Response to Buried too Deep - Ino
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Walking away from the Flower Shop with flowers in tow, Keisuke sighed. He really just wanted to run back and tell her everything. Like he wanted to tell Mamoru everything, and Kimiko, but he just couldn't. That wasn't his role in life. He just had to suck it all up. He wouldn't be living a long life anyway.
He stopped by Kaoru's grave, laying down the lilies as he'd promised. And he placed the lavender on his parents windowsill, careful not to draw any attention of the maids or groundskeepers, before slipping away and heading back to his place.
Planning to train later, Keisuke wrapped his wrists and knuckles when he returned to his apartment. He picked up Kaoru on his way back out, nestling her on top of his head as he finished getting his stuff together. When he was finally done he opened the door and was planning on putting Kaoru down when he suddenly froze. Standing in front of him...
was Mamoru.
They were both standing there looking at each other. Keisuke didn't really have the mental energy to put up his usual cold demeanor and that meant it was going to be hard to keep Mamoru away from him. Still not really sure what to say or do his gaze lowered to the case of bean buns in Mamoru's hands. He chuckled quietly to himself as he put Kaoru on a shelf to his left.
"You're insufferable." Keisuke muttered, moving closer to Mamoru so he could close the door behind him. As he descended the stairs he called out, "Well? Come on, what're you waiting for?"
"Wh-what?" Mamoru stuttered, clearly stunned.
When he reached the bottom step he turned and gave his old friend a sad smile. "You've probably got questions. If you bring those bean buns, I've got answers." He continued walking away after that. "Better use this opportunity while it lasts. No telling when I'll go back to being a dick. Just hope you don't mind sparring with me for a bit."
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Ugh. Tired.
