A/N:
Re post from my AO3 Account, since finally I can access
Rated M for harsh language and future Mature scene will add This story happened in Canon but the different story progressing,
- in Lost Small World Arc, I randomly choose scene so I don't know if Valentine's day already happening or not, the first act they hasn't been that close, the second arc they closer than before
- Also in HOMRA Arc, Fushimi haven't meet green clan nor Munakata
- In Post HOMRA Arc, I don't know if Fushimi already move out the stuff or not from apartement before talking to Yata, so I assume he haven't packed his stuff
- In Season 1 Arc, The colorless king haven't attacked Totsuka
- Totsuka and Mikoto didn't die, they had coma instead
Disclaimer : I do not own K Project and it's characters
Like A Chocolate
Rating : T+
Pairing : Fushimi Saruhiko x Yata Misaki
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Chapter 1
What if people can create time paradox if they changing their own fate?
Or fate always prepare new story for those who want to change?
Fushimi Saruhiko, just ordinary grumpy teenager in some regular middle school, woke up in the middle of class, luckily the school had just finished and the teacher didn't bother him for all day, its good news for Fushimi. Since beginning, no one try to bother him because he always earns high marks on score and also, he never tries to socialite to his classmate.
"Oii, Saru, it's the class was over, ya know?"
Except this red-head small guy, Yata Misaki.
Fushimi groaned and stretched his body, his whole body feel so stiff because his sleeping habits. The sound of people talking was more crowded than usual, Fushimi feel more annoyed than usual.
"So noisy, what do you want?"
"Well, remember the Taiyaki shop that day? It's on sale now—"
"Hey, did you know? Matsumoto from Class 2 got confessed!" Some randomly guy shout out in the class, and the rest of guy got excited. 'Oh,' Fushimi remembered today was valentine day, which mean his locker would full of chocolates again, he sighed hard.
"Ugh, why people so exciting someone got laid? Its so damn annoying! I wish I got chocolate too—" Fushimi didn't listened any Yata's complain while he stood up.
'I better go home fast before somebody caught me,' he thought while pull his bag and went out classroom, ditching Yata.
"Hey! Why ditching me, you asshole!?" Yata was not happy with it, obviously.
"Shuush, don't be so loud, someone will catch us," Said Fushimi, he takes turn on different route to school lobby.
"What? Who?" Yata dumbfounded, and because of him, unexpected ambush got Fushimi in the lobby.
"F-F-Fushimi-san! Please wait a moment!" The girl cracked her voice, Fushimi sighed again.
"B-Before you go home, c-can you please accept my chocolate?" She said with shy tone, while completely ignoring Yata who was shocked.
"Fine." Fushimi took her chocolates without intention to continue the conversation.
"Hey, that's rude! Say something back to h -her!" Yata interrupted but Fushimi didn't budge it at all, he opened his locker recklessly, which the chocolates fell down because his rough opening, and made Yata more dumbstruck when he saw the amount of chocolates he received.
The girl also kind of shock too, but Fushimi didn't bother her, he gathered all the chocolates all he could while Yata helping him and dragged Yata out of school.
"God! Seeing you act like that pissed me off, Can you act be more nice to them?" Yata feel bad seeing how poor Fushimi treated the girl.
"I don't have obligation to be nice like what you said." Fushimi wish Yata won't nagging him over little things, but seems no one can stop Yata for nagging him.
"Argh, that didn't solve anything! I know you kinda popular to girls, but I didn't know would be like this! Show some gratitude, man" Said Yata, Fushimi clicked his tongue.
"I never ask for this, don't be such a loser, Misaki, just because you didn't got some," Said Fushimi with grumpy tone.
"But you are damn popular, even you're so gloomy, Man, its make me so jealous!" He said while opening one of chocolates. "You didn't mind I eat some right?"
"Go on, in fact, take them all, so I don't need to throw it," The glasses guy muttered without looking his friend.
"What!? Why you throw it? That's rude!" Yata feel irritated with how Fushimi act, but he knew Fushimi wouldn't change his mind that easily.
"Like I said, I never ask them to give me, I'm free to do anything to these chocolates," He said with mock tone. He was about to throw some of them but Yata stop them.
"Cut it out, man, wasting food never a cool thing, look, if you hate chocolates so much, let me take it all!" Yata look at Fushimi with glare, even though his hands already full of chocolates.
...Fine." Fushimi was beyond irritated because Yata's meddling habit, but he didn't disagree and let Yata do what he want.
They decided to drop the chocolates in Yata's house, Yata had two siblings, which mean they
would love to help Yata eat chocolates. Luckily or unluckily, Yata's mom was in home, she asked Fushimi to stay, which he had no option to refuse.
"Ara~ Fushimi-kun, I didn't know you're so famous, dear," She said while look surprisingly to the chocolates that gathered in the table.
"Hey, why did you assume all the chocolates are Saru's?" Suddenly Yata feel annoyed.
"Just a hunch, am I right?" Yata defeated on the spot, Mother intunition never wrong. 'A mother, huh?' Thought Fushimi randomly.
"Don't be so sad, dear, here your favorite chocolate," Yata's mom give her homemade chocolates to Yata and Fushimi, which surprised both of them.
"E-Eeh!? Mom, you never made these before!" Yata was surprised how well made the chocolate, and it was delicious.
