Model Idol Combi: Hair

[jitensha]

[ it's rare that she can garner enough time away from a packed schedule and her own school hours to drop by Kaijou, but even if it's just a practice match, Makoto likes to faithfully attend what she can. She's always liked basketball, so growing closer to Kise had only made that fondness stronger. It's fun to watch them get into the game, and it's fun to lose herself cheering for them.

But it's warmer today than it's been all week, and with the hat crammed over her head to hide her identity (she so optimistically felt), it was doing little to cool her head off. Strands were starting to stick to her neck.

... In a sense, it's a happy realization, that her hair was growing longer by the day, but for now, it was a little bit troubling. Still, she waits until the court's cleared out, enough of Kise's squealing crowd dissipating to allow her to sweep her hat off and try to salvage her hair.

It's a shame she can't see what she's doing. ]

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[jitensha]

But I already know you'd look out for me. That's one reason why I love you.

1/3 gross sobbing

[ex_doubly406]

[L-Love--]

[ex_doubly406]

[STOP GOING AFTER HIS HEART, HE'S GONNA DIE EARLY.

Okay no calm down. Except now he's all too aware of how her hand fits into his, or how the loose strands from her ponytail curl around the nape of her neck.

This is terrible.]

[ex_doubly406]

Um we're in public right now and...

[... He can't even finish that, so he just lowers his hat.]

... Oops

[jitensha]

Ah-- um, was that too much? [ the woes of sincerity. ]

you're not sorry at all

[ex_doubly406]

No, that's not it... Um... [That's exactly it.

But luckily he can avoid answering because they're here!! He quickly opens the door to the ice cream parlor, still mulling that over in his head.]

Maaybe

[jitensha]

Ah--! The strawberry's even the special today! [ she's so easy. ]

ffff also why are you tagging back so fast...

[ex_doubly406]

[Too easy...]

Ah, that's lucky for us! Want to save us a spot?

[PLEASE, SO THAT HE CAN COLLECT HIMSELF.]

you kept tagging me on my breaks, apparently

[jitensha]

Sure! [ ever the eager helper, she gives his hand a squeeze and jogs off to do just that, ponytail bobbing. ]

hah... fate i suppose...

[ex_doubly406]

[He heaves out a sigh as she disappears. Two heart attacks in one day... His life, man. He's not sure if he regrets tying her hair into a ponytail or if it's the best thing he's done since they started going out.

Either way, he might really be falling for her.


So of course, he apologizes for standing in a daze without ordering, and a few minutes later he's making his way to Makoto with two scoops of strawberry ice cream and two spoons.

They don't have to use both of them.]

meant 2 b

[jitensha]

[ who knew Kise had a fatal weakness for ponytails? It's probably a good thing that Makoto isn't the type to (intentionally) use her looks to her advantage.

Not so good that she doesn't know how to not be truthful 24/7, maybe, but she also hasn't realized that's why Kise shooed her away. ]

Thanks... it's been over a week since I've had ice cream.

cries

[ex_doubly406]

[Not just any ponytail though. Makoto's ponytail. Maybe it's because she rarely does anything with her hair, but there's just something about it...

Anyway, the point is that he's never going to let her know why. Until he does.

Sitting down, he passes her a spoon and sets the ice cream in between them.]

Really? It's not too surprising though.

[jitensha]

Azusa-san's trying to diet again, so we're trying not to eat sweets in front of her.

[ poking her spoon into a scoop like she's gone and conquered a mountain ]

Even though she doesn't need it at all...

[ex_doubly406]

Azusa-san, huh... That's true. [He's much more interested in how enthusiastic she is about the ice cream. Maybe he should just let her eat the whole thing...] But then you eat sweets often, Makocchi?

[jitensha]

Not so much at home, and usually only when I start getting tired! It feels more like a treat that way.

[ex_doubly406]

That makes sense! I thought they'd be strict about what you eat, but I guess it's different for idols.

[jitensha]

Do they get on your case for modeling? [ and here, Kise, she's offering him the first spoonful. ] All of the dance sessions usually help, and we have running we have to do, too.

[ex_doubly406]

Not much, since I exercise. I don't have to watch out as much thanks to that. [And oh why thank you, even though that's a really big spoonful. He'll send one right back to her, a little more manageable than the one she gave him.]

[jitensha]

I didn't think you'd have a problem! Just by looking at your form, anyone can tell you work hard.

[ oh gosh ice cream, she probably should stop making such happy noises faces. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[... Yeah, he's definitely going to let her eat most of it.]

Thanks! By the way, [Look at how distracting he's being with the spoon before sending it back to her.] are you going to tell me what was bothering you at the restaurant?

[jitensha]

--!

[ and here she was thinking (more like hoping) he'd forgotten it. Almost guiltily, her eyes slide away, and she won't even reach for the spoon yet. ]

You'll laugh.

[ex_doubly406]

Eh? Why? [He's trying to entice her with the spoon so that she'll look at him...] Makocchi, I promise I won't laugh! Please?

[jitensha]

[ she remains stubbornly sequestered in her seat-- for a few more minutes, and then her gaze shifts, down to her lap. ]

It's really nothing... [ but it's a weak attempt at pacifying the situation, and she knows it. ] It was just, when you were talking about me being on your mind for a year, instead of just a week, like usual...

I don't know, I-- [ there's a helpless laugh now. ] I just got sad just thinking about if I didn't see you for a whole year! I took it too seriously, that's all.

[ex_doubly406]

[Oh.

Unsure, he sets aside the spoon for now, ice cream the last thing on his mind. He hadn't meant anything by it when he'd said it, but he should've realized that she'd take it seriously.

She took a lot of things seriously.

Mustering up what he hopes is a comforting expression, his hand inches across the table searching for Makoto's hand to hold.]

I wouldn't have laughed at that. Actually, I'm really touched you'd miss me so much.

[jitensha]

[ it's the touch of his hand that finally lifts her gaze, and

Oh.

He really isn't laughing.

She musters a nod, wraps her fingers around his for a better hold, and this is still kind of embarrassing, but if it's not bothering him, she thinks maybe this is okay. ]

Of course I would. A year's a long time.