Model Idol Combi: L is for the way you look at me

[jitensha]

[ it's a little awkward, being in a locker room and waiting for a certain someone to finish his primping. Even more embarrassing when 1/3 of his teammates knew you were there and teased you about peeking at shirtless guys.

This is, however, better than waiting outside where there were plenty of girls who were just leaving, because Makoto didn't wish to spend the afternoon fending off potential fans. For now, she's content to plunk down on a bench and sweep off her hat with a sigh. Maybe it smells too much like Sweaty Guy in here, but she'll endure it. ]

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[ex_doubly406]

A new sports store! I heard they're having an opening sale this week!

[jitensha]

Really??

[ wow, she sure lit up fast. In fact, she's already making motions for the door. ] Then we should hurry! The good stuff usually goes first!

[ex_doubly406]

[Only Makoto would get this excited about going to see a new sports store.

So he'll only be trailing slightly behind as he gets his stuff together, and yes he'll be buttoning up his shirt properly.]

Don't worry, we'll walk fast!

[jitensha]

[ his hand is hers once he gets his jacket on, but she'll be patient. ]

No running?

[ SHE'LL... BE PATIENT... ]

[ex_doubly406]

[She's going to have to be patient for a while longer because once they get out he still needs to lock the place up.]

You mean all the way there? That's too much!

[BE... PATIENT...]

[jitensha]

Maybe a brisk jog, then!

[ she's so cheerful. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[B-Brisk jog...]

You're really excited about that sale.

[jitensha]

I'm really excited to go with you! The sale's just a bonus.

[ex_doubly406]

[Oh. The first thought that pops into his head is that she's cute. The second is that he should kiss her for that.

Which he does, because he's in love and she's cute.

Of course that doesn't necessarily mean he's going to jog all the way to the store. He probably will though, if she wants to.]

[jitensha]

[ in an astounding turn of events, Makoto doesn't drag Kise at full speed to the store. Most likely because he kissed her and she has to take some time to calm her racing heart. She was finally starting to get used to it, and now that she truly, fully knows that he love her, it's such a shaky thrill that it feels just like they're at the beginning again.

Which is far from true, and she smiles to herself as she settles into a moderate pace. ]

We've really come a long way.

[ex_doubly406]

[And it seems like everything is falling in place because for once he doesn't misunderstand. Looking at her as he adjusts his gait to match hers, he can tell she's not talking about physical distance.]

That's true. I wouldn't have guessed things would turn out this way.

[jitensha]

Yeah... I almost lost you as a friend, after all.

[ if she hadn't tried... she would have missed all of this. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[Ahaha... ha...] That might've been my bad...

But you were really cool and admirable in the end, so I just had to ask you out!

[jitensha]

That's what I didn't get for the longest time... I mean, I don't think I did anything differently. [ she laughs, a little sheepishly. ] Even now, I'm still pretty boyish.

[ex_doubly406]

[A small pause.]

Hey, don't tell me you still don't get it? Even though I tell you all the time?

[jitensha]

No, I think I get it... mostly?

[ex_doubly406]

Only mostly?! [The most dramatic sigh] That's so depressing.

[jitensha]

Sorry, sorry! It's just... hard sometimes, to remember, when I've been this way all my life and it hardly ever went well for me back then.

[ex_doubly406]

Doesn't that make it sounds worse?! It sounds like I haven't been doing a good job at all!

[sob sob what is this Iori is going to kill him]

[jitensha]

You've been a huge help! I haven't been this happy in a long time!

[ex_doubly406]

Well if you're happy...

But isn't it weird that you're still not sure?

[jitensha]

Sorry... it is pretty weird of me, isn't it? [ she understands, really, but it still surprises her when she dwells on it. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[A sigh again, but this time not for drama. More like resignation because that's how she's always been (weird, that is) but he can't bring himself to say that it bothers him.]

I guess it's fine. I'll just have to keep reminding you!

[jitensha]

That's fine! I'm going to show you how much I love you, too!

[ ... like she hasn't. ]

[ex_doubly406]

[seriously]

Ah, shouldn't you be more careful, Princess? We're in public, you know.