"Don't underestimate my cooking skill, son, Minoru and Megumi ask me to make chocolate, but if I know you will bring these many chocolates, I wouldn't make it,"
"But these delicious, mom, right, Saruhiko?" Fushimi was bit surprised Yata also asking his opinion, he never tried ate homemade food before, but he didn't want act rude in front of adult, specially his mother.
He took bite, and swallow it. "...It was delicious, ma'am." He said quietly.
"Oh, thank you!" Yata's mom was delighted how they enjoyed her food.
"At least I got one chocolate, after all," mumbled Yata while ate his mother chocolate.
"Pfft, you got a chocolate from your own mother, how lame," tease Fushimi with his mock grin. "W-What the!? You got the same thing too, you little—"
"Mom! We're home!" Minoru and Megumi's calling cut of their little fight, in one second, Yata's house was full of laughter and crowded.
But this time, Fushimi didn't hate it, in fact, he enjoyed the warm atmosphere in Yata's household.
"Sorry, my folks really loudsome and like to meddle things, hope you aren't grumpy than usual," Explain Yata while walk him to the station.
"No, I'm already get used to it, Misaki still the loudest anyway," He chuckled. The sky was clear and no sign of snowing, but the air still cold as ice. He hide his mouth on his muffler.
"Hey! Don't call me that! Humph—" Misaki hide his hand on his jacket pocket. "Hey, why you
didn't want eat those chocolates, anyway?"
"Because some of them was homemade."
"That's more reason to not waste it, you idiot, but you ate my mom's chocolate anyway," he mumbled while looking Fushimi annoyedly.
"….It's different, beside, I don't want upset your mother." Fushimi said quietly. Yata chuckled,
"See? You can be nice if you try," they went silent for a moment, when they finished walking on the front station, Yata decided to ask again.
"Then... if I made some, would you eat it?" Fushimi surprised with his ambigous question, but he find Yata's homemade food never fail to entertain his tongue, he nodded slowly.
"Only if you eat it first in front of me."
"Hey! Don't assume I would poisoning you, idiot." He shouted, attracting some passerby to look at them, Fushimi hiding his grin on his muffler and waving his hand. He always bad mood in Valentine day, the so called showing your love day, and he prefer to be alone, but after spending time in Yata's house, he found having a company for while was not bad at all.
Yata Misaki didn't know that day, he actually pissed off because of how poor Fushimi treated those girls who had crush on him, not because he was one of popular guy that always got chocolate every valentine day and he didn't get any, he didn't know why feel like that, but what he remembered, he actually picture himself as one of those girls and feel really bad if Fushimi did same thing towards him like others, which made him weirded out when he realize that.
A lot of things happened since then, he got to know Oogai Aya, they chasing after the blimp and they discovered some strong gang called HOMRA, he and Fushimi develop unexpected adventure and their bond was deeper than he thought. Like example, Fushimi actually genuinely laughed at him, which was the most rare moment he ever find Fushimi opened himself.
The sound of exciting girls on the class make Yata snapped out from the flashback of the events, he was in the middle of class, the girls were giggling and whispering, some of them bring out their favorite magazines and show some of chocolate's picture.
'Oh right, Valentine Day coming up!' He thought, he found himself anxious and excited in the same time. He did practice with his mother making chocolate but the result never satisfying him. He need to made chocolate that fit with Fushimi, not too sweet but not too bitter.
'Why he is the one who the most difficult picky eater of all people!?' Yata was frustasted how he had not been succeed making chocolates.
"Oi, Misaki, the class is over, why you staring the wall like an idiot?" Fushimi smack his shoulder since Yata didn't response him right away.
"What? Hey! I was thinking hard stuff now, this all your fault for being picky eater!" Yata stood up and carry his bag, he decided to learn again.
"You're not going to arcade today?" Fushimi was surprised Yata didn't drag him to somwhere today.
"Ah, about that, I'm gonna busy for while so sorry! Don't worry I will still hang out with you after I'm done, see ya, Saru!" He waved his hand and quickly get out from the classroom.
Fushimi should feel relieved no one going to bother him, but small part of him feel... little lonely.
"Listen, that wasn't the right way to make chocolate, this was the right way to make chocolate!" Yata's mom seem also frustrated teaching her son making chocolate that keep failed.
"What's the difference!? It's still the same!" Yata even more frustated than her mother, the Valentine Day will come up tomorrow and he has zero chocolate to give.
'For this gloomy asshole, I shouldn't have promise things that I can't do' Yata feel regret little, but he slapped his face and face his mother.
"Please one more time," Yata's face and hand full of flour, chocolate and cream, but his eyes still hasn't give up.
Yata's mom sighed, she couldn't turn down her beloved child's request. "Okay, but you promise me to not waste food and you will eat these failed chocolates," "Roger, mom!"
"Listen, I don't think your chocolate fail at all, no matter how bad the appearance, if the taste was good, the person that will eat will enjoy it, so I think we need to focus to the taste first."
'But Fushimi's peaky eater, if he disgusted with the appearance, I doubt he would eat it,' Yata wasn't sure about it but since her mother was the expert, he have to listened her.
After countless battles in the kitchen with her mother, like the right proposition of sugar and chocolate, also the patience on baking them, Yata finally made a decent chocolate with warm and delicious taste, similar to her mother's chocolate. He finally feels satisfied to his hardwork and begin to warp it with nice decoration.
