"I Love You, And You." (Coffee-Tastic and Nyuchanxx) [R18]

[Coffee-Tastic]

 

 

 

Name: Yuma Kazuki

Age: 25

Hair: Black

Eyes: Light green

Sexuality: Gay

Personality: Yuma appears and is relaxed most of the time, very friendly as well~ sometimes to the point of becoming a doormat to pushy people. That's the only way people see him at all at work and on the street in fact. With his friends, who he can be himself with, he's known to be playful and also to have a weird, sometimes dark, sense of humor.

Bio: Coming out to his parents when he was a teenager was one of the worst decisions he's made in his life. His mother hated the idea of having a broken son and his father was extremely disappointed in Yuma. His best comfort was being able to play the piano, something he's known how to do since getting strict and diligent lessons from a tutor at a young age. Living at home was never the same after that and avoided being home as much as he could. He stayed over at his friend's house a lot and during the summer, he held two jobs in order to save his money so he could move out as soon as he could. When he moved, his parents didn't let him take the piano he always used and longed for it, but leaving was more important, even if that piano held a lot of memories. He lived on his own for a year during college before moving in with his boyfriend for the rest of the years it took to get a degree in business, which was a four year degree of just trying to do one thing his parents would be proud of. After getting his degree, he applied for a job, where he was currently working now. Yuma mutually split with his boyfriend when they had a falling out, which left him lonely once again, but it wasn't too hard of a heart break. He was able to get a small apartment with his saved funds and at his new job he had someone to fawn over.

Likes: Making and listening to music, relaxing down on his sofa, white wine, chocolate, small animals and his crush

Dislikes: Rude folk on the trains, salty food, heavy metal/rap, needles and the idea of success with use of manipulation/ without putting effort into it

 

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Working through numbers all the time was hard and timely, no matter how well Yuma was able to his job of public accounting. Its not what he wanted to do with his life at all, but he could have been in a worse situation. Yuma could have been one of those people who quit school halfway to pursue the risky career of music. It was more reasonable to do what he was good at and make real money from it than following his dream. It was something his parents actually wanted him to do as well and after telling them he was gay, which nearly gave them a heart attack, he felt like he needed to go this way. Getting his degree did get his mother and father to start talking to him again normally, but anytime when he visited, Yuma never was able to shake off the feeling they still pitied themselves for birthing a son that was attracted to men.

 

He didn't like thinking back to that. This was his life now and he was able to live however he wanted to without the judgement of others. As long as nobody else knew he was gay ether that is. Yuma kept it silent as always and did a good job at hiding it except when his eyes passed by one specific coworker of his. He was new at this job, only being here for a few months and in that time he was able to make a some friends and gain a crush on the prince charming of the office. He was so kind, he was patient and just seeing his smile managed to take his breath away. It was a bit hopeless to see himself together with him, although he hasn't seen him go any further with the girls who were constantly wisping his way. Maybe he already had a girlfriend, or he could be married... If that was the case, Yuma was extremely jealous of her.

 

His one and only ex never could give him the affection he always wanted. The other man didn't like cuddling and sometimes he was just so thoughtless. Yuma likes what they were, a nice, normal couple, but it wasn't everything that he wanted. It had also turned out that he wasn't his ex's special one either. Yuma was told that he could have been more kinkier, which he laughed at on the outside, but inwardly sulked about... But if he had a prince... everything would be perfect. Thinking of himself and that prince cuddling and kissing was so casual nowadays. What would it take to make that dream come true? Or at least get closer to him...?

 

Thinking about that a lot lately, Yuma sipped into his cup of coffee and glanced over at the other man's desk, sighing to himself. He never was quite able to have a proper conversation with the man, only going as far to mutually greet him when he passed by or waving goodbye when he passed him. There was one occasion in the elevator with just himself and the prince where he got so nervous, he pretended to call someone and he had a nice conversation to nothing but a turned off cell phone when it could have been with him. Yuma never got a second chance with that... yet if he did, he might have done the same thing too. Today though, seeing him alone and without any girls in sight, he put away his fears and decided to go his way with a casual hello, then stopping and smiling, "Ah. Good evening... Hey. I was wondering if you'd be down for a few drinks sometime. I just realized I spent some time with almost everyone here, but not you yet," he laughed, "So how about it? Maybe after work in the hour if youre not busy? If not I understand. It's rather sudden of me to bring this up..."

