Saving You (ItaFushi)

Bonus Chapter - Great Minds Think Alike

A/N: Hi guys!

I guess I have a little surprise for you here. Warning: it's disgustingly sappy, cliché, and cheesy. You've been warned.

Hope you enjoy it nonetheless, though. 😊

Megumi eyed Yuji suspiciously.

Yuji had been acting really strange lately. Not the usual strange. Megumi thought his boyfriend was cute when he did his adorable, air-headed and spacey thing. He was even cute when he was being an idiot, which was often, but right now, Yuji was acting really, really weird.

Megumi wondered if it was something he did. He didn't remember doing anything that warranted Yuji's unusual behaviour, but maybe he just didn't remember. After all, Megumi wasn't perfect. It was possible that he was so oblivious to his own behaviour that he'd accidentally hurt Yuji, though Megumi doubted it. Yuji was usually quite up front with his feelings, and he was never afraid to call Megumi out on his bullshit, and yet, for some reason, Yuji hadn't said anything this time.

Although, Megumi supposed the strangest thing was that it wasn't necessarily a bad kind of weird. Yuji didn't seem unhappy, just nervous. His smile was strained and he had a permanent blush on his cheeks. He seemed to be constantly distracted by his thoughts (which Megumi suspected had something to do with him), and Yuji was a lot more attentive than usual.

Not that Megumi was complaining. He enjoyed having Yuji's undivided attention, especially when his boyfriend would look at him with such tender eyes and kiss him as though Megumi was his whole world. However, it did make him worry. What had caused this? Was something going to happen to him or to them?

Yuji's sudden clinginess was worrying, because as much as Megumi loved cuddling and being held, he knew there had to be a reason for Yuji's behaviour. There had to be something on Yuji's mind, something important that he was keeping from him, and it made Megumi feel anxious.

Megumi was used to being the one who kept his emotions bottled up. It was how he had survived for most of his childhood, and he had only started expressing his emotions after their first year and all the chaos that came with it. Still, despite the many months of practice, it was still difficult for him to express his feelings, and it made him uncomfortable knowing that he couldn't help Yuji with whatever he was dealing with.

"Where are you going?" he asked as he watched Yuji grab his wallet.

Yuji blinked and tilted his head to the side. "I'm gonna go shopping," he answered, giving him a smile. "Nobara asked me to go with her."

Megumi raised an eyebrow.

"Why doesn't she go with Mai? Or Maki, or Miwa, or any of the girls?"

He hoped he didn't sound too suspicious. Hanging out with Nobara was pretty normal, after all.

"Because I'm stronger than they are and they don't like carrying her bags," Yuji explained. He shrugged and grinned, his dimples making an appearance. "You know how she is."

Megumi stared at Yuji for a moment, trying to find a flaw in his argument, but he couldn't. There was nothing out of the ordinary. Yuji had a good reason, and although it was weird that Nobara would ask him and not Megumi (not that Megumi minded), it was plausible.

"I guess," Megumi replied. He sighed and stood up. "Fine, have fun."

He gave him a peck on the lips, but before he could move away, Yuji wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled him closer. Megumi smiled, thinking his boyfriend wanted another kiss, but instead, Yuji buried his face into his shoulder and hugged him.