His mother giggled seeing her eldest son was excited to give chocolate, which was unusual for him. But she decided to not tease him.
Yata end up eating the failed chocolates as dinner and he got stomachache in the morning.
Yata never been feel stupid, he just realized Valentine Day is all about girls giving chocolates to guys, not the opposite. And he was about to give chocolate to his best friend, best mate, best partner, Fushimi Saruhiko, on Valentine Day.
'Why the heck that day I want to give chocolate!? It's not like he need chocolate, in fact, he always got it some in every Valentine day.' Yata want to bang his head on the walls.
"Misaki, what are you doing in the middle of hallway?" Fushimi show up in time when Yata want to run away.
"Oh shit! You're here!" Yata quickly hide his bag that consist the chocolate he made yesterday. "I mean, what a surprise, man, I thought you already gone home since you know—you hate Valentine day, right?" He patted Fushimi's shoulder and walk nervously to the lobby.
Fushimi raise his eyebrow, suspicious to Yata's odd act for entire day, he didn't greet nor say anything to him, he keep staring his table and then nervous for nothing.
"Did you hit your head or something? You acting like insane person today," As Fushimi spoke, he changed his shoes and took his umbrella.
Turn out today weather was heavy rainy, a lot of students took shelter or walk with their umbrellas. Yata remembered he didn't bring any umbrella today.
"Damn, I forgot to bring umbrella!" Yata nervously searching something in his bag. Suddenly Fushimi pull him to under his umbrella. "This umbrella enough for both of us, beside you need to explain what are you planning today?"
"E-Eh what!?" Yata got more nervous because there was no distance between them, but he can't refuse his offer, he didn't want his chocolates get soaked by the rain, knowing how heavy it was.
"Don't pretend you forgot, yesterday you told me free my time so you can surprise me, now tell me," Fushimi clicked his tongue, irritated seeing how slow Yata react.
"Ah about that, hmmmmmm," Yata spotted some deserted shop in the side of front station. "Let's stop at that first."
The weather didn't get any better, in fact, the wind went worse and since Fushimi didn't gripped the umbrella that strong, their umbrella got caught on the wind and they get a bit soaked.
"This so suuuuuck!" Complained Yata when his shirt got soaked, luckily the bag didn't get soaked badly.
Even Fushimi's face got grumpier because his glasses and hair got wet. 'Okay its now or never.' Yata nervously took out the chocolates while Fushimi cleaned up his glasses.
"Uh, Saru, don't get mad or teasing me for this okay, here," Fushimi turned his side to Yata and look surprised.
"…. You made chocolates? And now you giving it to me?" Fushimi didn't quite understand what
the meaning of this.
"L—look! You've said you would eat it, okay? And I feel bad if I didn't keep promise, so here!"
"Are you sure this wasn't poisoned?"
"Of course it's not! Here!" Yata took bite one of his chocolates. "I didn't get pass out right?"
"…. If you say so," Fushimi took the his small bag of chocolate and look disgusted to it. "It's look
horrible—"
"Don't make me hit you, damn monkey!" Yata growled, but then he bit his lip when Fushimi took the bite and his face didn't look like hate it.
"….Not bad, I think your mother genes got in you," He said quietly while ate it.
"Of course, I am! Heh! The amount of practice making these really paid off," Yata rub his cheek while smiling widely. He never thought he would feel happy seeing Fushimi ate the chocolates without complain.
Fushimi end up ate all the chocolates while both of them wait the rain get out. When he finished, he licked some leftover chocolates on his finger. Yata blushed when he staring him too long.
'The fuck wrong with me!?' Yata want to smack his head badly.
"So, Do I need return something in White day? What a pain in the ass," Fushimi commented with dull tone, even thought he didn't mean that why, but he noticed how unusual Yata's reaction lately.
"What? Duh, you don't need to if you don't want, idiot," Yata grumbled, but Fushimi chuckled, he got pat Yata's head.
"Thanks anyway, see you." He said before took his umbrella and walk away to the station. Yata found himself grinning while waiting the rain finished. 'Guess I'm the only person who can make Saruhiko eat,'
On March 14th, Fushimi giving him some cheap looking white chocolates that he bought on the store, of course Yata feel pissed for Fushimi's poor choice, but in the end he enjoyed the chocolate while chatting with him on the rooftop school like usual.
Their habit of giving chocolates each other still continue even after they joined HOMRA, no matter how grumpy Fushimi, Yata never break his promise to provide him chocolates every Valentine's day.
Sometimes, Fushimi feel mad seeing Yata keep giving him just because the promise, or the tradition, the dull feeling he feel on his heart bugging him to throw those irritating chocolates, but he never did it.
Especially when he saw those messy and burned hands of Yata after baking them, even the chocolates getting better, Yata always pour his hardwork of making it, Fushimi always saw it since they live together.
In exchange, Fushimi also put some effort for White day's gift, sometimes he gives Yata's favorite lollipop, or treat him in his favorite's ramen shop, or anything related Yata's favorite food, its not always chocolates, Fushimi pretty sure Yata will get bored of it. But it was bit odd for Fushimi that he never thought he would be bored of keep receiving Yata's chocolate.
