A/N: Sorry about the delay again, haven't been able to find much time to write lately, especially now that I'm playing Magic the Gathering Arena. Also, the date itself won't be till next chapter now seeing the set up for it was longer than I anticipated. Hopefully you'll enjoy the new chapter and can bare a bit longer for the date, I've got some great ideas in mind for it. So, enough excuses, on with the story!
It seemed like a miracle, but he did it. Yuuto had managed to survive two weeks at the Kurusu residence, and he had received news from Ms Smith that Kimihito was well enough to come back home from the hospital. As they waited for the host's return, the MON agent and the girls took the time to get the house nice and tidy for his arrival. As they were tidying up though, Miia waited patiently in the hallway near the front door for her Darling to return. While she was doing this, Yuuto came strolling in from the living room to check to see what else needed doing. He stopped as he noticed the lamia fidgeting with her hands as she struggled to keep herself still. It seemed that Miia was anxious about seeing what condition Kimihito would be in when he got back, and it worried her to no end. The blonde smirked to himself as he couldn't help but try and help put her at ease.
"Hey Miia, you okay over there?" He asked as he walked over to her side.
"Oh, Yuuto-kun," Miia replied in a surprised tone, only just noticing he was there. "sorry, but I'm just worried about what state Darling's going to be in when he gets here. What if he can't walk by himself? Will he even be able to-"
"Hey, calm down, will you?" Yuuto cut in as he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave it a comforting squeeze. "I'm sure he'll be just fine, though you girls might have to do a little more for yourselves while he's still recovering, alright?"
The lamia was silent for a moment before smiling back at him with a look of determination on her face. "Right!" She exclaimed as she pumped both her fists. "Darling's going to be treated like a prince when he gets back! I'll treat him to my homemade cooking all he wants!"
"Yeah, that's not happening…" Yuuto replied as he deadpanned at her.
"Oh, come on! My cooking has gotten better!" Miia shouted in an irate tone.
"Only because I was here to make sure you stuck to the instructions."
She turned away from him and pouted to herself, upset at having her culinary skills criticized once again. "Yuuto-kun, you can be really mean sometimes…"
Yuuto quirked an eyebrow as he smirked back at her. "Well, maybe if you learnt the basics before you start experimenting, then honestly, I-"
"Incoming!"
The pair were interrupted as they heard Suu and Vee shouting in unison. They saw the pair of slime girls rushing towards them in their blob forms as they were cleaning the floor in the hallway. The blonde dodged to the side to avoid the oncoming slimeballs, though his attempt at avoiding one catastrophe only led him to another as he was flying in Miia's direction. The lamia saw this and quickly reacted by holding up his shoulders with her hands and wrapping her tail around his waist to prevent him from crashing into her. Yuuto stopped in place as his face was mere inches away from hers, both their faces going red from how close they were to each other.
Yuuto quickly jumped back from her as he started flailing his hands at her apologetically. "Oh, sorry about that, Miia! I didn't mean to-!"
"It's alright!" The lamia exclaimed as she did the same. "It was just an accident after all!" She continued before letting out an embarrassed laugh. "I'm just glad I caught you before…" Miia trailed off as her face went slightly pale.
"Hey, are you alright?" The MON agent asked with worry.
The redhead just merely shook her head as she pointed behind him with her tail. Yuuto glanced behind him to see Lala standing behind him, surrounded by a dark aura as she glared at the pair with an upset yet displeased look on her face. If looks could kill, he'd be in Limbo right about now.
"Babe, I can explaAAAAAHHHHH!"
He was cut off as the dullahan tackled him from behind and bowled him over. As he flew forwards and crashed into Miia, the young reaper's head came flying from her shoulders and struck the lamia hard in the face. The trio crashed to the ground with Miia knocked flat on her ass as Yuuto landed face first onto her midriff, with Lala's body landing on his back as she wrapped her arms tightly around his chest, soon followed by her head landing in between Miia's mammaries. They all groaned in pain as the redhead propped herself up on her elbows, looking down at Lala's head with a furious look on her face before he wrapped the tip of her tail around the girl's head and pulled it free from her cleavage.
"The hell is your problem?!" Miia yelled as her tail tightened her grip around the dullahan's head.
