Their Outing
The shower was relentless, droplets rushing down and drenching them both to the bone. Simply following Chrono’s guidance as he ran at his heels–protecting the gifts as best as he could all the while–Tasuku could barely see in front of him through the droplets barraging his vision. Finally ducking underneath a dry shelter, with room enough for two at least, Tasuku could already feel himself dripping, facing the elder as a dry handkerchief dabbed away at his face. Ah, that was nice..
“Mmnm.. thank you.” Blinking up at Chrono as he felt his bangs being parted away from his eyes, he smiled gratefully, standing up just a little bit straighter now. “You’re soaked too, not to mention you’ll get sick staying like this..” Hand reaching over to touch the elder’s arm, it now felt frigid underneath his finger tips, eyes trailing up as he held his tongue. Suddenly, he was just so… taken aback at how breathtaking Chrono was like this. It was nerve-wracking… His throat was swelling up at the sight of the other’s hair sticking to the back of his slender neck… and of course.. his clothing was hugging his frame in such a way that— “Sh… should we wait for a bus to come then..?” My heart’s pounding…. I don’t know where to look….
Of course, his eyes averted just as so to avoid that problem..
“’s fine. I’ve been through wor--ahh...aaaah...”
“Achoo!”
Groaning, he sniffled a little and sighed, refusing to look Tasuku in the eye after that display. “That was just a sneeze. I’m not gonna get sick.”
Despite the rain, though, Tasuku’s little hand was so warm against his frigid skin... Perhaps it was because Chrono had just been holding it. Either way, it was a comforting touch...
“Yeah... Seems best. This bus’ll arrive at the apartment quicker than your place, so you can stay the night again if you want. It’d be best if you changed as soon as possible anyway. Can’t have you getting sick for work...”
But when he dared sneak a glance back, he noticed Tasuku shifting on his feet, a faint redness on his cheeks.
“What’s wrong? You cold?”














