#while being just plain ol' dudepals in other contexts ig. lmao.

[deus-ex-mona]

If I Went on a Trip with You: Chapter 11

i almost typed ‘if i went on a date with you’ in the title whoops

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Aizo: I’ve seen Sannenzaka on TV and in magazines, but it really is different to actually be here in person…

Aizo: It looks just like the set of a drama or a movie!

Yujiro: It’s been used as an actual filming location before, though. Wait, I mean, don’t you think that it’s actually rather mundane?

Aizo: Ugh… Can’t you just agree with me honestly for once?

Yujiro: It’s impossible because I don’t understand you at all.

Aizo: Haah… That’s always how it is with you, huh. Well, it’s fine, though.

Aizo: We’ve seen most of the place, so it’s about time that we headed back to the inn, right?

Yujiro: Yeah.

Yujiro: Bonds don’t just exist within family members, you know?

Yujiro: This view that I can see from Kiyomizu-dera, as well as the view from the stage when I’m standing by your side, Aizo…

Yujiro: I think both of them are equally good views. I also think that we’ll be able to see much better scenery than those.

Yujiro: I wonder if such a thing can be called a bond as well.

Yujiro: (Why did I say that? That was way too embarrassing…)

Aizo: Oi. Why are you walking so far away from me?

Yujiro: It’s not that I’m doing so or anything. Legend says that it’s not good to fall here, so I’m just trying to be careful.

Aizo: Eh, for real?! You should’ve said so earlier…!

Yujiro: (I hope that he’ll hurry up and forget all about our earlier conversation.)

Aizo: Hey, going back to our conversation from just now, I’ve been thinking about what we’re lacking.

Yujiro: (...Of course he didn’t forget about it.)

Aizo: If we were a comedy duo, you’d be the funny man, and I’d be the straight man… Don’t you think it’d be pretty sweet if we had these roles?

Yujiro: Why am I the funny man? No matter how you think about it, it fits you more, no? Whatever, just forget all about what happened earlier.

Aizo: I won’t forget about it. No matter how you look at it, I’m the straight man, and you’re the funny man, right?

Yujiro: Eh… Are you serious?

Aizo: That’s what I just said, didn’t I? You can ask Suzumi too.

Yujiro: I think everyone would have the same opinion as me, though. I mean, doesn’t a funny man actually have to be funny?

Yujiro: (I was wondering what he was going to say… but it ended up being yet another weird thing… well, it’s just like Aizo to do that, though.)

Aizo: It’s been quite some time since LIPxLIP was formed, but I still don’t know you that well.

Yujiro: That’s my line.

Yujiro: (Why is he so quick to speak, yet he keeps the most important things hidden under a lonely look on his face?)

Yujiro: (He really isn’t honest… Well, not that I’m better than him in that regard.)

Aizo: …But, well, this trip was kinda fun. 

Aizo: Also… I’m really thankful that you found my strap for me.

Yujiro: Eh?

Aizo: To be honest, I had completely given up on finding it… so I’m happy that you did.

Yujiro: (That should be my line… Thanks to Aizo, my first ever trip wasn’t bad at all…)

Yujiro: I—

Yujiro: (For not giving up on me and for going out with me, really—)

Yujiro: It was really hard to take care of you.

Aizo: Huh?! That’s my line! Besides, you’re—

Aizo: …

Yujiro: ...What?

Aizo: Nah. …I don’t want to argue with you anymore today. I’m glad that I came on this trip with you, and that’s all I’m gonna say!

Yujiro: Agreed. It was a nice change of pace… Let’s go to practice as soon as we return.

Yujiro: (We have lots of things to do from now on, after all.)

Aizo: …Let’s head back to Tokyo.

Aizo: We’ve got to make all of the things that we talked about come true.

Aizo: Let’s continue to do our best together in Tokyo!

Yujiro: …

Yujiro: (He really does say a lot of unnecessary things, doesn’t he…)

Yujiro: (Even if he didn’t bother to say it aloud, I already feel the same way that he does…—)