New story! First off I want to say that I absolutely adored CollarxMalice and am looking forward to playing the rest of the otome games that are set to be released this, and next year! If you haven't read my Code Realize: Guardians of Rebirth fanfic then I also recommend reading that one as well since it's got the same set up as this.
I will update this AS I FINISH THEM. I will start off by doing 1 per date-able character. They will be long-ish and then afterwards I will be doing shorter scenes doing whatever I want with them. They could be connecting but as for right now they are NOT.
THESE WILL HAVE SPOILERS FOR THE ACTUAL GAME. From Story 1 if you have not FINISHED all MAIN routes then DO NOT read it unless you don't care about MAJOR and I mean MAJOR SPOILERS! I mean it, there's end game SPOILERS in the first scene. These will continue as I see fit :)
I will try to keep the characters as close to their original personalities as POSSIBLE. Of course some of my own swing will end up on them, it's inevitable but kust know that I'm trying my best here and that I seriously hope that you enjoy these.
Got a request? I will do my best. I work 60 hours a week on average. I really appreciate REVIEWS but thank you for READING.
Questions? Shoot me a PM and I will get back to you as long as the email alert thing goes off.
So we're going to start off swinging with Aiji's short story. I don't know the order in which I will post these. Aiji was awesome! His story in the game is so good!
Disclaimer: I do not own CollarXMalice or any of it's characters/plot.
"Now I'm warning you, things can get a little bit out of hand when it comes to the guys. Try not to take anything to heart okay? Especially things said by Sasazuka...he's rude but he doesn't mean it half of the time." I follow the man named Yanagi up the stairs leading to my newfound job. The building is old and on the side of it is a sign saying 'Black Cat Independant Detective Agency' the sign is off since it's currently light out. "I'm sorry that I couldn't get us all together before today. Our co-workers are rather eccentric, they tend to do whatever they want, whenever they want. They're all good men though."
He digs through his coat pockets once we reach the top of the stairs and pulls out a spare key for me. "For the rare chance when no one's home. Both Enomoto and I stay here, the other three have their own places. Rarely do we all leave."
I try to digest all of this as he grabs ahold of the door knob.
"Hey, you nervous? Try not to worry so much alright? You're going to do great." His smile fights off my nerves.
He can tell...of course he can. He was part of the section 1 investigation division. It would be odd if he couldn't tell.
Aiji Yanagi, 28 years old. He was part of the section 1 investigation division. His senses are so sharp that it's a bit scary, one day he just up and quit. His name hasn't really popped up since, not until now. Him and four others opened up an Independent Detective Agency together.
Black Cat...black cats usually stand for bad luck though. He opens the door and they're all already here. There's a green-ish blue haired man hacking away on a keyboard, a long legged red-haired man stretched out on the couch with a book in his hands practically pressed to his nose, a grey haired man reading over his shoulder, and a blond hanging out by the man on the computer.
"Shiraishi?" I recognize him from the Field Ops Crime Lab department. He use to be the Director before he quit shortly after the X-day incident.
"Who're you?" He tilts his head at me, his cat ears just emphasizing the look of him being an animal. I cannot blame him for not remembering me.
"I dropped papers off to Mukai a few times from when I worked for the SRCPO. My name is Ichika Hoshino." I take a bow for the room.
"Yanagi mentioned a new recruit...he didn't mention it'd be a cute girl." The silver haired one shares a smile with me. My face flushes from the compliment, I'm not exactly use to having people come out and say such things.
"Y-You c-c-can't just call a girl that, you idiot! She'll think you're making a pass at her!" The red-haired man stutters a bit too loudly.
"Who cares if she thinks that I am." The silver one even waves at me, confirming that he actually thought I was.
"You must be blind." The green-haired man chimes in, his eyes never leave his computer as he speaks.
he even looked at me once? "You must be Sasazuka." No answer.
"This is Ichika Hoshino, she'll be our new secretary and general staff. She'll cook, clean, and answer our office phone. Try not to take advantage of her. Introduce yourselves." Like a leader, Yanagi tells it like it is. I couldn't get a response but his words immediately brought everyone to life, catching their attention.