One day when their apartment full of HOMRA buddies, Fushimi get more upset than ever, 'It's not like I'm looking forward tomorrow's stupid Valentine's day,' he thought, while he grumpily hide himself on the top of bunk bed.
"Okay guys, time you all get out from here!" Said Yata suddenly when the clock hit on six pm, all his friends groaned disappointingly.
"What? That's no fun, why Yata-san?" Protested Kamamoto, and rest of guy following him, but Yata didn't give budge to his friends and dragged them out from their room.
"Now then, let's start!" Yata said to himself, Fushimi didn't try to talk him whenever he was in bad mood, but he peeked little from his bunk bed.
Yata preparing his chocolates again, and Fushimi remembered tomorrow was Valentine's day, some how, he felt heavy, something on his chest felt hurt. Fushimi didn't know why it irritated him, his logic tell him he should be happy Yata actually ditched those HOMRA clowns and do something for him only.
Everything makes Fushimi irritated, he clicked his tongue. "Are you still preparing those chocolates again?"
Yata look up toward him. "Hmm? What's wrong about that?"
[I don't need those petty chocolates again]
[Why you keep giving me those chocolates anyway]
[I think we should stop doing this—]
But those words never come out from his mouth, he bit his lips and muttered. "Nothing, really."
The next day, Yata left early because he got chores with Kusanagi on HOMRA Bar, but he left the chocolates with notes on it. Fushimi opened it while scratched his messy hair.
{ Happy Valentine's Day—Heck, this sound weird, anyway you have been so bad mood lately, so I tried to make it have same taste like Mom's, hopefully this chocolate taste better than last year! }
- Yatagarasu M
P.S I think I'm getting good making chocolates! Maybe I can be passieter? Or what it's called? Nah, nvm }
He shouldn't be smiling at those crappy writing or the warm chocolates, he thought, because in the end, Yata always go to HOMRA in the first place when he got trouble.
But he can't stop himself for happy that Yata didn't change one bit about the chocolate.
'I should treat him Sushi next March, he never eats fancy food, after all' thought Fushimi while eat the chocolate.
Yata know his friendship with Fushimi have been drift away ever since they joined HOMRA and Yata focused his life to HOMRA.
He knew Fushimi actually dislikes HOMRA, Suoh Mikoto, and anything related to them, but despise all of that, he still staying with him, he still come HOMRA sometimes, and he still help him whenever he got trouble.
Fushimi always be there for him whenever he need.
'Heck, he still accept my chocolates every year, if he hates me, he wouldn't even bother to eat it in the first place,' He thought whenever he had doubt on Fushimi.
But he can't turn blind eye about Fushimi's talent. Fushimi got worst attitude when he dealing with people, he also likes to saying something that likely people will mad at him for saying rude things, and he one of typical person that won't tell you if he was mad, sad, or anything that make him look like weak person.
He can't blame him, having monstrous father like Fushimi Niki was one of reason why Fushimi act like that.
But his talent was different matter. Fushimi really good at programming, he could hack any website when he was middle school, and now when he had a lot free time, Yata know Fushimi's skill had been increased after they joined HOMRA, especially Fushimi also learn some basic self-defense and how using knife.
Even Fushimi joined HOMRA just for following Yata, his talent also useful to HOMRA and he helped a lot of works for Kusanagi and others, sometimes Yata was so jealous to him, because his good point only his loyalty toward HOMRA.
He would never admit he was weak, but he knew his power was nothing if compared to Fushimi's talent, that's why he worked hard, he spends time so much to Mikoto and others, spending time practicing and fight some thugs so he would become stronger. But Yata only human after all, he also make mistakes.
He should talk more to Fushimi, thought he already tried it and it was making Fushimi more bad mood, but at least he should have communicated Fushimi more than ever. So Fushimi won't go away.
Like today, he was standing in front of him in the alley, saying things he want to quit HOMRA and join Scepter 4 instead.
Yata knew someday Fushimi would prefer going somewhere without him, but he didn't know it would be today and all of this happening so fast.
"Oi, Misaki, did you hear me?" Said Fushimi in mocked tone, seeing Yata frozen up wasn't in his plan.
"A-Ah, what? O-oh right, well, you said you want to quit, huh?" Yata can't thinking right now, suddenly his brain stopped working and the anxious that he have been hiding all this time blow up in his stomach.
"Are you listening? Or is this too much for you to handle, huh?" Fushimi begin to taunt him with his wicked smile.
"OF COURSE IT IS, DUMBASS! You, who never tried to listen to me whenever I want to talk to you, suddenly deciding to join that shitty group without ask me first? What are you expecting!?" Yata started to lose himself, he didn't know what to do or to say anything, but he knew he shouldn't keep quiet, he need to say something. Something.
"Why would I ask you first, You will be always saying HOMRA This, HOMRA that, I'm sick it of—"
"Of course not!" Yata gripped hard Saruhiko's jacket. "I would have listened to you, Asshole, You never try talk anything to me ever since we joined HOMRA, you close yourself, even to me, and What I suppose to do!? I always thinking what best for you!"
It wasn't going exactly what I planned, Fushimi thought, he planned to tell Yata while riled him off, so Yata would hate him and he can go to Scepter 4 peacefully.
He started to feel annoyed, Yata should be the one who pissed off, not him, why Yata keep saying like he was the one who most understood him?
