Makoto let out an exhausted sigh as he laid in his bed. His clothes were scattered on the floor, as if they were thrown off in a hurry. He covered his face with the hand that wasn't hanging off the bed. God, how he felt embarrassed and ashamed. Sayaka was absent for one day and in all of a sudden he was pressed to Kyoko. He felt horrible, but couldn't stop thinking about her. Sometimes he wondered what would have happened if Leon and Mukuro hadn't shown up. He definitely thanks them, but he was also mad in some way they did.
He turned over to his side, grabbing his phone. The class groupchat was blowing up about what had happened that day.
GUN GOES BRRRR: Apparently that wasn't the first time it happened.
balls arent gay mondo: hah????
corn on the cob: is that why teach was so reluctant
hiiiina: yes owo
Cute Detective: Komaeda mentioned it happened in the past, when he was at my bed in the nursery.
Cute Detective: Kuwata why is my name cute detective?
balls arent gay mondo: ówò
Makoto smiled as he watched the chat bubbles pop up. He was glad things between him and Leon had calmed down. Dare he say it, the Ultimate Baseballer was his best friend. The days they were fighting felt disgusting. Some more texts came in, from private conversations.
Ultimate Cutie: What happened today babey??
Kyoko Kirigiri: How are you feeling, Naegi?
The same feelings of guilt crept to him. He decided to ignore Kyoko for now, seeing that would cause the least amount of damage to everyone. He opened up Sayaka's conversation, and explained what happened. They chatted for a while, whereafter she asked a peculiar question.
Ultimate Cutie: Is the aphrodisiac still intact? :)
A Himbo?: Uhm, not sure. Maybe? Why?
Ultimate Cutie: God you're dense! Come over, I miss you.
A Himbo?: Aren't you sick?
Ultimate Cutie: I feel better :)
Makoto sighed, as he threw the covers off of him. He pulled his clothes back on and made his way downstairs. He was about to head out the door, when his mother stopped him.
"Oh, Mako, heading out?", she asked, looking up from her crossword puzzle. He nodded.
"Sayaka asked me to come over."
"Hmm, after you've had your food drugged with aphrodisiacs?"
"...Don't make this weird, mom." She laughed, raising her hands.
"I didn't say anything! I'm worried about your health honey."
"I'm fine, mom. Really. I'll be heading out now?"
"Sure thing, Mako." He grabbed his coat and opened the front door. "Oh, and use a cond-"
"BYE!"
After the awkward interaction with his mother, he hopped in his car. Before he started it, he figured he'd finally reply to Kyoko. A quick "I'm doing fine, how are you holding up?" would do for now. He started his car and drove off to Sayaka's house.
~
Kyoko sighed in relief as the warm water of the bathtub surrounded her. What a day it was. She had decided it was best for everyone to pretend she didn't remember a thing about what happened with Makoto. Yet she did. She couldn't help the blush that crept to her face as she thought of how close Naegi was in that moment. If she focused hard enough, she could still feel the warmth of his arms around her. She honestly didn't know what to reply to his question of how she was doing. Her phone buzzed again. She dried off her hands and grabbed it, seeing the message from the groupchat with Junko, Mukuro and Hina.
himedere: kyoko!!! when is your birthday?
kuudere 2.0: October 6.
just hina: WHAT?? Why didn't you tell us???
kuudere 2.0: I barely knew you guys.
himedere: still :// its end november stupid. we're still gonne get you a present
kuudere 2.0: There is no need.
Kyoko sighed. She didn't know whether to be annoyed with them, or be happy that they thought about something as stupid as her birthday. She smiled at her phone. Her phone buzzed again, from a private chat.
Makoto Naegi: Are you home? Could I come over?
How peculiar. She quickly texted him her address, and got out of the bath tub.
~
Makoto rang Sayaka's doorbell. She opened it, quickly pulling him inside and kissed him gently.
"Hii~", she chimed. Before he could even say anything, she was pulling him to her bedroom.
"S-Sayaka, shouldn't I say hi to your parents-"
"They aren't home!" She shut the bedroom door behind her, leaning against it. He walked up to her, and softly kissed her forehead.
"You seem excited.", he smiled. She nodded, and pushed him down on the bed. "W-Whoa, easy there!" He felt something small probe his back. He sat up, trying to figure out what it was. Sayaka felt some of the colour drain from her face as Makoto looked for the strange object. He pulled back the covers a bit. He gulped. Stuffed between the bedsheets and the mattress laid a single condom. Used, nonetheless. He turned around to face his girlfriend, who looked terrified. "What is this?" Sayaka let out a small laugh.
"One of our condoms, silly! I forgot to throw it out last time." He glared at her.
"Don't lie to me. We've only done it at my house."
"Did the aphrodisiac fog up your memory, Makoto? I'm not lying.", she said as she tried to grab hold of his hand. He pulled away.
"I... I gotta go. See you at school.", he said as he made his way out of Sayaka's house. She yelled after him, begging him to stay. He ignored her, getting in his car. He wasn't quite ready for his mom's questions on how everything was. He was thinking of people to call. Leon was out of the question, he would probably yell at him or something, Byakuya probably wouldn't care, Mondo or Chihiro is probably with Leon... Scrolling through the names, he found the perfect fit. He shot her a message.
Makoto Naegi: Are you home? Could I come over?
He quickly received a reply.
Kyoko Kirigiri: Sure. I'll text you my address, I suppose you don't have it yet.
After waiting for a bit, thinking about what he was doing, he entered her address in his GPS and saved it. With a final glance at Sayaka's bedroom window, he pulled out of her driveway and made his way over to Kyoko's.
Once arrived at his destination, he took a moment to look at her house. He could park in the driveway, because there was no car there. Probably in the garage. It was a relatively large house, quite modern, too. It was very different from his, which was just a regular old house in a street. Gathering up his courage, he got out of his car and made his way to the front door. He rang the doorbell.
After a few seconds he could see through the window that Kyoko was walking up to the door. She opened it, looking pretty as ever. Wait, what?
"Hi, Naegi."
"Hey." She motioned him to come inside. He followed her as he was led to the main area of the house. The kitchen and dining area made up for half of the house. In the middle was a staircase to the upper floor, and to the right of said staircase was the livingroom.
"Would you like anything to drink?", she asked, walking to the fridge. He nodded, sitting down at one of the bar stools at the kitchen island. "I have some Panta, Dr. Pepper, Sprite Cranberry..." She glanced at him, waiting for an answer.
"S-Some Panta's fine." She grabbed a can for him and herself, and handed him one. "Thanks." She sat down on the bar stool next to him.
"So, what's the matter?" Makoto took a sip.
"I come over and you immediatly assume something is up?" Kyoko nodded.
"I'm the Ultimate Detective, Naegi. Also your eyes are red, you've been crying." He smiled at her. He had indeed been crying on the way to her house.
"Yeah, uh..." He sighed. "So, Sayaka asked me to come over." He fiddled with the top of the can as he spoke. Looking to his right, he saw Kyoko resting her chin on her gloved hand, looking at him. She raised her brow, motioning him to continue. "So I went to her house, and uh..." He sighed. "I found a condom- used condom." He looked back at her, feeling his eyes start to sting again.
"Do you think she's cheating on you?" He shook his head.
"It's probably all just a misunderstanding. But currently I'm too upset to think about it clearly right now." Kyoko nodded, placing her hand on his.
"It's normal you can't think about it clearly for now. It's a shocking thing. You should get your mind off of it for now." She stood up, and grabbed her phone from the dining table. "How does ordering pizza sound?" He smiled at her.
"That sounds nice, Kiri."