Author's Note: So I noticed a lot of people seem to hate Safu for some strange reason, complaining she "gets between" Shion and Nezumi when she never does any such thing. Sure, she likes Shion, but she realizes he doesn't like her in the same way and she never tries to force him to like her. With the thought that she would probably rather help Shion and Nezumi's relationship rather than hurt it, this fic was born. It will be a collection of one-shots that may or may not tie into one-another, all about Safu trying to help Shion confess his true feelings to Nezumi in a way that Nezumi will understand. Please note that this fic takes place in an alternate timeline, assuming that Safu was somehow able to return after becoming Elyurias. Don't think too much about it, it's just supposed to be funny. I hope you enjoy!

The cafe was quiet and comfortable. It was late in the afternoon, and there weren't more than a handful of patrons. Two of them- a boy and a girl- sat at the bar by the windows which looked out onto the street. The place was familiar for them, somewhere they liked to chat together when they had the time to relax and nowhere important to be. These days, it was even more special.

Shion had almost lost Safu. He had risked his, Nezumi's, and even Rikiga and Inukashi's lives to save her. After they had found she had become Elyurias, Shion had lost all hope that he'd ever see her again. While Safu being a vessel for Elyurias had allowed the queen to destroy No. 6 as it was and thus save many lives- both present and future- he still couldn't help but wish he could have done something else to save Safu. After all, she was a dear friend to him that he never wanted to lose.

Then, miraculously, she had come back. Elyurias knew of the struggles that the brave young souls had faced, and she knew of how deeply Safu and Shion cared for one another. As a sort of thank-you for what they had done, Elyurias had found a way to return the bright young woman to her previous state. At this, Shion had been overjoyed. Losing Safu had been like losing his dear sister, and getting her back had been a wonderful gift.

Now, they sat together again, in the same chairs of the same cafe they had talked in shortly before Shion had been arrested and his whole world turned inside-out. It had been a couple weeks since the incident, and the two were finally getting some quiet time to catch up.

"You know, that shade really does look good on you." Safu said, eying Shion's hair. "I mean, usually people don't like white, but yours is...different. It's so shiny, and still retains its youthfulness despite its lack of pigmentation." She knew how mean people could be, and wasn't sure if Shion got bothered for his new hair color by the people of No. 6. She had always been teased for her clothing at school, but Shion had been the one person to compliment it, and in complete earnestness too. She wanted to make sure that he wasn't bothered by being so physically different than everyone else.

"Oh, thanks. Nezumi said the same thing. A lot of people in West Block did, actually."

Safu put her cup of tea down and looked Shion directly in the eyes. "Nezumi is the one you have been after this whole time, isn't he?"

Shion gave her a baffled look. "Huh? What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me. Even before you got arrested and had your grand adventures with him, you were thinking about him."

At this, the boy averted his gaze. "Oh, um...well, yeah, he was the person I was thinking about..."

"Don't you turn away from me! I want you to look me in the eye and say it!" Safu said in a louder tone as she leaned in closer to Shion, who leaned back in attempt to keep a distance from her.

"S-Safu, people are going to start staring!"

The girl sat back in her chair with a huff. "Can't even admit it!"

"Admit what?"

Safu stared Shion in the eye again with her unrelenting gaze. "You are head-over-heels hopelessly infatuated with him!"

Shion felt his face heat up. "Wh-what?!"

"You heard me. It's obvious! Just look at your cheeks! They are turning as red as a cherry! You wouldn't be blushing if it wasn't true, nor would you be averting your gaze. You know you can't fool me. There are far too many physiological signs to deny it!"

"You're right about that- there's no fooling you, Safu." Shion laughed lightly before his smile slowly faded. "I guess...I don't know if I'd call it infatuation, but he's important to me. There's so much I've learned from him...so much I didn't know about myself until I spent time with him, so much I never would have known about if I had just lived out my days in No. 6. I don't know what to call it, but he's a very important person to me."

Safu watched as a gentle smile formed on his lips as he talked about Nezumi, listened to the tone of his voice. She knew she was right. The person Shion was in love with was most certainly Nezumi, whether he had been able to identify the type of love it was or not. It hadn't been the first time he'd mentioned Nezumi since she'd come back either. They had been off-hand comments, but it was clear that Nezumi never left his mind. This boy from the West Block had completely captured Shion.

Knowing this, and seeing how Shion would act as he talked about Nezumi almost made Safu want to cry. She wanted Shion more than anything. There was nobody she loved more, and she would be perfectly happy to selfishly keep him all to herself. Knowing that he didn't feel the same way hurt. Knowing that he felt as strongly about somebody else as she did for him was heart-breaking, and she knew that it wasn't going to change. They just weren't going to be together.

Despite this, Safu knew she still held a special place in Shion's heart, and for that, she was still grateful, even if a small part of her was shattered because of it. And, because she loved Shion so dearly, she wanted him to be happy. She knew Nezumi had protected Shion with his life. This strange boy from the West Block had supported and saved the life of the Shion she loved and cared for so much. So, she could deal with the fact he was the one who Shion loved. After all, she had the privilege of being with him again after she thought she would never be able to see his face or hear his voice ever again. She could still spend this time alone with him, touch his hand, hear his laugh. As long as she could still have a part of Shion's love for herself, then it would be okay. Besides, she wanted to see Shion happy, and if Nezumi was who made him happy, then so be it.

"You always were dense when it came to these things." Safu said with a slight smile. "Does he know?"

"Does he know what?"

"That you feel that way about him! I know you still don't know what you are even talking about, but please tell me he isn't as dense as you are!"

"I...I don't know. It's really hard to tell with Nezumi sometimes. I know he cares, otherwise he wouldn't have saved my life, and so many times, but I don't know if..."

"If?"

"I guess...I don't know how else to reach out to him."

Safu gave a deep sigh and shook her head. She could only imagine Nezumi must be going through the same issues she had gone through with just how dense Shion always was."Shion, you clearly need some help, and I'm gonna be the one who gives it to you."

Shion's expression lightened. "Really? You'll help me with Nezumi?"

"Mhmm. I just can't stand to see you be so clueless all the time. You just wait. With my help, you'll not only get your point across, but Nezumi will be all over that body of yours."

"Thanks, Safu! Wait...huh?"