Author's Note: I think we need a little humor, so hopefully you guys like this installment. More to come with HOMRA interactions, I swear! A huge thank you to LaughterLover98, Hiyoritsu, kprojectfan, Jaybell, and Guest!
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Tatara Totsuka walked into the bar at ten in the morning. He spotted Izumo sitting at the counter with a cup of coffee in his hand a newspaper laid out in front of him. Tatara looked at the older gentlemen, who seemed very amused about something. Tatara had a feeling that Izumo Kusanagi wasn't simply smiling at some story in the paper either. As he took a seat across from him, Tatara raised a brow when the man looked up at him through his glasses.
"Good story?" Tatara inquired, tapping the paper.
"There's a girl upstairs," Kusanagi explained, which made Tatara tilt his head in confusion. Of course there was a girl, Anna lived in the apartment above the bar just like Kusanagi and Mikoto.
"You mean Anna?" Tatara asked with a chuckle.
"No," Kusanagi deadpanned and shook his head. "I mean a young lady."
Tatara was suddenly very intrigued by this bit of information. He wondered if it was the same girl who seemed to have Mikoto distracted. "The one who…"
"I wouldn't doubt it," Kusanagi chuckled as he sipped on his coffee. He was about to say something else, but stopped when someone started coming down the stairs. The two men at the bar both turned to see Mikoto walking down. They stared at him, which caused him to stop and stare back at them.
He ignored their stares, but they persisted as he reached the bar. His amber eyes glanced at them, but he just shook his head and made himself a cup off coffee. Tatara and Kusanagi looked to each other for a moment before turning back to look at Mikoto. He turned around, holding his coffee cup in both hands. Mikoto raised a brow as the two looked at him like hungry dogs begging for some liver snaps.
"What?" Mikoto asked, finally annoyed with their incessant staring.
"Nothing," both said quickly and looked away, causing Mikoto to snort.
"Right," their King retorted as he walked around the bar and sat in on a bar stool beside Tatara. As he sipped on his coffee, he gave the two a sideways glance. They were still staring, which was becoming very annoying. "Just ask already," Mikoto grumbled with an eye roll as he put the coffee cup down.
"Who's the girl?" Kusanagi asked as he gave Tatara a cup and poured some coffee into it.
"Her name is Kira," Mikoto answered with a small shrug. Tatara and Kusanagi both looked at each other and smirked as they turned back to their King. "And that's all I'm saying." He picked up his coffee cup and walked off.
"I have more questions!" Tatara called out, but Mikoto ignored him completely as he ventured up the stairs. "Do you think he'd light me on fire if I went up there?"
"I think he'd burn the whole building," Kusanagi replied with a chuckle.
"Kira," Mikoto said, but the girl came down the stairs anyways. She stopped at the bottom and smiled warmly at them and waved.
"Hi, I'm Kira," she greeted them both politely. Mikoto came down beside her and sighed, knowing exactly what would happen. And to make matters worse, Yata and Rikio came toddling into the bar. They both stopped and looked at Kira and she looked back at them. "Hello," she smiled and turned back to Mikoto, who shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose.