“Want to make something for me?”

Sunday to Thursday they spent the night at Yuichi’s place. Friday and Saturday they stayed over at Kanae’s. This was simply because Yuichi’s was closer to campus.

“Eh? Me cook again? What are you thinking of?”

“I’ve really wanted to have an omelet recently.”

Kanae was beaming. Yuichi looked exasperated.

“You are such a little kid! Was it good?”

“Yeah! I dreamt about it three times afterwards. If it’s okay with you?”

“I’ll have to make it now!”

Yuichi tossed the paper cup into the trashcan and stroked Kanae’s cheek.

“You have to do the shopping though.”

“Okay!”

Kanae nodded. Every moment he was with Yuichi, he couldn’t help but smile.

They had taken to watching movies lately. Almost everyday they would rent a movie that looked interesting and watch it together.

They enjoyed hunting through the nearby video store, but since they had completely different tastes, they often ended up with two movies.

Kanae enjoyed comedies or something heartwarming. Yuichi liked action and horror flicks. Yuichi knew that Kanae didn’t really like scary movies, so that’s what he always tried to borrow.

“I’m so used to watching them, I know exactly what’s going to happen next and who’s going to get killed. But Kanae’s reactions make them so new again. It’s fun, makes me want to watch them even more. You’re so cute with your little screams, and always hiding behind my back. Let’s get this one!”

Yuichi picked up a horror movie. Kanae had seen a TV commercial for it and decided that he really, really did not want to watch it.

“Why don’t we get another one?”

“Don’t I always agree to the one that you choose?”

That was the end of it. It was an unspoken agreement that they’d each get to choose a movie.

Kanae picked up a fun-looking movie. Something that would really make him laugh. They could watch it after the horror movie to put it out of his mind.

As expected, Yuichi enthusiastically picked a movie that would scare Kanae.

He would cry out in fear and hide himself behind Yuichi, too terrified to watch.

Kanae was so bad with blood that when it came to a death scene, he would keep his eyes tightly shut and ask Yuichi to tell him when it was over. Yuichi would tell him it was okay to open his eyes, but only at the moment when a murderous ghost was pulling out someone’s heart. Kanae would scream loudly and cry that he hated Yuichi, and Yuichi would be clutching his stomach, laughing uncontrollably.

“It’s so fun.”

“So mean. You know I hate gory stuff.”

“But you tell me to tell you when it’s over. I don’t lie to you when I tell you the guy’s been killed, right?”

Kanae pouted. There was no way he was going to win this verbal spar with Yuichi.

“Hey, come here.” Yuichi patted his hands on his knees. “You can’t be scared in my arms, can you?”