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Homesickness

Timeline: After Hades, after the fic Powerless

Kido's mansion

Milo was sleepy and decided to go to sleep earlier. Yet he stopped his steps when he passed the TV room; he heard someone chuckled and laughed hilariously. Milo frowned his forehead and pressed his ear on the room's door, trying to make himself believe what he heard was really Camus's voice.

It WAS Camus's voice. Milo was so curious on the things that could make his very cold best friend laughed that cheerful. He then tried to open the door, but it was locked. Milo didn't give up: he took a wire from his bedroom, then directly came back to the TV room to unlock the door with that tool. He was successful. There was a "click" and the door was opened. Milo slowly entered the TV room, and shocked seeing what happened inside.

Camus sat with his back on him, in front of the television which broadcasted a cartoon starring some tiny and cute penguins…

Milo felt like his feet were glued on the floor. He saw Camus chuckled again on the scenes in the cartoon and said, "Very cute…" Milo knew that cartoon…it was Pingu. The coldest saint in Sanctuary watched a cartoon show entitled Pingu…

Seconds later Milo couldn't take it anymore.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" he laughed the way he never laughed before.

Camus turned his head in reflex, and he was in horror seeing Milo standing at the door and laughed uncontrollably.

"Milo—" Camus marched at the door and banged it. He was totally blushed.

"I…HAHAHAHA…never…never…," Milo couldn't speak as he really couldn't control his laughter. Camus covered Milo's mouth with his hand and glared at him, though Milo could see panic expression on his handsome face. "Stop laughing!" he snarled.

"Never…thought…prfffff…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"Milo, what are you laughing at?" a voice from outside.

"Don't tell anybody," Camus whispered. "Please, Milo, don't tell the others…"

Milo was amazed in the middle of his laughter—he'd never seen Camus that panic.

"Camus…," Milo answered the question. "Camus is watching Ping—"

"Husssh!" Camus whispered angrily and stepped on his best friend's foot.

"Ouch!" Milo gasped, though he was still laughing.

"Camus is watching what?" that voice asked in curiousity.

"Prrrff…Camus is watching Ping—"

"Milooo!"

"Pong…," Milo tried so hard not to laugh. "Camus is watching Ping-Pong…Ping-Pong…"

"Ping Pong Ping Pong…?" the voice outside sounded bewildered. "I'd never heard there was a movie entitled Ping Pong Ping Pong…"

"Prrrrfff…," Milo was still struggling not to laugh. Camus only sighed in frustration, then sank his body on the couch in front of the television. There was no use making his best friend shutting his mouth. After all his secret had been revealed…

Still smiling widely, Milo took place beside his best friend. Camus was still watching the cartoon, but now he didn't even smile.

"Hey," said Milo after some moments. As time went by finally he too could enjoy the cartoon. That was why, though Camus was still irritated with his best friend's irritating laughter, deep in his heart he felt slightly thankful: Milo always appreciated him, even in the form of watching cartoon.

Milo himself then discovered that Pingu is the name of the main character, which was a very cute penguin.

"Pingu has a sister, who's his sister's name?" Milo asked.

"Pinga," answered Camus.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…!"

Camus stared at his best friend which was almost rolling on the couch.

"Milo, there's nothing to laugh at!" he yelled.

"When…hahahaha...when…prfff…when you said the word…"Pinga"…prfff…HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!"

Camus sighed again; he pressed his ears with two pillows, which only made Milo's laughter got louder and louder.

"Camus…," Milo pulled the pillow from Camus's ears.

"WHAT?!" snapped Camus.

"You were…prrfff…so cute when you said the word "Pinga"…prfff…"

"Yeah, I'm cute when watching cartoon show, I'm cute when washing dishes, I'm cute when eating Toblerone, I'm cute when I'm sleeping, I'm cute when talking about Pingu's sister whose name is Pinga!"

"Hahahaha…" Milo almost lost all of his breaths.

Camus closed his eyes and shook his head. This was his worst nightmare: his best friend caught him watching a cartoon show, much worse because it was Pingu. But he had to be thankful anyway; he couldn't imagine if it was Deathmask who found out…

As the laughter gradually stopped, Milo gazed at his best friend. Warm smile then appeared on his handsome face.

"You miss Siberia, don't you?" asked Milo softly.

Camus's cold expression got warmer.

"How do you know?" he asked.

"Just by watching the cartoon show," smiled Milo. "Snow, white land, ice…. Well, I don't think there's any penguin in Siberia, but…"

Camus didn't answer. He still watched the cartoon show, but his mind was somewhere else.

Milo got closer to him and encircled his head around his shoulders.

"So sorry for the laughters," Milo said.

"Accepted."

"But that Pinga thing is indeed really funny…"

"Stop it!" snarled Camus as he hit Milo's head. Milo laughed once again.

Afterwards they watched the cartoon show together and chuckled together on the funny scenes. Then they couldn't help to laugh hilariously when they heard Hyoga was speaking on the phone outside.

"Come on, check it once again! I really want to watch it! Come on, Lady, there must be a movie entitled "Ping Pong Ping Pong" in your list!"

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