Nagito POV

Izzy?! I shook her lightly, "You never told me it was him!".

She laughs and holds the mic down, "We did, you forgot and said Hajime, by the way was absolutely fucking hilarious".

"It's not funny, how the hell am I supposed to—?".

"We went over the fake backstory for a reason", "Now come on".

      I follow her off stage, cursing underneath my breath. How the hell was I supposed to be calm and collected when I'm being sold to my best friend?! My favorite one at that.

"Are you ready to meet the lovely Mr.Kamu—".

"Ichigo. Didn't I tell you to stop finding random people?" He scolded.

"He isn't a random person, he's Ko's long lost cousin Nagtio" she explains.

He tilts his head in confusion, "Nagito?".

      I blush lightly, it was hot hearing him say my first name. He never does it unless he's really pissed off.

    "No no, Nagtio, the 'I' and 'T' are switched around" she tells him.

He huffs, "They might as well be twins then".

I told her that.

"Anyways", she turns to me, "How about you introduce yourself".

I sigh and slightly roll my eyes, "I'm Nagtio Komaeda".

He just stares at me.

     "Do I have something on my face, sir?" I asked nervously.

"No, you just look very much like Sugar".

"Sugar?".

"I call your cousin Sugar, is that a problem?".

"N-no! Of course not!".

      Why am I so panicked? He continued to stare at me, almost like he was analyzing every inch of my body. I'd hope not, the thought of being checked out makes me a bit nervous because of the 99.9% change of it being now.

    "Judging from your outfit the name 'Sugar Buns' fits you better so you'll be Sugar 2.0" he states.

    Ouch, kinda hurts to be downgraded from myself. Ichigo snickers and I just roll my eyes at her.

"Come now, let us leave this place", he says.

"Where are we going Mr.Kamukura?" I asked, looking up at him.

Curse this damn height difference.

"To a restaurant, we must talk about terms and agreements, the contract, and I must get to know you better", he explains.

"That's understandable" I mumbled.

"It's not like you had a choice unless you were uncomfortable", Ichigo states.

Izzy glares at her, then grabs me by the waist, "I'd advise you to be quiet Ichigo".

"Wow, your welcome! Is this the thanks I get?" She asks.

"I told you the last time I didn't want another Sugar baby".

     "And yet you still came and bought another one" Ichigo responds sassily.

"You said this one would interest me and you stand corrected this time".

     I frown, I'm not another one of his stupid Sugar babies that can't satisfy him.

"This time? I'm correct most of the time".

He shakes his head in disapproval, "That is incorrect".

"Yeah, yeah whatever".

"Let's go, I don't want these guys to keep staring at Sugar any longer" he tells her, pulling me closer with a tight grip.

      "Well he is a major eye candy like his cousin".

"And also the outfit he's wearing", "His ass is basically sticking out" he states.

"The outfit wasn't my idea" I mumbled.

"Ichigo".

"Ok so like maybe that was my idea, but how else was he supposed to get your attention?" She asks, guilty.

He glares at her, "Do not dress him up like this unless I ask you too".

She sighs, "Yes sir".

"Come on Sugar, I have a coat in the car you can wear", "I'm sure you're uncomfortable with people staring at you" he tells me.

"Thank you".

"Is the car ready Ichigo?" He asks, turning to her.

"Yeah the limo is outside and ready".

"W-wait limo?" I asked.

"Yes a limo, would you prefer something less flashy?".

"It's fine I just wasn't expecting it".

He nods and leads me out of the club. 

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       Why did I expect a normal restaurant instead of any fancy one? Izzy took us to the Towers restaurant in Minato. It's one of the fanciest restaurants in Japan! I heard the view is nice at night, which is perfect! Hmm, I wonder if the food tastes good? 

      "Ah, Mr.Kamukura", "I see you're back today and with a new sugar baby I presume?" The waitress asks.

"I am, but is that your business?" He asks.

"Gomen'nasai sir, your usual table?".

"Yes ma'am".

Ichi and I giggle a bit and follow the two. The lady leads us to our table. 

I sit across from him and Ichi sits next to him.

"Shall we get started with the terms and agreements?" He asks.

I nod, he pulls out what looks like an expensive tablet.

"Did Ichigo give you any idea of what you're signing up for?".

I lightly glare at her, "Like she said this was a last minute decision". 

"So is it safe to assume you have background knowledge of what a sugar daddy and sugar baby relationship is, yes?".

"I'm not stupid for one, so yes" I answered.

He seemed somewhat satisfied with my answer.

