chizuru "would you jerks stop leaving me" yukimura (
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sotsugyou;;
Yukimura Residence.
Tokyo, Japan, March 2014.
Tokyo, Japan, March 2014.
Graduation. A time for growing up, moving on, and... getting really drunk, apparently.
Chizuru appreciates that her friends have come to celebrate her graduation - especially since, strictly speaking, they didn't really have to. Heisuke is two years older than her, already twenty to her eighteen years, and Sen graduated last year; Kosuzu, meanwhile, still has another year to go. Surely they had other things they could be doing - but they've chosen to be here with her. For that, she is incredibly grateful.
But... she does wish "becoming an adult" wasn't synonymous with "drinking alcohol" in some people's minds. Her father had left them to their own devices, and that means he trusts them not to get up to any trouble - but Heisuke is the only one here who's old enough to drink and yet all of them (except for Chizuru, who is politely abstaining) have been doing so. Kosuzu, at least, is only taking polite sips; Sen is a little more tipsy, and Heisuke...
Well, she loves him, but Heisuke has had so much to drink already that he's sleeping it off with his head in her lap even though it's only a little after eight in the evening. It's cute - endearing, even, the way he has his arms wrapped around her waist and he looks so comfortable in his slumber - but she feels a little embarrassed, mostly because Kosuzu and Sen are both here. She thinks she would mind it less if there wasn't anyone else around to see it.
At least Sen's teasing is relatively minimal. Of course, the three of them who are still awake are neck-deep in girltalk - that's only interrupted when the doorbell rings. Chizuru looks down at Heisuke's head in her lap, but Sen tells her not to worry and trots off to answer the door herself.
A few moments later there's a delighted giggle and an "Oh, my!" before Sen calls back to them - "Ah, come here! You have to see your father's taste in graduation gifts!"
Chizuru exchanges a puzzled glance with Kosuzu before gently shifting Heisuke's arms from around her waist and settling his head on the couch, and then she's on her feet and heading for the entranceway -
...that's a man, not a gift. She pauses and stares at the man in the doorway for a few moments. "Um..."
Kosuzu, evidently more tipsy than she's been letting on, tugs on Chizuru's sleeve. "Your father got you a military man for your graduation?" It sounds as though it's meant to be a whisper, but it's loud enough for all of them to hear. Chizuru blushes crimson.
"N-no, that's... um...!"
Poor Hijikata. His timing is atrocious, really.
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Her smiles but he has to glance away himself after a moment, although not before noticing her playing with the necklace. "...You wear it well, by the way," he mutters, not really sure if he should be acknowledging her wearing it at all.
It seems inappropriate but he can't help feeling some form of elation over this result. But, when Hijikata tries to formulate something further about the accessory, it becomes something else entirely: about just he and her alone.
"I'm glad you came, too. I've missed you."
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She looks up just enough to glance at him briefly - unsure if she really heard what she thought she heard. He thinks she wears it well..? Her gaze drops down to what she can see of the necklace and she brushes her fingertips against it, mulling it over for a moment or two. "Only... only because Hijikata-san has very good taste in jewelry."
(Chizuru still hasn't really questioned why he had a necklace and was prepared to give it to her; that's a can of worms she's just so unsure if she should open up or not.)
"...coming here is a little bittersweet, actually." Her voice is very soft - because she's not entirely sure that what she's about to say is something she wants anyone around them to be able to hear. It might even be a little improper, but there's something in her that makes her feel very much like she would regret it if she didn't at least try to say it. "Because... um... After this... will we have the chance to meet again?"
She doesn't think so. He's soon to be a married man; she's just the daughter of one of his acquaintances.
"But... I really am happy for you. And I hope you find real happiness in this match, Hijikata-san."