Young Wild and Free

[MURAKAMI RYOHEI]

Ryohei and Kento took care of cleaning up as quietly as they could. They wouldn't even talk to each other, in case Daisuke wanted to chime in and bring back the disaster that nearly just happened. Both wondered for a moment if they shouldn't do something but they also knew there was nothing they could do about it. Daisuke would have to forget about it and move on. But, as Kento mentioned earlier, it was a shame she said she loved the one guy who was aching to tell her the same, for real in his case. Ryohei also didn't want to think how much damage control Makiko had to do with Yui. With some luck, the girl would just drop down on her bed and fall asleep, not having sobered up enough to get what happened and how they must all feel about it. This incident was not the best of way to finally confess, just as she would likely apologize for what she did. But, if they had to deal with Daisuke, Ryohei supposed she could handle Yui. They might still have to ask how it went the next morning. Ryohei sighed, as he realised they still had some time left at the resort before having a long ride back home. It promised to be particularly awkward!

The same thought came back to him as he woke up and slowly remembered why he was here and not in his bed and what happened the night before. He had no intention to say anything though, not until he'd see how Daisuke was. Even then, he felt like the best course of action was to brush it off, assure Yui it was fine, that he knew it was the alcohol that had her act bold like this. But he wondered if Daisuke would be able to play it like that, and not just promise to think of it whatever she wanted to think of it. Kento should have been grabbing her last night. Then again, it might have gnawed at Daisuke still had she tried to kiss him like she tried to kiss Daisuke.

Ryohei thanked his youth for not feeling too bad after a night of drinking. But he was getting hungry and he figured he could just leave the roomfor now and perhaps grab something quick to eat before they figure out what they would do today.

[NOGUCHI DAISUKE]

Daisuke nearly barely even slept at all that night, he didn’t know what to do with it. He’d obviously try to sound cool and pretend it wasn’t that much of a big deal. It ached him a lot to finally hear those words while he was certain that she didn’t mean it the same way he would have wanted to hear them. He bet the guys pitied him, and probably Mikako too! He’d have to step on his pride and be strong, it was the only thing! God, he was dead now, but he was still a bit scared to see Yui. Would she remember anything? He prayed not, he would rather live alone with the pain and awkwardness of what happened the night before. This girl certainly was giving him sleepless nights and he didn’t enjoy it. He probably fell asleep at some point though, because the moment he turned his head to see if it was morning, he saw sun going through the windows that were covered in dark curtains. Morning already. He felt a knot in his stomach and sat up, rubbing his head. He had a bit of a headache but it was mostly due to the lack of sleep more than because of the alcohol.

He grabbed his phone to see the text he got from Mikako. “The girls want to go to the spa this morning.” He let out, unaware if they were awake or not, well, he did hear movement in the room, but he wasn’t sure if they were both awake. He’d gladly take a massage if it could help him rest a bit and cool off. He didn’t want to see Yui, but he had to. He fixed his hair a bit and went to the bathroom to freshen up and look presentable. The image was important today, especially if he had to pretend he was chill with the idea that Yui wanted to kiss him last night.

Ryohei was right to a certain extent. Mikako had to make sure that Yui went right in her bed and wasn’t too down from Daisuke’s rejection. She made sure that Yui knew that it was because he was nice, that he did not want to kiss her. Their friends were decent guys who didn’t go around kissing women just for fun and since Yui didn’t have time to enjoy the rest of the facilities of the place, Mikako thought it was a good idea to hit the spa in the morning so they could all relax. They needed it. Yui woke up with a headache on her own but didn’t seem to remember anything that happened. It was a good thing. She also sent texts in a group chat with Ryohei and Kento to see if Daisuke was in a good state or if they had to do some damage control as well, telling them that Yui seemed to have forgotten what happened the past night.

[MURAKAMI RYOHEI]

It was probably due to their age that Ryohei and the others weren't feeling as bad as others might after such a ight. Then again, they could have drunk a lot more than that. But alcohol was not the only thing that could have caused them to look less than their usual selves. And, in the case of Daisuke, there was a bit of that. He heard the guy shifting in his bed and getting up. Sure, most of it could be due to the fact he just woke up, but Ryohei suspected some moping. In a way, Ryohey could understand him. He could be a little bit like that too himself, at least more than Kento. And he also struggled at times at holding in his emotions. But he felt like some demage control would be necessary this morning.

"Morning," he told his friend. He didn't pay enough attention to see Daisuke took out his phone, making him wonder how he knew what the girls wanted to do. Did they said that yesterday? It would be like Daisuke to remember. But he then noticed the device and figured the girls were awake and messaged them. "I'm fine with it." He felt like they all needed to take things slow today. Even if that meant they could end up in baths and having to talk to Daisuke about what happened. Well, it might not be helped.

"Are we that late?" he asked, wondering if they were making the girls wait. They could have eaten without them, but maybe they weren't. He then realised he got a message too, from Mikako. As expected, she too was aware of the boy's feelings for Yui. He quickly wrote that they were handling it while Daisuke was in the bathroom. "You'll be alright?" he asked him after that. He had to make sure. Daisuke was used to bottle his feelings up but he took a pretty big hit last night. He figured honesty might be best here. "Mikako told me Yui barely remembers last night, so unless she mentions it, I suggest we don't. And if she does, make sure you don't use it as an opportunity to confess to her," he wared him. Daisuke had been popular but he didn't date much. Ryohei wanted to make sure he didn't ruin his chances because he was a rookie at love.