where it all started pt 4

                                    

                                          
As soon as he saw the food layed out before him, Kurapika plopped down and hastily began to gorge into it. 


                          
"Damn, you're hungry" Leorio took his glasses of and rested them on the table. He then proceeded to stretch and lay beside the table, occasionally popping up to check up on Pika. It was amusing to see his little friend, usually so well composed and polite, ravaging into his meal. 
                          
Leorio couldn't help but laugh, throwing Pika off. 


                          
"What," he question sternly.


                          
"You are adorable" leorio said slyly propping his his head on a hand. 


                          
"What?!"


                          
"N-no i didn't mean it that way! It's just you're so small and you're eating so much"


                          
Kurapika shook his head and continued to eat, disappointed Leorio hadn't meant it in the way he though he had. 


                          
Leorio on the other hand felt a wave of awkwardness fall over him. "shit that came outta nowhere" he thought to himself. He excused himself from the uneasy silence and headed to the bathroom. 


                          
Leorio repeated in his mind. "It's ok, it was nothing. You are straight, there's nothing to worry about." After chanting that a couple hundred times he looked into the mirror, still foggy from Pikas shower, "Even though Kurapika may have beautiful honey blond hair and smooth, pale skin, he's- holy shit what are you thinking??? Pikas your best friend!!" After a couple slashes of warm water on his face, he headed back out. 


                          
The blonde had finished everything and was sitting crossed crossed on the floor leaning on the table, muttering to himself. As soon as Leorio walked back in, he sat up and smiled what he thought to be a very convincing smile. "Leorio, though i greatly appreciate seeing you and all the food and the shower, i cannot accept your offer to stay here. i need to leave immediately. there are some hotels walking distance from here so i should get going" 


                          
What? Why did he want to go? Leorio wondered. He didn't want Pika to go! With pika everything was more fun and bright. Leorio loved being with Kurapika, cross that, he LOVED Kurapika, and he didn't want the visit to end. "Why? You don't need to!"


                          
"I know but i should leave you to studying and you look like you need rest" Pika stood up and brushed himself off. 


                          
"please stay! please"


                          
Kurapika looked inquiringly at his friend. What was with this burst of desperation? Didn't leorio want him gone?


                          
Leorio was frantically looking for something to convince his guest to stay when his eyes came across his record player. "Would you at least stay for a dance with me?"


                          
Pika followed his eyes and laughed, "Can that still play? It's looks like shit"


                          
"It can! I found it on the side of a road, what can you expect!"


                          
Kurapika couldn't help but smiling, which caused Leorio to relax a bit. 


                          
"Come on! Just for a bit"


                          
"No. I really need to get going-"


                          
Leorio picked his small friend up and threw him back onto the couch. He placed a frank sinatra record on player and waltzed out the backdoor to a small balcony. "Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars..." leorio sang in a soft voice, giving pika butterflies. Leorio leaned over the edge and picked up a pack of molboros, lighting one with a lighter. He danced around, glancing over at his friend, wishing he'd come over.