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Mitsuba was never one for romance.
He always thought he was too good for people and that they don't deserve him, because, after all, there was simply no one as cute as him!
He didn't want a boyfriend or a girlfriend if they weren't him.
These were his thoughts when he went out for a walk.
Well, he really was gonna stay single for the rest of his life, wasn't he? And all because there wasn't a clone of him. Ugh, what a sad little life.
He looked up from where he'd been burning a hole in the ground from staring at it for the past 5 minutes and he saw a person on the road with a truck about to hit a boy.
He doesn't know why, but Mitsuba suddenly felt a surge of urgency to save the boy spread within him when he saw that.
He's full on sprinting now, compared to his previous lazy pace, wondering if he can make it in time to save the boy.
He's so close, just a little more and he'll make it..!
He's on the road too now, just a few more steps...
He pushed the boy away and fell on the road.
Welp, this will probably be the end for him. And he dies single too! Ugh.
He doesn't feel anything..? He opens his eyes...When did he close them? He's not hit by the car at all, in fact the driver had managed to hit the brakes just a few centimetres away from him.
Ugh. Now that was just embarrassing. He thought he was gonna die but now he probably looks like a fool just laying on the dirty ground like that.
Ew, his cute pink clothes are completely dirty and gross now.
He looks up to see the stranger he had done all this for and he sees…
Himself?
What?
Huh?
How?
A million questions race through his head all at once, and by the way the other boy looks at him, he’s sure the boy thinks the same.
”Who are you...?” The other boy manages to mumble out.
”Who are you?” Mitsuba hisses back.
”I’m Sousuke Mitsuba...” Sousuke answers hesitantly.
”What?” Mitsuba says, voicing his thoughts.
”First name, Sousuke, last name, Mitsuba, what’s hard about that?!”
The boy's-Sousuke's demeanour has changed now, seeming more annoyed and bratty.
"Are you gonna get up or..."
Mitsuba now realises he's still been laying on the ground like an absolute idiot and quickly stands up and practically jumps on the sidewalk where the boy -Sousuke- he reminds himself, was standing.
"Well, I'm Mitsuba Sousuke, first name Mitsuba, last name Sousuke." He declares.
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Sousuke was having a somewhat normal day but now he's in a stupidly weird situation.
First, he went out to buy potatoes for his mom's upcoming birthday, then, he almost got run over by a truck, and now, some boy, who looks exactly like him, just with slightly lighter hair and a red scarf instead of yellow, whose name is Mitsuba Sousuke- first name Mitsuba, last name Sousuke, saves him?
What exactly is he supposed to do?
”What?” It’s his turn to question it now.
”I told you.”
…
What is supposed to happen now?
”Anyway, you should have really paid attention to that truck. You could have died.” Mitsuba utters, trying to erase the awkward silence between them.
”Uh…thanks for saving me…” Sousuke murmurs, not quite knowing what to say.
…
A long silence passes between them, neither of them knowing what to say.
Sousuke is the first one to speak up.
”Why do you look like me? And have the same voice as me? And have almost the same name as me?”
”How am I supposed to know? If anything, you look like me!” Mitsuba barks out.
”Whatever, but tell me more about yourself. Like, I like photography.”
”The hell is that supposed to do? But anyway, I don’t really have any interests.”
”Uh, what school do you go to? Or are going to? Since it’s summer vacation…I’m going to Kamome Academy this year.”
”…Me too…” Mitsuba murmurs out.
”Okay, this is freaky, are you another me or something?” Sousuke questions.
"You mean, are you another me? But yeah, maybe, if it weren't so unbelievable."
...
They just stare at eachother for a long time.
Sousuke wonders if this is all a dream and pinches himself.
"Ow!" He cries out. It is infact, not a dream.
Mitsuba stares at him weirdly. "Did you try to check if this is a dream...?"
"It's too weird to not be."
"Valid."
Sousuke stares at him for moment before laughing.
Mitsuba eyes him up and down, wondering what could possibly be funny probably.
"Pfft, you just said that so normally as if this is just another ordinary day in your life." Sousuke tries to justify his sudden outburst.
"Well, it just felt right."
"Anyway, where were you heading? I was gonna go get potatoes to cook my mom's favourite curry for her birthday."
"Eh, I was just wandering around, got bored and stuff. No real reason."
"Valid."
They stare at eachother for a pair of seconds before bursting into giggles.
"Actually, you're kinda funny." Mitsuba admits out loud after the laughter has somewhat died out.
"Before I saved you, I was actually just walking around thinking how much better it would be if there was another me or something." Mitsuba continues. "Someone I could date I suppose."
"Actually, me too..." Sousuke shyly admits. "I never quite admitted it to myself or let myself think about it much, but I guess I wanted another version of myself for romance instead..."
After a few seconds, a red flush envelopes both their faces, both feeling extremely embarrased of what they just admitted.
Sousuke takes a step closer, and Mitsuba follows. They repeat until they're less than a few centimetres away from eachother.
Mitsuba places his hand on Sousuke's cheek and Sousuke mimics the action.
Both of them lean forward, lips hovering above one another...
"Wait!" Sousuke stops them. "What if we're related?"
Mitsuba immediately lets go upon hearing that.
"Shit, you're right. Alright, who are your grandparents? I mean their names."
After about 5 minutes of talking about their family bloodline, and recognising no one from the other's family, they continue doing what they were previously occupied with.
Sousuke's hand finds Mituba's left cheek, resuming it's position.
Their lips hover on top of one another, again.
Their lips touch now, just the slightest, just a peck.
They back away, just a little, their breaths still mingling in the autumn air, cheeks flushed.
"That was my first kiss." Mitsuba sighs.
"Mine too."