"Do nay think that ye can try tae seduce me Love so easily." Lala started in the grim tone of her reaper persona despite the precarious position her head was currently in, her sight blinded by the reptilian's tail. "I will nay allow ye tae have yer way wiOWOWOWOWOW!" She yelled as the lamia constricted her tail tighter around her head.
"I just stopped him from falling over, so take a goddamn chill pill, you damn Shinigami wannabe!" The lamia shouted back in irritation.
As this was happening Yuuto propped himself up with Lala's body still clinging to his back tightly. "Lala, what are you playing at?" He asked his girlfriend in a slightly annoyed tone as he sat himself up straight, now with her body clinging to his side.
Both Yuuto and Miia could just barely see the girl's cheeks go bright red from embarrassment from the confines of the lamia's tail. "I saw ye getting rather close with Miia, and I could nay help but wish tae intervene. It seems that I have misjudged the circumstances of yer closeness…" She answered as her body clung to her boyfriend tighter.
The blonde couldn't help but smirk at her body as he wrapped his arms around her. "We really need to work on your jealous tendencies."
Miia proceeded to place Lala's head back on her shoulders as she looked at the couple with a warm smile on her face. "Yeah, you might hurt Yuuto-kun if you keep tackling him to the ground like that."
The couple glared at the lamia with deadpan expressions on their faces. "Miia, you aren't any better when it comes to Kimihito…" Yuuto replied as he furrowed his eyebrows at her.
"Hey! I can control myself when I want to!" She exclaimed in self-defence.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Just as Miia was saying that a series of knocks came from the front door and Miia got up as fast as she could, slivering towards the door like her life depended on it. She grabbed the handle and flung the door open as a bright smile appeared on her lips.
"DARLING!"
She paused as she realised that it wasn't her Darling at the front door at all. It was the mailman with a stack of letters in hand, and also a bright red blush on his cheeks from the cute lamia standing in front of him.
"H-Here is your mail, M-M-M-Miss…" He said nervously with a polite smile on his face as he handed the letters to her.
Miia's smile dropped into a deadpan expression as she furrowed her eyebrows and took the letters from the man. "Oh, thanks." She replied flatly, her earlier excitement now diminished.
"H-H-Have a nice day." The mailman said before leaving.
The redhead used the tip of her tail to shut the door as she looked over the letters she had received with a look of indifference. The other girls in the house rushed into the hallway from all over the house due to the lamia's exclamation that their host had arrived.
"Miia, hast Milord returned?!" Centorea exclaimed in barely contained excitement.
"Yeah, where's Boss?!" Papi added as she looked around frantically for Kimihito.
"Sorry, false alarm." Miia answered expressionlessly as she continued to scan the letters unenthusiastically.
"Oh, Miss Miia, I do wish that you wouldn't give up our hopes like that." Mero replied with a pout on her face.
"No Master?" Suu questioned with a confused look on her face.
"I'm sorry, but it doesn't appear to be the case." The mermaid answered in an apologetic tone.
"Aww…" The blue slime replied dejectedly as she let her feeler droop to one side.
Vee, who was standing next to her, lifted a hand and started to pet her head comfortingly. "It's okay, Suu. I'm sure Kimihito will be back really soon." She said in a soothing tone in an attempt to cheer her friend up.
The redhead continued to look through the letters until she happened upon a magazine, at which point she paused and her eyes widened in surprise. "Bondage Monthly?" She muttered to herself as she quirked an eyebrow at the offending object. Suddenly a strand of silk shot from about her at the magazine in question and shot up into the air as Miia let out a surprised yelp.
"That'll be mine, thanks."
She looked up to see Rachnera hanging from the ceiling as she freed the magazine from its packaging and began to browse through it with curious delight.
"Rachnee?! How long have you been there?!"
"Long enough." The arachne answered disinterestedly as she continued to scour her tome.
"Whatever…" The lamia muttered to herself as she looked through the last few letters. She stopped again as she came across a package that was thicker than the rest. "Oh, Lala. There's something here for you."
Said dullahan shot to her feet from Yuuto's side and rushed towards Miia to retrieve the package in question. "Ye have me thanks, Serpent. I have waited for an aeon for this tae enter me domain." She replied as she clung it to her chest.
