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[garudynamic]

 Look, I just realized I never did a non smut version of this. Just say who you wanna thread with and I will throw things at you.

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Dancing Competition

[electrostruck]

[Returning from the big city on the train, Kanji and Yosuke left a day later. They both wanted to spend some time there and had plenty of free time before school started again.

That's when Kanji, at one of their stops to get some food, noticed a poster. He ripped it off the wall and brought it over to Yosuke, who had a bag of food.]

Yosuke! Lookit this!

[It was a paired dancing competition, and the winner would get a massive cash prize and a television appearance.]

You and me! We could do this!

[garudynamic]

Huh? Us?

[He looked at the poster- Chie was in full training for the police testing, and Yukiko was working more and more at the inn. Teddie was.... Teddie, and everyone else no longer lived in Inaba with them. They were the only options]

Dude but this is like, REAL dancing. Not the free style stuff we were doing in the LMB show...

[electrostruck]

Well... we got three months! If we keep practicin', we should totally be able to do it!

[Kanji's completely determined to do this, and he's going to drag Yosuke into it.]

C'mon!

[garudynamic]

...can't hurt to try?

[They were already in the habit of training after school almost every day, after all. It being his senior year his dad had let him off the hook at work- said he 'needed to experience his high school days while you can'. With business booming and the town not hating them now he had plenty of part time help.]

I still gotta study for exams but- sure, let's do it!

[electrostruck]

Okay, then let's meet up tomorrow and practice! It can't be too hard, right?

[He grins.]

Okay, I'm gonna go register us! I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

[He runs off pretty much immediately, going off to where ever it is they register for things idk let me bullshit.]

[garudynamic]

[Once he's had a bit for it to sink in, Yosuke ends up pretty excited to. He ends up bouncing all through school the next day.

They meet up as planned, Yosuke waving Kanji down]

Alright man, you ready?

[electrostruck]

Yeah! I'm ready!

[He grins and turns the music on.]

Uh... okay, so one of us has to lead the other.

[garudynamic]

Oh yeah... uh... do we do this by height or...?

[electrostruck]

Well... if we're bein' honest... you're the better dancer... so maybe you should lead?

[garudynamic]

Okay, yeah, that makes sense. So... hmm.

[He stops to think, gathering his nerves]

Give me your hands.

[electrostruck]

[He nods and puts out his hands.]

Like this?

[garudynamic]

Yeah.

[Wow, Kanji's hands are a lot bigger then his, he realizes. He's not SURPRISED but he never really thought about it]

I watched a few videos last night, so I think we can at least get the basics down.

[electrostruck]

I did a lil' bit too!

[He chuckles.]

Alright, y'start.

[garudynamic]

Okay...

[Breath in- and he starts swaying slightly, leading Kanji along with the rhythm in his head]

date stuff with Beat

[scratchitti]

[Things were finally starting to feel normal again. As normal as they really could, anyways. Neku hung out with his new friends regularly. Sometimes as a group, sometimes one or two at a time.

He'd been hanging with Beat a lot. Probably most of all- Shiki was still working things out with Eri. And while he liked Rhyme, being younger then them was a barrier.

So a lot of times it was just them. It was... nice. So today he was by the ramen shop, waiting to meet up, feeling... contented? He's not 100% sure HOW he feels]

[soundsurfing]

[Hanging with Neku had been one of the best things in Beat's life. Not only had it really helped him chill and be more confident in himself, but Neku didn't expect anything but to just... relax.

And the more it happened, the more Beat realized he was... really liking his time with Neku. He loved it when they were all together again, but it was the best when it was just them.

Plus his stomach had started doing flipflops and he might be slow but he knew what that meant. Or, figured he did.

Which is why he was a little fidgety when he finally showed up at the ramen shop, plopping down into the chair opposite Neku.]

Sorry yo, fer bein' late. Kinda had to do some stuff last minute.

[scratchitti]

Don't worry about it.

[It's just starting to shift from Warm to Hot outside, enough so that Neku has started wearing JotM jerseys and other things that seem to swallow his shoulders more often then not. But in here, while not cool, it's a least *dim*- a relief from the blazing sun.

Neku notices the fidgeting, and taps Beat's leg with his foot]

...you good?

[soundsurfing]

[Beat doesn't even feel the heat, mostly because he's a sun child and he's used to it, but also because he's almost uncomfortabley warm from thoughts anyways.

The touch to his leg almost has him shooting out of the chair, giving Neku a wide eyed look before scrubbing his face.]

Yeah bro, he good. Jus' thinkin' stuff that got him all jittery, you know?

[He's always honest, especially to Neku.]

You order yet?

[scratchitti]

[Beat jumping makes HIM jump a bit- damn this whole casual contact thing was hard. He always felt like he was doing it wrong some how.]

Not way, if I did you'd just steal half my food.

[soundsurfing]

Wow yo, you got me all wrong dude!

[The tease helps him relax again and he huffs in play indignation and gently kicks Neku under the table.

Though of course he would have.]

You wanna get the norm or shake it up a bit?

[scratchitti]

[he kicks back in turn, but no more then that- he doesn't wanna start a battle]

What, you got something in mind?

[soundsurfing]

Aight dude, stick wid me, it gonna sound weird. We blow this place fer now, go an' get some dogs an' nuggets, then we come back an' join 'em wid the ramen! Chilli dog ramen an' chicken nugget ramen!

[No Beat that sounds disgusting.]

[scratchitti]

[...]

That sounds awful.

[But he's fighting back the urge to laugh, eyes crinkling up]

[soundsurfing]

What no c'mon, bet it'll taste awesome!

[He's all for it, leaning across the table towards Neku, trying to bring him into this disgusting conspiracy.]

[scratchitti]

[Neku hides his face in one hand, shoulders shaking. God, if they did that Doi would ban them from ever coming back]

This is such a bad idea...

[He finally taps a finger on the table, as if noting a check they didn't even have yet]

Okay fine- but only if you pay. I'm not putting down money to get sick.