summer treat

Kazama Soya, 21 years old. Current self-assigned mission: getting the heart of the woman he loves.

 Despite always looking aloof and calm, Kazama wasn't any less human than his peers - of course, he does fall in love, too. And to his other 21 years old comrades? It's as clear as day... much to Kazama's chagrin. Suwa's meddling and Reiji's sudden consultations are more of a bother than a help, to be honest. 

And now that the three of them are drinking out together (Suwa's idea, of course), Kazama dreaded they wouldー

"So how's your crush coming along, Kazama?" Suwa not-so-innocently asked as he gulped down a glass of alcohol. 

Kazama somehow pushed back the urge of pulling out his Scorpion right at this moment. It would only take one little stab to make this chatterbox shut up, after all... but that would be an act of suicide for himself, too - society-wise. 

"Nothing," Kazama replied as he felt Reiji patting his back, sympathizing with him, "I'm fine, Kizaki."

"Oh, sorry. It's a force of habit," Reiji replied, flustered.

Suwa opened his mouth again: "So, who's the lucky girl? I mean, you've never told us before," Suwa said, "Meanwhile I'm always fully honest with you guys! How unfair is that?" 

"You're just shameless, that's all," Kazama replied, his tone monotone as usual yet poisonous, "It's not like you'd know who she is even if I told you, anyway."

"Oh, she's not a Border member?" Reiji asked, his interest piqued. He'd always one-sidedly decided that it was a member of Border, after all - that's why he'd been looking out for anyone near Kazama, trying to find out who the special person was. But it turns out she wasn't even a Border personnel, after all. 

"She's a civilian," Kazama nodded, "That's why I don't get to meet her a lot. Who knows if she already has someone she likes, somewhere?"

At this, Suwa grinned: "Is our No. 2 Attacker losing his confidence?" He teased, "But fear not, because Suwa-sama's here!"

Reiji and Kazama looked at each other, and had a voiceless agreement to just ignore this idiot.

"Hey! That's rude," Suwa complained, "I was trying to be nice: I got a plan for Kazama, after all!" 

Kazama looked at Suwa, "It's probably something stupid."

"It's not! I call it the 'Sex-Appeal Plan'!" 

See, it is stupid.

"Don't ignore and think of rude things about me!" Suwa yelled, "Women loves men with sex appeal. Just show her yours, like in this magazineー" 

Out of nowhere, Suwa pulled out a women's magazine full of pictures of good looking men. His hand then flipped the pages swiftly, as if he'd been practicing for ages. He stopped when he found the page he's looking: it was a page, a spread page with a picture of a man... licking his own hand?

"And...?" Reiji asked the very important question before Kazama could even open his mouth.

"It's summer! The two of you could buy some ice cream, somehow or another let it melt on your hand, and lick it off! Girls are gonna love it."

Kazama sighed. Suwa's stupidity knows no bounds.

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But it is commendable that despite Suwa's stupidity, he actually had a knack for making people do the things he told them to: as for the proof... here he is, sitting on a bench in the park with his crush, eating ice cream cones together. 

"It's such a lovely day!" She said, "A perfect day for ice creams. Thanks for taking me out today, Kazama-kun."

"It's nothing," Kazama replied. Seeing her so happy like this... Guess even Suwa could be right at times. 

"...Hey, Kazama-kuー"

Her next words hitched on her throat. After all, when she looked at Kazama beside her, he's licking his hand! Oh no, she thought that something like this - complete with the sparkling effect - only happens in the movie... 

Blushing uncontrollably, she couldn't help but to think that she does, indeed, love Kazama... and that he looked really, really handsome today.

"...What's wrong?" Kazama asked innocently, looking at the madly blushing woman beside him. 

Though perhaps it was not-quite-an-innocent question... as he did know why she blushed - he was just teasing.

And ah, he's got to thank Suwa for this later.