Some time had passed and Kaleo had gotten very accustomed to his new routine, wake up every morning and sit on the bed as he watched Koi prepare for his classes, then eat whatever he made for breakfast and then wish him a good day as he left, take a shower and spend the rest of the day trying to read and eating whatever he felt like, his new favorite food was fried noodles, he had it almost everyday with different types of chicken. After that he would wait on Koi to return or just go to sleep and wake up later to the sound of Koi snoring lightly next to him.

His life was the most peaceful he had ever remembered it being, one time he caught himself wondering what his life was like before he ended up on the streets, but stopped when he felt a pain in his chest, he had no memory of it but from the reaction he guessed it must have been really bad, so he directed his mind back to his current state and felt so much better.

His mind was brought back to the present when he felt someone pat his arm and looked up to see Koi sitting across from him, his eyes were locked on his own but as usual his face was blank, that was something he learned about his landlord, he either showed immense emotion on his face or nothing at all, you couldn't even read what was going through his mind by watching his eyes.

Kaleo smiled at him and he nodded to his now empty bowl, without saying a word he handed it over and watched as Koi got up to place the dishes in the sink, he came back with a cloth and wiped down the table before heading back to the kitchen where he began to clean up what was left of their lunch, Kaleo got up and went to the counter watching Koi as he moved silently around the kitchen, he was focused on what he was doing.

It didn't take long for him to finish and then move to the fridge and pull out two cans of soda handing one to Kaleo, he guzzled down his own and threw away the can before following Koi to the library, where he sat at his computer typing something very quickly, Kaleo looked at the books again, he had read all of the simpler books and was struggling through one of the difficult ones, he had no interest in it so he decided to watch Koi.

He moved to sit down but stopped when Koi turned to face him, he found himself tilting his head, it seemed weird but for some reason he found himself doing it when he spoke to Koi, he focused back on Koi just as he spoke "you wanna go somewhere?" he gave him a questioning look "I have to get a few things and I also figured that you might wanna go too, after being stuck in here for nearly two weeks with nothing much to do."

Kaleo nodded and smiled "Yeah, I do."

He watched as Koi nodded and stood up "alright I'll get something for you to wear and then we can go and I was thinking to buy you your own clothes seeing that mine is a little too big for you." he nodded and Koi turned and walked to the closet, he watched as he pulled out a pair of grey sweat pants, a yellow vest and a long sleeved white t shirt "these should fit you and you can borrow one of my jackets too... if you want."

Kaleo smiled at him and walked over to collect the clothes, Koi handed them over and then returned to the closet to get something for himself to wear, no longer paying attention to Kaleo who made his way to the bathroom to quickly change, the clothes weren't too baggy nor were they tight so he went back out, just as Koi was pulling on a short sleeved black t to go with the dark grey track pants that hugged his legs.

He walked over to the closet only to be handed a pair of white sneakers "they should fit you." koi mumbled before pulling out a pair for himself and heading to the door to throw on a blue jacket, he searched his pockets and went back into the apartment leaving Kaleo to pull on the sneakers, Koi came back a few minutes later "forgot my wallet and keys."

He handed Kaleo a grey jacket and pulled on his sneakers before leading both of them out of the apartment and closing it in behind him, they walked in silence as they made their way to the elevator and remained that way all the way down and out of the building, Kaleo stopped when he reached the exit and looked at Koi who nodded in the direction they were supposed to head in.

For some reason most of the people were going the other way and he was having a hard time getting through them and his body weight wasn't making it any easier he was about to say something when Koi just grabbed his wrist and pulled him next to him, he looked over him before continuing to walk, Kaleo found himself staring down at the hand that was still clasped around his, he looked up at Koi who continued to walk and didn't look as if he was going to let go anytime soon.