"Although I don't recall you, I'm Kageyuki Shiraishi, 29 years old. Former director of the Field Ops Division. You won't see me much." The blond answers smartly. He can't seem to take his eyes off of me and it's starting to creep me out a bit.
"Shiraishi use to be a major profiler. Now he comes and goes as he pleases." Yanagi pitches in.
Like a cat.
"Kei Okazaki, I'm a 26 Former Special Police officer. I look forward to working with you." Okazaki's smile seems like one that never truly goes away, it feels a bit fake and yet it draws you in all the same. "Can I call you Ichika?"
"Oh um…" My face once again flusters but he doesn't let the subject drop.
Yanagi sighs. "Leave her alone Okazaki. Don't let him have his way or else he'll bully you, come to me if you need help and I'll deal with him."
He's too friendly for his own good. I make a mental note to never allow myself to be left alone with either Okazaki or Shiraishi.
"I've walked this Earth for 23 years, I am the legs of this operation! A real man's man," The red-haired one suddenly springs to life, leaping up onto his long legs and pulling out an oriental fan from goodness knows where with a flourish as he opens it to hide his smirk. I manage a smile when he very loudly shouts "MINEO ENOMOTO!"
"You're so obnoxious you loud idiot!" The green-haired one speaks up once more, to no one's surprise it's to insult someone.
Enomoto flips around, closes his fan, and points it directly at him. "You want to fight seaweed head? I'll hand you your ass right in front of everyone!"
S-Seaweed head?
"Fighting with an idiot like you would only be a major waste of my precious time so no, I don't want to fight with you." Like an evil undersea witch he sneers and shrinks down behind his computer. Anyone with a brain could tell that he most definitely wanted an excuse to fight.
"Those two are always fighting. Don't mind them much. Enomoto use to be part of the Field Ops team. He's quite reliable when it matters." Yanagi explains. "Sasazuka!"
He summons the green-haired monster. "Takeru Sasazuka, 24 years old." I wait for more but he appears to be finished.
There's no way he's 24, he looks like he's 12. I have to stop myself from saying this, it would most definitely wind me up in hot water. I can already hear his arsenal of insults being hurled at me.
"He use to be part of the Cybercrime Division at HQ. Don't mind his tongue, he's rude but he usually doesn't mean it. He's just too smart for his own good. If you want to get on his good side then bring him a bag of doughnuts, it'll also keep him quiet for a bit." As usual Yanagi pipes in with the useful information, I can already see Sasazuka flipping me off from behind his monitor, the rude little imp.
"So we're all ex-police force in some way, shape, or form? Interesting group." Some of these people use to be really important people! Like Okazaki and Shiraishi...I wonder what drove everyone to quit.
"You'll mostly see Enomoto, Sasazuka, and myself around the office. Shiraishi comes and goes as he pleases and Okazaki spends most of his time outside eating weird snacks and being a pest-"
"That's mean Yanagi, I think with Ichika here I'll be inside more often." Okazaki says. He's suddenly right in my face, I hadn't even seen him move. Our noses are practically touching.
He's too close, special police are really on another level.
Before I can even step back, Yanagi is on it. He wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me back behind him while while stepping so that his face replaces mine. Okazaki doesn't even flinch, it's like he expected this outcome.
"Leave her alone Okazaki. If you scare her away I'll beat you down." He doesn't touch Okazaki, but his voice is firm.
Yanagi is clearly the glue that holds this place together. It's awfully nice...they have a nice atmosphere here.
"I'm just being friendly. We'll get to know each other soon enough, right Ichika?"
"Sure…" I'm skeptical and hearing my first name come out of his mouth is a little unnerving. He's way too pushy, seems really nice though. Too nice.
"Call me Kei." He takes a small step back from Yanagi in case he swings.
He doesn't, I frown. "No thanks, I'll stick to Okazaki for now alright?"
"If we're done here I'm going home. I didn't get much sleep last night, only call me if one of you is dead, and the one better be Yanagi." Sasazuka pulls on his coat and heads out without another word.
"I'm also going to head out. It was nice meeting you, call me if you need me Miss….uhmmm." Shiraishi pulls a blank, clearly already having forgotten my name once again. "Maybe we'll run into each other."
