DigiMemorial August day 17 - Prompt: Love
Summary: Takuya thinks Kouji needs better taste in music
♫ What’s love got to do, got to do with it? What’s love but a second-hand emotion? ♫
”Didn’t know you were a fan of a-pop”, Takuya said.
Entered Kouji’s room and closed the door. Kouji looked up from the book he was reading.
”Whatcha listening to anyway?”
”One of mom’s cds. Some kind of mix-tape.”
Takuya found the CD-cover on Kouji’s desk, looked at it. Skimmed through the titles and whistled.
”Everything okay between the two of them?” he asked.
”Mom and dad? Yeah. Why?”
”These are all just heartache and teenage girl-shit.”
Takuya put the cover down, threw himself down on Kouji’s bed. Kouji kicked him to make sure he didn’t take all the space.
”It’s from before they met. Izumi listens to this stuff?”
”Nah, it’s all i-pop with her.”
”You are just making words up now.”
”Of course I am, that’s how all words were invented!”
He sat up, leaned against the wall. Kouji continued reading the book.
”So what kind of music do you listen to?”
Kouji stopped reading the book, looked at Takuya.
”No, I mean, why are you here bothering me instead of at the park playing football or something?”
”Can’t a guy just visit his pal for no reason?”
Kouji shook his head, then went back to the book. Takuya looked at the cover. Animals of North America. Well, that explained the a-pop.
Kouji closed the book and put it under the pillow. Leaned against the wall next to Takuya.
”Linkin Park”, he said. ”It’s what everyone uses for their Dragonball AMVs.”
”A nerd who can beat you up.”
”I still win at football tho!”
Kouji laughed and Takuya grinned.
”Don’t need to ask what you listen to”, Kouji said. ”Answer is obvious since you knew all the songs on mom’s cd.”
Takuya blushed, turned away.
”I do not listen to teenage girl-crap. I’m cool, I listen to cool-people stuff.”
”Sure”, Kouji laughed again. ”Wanna play Mario Kart, since you’re here anyway?”
Takuya stood up before Kouji even finished the question.
”This time I’m not letting you win!”
It was two days later. Kouji sat on his bed reading a book when the door opened and Takuya’s face showed up.
”Do you ever say ’hi’ to people?”
Kouji closed the book, put it under his pillow. Sat crosslegged on the bed and watched Takuya as he entered the room.
”Nope!” He threw himself on the bed and then held a thin, square package to Kouji. ”For you!”
”Didn’t know it was my birthday.”
Kouji grabbed the present, unwrapped it. Takuya sat up and leaned against the wall.
”Happy birthday!” he said with a laugh. ”It’s a mix tape.”
Takuya grabbed it, stood up and put it in the CD-player. Threw the cover back to Kouji.
”You need some good music to listen to, not just girl-stuff.”
The music started playing and Kouji looked at the list Takuya had written to see what songs was on it. Takuya took a step backwards.
”Anyway, I gotta go. Football practice. See you at school tomorrow!”
”Wait, Takuya, these are all…”
The door slammed shut as Takuya escaped through it.
”...love-songs. Okay. That was normal.”
He grabbed the book, leaned against the wall. The door opened again and Satomi peeked inside.
”Takua left in a hurry", she said. "Did you two fight?”
”He just gave me a cd full of love-song and then left. I think he’s an idiot.”
”Or maybe he’s trying to tell you something.”
Kouji rolled his eyes, opened the book.
”And what would that be?”
”I think you can figure that out yourself”, she answered. ”Unless you’re an idiot too.”
She winked at him, then started leaving again.
”Dinner is in half an hour, good luck figuring it out.”
She closed the door, left Kouji to stare at it. ♫ There’s no hidden meaning you know when I, when I say I love you honey. ♫ Kouji shook his head, put the cd-cover on the desk. There’s no way Takuya was trying to tell him something through a mix tape.