While this was happening, Rachnera descended from the ceiling and gave the young reaper a teasing smirk. "It wouldn't happen to be that eroge manga you've been waiting for, is it?"
Lala's eyes shot wide open at the lilac-haired girl's comment as her cheeks went bright red. "I-I-I do nay know what ye are speaking of…" She replied in an embarrassed tone as she averted her gaze from the spider woman and tried to hide her cheeks behind her scarf.
"Oh?" Rachnera said as she placed a hand over her lips in mock shock. "Is it something you don't want Yuuto to find out?" She questioned in a teasing tone.
The young reaper just kept quiet as her whole face had gone red from embarrassment. "W-We Spectres o' Death have our own secrets that mortals would find mind-shattering…" She stuttered as she clutched the package tighter.
Yuuto got up onto his feet and smirked to himself as he walked over to his girlfriend. "Babe, I'm not going to judge you just because you have an interest in that sort of stuff. I really don't mind." He said to her as he stopped in front of her and began to pat her head lovingly. "To be honest, it's been kind of obvious that you've been thinking a lot about that… sort of thing." He continued as his own cheeks went red.
Lala looked up at him in surprise. "Really?" She asked, wanting to determine whether he was truly okay with her thinking about such dirty things.
"Really."
Lala let out an embarrassed groan as she pressed herself up against the human and buried her face in his chest to hide her increasingly reddening cheeks. The blonde let a warm smile cross his lips as he wrapped his free arm around her waist while he continued to comfortingly pat her head.
"Hey, it's okay, so stop your worrying." He added as he let out a light chuckle at how adorable she was acting.
Just then, the front door opened, and the group turned to see Ms Smith stepped into the house with a smirk on her face. "Morning ladies, morning Bishie-kun. I hope you're all well." She said as she waved a hand at them.
"Oh, Madam Smith, it is good to see you again." Mero answered with a polite smile on her face.
"Ms Smith!" Miia exclaimed in surprise. "Is Darling-?!"
"Don't worry, he's literally right behind me." She replied as moved into the hallway to make way for their host.
They saw Kimihito slowly make his way inside, limping in on a crutch with his left arm and right leg bandaged up in casts. As he stepped inside, he looked up at the group with a warm smile as they looked back at him with wide eyes, not quite believing that he was there.
"Hey everyone, I'm home." He annoyed as a wide goofy grin appeared on his face.
Miia was unable to contain herself any longer as she started to rush towards him with teary eyes and a wide smile of her own. "DARLING!" She exclaimed with joy.
"Ahem!"
The lamia froze on the spot as she was mere feet away from her host as she heard Yuuto loudly clear his throat. She looked back at the blonde human as he was giving her a stern look. "Miia, he just got out of the hospital. Maybe you want to tone it down a notch for now." He explained as he let a smirk cross his lips.
Miia nodded back at him and took a moment to take a deep breath to calm herself down. She then looked back at him with a warm smile before she pressed herself up against him and wrapped her arms around his neck in a loving hug as she rested her chin on his shoulder, trying her best to resist the urge to wrap her massive tail tightly around him.
"Welcome home, Darling." She said lovingly to him as she nuzzled her scaled cheek against his.
Kimihito couldn't help but a warm smile cross his face once more as he placed his good arm on her back and held her tight while he awkwardly leant against the crutch now under his arm. "It's good to be back." He replied as he enjoyed the moment with his lamian homestay.
"Hey, Lovebirds! Shift it!" They heard the exclamation of a certain zombie from near the doorway as they jumped in surprise.
They turned to face Zombina, who was in her work uniform with a teasing grin on her face. With her was Doppel, who had a less than pleased look on her own features, looking like she'd rather be anywhere else other than the Kurusu residence right about now.
"Oh, sorry about that." Kimihito apologised as he and Miia stepped to the side to let the two MON agents inside.
"No worries, Loverboy." She replied as she grabbed the doppelganger's wrist and started dragging her inside. "C'mon Doppel, the sooner we get this out the way, the better."
"Hey! Why am I even here?!" Doppel protested as she struggled to free herself from her captain's grasp. "You and Smith can handle-!"
