"Why're you so mad at me, huh?" Mic whined at his best friend as they stood in line for lunch. His eyebrows were so tightly drawn up in his stress that they were nearly invisible. Aizawa didn't even grunt in reply. He grabbed a bowl of applesauce and moved on towards the teacher's lounge.
Hizashi really didn't understand why the other man had been ignoring him all day. He was so proud of his new home life that he wanted to share this happiness with him. They had been friends for so long, an oddly matched pair if there ever was but one that <i>worked</i>.
At least until now.
He grinned weakly at Lunchbreak when a burger was neatly served onto his tray. "Hey, thanks."
"Yamada?"
"Yeek!" He jumped, so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't heard Midnight step beside him.
"You might want to leave him alone for awhile."
"What? Why?"
"He's dealing with some issues right now that he doesn't want to concern you with."
"But!"
"No buts, Yamada," she told him firmly. "And don't worry Cheshire about this, either." She turned with a huge smile. "Hey, here she is!"
Mic's face lit up immediately. He kissed her softly, quickly but on the mouth, and then scowled at a few teenagers that pretended to throw up at the tables close by.
"Ew, gross!"
Elly laughed quietly to herself. "If two adults canoodling is the worst thing they see all day, they're lucky."
"Hey, babygirl. Let's go eat somewhere quiet."
"Sounds good to me."
Sitting on the grounds outside on a bench, they ate quietly for a time. Then, Mic burst out with the problem that had been worrying him all day.
"I don't know why he's so upset. And Midnight told me not to talk to you about it." He frowned. "Why are my friends acting so messed up?"
"She told you that?" Her eyebrows rose.
"Yeah, but you're my girl. If it's something important, you need to know. And she's kinda..." He waved his hand back and forth. "I don't know what she's thinking half the time."
"She thinks he's upset because he has feelings for me, Mic."
"What." A lump of unchewed burger fell onto his lap.
"Remember when he kissed me in the battle sim?"
"Capture the flag," he repeated dully.
"Yes. She thinks he's, ah, in love with me. Or a crush. I don't know. It's just her personal opinion, Mikey - don't be upset!" She stroked his knee gently.
His one eyebrow drew up in a high arch as he regarded her oddly. "Do <i>you</i> think..?"
Elly shrugged. "It's anyone's guess. I suppose it's possible, especially as we've gotten to know each other better. Best to let him have some space and work things out. You don't really know, he might just feel sick today."
He nodded. "True. Occam's Razor and all that, right?"
She nodded. "Exactly."
Hizashi sighed, scratching his forehead and then shrugging. "Yep. I guess I'll do that, then. Probably just something simple." He grinned, leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Love you, babe."
"I love you too, Mic." She turned and gave him a small thrill when she brushed her lips on his. "So much."
True to his word, he left Aizawa alone the rest of the day. It felt strange, but he trusted his friend so he left the brooding man to his seemingly gloomy thoughts.
Hizashi really didn't understand why the other man had been ignoring him all day. He was so proud of his new home life that he wanted to share this happiness with him. They had been friends for so long, an oddly matched pair if there ever was but one that <i>worked</i>.
At least until now.
He grinned weakly at Lunchbreak when a burger was neatly served onto his tray. "Hey, thanks."
"Yamada?"
"Yeek!" He jumped, so lost in his thoughts that he hadn't heard Midnight step beside him.
"You might want to leave him alone for awhile."
"What? Why?"
"He's dealing with some issues right now that he doesn't want to concern you with."
"But!"
"No buts, Yamada," she told him firmly. "And don't worry Cheshire about this, either." She turned with a huge smile. "Hey, here she is!"
Mic's face lit up immediately. He kissed her softly, quickly but on the mouth, and then scowled at a few teenagers that pretended to throw up at the tables close by.
"Ew, gross!"
Elly laughed quietly to herself. "If two adults canoodling is the worst thing they see all day, they're lucky."
"Hey, babygirl. Let's go eat somewhere quiet."
"Sounds good to me."
Sitting on the grounds outside on a bench, they ate quietly for a time. Then, Mic burst out with the problem that had been worrying him all day.
"I don't know why he's so upset. And Midnight told me not to talk to you about it." He frowned. "Why are my friends acting so messed up?"
"She told you that?" Her eyebrows rose.
"Yeah, but you're my girl. If it's something important, you need to know. And she's kinda..." He waved his hand back and forth. "I don't know what she's thinking half the time."
"She thinks he's upset because he has feelings for me, Mic."
"What." A lump of unchewed burger fell onto his lap.
"Remember when he kissed me in the battle sim?"
"Capture the flag," he repeated dully.
"Yes. She thinks he's, ah, in love with me. Or a crush. I don't know. It's just her personal opinion, Mikey - don't be upset!" She stroked his knee gently.
His one eyebrow drew up in a high arch as he regarded her oddly. "Do <i>you</i> think..?"
Elly shrugged. "It's anyone's guess. I suppose it's possible, especially as we've gotten to know each other better. Best to let him have some space and work things out. You don't really know, he might just feel sick today."
He nodded. "True. Occam's Razor and all that, right?"
She nodded. "Exactly."
Hizashi sighed, scratching his forehead and then shrugging. "Yep. I guess I'll do that, then. Probably just something simple." He grinned, leaned over and kissed her cheek. "Love you, babe."
"I love you too, Mic." She turned and gave him a small thrill when she brushed her lips on his. "So much."
True to his word, he left Aizawa alone the rest of the day. It felt strange, but he trusted his friend so he left the brooding man to his seemingly gloomy thoughts.
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