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“Ah~ France would be perfect! Kai’s never gotten out of Japan. Personally I’d choose black for Hakuba-kun the contrast would be perfect.” She paused to giggle and dance slightly in her seat. “Marion you are evil~ and that is so perfect!~”

“Well, of course it’s perfect, Kage-chan, dear! I am an event coordinator, you know. Black it is, with a vest that matches Kaito-kun’s eyes. Ah, I can see it all now…” She sighed, wistful. “I suppose we ought to give them some choice in the matter, but it is their fault for being so silly… and you know what they say, what are meddling mothers for if not to meddle~?" 

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“Oh~” She sighed and went dreamy at the thought. “Kai would definitely be wearing white. Very Classic and elegant. No~?" 

"Oh god! Yes, he would be so handsome. And Saguru… oh, he looks so good in either color, I really don’t know which would be best. White, to set them as a pair, or black for contrast?” Then she gasped. “What if we had the wedding in Paris? Or, or, no wait– the manor in Lyon!" 

Another pause. "We could have the wedding in winter, and they could…” Marion could barely contain the giggling that rose up again. “…be forced to share that burberry scarf!" 

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“I know, Marion and I love Hakuba-kun dearly. I am just being protective. I don’t want either of them to get hurt because they were careless with each other. Hopefully they realize that soon.”  

Kaito you may have to give something precious up ….

She smiled at Marion. “They figure something out hopefully and if not we’ll have to jump in and fix things. Won’t that be fun?~”

“Yes, yes it will. Can you imagine meddling during wedding plans~?” She laughed, holding a hand to her lips as she did so, overwhelmed with the sudden surge of giddiness that she felt. If Marion was anything, she was a planner. 

She bit her lip again. “All right, I’ll admit that it’s a bit early to be talking about that, but can’t you just imagine it?" 

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Chikage closed her eyes and bowed her head. “I hope you’re right.”

“I think that the fact that these photos didn’t make it into the media, that Saguru admitted his fault, that Kaito-kun’s name was never released… speaks well of his character, doesn’t it? I know that he can be harsh sometimes, but he’s…”  Marion sighed, lips curving into a pout.

“Well, you know. And I know. And understand, Kage-chan. I’m certain that he will take responsibility for any of his actions, and… well, I just hope that if they do confess that they learn just how important communication is.”

Of course, this came with a sort of somber tone. As if she had any right to talk about that… 

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Chikage smirked. “I think they do.”

She fell silent and serious for a moment. “Marion, despite wanting these two together I’m worried as a mother for Kaito. He’s … in a delicate state, and Hakuba-kun is just adding to his confusion. If Hakuba-kun does anything to destroy that already crumbling floor, I recommend you keep an eye on him personally.”

“You know there’s really only so much that I can do about him, Kage-chan, Saguru is incredibly stubborn in his own right, and does not like taking orders…" 

All the same, she understood Chikage’s warning all too well, and its necessity. Frowning, she finished her tea, then set it back on the table. "But I can’t believe that he would ever do anything to hurt him… not willingly, not intentionally. He’s just not that sort of person, you know?”

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“Oh Marion, I know, I know. If Toichi wasn’t so insistent on us living in Japan I would have had us live in Europe, or the States. As for his love life have you ever thought about giving him a little nudge? I know I’m about  ready to kick Kai in the butt to get him to move.” Chikage sympathized then smiled at her longtime friend. 

There was a helpless shrug and Marion resisted the urge to complain, yet again, about stubborn Japanese men, as they’d done many times in the past, instead turning her full attention to the issue at hand. “Yes, oh yes, I’ve nudged him several times. Nagged him, even. He claims that he just isn’t interested in anyone, that he has his career to think about, and that he’s coming back home after high school, so he can’t get invested…”

After a derisive little laugh, Marion leaned back again. “And then he goes off and applies for Keio University. He’s just so shy, but his actions speak volumes, don’t they?" 

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“By the gods! So Kaito now has his Burberry and was probably walking around wearing it.” Chikage sighed to hide the school girl squeal she wanted to do. “Gods that is so cute. These two! Marion are they just going to keep doing this?!”

“I really can’t say… Saguru’s so tight-lipped about his love life, and so very reserved about his feelings in that regard. You know, I didn’t even know that he’d had a girlfriend at all until a almost a year after the fact? And I only learned he’d had a boyfriend when Baaya told me about it, also after they’d been broken up for nearly a month." 

She sighed, setting the teacup down again. "And neither of those relationships lasted longer than a month. Still, he hasn’t been interested in anyone half as long as Kaito-kun, I’m certain. I wonder if that’s why he’s so hesitant… I mean, other than the whole living in Japan issue. My poor darling… he may have lost his spots, but he still acts like a frightened fawn." 

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“That sounds like them …” Chikage laughed weakly. “And what is this about … ‘Scarf Scandal’? What do scarves have to do with it?”

She perked and wondered about the nice one wrapped around Kaito’s neck.

“I guess he felt bad about pestering ‘his classmate’ and put the scarf around them as sort of a joke, but was so embarrassed after the outburst that he left it behind and is too sheepish to ask for it back." 

This came with peels of laughter as Marion reached for her tea again. "Baaya kept after him about it, ‘where is your burberry?’ but he persisted that he lent it to someone, and then bought himself a new one while he was here for Christmas." 

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Chikage opened the email and scrolled through the photos. “That is … It’s Kaito! Why an alley way? Come on Kai I thought you so much better than that.” She huffed and scold her only child that wasn’t around to hear it. “But I don’t get it, if they’re that close why does it feel like nothing has changed?”

“Well, according to his agent, the whole ‘Scarf Scandal’ was the result of an argument between himself and a classmate, but Saguru wouldn’t say who. I’ve been wondering, but he refuses to give me any information other than it was a ‘crime of passion’ and that he’d been ‘in a mood’ that day.” Marion couldn’t help the giggle that escaped her, biting her lip afterward. 

“I’m sure they’re both simply mortified that they let their feelings show.”