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Huh? [Looking over, Roxas sees what Sora is talking about. If he had his hoodie, this would be the moment to hide his growing blush by pulling his hood over his face. Instead he focuses on the table rather intently when he does turn away.

Now it's gonna be awkward to come back here.]

I'm plenty excited. I haven't really been anywhere except Akihabara and Shinagawa. [That last one...] Why Harajuku? Looking for new clothes?

[Okay, he can't help but laugh at that reaction and take a jab at Roxas.] Yeah, you're bad at noticing those things even if they smacked you right in the nose.

[Speaking from personal experience, of course.]

Isn't Harajuku that place with all the cool shops? It's in Shibuya so I thought it was!

[Sora's knowledge of this stuff is pretty limited to whatever he gets from Joshua, honestly.]

[That gets you a glare.] I am not! [Roxas is good at noticing things... When they don't come to that kind of stuff. Okay, fine. He's bad at it. Then again no one notices when he thinks he's being obvious about liking someone either. Or they misunderstand just how much he likes someone like Pippa did.]

From what I read it's full of a lot of clothing shops.

[Sora puts his hand over his mouth and stifles laughter and then looks away, a little fond.] It's okay Roxas, you'll get better at picking up those things someday.

[He's teasing, yeah. He's kind of grateful that Roxas doesn't pick those things up very easily anyway. Mostly because Sora's nearly an open book when it comes to it.

Besides, with the mention of all the dates Roxas has gone on, those girls giving him the googly eyes and Roxas still not over his girlfriend- it's not like Sora has much of a chance anyway. ~~Yes, he's pining a little.~~]

Forrest will definitely wanna go there, then! I guess I could use some new clothes too. And---

Ohhhh. Did I tell you about Aymeric?

Maybe... [Even with the hints that people have dropped in the past, and some of those things Sora said while half asleep and the affection, he still doesn't think anything could happen with anyone, girlfriend or not. Feelings are a lot, lot more confusing in this place. Everything got dumped on him at once. ~~Sora, one of the people he was crushing on in Koriko happened to be a guy~~

This whole situation is reminding him he hasn't had a chance for a mental catch up in well over a week. Kido was right. He needs to take time for himself. Before everything catches up at once and he snaps again.

Roxas will consider it and maybe gets some rest. In a few days maybe.]

Doesn't Forrest make his own clothes? [He blinks and shakes his head.] No. Who's that?

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[Sora knows everything's been awful, it's been bad for him too. He wouldn't press something as stupid as a little crush on Roxas right now.

Sora's idea of healing is just being around the people he loves so the Toyko trip idea is really something that's becoming close to his heart. Losing so many friends... He just wants to make some happy memories and be with the people he cares about and loves.

He's really happy Roxas said he'll go.]

I mean he'll probably really love just seeing everything so he can get his own ideas for his commissions. He's been doing really great. Except that one guy who gave him a jaguar skin........

[Sora sighs dramatically and shakes his head.]

Aymeric is a new god, he also happens to be my son. I think the heavens think they're pretty funny up there, har har!

[Sora probably doesn't realize it, but Roxas thinks it's kind of nice the way he talks about his "family." It's only been a short time but he can tell Sora pays a lot of attention to them.

He wonders if that's what he sounded like when talking to people about his family from Koriko. He misses them more and more each day. Hane would be great to have around right now, she knew how to help Roxas sort out emotions in an easy way.]

I think I saw a post about that. [.....] Was it at least tanned?

[He has to put a hand over his mouth. Imagining Sora as a dad is too funny, and he can't help but laugh. Sorry, Sora, it's not going to die down for a while.]

[They are indeed very special people to him. They all kind of just lumped together so easily at first with the only connection being between Odin and Baldr, but now they all cared for each other like a real, somewhat mixed up, family. He wouldn't trade it for anything.

Sora makes a face.] Noooope. We had to drag that thing into the gardens to air out... I nearly barfed.

[But then Roxas is laughing and Sora blinks and stares. It feels like a long time since he's made Roxas laugh like and his heart starts beating really, really fast. If only he could make Roxas laugh like that all the time...]

Hey! He's like.... thirty or something! So it's not like I'm his actual dad! If anything he's my dad! A second dad dad!

[Whereas Roxas doesn't even really have his pantheon siblings to really count on family wise, except maybe Sheryl. She was the type of big sister who sometimes tried way too hard to cheer him up. No, he tends to find unconventional family members, such as Katniss and Kido. People he wouldn't have expected to be such caring individuals since they always look mad.

He snorts softly.] Yeah, it doesn't smell any better with other animals either.

[He does stop laughing when he realizes he hasn't taken a proper breath in a few minutes. Laying his forehead on the table, he tries to calm himself. Laughing like that really hurts. A good kind of hurt. Even if he feels a little sick now.]