"Maybe." I watch him leave wondering if I'll ever even see him again.
"I already gave everyone here your number, I'll give the same courtesy to you of course. You're free to text or call me, I don't sleep much." Yanagi directs me over to the desk. There's two computers and a telephone. One of them is clearly Sasazuka's, the other must be mine. "Sasazuka does a majority of the recon around here. As you've probably guessed, he's a brilliant but mouthy hacker."
"Feel free to text and call me as well, I'll even send you 'good morning' and 'goodnight' texts." Relentless as ever, Okazaki keeps his distance but keeps the pressure on.
"Maybe once we get to know each other better okay?" He's not rude, just pushy.
"If you need to smoke we have a roof top. Over in that room is my room, I share it with Enomoto, the kitchen is also in there. On days that you work you're free to use the kitchen, cleaning supplies are underneath the sink. If you have any questions then just ask one of us. We don't get many calls but with five guys here there's always something to clean. You're also free to come and go pretty much as you please, our hours are two-nine but we usually close up early if there's nothing to be done."
This is a lot to process and it's a lot more lenient than my previous job. I nod to everything that he's saying.
"Any questions?" He seems relieved to be done.
"No not really." I'm basically a glorified cleaning lady. I will be cleaning, cooking, running errands, and answering the phone. Easy.
"Good, you can start tomorrow. Let me walk you home." He starts to head for the door.
"Oh no thank you, the sun hasn't set yet so there's really no need-"
"You don't carry a firearm anymore so you really shouldn't be walking alone. Call me old fashioned but a lady walking home alone just doesn't sit well with me. I'll be back Enomoto, make sure that Okazaki is gone by the time I'm back." Okazaki waves goodbye to us and I'm honestly a little surprised that he doesn't want to tag along. Perhaps he had pushed Yanagi's buttons enough for one day.
We walk side-by-side for a bit before Yanagi asks if it's alright if he lights one. I don't mind and when he offers me a hit I actually take one.
I immediately regret it as the smoke fills my lungs and burns down my throat. I start to cough and he pats me on the back telling me to breathe.
"You don't smoke?" He says it in an alarmed voice.
I shake my head, the tears from my eyes start to dry. I clearly did not do that correctly.
"I'm so sorry, I thought that you did! You should have told me no."
"I wanted to try it, I like alcohol so I thought maybe I wouldn't mind a smoke." Wrong, I was so wrong.
"I remember my first hit. It ended just like yours did." His chuckle makes me smile.
"Then why did you continue?"
"It's an acquired taste. Sort of like drinking for the first time...plus I thought it was cool back in the day. I was quite the rebel you know?"
Looking at him I couldn't imagine it. "No way, you don't have the face for it!" I try to imagine a delinquent Yanagi and it causes me to laugh. He frowns in response.
"I was a real slugger you know. I'm not proud of it but sometimes my temper still gets the better of me."
"You handled Okazaki pretty well."
"He's lucky. Any other day and I would have thrown him out on his ass for comments like that. We just hired you...I don't want to look for another secretary who can put up with all of us."
"I don't even know if I can to be real honest. We'll have to see." There's way too many personalities all cooped up in one room.
"Anytime they drive you too crazy let me know and I'll give them what's coming to them. You can always go to the rooftop to cool off, that's what we usually do."
"I'll keep that in mind." We arrive at my apartment complex and I turn to tell him goodbye. He has his hand out for a handshake.
"Welcome to the team Hoshino, I look forward to working with you."
I take his hand and smile. It's a warm hand and a strong hand. "I'm happy to be here."
"One coffee with extra cream and extra sugar and a twelve pack of doughnuts." I drop them off to Sasazuka as I make my rounds around the room. "A pack of smokes for Yanagi." On the package I had wrote 'Bad Child' to discourage and remind him of the fact that he shouldn't smoke. "Durian flavored wafers for Okazaki...and some hand-whipped pudding for Enomoto."
I hand out today's goodies and finally take the time to tie back my hair to start my daily cleaning rounds.
