No Crying! Dinner Party Pt. 2! (Takahiro/Scout) (Done)

Emiko opens the door to see the boys bowing. She can't help but smile at the fact that her and Ichirou have cooked for teenage boys. "Hello, boys. Takahiro, it's nice to see you again soon." She bows at both of them, "And we haven't met. My name is Emiko Nakamura. Welcome to my home. Please come in."

When the boys walk in, Tomomi stands up and bows, "Hi there!" He's super happy to see Takahiro, and also ecstatic that Takahiro was able to get Scout to come along. Ichirou looks over from the couch and waves slightly at the boys, "Welcome." Emiko coughs slightly, and Ichirou groans and stands. He bows after looking at Emiko's disapproving face. Ichirou was a bum sometimes, but he loves Emiko. Emiko walks past the boys into the kitchen, "Boys, feel free to sit at the couch with Ichirou and Tomi-chan. Dinner will be ready in a little bit." 

Ichirou takes this opportunity to jump back onto the couch and continue watching the news. Tomomi sits on the couch, leaving a spot open for Takahiro, looking sheepishly at him, hoping he'd sit next to him. 

Well, Scout and I had to talk anyway. This is how it's supposed to be. Tomomi thinks as he helplessly watches Takahiro move to the other side of the couch. At least he tried. 

Tomomi looks at Scout and lowers his head towards him, "It's I who should be the one apologizing. I didn't understand what you were saying...and I let my fears take over me. I was out of place. You seem to be going through a rough patch. I don't want to make things harder for you when they don't need to be. Friends?" Tomomi reaches out his hand to Scout's. Sure, there's a connection there. The pheromones can be sniffed from a mile away. Emiko looks up from her station and sees the two boys chatting. She almost chokes when she sees Tomomi looking at Scout with eyes like that.

"So Takahiro, how did you meet Tomi-chan?"

Ichirou took this opportunity to tease his little brother, "Yeah...and what did he do to piss you off, Scout?"

Emiko could only think one thing, Let Takahiro and Tomomi talk, silly. She is a master at diffusing bombs, and Ichirou is an expert at making them explode. 

Tomomi's face goes blank as he softly pats Scout's back. The boy sure had a lot of muscle for being so small framed. Tomomi's eyes slowly turn towards his brother. Just the eyes. He's too afraid to move his head. Was Ichirou even paying attention? No. His eyes were glued to the television. Emiko, however, did see the hug. She did nothing but laugh. What did Tomomi get himself into, jested the woman. Her attention shifted back to the ever so polite Takahiro, "Well, I'm happy to hear that. Tomi-chan really didn't like the social circles set in Kyoto. I'm glad he met such nice people like you two." 

Ichirou was barely listening. Why did he even ask the question if he wasn't going to hear the answer? He saw the boy smile, and wanted to call him out and smirked. "Tomi, you have good friends. They'll cover you for when you make mistakes." he says as he passively ruffles Tomomi's hair. The comment about the nice house is passed over by Ichirou, who makes a slightly amused chuckle. The boy is charming for sure, but Ichirou works on business deals all day long. He's going to try harder to get on really good terms with Ichirou. Emiko is very easy to please, however. "Oh, well thank you Scout! My parents always told me that one's home is a reflection of one's heart." She offers a warm smile to the boy. Yeah, Scout hooked her. 

Ichirou finally looks away from the television to tease Tomomi, "Again? Tomomi, it's bad enough that you're freeloading on us. Please tell me you aren't eating everything in their fridge as well?" Ichirou pokes Tomomi's belly. Tomomi responds by slapping Ichirou's hand away. He looks at Takahiro, who seems to be encouraging Tomomi to ham it up. "Well..I don't eat a lot of pizza at home...would that be okay?" Tomomi says as he glances over to Takahiro, "Not that I don't like Taka-kun's cooking...which was very good...just pizza sounds easy and fun for everyone..And my vice." He lets out a slight laugh. He could eat a pie by himself...if no one was watching. "Also, I've always had a fondness for anime, but never had the time to watch it. Do you two know of any good ones? We should marathon one!" Tomomi looked at Takahiro with his eyebrows raised, looking for an approval. Was that good? Too little...too demanding? 