You've got a really weird family, Sora.

[Sometimes family turns out to be the friends you pick. It's doesn't make them any less family. Blood isn't thicker than water. That so much can be said about both their social circles.

He reaches out to ruffle Roxas' hair almost automatically and grins brightly.]

They're a bunch of weirdos, yep. I've got to introduce you to Elise before we make this trip happen. Leo always says she's a girl me.

[...Which is pretty accurate, actually.]

[Just don't make his family mad, Sora. Roxas would hate there to be a rift like that between the people he loves. He'll try and do the same.

He would huff, but that requires him to move his head up.]

A girl you? I don't think I can handle two Sora's.

[He finally does move his head to look up, chin resting on the table.]

Is she clingy like you?

[He'll be the perfect stand up not-boyfriend. Promise.

Sora was about to crack a joke about how he and her could probably swap bodies for a day and no one would even no the difference but then Roxas asks if she's clingy and Sora has a mild panic attack.

........ffffffffffff Is he really that bad? He kicks Roxas' foot under the table lightly.]

Is clingy bad?!

[Roxas grumbles at that and sits up fully.]

I'm not saying it's bad! [Sometimes it could be, but that's the risk of being around Sora.] I just don't want anyone else clinging to me.

[As in only you and that's it. He doesn't want someone else to be that close. It's scary, and he'd feel awful for having to divide up his time between Sora and another person. Besides, Sora was special in the first place.]

I don't like being touched by people I don't know.

Oh. [Sora scratches the back of his neck and laughs sheepishly. Well that just cleared things right up and now he's a little embarrassed.]

No, I don't think Elise will be like that.

[The way Roxas talks though just really reminds Sora of a cat.]

So, you're okay with me being clingy. Just me?

I hope not.

[Roxas nods, looking over to see what was taking so long for Sora's food.]

Yeah. [He turns to Sora with a frown.] That's okay, right? It's not weird?

[Sora genuinely smiles. He's not fidgeting around in his seat at all, nope, no way.] Super okay, not weird!

[Yeah, that food has been talking a while. He's getting really hungry.]

Should we ask? I might die pretty soon if I don't eat something.

[Roxas returns the smile, secretly very happy that Sora doesn't think it's weird.] I'm glad.

[He moves to get up when one of the maids comes by, apologizing profusely about forgetting to bring their order over. Roxas just laughs nervously as she rushes away.]

I think she's new. That hasn't happened in a while...

[Sora makes sure to tell the girl that it's totally okay giving her a friendly smile and thanking her for the food. No reason to make the girl feel terrible, it was an honest mistake. He's not actually gonna die or anything.

But he does dig right in like any good growing fifteen year old teenage boy.]

It's fine! I'm not really in a rush. I don't really feel like going back to the temple any time soon anyway.

[Might not die, but Roxas wanted his coffee. It's not as good as what Kaneki made. Honestly he doesn't think anyone will ever stack up to Kaneki.]

Then why are you eating like you're in a rush?

[Hmm... What could they do after this?] There's not a lot around here unless you want to browse shops. We can find a museum or aquarium. I'm up for anything.

[Sora pauses, a noodle coming up to smack him in the cheek.]

It's really good!

[He swallows and coughs a little at the mention of the aquarium.]

R-Really? You wanna go to the aquarium?

[Last time Sora mentioned something like that, Roxas said he'd be too hyper to go with so Sora's now looking at him like he's just been given Christmas early.]

[..... gross. Really? Where are your table manners.

Roxas nodded, sipping his coffee. It was easy to spend hours in that place, or with the case with Yuma... almost an entire day.]

I took Yuma there, and he's a lot like you. So why not?

[Okay, this Yuma is calmer than the other one he knew, but Sora doesn't need to know that. ~~He just wants to see all the pretty displays again.~~]

[Sora's not cute all the time. Whoops.]

Oh! Well, you don't mind going again? I'd love to see it! But if you've seen it already...

[He really wants to go. Really bad. But if Roxas has already seen everything with Yuma...?]

[Clearly.]

... we didn't see all of it. We kind of got distracted by the jellyfish, anemones, and sharks...

[I.e. they barely got into the aquarium itself. Though Roxas still had a lot of fun in the end.]

[Honestly Roxas could ask him to go sit in a tree and do nothing right now and Sora would probably agree to it. Being away from everything...feels really good.

He's tired but he nods happily.] I don't wanna miss sharks. Let's go.

[He'll finish his meal relatively quickly.]

The sharks aren't going anywhere.

[Please don't choke on your food. Roxas will go pay and wait for you to finish.]

There's a shrine not too far from where we're heading to.

[No trains please. He doesn't want to get lost.]