▁one ▁instead ▁there ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁and ▁asks ▁I da ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁him . ▁Heart bro ken , ▁Kob ay ashi ▁runs ▁off . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁gets ▁over ▁the ▁re jection ▁and ▁remains ▁friends ▁with ▁I da , ▁visit ing ▁him ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁acting ▁as ▁his ▁conf id ant ▁about ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hash iz ume . ▁ ▁Hash iz ume ▁and ▁I da ▁begin ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁live ▁together , ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁wants ▁to ▁rent ▁an ▁a partment ▁to ▁two ▁un related ▁men , ▁saying ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁mess y ▁and ▁less ▁reliable ▁for ▁pay ments ▁and ▁renew ing . ▁Kob ay ashi ▁w onders ▁if ▁it ' s ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁avoid ▁rent ing ▁to ▁a ▁gay ▁couple . ▁I da ▁suggests ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁adopt ▁the ▁other , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁gay ▁marriage . ▁This ▁would ▁also ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁brothers ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁rent ing . ▁Hash iz ume ▁initially ▁reject s ▁the ▁idea , ▁causing ▁I da ▁to ▁think ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁love ▁him . ▁They ▁have ▁an ▁argument ▁in ▁which ▁I da ▁acc uses ▁Hash iz ume ▁of ▁having ▁never ▁said ▁" I ▁love ▁you " ▁and ▁Hash iz ume ▁ends ▁up ▁sla pping ▁I da ▁and ▁running ▁off . ▁Cry ing ▁alone , ▁I da ▁rem embers ▁how ▁they ▁first ▁became ▁a ▁couple ▁and ▁that ▁Hash iz ume ▁said ▁the ▁words ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁they ▁kiss ed . ▁Hash iz ume