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"It is so hot, I am literally melting..."
Said Tsukasa. He was laying on to floor where it didn't have anu rugs, to get cooler. The air conditioner was already open but the weather was just too hot. He took a peek at the thermometer to see the centigrade. It was 43°C... Oh god.
Tsukasa grumbled and kicked the floor multiple times in annoyance and took his phone out to distract himself. He scrolled through his messages and saw the group was on video call and he joined too.
When he joined, the first thing he realized was Nene and Emu being together, at Emu's house. Emu and Nene were wearing same crops saying "LIFE IS TOO SHORT SAY YOU LOVE ME NOW". Weird. But Tsukasa can't deny it was cute to wear matching things. They were painting eachother's nails. Rui was wearing a black fanila and he was trying to fix his desk lamp. Tsukasa grumbled and waved his hand.
"Hello, my dear troupe members!"
"HAII TSUKASA-KUNN!" Emu squeaked.
"Hello, Tsukasa." Said the diva.
"Hewwo my boogie woogie~"
"Rui what the fuck."
"I was just joking, chill Tsu!"
Tsukasa sighed and wiped his sweaty forehead with the back of his hand. Fuck summer, really.
"It's so hot, isn't it..."
"Yup. Couldn't agree more." Rui retorted.
"You guys wanna go to somewhere that can cool us down?"
"Good idea, my Star!"
"OO, WHAT ABOUT A BEACH!? I WANNA SWIM WHILE MAKING MY ARMS AND LEGS GO KWOOSH BCHOW BRAAAH☆!!!"
"Our dear princess, Emu, that's an excellent idea! How couldn't a Star like me think of that?"
"Maybe because you're, I don't know, dumb or something?"
"Nene, that's rude! Hmph!" The Star crossed his arms and pouted jokingly.
"Pfft." Nene rolled her eyes and laughed.
Tsukasa got up from the ground and went to his room while still holding the phone up to make the other three continue seeing his handsome amazing irresistible face. He placed the phone to his desk and opened his wardrobe, looking through things. Only thing the purplenette, pinknette and greenette were able to see was now some spesific summer clothes getting thrown to the air and falling to the floor. They looked confused to eachother —more like to the camera except for Nene and Emu looking at eachother— until Tsukasa got up and showed himself in front of the phone back again.
"Why aren't you guys getting ready? I thought we were going to the beach! Right, Emu?"
Emu happily clapped her hands and got up immediately, Nene trying to calm her down.
"You-"
"WE'LL GET READY! SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN GAYS! WONDERHOY☆!"
Said Emu and closed the call. Rui and Tsukasa were left alone in the call, as soon as both girls went off Rui smirked sheepishly and winked to Tsukasa. Tsukasa was taken aback by the purple guy's sudden embarrassing act and blushed slightly.
"Hu-u-uh?"
"We are alone now Kasa... Fufufu..." Said the taller and grinned with his cat-like lips.
"What even are you planning?!" Barked Tsukasa.
" Oh, you wound me, my Star! Woe is me, hueee..."
"YOU'RE CRYING!?"
"Tsukasa-kun is the rudest of all!.. sniff sniff."
"I was just joking, my love..." Tsukasa said and took a deep breath, knowing Rui was just playing slong but he still didn't want to the their director crying, even if it was fake.
"I know, hehe. Could you pack your things and drop off at my house to help me pack too? I'm not quite sure what to bring..."
"Oh, of course, Rui!"
"I liked it better when you called me 'my love' instead of Rui, hehe~"
Tsukasa blushed and took a deep sigh. "Okay... my love. Oh- Emu already made an reservation!? She sent a location too, woah, she's fast!"
"Yep. May I continue the call while you're still getting ready?"
"Sure! I'll close the camera when I'm changing though."
"Of course! Hehe."
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Tsukasa knocked the garage's door and Rui let him in. As soon as they both got inside, Rui hugged Tsukasa and kissed his both cheeks, then let his head rest on Tsukasa's shoulder even if it was a little uncomfortable for the taller one because of their height difference. Tsukasa hugged Rui back and started to rub circles on his back.
"You okay?"
Rui mumbled "Just missed you presence..."
Tsukasa laughed and waited till Rui got his head off of his shoulder. Tsukasa smiled and held his hand, walking Rui to his room like Rui was the guest and Tsukasa was the owner of the house even if it was the other way around. Tsukasa quickly packed up necessary stuff into Rui's bag and gave it to him
"All finished! Now, let's get going, Rui."