"You didn't take me for one who is unknowledgable, and I'd be a shame if I had another one like that". 

"I wouldn't want to unsatisfy you in any way shape or form".

"And your desires?".

"Excuse me? Could you repeat the question" I asked.

"I'm asking about your desires, what are your desires?".

"Why do my desires matter to you?".

"You don't have to tell me, I just would like to know'', he explains.

"My apologies for the snappy attitude then".

He nods and extends the tablet towards me, "Just read all of these rules and terms, pick the things you don't agree with and sign where you do" he explains.

I nod and try to grab the tablet but he reaches back. 

I tilt my head a bit, "Look at what you want to order first" he tells me.

     I grab the menu and scan it, there's not much I actually want. I'll just go with the Yamagata Pork Shoulder. That should be good right? To be honest, I haven't really been eating properly, besides ice cream.

"Try not to order ice cream Ko", Ichigo states.

"Shut up".

"Why would he order ice cream Ichigo?" Izuru asks.

"It's just something he likes to eat".

"That's not—".

"Are you guys ready to order?" The lady asks, interrupting Izuru. 

"Yes, you do know what you want right?" Izzy asks me.

"Can I get the Yamagata Pork Shoulder, please?" I asked.

"Of course, and for you sir?".

"Same thing".

"Alright, for you ma'am?".

"I'd like the king crab, cocktail shrimp and the Smoked Shigen Chicken please" Ichi stated.

"Alright, I'll be back later with your food".

The server leaves and he turns to us. 

“Is there a problem between you two?”.

“No”.

He raises his eyebrow in suspicion, “Are you two sure?”.

Ichigo grits a smile, “Yes sir”.

I roll my eyes at her response. 

"What did you do, Ichigo?" Izzy asks her, clearly reading that there is indeed a problem. 

She huffs, not answering the question being asked of her. He turns to me instead, "Sugar what did she do to make you upset? Clearly you're not the type to get upset for no reason". 

"You're correct, I certainly do not get upset for any reason".

Ichigo scoffs, "Yeah right, you're hella moody".

"I wouldn't be as moody if I knew that I was getting sold".

Izzy instantly glares at her. Uh oh. 

"Ichigo. This is not the first time somebody has said this".

"You're right, it's the second time" she replies sassily.

"Watch your tone Ichigo, if you were not my best friend you would not have this job". 

She sighs and scratches her head, "I know, I apologize".

"Apologize to him, not me" he commanded.

    With an eye roll she responded, "Can it wait until after we eat? I'd rather not give a half-assed apology".

    He hums instead of a verbal answer. Let's hope I didn't get her into too much trouble.

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     The food came a while after the conversation had happened. The silence felt awkward and really tense, it was suffocating. Izzy tried to make small talk with me, but failed. Probably gotten bored or stopped caring. 

     Ichi hasn't really said anything either. Probably tired from her mood swings and was really hungry. She hasn't apologized yet but I know she will. She always does after all, so I'm assuming her hunger got to her and she snapped. 

"Come on Sugar, it's time to go home".

"Home?".

"Well you're new home, my home".

"You actually consider that place a home?" Ichi asks.

"More or less". 

She clears her throat and stands up, "I'll go make sure the limo is ready, give me five minutes".

He nods and she walks away. Is this what normally happens? 

He gets up and extends his hand out to me, "Come".

      I take his hand, he softly pulls me out of the chair. His hands are softer than I thought, then again it's been awhile since we've touched. 

      He leads me out of the restaurant without saying a word. I'm a bit nervous that I made a wrong first impression even if we technically know each other. His posture is still good as ever and looks more toned since the last time I've seen him. 

"So where is home?" I ask, as we make it outside.

     He turns to look at me and then stares, I feel very uncomfortable. Why is he exactly staring at me? Should I not have asked that? 

A car honks in front of us, the window rolls down and Ichi is in the driver's seat.

"Oi! Get ya asses in the limo".

Izuru face palms, "I do not pay you to embarrass me Ichigo".

"I'm still your best friend soooo it's a part of the job!" She yells with a smile. 

"Hiring one of my best friends as a manager was the worst thing I could've ever done" he mutters.

"I heard that!".

I laugh, maybe this won't be a bad thing after all.

Author's Note: The chapter, excluding this is 2,400+ words, take it and enjoy. Also shoutout to for Yummy_Candles the name idea. If it has missing words or grammar mistakes, I apologize this wasn't supposed to come out today and it's still on hold.

Finished on: 01/17/21
Published on: 01/19/21
Re-Published on: 07/28/22