Fushimi pushed Yata off. "The best of what? You always thinking about HOMRA, all for the sake Oh The Great Suoh Mikoto and those precious comrades of yours, just admit it, I'm nothing but also those pawns."
"You've got it wrong, I don't understand what the heck are you talking about, the pawns or shits, But what's wrong you being a HOMRA Comrades?"
"See—That's the point, I'm not in the circle of thugs like you, I'm not some fanboy who fawning over 'Mikoto-san', Ugh, even my tongue feel disgusted saying his name—"
Fushimi pull out his best mockery face to Yata, the more Yata get angry, the more he can cut off their bond as soon as possible.
"SHUT UP!" Fushimi smiled wickedly when Yata fell for the bait.
'Good, say it, Misaki, say it that You hate me and you want to—' He saw Yata swung his hand toward him, Fushimi didn't budge to move.
But the fist missed on purpose. He hit the wall beside Fushimi. "Are you idiot, you missed—"
"SHUT UP, I KNOW!" Yata screaming, but Fushimi notice Yata actually cried in front of him. "I know, dammit, I know you didn't like HOMRA and Mikoto san in the first place, I know you didn't enjoy them as company whenever we hung out, Heck, it's not like we know each other just for moment, I have been with you for years, dumbass!"
Yata tried his best to not let his voice cracked, but the tears wont stop flowing on his cheek. Fushimi never guessed Yata would breakdown in front of him, out of all people, and Fushimi feel something hurt in his chest.
'The hell, this wasn't going as I planned!'
"That's why I tried so hard to be strong, That's why I devote myself to Mikoto-san so I could be strong like him. So I could protect you and others!"
"The hell... I don't need your protection." Fushimi mumbled, he was out of idea what he could do
to make Yata hates him, and the worst, he start to feel guilty. 'Dammit' he cursed on his head.
"Shut up! You don't know how terrifying when I saw you almost dying because of me! I never been feel scared and hopeless like that time! I don't want to lose you again!" Yata's teary eyes and his words suddenly make Fushimi's heart thumping.
'Ugh, not now.' Fushimi grip hard on his own hand. "You are so dumb, recalling those memories won't make me return to HOM—"
Slap.
Yata slapped him, but Fushimi felt Yata had just slapped his life, his vision of all this time. Yata grabbed his shirt again, for making sure Fushimi listened him.
"Listen here, you asshole, I'm talking about how you almost dying, I-if you want to quit, FINE! You can quit, I don't have right to stop you, nor anybody, because it's your choice..." Yata avert his eyes, he tried to not plead him to go back to HOMRA, but he couldn't lie to himself that he was okay Fushimi would left him.
"...Idiot, you should have hated me and called me traitor, you HOMRA lover, why won't you hate me?" Fushimi spoke, he tried his best to cover his sadness, but his tone couldn't lie.
Yata noticed how hurt Fushimi too, judging how he look pained when seeing Yata's messy face.
Yata swallowed all the nervous and decided to tell him.
"Because you are my number one partner, there is no way I would want break this."
Fushimi can't say anything, he didn't expect to get answer like that. Both of them staring for while, lost of words to say, they didn't said anything provoke or pleading to go back HOMRA again.
Fushimi decided to dismiss the car that have been waiting him to escort him to Scepter 4, he also send text message to his new boss that he would move to Scepter 4 tomorrow instead.
After Yata feel calm, he wiped his face with his arm to erase the tears and asked him. "How long you have been wanting to move Scepter 4?"
"….. Not for long..." Fushimi seems hesitate to answer, but he spoke to him anyway.
Yata scratched his nose. "Then... Does Mikoto-san a or Kusanagi-san know this?"
Fushimi guessed if he answered honestly it would upset him more but he knew he didn't have a reason to lie. "... Yes, they know,"
"Dammit, I even not the first person to know this, you're so cruel, you know what, you should be honest to me and to yourself," Yata stood up and cleaned his mess. Both of them still mess because the earlier fight.
"…. I don't think you would accept it, Misaki, that's why I keep it secret." He look away from Yata, he didn't know how to act in front of Yata anymore, all his plan messed up, and yet, he didn't feel massive regret like he predicted.
"You're too underestimate me, you know," Yata hit Fushimi shoulder with his bro fist while grinning. Fushimi clicked his tongue and slapped his hand.
"You're too dumb, any normal person would straight call me traitor and leave me alone." Fushimi didn't want see Yata smiled to him, even after what he has done to him.
"Why you want me to hate you so bad? I have been knowing you for long, sure, you make me pissed off every day, but hate is strong word, I don't think I can, you know, mad at you all the time, so won't it much better if you want to parted away in good terms with me." Yata asked him to the point, knowing fighting with Fushimi won't get him anywhere, while Fushimi was flustered inside his head, because Yata asked a question that he never expected.
[It's not like that, if you don't hate me—]
[You won't looking at me anymore]
[All this effort to move out from you become useless]
Again, Fushimi can't find any right words to tell him the truth, he didn't know why he want Yata hate him so much when he trying to find a answer. In the end, Yata decide to not ask again.
"Well, let's go home together, for the last time, you haven't packed your items, right? Let me help you," Yata bumped his hand again to his shoulder and walk toward their small apartment.
