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Chapter 7

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"W-Water..." I groaned unable to move from bed.

"Are you okay, Tsu? What happened yesterday?" Ricchan asked helping me up to drink some water.

"...Hm..." I tilted my head to the side, poking my temple as I tried to remember what had happened. "Yoru-kun and I saved Zen-kun from some bad Youkai...The two shared sakazuki...after that I don't remember." I answered finishing the rest of the water.

"You're not sick, are you? Didn't Zen-kun's house burn down, did you inhale too much smoke?"

"No...Although, I feel Yoru-kun did something bad...but I don't remember what."

"What did he do, Tsu?"

"Don't remember...Ricchan, I'm going to sleep more until this weird headache goes away. You should go eat breakfast before heading to school."

"Okay...don't hesitate to call me if you don't feel too good. I'll come home immediately."

"Okay..."

"Love you, Tsu."

"Love you too, Ricchan."

Ricchan kissed my forehead and I kissed his cheek before he stood up, leaving my room right after. He gave me a concerned look before closing the door. I rubbed at my temple, lying down to pull the covers over my head. My head hurts so much right now, I didn't like it at all! The light didn't help, it only made my head spin.

"YORU, YOU NO GOOD YOUKAI!"

"Ah," I sat up, surprised at Ricchan's sudden shouting. "I guess Yoru-kun really did do something bad."

I rubbed at my eyes moving back under the covers to fall asleep. It was a bit hard, the Youkai were partying downstairs so I couldn't fall sleep right away. I heard someone enter the room and I had this gut feeling it was Yoru. I shut my eyes, making sure my breathing was slow and steady. The covers was lifted so only my head was visible and I tried to continue to pretend to be asleep.

"Hm...I guess giving her sake was too much for her." That's definably Yoru. I felt a hand touch the side of my face and I couldn't stop the small smile from appearing on my face. "Even when she's asleep she's cute."

"Waka!"

"Tsk! They'll wake her up at this rate." The covers were pulled back over my head and the door shut quietly, indicating Yoru left. "Hey, quiet down! Tsuna's sleeping!"

"Ah, sorry!"

"Shhh!"

"We can't wake her up!"

I opened my eyes a bit, moving the covers down. I released a small giggle before moving it back over my head. So Yoru did do something bad, he gave me sake! No wonder I feel a bit sick! I'll do something when I wake up later...I'm so tired. I thought, my eyes feeling heavy all of a sudden.

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"So we're having guests today?" I asked tilting my head to the side.

"Tsu, you have to convince the others! An Onmyouji is among the group coming by!" Ricchan begged holding my shoulders.

"I don't have to, you just have to tell them that. To Youkai, an Onmyouji being around means a death sentence, doesn't it?" I asked pulling my cake out of the oven.

"Really?" I nodded my head. "How do you know about Onmyouji, Tsu? I haven't heard about them until now."

"Ojii-san told me about them in his stories! We're not Youkai so we're okay, but if you tell the others that an Onmyouji is appearing today then they'll be sure to hide!"

"You sound a bit too cheerful there..."

"I wonder if I made enough cake..."

"Tsu, you made seven different cakes. You don't have to make anymore. So please stop baking."

"Mou~! You're no fun, Ricchan! I like baking, it's so much fun!"

"Yes, I get that, but you made too much! Anyways, I have to go tell everyone so make sure to tell Yoru!"

"Got it!"

Ricchan left after that and I looked at the cakes I made, I guess I did make too much...Whenever I hear Ricchan's having friends over, I like to bake a lot to show that I'm a good younger sister to his friends. I pulled my apron off, putting it back in its place before rushing out the kitchen to find Yoru. It didn't take long, I knew which room he is in thanks to my gut feeling!

"Yoru-kun!" I blinked, stared for a brief period, before reaching to close the door. It felt a bit awkward to see my brother underneath Yoru, his wrists held in Yoru's hands. "Sorry for interrupting..." I said about to close the door.

"T-Tsu, wait!" Ricchan shouted turning bright red.

"Hold it." Yoru disappeared from above Ricchan to stop the door from closing. "It's not what it looked like, Tsuna." Yoru said grabbing my hand before I could attempt to run off.

"...I have no idea what you're talking about..." I huffed, looking away with a small frown. "I guess you do like Ricchan more than me..." I said a bit annoyed.

"It's not what it looked like, Tsuna." Yoru said looking quite annoyed.

