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❝ smile flower ❞ by seventeen

if we become apart
what do I do?
of course, that won't happen

Enjoy Reading!

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The sun has set, you hurried back to your apartment as soon as you got off of work. You stopped by a convenience store to buy a ready to eat meal for your dinner. Before making your way out, your phone rang, you were quick to fish it out from your pocket and answered it without looking at the caller ID.

"[YF/N]-chan!!" The caller eagerly greeted the moment you picked up, "Are you home now?? How was work? Have you had your dinner? You haven't, have you?!"

You laughed slightly as you began to walk, this time in a normal pace.

"Not yet, Sasara. I'm on my way home, though. I went to a convenience store first to buy dinner."

"What?! Shouldn't you be home since an hour ago???? Did your boss make you work an extra hour again?! And why are you going to eat convenience store food again?!" He sounded furious, and you could honestly hear him pouting, making you laugh again.

"It's fine, it's fine. Have you had your dinner yet, Sasara?" You asked immediately to change the topic.

"No, my team and I were supposed to eat out but Rosho still had a lot of work that he can't rosh so it was cancelled."

"......"

"[YF/N]-chan....?"

"That pun was horrible, Sasara..."

"Oh, come on! It wasn't that bad!!" he whined childishly. You only laughed, "So I was waiting for you, we can eat dinner together, maybe....?" He asked shyly, much to your surprise.

"And how can we do that, Sasara?" your tone was low, and somehow annoyed, too, gripping your phone tightly as you felt frustrated due to the stress that momentarily disappeared coming back because of being reminded of the situation with your boyfriend, "You can't possibly go to me in a few minutes like before. You're in Osaka, I'm in Ikebukuro. It has been like that for a year."

"Let's video call while we eat, yeah?" He sounded eager, and the previous emotions within you were washed away. Your lips quivered as you fought the urge to burst into tears.

"Okay, let's do that." You breathed out softly.

"Yes! Okay! I'll just grab something real quick. I'll call you back soon! Take care on your way home, love you, [YF/N]! Mwa, mwa!" You laughed at the kissy noises he made.

"I love you, too." The call ended. You pocket your phone and focused on making your way back home, smiling slightly to yourself as you were filled with anticipation, not even noticing that your pace began to quicken.

When you arrived, the first thing you did was turning your laptop on before proceeding to wash your face and change your clothes as quick as you could, not even letting yourself catch your breath. When you seemed decent enough to present yourself to your boyfriend, a familiar ring came from your laptop, as if on cue.

Almost tripping on your own foot, you hurried to your desk where the laptop was to accept the video call request. You were greeted by Sasara's face, literally. He was too close to the camera, wearing his usual grin.

"[YF/N]!" His voice was sounded more joyous than before, much to your amusement. You sat in front of it, finally catching your breath as you felt a huge relief wash over you, your exhaustion magically disappearing upon seeing him. "Welcome home!"

"I'm home, Sasara." He, too, sat in front of his own device, hands placed on his cheeks as he tried to act cute in front of you.

"Sasara missed you a lot, [YF/N]-chan!" You chuckled at this cringey display that you nevertheless loved, fighting the urge to pinch his cheeks. This was enough to ensure you that you would be having a great time with him, until... "Without [YF/N], Sasara is Sasadra!" he made a childish pout while you just... stared at him, looking confused and disgusted. He broke into a sweat at the reaction.

Silence were the only thing you two shared. While you still stared at him with the same look, he seemed to have shrunk in his seat, looking down but glancing up at you from time to time.

"Be thankful I love you." You sighed out as you unwrapped the meal you bought from the convenience store, although inside you were getting this fuzzy feeling that really makes you want to hug him despite his terrible puns that you happened to also love, secretly, that is.

He brightened up when you finally spoke, "I'm always thankful that you love me, [YF/N]! I Sasa-love y一" With just one look from you, he stopped himself with a small yelp, growing quiet once more. "O-oh, [YF/N]-chan! Are you having convenience store katsudon?"

You raised your eyebrow at the sudden question but you nodded awkwardly in response. He seemed to have let out a gasp as he raised a familiar small plastic tray―it was katsudon, the same kind you bought, "I knew you'd be buying that! My instincts are great!"

You wanted to scold at him for eating convenience store food because between the two of you, he was the one who needed to eat healthier food but what he said next softened your heart.

"This way, it's like we're sharing the same meal!" God. You wanted to cry at how much of a sweetheart he was.

"S-stupid Sasara..." You mumbled, a small, fond smile on your lips that definitely did not go unnoticed by him even with his closed eyes.

Mumbling soft prayers together, the two of you ate.

It felt like he was there with you.

He was chatty like usual, talking about whatever random stuff has happened to him and his team, and you, like usual, would laugh along, making a few comments here and there, finally letting him throw horrible jokes and puns at you.

"I want to eat takoyaki..." he said all of a sudden when the two of you finished eating. You blinked in confusion, wanting to ask what did he want you to do about it but he spoke again soon enough, throwing a question at you. "What about you, [YF/N]-chan?"

"I just ate.. but I kind of miss Osaka's okonomiyaki... When I can have a vacation, I'll go there and let's eat that, okat?" you let out a sigh, quite saddened that you won't be able to eat it. Sure there were okonomiyaki in Ikebukuro but still.... "I also want pizza." You sighed again. You should've just ordered pizza. How you regret your decision.

"Ah, I want pizza, too!" he mused, "Maybe I should drag Rosho to a pizza place tomorrow!" he nodded to himself at his plan as if it was the most brilliant plan he has ever thought of. "Oh, I have to fold my clothes! I did the laundry early in the morning! Should we end the call?"

"Can I watch you....?" You timidly asked before letting out a soft yawn, you glanced at the time and read that it was almost midnight. You noticed that your eyes were getting droopy, the urge for you to sleep and make up for the few days of sleepless nights was getting stronger. Yet you only crossed your arms on the desk after lowering the screen slightly, resting your head on your arms as you waited for him to answer.

"Sure, sweetie." He went to his bed which was just slightly farther from his original position as he was folding his clothes. He would wave from time to time to you and you'd give him a small wave back. It didn't take long for you to finally fall asleep despite trying to fight it off just to see him longer.

Before you knew it, it was already morning. You expected that you back would be sore but to your surprise, you were lying on the bed, a weight just beside you while a hand caressed your cheeks lovingly.

Your eyes shot up, and so did your upper body, staring in shock at the figure who seemed to have been watching you sleep.

"The princess awakened even before the prince managed to give her a kiss!" you snaked your arms around his neck, and he was quick to return the gesture around your waist, embracing you tightly in his arms.

Your boyfriend came for you...

"I missed you so much..." you managed to say, tears building up in the corner of your eyes as you buried your face on the crook of his neck, inhaling his scent.

"I missed you, too, sweetie." You felt him take a deep breath then he sighed in relief. "I'll stay here for a while with you. I'm taking a break from work." When he heard your small sniffles, he gently pulled himself off of you to wipe your tears, then pinching your nose playfully, making you yelp, "What? Did I look too handsome that you were brought to tears?"

You lightly punched his chest and he chuckled. He held your hand and lead you out of your room. "I bought pizza! Let's eat, yeah? Okonomiyaki is best eaten from the teppan so I didn't buy before I went here! So let's just eat it when you visit Osaka, okay?"

You didn't seem to listen, but you were staring at him in awe. You squeezed his hand to make him stop walking and look at you.

"Thank you, Sasara. I... Sasa-love you so much." You said shyly, a blush painted across your cheeks. His face brightened and he hugged you out of the blue.

"I Sasa-love you, too!"