“What’s wrong, yuu-chan?” he asked worriedly.

Yuu once again buried his face to Mika’s chest, “I know I need to go home now and you need to go too. But I don’t want to part with you now, I want to stay with you a little bit longer”.

Mika smiled hearing Yuu’s words and hug him tightly. He kissed the top of Yuu’s head and stayed like that.

“How about...” Mika started, “I come to your house”.

Yuu head snapped and Mika thanked the God he lifted his face in time, “You serious?” Yuu asked, eyes sparkling.

“Of course I am”, Mika smiled at him.

“But its 30 minutes ride”.

“It’s not long”.

“It’s going to be so late when you get home”.

“I can take a taxi or stay the night”, Mika said while smirking suggestively.

“But your parent?” Yuu still asked while blushing.

“I’ll call them. They’re not in Japan right now, anyway”.

“But....”

“Don’t you want to spend more time with me, Yuu-chan?” Mika pouted.

Yuu gasped and hug Mika tightly, “I want it”, Yuu said then Mika smirked.

“Then stop asking too much”.

Yuu laughed and pushed his body off from Mika’s hug, but still kept his right hand clasped with Mika’s left hand.

“Oh, you’re gonna love today’s dinner”, Yuu said while jumping on his feet.

“Let me guess, curry?” Mika said while reaching for Yuu’s fallen paper bag.

“Yep. Shinya cooked the best curry in the world”, exclaimed Yuu.

“Can’t wait for that”, Mika said, smiled warmly at him.

Yuu tap his phone to answer his father message.

To: Shinya
Add the meats and the veggies more, shinya. I’m bringing someone special today.