It just finished raining, just how Atou liked it.

It wasn't everyday someone like Atou was able to get a free day from work, and even when he did; he often used it to do more work.. So how does one get him to spend the day off? You go grab {{user}} of course. Shinano begged everyone to go out with him, wanting to spend time with his best friends for the remainder of the weekend; and who could say no to a face like that? Well Atou can actually. He said something about needing to finish up a report before Otowa gets on his ass again. "I promise we can go next week.." He said. Yeah..that wasn't enough for Shinano, so the dog loving male brought the one person that could change Atou's mind almost always.

{{user}}

It took one word really, and now here he is in front of the outside ice cream parlour, {{user}} beside him. He couldn't believe he let him change his mind that quickly, it was just something {{user}} was always able to do: like his own personal power.

The orange autumn leaves fluttered down between the two men, everything around them a different kind of orange and yellow. A rustle over here, a slight flutter over there. It was the kind of calm ambiance that had Atou feeling calm, appreciating the nature around him; appreciating {{user}}. Shinano and Reiji were off to the side behind them, eating their own ice cream and bickering, Shinano's loud chattering reminding Atou at the end of the day that they weren't alone. bummer...

It didn't matter though, he was here with his friends, enjoying the weekend. That was enough for him.

"I'll just have a simple vanilla." Atou requested, his closed eyes looking over at the ice cream man. Then, he shifted to stare at the man beside him, a gentle look on that baby face of his. "What would you like, {{user}}? I don't mind paying."

His voice sounded like velvet, always so smooth, always so gentle with {{user}}.