 

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[Nyuchanxx]

 

Name: Takumi

Surname: Ito

Age:29

Sexuality: Bisexual

Personality: Has Multiple Personality Disorder, his primary personality is a kind and gentle male who will help with anyone and although he is friendly he is aware that sometimes he does things he doesn't mean to but can't remember, for this reason he rarely speaks to people for long periods of time and tends not to get too close to people. His secondary personality can be violent and gets easily angered. This side of his personality can also get very jealous at times. The switch in personality is often triggered by fast, unexpected movement in his peripheral vision and very close proximity with people.

 

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Takumi looked at the numbers again. He couldn't seem to make them add up. Three years of university followed by his Phd and he still couldn't make these numbers fit. Maybe it was because he was looking at them wrong, he could have been given wrong data. But he knew that wasn't true. He sighed and stood up deciding a cup of tea might help him think better. As he waited for the water to boil the male looked out of the window across the tall building and watched as the sun slowly dipped below the horizon and the lights flickered on in the streets. The bars starting to light up and the crowds beginning to flow into them as if it were a Saturday night. The kettle flicked off. Pouring the water into a mug Takumi made his way back to his desk and looked at the numbers again. The break hadn't helped. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself at the irony of how long he had remained in education and yet he still couldn't do this. He didn't want to ask for help though. It was funny how, no matter how well educated one is it never actually prepares you for reality.

 

As he sat debating what to do Takumi couldn't help feel eyes on his back yet again. He glanced up briefly and noticed that new male looking at him again. He was watching him a lot lately it put him on edge and he didn't like that. What was his name anyway? He thought about it for a while: Tatsumi? Not that was wrong, Kazumi maybe? Something along those lines anyway. It didn't really matter, they never talked after all, well apart from that one time in the lift when the other had gotten in and immediately talked on the phone, he didn't even realise you could get reception in the lift, he certainly couldn't anyway. Noticing his mind was wandering yet again Takumi forced himself to look at the screen hopeing for some sudden realisation, an epiphany. But to no avail.

 

He was still sat there staring intently, his tea untouched when he heard footsteps followed by a voice behind him. He turned around. That man that kept looking at him was there, he wondered what the other want. They hadn't talked, he didn't even know what the others job was so it couldn't be about work. "Evening." He said with a smile trying not to get distressed by the sudden appearance of a male in close proximity. This was the first time he had really looked at the newcomer. He was surprised by how attractive he was, he had that carefree, spirited air about him that one want to laugh and joke. He shifted uncomfortably but listened as the other talked. He seemed nervous, but maybe he was reading it wrong.

 

Takumi found it hard to resist the temptation of drinks with this man, with anyone else he would have said no straight of the bat but somehow this male made him want to say yes and even before he could finish deciding his lips had spoken without his consent. He smiled. "Drinks sounds lovely." His voice was warm and rich as he spoke "Just come and get me when you have finished, I have nearly done here anyway." That was weird. Normally he liked too be in control and he just handed it over to this random stranger. Annoyed at himself but determined not to let it show or for it to happen again he turned back in his chair in a clear sign of dismissal and began typing. It wasn't useful typing, but it looked and sounded important the words that he wrote and it made a little sense with what his statistics showed so he hoped the other wouldn't notice he was typing rubbish.

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[Coffee-Tastic]

Even with the smile he was given with the evening greeting, Yuma could tell the other man was just a little fidgety about his request, Takumi just did a good job at keeping it deep down. He just thought that the hint of hesitance came from thinking if he had free time or not. Or maybe he was going to do something, but was weighing out if going out for drinks was more important of a request... If that was the case, the thought of his Prince Charming choosing a friendly night at a bar with him gave him so many butterflies he might have to puke before going by the man again to leave. He was very glad that once the burning of alcohol touched his tongue and infected his throat, he'd loosen up. Yuma held up well with booze, being the one to win shot challenges every time, but just like everyone else who tried drinking too much, he'd wake up slammed with a looming pressure over his body with a sickening headache. If that was going to be the case here, then he was glad that Takumi probably wouldn't be there to see him like that.