"Well, look what the cat dragged in." Rachnera cut in as she looked down at the dark-skinned girl with an evil glint in her six crimson eyes as a sadistic smile graced her lips.
The doppelganger flinched before slowly turning her head to face the arachne with a nervous look on her face. "Oh, Rachnera, fancy meeting you-"
Doppel didn't have time to finish her sentence as the lilac-haired woman lassoed her with her webs before tying the troublemaker up and gagging her, making sure to ensnare her hair in a cocoon of spider's silk for good measure. "How nice of you to drop by, Doppel. I've been meaning to thank you for your little prank the other day." Rachnera replied sadistically as she held her up and lightly prodded one of her clawed fingers against her cheek, while the doppelganger futilely tried to scream for help through her gag.
"We know that Doppel has caused you and your group some problems recently." Ms Smith interjected as she lowered her sunglasses to lock eyes with the arachne. "You're free to 'Talk it out' while we're here." She suggested, knowing exactly what was going to happen to the poor doppelganger.
"An excellent idea, Ms Smith." Rachnera replied before turning her attention back to Doppel with a menacing glare in her eyes. "We certainly have lots to 'Talk' about." With that, the arachne skittered upstairs with her prey in hand as the poor girl bound and gagged tried desperately to call for help.
Zombina let out a gut-wrenching laugh as she saw her squadmate whisked away towards her inevitable fate. "AHAHAHAHAHA! It's about time someone put her in her place!" She exclaimed with a toothy grin on her face.
"Ever the caring squad leader I see." Yuuto interjected in a sarcastic tone, giving the zombie a smirk.
His fellow squad captain smirked back at him as she slowly sauntered her way towards the blonde. "Glad to see you're still in one piece, Beesh." She said before she reached him and wrapped an arm around the back of his neck, pulling his head so it was pressing against her chest, much to the annoyance of a certain reaper. "You really are made of tough stuff!" She exclaimed as she started ruffling his hair.
"Yeah, have to be to put up with you." He replied in annoyance as he tried to free himself from the embarrassing position he was in, struggling against her inhuman strength.
"Undying one, ye would do well tae nay get overly affectionate with me Love." The dullahan warned as she stared daggers at the MON captain.
"Quit your whining, Headless. I haven't seen him in two weeks, plus I bet you've had him all to yourself this whole time." She replied in a suggestive tone, causing Lala's cheeks to go red with embarrassment.
As Yuuto finally pulled himself free from Zombina's clutches, Ms Smith sauntered up to the pair of captains and smirked at the blonde agent. "It's good to see you're doing well, Bishie-kun. Seems you've done a fine job of keeping things together while Darling-kun was gone."
"Thanks, Ma'am. Just doing my job." He replied as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"And he has fulfilled his quest with great acclaim." Lala added as she wrapped her arms around his and pressed herself against him.
"Good to hear," Kuroko started as she lowered her sunglasses and eyed up the couple with a teasing grin on her face. "but I do hope the two of you haven't been engaging in any illicit activities while Darling-kun's been gone, have you?"
Both their cheeks went bright red as they broke eye contact with the government agent. "We haven't gone anything illegal, if that's what you're insinuating, Ma'am." Yuuto answered nervously.
"Oh, c'mon Beesh!" Zombina exclaimed jovially as she patted his back hard. "All this time by yourselves and you didn't do anything?! I find that hard to believe!"
While this was going on, the group saw that the homestays of the household were all enquiring Kimihito about his wellbeing, but the host insisted that he was fine. Papi and Suu took the chance to cuddle up to him from either side, much to the protests from Centorea who said to give their host some space.
"Well, either way, we're done here for now." Ms Smith spoke up as she pushed her sunglasses back into place and returned her attention to the blonde agent. "If you're ready Bishie-kun, let's pack up and move out. There's much work to be done, plus, Bravo has missed you dearly."
"Yeah, I can only imagine the chaos that's happened at the office while I've been gone." He replied with a hint of worry. He then separated himself from his girlfriend and turned his attention to his slime ward. "C'mon Vee, we need to pack up and get going."
"Aww, really?" The orange slime whined as she gave him her best puppy dog eyes.
"Yes, really. We can come by and see Papi and Suu another time."
"Okay…" She said dejectedly as she made his way to his side.