The boys had all texted me this morning asking me to pick up various things. Sasazuka is the only one who actually demanded his order like he usually does, the rest were really nice about it.
"You made this?" Enomoto asks as he digs in. His face is filled with delight. This is the face that I had wanted to see, I love it when people appreciate my hard work. "It's delicious!"
"I made it last night, I'm also a big fan of pudding so I make it fairly often!" I was quite surprised when he had texted me asking me for some.
"Oi poochie, this one's for you." Sasazuka sets a doughnut over by my phone, he's careful about it and sets it on a napkin. It clearly screams 'here's a treat'. If it was anyone else I'd feel insulted, this is his way of showing acceptance.
"Thank you." I go and grab my apron to set to work on cleaning and making sandwiches for lunch. The way these five eat is atrocious. Yanagi is about the only one who can cook and he rarely does so since he's usually busy, he's about the only one who cooks and cleans around here before I came along.
"Coffee?" I grab the freshly brewed pot off from the warmer and head over to Yanagi who is usually on his third cup right about now. The man practically lives on coffee and cigarettes, it's a little alarming and it's probably why he doesn't get much sleep at night.
"You're a lifesaver Hoshino." Yanagi smiles at me over his paper. "We'd fall apart without you."
I've only been here for about a month and I've already got the swing of things. I go about my day by grabbing things for the men, cleaning up the agency, making coffee, breaking up fights, making meals, and on the rare occasion I'll answer the phone. I do my best to keep the place tidy for them, it only took about three times before Yanagi started to make his own bed. In a way it really feels like I'm taking care of a bunch of children.
The men come and go as they please. They all seem to work independently but occasionally they meet up to bounce ideas off of one another. Sometimes they'll involve me when there's only two of them in the office. If Sasazuka is involved, he usually just calls me a moron and then we fight.
I spend the most time with our clients. I talk to them, invite them over, and then direct them to the man who suits them best. Need protection? Okazaki. Need talking and for us to dig up information? Enomoto. Anything to do with online stuff? Sasazuka. Yanagi is the only one who actively chooses his own clients. We take on a lot of stalking cases and civil matters that the police are just too busy to deal with.
We compile a case, investigate, and then use our police connections to help escalate and progress the case through the court. We give our clients the case to take to the police to assist in an arrest if necessary, if not necessary then we will confront them.
We deal with a ton of stalking victims. It's one of those things that the police cannot touch until someone gets hurt. Sometimes the boys go and chase the stalker off or help the victim cope with what's happening to them, I talk to the victims more often than not. Cheating is also one of those things that we deal with often, although we never turn them over to the police. Sasazuka rather enjoys hacking and watching as their lives unravel.
"I don't really do that much around here honestly." I grab a blanket off from the back of the couch to drape over Okazaki who has thankfully fallen asleep. He's much easier to handle when he's asleep.
"Yes you do, give yourself some more credit. Before you, we were a mess. Now everything is all nice and organized."
"You're alright for an idiot."
Sasazuka quickly douses any of the warm feelings that I got from Yanagi's compliment. I always hang off of Yanagi's words, they're like candy for me and I find myself trying to get compliments from him. He's always quick to praise me as well.
On nights where I stay late, Yanagi always walks me home. He does so without fail, when I leave, he leaves. We talk about the day and he always tells me 'Thank you for your hard work' before watching me walk inside. Like a dog protecting his territory, he's always the first to get after Okazaki and his constant pestering. It makes me feel warm in a way that I probably shouldn't.
Sometimes the four of us will go drinking at my favorite bar. We always cause quite the ruckus since Enomoto is always getting way too drunk. I try my best to stay sober but it honestly hurts to be here sometimes. One time I got so drunk that I woke up in Yanagi's bed not knowing how I got there.
My clothes are still on...I mean of course they are! Yanagi would never take advantage of a woman! Still, I took the time to bury my nose into his pillow. It smelled like stale tobacco and that special scent that only Yanagi has. I could lose myself in his scent and my mind went into the gutter when I thought about how I'm in his bed.
He had made me a greasy breakfast that morning to help clear up my hangover. We haven't spoken about it since.