 

And that was if he said yes to begin with. Wait. Oh. He did say yes. Yuma kept standing there as if he were stuck in the matrix, waiting to hear Takumi's reply despite already getting it, looking at his back before he blinked and realized he got what he wanted. He beamed, glad the man wouldn't be able to see it, as he gripped the side of his coffee cup, "Yes, just give me some time and we'll be off," he turned to return back to his own chair, refraining from taking a loud, heavy sigh of relief like the one he felt in his lungs right now. Maybe coffee wasn't the right thing to be drinking right when he decided to ask Takumi for his time. His nerves felt even more jittery and tingly now than actually asking... That was because he knew that this wouldn't be as stressful on his heart than actually sitting at a bar with the guy. Yuma was definitely going to make his step one 'get tipsy' when they got there.

 

At his desk, he somehow was able to work better. He kept imagining Takumi behind him the same way he was at his workspace. The numbers worked better in his head and in no time, he was finished with his work. Finished and now he was supposed to go back over there. But what if he wasn't done yet? That would be awkward wouldn't it? Yuma glanced over for a second and opened up the game of Snake, looking at his screen as it contained numbers and documents when he was actually trying to control the snake into eating he food dots and trying not to crash into its tail.

 

Well what if he came over and actually was over his shoulder while he was playing a game?

 

Crash!

 

Yuma killed the snake again, by accident, after a couple of minutes. Yeah, it was probably a good time now... He closed out the game quickly and stood up, taking his jacket. He shouldn't be thinking too deeply into this and getting nervous. Yuma wasn't all of a sudden going to be telling the guy he liked that he was gay or something like that. It was just doing something with him in order to get to know him better. Just that. Yuma released a light sigh and turned his screen off, turning to go get Takumi. His own knowledge of being able to calm down once they were there gave him a lot of comfort. It was like telling a child that after going to the dentist, they'd be going to the arcade, except the one he was trying to make feel better was himself. "Sorry if I took a bit long... Are you finished?" He said coming by slowly as if to give him extra time just in case if he needed it

 

 

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[Nyuchanxx]

Once the male had walked away Takumi stopped typing nonsense and deleted the good paragraph he had written that was actually something he had lifted from his memory of his theses report. He glanced over at the man who had invited him to drinks and frowned. He still couldn't put a name on his face, it just kept alluding him. Takumi spent a good five minutes unsuccessfully trying to remember the name correctly before he eventually gave up and decided to cheat.

 

Opening up a new window he made sure no one was watching before he typed in a web address and entered a paragraph of coding before hitting return. The screen went blank for a moment before suddenly it lit up again but now with a different desktop, truth be told Takumi couldn't remember who's desktop this was, someone high up in Senior Management anyway. Someone who had access to the personal records of all those that worked within the company.

 

After a brief search through all the folders in the desktop Takumi found the one for their own branch and opened it, up popped all the pictures of the employees. There were a lot, so many that it took him a while to find this man but he eventually did and opened the file: Yuma Kazuki,

Age: 25, graduate in business, first job after getting his degree. Takumi smiled pleased with himself.

 

Suddenly he heard footsteps approaching him and he quickly exited the file and shit down the window, returning to his own desktop. He heard a voice behind him and turned towards it. It was the man whom he now knew his name was Yuma, Yuma Kazuki. "Sorry, yes, I am just about done here. Give me thirty seconds." He replied as he saved the work and shut the computer down. Once the screen went black he stood and took his suit jacket off the back of the chair before pulling it on straightening out the creases. Looking back at his co-worker he asked "Did you have somewhere in mind to go?" He started to walk towards the exist wanting to escape before the boss walked in and asked for the report he couldn't give him. He would do that later and hand it in tomorrow. The delay probably wouldn't even be noticed.

 

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[Coffee-Tastic]

Keeping his pace with the man, he thought about how which non-gay establishments he could take him to. He felt like the ones he went to were way more friendly than the normal bars, it was more loose and less pressuring. But he wasn't going to take Takumi to those... For obvious reasons. And he wasn't going to take him to the one he normally went with the other people who invited him out, because, call him greedy but, this was Yumas time with Takumi. He could imagine how if anyone from work saw the two of them hanging out, they'd completely butt in. Yuma was still nervous, but he'd be more annoyed if that were to become of their one-on-one night. "Yeah," he smiled, doing a better job at keeping his cool so far, "I know a nice place not too far from here... I don't know about you, but I just want a calm night, so I'm not going to the one I know a lot of people from work go to!" He gave a nice, short laugh, "Does that sound good to you?"