"Me Love, I will wait for ye here while ye gather yer possessions." Lala interjected to get his attention.
"Sure, I won't be long." He answered as he planted a kiss on her forehead before making his way upstairs with Zombina and Vee in tow.
As the trio went upstairs to pack up, Ms Smith turned her attention towards the dullahan and took her sunglasses off, giving the girl a look of concern. "I know Kazama likes to assure everyone that he's fine, but how is he doing, really?"
Lala was caught off guard by the sudden question from the government agent, but she quickly recomposed herself as she locked eyes with the human. "He may nay admit it, but me Love has been under a great deal o' stress as o' late, yet he shoulders the burden by himself fer he does nay want tae burden others with his misfortunes. I worry that the continued grievances will eventually be too much fer him tae handle alone…" She answered in a melancholy tone, obviously worried about Yuuto's current circumstances.
Kuroko sighed to herself and pinched the bridge of her nose as her own worries were confirmed. "I worried as much. That man's stubbornness will get the better of him someday if he doesn't open up more." She looked back up at the young reaper as she took a deep breath to recompose herself. "Alright, I know you'll get around to doing it anyway, but can I ask you to try and get him to open up about what's been bothering him lately? I'm going to need him at his best just in case another incident crops up in the near future."
Lala entered her reaper persona and place a hand in front of her face, locking eyes with the raven-haired woman through her fingers with a serious expression on her face. "You would think me a fool if ye think I'd ignore Yuuto's plight. I do nay wish tae seem him suffer more than he already has."
Ms Smith couldn't help but smirk at the Chuunihan's response. "As expected from a loving girlfriend. Just try to avoid anything that would go against the Exchange Bill, I don't want to see you two separated after everything that's happened up until now." She teased, causing the girl to flinch momentarily.
The reaper's persona faltered as her cheeks went bright red, and she soon broke eye contact with her boyfriend's superior. "D-D-Do nay doubt me resolve, Mortal. I-I am aware o' the laws o' this land." She stuttered nervously.
The government agent giggled to herself at the dullahan's reaction. "See to it that it stays that way."
Just as they were just about done with their conversation, they heard Yuuto, Zombina and Vee coming downstairs with everything the human and slime pair brought with them. It seemed like that blonde in question what trying desperately to defend himself against the zombie's accusations.
"C'mon Beesh! You two must've fondled each other at least while no one was looking!" The redhead exclaimed as she was snickering to herself.
"For the last time, Zee, we haven't done anything sexual!" Yuuto protested as his cheeks went red, though he wasn't about to admit he and Lala came close to doing something inappropriate on a couple of occasions.
"Your blush says otherwise." Zombina teased.
The human merely let out a groan of frustration as the zombie let out a gut-wrenching laugh.
"Ah, Bishie-kun. You ready to go?" Ms Smith asked in a cheerier mood as the group reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Yeah, but shouldn't we do something about helping Doppel out? Rachnee's not going to give her an easy time…" Yuuto replied, knowing full well the torment the doppelganger would be going through right now.
"Oh, she'll be fine for an hour or two. We can just come back for her later." The raven-haired agent replied as she waved a hand dismissively at him.
"…Right…" He answered in disbelief at his superior's decision. He then turned to face his girlfriend and gave her a warm smile. "Lala, I was just thinking, are you free at all on Saturday?"
The dullahan couldn't help but smile back at him as her own cheeks went red. "I can free meself from me duty as a Spectre o' Death fer a day if it is tae be with ye." She answered in a loving tone.
"Great, I was thinking we could go out on a date, seeing we haven't really had one since we've got together and all…" The MON operative replied in a slightly embarrassed tone as he rubbed the back of his head.
Lala couldn't quite believe what she had heard. After all this time and all the other dates he had to go on with his squad mates, she was finally getting her chance to spend the day with him all by themselves. The young reaper couldn't help but let a wide smile creep onto her lips as she almost jumped into his arms and wrap herself around him.
"I would happily accompany ye tae whatever realm you'd wish us tae uncover." She replied as she nuzzled her cheek against his chest.
"Good to hear, though you'll have to wait a few days, seeing I'll be back at work for a bit."