I like Yanagi, a little more than I probably should for someone who is quite older than me. I show him this by doing everything that I can around the agency. If he's caught on, he hasn't mentioned anything. He's sharp though, maybe I want him to catch on. It's not a crime to simply like someone.
I shake my head to clear it from these thoughts. I don't push my luck, I would hate for him to push me away. "I take it you're finished with the information that we needed? If so I'll give the lady a call." Sasazuka passes me a look that clearly says 'Who do you think you're talking to?' I make a mental note to call her later as I start to plate up the sandwiches.
"If you don't eat them I'll wrap them up and put them in the fridge for later." I pass them out. For Sasazuka I had cut the crusts off from the bread, he mumbles his thanks when I set it down. "Okazaki, I have food."
He never wakes up when I set food in front of him. In fact it's quite difficult to wake him up. Instead I have to get real close to his face and touch my nose to his and say "Okazaki, I have food for you." I'm not dumb, I know it's a trap every time. He's very touchy feely and very handsy. The first couple of times he's managed to grab me and pull me down on top of him. Every time this happens, all of the men come running to my rescue. Even Sasazuka gets pissy.
Like usual, I leap out of his range and keep backing up in case he sits up and makes a grab for me. He doesn't even try today, instead he takes off his mask and offers me a usual charming smile. "What a wonderful way to wake up, thanks Ichika!"
"You're welcome." Every time that Okazaki grabs me I kick myself. He makes me feel so conscious of the fact that I'm a woman, it's embarrassing. The first time that it had happened he had wrapped his arms around my neck and held me against him while he told me 'good morning'. After quite a bit of protesting and few words like 'Your body is so warm' and 'Do you enjoy being on top of me?' he let me go, satisfied that my face had gotten so red.
"You shouldn't indulge him like that." Yanagi sighs. He's always the first to my side whenever Okazaki nabs me, his brute force is usually necessary. Sort of like the jaws of life.
"Yanagi is jealous because Ichika gives me rabbit kisses and not him. She probably would if you'd just ask." Okazaki has a 'matter of fact' air about him.
I'd give him a lot more than rabbit kisses if he asked. I don't say this though, instead I watch Yanagi for a reaction. He looks ready to kill Okazaki.
"Are you, you know, jealous?" Without really thinking I voice my thoughts and the entire room goes silent, even Sasazuka has stopped typing for a moment.
Yanagi's face softens and it starts to turn a shade that I rarely see on him. "What...what guy wouldn't be? You're very pretty."
My God, I will remember those words for as long as I live. My face clearly shows my thoughts because Sasazuka rolls his eyes. Yanagi quickly grabs his coat, excusing himself for a smoke break.
Get ahold of yourself Hoshino! You're stronger than this!
Maybe I'm not though.
"He was...my friend you know?" I sit at the bar with just Yanagi. We had been the only two left in the agency when he asked me to go to the bar. On top of caffeine and smokes, Yanagi also likes beer. Unluckily for him, so do I. "The betrayal when I found out about him...it was too difficult to handle."
Yuzuru Saeki.
My long time friend who I went through the police academy with. We'd go out drinking at this very bar and more often than not, I'd have to make sure that he got home safely. He'd been there with me through thick and thin, I told him so much.
"I heard about how you took down certain members of Adonis. I never knew that you were friends with any of them. I cannot imagine your feelings." He downs the last of his beer. He hasn't been drinking nowhere near as much as me.
I'm sloshed. Against my better judgement I tell him about Saeki, I don't even remember what got us on this subject. "I quit the force because of him you know? I quit because I shot him twice, I blew out his kneecaps and knocked his gun away. This is a gun that he pointed at me. He wanted me to go with him but I couldn't do it. I couldn't go…" His sense of justice didn't line up with my own.
"I'm glad that you didn't go. Adonis stood for everything that we fight against. You're better than them Hoshino. You're stronger than them." His words basically whisper 'I'm here' and it's comforting.
"Yeah but...Saeki fought for justice. As twisted as it was it was still justice. I wish it wasn't him...I couldn't believe that it was him." It had killed me to take those shots, to point a gun at my 'friend' and fire. It killed me to watch him scream and to watch him bleed. He kept begging and begging me to kill him but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I cried as I cuffed him and I haven't seen him since.
