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[impheired]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, NINEHEADED. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 009.21.328.89 *** NineHeaded has joined 009.21.328.89 <NineHeaded> this is kuzuryuu fuyuhiko. <NineHeaded> you're probbaly better off coming to find me than leaving a message on this piece ofshit. <NineHeaded> but whatever. if it's not stupid,i'll get back to you whenever i open my laptop again.

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[hamham]

[He takes them back with a nod. Yeah...he panicked.]

She misunderstood my question, initially, explaining that they were free of salt and should be safe for me to eat. But after that, after realizing what I meant, told me that they were the only ones that were special out of all the chocolates she made. And demanded [Surely Fuyuhiko can guess what kind of demand it was. The "royal decree" type.] I not worry about speaking on the matter or doing anything in return.

I of course corrected her, because what sort of man would accept chocolates from a girl but not return the gesture, but...I believe I insulted her as well, after that. I was surprised, and told her as much, as well as insinuated they might not be genuine, or that she might be confused. But they're very genuine, more genuine than I had been expecting...or even prepared for...

[impheired]

[Fuyuhiko feels like he's stuck in the middle of a particularly cheesy and terrible soap romantic soap opera or something. How is this actually happening to him, yakuza Fuyuhiko...]

Mmm. [He nods.] And I'm guessing since she was fine when she found me later, you managed to straighten that out, yeah?

[Go on, tell Dr. Kuzuryuu everything since apparently he's a therapist or something now.]

[hamham]

[Let's be real their life was already some kind of soap. A princess and a delusional peasant?]

It's...more like I hadn't argued against her correction of how she feels. "Don't you dare imply it is anything other than my own will. On this matter, I cannot allow it to be said otherwise." I couldn't even hope to refute that, so I didn't, and she seemed satisfied with that...

[Those words stuck with him particularly hard, which might be noticeable in the way he says them.]

[impheired]

[WHY DID HE GET DRAGGED INTO IT THOUGH? Ugh. He actually groans aloud at Sonia's parroted words.]

You didn't... Holy shit, I oughta smack you for a stunt like that, Tanaka. [He can guess what Gundam must have said to elicit that kind of response.] Look, I know she's crazy about your whole dark lord thing, but that would have been the moment to filter it a little. You don't tell a girl her feelings aren't genuine when she's confessing to you, dumbass!! I don't even want to know exactly what it was you said, because I'm pretty sure I actually will hit you if I hear it.

[He's guessing it was something about possession. Or mind spells. Something ridiculous like that.]

So she straightened it out, then invited you to the movies and...was that it?

[hamham]

[Yeah, he kind of figured that after she told him off!!! But he just winces, nodding rather than saying anything. Yup, that was it...]

[impheired]

[Too little, too late, Nerdlord!!!]

[Fuyuhiko sighs, rubbing at his temple.]

You're a fucking mess, you know that? But alright, I think I have a pretty clear picture of what happened now. You're really lucky Sonia's a foreigner, otherwise this probably wouldn't have ended as well for you as it did.

[He's like...99% sure that if this conversation had been with your average Japanese high school girl, it absolutely would have ended in either tears, yelling, or both.]

Not sayin' you didn't screw up though, 'cause you definitely did but...at least it seems like you learned something from it so I'm not gonna keep berating you for being a dumbass.

So all that said...now what?

[hamham]

[Yeah...yeah, he knows. He tugs his scarf up over his nose, looking anywhere but at his friend.]

I...don't know...

[He doesn't know "now what". You're asking the wrong guy, he doesn't even know how to properly accept a girl's feelings?? The more he talks and thinks about it, the more he feels like...this whole thing was just a big mistake.]

I...maybe I shouldn't have accepted them.

[impheired]

[Fuyuhiko raises an eyebrow.]

Maybe. But of course...that would depend on one thing. [A beat.] How do you feel about her?

[That's what he meant by "now what". He hadn't actually meant it quite as literally as Gundam took it. Though nobody can blame him for taking that way because, really, Fuyuhiko, use your words properly.]

What was it that made you accept them?

[We've covered all the facts. Now it's time for the feels. Tell him, friend. Tell him all about these feels you find yourself afflicted with now.]

[hamham]

I...she's... [His brows furrow as he tries to sort out exactly how he feels. Well...it's not hard to sort out really, he knows how he feels, but he's not sure how to express it. What are expressing feelings in a healthy, straightforward, non-chuuni fashion?]