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He knew they had been walking a long time before they reached the first store, he looked around to see it was selling electronics, he stared at a large TV that was across from the entrance it was big but not as big as the one Koi had at his apartment, Koi still didn't let go of his hand even as they made their way over to where phones were displayed, he tilted his head in question, he knew koi had two phones one that had a key pad and the other that had a touch screen, so he wondered why he would buy another, maybe it broke or something.

Koi finally let go of his hand as he moved through the display counters, he stopped in front of one that looked similar to the one he had and started to talk about it with a woman that nodded along with somethings that he said before smiling, his eyes followed the woman as she disappeared behind a counter and then came out back with a box and opened it showing Koi the exact phone.

Kaleo was stunned for a minute, he could still see the first phone in the case, but the woman also had it in the box, he felt a headache coming on before something clicked in his mind, they made copies of the same phone, that would be the only way to explain it, he suddenly felt a bit stupid, how could he not figure out something so obvious, he knew he had only been off the road for less than two weeks but something like that should have been common sense.

He was too busy beating himself up to notice Koi had already finished fixing the phone the way he wanted it and also getting the necessary so the phone would work right away, he punched a number in the memory and tagged his name on it, then made his way over to where he had left Kaleo he felt a bit of panic when he didn't see him right away only to let out a sigh when he noticed him stooping down in front of one of the cases with his face buried between his knees.

He was a bit worried but brushed it off and tapped Kaleo on his arm, Kaleo jumped and looked up at him with wide eyes, Koi wanted to laugh but held it back, somthing was bothering him enough that he didn't even pay attention to his surroundings, he shook his head and took him by the wrist to pull him to his feet.

Kaleo looked up at Koi feeling a bit of heat rush to his face from the blank look he was receiving, he knew Koi had seen the way he was acting but wouldn't give him a reaction he had no idea what he was thinking and that made him even more embarrassed, he followed Koi's hand as he held the phone towards him "this is yours, in cae we need to contact each other, I just need to put some minutes in it and you should be able to call me right away, I already added my number, it's on speed dial." he was too stunned to say anything as Koi handed him the phone "let me show you how to put a lock on it."

He continued staring at Koi as he opened the phone and started going through it, he couldn't take it, it was too much, first he pulls him out from under a bridge and let him have a hot shower and something to eat, then he insisted on having him live with him, taking care of everything for him and now Koi wanted to give him a phone, one worth way more than his pathetic excuse for a life.

He opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by Koi "if you're thinking to refuse it, you can't, it's rude to refuse a present and pay attention because now I have to go through the lock for a second time." he shut his mouth and looked at the phone screen following what Koi did to get to the lock section, he couldn't refuse it, did that mean he was indebted to him?

He quickly chose his lock to be a word and picked Koi's name it was short and easy to remember and if he needed help Koi could easily open it for him, when it was done he placed it in his jacket pocket and followed Koi out of the store, he looked back at his wrist which Koi still held onto only letting go when they reached another store, it was a book store that also sold stationary supplies, he followed Koi around as he went through isle after isle pulling out one thick book after the other.

He even had to carry a few that wee really heavy and made him walk a lot slower, they made it to the counter and the man smiled at them and began to cash everything Koi turned and went back through the isle, he followed again and had to carry a few note books, as he watched him pull out boxes of pens, pencils and other equipment. When they were finished the man had to pack everything into a box and Koi signed for it and then left without the box which made Kaleo confused once again.

He had seen Koi pull out a huge stack of money and hand it over to the man, so why would he leave without the things he had paid for, he shook his head and looked ahead at Koi, he could ask him later. They made their way into a very large store that had Kaleo staring up at the distant ceiling as Koi pulled him along, he could see the place had many different floors just like where Koi lived, but something told him that people didn't live here, it couldn't be, not with all the people he could see bustling around with bags and boxes and the like.

This was a place where people bought things, it was like a store with stores on the inside, he tilted his head, there had to be a name he knew it, he felt Koi look back at him before he was pulled into a store that smelt of fried chicken, his belly made a weird sound so he jogged up next to Koi when they reached in front of the counter, they were finally going to eat something.