"Suga-chan!"

I pulled away from Sawamura and waved to him. "Hey Tadashi! C'mere! Meet my friends!" The green-haired boy jogged up to me and we gave each other a hug. I didn't notice Sawamura tense up slightly. "You've already met Sawamura," I say after we pull away, "This is Tanaka Ryuunosuke-"

I motion to him, and he gives a grin and points to himself. I chuckle, then point to Ennoshita-

"And that's Ennoshita Chikara."

He gives a wave and a small smile, then looks at the ground nervously. "He's shy," Tanaka explains, and to me privately he says, "You two were special circumstances." I nod and continue on. "What do you need help with?"

"Well," he begins, "Tsukki and I are gonna get kicked out and we have nowhere to go. I can't find a job, and he got laid off- and we don't know what to do-"

I could tell he was getting pretty frantic, so I patted him on the back and let him cry into my shoulder. "It's gonna be fine," I say, "Because I think the car has room for two more." I look at Sawamura, who nods stiffly.

"Th- the car?"

"Well, if you'd like, me, Sawamura, Ennoshita, and Tanaka are all gonna go to the Sakanoshita store in Miyagi to help us find our paths in life. You're welcome to come, if you accept, of course, but you don't have to if you don't-"

Tadashi cuts me off with a huge hug.

"We would love to. Thank you."

"When would you like to leave?"

"Whenever you're ready."

"Okay. Lemme book two hotel rooms for the- one, two, three, four, five- six of us, and-"

"Oh, uh, can I talk to you about that?"

"Sure."

"Privately?"

"Uh, sure."

We cross the street in silence. As we reach the other side, I say, "What is it?"

"Well," Tadashi says, "I don't exactly feel comfortable sharing a room with you guys. I'm sorry, it's me, not you-"

"No, It's fine! Is it okay if you tell me why, or would you rather keep it private?"

"I can tell you, but please don't tell anyone else."

"I promise."

"So, I was actually born a girl."

"But you use he/him pronouns, right?"

"...yeah."

"I assume Tsukki knows?"

"Yeah."

"I'll get you your own room then, and handle any complaints about it if they may come."

"Okay, thank you."

"No problem."

We walk back to the group and I continue planning. We end up all crashing at Tanaka and Ennoshita's place for the very last time, and I feel butterflies flutter in my stomach. I'm excited now that most of the fear has melted away. As everyone else sleeps, I scroll through my laptop to find a good hotel for relatively cheap and Sawamura sits down next to me. 

"How are we all gonna fit in the car, Koushi? There are five seats, and six of us."

"Someone can sit in the trunk. It's big, and we have almost no personal belongings. Plus, the trunk takes up half my car, and my car is huge."

"Okay. As long as you're sure..."

"I'm positive."

"Then I'm sure tomorrow won't fall flat."

I book the rooms and close my laptop, then hug him.

"You know I love you, Sawamura."

"Yeah, I know. I love you too."