She's very...special to me? It's hard to describe... [He likes her?? Maybe likes her likes her? He's pretty sure that's what it is. What he is sure about however, and can state very firmly:]

But I accepted the chocolates because I wanted to. [Plain and simple. He just...wanted to. He wanted to say yes, he wanted those to be for him...]

[impheired]

[Wow, look at this nerd.]

Then accepting them was the right thing to do. Simple as that, no need to second guess it.

[hamham]

[He doesn't...look convinced about that fact. But he nods nonetheless. It's not like he planned on returning them or something, even if he does feel this way, so whatever you say Dr. Kuzuryuu...]

Then...what do I do now?

[impheired]

[Look, if you wanted to take them then it was the right thing to do. If you just took them because you didn't want to hurt her feelings, that was less correct.]

Well, for starters, you gotta give her something back on White Day. But beyond that...depends on where you want things to go with her.

[hamham]

[It's definitely because he wanted to. But now you have him kind of scared. Well...moreso than he already was.]

Naturally. Though if you wouldn't mind, I'd appreciate a little advice in that respect. I actually do have a...general idea of the kind of gift I should obtain for her, but only based off of hypothetical situations my mother gave me.

[That, obviously, never came to fruition. There's no answer on where he wants things to go just yet though. He doesn't know. He kind of wants them to stay how they are? It's nice, how things are between them. Familiar and easy...]

[impheired]

Yeah, of course. We can go out sometime in the next couple weeks and pick stuff up. You're not the only one who has to give out presents, y'know.

[Yes, even the class asshole got chocolate. Amazing.]

[hamham]

Ah, so my assumption was correct. I hadn't wanted to ask to join you, in case I had been intruding on your own shopping trip. It seems waiting to be invited was the correct choice.

[Excuse you, he figured Fuyuhiko would get some?]

[impheired]

Jeez, like I woulda said "no" to you of all people. Dumbass.

[You are his closest friend, he will basically never turn down an excuse to hang out with you?]

[hamham]

I would hope not, but still. This is my first experience with White Day, I wasn't sure what the protocol would be.

[Like should you shop on your own, for example? Does it devalue the gifts any if you buy them with someone else? He doesn't know. Then again, his mom always offered to help him shop, so maybe "no, it doesn't" should have been obvious.]

[impheired]

[He shrugs.]

It's whatever you want it to be. You want me to fuck off while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine. You want me around while you pick something out for Sonia, that's fine too. You're worrying about it too much, you need to relax.

[hamham]

[There's a mumble about how some things are easier said than done. Relax? Easy for you to say mister. You clearly know how all of this dating and relationship junk works??]

Have you received chocolates before then?

[Really he's just been assuming this whole time that yes, of course Fuyuhiko has. But let's just talk about it because it's better than the other subject.]

[impheired]

[No, he just grew up with a strong female influence. He knows how girls work. That's all!]

Well, yeah, but... [He scratches at the side of his head.] only from my sister.

[You can't really even call that giri choco can you? Aniki choco is like...super giri choco.]

[hamham]

Only from your sister?

[Wait, hold on. Fuyuhiko's a really great guy though?? Why wouldn't he have gotten any from anyone else?]

[impheired]

[Gundam, please try and remember what he was like befor ehe lost his eye. Would you have called him a "great guy" back then?]

Yeah. Yakuza, remember? It's not like everyone's favorite classmate, y'know. They barely even talked to me if they could avoid it, you really think girls would give me chocolate? [A beat.] Especially with my attitude?

[YEAH being yakuza was a big part of it but it's not like he really helped the situation by being a grade-a dillhole.]

[hamham]

Surely there were girls within the yakuza who would not have been so off put by that attitude?

[Like...the yakuza girls are probably just as dillhole-y as he is, right? So surely...]

[impheired]

Yeah, my sister.

[Gundam there are...not that many high school girls in the yakuza, okay. Also he's the heir??]

It's fine though, it's not like I really give a shit about this kinda junk anyway.

[hamham]

[???????? Okay not that he knows a whole lot about the yakuza except "don't fuck with them"...]

Do you really not?

[Like he gets it, of course. Ha, who cares about Valentine's Day or getting chocolates or anything like that? Not him!!!

But still.]