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Kensuke can't help but laugh, seeing how Mamoru is clearly getting overwhelmed with all the outfit combinations the sales girl is getting him.
He had asked Mamoru to accompany him into the store after they finished working together. Since it was the middle of the day it was still quiet around the stores, which was perfect for them to do some shopping, and it also seemed good for the sales girl to have something to do.
“Ken-kun…”
“Okay, okay, let's just transform these outfits into smaller bits that Mamoru-niisan can handle~”
Unlike him, Mamoru was way simpler with the way he organized his clothes. Luckily, the vendor realized and simplified the talk enough for Mamoru to be able to understand and ask what he wanted, and he'd step in with a little help for both of them while also looking around.
At the end, he's happy to see that Mamoru selected a good amount of clothes, though that made him pout instead.
“Ken-kun, we came so you could buy clothes, why do I have more stuff than you?”
“Like we cut the pachira’s leaves that are yellow to grow better, it's the time of the year when we get rid of the clothes that belong to the trash~”
“Ken-kun, you're smiling but that doesn't sound nice!!! What clothes do I have that belong to the trash?!”
“The shirt you forgot had to be washed by hand and lost all the color.”
“Geh- I-It can be used for a pajama!”
“Like the pajama pants that got a hole in your leg after you ripped it apart after sleeping on the floor?”
“I can cut it and use it in summer!!!”
“Then, the shirt you've used so much that it's near to becoming see-through?”
“Ken-kun, you're so mean!!! They can be used!!! And again, this was not about me!!!”
He laughs at Mamoru's red face, shaking his head. “Mh~ Well, I guess you're right, but nothing really caught my attention. You saw anything you think I’d like?”
“The vendor gave me a hoodie with short sleeves that I think you can use, Ken-kun!”
Mamoru's eyes lit up then, turning to the pile of clothes that he felt the need to apologize to the girl for the way they've been folded.
“Wait, let me help you. This is what you're buying?”
“Yes, it's in that pile!”
The options truly ended up being classic as Mamoru's tended to be. There were some colorful pieces here and there, but in general it didn't differ much from what Mamoru was using at that exact moment.
His eyes catch a piece of cloth before it falls, and it does get his attention, making him open it properly and feel the quality.
“Ah, this is good. Is this the one you mean, Mamoru?”
“Yes!”
“Let me try it, then.”
They spend a little more time on that, but eventually come out victorious with a bunch of things to the register.
“Have you decided, sir?”
“Yes! I'll be taking these!”
“Okay! What about you? Anything I could help you with?”
“Yeah, I'll take these too. Also, we wanted to know if you had another hoodie like this one? The size was oversized for you right, Mamoru?”
“Yes!”
“Then, the same size should be okay for me.”
“Okay, I'll check in one moment!”
The girl is quick to grab the one he asked about, scanning the code to check on it.
“I'm so sorry, that's the last one. We have it in another color, perhaps some blue or pink?”
“Mh… Can I see them?”
“Of course!”
In the end, he didn't love it and preferred to wait for next month to try to see if they got more in stock.
At least, he's happy with what he got and that Mamoru also got stuff to renew his closet, so they'll probably spend the next day rearranging it so he can help him actually decide what can't go out anymore.
While talking of what to do next, the girl is quick to rearrange the mess of the clothes into proper bags, and at long last she's asking how they're gonna pay.
Mamoru’s focus is gone as he starts to look into his coat and pockets…
“Ah, my wallet, my wallet…”
But Kensuke imagined that'd happen, so he already had his card ready.
“Here, put everything together.”
“Understood!” In just a few moments, it was done, and she pushed the bags closer to them. “Here you go sir, thank you so much for your purchases!”
“Thank you!”
“Eh?! Ken-kun?!”
“Come on, Mamoru.”
“Hey! Ken-kun, I could've paid! Let me at least take the bags!”
“Nope, too late~”
“Ken-kun!”
—o—
Keeping track of Mamoru's wardrobe by seasons is certainly an easier task than if they did it once in a while. At least, they have a system that Mamoru has also gotten used to, to make it easier for both of them. The closet was a smaller version of Kensuke’s own, and he bought it a few years ago, after their popularity rose enough for them to need to have clothes of all sorts just in case. They could always be booked to a more formal event in their free time, sent to a deserted island, or need to participate in a program in which their usual practice clothes could be a problem because of the brands displayed.
It’s not hard to find each of the new clothes a space, either. Mamoru is putting them into the hangers while he folds the pants.
Even being in silence, they’re fully comfortable, smiling to each other every now and then and sharing giggles over nothing in particular.