"I would wait for ye for all eternity, me Love." Lala replied as she looked up at him with loving eyes.
"Great. Well, I should get going now." Yuuto replied with a warm smile before he wrapped his arms around and placed a chaste kiss on her lips, which she happily reciprocated. "I love you."
"…I love ye too, Yuuto."
After a moment, the pair separated just as Kimihito and the other homestays came into the hallway to say their goodbyes. With that, the blonde agent along with Ms Smith and the rest of the small group left and made their way back home. Yuuto could only imagine how excited the other MON operatives would be to see him again after so long.
A few days had passed, and it was finally the blonde agent's day off. It was a bit of a trek to walk to Kimihito's place from where he lived, but he eventually found himself standing outside the Kurusu residence once more. He was wearing a red short-sleeved button-up shirt with a plain white T-shirt underneath, as well as some dark blue jeans and a pair of white trainers, not to mention his fingerless gloves. As he stood in front of the front door, he took a deep breath to calm his nerves. He didn't have any problems with his other dates, seeing he saw them more as plutonic outings with his co-workers, but he couldn't stop his heart from racing as he thought about finally taking his girlfriend out. They had gotten used to staying in and cuddling together, but now he felt under pressure to prove he could show her a good time. Once his nerves had calmed, he pressed the doorbell, which was soon followed by the chime. He waited patiently for a moment before the door opened to reveal Miia on the other side, who was wearing a black tank top which she wore under a pink long-sleeved button-up shirt and a black tight-fitting skirt.
"Hey, Yuuto-kun!" She exclaimed as she gave him a wide smile. "Please, come in. Your little Princess of Darkness is almost ready." The lamia teased as she made way for the MON agent to come inside.
"Thanks, Miia. How're things anyway?" Yuuto asked out of curiosity.
"Kinda hectic if I have to be honest." She answered as she rubbed the back of her neck behind her hair. "The girls and I didn't realise how much Darling did for us until he came back the other day. But get this! The others won't even let me into the kitchen to cook despite Darling not being able to!" She whined as she puffed up her cheeks in annoyance.
"…You do remember that you nearly poisoned me on my second day here, right?" The blonde asked as he furrowed his eyebrows at her.
"I didn't mean to!" She protested.
As they were talking, Kimihito came hobbling into the hallway from the living room on his crutch, with his left arm and right leg still bandaged and cast up. "Hey, Yuuto. How are you?" The host asked with a smile on his face.
"Not bad, better shape than you at least." Yuuto teased in response, which elicited a groan of annoyance from his friend.
"Darling!" Miia exclaimed with worry as she rushed to her host's side. "You're supposed to be resting right now! It's already going to take you forever to heal up as it is!" She continued as she grabbed a hold of his arm and wrapped the tip of her tail around his waist in an attempt to escort him back to the couch.
"Miia, I can't just sit around and do nothing all day…" Kimihito protested as he feebly tried to free himself from the lamia's grasp.
The redhead looked back at him with doe eyes and a worried look on her face as she rested her chin on his shoulder. "But, I just really want you to get better…" She whined as she practically begged him to do as she requested.
Yuuto couldn't help but chuckle at how the pair were acting, despite him being there. In his eyes, they definitely looked like that they'd make an adorable couple.
Just as the host was about to protest further, the trio heard someone start coming down the stairs, and they looked up to see Lala make her way down. She was wearing a sleeveless black blouse with a turtleneck, a plaid red skirt with the hem reaching halfway down her thighs, a pair of back knee socks and a pair of black short-heeled ankle boots, as well as a black handbag which was hung over her right shoulder. It was the same outfit she tried one when they were dragged out shopping with Hikari that one time and Yuuto couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at her as a warm smile crossed his lips and a red blush crept onto his cheeks. The young reaper spotted him and did the same as she quickened her pace downstairs.
"Hey Babe, you look amazing." He complimented her.
Lala quickly made it to the bottom of the stairs and rushed towards her boyfriend before she wrapped her arm around his neck and pressed herself against him, pulling his head down into a loving kiss, which the human happily reciprocated. Their lips stayed locked for a moment before the dullahan pulled back and looked back at him with loving eyes.
"I've missed ye, me Love." She said as she nuzzled her cheek against his chest.