"My love."
"Oh yeah- haha. I meant let's get going, my dear jealous-of-himself love." Said Tsukasa and giggled. Rui made a 'hmph' around but eventually held his hand, then they went to the location Emu sent to the group chat.
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"Woah, look at the cool waves Tsukasa-kun! It's so wonderhoy!"
"...I think so too, Emu."
Tsukasa was a little anxious. To be exact, insecure. Insecure of his scars— transitioning scars. He had long forgotten about his scars didn't think it through before coming here.
He got rid of the unnecessary weight on his chest long time ago and the scars healed perfectly and it didn't hurt anymore. But the thing is- the operation scars were still there and he didn't have any... nipples. He didn't want to get himself wet or button on his shirt.
Rui was unlike Tsukasa. He didn't have anything on top of his body. But he insisted not going into the water, he said it was cool here waiting under the big umbrella when sun wasn't reaching to him. Tsukasa understood him and said it's okay for him to accompany him.
But Rui's actual reason wasn't that.
He sensed Tsukasa was a little unwell and decided to stay with him instead of letting him here, alone with his thoughts. He didn't know what came over him all of a sudden but he didn't want to question it to not make him uncomfortable.
"...Rui." said Tsukasa, sounding kinda nervous.
"What is it, my Star?"
"You guys wouldn't disrespect me because of my scars— right?"
Tsukasa was on his form at being forgetful as always. He thought his lover knew about him being a transgender but he never indicated it.
So the first thing that came to Rui's mind was self-harm scars. He thought his beautiful Star harmed himself physically and scolded himself for never noticed his discomfort to the point that it got to harming himself physically.
When Tsukasa realized Rui was giving off a different emotion than he expected, he decided to show the scars itself. He didn't have a clue that his lover was thinking that he harmed himself, because in reality- no matter how much stressful he was, he'd never hurt himself physically.
"Uhm. They're not that bad, really... Do want to see them? I mean, to make sure, uh, they're not that ugly or you know..." As he continued to talk his tone of voice got lower and lower. Rui immediately shaked his head to both sides and held his hands up, also shaking them in a motion of saying 'no'.
"Hey, it's okay. I'll never think you're ugly, you know? I love you, every part of your body. The places I've seen and I've never seen before— both of them counting in. If you are really comfortable with showing them to me, then you may go."
Tsukasa unbuttoned his shirt and opened it to the sides a little so Rui can see it clearly. Firstly Rui was confused and was thinking 'who the fuck cuts theirselves like that' then he realized, they were nothing close to self harm scars but instead—
"You're trans??"
"... I thought I told you."
"NO???"
"OH. Oh I'm sorry! Yeah, I am, ahaha..." Tsukasa looked away shyly.
Rui got closer to him and held one of his hands up, asking "May I touch the scars?"
Tsukasa blushed but nodded, knowing Rui never had bad intentions. Rui brushed the tip of his fingers through both scars and kissed the tip of his fingers. Tsukasa giggled.
"I would kiss the scar itself but since it's on your chest I thought that may make you feel uncomfortable, so I'm assuming it's okay like this. Right?"
Tsukasa nodded and smiled at his thoughtful behaviour. "Yeah, thank you. So...?"
"So? So what?" Rui tilted his head to the side a little.
"I asked you a question before this, you know!" Tsukasa frowned his brows a little.
"Oh, about that! Oh come on, none of us would ever disrespect you! Was that the reason you were pouting since you changed into your swimming suit?" Rui held his hand.
"Yeah, is it childish?"
"Nope. Not at all. Do not worry Star." Rui got up and also got Tsukasa up, looking ecstatic.
"Wait, we're not going anywhere without applying sunscreen!"
Tsukasa got it from the ground and went to Rui's back, sunscreening him.
"You may as well do my whole body, Tsu."
"If you say so!"
Tsukasa got his back, chest, stomach, arms and legs all sunscreened up then smiled at him. "All done!"
"May I do the same for you? If you don't mind?"
"Mmm... Sure!"
Rui did the same to Tsukasa- except for his chest because Tsukasa refused so. He did his own chest by himself then held his hand.
"Let's go to the girls!"
"Sure, my sunshine! Fufu."
Nene happened to be recording them being as gay as ever, and sent it to Saki.
The reply she gave back was "Gays😹"