 

It was funny and unexpected how badly he didn't want to be interrupted with his time with this man. Yuma didn't own Takumi. They weren't best friends or in any real relationship... But several months of admiring the wildlife from a distance, is it so wrong to feel a little entitled to an evening with him and nobody else's? He knew he could be something of a doormat to other people and if someone from work did pop up, he'd not say anything about it. Away from the crowd, away from his girl fan base Yuma knew Takumi had, and away from all of that... Yumas thoughts were getting quite bold for someone who couldn't actually look the other man in his eyes for more than five seconds at a time.

 

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[Nyuchanxx]

Existing the office Takumi inwardly sighed thankful that nobody had hijacked him on the way out. It was dark outside already but the wind was warm and made his hair flutter around his face. He pushed it out of his eyes and adjusted his glasses slightly a little nervous about what he was meant to say. The two if them had never talked and it was weird now being stuck in a position where he either had to talk or just be awkward.

 

Luckily he was saved as Yuma broke the silence. "Sounds great, I'll let you lead the way then!" He smiled at the other and walked beside him relaxing himself a little although his eyes still flitted around the area, watching what was happening, how things were working. He had to be aware of all these things though. He couldn't just let it be, he always had to know exactly what was around him. He checked shop windows for reflections to see behind him.swallowing he tried to make conversation "So, is this your first job out of university? You look younger than me so I presume you haven't been out of uni long." He looked at the other briefly before looking back ahead of him again. There were a lot of people on the streets this evening.

[Coffee-Tastic]

His eyes were good at observing the environments around him, being lax meant he was aware that the things around him were good and 'carefree-worthy'. He had gotten a glimpse of the older man looking around wearily, as if he was trying to make sure no monster could spook him. Or could it be he's just never come down this way before? The area wasn't sketchy at all, Yuma never looked around behind him to see who might be behind. He's never been around Takumi enough to know how he was. So he was proud to say he was learning a little bit already!

 

When Takumi mentioned him getting out of uni, he was rather confused o how he knew that since they never spoke. Did someone tell him or...? "Oh!" He smiled when he listened to the rest of how he said, "Yes, this is my first job. I've been here before as an intern during the winter break for my third year and I think that's what got me a place here so quickly. I wasn't on the floor that I currently work on though, so if you were working here at that time, I'm pretty sure you never saw me." He probably wouldn't remember him even if they exchanged glances for a second. "So what about you?" Yuma didn't realize but he was starting to walk closer to the other man. It was something that happened by itself when he walked with other people. It was as if his inner spirit dog was always trying to jump people when they had conversations. "How long have you been here for? Have you always been doing this kind of work?" He smiled, genuinely wanting to know every lick of information he could get.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi smiled genuinely interested in what the other was saying even though he already knew that he had just joined after graduating it was interesting to hear how he got the job. He had never realised that the company did internships before so it was fascinating to learn more about the company he worked for. He noted briefly that Yuma was getting closer to him, but it wasn't uncomfortably close so he let it slide for now, if necessary he would move more to his left as they walked, for now it was fine.

 

He nodded politely as he listened to the other talk before replying "Depends whom you ask, certainly it feels like a long time, I started about a year ago, but if you ask some of the other people they will laugh in your face and tell you I'm still a new fish!" He laughed, "No, this is my first job, I just finished my PhD in Maths so this is my first job out of education. You know I was thinking about this earlier but in reality it doesn't matter how many letters one gets in front of ones name at the end of the day you are still not as good at your job as the guy that dropped out of school after A-levels and started work at the time you went to university." He laughed "Ironic isn't it? But still I'm glad I went it's the love of learning more than anything, don't you think?" He looked at Yuma smiling slightly.

[Coffee-Tastic]

Yuma laughed with the other man, but because he remembered how some arrogant kids from high school said they didn't need to get any more education because there were plenty of other guys who ended up rich in the world without going. The thing was that those 'other guys' had huge minds and had visions they pursued. The only ones who used those people as an excuse not to go on in their education were the kids that wanted a reason to throw in the towel. "I have to agree. There's never any limit to how much you can satisfy a love like that."