Tomomi looks at Scout with a guilty face, Liar. The last time I came over I screamed at you. Scout's ability to get past things really is astonishing. 

Emiko is delighted to have such a positive influence in Tomomi's life, "Well, if that phrase holds true to all homes, then you and Takahiro's home bust be filled with warmth and light!" 

Tomomi smiles at Takahiro's proposition, "That sounds like a great plan...If you're okay with that Ichi-nii." Ichirou starts to chuckle. He leans in to Tomomi and Scout, "Well make sure you use protection, boys." Did he really just say that?? Boy, was he clueless. Wrong brother, idiot! was all Tomomi wanted to yell at him. But that was kind of inappropriate. Then again, Ichirou has always been quite the joker. No way that Ichirou knew Tomomi liked boys, he's so oblivious to the world! ...Right? "Sure, who am I to infringe on my little brother's social life? You can keep him if you want. Just don't wander the streets at night, this isn't Kyoto. Creeps hang out everywhere at night." He ruffles Tomomi's hair again, as Tomomi frantically attempts to fix it. At this point, Tomomi is a shade of red that should never be seen on a human being.

The time passed surprisingly well. The five were able to get through a few great conversations and Tomomi didn't have a meltdown. He kept looking over at Takahiro, just craving to give him a huge hug, desperately hoping that he will return his feelings. Emiko popped out of the kitchen with bowls of soup already at the dinner table. "I hope you boys are hungry. We're starting tonight off with Miso." She looks around with a smile to see whose excited. Ichirou, who didn't eat practically all day, zoomed over to the table. 

Tomomi turns bright red as he looks at first Scout, then Takahiro. It seems as if both boys want to keep him. He has no idea to look at in this scenario, so he just stares awkwardly at Takahiro. Quick Tomomi say something funny! "Just don't lock me in the dungeon....okay?" Dummy. That was a terrible joke. 

Ichirou jumps up to go to the table, but is amazed by Scout's acrobatic stunt. He stares at Scout with a grumpy expression, as any adult would look at a child who just used their couch as a trampoline. His face gets more and more intense as he finally bursts out, "YOU NEED TO TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT!!!" He smiles at the thought of jumping to the dinner table, "That would be so much quicker than walking! That was great, kid!" Emiko and Tomomi collectively sigh. "That was pretty impressive, Scout. Where did you learn how to do that?" Emiko says with the lightest of smiles. 

Emiko assumed with Takahiro's polite, bookwormy presentation of himself that a Traditional Japanese meal would be just the dish that Takahiro would love. One awesome point for Emiko! As her and Tomomi reach the seats, Tomomi looks at both of the boys sitting down. Scout looks as if he's about to confess his undying love towards the food, while Takahiro politely overlooks the festivities. He's going to have to sit in between them. Well, this should be interesting. 

Tomomi sits down and ever so slightly scoots his chair closer to Takahiro. Being close to him made Tomomi feel really good. Tomomi looks at Takahiro and comments, "Emi-chan is very good at picking the best dishes for people. Wait until you see the main course!" Tomomi praises Emiko every chance he gets. She's the only....Tomomi looks fondly at Takahiro...the first person who knew his secret. 

Tomomi and Ichirou clasp their hands and say "Thank you for the food." Emiko smiles and nods, and the two start to dig in. Tomomi is definitely a controlled eater, where as Ichirou...well, Emiko would put a bib on him if Ichirou would let her. Tomomi thinks Takahiro noticed that Tomomi moved closer to him and away from Scout. Tomomi get a little nervous of the slight look, instead of Takahiro's normal warm smile. Maybe he just doesn't...eh. Let's just enjoy dinner and worry later, Tomomi.