Affection

Here, take it all. This probably already belongs to you.

As the day starts, warm rays of the morning sun shine across my skin. My stomach grumbles, aching for food. I rise from my slumber as my mother had cooked breakfast for me. Ah, yes, my favorite meal is Infront of me once again in another morning. Delicious as always. I shower in the bathroom, ridding myself of the improperness imposed upon me of my slumber.

"Mikey, you're running late. Be faster!"

I sighed as I heard the familiar voice of my mother scolding me for acting sluggishly.

"Yeah, yeah! I'll get on it!"

I exit the bathroom, the steam of evaporated water looming over the door as I walk. I dressed up for the day, wearing my school uniform while I thought about what could happen today. I went out of my room and said goodbye to my parents before departing for the road, walking and taking in the scenery.

It was a warm summer day in Kyoto, a reminder of the changing season and the looming end of the schoolyear. A few weeks had remained before we had done our finals. The air was hot and dry. seeming to drain all hydration from all living beings.

"MIKEEEEEEEEEY! Good mornin'!"

"Who the hell-? Oh, it's you again."

This damned face of his. Jinx had once again invaded my personal space for the day, though I appreciated his presence a little.

"What you looking gloomy for today?" He asks. "I just... had some thoughts on my mind."

"What kind of thoughts?" My mouth lies. "The usual, teenage angst... I guess?"

"C'mon, I've never taken you as a depressive emo. What gives?" Nothing. "Nothing really, just the same old thoughts I've been having ever since I turned 13."

"Puberty hits hard doesn't it?"

"I suppose so."

"Anyways, I'll be off to our classroom since I really need to study for the test today. Be seein' ya!"

"Mikey-!" I reached my hand, futile in my efforts as the person in my eyes ran off into the distance, his speed contesting a cruising bike. Sigh, this damn, handsome idiot.

"Be careful... at least."

I arrive at the gates of my secondary home amidst the heat of the sun, the place where I learn, play, and make memories. People have already begun talking with each other, their chatter filling the halls like buzzing bees inside their nest. I placed my stuff in the locker, and went off to my classroom as always. When I had arrived, what I saw contradicted the image of what he'd been doing all this time. Sitting in his desk he was talking to a woman, someone.

"Jinx..." A woman approached him. "I'd like to tell you something."

"What is it?" He answered. "Would you..."

"Like to go out with me...?" Speechless, Jinx was.

"Asako, was it?"

"Mhm."

"Thank you for your declaration but," She awaits, her foresight granting her knowledge of the next words that would follow. "I'd like to prioritize on my studies first."

"I see." The woman frowned. "Thank you for your time."

And without further delay, Jinx went back on reading his textbook, gaining knowledge necessary for the upcoming test later afternoon. His face was bold, almost looking like he was undeterred by the scene that had just unfolded before his eyes. After all, he was the center of it.

"Hey Jinx." A boy approaches him, disturbing him once again. "What is it, Bean?"

Bean was also a transfer student like Mikey and Jinx, hailing from the land of the United Kingdom. He was transferred here in Kyoto, Japan after he requested his parents that he study abroad to enhance his "geography" and "Japanese cultural knowledge", albeit it's safe to say he only came here because he watched too much adult videos.