 

However... He didn't love learning how to work with numbers and business jazz. There never was any passion in what he did in those classes, in any of those semesters and none of those years. "I learned many things, but I have to be honest. I only originally went to make my parents happy," he smiled meekly and turned his head to the side, because he knew how it might sound to someone else, "I know it's not very mature to let my choices only be to make other happy, but well. I don't regret being able to have a good degree, so that doesn't make it so bad, haha! Y-Yeah..." Yuma felt like he sounded weak. He shouldn't have mentioned that... "And, um. Lots of good things happened to me for doing it this way! If I didn't take this path, I wouldn't have met a nice guy like yourself," he joked, trying to water down what he previously had said.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi looked at the other for a moment as they walked, he seemed to be rambling on a little almost as if he was nervous but he couldn't think why this man would be nervous after all it was he that asked him out for a drink. Still it was quite endearing to hear the other babble on about such things and then suddenly realise he said too much and try to distract Takumi's attention with another comment not that much better. He laughed at the last comment it was so cheesy it was almost absurd "You are an odd one aren't you?" He smiled "Honestly just relax you seem a little worked up and just speaking for the sake of it. You don't have to tell me your life story." He winked at the other and reaching up ruffled his hair affectionately. This person was starting to grow on him even if he wasn't sure exactly why.

 

"So how far away is this place again?" He asked "I am pretty sure I have never been down here before and the streets are pretty busy." He was trying to make light of the fact that the amount of people around him disconcerted him, too many things he couldn't see and keep track of, he would much rather be in somewhere that he could see around himself properly in.

[Coffee-Tastic]

He sure was speaking for the sake of it. Silence might have been easier, would of been equally as nerve racking... But with Takumi being cool about it, Hinata managed to reap out some relief even before getting his lips around a glass. Getting his laugh, a smile, a wink and a ruffle~ the gentleness was treasured. It was refreshing, especially from someone special to him.

 

"We're almost there, just another block an a half or so," he smiled back, patting down his riled up hair that Takumi caused. He was also longing for a closed space off the sidewalk, but for a different reason that the other man, "I don't come here too much, but I've been here enough to know it's not that bad."

 

And he was exactly right about that. This bar wasn't flashy or loud and it wasn't too high class for people to feel bad about buying drinks, which was a prize factor for Yuma. He remembered how much money he spent at one place downtown because he was very upset over something his ex boyfriend did. He wanted to drown away the memory of the fight and it took him a lot to get him actually drunk, a downside to his ability to stay functional in the hands of alcohol. Yuma woke up the next morning not remember what the issue was, which was awesome, but when he found out how much money he spent, he wished he hadn't tried doing that.

 

Looking around, he wasn't too happy to see it with more people than usual, but as long as they kept their distance from the filled tables of friends, Yuma thought it could still be a nice, relaxing time. "How often do you hang out with your friends? Sorry if that's a strange question... I'm just curious."

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi nodded glad that they weren't far away, it always disconcerted him being in new areas, he didn't know where the escape routes were or where the alleys lead and he didn't know where the dodgy areas were. He let the other talk as they walked before the two of them finally turned into a bar. It was busier than he presumed but he supposed that was to be expected, it had been a while since he had been to a bar and it wasn't in this area, he and his friends had tended to go to really busy places until starting their PhDs when Takumi had suddenly decided that he didn't like that scene, then they had started going to smaller places, a bit more out of the way and much quieter.

 

The two of them sat down at a table and Takumi replied "Not that often since I finished my doctorate, the guys I was working around went into educational jobs either teaching or researching or both while I decided to do what I do now so I don't often see them any more." He smiled encouragingly at the other feeling that he was going to hit weightier topics if they continued along this path he asked "What would you like to drink? First rounds on me." He stood pulling out his wallet as he waited for a response.

[Coffee-Tastic]

He didn't see his friends often?...Was it wrong to almost not be surprised by hearing that? Yuma did often see that sometimes, Takumi did seem like the person who kept to himself. That was probably because he never spent time with people more than he should! To him, very guy needs to hang out with his friends, even the man that was glorified in his eyes, because sure he was a prince, but he was still a human being. Yuma couldn't deny either that though that was true, he was a little glad that he was now one of the people who took his time after work. He smiled and put his elbow on the table, leaning his head on it, "Cool, thanks! I'll take a whisky... The next time we come for drinks, I'll be taking the first rounds just to be fair," he chuckled with his face getting a tiny bit red before even having a drink yet, "And there will be a next time! It's a shame your old pals are busy. I bet you must miss them... I'll make sure we have days like this often, okay? Its always good for the mind to share times with."

