Someone is always exposed (Kouji)

[Kouji Yajima]

Kouji frowned, hearing the rain come down. He knew it was because of Mia’s emotions. He wasn’t sure what she should do; it was really up to her at this point. Either way though, Kouji knew that Mia should talk to Cam, otherwise nothing would get solved, so that’s exactly what he suggested. “Maybe you should have a good talk with him. He needs to know what he did, and that it was wrong.” He replied, “But for right now… just try to relax and focus on feeling better, okay?” Kouji was all about avoiding real life problems and looking on the bright side no matter what, but he knew that that solution wasn’t Mia’s style, nor was it very practical. “And don’t worry about the people outside right now, they’ll be okay.”

Kouji took a spoon for himself as well, scooping into the ice cream carton and putting a big bite into his mouth. He looked over at Mia and swallowed quickly to answer her question. “Nobody is meant to be alone, so don’t you worry.” He offered a warm smile, “Of course we can. I think that would be really fun.” He knew that depending on where they both ended up after they graduated would depend on if that was actually possible, but it was still a nice thought to look forward to after graduation. “Ice cream makes everything better.” He reassured with a nod, ruffling her hair with his free hand as she kissed his cheek.

[Mia Bell]

Mia knew she was going to get a major headache in a bit. From the crying and from her power. She really didn’t know what to do. “But is it wrong? I mean like, we aren’t dating exclusively. I know people have different ways of seeing dating… I just don’t know…” She just didn’t see that conversation going down too well with Cameron. And now she just didn’t feel like she could trust him at all now, if he wasn’t going to see just her and be with just her, now; how would she feel any better after they talked? He would still be wanting to be with other people and that just didn’t sit right with her. “Alright..” She didn’t know how she could feel any better about this till she could get a better grip on the situation, how bad was this? How many people was he fooling around with? And how many people was he dating? “I just hope no one gets sick because of me..”

Mia took another spoon full of ice cream and sighed as she stuck the spoon in her mouth. “How do you know that? My Grandma is alone right now she only has my mother and my mother only has her.” It wasn’t till after she said that sentence when she realized the exact meaning of what Kouji meant. “You didn’t mean that sentence spouse wise did you?” She had her Uncle as of now, and she had Kouji. But she still felt like sooner or later she was going to do something to lose them, or that she was doing something that would make her lose them if they found out. Relationships just didn’t last in Mia’s world, no matter what kind it was. “Doughnuts make everything better too.” Mia giggled after she kissed him and fixed her hair. “you’re a great friend.”

[Kouji Yajima]

Kouji wasn’t quite sure about the rules of dating, so he didn’t really have a good answer to whether it was actually okay for Cam to be going around screwing people. In general, he thought that wasn't very okay. (Thought the boy who wanted to date Tak, of all people.) Then again, Cam and Tak... that generally didn’t sit well with Kouji, just because he knew Cam’s reputation. “Well, you should still let him know it hurt you… I think.” Kouji replied after a moment of thought, the spoon pressed to his lower lip.

Kouji certainly hadn’t meant that everyone had a spouse. Sure, love came into everyone’s lives, but it could also leave, but there is always someone you can rely on. Just like Mia’s mother and grandmother. “Exactly!” Kouji really believed that life was pretty good for almost everyone. He knew that there were bad times, but there were also good times as well to make up for them. “And we’re just in high school.” He added on, “Most high school relationships don’t last. It’s a learning process so life after high school will be better.” He wasn’t quite sure where that came from. Possibly a quote from some girly magazine or something, but it popped into his head and he decided it was a somewhat valid point. “I’ll get us doughnuts for tomorrow night, okay?” Kouji gave a warm smile to Mia, glad that he was able to get her to giggle. “You’re a great friend too.”

[Mia Bell]

Mia nodded “I don’t know… I’m just so fed up with this guy drama… But yeah I guess I should talk to him. I just don’t know what I would say.” Mia didn’t get the difference between Cameron and tak, Cam was a nice guy deep down she saw that part of him like kouji had seen of Tak, but he was just like Tak in general, they both went around screwing people. She just felt like there was a double standard, when it came to him helping her and her helping him. And also a double standard when it came to Cameron and Tak in general with Kouji. Mia just didn't get it.

Mia did have her Uncle to rely on; he was about the only person she truly felt she could forever rely on. But even on that note, she still felt like there was something about her he would never be able to love and that would leave her to not even have him to rely on. If that happened she would have no one to be able to run to, no one to hold her and she just didn’t want that. “My parents met here at Hammel… They got married a day after they graduated and then they went to the same college and of course moved back to Alaska after they were done that.” She guessed she had too many expectations for Hammel; she just wanted the happy-ending her parents had. “I feel like I’ve learned enough…” She was near her breaking point here; she was tired of getting hurt all the time. Mia smiled and nodded “Okay.”

[Kouji Yajima]

“Well, if you don’t say anything, he’ll never know it bugged you. And that’s not right.” Kouji confirmed with a nod. He also hated drama, and did his best to avoid it. This probably made him not the best person to rely on when it came to advice, but he did his best. He never considered Tak anything like Cam because Tak was upfront about her relationships with people, and her and Kouji weren’t dating, so Kouji couldn’t complain.

“Yeah, but that’s one couple.” Kouji scratched his head, “I think if you look to hard for love, you’re going to miss out on other opportunities, you know?” Okay, now he really wasn’t sure what he was saying. He just hoped it helped. He was running out of ways to try and cheer up Mia, so he stood, grabbing a DVD from the pile he brought out and put it in the DVD player. “Here, just sit back and relax for a bit. I know you want to worry about it right now, but try not to, okay?” He sat back down next to her and smiled before turning off the light next to him. "It'll be okay."