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Yusuke has never been to a festival before. Ryuji had briefly mentioned a Cherry Blossom Festival being held in Shibuya at the end of March, and ever since then, he’s been pondering about it.
“My dear?”
“Hm? What’s up, Yu?” Ryuji looked up from his position on Yusuke’s chest.
“You know that festival you mentioned a few days ago? Well, I have been pondering about it, and I think we should go together. Make it a romantic outing.”
Ryuji smiled, “Sure! Why not! Is it your first time going? I’ve… actually never been myself,” he scratched the back of his head, embarrassed.
“To be honest… I have never been to a festival at all.”
“I see…” Ryuji wasn’t really shocked, unfortunately. He knew about Yusuke’s past and the many things he never got to experience in his youth. Yusuke smiled softly, “But it is quite alright, because we can experience new things together, my dear.”
“Yeah, exactly!” the blonde smiled. He sat up fully, “We’re gonna have the best time, Yu! Just you wait!”
Yusuke nodded, “I look forward to our adventure.”
-
The days seemed to slowly pass by, but it was finally time. Ryuji waited for Yusuke to meet him at the station, scrolling a bit on his phone in the process. He looked up briefly, catching Yusuke who was walking over. And of course, the blue haired male was dressed for the occasion, “Hello, dear. I apologize for my late arrival.”
“Yu! You’re good! You know I don’t mind waiting for ya!” He put his phone in his pocket, before taking Yusuke’s hand in his, “By the way, you look so beautiful.”
The blue haired male’s face flushed, “Why thank you.”
The two shared a kiss, before walking into the festival. Strolling the street, hand in hand, Yusuke gawked at all the beautiful trees and petals flowing in the sky. After about an hour of walking, they took a break.
“So Yu, how are you liking it so far??”
“It is everything I imagined and more. It is truly magnificent.”
Ryuji smiled, before looking back at some of the stands, “Ya hungry, babe?”
“Ah, no, I’m quite alright,” he smiled, but Ryuji’s smile faulted. He noticed how pale Yusuke had gotten, more pale than usual. Not to mention his hands were visibly shaking. He knew how he got about these kinds of things, but instead of protesting, he just smiled, “Well, alright! I’ll be back then. You just just stay here, ‘kay?”
Yusuke nodded, and the blonde walked off. He of course didn’t listen to what Yusuke had said, as he came back with two servings of food. The blue haired male was quick to notice this, and tensed up, “Dearest.”
“Yes, Yu?”
“Please tell me those are both for you.”
Ryuji shook his head, “Babe, you need to eat. You don’t look so good.”
“But—“
“No. We’ve talked about this. What have I told ya?”
Yusuke hesitated, but looked at Ryuji, “That I do not owe you anything for your kindness.”
“Exactly. Now eat up! You deserve it!”
“Fine, fine,” despite his seemingly disappointed agreement, Ryuji saw a small flash of a smile cross Yusuke’s face, as the two ate.
“You know… I always loved sketching these beautiful trees, but Madarame always berated me for having creative liberty. He said it was earned, and well, I suppose in his eyes I did not. I started hiding away my sketches, hoping he would not find them. Thankfully, I was rather stealthy.”
Ryuji frowned slightly, “I’m sorry, Yu. But at least you can draw freely now, right? You’re insanely talented, I wish I could draw half as good as ya! Hell, I can’t even draw a stick figure.”
Yusuke chuckled, “I highly doubt that, dear. Besides, you are talented too. You ran on the track team. That is quite admirable. I wish I could be more athletic.”
“Well… I’ll help you if you give me some insight on your artistic skills!”
“Hm? Really?”
“Yeah! Besides, it will be fun to see what I end up drawing! It will be pretty bad though…”
Yusuke smiled, “And that is alright. We do not all start out drawing incredible masterpieces. I am sure you are very capable of creating beauty though.”
“Heh… thanks, Yu.”
“Anytime, dear,” Yusuke rested his head on Ryuji’s shoulder. They stayed like that for a while, before they were off again. They strolled around, just talking about random stuff, until it began getting quite dark.
“Yu, how do you feel?”
“Beyond joyful. Thank you for agreeing to accompany me.”
Ryuji smiled, “Anything for you, babe. Next time, we’ll go to a fireworks festival, and you’ll have a great time again!”
“It is always a pleasurable time with you around. I can not fathom how much I love you.”
“I love you too, Yu. Hey, since it’s getting dark, you wanna stay at mine?”
“Hm? Are you sure your mom will not mind?”
The blonde shook his head, “You know ma always loves having you over. I’m sure she’ll be more excited to see you than me.”
Yusuke laughed a bit, “That is true. Mr. Sakamoto is always a pleasure to be around as well.”
“Then shall we?” Ryuji extended a hand, and Yusuke took it, “We shall.”