 

I sure am saying new things... He felt like maybe his words were coming out as if the other man was in real need of spending time with other people. It could be true that he did, or not. This was their first time coming out of work together to chill, he didn't know how Takumi lived his life or anything.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi smiled, he was kind of enjoying spending time with this person "Sure, sounds like fun." He turned and went up to the bar ordering a whiskey and thinking for a moment deciding what he wanted before he asked for a beer. He wasn't feeling whiskey at the moment, he tended to end the night with whiskey or port. An odd habit that he had acquired over the years. Picking the drinks up he returned to his co-worker, "Here you are, one whiskey." Placing it down he sat in the chair and took a gulp of the beer, it had been a long time that he had actually gone out drinking. As a rule he knew he could hold his alcohol it was just the next day he tended to get bad headaches so these days he didn't start with anything strong. As he drank he looked at the other for the first time, truly looked at him, trying to work him out. His black hair accentuated his light green eyes and he had a relaxed smile. He looked like the sort of person that would be nice to anyone but would never put there foot down if someone was using him. He was never sure if he respected or thought little of such people. Still he thought he might like Yuma as a person.

[Coffee-Tastic]

"Why thank you," his voice said sweetly, taking his glass and taking a sip of it. Finally. The fine drink burned his throat in all the good ways. He was a good drinker, yeah, that didn't mean he couldn't feel the initial buzz of ingesting alcohol. It was this buzz that calmed him down already. Not that he was tipsy at all, he wasn't, but because he was thinking for the longest time how getting something in his system would make him feel more at ease while being around the other man, that's exactly what happened. Hinata could feel himself ease down already, his muscles loosening up even when he didn't even realize they were tense!

 

The whisky serving as his Kickstarter, Hinata spoke more relaxed and normal, as if he was with the friends he was with since high school. As they spoke about simple, lighter things, the only real blush that came up on his face was after an hour and more liquid nerve-toner. Blessed be the power of alcohol! Spending time with Takumi like this really brought him down from the high place Hinata put him in his head. Not because he was something less, but because he shouldn't have been making Takumi seem like a demigod in his mind. They were both people and they had human flaws. It just happened to be that the older man was dangerously attractive to him, that was all... Despite that, yes, he'd still be called Mr. Charming. Curtsey of him still being his man crush.

 

At the end of the night, he was perfectly calm. Totally calm... Calm as in quite giggly and extra friendly. Walking out, he looked at the time and gave a huge sigh, "Time went by a bit too fast, aren't I right?" Laughing right after, he walked a lot closer to Takumi than he had before, nearly touching shoulders, "I really enjoyed spending time here... I can't believe I was too scared of talking with you. I can't help it. You're aura is just..." His cheeks filled with air as he tried to find words, but he just ended up holding up two of his thumbs and nodding, "Just so impactful to me. If that makes sense..."

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi relaxed more as the night progressed and as he drank more he fell into the others flow of ordering whisky and stronger alcohol until he was fairly sure he was staggering a little. Unlike his drinking buddy Takumi handled drink less well in large quantities and having not drunk for a long time he had forgotten his limits a little. Still he stood when the other made to leave and focusing carefully on where he walked he made his way into the fresh outside air. As he listened to the other talk he felt their shoulders brush together but didn't think anything of the gesture as his mind wasn't thinking clearly enough. He smiled "I don't have an aura like that. After all you are the one making fake phone calls in elevators." He teased giving the other a light nudge in the arm as he walked. He found this man more and more amusing by the second and maybe it was just the alcohol but he didn't really care if it was or wasn't but seeing the cute look on the others face he couldn't help thinking how adorable it was. He reached up and ruffled the others hair again "What you blushing about mister?" He teased again.

[Coffee-Tastic]

If he didn't drink alcohol tonight, he would have been devastated to hear that his attempt to kill the silence with a fake phone call was a failure. Tonight, he just laughed and rubbed his lips to hide his initial smile. How did he know they were fake? Was it the silence of the elevator making it obvious that nobody was talking to him back on the phone? Or... Was it the fact you can't get good reception in elevators... Hinata felt so goofy for thinking he played that so smoothly when he was just told blatantly that he had been making fake call. "Nothing really," he scoffed jokingly, still keeping his smile that he could no longer simply hide under his hand, "But gosh. Was it really that obvious? I couldn't bear to be in there alone with you. I didn't know what to say! I'd probably just seem really weird and nervous. You wouldn't have come on a date with me to have drinks if that were the case!"

