10 ' Take off your mask

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two days later

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On Christmas eve, the two of them spend their time with their families. Kiyoomi's parents and siblings would bring her up every now and then, since most of them were still surprised he managed to have such a sweet girl.

"I told you, Mom, she's with her parents," he reiterates.

"I'm sorry, Kiyoomi-chan. It's just that, that was the first time you brought a girl here. And she is such a sweetheart," his mother explains.

"And she says she's been crushing on you since middle school. Wow," his sister adds.

"If you were going to nag me about Emi all night long, I shouldn't have introduced her," he groans.

"What a tsundere," his sister sighs.

Meanwhile, she was having a tranquil dinner with her parents, so tranquil that no one was even speaking. It was normal for her since her parents were almost never home but she still felt lonely and uncomfortable.

"I'll wash the dishes," Eiko volunteers after dinner.

"Really?"

"You heard me, didn't you?" she clicks her tongue.

Emi walks away after a few obedient nods and heads to her room. Her parents do the same and walk up the stairs towards the master's bedroom.

"Good night, Mama, Papa," she tells them before entering her room.

"Good night, Emi."

Emimimi: Kiyoooomi

Emimimi: my omi omi :(

SakusaKiyoomi: What? Stop calling me omi.

Emimimi: are you busy my omi :(

SakusaKiyoomi: Why would I be busy on Christmas?

Emimimi: wanna hang out?

SakusaKiyoomi: I thought you said your parents were strict.

Emimimi: so what omi omi

SakusaKiyoomi: What are you planning?

Emimimi: my christmas eve is lonely and sad :(

Emimimi: can you meet me in the park?

SakusaKiyoomi: No

Emimimi: please :(

Emimimi: I'll give you my gift too

SakusaKiyoomi: I didn't buy you anything.

Emimimi: just meet me in the park :(

SakusaKiyoomi: There are hundreds of parks in Tokyo.

Emimimi: the one near our middle school

SakusaKiyoomi: OK

Emimimi: See you there my omi omi

Sakusa rereads their conversation for the second time, verifying if she was actually serious about meeting at this hour. It's cold outside, as portrayed by the mist on his window, but as crazy as it sounds, she's dead serious.

He places his phone on his desk and grabs his black winter coat, along with thicker clothes. He changes his clothes and gets a mask from his newly bought box.

He goes downstairs, where he spots his family watching a drama, Kahogo no Kahoko. "Where are you going?" his father notices him.

"Park. I'll be quick. I'm meeting Emi but it won't take long," he explains and wears his shoes.

"What? Really?"

"Yes, I'll be back soon," he says before leaving.

Sakusa walks along the busy streets of Tokyo, much to his annoyance. It's unavoidable since it was Christmas but he's just a few steps away from the park. He's more worried about her since the park was farther from her home than his.

However, surprisingly, he spots her from afar, sitting on one of the swings. With a glove on, she graps on the dirty rails, and he looks at it with disgust.

"Hey," he says as he takes a seat on the swing right next to her.

"Oh, Kiyoomi-san," she calls his name with delight. He also takes notice of her mask, which was unusual.

"What's with the mask?" he points out, looking at her.

"It's not like you're not wearing one yourself," she forces out a chuckle, which he notices as well.

"Yes but you never wear masks."

"Ah, forget it," she tells him while shaking her head.

"I'm glad you really came here, you know?" she changes the topic and fixates her gaze on the seesaw in front.

"Why did you want to come here in the first place?" he wonders.

"I go here when I'm sad," she answers after a short awkward pause. "And right now, I'm very sad. I mean, I'm here," she chuckles again.

"Why is that?"

"My parents don't even talk to me after their business trip and they're leaving tomorrow already," she elaborates. "I'm glad you sorta care though, Kiyoomi-san."

"I just asked," he contradicts.

"Yeah right."

"Then you should spend more time with your friends instead. You can't control their schedule for work but you could do that for a change."

"Is that supposed to distract me from my problem with my parents?" she confirms and looks at him.

"I'm telling you not to dwell."

"I see," she mumbles, nodding in approval.

"So, what's with the mask?" he repeats his question earlier.

"You really really want to know?" she laughs at the redundant question.

"You'll find it gross," she warns, narrowing her eyes. "It'll disgust you!"

"Huh? Do you have an infection? A skin disease? Is it contagious?" he immediately starts guessing but unexpectedly doesn't distance himself.

She removes her glove and pulls down her mask, gradually revealing red spots and acne tracing on her cheeks like fiery constellation. "See? It's disgusting, I told you," she reiterates, forcing a smile.

"Huh?"

"I wore makeup every day to hide these. Obviously it got worse because of that but I didn't want people to see."

Sakusa remains a surprising man and his abrupt moves just keep her guessing. As she explains her so-called flaws, he leans towards her and tilts his head for a peck on her warm lips, even closing his eyes momentarily.

"Shut up. You're beautiful," he scolds.

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