When he’s done, he sits on the bed, pulling Mamoru down with him.
“Much more left?”
“No, just a bit… Ken-kun, don’t you want to keep the hoodie instead? I’ll probably prefer to use the one with the long sleeves…”
“Well, we can just share it like we do with other stuff. Like that shirt.”
Mamoru shrieks a little as his finger touches his collarbone, and Kensuke loves it, watching how immediately Mamoru tries to get up when it goes under the fabric, moving it little by little, failing miserably as he puts in a little more strength into his hold.
“Ken-kun, let go!”
“Mh~ Nope, sorry.”
He lays his head against the pillow, and the other has no option but to follow him.
“Ken-kun is being mean.”
“Eh~ How so? I think this is an acceptable deal. We share clothes and I get to see how they get a little bigger on you.”
The knock on the door is what stops both of them, and Kensuke gets up to open it.
“Ryo? What is it?”
“Kou and I are gonna have dinner early since we have to work early. Do you want to eat with us, or you’ll eat later?”
“Ah, we’ll eat now!”
“Then wrap up here for now. Kou's almost done.”
“Okay~”
They’re quick to fix everything after Ryota leaves, too.
“Seems we’ll have to keep going later.”
“I can finish it myself, don’t worry, Ken-kun!”
“Mamoru’s the one not being fair now~”
“Eh?! I’ve already tried everything!”
“Still! I want to see how it looks better than in the store! And we can figure out other combinations with what you have!”
“Ken-kun, you’re being too enthusiastic about it all!”
—o—
They laugh as the host makes a joke, and seeing how Koki and Ryota were just the targets of a comment (which they replied perfectly as expected) he knows there's something for them to reply to, too.
“Kensuke-kun, Mamoru-kun, you two sometimes have similar styles in your wardrobes, right?”
“Yes.”
“I guess we do! Ken-kun is teaching me a lot!”
“Do you two buy stuff together?”
“Yes!”
“Who asks the other to go buy?”
“Well, I guess I'm more of the type that drags Mamoru to buy new stuff.”
“I see. Then, Kensuke-kun, I’ve got a question for you!”
“Go on ahead!”
“Is this hoodie a shared belonging?”
“Eh?”
The picture they're showing is one where they're clearly using the same hoodie at different times.
“Aside from the fact that fans have seen you using similar clothes sometimes, they also pointed out this is the same hoodie.”
“Mh~ How is everyone so sure it’s the same hoodie?”
“You see, I asked myself the same thing! But the fans are very attentive, and it turns out that Mamoru-kun appeared one day with it with a hole in its back, and it happened the same to you on the same spot.”
Well… If his memory is right, that day he had to rush out, choosing something quick to get out of the dorms to make it to his next location, only having time to get a change of clothes as he went to grab his script and things for his other recording…
“Mamoru…”
“E-Eh?! Where did it have a hole?! I've been taking care of it!”
Of course, they're quick to show it to him in the pics, and he can't do more than share a small smile with Mamoru. Now, when had he attacked the poor hoodie would be a mystery.
“I guess we can’t deny it’s the same, uh? I’ll tell you something, then. I totally wanted a hoodie of my own, but there weren’t any left. So yes, Mamoru and I share custody of that hoodie and one with long sleeves too! Because if it came to Mamoru, he would forget to buy new clothes until they basically disappear~”
“H-Hey! Ken-kun!”
As they laugh, the host moves forwards with the show, and they don't give it much more attention until later.
It's after they're done with everything and back home that he remembers what he wanted to do, sharing with his groupmates about it.
When he has the hoodie, he goes to the common room, starting to record with his phone.
“Mamoru, come here.”
“Ken-kun?”
Pulling him into a hug, he gives him the hoodie to hold, while he turns the phone to record themselves.
“We have found the victim and we're going to ask Kou now to fix this poor patient while detective Ryota comes up with the answer to- How did Mamoru break the hoodie on the back? Please tune in later to receive news!”
“Hey, Ken-kun, it could've been you too?! You're tall, maybe you hit something without realizing it!”
“You can also vote for who's more likely to be the culprit of it in the next post!”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
“Ryo-kun! Kou-kun, they’re being mean!”
“Come on, Mamoru. Give me the hoodie so I can fix it before it becomes a bigger hole. And… I would advise being careful when you’re outside on the balcony. I know you set up some stakes in the garden… I’m not assuming anything, though.”
“Kou-kun?!”
Kensuke can’t help but end the video then, before going to hug his boyfriend who was now clearly pouting at the accusations that they all knew were most likely to be true.