"Yoru-kun..." I looked up at him. "...Then you don't like Ricchan? He's my Onii-chan so I want you to get along with him." I said with a small pout.

"I don't like him in that way! I like you, damn it!"

"So you hate him?"

"I don't!"

"So you like him more than me?"

"Of course not."

"Then you do hate him."

"Tsuna!"

"Hehehehe..." I covered my mouth with my sleeve, hiding my wide smile behind it. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to mess with you a bit. So, what happened?"

"Tsuna...! Look up."

"Hai?"

I looked up and Yoru gripped the back of my head, our lips connecting in a second. I was unprepared for the sudden kiss and I didn't expect him to stick his tongue in my mouth. I gripped his sleeves, my face burning as he kissed me. I could hear someone shouting behind Yoru, but I couldn't tell who it was since I was so focused on Yoru. He pulled away and I was gasping for air as I held onto him. W-What was that kiss? Yoru never kisses me like that!

"Yoru! Don't harass Tsu!" Ricchan shouted pulling me out of Yoru's grip.

"It was punishment." Yoru licked his lips, an amused smile on his face. "Don't do it again, Tsuna. An even worse punishment will be prepared." Yoru said giving me a weird stare.

"Hentai!"

"Yoru!"

Yoru disappeared and I covered my reddening face with my sleeves. I became a babbling mess as I tried to run away from Ricchan, it was so embarrassing that I couldn't face my own brother! I tripped several times as I tried to make it back to the kitchen. Several Youkai were curious about my sudden clumsiness plus my bright red face, if they asked, I became an even bigger bumbling mess as I ran off.

"Waaahhhh! That was so embarrassing!" I said as I entered the kitchen.

"What's wrong, Tsuna-chan?" Kejourou asked giving me a curious stare.

"N-Ne...Kejourou...Can I ask you something?" I asked poking my fingers together.

"What's wrong?" Kejourou asked pouring water into a teacup.

"A-An adult kiss...d-do you normally stick your tongue in the other person's mouth?" Kejourou froze, the teapot in her hands dropped to the ground. "K-Kejourou?" I asked as she slowly turned to me.

"T-Tsuna-chan...W-Why do you ask?" Kejourou asked appearing in front of me, a weird look on her face.

"Y-Yoru-kun...kiss...while ago..." I mumbled looking at the ground.

"Oh, you poor thing, Tsuna-chan!" Kejourou engulfed me in a tight hug, pressing my face against her chest. "How dare Waka make such a sudden advance on you! I'll scold him later on, he shouldn't do something you're not ready for!"

"C-Can't...breathe...!"

"Oh...! He's going to get it when I get my hands on him! Defiling your pure and innocent mind without hesitation!"

"Kejourou...!" I pulled away, gasping for air. "I can't breathe!"

"I'm sorry, Tsuna-chan! So, why did he do it?"

"I was teasing him about liking Ricchan! He and Ricchan were in a weird position when I found them and I wanted to tease him for all the time he teased me!"

"Weird position?"

"Eto..." I thought about it and I wasn't too sure if I should tell her. "It-It doesn't matter! So, is it an adult kiss?"

"It is, a very adult one! You're too young to be deflowered, Tsuna-chan!"

"Hieee!"

I was squished into Kejourou's chest again, the woman complaining loudly about Yoru's behavior. I managed to get away, as she began ranting about how she was going to get the other women behind her, or something like that. Waaah, Yoru-kun's in a lot of trouble. I thought watching Kejourou leave with the tray. I looked at the cakes before tilting my head before leaving the kitchen as well. I wanted to do a bit of cleaning, plus I wanted to avoid Ricchan's friends. I didn't the seaweed head, he was mean to Ricchan a long time ago and I didn't like it. I was in the middle of cleaning the Buddha statue room when something odd occurred.

"Run, run!"

"Hide! They're right behind us!"

"Did...something happen?" I watched the Youkai attempt to fit into one of the statue. "Why are you running away?"

"Those humans are loose! Keep them away, please

"Humans?" I thought of Ricchan's friends. "Ah."

I resumed cleaning as if nothing happened. I sensed something though, something that screamed danger. It made me want to run away as fast as possible. I stared at the door, tightening my grip on the broom in my hands. Wh...Why did I feel my life was in danger?

"I can smell spirits in here!"

The black haired girl stared at me and I returned it full force. I yelped when she threw something at me and I ducked, covering my head with my hands. Ricchan was quick to stop the girl from attempting to attack me again. W-Why did she attack me out of the blue!? I didn't do anything!

