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“...And the biryani from that restaurant is so good Jamil!”
“Oh? Really maybe we should–”
“Should I go there too?” Azul butted in, Jamil and Kalim slowly turned their heads to Azul.
“Yeah, you should Azul!” Kalim turned back to face Jamil and started their conversation again, without Azul in it.
“By the way, who did you get the recommendation from?”
“Oh, I went there myself!”
“BY YOURSELF?! KALIM!”
“Yeah, Kalim, that’s dangerous” Azul chimed in, they stared at him once more.
“Azul, can you stop? I’m trying to have a conversation without you, no one wants you here, leave butt crack kid!” Jamil scrunched up his face in disgust as Kalim sided eyed him.
“Oh, okay.” Azul walked away with his head down, it was obvious from the start it wasn’t a conversation meant to be shared with him; it was just his habit coming back from the dead.
But he won’t worry he knows exactly what to do.
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Jade walked past Azul’s bathroom, is that… gagging? Knock, knock, knock.
“Azul! Are you okay?”
Azul didn’t respond, not until the peculiar noises had died down. Azul slowly got up from the toilet, flushing away all the vomit he puked up.
He opened the door, he didn’t expect Jade to still be there.
“I’m fine, I just am sick.”
“You don’t seem sick?”
Azul forced himself to cough, “I’m sick.”
“You’ve been using that excuse for weeks, what’s really going on?”
“I’m just sick again, there’s nothing to it.”
Well then, he has to actually get sick now.
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Jade opens Azul’s office door, “Azul, Mostro..” Jade trails off, noticing Azul asleep on his desk. “Now, why would you sleep in a place like this?”
Jade reaches out a hand to shake Azul awake, “My! Why are you as hot as the Scalding Sands?!” Jade mutters quietly, not wanting him to wake up. He picks up Azul, putting a hand on his back and the other beneath his knee. “Up you go.” Jade carries Azul back into his room, and lays the slivered-haired man down on the bed. “I want Jade!” Azul suddenly blurts out, “Azul, I am Jade–”
“I want Jade! Can I kiss you Jade?” Azul asks,
As Jade opens the door, He freezes at the question, but recovers; he walks away to the kitchen. That question reminded Jade of the old time, in elementary school.
Flashback
“Hey Floyd~ You’re so pretty, can you kiss me?” Azul asked
“No way!” Floyd picked up a pebble and threw it at Azul.
“Ow!”
(The very next day)
“Hey Floyd~ Can ya kiss me now?”
“No, I’m way out of your league!”
“Aww you think I’m too cool for you?”
“No, I’m too cool for YOU” Floyd picked up a pebble and threw it at Azul
“Ow!”
(The next day)
“Floyd, why won’t you kiss me?”
Then, Floyd stepped forward and kissed Azul,
“Oh my sevens! Y-you kissed me! Are we dating now?”
“No, now I can wear this player boy badge! See ya Azul”
“WHAT?!”
Azul and Jade were sitting on a bench, watching Floyd get chased by the ladies. “Ladies, ladies, calm down, there’s only one of me.” Floyd nonchalantly said.
“EEEEEE IT’S FLOYD, THE PLAYER BOY!”
“I WAS HIS FIRST KISS, YOU KNOW!” Azul shouted.
“So many fakes around here, but you’re the only real one Jade, can you kiss me?” Azul asked,
“I don’t know, maybe?” Jade replied.
End of flashback
Jade never really questioned it, or maybe he didn’t want to. The soup was finally ready, he grabs a small spoon and pours it into a small bowl, because Azul practically screams at the sight of a bigger amount of food on his plate. “Azul, I got you soup.” Jade pulls a chair to sit next to Azul. “I don’t want soup, I want Jade…”
“Oh Azul, this is no time to be picky! Just eat the soup, please.” Jade snapped back, “Jade made this soup! Are you even listening to anything I say?”
As soon as Azul heard those words, he chugged down the little amount of soup as quickly as he could. “Slow down, the food isn’t going to grow legs and chase after the love of their life!”
Jade sighed, he didn’t expect Azul to be this hectic when he’s sick, but he didn’t want to admit it was quite cute, nor that he regrets not kissing the chubby little octopus at the moment.
Azul started trying to get out of bed. “Hey, where are you going?”
“To the bathroom to throw up, duh, how else am I supposed to get skinny?”
Jade’s eyes widened, so that’s what he was doing in the bathroom. That’s.. Horrible. He pulled Azul in a tight hug, like he was never going to let go, and he never wanted to. He buried his face into the housewarden’s hair.
“How long have you been doing this?” Azul didn’t respond to that question, he just silently let his tears fall.
“I love you.”
‘I love you too.”
Azul got Jade sick, but he didn’t mind. When Floyd found out about this, he wasn’t too happy.
“WHAT?! EW, THAT’S DISGUSTING, OH MY GOD!” Floyd looked horrified, “DO YOU KNOW THE SITUATION YOU PUT ME IN, I’LL HAVE TO BE TH-TH- THIRD WHEELING!”