CHAPTER 17 – SECOND STEP (Part 3)

Koutarou stand up and he was pretending to be angry.

Koutarou : (Angry) “Oh...I’m not your boyfriend, I’m leaving now and I will not see you again"

Shinji immediately looked up at Koutarou and ask him..

Shinji : “You want to leave now?”

Koutarou : “Yes..”

Shinji : (Sad face) “But...”

Koutarou : “Why do I have to be here? I'm not your lover right? So I'll go now ... bye"

Shinji : (Sad face) “You said you love me”

Koutarou : “Yes, I do love you”

Shinji : (Sad face) “But why you leaving?”

Koutarou : “Because you said I’m not you lover”

Shinji : (Sad face) “Yes, but that’s because Ryota is teasing me”

Koutarou : “So, You don't mean to say it like that?”

Shinji : (Nodded) “Yes..”

Koutarou squirt and hold Shinji’s hand.

Koutarou : “So, you mean I’m your lover?”

Shinji : (Nod)

Koutarou : “Do you love me now?”

Shinji : (Shake his head) “I don’t know yet”

Koutarou : (Sulking) “You said I’m your lover and I really love you but you don’t love me”

Koutarou : (Looking down) “My heart is broken you know”

Shinji hold Koutarou face and looking at him then he said

Shinji : “I said I don’t now yet, but maybe in my heart there are seeds of love”

Koutarou : “Yeah, but it’s for your friends and not for me”

Shinji : (Soft voice) “It’s for you, trust me”

Koutarou : (Smile) “Really?”

Shinji : (Nod and smile) “Yes..”

Koutarou : “Thank you darling”

Shinji : “So cheer up and don’t sulking anymore”

Koutarou : “I’m not”

Shinji : “Yes.. you are...I see it so I know that you’re sulking”

Koutarou : “No, really, I’m not sulking, it’s just pretend”

Shinji : “You teasing me”

Then he hit Koutarou’s arm over and over, Koutarou laughed and grabbed Shinji's hand and pulled him into his arms and he hugged Shinji tightly, and Shinji played with the edge of Koutarou's collar.

Shinji : "You said you don't want to see me again, it is true?"

Koutarou : "No, it's not true, like I said before that I only pretending"

Koutarou : “Since you’re not going to work so I want you to go some place with me”

Shinji : “Why?”

Koutarou : “We‘re dating, honey"

Shinji : “To where?”

Koutarou : “It’s up to you, I letting you to choose”

Shinji : “Hm...I want to go to the aquarium”

Koutarou : “Okey then tomorrow we’ll going to the aquarium, and now you must eat so we’re going to the restaurant”

Shinji : “No need, I’ll cook”

Koutarou : “I love to eat your food but not now, you just discharged from the hospital”

Shinji : “I’m fine, don’t to worry”

Then he walk to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator but he found nothing, just only juice and water.

Shinji : “There’s nothing in the refrigerator”

Koutarou : (Laugh) “See, I told you...now let’s go”

Shinji : “Okey, alright”

They going to the fancy restaurant and Shinji surprised when Koutarou ordered so much food.

Shinji : “Why you ordered so many food?”

Koutarou : “It’s for you, you’re so thin. You must eat alot”

Then Koutarou told Shinji to start to eat. Koutarou just staring at Shinji and only drink wine. When Shinji saw Koutarou staring at him then he stopped eat and he ask.

Shinji : “Why you just only drink wine and not eat?”

Koutarou : “Like I told you this all food is for you”

Shinji : “But I can’t eat all of this food by my self”

Koutarou : “That’s all right, don’t worry if you can’t, just eat what you want to”

Shinji : “You must eat too”

Koutarou : (Smile) “I’m full just looking at you”

Shinji : (Blushing) “If you don’t want to eat then I’ll stop eating”

Koutarou : (Chuckle) “Alright, I’ll eat, satisfied now”

Shinji : (Smile and nodded)

They’re continue eating and when Koutarou call the waitress for the bill, then Shinji ask for all the food that don’t they eat to be wrapped. That’s make Koutarou lifted his eyes brows and Shinji see that so he said..

Shinji : “There is still a lot of food left so it's a shame to throw it away and I infinite give it to my friends, if you don’t mind”

Koutarou : “That’s okey, honey, I don’t mind at all”

Shinji looked at Koutarou, his hand holding Koutarou's hand and in a soft voice he thanked him. Koutarou smiled and his hand squeezed Shinji's hand.

The waitress came and gives them the wrapped food and thanks them for visiting the restaurant. Then they came out from there holding hands.

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