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The first time he saw them together, Kusakabe Tetsuya was surprised. Kyo-san was, after all, a man who likes his solitude and avoided interaction with others like a plague, unless it involved a fight that always, always ended up with the opponent bloodied and bruised, so it shocked him to see his boss with the Vongola's ever cheerful mechanic; with the said mechanic sporting a rather bright smile on her pretty face (but she was always smiling brightly to everyone so Tetsuya waved off his, rather stupid on his part, observation but a niggling part on him was whispering; her smile is a bit brighter? Prettier?). But the shock subsided and comprehension sunk in, Tetsuya imagined a light bulb above his head, when he saw the dark haired female – Miura-san – handed something (a purple box. It was a purple box) to Kyo-san.
A box weapon.
Confused thoughts fading, Kusakabe nodded his head when his question got answered. Of course, that's the reason. He remembered Kyo-san giving it to Gianini-san the other day for check up.
Pivoting his foot, ready to walk away, Kusakabe paused. Eyes widen a fraction and brows rising to his hairline, he watched as Kyo-san raised his free hand and lightly caress Miura-san's reddening cheek with the back of his hand. Like he sometimes did with Hibird.
He can only watch their side profile but Kusakabe was sure.
Kyo-san was smiling.
It's a small, barely there, smile but still a smile nonetheless. And it freaked Kusakabe out. Kyo-san, in all years he knew him, never smile unless, again, he's in a fight. And he's definitely not in a fight! What's going on?!
Plagued, again, with confused thoughts, Kusakabe silently walk away from the scene. Filing what he saw on the back of his mind to analyse later after all his work was done.
That day, he forgot to deliver the papers on time resulting to a rather nasty bruise on his chin.
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The second time was an accident like the first.
He didn't mean to. He was just walking along the hallway minding his own business when a loud thud caught his attention.
A bit apprehensive and wary (did an enemy managed to sneak inside their base?), he moved to locate the source of noise (or noises? He can hear other strange noises too. Seriously, does this intruder not know the meaning of stealth?). With careful steps, the noise lead him to the storage room, the only room near his vicinity. Kusakabe silently peeked through the small gap of the open door, ready to launch an attack to the intruder, only to balk and flee with surprising speed.
He shouldn't have look. He should have ignore the strange noise. Come to think of it, why didn't he notice it before? The strange noises..
Kusakabe's already red face turned more red, if that's possible, as he remembered what he saw.
Kyo-san pinning an almost half-naked Miura-san on the wall while they kissed passionately.
Now, Kusakabe was not that surprised of the development. He had his guesses a few months ago, he absently rubbed his chin, and what he witnessed today solidify it.
Kyo-san and Miura-san were together. And judging from it, they're together for a long time now.
Wheezing and trying to catch his breathe, Kusakabe leaned on a tree for support after running from their base to the forest to get away. If Kyo-san knew he saw them, Kusakabe shivered. He didn't want to know. Much like how he wanted to scrub the mental image of his boss making out with his lady out of his mind.
Wincing, Kusakabe straighten his suit and think of ways how to erase that out of his mind. He heard that the Bronco and some of his family was here. Perhaps he can invite Romario-san for a drink.
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The third, fourth, fifth and so on time, Kusakabe learned not to freak out too much and just quietly walk away when he happen to stumble upon his boss and his lady having their moment around the base. He learned to turn a blind eye and act like he's an air when the situation needs it. Really, sometimes he even forget he existed when he, Kyo-san and Miura-san were in the same room. Not that the two act like all lovey-dovey. They actually maintain a safe distance when in company of others and act like they're only acquaintances (or strangers) but since Kusakabe knew, he noticed little things between them. The lingering gaze, small smiles (from Miura-san), softening of eyes, Kusakabe had to restrain himself from smiling whenever he happened to witness their interaction.
Sometimes it baffled him. Kyo-san and Miura-san. The two of them were complete opposite and he couldn't fathom how the two start their relationship but when he saw them together, his questions left him and only a phrase remain; Opposite attracts.
And he, Kusakabe Tetsuya, right-hand man of Hibari Kyoya, was happy for them. Especially for Kyo-san.
"Tetsuya."
"Kyo-san?"
"Give this to the small animal."
Taking the folders from his boss, Kusakabe turned to deliver the papers but not before seeing his boss lightly trace the corners of a small purple box. Kusakabe smiled.
He wondered when the wedding is.
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Finally updated! I'm sorry if there are typo errors and wrong grammar. I made this in haste so I don't have time to proof-read and revise it.
Constructive criticism is allowed~ Thanks.