One day later
"So was it awkward after Shoma left?" whispered Asami so that Yuzuru wouldn't hear us.
"Ummm, not really, a bit I guess."
"What happened?"
"Well he was pretty tired so he went to sleep quickly... He was cute though." I giggled, looking at the back of Yuzuru's head, in front of me.
"Why?"
"He wanted me to play him something on the piano."
"But you can't play that late at night, right?"
"I can't, but I couldn't resist him, so I turned it down as much as I could and played him Mozart's lullaby. He fell asleep within seconds, he was so cute."
"That's sweet."
"And I watched him sleep, like Edward Cullen... But don't tell him."
"I won't."
We giggled in the back seat for some time, before Yuzuru turned around with a pout on his face.
"Why are you whispering behind my back?"
"Oh my god, like actually, we are." Asami realized.
"You're talking about me?"
Before Asami said anything, I jumped in with a quick "No."
"Oh, what are you talking about then?"
"Girl stuff." We said in union.
"Oh, well now I'm sad." He pouted again.
"Hey, Yuzuru-kun!" Called Asami.
"Hmm?" He turned around again.
"Why can't you walk around on your own?"
"Huh, well, I could. But you see, Mon-chan and I are not supposed to be seen together in public, at least for some time."
"Why is that?" She looked at me.
"We were spotted to many times in Sendai for our own good, so we have to keep low for now."
"Oh...that's a shame." She commented.
"Yuzuru, did you make a statement?" I asked him, remembering.
"Ugh.... I did."
"What statement? What?" Asami's confusion jumped in.
"His representatives suggested that he make a statement." I explained.
"Oh, and, what did you say, Yuzuru-kun?"
"Well, the statement that they released denies the relationship and says you're my neighbor. I also apologized to my fans, you and your family."
"Oh, why thank you." I laughed, "That's ridiculous!"
"Yeah..." He sighed.
"But neighbor?", Asami was unsatisfied, "Couldn't you have been more creative?"
"Yeah, I didn't like it either. We wanted Mon-chan to be a uni friend, but my uni is in Tokyo, so her being in Sendai would be suspicious."
"Couldn't she have been a childhood friend at least, or I don't know, a school mate?"
"I already used that one."
"When?" I wondered.
"I went on a date like a year ago, and got photographed around her car, it was so stupid."
My mouth was wide open, and Asami couldn't stop laughing at my dumbfounded expression.
"Why the silence?" He turned around, "What's wrong?"
"You went on a date?"
"Yes." He nodded passionately.
"With who?" I swallowed.
Asami was giggling.
"It actually was a high school friend, I didn't lie that time."
"You went on a date?"
"Yes, I told you already, are you okay, you look pale?"
"How many dates were there?" I asked with difficulty.
"One, maybe two."
"Did, khm... did anything happen?"
"What do you mean?" He frowned.
"Stop playing stupid!" I whined quietly, leaning over, wishing we were alone right now.
"I'm not!" He laughed, obviously teasing me, "What do you mean?"
"A-a, I'm not speaking to you now." I sank in the seat, crossing my arms. Asami laughed and hugged me.
"What did I do now?" Yuzuru whined, staring at us for a while before he gave up and turned around, "How am I always the bad guy?"
We heard the driver chuckling and patting Yuzuru on the shoulder as he parked the car.
"Where should we pick you up? If you still want to meet after?" Yuzuru asked, before leaving the car.
"At Shoma's training rink." Asami answered for me, "Will you enter, Yuzuru-kun?"
"I don't think that's a good idea, I'll get asked for photos, and then the photos will be published, so... I'll text you." He gave me one last glance, asking for my look, but left disappointed.
After making sure Yuzuru was nowhere to be seen, nor reporters, we thanked the driver and left the car ourselves.
"Are you really mad at him?" She giggled.
"Of course not, I'm just angry that I got irrationally jealous, so I made him suffer instead." I shrugged.
"Oh, you're good!" Asami high-fived me, and we malevolently laughed.
"Okay, let's go waste time! What shall we do?"
"How long will Yuzuru's interview thing take?"
"Shouldn't take more than 4 hours."
"Okay, let's get our nails done then."
"Deal."
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"Shoma!" Asami called him over.
"Hmm?" He slowly skated over.
She whispered into his ear and he got a bit flustered, nodded, whispered something back and skated away.
"Is he coming with us?" I asked.
"Ugh, no, he said to meet him at his place, says you have his key." She adjusted her bangs.
"Did you tell him, Yuzuru's here?"
"Mhm."
As we were walking out I asked her: "Were you just blushing."
"No!" She fired.
"Alright."
"Where's the sleeping beauty?" Asked Yuzuru when we entered the car.
"He needs to finish his training." Explained Asami.
I added: "We're going to his place first. He'll come later."
"He gave you the key?"
"Pih, I have his key."
"Why?" Yuzuru asked in distress.
"Cause he has hers." Asami shrugged.
"Eh?! Why?!" He squealed a bit.
"Oh I don't know... I mean, we did go on a date or two..."
"Eh?!?!?!?" Asami and Yuzuru exclaimed at the same time. I wasn't sure who looked more upset.
"But I don't really remember what happened." I brushed it off.
"What do you mean?" Yuzuru whined and Asami nodded in some sort of agreement.
"What do You mean?"
"Are you still hung over that stupid thing I said?" He asked eagerly.
"Hm, I'm not hung over, I ju...
"Nothing happened, I was as awkward as a badly hung picture. What did you think happened?" He admitted almost angrily, creating a silence in the moving vehicle.
"Oh...I..." I started something I couldn't finish.
"Now, huh, Mon, about that Shoma thing?" Said Asami, as quiet as a mouse.
"There wasn't a Shoma thing, are you stupid?" I told mainly her, but I wanted Yuzuru to know as well.
"Oh, alright." She said awkwardly and turned to the window, holding a palm on her chest.
Yuzuru sat in silence, in front of me, disabling me from eyeing his expression. I felt guilty, my little joke seemed to genuinely upset him. It actually made me sick to my stomach, thinking I caused him pain again, especially unintentionally.
Impulsively, I squeezed my hand between the window and the seat and managed to touch his elbow. He jumped up a bit, after which he took my hand, caressed it a bit and placed a short kiss on my knuckles, sending shivers down my body.
"Don't... do that again." He said quietly, dropping my hand.
"I won't, I promise. I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
"Wow, we're depressing." I commented for myself.
"Yeah." Yuzuru laughed, and Asami stayed silent, looking at her phone.
"Let's go eat everything in Shoma's fridge!" I suggested rather enthusiastically.
"I'm all for it, I'm starving!" Yuzuru jumped on the train immediately.
"Asami?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you agree?"
"Mmmmn, sure." She looked away.
'Hmmmm' I made some mental notes.