 

Completely overlooking the fact he just called this a date by mistake, he just laughed again. He tended to laugh a lot in times where he'd feel horrifyingly embarrassed or nervous. "And I'm really glad you did. One more person in the office who doesn't see me as a background character anymore!" Those undefined, grey people in the background of anime? Yeah, He kind of still looked like that to people who haven't met him. That was okay though! He couldn't expect everyone to see him as something other than a normal, normal guy.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi was far too far gone to notice the mistake, it tried to register in his mind but then something else distracted him and it was gone again. He enjoyed how talkative and relaxed the other was, he just seemed so energetic and playful it made him want to do the same and not worry about the consequences of tomorrow. "Background character?" He questioned "I never saw you like that." He was a little confused as to why he would have seen his co worker as a background character, he wasn't sure he saw anyone like that. Everyone did something after all, it was just so!e people he spoke to less if at all. He briefly wondered of people did see others as background characters but then something moved to his left and the thought slipped away.

 

As he walked Takumi knew he had no idea where they were going but it didn't bother him, he was happy walking with the other and the alcohol was filling his senses and making him more relaxed and less likely for something to make him jump or to surprise him.

[Coffee-Tastic]

"Aw gee... Thanks," he chuckled, though he thought about how anyone would say that as a response. That kind of thing was alright with him. After all he was just glad that Takumi said that he didn't think of him that way, that he actually existed! "You on the other hand. You attract maybe too much attention..." he pursed his lips and shook his head, mumbling, "But anyone who looks like that would attract attention, you can't control that, so I can't really complain about that fact... Ah, let me check the time, I'm curious," he fluttered like a goof, the alcohol in him lessening any reason to restrain his giggles and laughs.

 

His phone had, though, been turned off since long ago and he had to power it up again. As soon as the light of the screen glowed, the device buzzed and chimed non stop with a giant wave of text messages he missed. The one that took him off guard were the ones from his mom. When did she ever text him?

 

From his mother...

16:50 Yuma, can we get your help at the house? We're selling things around the house for some extra money. Do you want to keep the piano?

17:30 I need an answer, Yuma. I understand this is short notice, but I know you're not busy enough to tell me yes you want it, or no.

17:59 Last chance.

18:10 Alright then.

 

And that was it.

 

Yuma stopped walking to read over the messages over another time, his drunk mind too stupid to read it once and realize that the special piano he used with all his life was probably just sold away to a stranger. S-Shouldn't I have gotten an advance in knowing they were planning on selling it? Yuma's face had been filled with the color red from both the drinks and being around his crush for once, but all that color went away very fast. "A- It's ah... Uh. Its late! The time went fast..." They sold it. Very quickly, he felt more down to earth and more than anything he wanted to either cry or throw up, but both is still a viable option. "Um. I should go home right away," where they were walking to? He was already walking towards the direction of his home out of instinct, but he wasn't actually intending to bring Takumi over anyways, "Want me to call a cab or... or something?" Why didn't they save it for me? He loved that piano. He always played it. Even if he wasn't able to tell them he wanted to keep it, Yuma was clearly busy, shouldn't they have the mind to keep it from being sold? Of course they didn't... Something valuable to him could easily be given up by them, because they didn't care too much about him anyways. How much money had they even gotten for it?

 

He didn't want to know actually...

 

"I think Ill need a cab too actually," he licked his lips, feeling a bunch of saliva gather in his mouth from the awful flips of his stomach. Yuma went from being red, to white... now it was green. "I don't feel well..." He covered his mouth.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi frowned as the other suddenly stopped and his attitude seemed to change. It appeared to happen when the male looked at his phone. He couldn't help but wonder what was on the phone that could change the others mood in a matter of seconds. He hated to pry and he felt that it was wrong of him to ask but the male seemed really upset and was just waving down taxis desperately trying to get away. Takumi felt he shouldn't leave the male like this, his college looked about ready to throw up. Waving to taxi away he took hold of Yuma's arm and turned the male to face him. "Yuma, I don't know what happened but I can't let you leave when you look about to throw up." he tried to think of exactly what to do even though he was a little intoxicated. "Yuma look at me and breath. It's going to be okay, whatever it is I am sure we can sort it." He smiled trying to be encouraging though he wasn't sure whether it would help or not.

 

Waving at a taxi Takumi pushed the other into the taxi "Don't complain I can't let you go back alone so come back to mine." He told the cab his address, he didn't care how much it would cost even though he had no idea where they were compared to his home. Turning and looking Yuma in the eye he sighed. He wasn't sure whether to ask what was wrong or not, he didn't really know the social protocol in such situations. Running a hand through his hair he put his arm around the others shoulders "It's going to be okay so just try and breath and think about whatever it is logically." He gently rubbed circles on the others arm trying to relax the male and release the tension and the sickness in the others face.

