Ren's POV

In the end, he came. He came the following day, and the day after that, and today as well. Whenever he approaches me, he glances to

his left and right as if to make sure nobody sees him (which is impossible, the streets are busy), and then starts to smile brightly.

Though his smile seems a bit forced and insecure, it is an honest smile. As always, I examine him from head to toe. I'm still trying to

figure out what part about him is different. Do I need to get to know him better to do so? I don't know how. Yes, we saw each other the

past days, but we never really talked. I appreciate his intuition since talking is surely not my strength, and I also enjoy sitting here

beside him, even though we don't exchange words. I feel like we don't need to. But how am I supposed to figure it out like this? I try

hard to search for the right words to start a casual conversation, however I have no idea what to say in a situation like this. Without

even realizing it, I start to stare at him again, chewing on my lips while thinking. A bad habit of mine I never got over. The black and

white surrounding him amazes me. He notices and as soon as he faces me, I quickly lower my glance.

"Ah, you know, I thought about it a lot, and even though it might not interest you- I want you to know my name, too." His words let me

shoot up. He looks at the sky again before telling me his name.

"It's JR." I nod slightly, but the silence seems to make it awkward for him, so he pulls something out of his pocket and asks:

"Want one?" It's a red apple. Like those I always loved, and still do, so I can't say no.

"Yes please." I mumble, and a relieved expression steals on his face.

"Oh, then here you go." He reaches out with his left hand, holding the apple, and waits for me to take it. I keep looking at it a few

seconds, before realizing what it means. "Um, thank you." As careful as possible, I reach out myself, paying a lot of attention to not

touching his fingers, which turns out harder than expected. I back away quickly after obtaining the apple. JR follows my reaction, but

doesn't comment on it or anything. As I start nibbling on the apple, he is the one to watch me. His gaze makes me feel uncomfortable

but warm at the same time.

JR's POV

I was surprised when he accepted my apple so easily. Ren seems to be a guy that always has his guard up, like a wall surrounding

him, protecting him from the evil outside world. Although there is absolutely nothing he has to hide. His face is so pretty that girls

regard it with envy. It is pale with big dark eyes that seem to you in once they fully focus on you. And sometimes they even

sparkle like a rainbow. I still wonder how that is even possible. His hair is light and silky, even now, every time I see him. And he doesn't

even seem to take care of it. Not even his inconspicuous clothing let's his aura fade. Seeing him like this, I wish I could take him to my

working place sometime. I'd totally find clothes that would suit him so much better. All this time I spend with him, thoughts like that run

through my head. Thoughts about his calm but distant voice he uses so rarely. But most importantly, these thoughts keep me from

thinking too much. About other things. Things I don't want to think of, Ren keeps them all away.

I take a bite of my own apple as I watch Ren chewing on his, and wonder once why that boy has such a great influence on me.

"It's delicious." He suddenly says, turning his beautiful face towards me, looking at me with those eyes. It's so hard to figure him out, I

suddenly think. I don't want to be a bother, but I want to know more about him. His past. His live. What it is that makes him so special.

"So you're here all day and night?" The question just needs to be asked, along with many more. I can't help but worry a bit.

"Yes." He says with blank expression, as if it was perfectly fine. I don't want to criticize him or his lifestyle.

"I know you don't feel like having a home, but isn't it a bit... weird like this?"  A shocked and hurt expression sneaks into his eyes, but

it's passes like a flash. Suddenly, his eyes widen.

"You think so?" Is it just me or sounds his voice a bit panicked now?

"Uh well it's not like people usually live on the streets. But if it's okay with you, I guess it's all right..." His face gets rid of emotion again,

and I don't want to dig any deeper. This is something that seems to touch him.

"Then how do you make a living? Like, getting food and stuff." It may be impolite to ask about that, but I need to know. I mean, I'm not

the only one that thinks this kid is somehow weird, am I?

"I get it just like you got those apples." His answer stuns me for a while. I stole those apples, so he also steals - Wait. How does he

know? I haven't told him.

"Wah - How do you know that?" I get no answer this time, seems like Ren doesn't open up that quickly. But you just wait, I'll get to you.

And I'll discover all of your secrets. And then I'll eventually pull you out of your world.

Ren's POV

I made a mistake. I shouldn't have said that. See? Talking too much is never good. Just like that I blurted out something I shouldn't

even know about. And I cannot possibly tell him that his greyish aura flickered pitch black for a second when he pulled out the apples,

telling me that they were stolen. And now the only thing I can do is remain silent, because I'm afraid that my tongue might slip again.

Will he leave now? It's the first time being with another person feels so natural. JR doesn't annoy me. He has no bad intentions. He is

so pure and bright and - I don't want him to leave. I fumble for words hoping he won't start to question me.

"Ah, never mind." And then there's his smile again. That smile a lot of people would refer to as creepy, because it seems so forced, but

to me, it's relieving. He doesn't mind.

Right then, a mobile interrupts my precious moment. It plays a melody I don't know, and with an excusing glance, JR picks up.

"What it is it?" He says, and his voice sounds kinda harsh right now. Not at all like he's talking to me. He keeps silent for a while, but

something bad must've happened, seeing his expression turn hard as stone.

"Arasso." He ends the call and turns towards me again.

"Ren-ah, I have to leave for now. Seems like my friends got into serious trouble again."

I understand JR's concern, but this doesn't erase the bad feeling that takes over me. Something bad will happen, I think, but can't bring

myself to tell him. Instead, I hope my foreshadowing will turn out wrong. He leaves, and even though I didn't really care about him just

one day ago, I somehow do now.  

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Sorry, boring chapter is boring ._.

But I wanted to show how they feel about each other - and lol JR seems to be more interested than ren (though they both are). :3

Ren's attitude is so different towards JR~