I don't want to see him.
"He made his bed, let him lay in it Hoshino." Yanagi takes one of my hands for comfort. It works when I'm sober, it definitely works when I'm drunk.
"May I lay in your bed again?" Drunk me says this confidently.
"You don't understand what you're asking." He sighs, this has clearly taken a turn that he wasn't expecting.
"It's okay...you don't have to go to bed with me. I just like being surrounded by your scent. You're always so nice to me Yanagi...I really like you." I try to smile at him but he won't meet my eyes.
"Tell me that when we're both sober."
"If I do will it even matter?" He's nowhere near as drunk as me. "You know, I use to think I'd up with Saeki...but now he's gone to a place where I cannot follow. You're not going to run from me too are you?"
"No, especially if you remember this conversation. I like your company too much."
I take pleasure in his words, he must be able to tell because he finally smiles at me.
I really do like him.
"It's a little cold out still but the weather is too nice to stay inside." We've all gathered up on top of the rooftop. Winter has come and gone, it's now Spring and we're all together to enjoy a picnic like lunch. I've made rice balls, cucumber sandwiches, and hot tea for the group. There's a table meant for four and a large blanket on the ground for the rest of us.
On our table is several more dishes made by Yanagi. I refuse to admit that his cooking is almost better than my own. He allows me to do most of the cooking around the office. Also on the table is a radio that is playing older music.
Yanagi and I have changed. I'm still too chicken to admit that I remember bits of my drunken stupor. He acts the same but I can tell our dynamic has changed. We touch more now than ever. He'll guide me out of a room by putting his arm around my shoulders. On our walks he'll often put his coat one me so that I can feel his warmth and smell him.
He compliments my looks more. He tells me that he likes my perfume or if I wear makeup sometimes he'll comment on it. He really likes it when I wear red.
Sometimes he'll make me food or even join me when I head out to run the usual errands. Okazaki even made a comment about him 'monopolizing' me. I'll join him for his smokes breaks where we'll talk about Saeki and our old lives as official cops. These are sad times but these things need to be said in order for us to better understand each other.
Whenever he gets jealous I feel so spoiled that it literally hurts. Him and Okazaki are constantly going at it, sometimes he even clashes with Enomoto whenever he get's a little touchy with me.
"If you need someone to wake Okazaki up then just let me do it okay?" I had followed him outside after a particularly nasty encounter. Okazaki has grabbed me and in return, Yanagi had grabbed him and had his arm back to slug him.
"Ichika doesn't belong to any of us so you have no right to be mad." Okazaki never dropped his composure. He just kept smiling, daring Yanagi to do it. "You're a coward."
Yanagi had let him go, but he left for a smoke break without his coat. Of course I had followed him, I couldn't not after all of that.
"He doesn't mean any harm." It's true, usually after a few minutes of indulgence, he lets me go.
"You're so naive it hurts sometimes. Are you seriously okay with him putting his hands all over you like that? Are you seriously just fine with the things that he says to you when he has you?" He's mad, there's a cigarette in his mouth but he can't stop pacing.
I shook my head. "Of course not, but it's how he shows his affection. I'm important to him, he goes a little overboard but you shouldn't get so upset about this okay?"
"It bothers me." He stops to glare at me.
"Clearly, but why?" We stood in silence after that, neither one of us wanting to cross that line at the time. He was being childish and I was being shy. I wanted to tell him that compared to when he touches me, Okazaki gives me nothing. Yanagi stirs a fire in me, Okazaki douses it.
"Dance with me." Yanagi offers me his hand, we're back on the rooftop now. The music is playing loud enough for all of us to clearly hear it. I'm surprised that he even wants to. "We'll just sway since I haven't actually danced in years okay?"
"Okay great, I don't even really know how to dance." Today I wore a red floral sundress with a pair of black pumps, this causes me to nearly reach his height. He barely even has to look down upon me.
I take his hand and he immediately pulls me into him. "Put your arms around my neck since you're tall enough right now." I do this and his hands go onto my waist. It takes a moment for us to start swaying to the actual rhythm of the slow song, he nuzzles his nose into my neck and I press my face into his shoulder for that familiar tobacco smell.