"Misaki." Fushimi's mouth moved suddenly, feeling he need let out the urge to make clear their complicated relationship.
"Hmmm?" Yata turn around his head to faced him, seeing he act normally made him felt sudden uneasiness.
... You're not mad?" He asked once again, this time he didn't mask his face with twisted smirk, Yata saw how painful Fushimi felt.
he coughed up little to gain his attention. "Listen I was mad to you, very mad, but when I'm thinking back again, I think it's also part of my fault for not reaching you or be with you when you need me the most, so, maybe this decision could make us self-introspection, ya know?"
It was simple and fast, but it gave Fushimi huge relief feeling on his heart. 'Why are you so forgiving easily to me? What an Idiot,' Fushimi let out small chuckle.
"…. Who are you and what you did to Yata Misaki?" It wasn't sound like Fushimi gave him
compliment, Yata shouldn't expect Fushimi would act happy, he felt pissed again somehow.
Yata pointed a finger to Fushimi. "Hey! Even I'm dumb, I'm still capable thinking with logic, unlike you!"
"So you admit you're dumb." Said Fushimi while humming a tone and went inside their little apartment first.
Unable to find a fine words to fight back, Yata let out a loud groan. "Uuuuuuugrh!"
It's been 3 years after Fushimi moving out from their small apartment. They decided to sell the old apartment off and Yata rent new apartment with Kamamoto that closer toward HOMRA.
'Good bye our small world' That what Yata thought when he parted with his first apartment with Fushimi, he thought he may can't meet Fushimi often. But he was wrong.
He always there, whenever he crashes to Scepter's 4 Patrol, and the funny thing, Fushimi never stop teasing or taunting him whenever he had chance.
He used to hate all Scepter's 4 members and the ice queen but ever since Fushimi joined, he was way more annoying, even more than the Scepter's 4 captain, especially when he changed his hair that have similarity with his late father.
"Alone all by yourself, Mi~Sa~Ki~?"
"Shut up, you damn monkey!"
They never stop fighting whenever they meet, start when both of teams awkward to each other until they both get used to their fight and waiting The Ice Queen or Kusanagi stop the fight.
"He just pissed me off." That's what they answer if they were asked why they keep fighting everytime they met.
But gradually, start on the 2nd year after Fushimi left, whenever Yata was chilling out in the small gang while drinking some soda from vending machine, Fushimi show up and drinking the same thing. They still bickering and mocking each other, but they didn't engage a battle, they just talking like some normal comrades.
And Fushimi didn't hate it.
"I never thought you like spending time outside, when you live with me, you don't want to come out no matter how I budge you!" Said Yata casually.
"It's because there so many gossipers and useless subordinates that cares stupid things, and Ice Queen so bossy," Explain Fushimi while rubbing his head, he got more less sleep than ever thanks to Captain's orders.
"Sound like a hell job, but you like it at there right?" Fushimi didn't expect Yata would ask how he feeling, he never asked those questions before, its like he was scared seeing how Fushimi fit in other groups.
"…. The payment it's not bad." He avoided the main question while took a sip again.
Yata grinned. "I'm glad, then!"
Fushimi clicked his tongue and look away, somehow he felt annoyed if Yata would delighted if Fushimi happy.
"Oh, right timing, here." Misaki pulled out his small gift that full of chocolates, he still giving Fushimi chocolates depise they live in different place, if he couldn't found Fushimi, he usually give it to Scepter's 4 guy that patrolling that day.
"What? You still baking these?" Fushimi didn't reject it and examine the chocolates, it was bit melted because it have been in Yata's pocket too long.
"Of course, I have been looking forward to give it you, since I found the secret ingredients, I realize what I have been missing!" Yata drank the soda until the last drop and throw the can to the trash bin.
"What?" Fushimi ask him while ate some, the taste wasn't that good but he admit it the taste was bit more better than last year.
"I'm making it while thinking about you, and its turn out more effective!" Yata said it while giving him bright smile.
It caught him off guard, the bizarre thump sound of his heart make him suddenly nervous. He got annoyed, Fushimi pull Yata by grabbing his jacket, and he saw chances.
"Why are you drinking like 5th graders?" Yata was defenseless at that time, he took his chance and pressed his face closely to him.
"What are you—AAAAAH! What the hell!? Get off!" Yata didn't expect Fushimi would pulled him closer and licked chin, almost got his lips.
Fushimi pull over his face and dodge the punch smoothly. "You never stop acting like a child, huh," Tease Fushimi while smirking, he licked his hand again that got a bit chocolate and walk away from Yata, ignoring the sudden outburst from him.
"You fucking P-p-pervert!" He shouted, he felt his heart almost explode at that time.
Fushimi hurriedly ran toward Yata who had been hiding in the back of alley that they usually met on free time.
The situation has been dire. Suoh Mikoto had been sent to Hospital because of Ashinaka's incident, Totsuka hasn't recovered from the shots yet, Kusanagi gone for months and no news from him, and the Gold King has been missing, HOMRA was completely mess.
The only remaining faithful members only Yata, Kamamoto and Anna.
Unfortunately, they had been attacked by someone that may from Green clan and Anna was kidnapped.
The black hair guy who had been helped them can't stop him from kidnapping Anna.
"Misaki!" Fushimi found him laying on the corner while coughing, he was injured badly because trying to save Anna earlier from the Green guy.
