Just as I arrived in my apartment, I put my takeout dinner on the sofa when my phone rang. My arms were only halfway out of my coat. I grinned. Kawashita had impeccable timing. I took out my phone from my back pocket and answered it without checking.
"Why hello, nineteen-year-old boy who can't stop thinking about me," I greeted.
A deep laugh came. "Are you home already?"
"Yeah. I just got in." I pulled off my coat and dumped it on the sofa. "I'm putting you in speaker."
His voice came gurgling as I placed my phone on the table. "Why? Are you getting naked?"
I laughed and shook my head, tying my hair, sitting on the floor. "You're seriously a horny boy."
"I was just asking." Another laugh. I was beginning to like the sound of it. "And you infected me."
"I infected you?" My tone was incredulous, but my smile was fixed.
"Yes, you, you and your dirty mouth."
"You like it when I talked dirty. You said it makes you hard." I took out my plastic bento. "Wait, are you home?"
"Well," he paused which made my heartbeat spiked. "I am. I am in my room, in my bed, thinking about you."
"You and your words." I got my chopsticks and opened the box.
"They make you weak," he teased.
"No. Your cock makes me weak." I took several mouthfuls.
A booming laughter came through the speaker. I imagined him, his eyes disappearing. That actually made my knees buckle. "That and my words. Are you only eating now?"
I nodded and took rice again before I realized he couldn't see me. I spoke with my mouth full. "Yes."
"Kazuya was meeting his professor so we couldn't eat dinner," I added once I swallowed.
"I want to see you," he said.
"Right now?" I stilled then glanced around.
"I can't." He hesitated. I felt myself deflate and then berated myself in my mind for being sad.
"I don't think I can hold back if I see you now," he added, "I also have this thing with my friends. I'm sorry. I was thinking about video call. You have your laptop there, right?"
"Video call?" I echoed.
"Yes. On Skype. If you don't mind."
"Wait a second," I said and stood, looking for my laptop.
"Don't bother primping up." I heard Kawashita say as I got my laptop from the bedside table.
I sat back on the floor, placing the laptop on the sofa beside my food. "I am beautiful without primping up."
Kawashita laughed. "You indeed are."
My laptop booted, and I logged in my Skype account. Kawashita told me his account and I added him, hesitating when he told me to call. I hadn't done much of this with Jun-senpai because we saw each other most of the time. The only person I skyped with was Miracle, my cousin from the US. I stared at the call button as Kawashita went silent on the other line.
After one deep breath and a quick check on my face, I hit the button. My face came on as the call waited to be connected. The picture was a bit grainy just like my feelings mixed with nervousness.
"Should I drop the call on the phone?" I asked.
The call connected. I held my breath as Kawashita's face slowly came up on the screen. At first, it was blurred then it became focused. He was wearing a white sweatshirt while sitting on a bed.
"You're not naked." His voice echoed both through the laptop and the phone.
My lips curled. "Why do you sound disappointed?"
He wasn't though. I just enjoyed teasing him. He smiled as well, showing his upper crooked teeth. It hit me in an instant. Seeing him was different from hearing his voice. I didn't know the difference was that enormous. My heart was almost sighing. I swallowed and let not myself linger on such thought.
We talked through the screen for a while until I finished my convenience store food. Kawashita kept me company. It was nice until I remembered he had to leave and I had to be back in reality.
"You mentioned you have a thing with your friends." I forced out and breathed out. "When do you need to leave?"
"In an hour or so." He scratched his head. "We still have time. Let me look at your face for a little longer."
"Just my face?" I teased, coaxing a smile out of him.
"Stop it, Reiko-senpai." Kawashita covered his face with his hand. "I've been hard since I saw your face. It's starting to hurt."
A gasp came out of my mouth and I put a hand over it, trying to stop the laughter from erupting.
He removed his hand and scowled at me. "You really know how to put me in misery."
"Me? Speak for yourself, Kawashita-kun." I waved a hand. "And that's easy to fix. Don't you…you know?"
"Don't I what?" His brows furrowed then realization bloomed in his face. "Are you suggesting what I'm thinking?"