"Do I smell like cigarettes?"
"You do...I like it. Your natural smell mixes well with it...it's calming for me." This is all a bit embarrassing to say, but how could I help it when he just comes out and asks like that? I can feel how warm he is and this is all so intoxicating, being this close to him. If I listen closely I can even hear his heart beating a bit faster than it probably should. "Yanagi-"
"Shhhh, let's enjoy this right now." I feel his hands tighten like he doesn't want to let me go. Honestly, I don't want to let him go either.
When a slightly faster song comes on, he guides me by taking my right hand in his and setting a hand on my waist. We go in circles since neither of us really know what we're doing. At one point he allows me to twirl before ultimately bringing me back into his embrace for some more swaying. It's all very intimate and my heart is starting to hurt. We can hear each other's hearts and feel each other's breath on our skin.
"Please…" I raise my head up to catch his eyes. I'm tired of this, of this casual thing when there's clearly something going on here. I cannot seriously be the only one who thinks this. "Yanagi…"
"Are you sure you know what you want? You're so young and you literally have so many choices all around you right now. I don't want to tie you down so early."
"Is that what you've been agonizing over all this time? I know that I'm young but I'm not that young. I like that you're older than me, you've got so much more experience than me. You're mature." A seven year gap is nothing to sneeze at. "I may be young but these feelings are mine."
"I just don't want you to have any regrets about this alright? I'm twenty-eight, most people my age are already settled down and having children. This won't be just some fling or casual thing for me."
"Thank God." Our faces are the shade of love and I very much want to kiss him. If he doesn't kiss me then I'm highly likely to do it myself.
"You'll still work for us?"
"Absolutely, I'll continue to be professional about it all." I'm glowing.
"No more waking Okazaki up...or indulging Enomoto and Sasazuka. If you do then I can't be held responsible for my actions alright?"
"You must cut down on smoking," If he's going to make demands then so am I. "And spoil me...no more hiding this. I want to hold your hand...and to touch you. I want real dates and I want kisses…"
"You're greedy." We share in a smile before we finally stop our almost non-existent swaying. He takes my chin in his hand and thumbs my bottom lip. "I like this color on you."
"It'll look better on you…"
I finally get what I want as his mouth covers my own. Sweetly, hesitantly, and then possessively. It was like he wasn't sure if this was still okay but as I respond he only grew more and more confident with his kisses. His lips stole my breath away again and again until it became hard to breathe. We kiss until I feel a bit weak in the knees, I clutch his shirt and when we break apart I desperately suck in fresh air.
"Get. A. Room. In case you two have forgotten there's three other people here." Sasazuka practically snarls this at us, there's a smirk on his face. He had probably guessed that this would happen a while ago.
"W-W-When did this happen? Since when?" Enomoto looks very clearly shocked. As usual he's oblivious.
"Are you mentally challenged?"
"What? You knew? You didn't tell me?" More shock, his voice is raising.
"Evidently even a moron can't tell. You're stupider than I thought!"
"Picking a fight already seaweed head?"
They go at it. Okazaki is currently asleep in a chair with some half-eaten food on his plate. Who knows how long he's been asleep since he can literally fall asleep within seconds.
As they fight, Yanagi grabs me as the two continue on. He quite literally picks me right up and hauls me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"E-E-Excuse me?!" I struggle a bit at first but his arm only tightens to get me to stop.
"Listen up! You three, I highly recommend that you stay out of the agency for a few hours." His voice is loud and clear. Sasazuka looks disgusted while Enomoto merely frowns, obviously not getting it.
"Y-Y-Yanagi?!" My face is absolutely on fire.
"We're taking Sasazuka's advice," I can feel him laughing as he carries me to the stairway. "We'll make up for lost time."
"I do like you bed…" There's no reason to fight this.
"Hopefully you'll like me in it with you." His intentions are all too clear and I feel as though this might be a dream.
My head goes fuzzy. I don't want to think about anything except for the fact that the two of us are finally going to be together. I get to be with him and I get to work with him, everything feels right at this moment.
I never want it to change.
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