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Ito Keiichi (伊藤慶一) (keiito) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-10-22 13:21:00

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keiichi, misaki

WHO: Misaki and Keiichi
WHAT: Being friendlike. Possibly/Probably more.
WHERE: Outside of school.
WHEN: Monday following Maeko dungeon.
WHY: Cause that's what friends are foooooooor! IN GOOD TIMES, AND BAD TIMES--err, nevermind...

With no Cooking Club on Mondays, Keiichi found himself waiting outside of Nanakamado, waiting for Misaki to make her way out of the school building. Things were relatively sane again -- well, as sane as they could ever be in his life.

Still, he felt good. Even though his relationship with Kozue had tanked -- and he still needed to actually talk to her and make sure she didn't hate him, he was able to concentrate again. Able to focus on cooking and the things he enjoyed.

One step at a time, Keiichi.

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	keiito 2009-10-30 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not worried about you," he said. "I know you can take care of yourself..." Keiichi was notably flushing pink, but he did his best to continue keeping up with her as they walked. "It's more..." How the Hell did he explain this without... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pinksunbeam 2009-10-30 07:37 am UTC (link)
	"Humm? Something the matter Keiichi-sempai?" Misaki blinked some and smiled. She felt a bit nervous. "Well I'm glad you think so," She turned to walk backwards so she could look at him and talk. "Most don't, you know. I always worried that you would think I would burn down the cooking lab." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

keiito
2009-10-30 03:41 pm UTC (link)

"You're one of the best we have in the club. I'm really not that good. I only lead it because no one else wanted to."

That was why he really wanted her to lead it. Inept or not, he enjoyed the Cooking Club and wanted it to survive. Misaki seemed the best chance for that. She was popular and knew what she was doing.

"Most people don't give you enough credit for that," he concluded, smiling as they continued to walk along. "You're quite capable."

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pinksunbeam
2009-10-30 08:48 pm UTC (link)

"You...You really think I am sempai? I mean capable of doing things?" Misaki blushed deeply and looked away. "Not...Not even my mother really thinks that I'm able to do much."

She looked at the ground, "The reason I joined Cooking club at first was because I wanted to show her I could do something. Even if it wasn't that impressive to her." She glanced up, "But I'm glad I was able to make at least one person happy about my skills. Thank you sempai, that really means a lot to me."

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keiito
2009-10-30 11:26 pm UTC (link)

"From what you've told me, your mother expects too much of you most of the time. You're a wonderful person. You need to be given more room to be, well, you."

Keiichi was...a bit squirmier than usual in this conversation. Primarily because he was single again, and Misaki was being her usual self.

The Kozue relationship had saved him, he'd thought, from the inevitable awkward conversation with his junior chef. Life, though, tended to laugh at such neat solutions to problems.

"Mi-chan," he asked, sighing to himself. Better to get it over with sooner than later. "Do you like me?"

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	pinksunbeam 2009-10-31 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Misaki blinked, "To be me?" She laughed some, "I don't even know who I am. So how could I be me when I don't know..." She paused and shook her head. "Like you?" she paused, "Ah...well yes. You've always been a good friend Sempai." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

keiito
2009-10-31 01:25 am UTC (link)

Oh. Of course.

That answered that, really, and now they could go on and get something to eat, and--

Keiichi's heels ground against the concrete of the ground, and he stopped where he was. Last time he'd let himself just stop here, he'd ended up in a relationship that, as much as it was nice at the time, probably was destined to end up the way it had.

No. He was going to *ask* this time. Besides, if he already knew the answer, how bad could it be.

"I don't mean like that, Mi-chan," he managed. This part was...somehow more difficult than he'd thought. "Like me, like me. You know. Like..."

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	pinksunbeam 2009-10-31 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Ah, Keiichi-sempai. What do you mean like like?" Misaki thought a moment then it dawned on her. "Oh you mean like-like..." She flushed red, "Ah...um...well...I think so. I mean...um..yes." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	keiito 2009-10-31 01:55 am UTC (link)
	Well, now that he'd asked, he could-- Wait. "You do," he asked, quietly, taking a step closer to her. "That...I'm happy to hear that. I've...sort of liked-liked you for a while now." The words "pretty much since the beginning of the year" followed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pinksunbeam 2009-10-31 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Misaki looked puzzled, "But why? I don't really understand..." She flushed deeply and pushed her hair back behind her ear. "I'm not pretty like Kozue, or determined like Kiriko, or strong like Maeko, or really skilled like Shiori-chan was. I...I'm only good at domestic things and all." Misaki looked up at him, "But...if you liked me since then, I mean..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

keiito
2009-10-31 07:03 pm UTC (link)

"Well," he began, trying to figure out the best way to express this, "if I liked any of them, I would have asked them, instead of you. I asked you for a reason. Lots of them, really."

Keiichi grinned at her, patting her on the shoulder.

"You're you," Keiichi said. "Comparing yourself to other people never lets you see the positive things that you have."

Reaching down, he offered her his hand. "We can talk about it over food, Mi-chan. Shall we?"

They, Keiichi figured, would have a lot of time to sort out the hows, the whys and the specifics.

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