"S—Saru!" Yata suddenly stood up while coughing. Luckily Fushimi was in right time to catch
him from falling.
"H-Help Anna! He kidnapped her! Somebody must save her!" Yata desperitaly shook off Fushimi's shoulder.
"Calm down, I already asked Awashima to find Anna, but it will took time to prepare the squads,"
"What the hell!? What are you waiting for!? Anna can got killed if you guys didn't do anything!" Yata yelled too loud, which cause him more coughing.
Ever since Mikoto has been treated in hospital and hasn't regain consciousness for months, Yata was the one who get most depressed. The pressure and the worry he felt must be heavy enough to corner Yata and made him look like pitiful guy.
Deep down, Fushimi want to feel delighted because the man he hated was finally gone for a while, and what he wish for to gain Yata's attention was granted, now Yata clutching to him, desperately need his help and he didn't have anybody else to rely on, but he knew, deep down, he also feel devastated seeing Yata's in weak state.
He slapped Yata really hard. Like that time.
Yata rubbed the red cheek, while stared Fushimi with shocked expression.
"Snap out it, Misaki, if you want to save her badly, then you must the one who save her, You are HOMRA Vanguard after all." Fushimi was irritated seeing how broken and unstable Yata lately.
Fushimi's words sink into Yata's brain he finally realized what he need to do. He still can do something for his friend, and he knew Anna wasn't a weak girl like other girls and he knew he wasn't alone too, Fushimi and the blues also trying the best for helping. He also need to do something.
"You're right, I shouldn't have look for help, I must the one who help her! Heck, I even ask help to blues! I must be goddamit crazy!" Finally Yata get himself together, he slapped his own face and stood up with his favorite bat.
Fushimi quickly grabbed Yata's shoulder. "Tch, I shouldn't have encouraged you if you going reckless again. Let me ask, do you know where she is?"
"Ah...Nope?" Judging how dumb Yata's look. Fushimi want to give snarky comment but he
decided to hold it.
"You're hopeless, here." Fushimi send some coordinate that consist Anna's location. "You go to here first, I will return to base to get some help, if you're in great danger, I suggest you give signal to me," Fushimi noticed Yata still wearing the watch he gave, Yata nodded and turn on the GPS System to track the location.
"Thanks, Saru, I know you're the best, I owe you one!" Yata left while using his skateboard to speed up, Fushimi waved back and he return to base.
He didn't like seeing Yata happy with other than himself, but he hate it more if Yata was depressed.
'At least this what I can do.'
Yata never been feel more grateful when Fushimi helped him last time, not only he could save Anna, he got himself a new King, or Queen exactly, safe and sound.
He owes a life debt to Fushimi, because for him, HOMRA always his second home. Fushimi didn't want to admit he just helped him and he act more annoying than ever, especially after Scepter's 4 and HOMRA team up to defeat the Green clans.
But when he found out what Munakata assign Fushimi a suicide mission, Yata never felt so hopeless, not only he regrets doubting Fushimi's loyalty, he felt scared, the same horror sensation like when he almost watching Fushimi died in front of him. This time Mikoto didn't help them.
Yata decided he will save Fushimi, even if it cost his life.
He came in the right time, when Anna allowed him to help Fushimi first before the main mission, he use all his strength to catch up Fushimi and it turn out he almost get killed by Sukuna.
He never felt huge relief like this before after saving Fushimi. 'Maybe I was destined to help him after all,' Thought Yata.
Fushimi protested to him why he would save him, and Yata yelled him back because he knew Fushimi's loyalty always in Scepter's 4 side, he knew Fushimi acknowledge Munakata as his king, just like he acknowledge Mikoto as his king.
Fushimi won't admit how he feel happy when Yata always believe in him, but Yata knew anyway, because there is no way Fushimi would have fought back Sukuna together with Yata if he wasn't in good mood.
When Fushimi asked who the most important in his life, Yata would have answer it was Fushimi all the time, ever since he met him. But remembering how improtant his main mission, he answered Anna. After the small talk done, Yata decided to continue the mission and Fushimi wait for aid, luckily Douhan arrived on right time, and turns out it was Captain's orders that saved him.
Meanwhile Fushimi didn't feel irritated for the answer, he wouldn't need a word from Yata for recognition of their feeling, he knew Yata always coming right to him, just like when he did to him.
This time, Fushimi saved by Yata's words, he can learn he was allowed to feel grateful toward his teammates and Captains, because his loyalty also stay on Scepter's 4.
But he still uncomfortable got welcome hug from his teammates, especially from the Captain.
After the Slate incident and the powers of Clans and Kings gone, Fushimi and Yata started to hang out more often, it was awkward at first since Fushimi stop trying to bait Yata as usual and he act more openly than before, Yata admit the changes of Fushimi's behaviour toward him gave him weird feelings, but mostly Yata gladly accept it, spending time with Fushimi made him realize that his best spot was beside him after all. One day, Yata invited Fushimi to visit his family since her mother has been nagging him to visit, and they decided to visit in the end of the week.
"I can't believe The Slate have been over, I'm gonna miss my days when I could use my powers!" Yelled Yata in the middle of the night, walking to the train station after he and Fushimi visited Yata's family.
Fushimi was hesitated at first but when they welcome him like in old days, Fushimi admit he missed them for years after leaving the hometown and blended well enough.