"Likewise." He answered as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Get a room, will you?" Miia teased from the sidelines with a smirk on her face.
Lala let out a groan of annoyance and she locked eyes with the lamia and tightened her grip on the MON operative.
Yuuto looked down at her and loosened his grip on her as she reluctantly did the same. "Anyway, you ready to go, Lala?"
"Aye, I am ready tae venture forth intae the unknown with ye." She replied as she wrapped her arms around his.
"Alright, then let's move."
"Okay, well I hope you have a good time." Kimihito called out just as they were about to make their leave. "Lala, call me when you're making your way back home, okay?"
The young reaper entered into her persona and placed a hand over her face. "The shadows come and go as they please, but I will warn ye o' me arrival back tae this plane." She answered in her typical chuunibyou manner.
"C'mon Darling, let the lovebirds have their fun already." Miia interjected as she started dragging her host back into the living room. "Have fun you two!" She exclaimed to the couple as she waved a hand at them.
The pair said their goodbyes and made their way out of the house.
They left the property and were soon making their way towards the nearest train station. As they continued to walk, Yuuto felt the need to divulge some information from the young dullahan. Despite being a couple for a few weeks now, they hadn't really got around to learning more about each other, and the MON operative wanted to change that.
"Say, Lala." He spoke up to get her attention. "I've been meaning to ask, you're from Ireland, right?"
The dullahan looked up and quirked an eyebrow at him. "Aye, but how did ye gleam this knowledge?"
"Well, most folklore I've found on dullahans seem to originate from Ireland, plus, your accent kind of gives it away." He answered as he smirked to himself.
The young reaper nodded at his assessment. "It is true that me kinsmen are originally from Ireland, but we can be found in all corners o' the mortal world, as well as on the other side."
"Makes sense. What part of Ireland are you from exactly?"
A smug look crossed her face as she placed a hand over her face. "I came intae existence by the will o' me family on the outskirt o' the human settlement o' Galway."
Yuuto quirked an eyebrow at her. "Galway? Like the one mentioned in that Ed Sheeran song?"
"Aye, it is a port city on the west coast o' me homeland."
The blonde couldn't stop himself from smirking as he tightened his grip on her hand. "Well, I guess that makes you my pretty little Galway Girl then."
Lala's cheeks went bright red and she lightly nudged his side with her elbow before returning him a loving smile. "Ye are fortunate that I am fond o' that song."
"Lucky me." He replied as he chuckled to himself.
"Me Love, I must inquire. What plane o' existence are we traversing tae this day?"
"Well, have you ever been to Akihabara?"
A look of confusion crossed the dullahan's face. "I canna say that I have. Why do ye ask?"
A wide grin quickly appeared on Yuuto's face at his girlfriend's response. "Well, you'll definitely be in for a treat today."
He wasn't about the ruin the surprise he had for Lala, despite her continued inquiry about their date, but he knew for certain that this would be a day to remember for both of them.
Close by, hidden out of view in a nearby alleyway, a shady-looking man, wearing a pair of tattered jeans and a scruffy hoodie to hide his face as keeping an eye on the pair. He pulled out a cheap-looking cell phone and quickly called his contact. He didn't wait long for a reply.
"What the situation?" The intimidating voice of a man answered.
"Boss, I found that Kazama guy you were looking for. Blonde hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his right cheek, right?" He asked, hopeful that he found the right person.
"That's the bastard. What info have you got so far?"
"Seems like he's on his way to Akiba with some blue monster girlie. Think we'll be able to nab the guy in such a crowded place?"
The man couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine as he heard his superior let out a menacing chuckle from the other end of the call. "Down worry about that, we've got a plan in place. Just keep tabs on him, or would you like to find out what'll happen if you lose sight of him?"
"D-Don't worry, Boss." He answered with fear in his voice. "I won't lose him, I swear."
"Good. Now, see to it that you don't." With that, the man's contact ended the call and he pocketed his phone before he continued to tail the couple with a new sense of urgency.
For better or for worse, this will be a day that Yuuto will never be able to forget.
A/N: Well, anyone with a good memory will already know who the 'Boss' in question is. Next chapter will be the date proper, I promise, but there may be some trouble in the future for the loving couple.
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