 

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Takumi frowned as the other suddenly stopped and his attitude seemed to change. It appeared to happen when the male looked at his phone. He couldn't help but wonder what was on the phone that could change the others mood in a matter of seconds. He hated to pry and he felt that it was wrong of him to ask but the male seemed really upset and was just waving down taxis desperately trying to get away. Takumi felt he shouldn't leave the male like this, his college looked about ready to throw up. Waving to taxi away he took hold of Yuma's arm and turned the male to face him. "Yuma, I don't know what happened but I can't let you leave when you look about to throw up." he tried to think of exactly what to do even though he was a little intoxicated. "Yuma look at me and breath. It's going to be okay, whatever it is I am sure we can sort it." He smiled trying to be encouraging though he wasn't sure whether it would help or not.

 

Waving at a taxi Takumi pushed the other into the taxi "Don't complain I can't let you go back alone so come back to mine." He told the cab his address, he didn't care how much it would cost even though he had no idea where they were compared to his home. Turning and looking Yuma in the eye he sighed. He wasn't sure whether to ask what was wrong or not, he didn't really know the social protocol in such situations. Running a hand through his hair he put his arm around the others shoulders "It's going to be okay so just try and breath and think about whatever it is logically." He gently rubbed circles on the others arm trying to relax the male and release the tension and the sickness in the others face.

[Coffee-Tastic]

"No, please," He chuckled, putting a hand over his head to keep himself from feeling dizzy in the taxi. On top of the sickness he felt from having something so incredibly dear to him sold off without his permission, he was now embarrassed. He didn't want to look like this in front of Takumi, it made him feel worse to be treated like this by his crush. They had a great time, what good would this do to that? This ruined it. If he wasn't drunk, he would have done a better job at keeping this dread down, but instead it turned the giggles in him into a noxious concoction in him. Yuma closed his eyes and took his coworker's arm off of him, leaning his head back on the seat of the cab instead, "I'm not dying, I just need to stay still. Please don't touch me."

 

That's right. He wouldn't die just because of this. Something in him probably died, but it was not the end of the world. Taking a deep breath, he tried not to do what Takumi suggested. If he thought about it logically, he'd only come back to the conclusion that his parents didn't care enough about him to keep that piano. The other man didn't know that though, but he appreciated his actions to try and soothe down the thing that made him feel so sick... But did he really just have to say Don't touch me? That was a bit unnecessary... Yuma frowned and glanced over at Takumi to try and say sorry for that, but he ended up closing his eyes again and turning his head up to the roof of the car. He felt like he couldn't speak or else he'd just get more nauseous.

 

Yuma hiccuped silently, Takumi really is a prince... I have to make it up to him for being such a drag. What that was, he wasn't sure yet. He was drunk and devastated and wasn't fit to think of something amazing to compensate for making the end of the night awkward. Takumi was kind enough to bring him home just to make sure he would be okay. A surprise in the morning. He'll think of something great.

[Nyuchanxx]

Takumi allowed the other the slight slip of the tongue, he wasn't sure what had happened but he could tell it was upsetting the male and so he let the other be a little rude. They sat in silence for the rest of the car journey, a part of him wanted to ask what had happened but the more sensible part of him knew that he shouldn't be prying, after all the two of them weren't exactly close, before today they had never even really talked to each other. He shifted uncomfortably not sure what to do in such a situation.

 

After what seemed like an age the taxi drew up beside him apartment. It was part of a flat complex, he lived on one of the more middle floors that was nice but not excessively priced. Handing money over to the cab driver he got out and opened the door for Yuma. "My apartment is just up a number of floors." he said smiling gently as he lead the way in flashing a card against a reader before he got into the lift and took it to the fifth floor. When they got there he pulled out a key and opened the door relieving a spacious living room. It was nice and roomy but not to the point of being unnecessary. There was a kitchen through to the left. Takumi lead the male inside. "The shower is attached to my room so you'll have to go through there and there is only one bed but please use it, the sofa is comfy enough for me. Can I get you any tea or coffee?" He asked, no one ever came to his house, he actively discouraged people from coming so he wasn't sure why he was allowing this male in but that didn't matter for the moment, now he just needed to try and work out the right thing to say to make the other feel a little better.