"If you're going use Slate Power until you grown old, I bet you die quickly." Added Fushimi in monotone.
"Don't say die in that tone! It's like you didn't mind I would die in any moment!"
"I'm just joking, idiot," Fushimi messed Yata's hair while Yata mumbled, usually he would slapped back, but it seems he got used to it. As long Fushimi didn't mention about their difference height.
"Hey, even thought we didn't have power anymore, I'm still thinking Anna and Mikoto-san are my King and Queen! How about you, Saru? Munakata always be your king, right?"
Fushimi stared Yata little, usually Yata always be in bad mood whenever he mentioned Munakata or Captain in front of him, its like he was jealous, but now he just giving normal response.
'It's not fair.' He thought. 'If only he knows.'
He nodded slowly. Yata stretching his hand out to the air while yawned. Fushimi thinking back the time he spend with Yata after the incident was making him feel warm, but in the end of the day, he felt something empty inside him, something like he need to confess something before he got misunderstood about Yata again.
'It's now or never,' Fushimi bite his lips."Misaki, there something I want to tell you..." Fushimi stopped his track while looking seriously to Yata.
"Hmm, what is it?" Yata who didn't saw how different Fushimi's act asked him casually.
"I think we should stop the exchange chocolate tradition."
Both of them were silent in instant.
Yata was dumbfounded by Fushimi's random request. Sure he knew Fushimi was uncomfortable with it, but it was unexpected. Yata trying so hard to find right words to ask back without hurting Fushimi's thoughts, but before he can say anything, Fushimi added more.
"And I think I don't want hang out with you for while." This time, Yata felt he was like being struck of lightning.
"W-What!? Why!? We had just reconciled last month! And there so much things I want to do with you!" Yata didn't stop his outburst, the sudden information he received make him more nervous and panic, he thinking back again, nothing went wrong when he spending time with Fushimi, he confused what was the trigger that made Fushimi want to stop.
Fushimi averted his eyes, Yata's reaction was always exceed his expectation and he wanted to tease him so bad, but this wasn't the right time.
"Ugh, if I did something offensive again, I would apologize for that, but cutting off communication like that—" Yata quickly apologize before he regret, but Fushimi cut off his conversation.
"I never said I was cutting off communication." Fushimi still keep his cool posture. Yata's hand trembling more.
"W-What? but you said you don't want to meet me—"
"We could still keep in touch by message, but we won't meet for while." The tone that Fushimi made Yata want to mad.
"Why!? Don't decided things like that! I-I don't want to stop seeing you..."
This time Fushimi couldn't hide his smug face. "Why, then? Give me reason why I should,"
"D-Don't you get it... Argh!" Suddenly Yata pushed Fushimi over the neighbor walls and keep
his both arms beside Fushimi, it's like he was trying to kabedon Fushimi.
Yata's face red as tomatoes when he trying to spit out the words. "I-I just figure out after uh—You know, the slate incident, I want to be with you, not because about HOMRA, mission, partner, stuff like that. It's because... Just you, the monkey that I care about," He can't afford the amount of stare he received from Fushimi, he decided to look away while fidgeting nervously.
"Cute." Fushimi blurted it out.
"W-What did you just call me—Hmph!" Fushimi pushed his lips toward Yata's lips. Their lips crashed, it was dry and bitter, but Fushimi took his whole lips and suck the Yata's bottom lips.
Yata still frozen up until Fushimi pulled out from their kiss. "T-That was my first kiss! You Asshole!" Yata walk backwards and giving Fushimi space, he wanted to hit the tall guy so bad, but he knew he didn't dislike it. in fact, he like it, a lot.
"Sorry, I was just teasing you." Fushimi pulled off his trademark smirk. "I didn't mean this would pushing you to confess, but that was smooth, I almost got heart attack by your kabedon," Yata couldn't figure out Fushimi was compliment him or mock him, his head too hot to think.
"W-Wait, Did you mean all of them was lies!? Including the chocolates!?" They were lucky the neighborhood didn't suddenly went out and scold them how loud Yata was.
"Yes." Fushimi said it like he didn't regret single thing about what he have done.
"Y-You fucking sadist! I hate you—" Yata was about to punch Fushimi again, but he stopped him and pulled him into hug instead.
"Misaki, go out with me." This time Fushimi asked him, with serious tone, even their eyes didn't meet, Yata notice how red Fushimi's cheek. Seeing how rarely Fushimi blushes, Yata didn't have heart to hit him, instead the new discovery made him got heart attack too.
"Y-Y-You could ask me without teasing!" Yata feel so dumb for believing every words that come out from Fushimi's mouth.
"I need to make sure you feel the same way," Fushimi chuckled while nuzzling his head into Yata's neck, he felt Yata so small in his embrace, he still would told his feelings even if Yata didn't feel the same way, he thought.
Yata groaned while hugging Fushimi back, it was rare to see Fushimi made move to him first, even thought he felt pissed off, he also feeling giddy because his feelings and his was finally connected. He gave small punch on Fushimi's head and steal kiss to his lips. this time it wasn't sloppy at first.
"Dumbass, you won't get chocolate this year!"
[FIN]
A/N : Thank you for reading until the end! As always I apologize for many mistakes I made in this fic start from grammar, typos, etc.