'Wait the one who found your pet was Dai?! As in the popular Dai from our department, the one that caused you problems? '
After the last exam, Miyo, GoGo and Haru decided to go over to Haru's place to relax after the exam weeks. On the way there, Miyo tells them how he got back his bird, and how he now owes Dai dinner.
As expected, Haru also thinks it's a weird thing to ask for since they aren't close. GoGo suggests maybe he just wants to be friends, but the other two give him a look making clear they find it unlikely. After that GoGo starts coming up with weirder and weirder theories on what Dai wants from Miyo, until Miyo stops him.
When they have almost arrived at Haru's, Miyo suddenly looks around, and asks, 'Isn't this the same neighborhood GoGo lives in? Since when did you two live in the same neigborhood?' Haru looks at him with a disappointed look.
'You do remember I moved last winter right? Before the start of the year? I know we usually go to your place or GoGo's, but look how much you're neglecting us. You haven't even been to my apartment since I moved there.'
'We are basically neighbors now.' GoGo adds.
Miyo is a little surprised, but he indeed remembers Haru moving. Thinking how in half a year he hasn't visited him once he feels guilty. He apologizes, but still asks how they became neighbors.
'Oh yeah I probably didn't tell you, but when I was looking for an apartment, an apartment in GoGo's building became free. When he told me about it, the location and prize offer were too good to refuse.'
That indeed sounds like a logical explanation. Soon they reach Haru's apartment, and Miyo sees that they really live on the same floor of the same building.
After showing Miyo around the apartment, they decide to watch a movie, since Haru and Miyo both want to see sci-fi, that is what they decide to watch. GoGo is fine with it, but since this genre doesn't interest him that much, he falls asleep leaning against Haru. When the movie is finished, they decide to look through some of their old photos together.
Miyo and GoGo used to be neighbors in the end of middle school, and soon they became friends. In high school, both Miyo and Haru had top grades, and both of them did some language and math competitions. That is how they got to know each other. At first they kind of competed with each other, but after some time they became closer this way and became good friends. In the beginning both Haru and GoGo were Miyo's friends, so he decided to introduce them to each other. Even though at first GoGo didn't like talking to Haru much, somehow they bacame friends in university and now it seems they are very close.
In the photo album were all sorts of photos. The high school photos were mainly photo's of Haru and Miyo doing something, and GoGo hiding behind Miyo.
Looking at these photos, Haru says: 'You looked stupid there, look how much taller than Miyo you are, and still you were shy and tried to hide behind him.' GoGo who feels like that period of time is his dark past urges them to close the album, but instead they all looks at more photo's. Even in that period, a lot of people thought GoGo was cool, even though he was a little cold and shy. In the last year of high school he became a little more open though.
There are other photos they all laugh about, for example photos from their trip to China together.
After looking through the photos they all feel like they've seen enough. Talking some more about their memories together they decide to sleep over at Haru's. Before they go to sleep the conversation gets a little more serious again, since the next day Miyo will have dinner with Dai. Since their all slightly skeptical about it, they tell Miyo to just leave if something seems off.
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Miyo wakes up. At first he doesn't recognize where he is, but then he remembers he's at Haru's apartment.
He gets up, changes out of his pajama's, and decides to make breakfast for everyone after looking in Haru's fridge. He feels a little jealous seeing how full Haru's fridge is. But then again, knowing GoGo, Haru and GoGo probably share this fridge and eat together almost every day.
When he's finished, he decides to wake Haru and GoGo, since apparently they're still sleeping. He enters Haru's bedroom, where both GoGo and Haru are sleeping next to each other on the floor. He picks up a pillow off of Haru's bed, and throws it at him. This wakes both of his friends up. They thank him for making breakfast, and all together they sit down and eat.
Just before Miyo leaves, the other once again tell him to be careful around Dai just in case. GoGo also suggest just asking Dai what he wants from him and maybe just ask whether he knows about how his friends treat Miyo. Miyo assures them he'll be careful and then goes home.
Once at home Miyo checks his phone. He has received a message from Dai, stating the time and place for their dinner appointment. Miyo has never heard of the restaurant Dai told him to meet him at, so he just prays it isn't too expensive. He also doesn't like the way Dai texts him as if they were friends. In the past week Dai asked him multiple times how the exams were going and one day he sent him a good night text after Miyo didn't reply when he asked if he was still awake at 12 am.
Miyo still doesn't understand Dai, and hopes all this will end after this one time.
Before going to the restaurant, Miyo decides not to dress too extra to not accidentally look like he put effort into his look, but not too casual either, in case the restaurant Dai chose is fancy after all. Soon, he's on his way to meet Dai, hoping everything will work out fine.
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