"Ri-Ricchan...!" I cried hiding behind my brother.

"Oh, it's the younger Sawada." Kiyotsugu said staring at me.

"W-What did you do that for? I was just cleaning!" I cried peeking out from behind my brother.

"Y-Yura-san, this is my little sister! She's human, human!" Ricchan said gaining the attention of the girl.

"Human?" this Yura girl said with a tilt of her head.

"That's right! This is Sawada's little sister!" Kiyotsugu said pointing at me.

"I see, I'm sorry then." The girl bowed to me and I was still on edge. "I'm Keikain Yura, I apologize..." Yura said trailing off.

"Sawada...Tsunahime...Tsuna is fine." I muttered hiding behind Ricchan more.

"Tsuna-chan, are you okay?" Kana asked concerned.

"...Please go back to the tearoom. You are not to be wandering the halls." I said with a small frown.

"Why not, it's only right to explore a place that may have Youkai!" Kiyotsugu said as if this is his home.

"That's wrong!" Everyone looked at me, startled by my outburst. I was angry, this wasn't their home so they shouldn't treat it as such! "R-Ricchan and I live here...but it's not our home!" I said tightening my grip on his shirt.

"What?" Shima asked clearly confused.

"What's Tsu's trying to say this isn't our home! We're only living here because our adopted family lives here! That's why the name plate said 'Nura' and not 'Sawada'!" Ricchan explained.

"I heard shouting, did something happen?" Rihan asked entering the room.

"Rihan-san!" I shouted rushing towards him.

"What's wrong, Tsuna?" Rihan asked ruffling my hair.

"Ah, gomen, Rihan-san!" Ricchan walked towards the two of us. "I forgot to tell you I would have friends over. I hope I didn't disrupt your sleep." Ricchan said nervously.

"It's alright, I just woke up." Rihan ruffled Ricchan's hair next. "I'm afraid if you're going to explore my home, you should ask first." Rihan said with a small chuckle.

"Sorry, I tried to tell them." Ricchan said with a small frown.

"No it's our fault! We shouldn't have wandered your home without permission!" Kana said looking a bit too embarrassed.

Rihan didn't mind too much, but the group had to go back to the tearoom. I stayed by Ricchan's side, a bad feeling in the pit of my gut. I wanted to stay as close to him as possible at the moment, I was worried and I wasn't sure why. Ricchan's friends left and he and I left to escort Kana and Yura home, since the two would pass through the shadier districts.

"You should have just waited at home, Tsu." Ricchan said holding my hand.

"It's okay! I wanted to go!" I said with a big smile.

"I apologize again for attacking you without reason. I sensed a Youkai and you were the only one in that room." Yura said as I shied away from her.

"It's fine..." I muttered.

"Oh, what a cute Ojou-chan!" I jumped when a blond man approached me, grabbing my hand. "Perhaps you'd like me to hang out with me."

"E-Eh?"

"Don't touch me sister!"

"So, what's your name? You're very cute."

"I-I...!" I pulled my hand away from his, quickly moving behind Kana and Yura. Ricchan was quick to stand in front of us protectively. "I-I'm scared...!"

"...Youkai..."

"Come now, I only wanted a chat with the young miss." The man's face changed to that of a rat, to my horror. "Your smell was so interesting, I want to see what she was made of!"

"R-Ricchan...!"

We had been forced to retreat into an alley, the rat Youkai surrounding us at all sides. I was practically having a panic attack, bad Youkai! Bad Youkai...! I was too used to thinking Youkai were kind because of our stay in the Nura mansion...but now...I remember...the fear of bloodthirsty Youkai coming after us. The smell...They were interested in me...because of who I was.

"R-Ricchan...W-What do we do?" I asked shaking in fear.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you." Ricchan said tightening his grip on my hand.

"I-I don't want...to lose anyone else...! I'm scared...Ricchan!" I said ready to cry.

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Chapter 7 Ends

It's been a while since I've updated this one. It's pretty hard trying to come up with a plot for this one since I'm more interested in fluffy love between Yoru and Tsu. I pity Tsu for dealing with Yoru's teasing and punishments, but she's so cute and innocent it's hard not to want to have Yoru tease her~! I couldn't resist the slight BL between Yoru and Rikuo, it was mostly for laughs and a bit because I wanted to have Tsu make fun of Yoru for said awkward moment. Tsu's quite afraid of Youkai that love to eat humans, I wish her luck in the future. Well, until next time! Bye-bye~!