It was the day after, and Yuuto had gone to Ms Smith's office to explain his current situation with his new girlfriend, Lala. The pair clearly had strong feelings for one another, but if they weren't careful, the government would punish them severely. Their only hope was to convince his superior to allow them to date each other officially, though the reaction he got was less than promising.

''You did what?!''

Ms Smith sat behind the desk in her office, gobsmacked by what Yuuto said to her. The blonde agent in question was standing in front of her desk with his arms crossed, looking back at the government agent with a serious expression, his determination unwavering.

''I said that Lala and I have decided to start dating, though I wanted to clear it with you first considering current circumstances.'' He replied as a blush appeared on his cheeks, still clearly not used to the fact that he has a girlfriend now, a liminal girlfriend at that.

Kuroko sighed to herself, not quite believing what she just heard, considering how resistant he was to the idea of dating any of his co-workers in the past. ''Kazama, I appreciate the fact that you're being extremely honest with me about your romantic circumstances, despite it being illegal under current laws, but out of all the girls you could've picked, did it have to be one of Darling-kun's homestays?'' She said in a despairing, but also annoyed tone, worrying about the ramifications of his decision.

''I don't see the problem, he still has six girls to choose from. Besides, Lala has zero romantic interest in him, all she was curious about was his inhuman knack for surviving deadly situations.''

''Well, she made a rather big deal of it initially, and I personally am rather interested in his inhuman endurance myself. It's only after your first visit to the Kurusu residence that she lost interest, which sounds pretty suspicious if you ask me.'' Kuroko replied as she removed her sunglasses, now glaring at him as her mood worsened.

''Why don't you ask her yourself then?'' Yuuto responded, glaring right back at her.

''I can't just magically make her appear out of thin air just to satisfy my curiosity.'' Ms Smith was starting to get irate with Yuuto at this point.

''Tis unwise tae underestimate the talents o' a Spectre o' Death, Agent Smith.''

''AAAAHHHH!''

Seemingly out of nowhere, Tokyo's resident Chuunihan appeared behind Kuroko, wearing her usual attire, with the exception of her black trench coat and her corset, revealing her sleeveless white dress, which surprisingly suited her very well, considering her usually dark and foreboding demeanour. Her sudden arrival startled the raven-haired agent quite a bit if her yelp of surprise was any indication.

''For fuck sake, Lala, don't sneak up on people like that…'' Ms Smith said, trying her best to calm herself down from the sudden scare.

''It's in her nature to be sneaky, Ma'am.'' Yuuto said with a cheeky grin on his face, before turning his attention to his blue-skinned girlfriend as he dropped his arms to his sides and his grin turned into a loving smile. ''You okay, Babe?''

Lala smiled back at him as her cheeks went red. ''I am well,'' She answered as she sauntered her way over to him. ''but it pleases me tae hear ye praise me gifts, me Love.'' She stood herself right in front of him before she placed her hands on his shoulders and pressed her lips against his. The kiss was brief, but enjoyable for both Yuuto and Lala, and their lips parted as quickly as they connected. ''Tell me, does the Organization intend tae put an end tae our relations?'' She asked as she wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's neck, now looking up at him with a look of concern.

''We were getting to that before you nearly gave me a heart attack.'' Kuroko piped up as she put her sunglasses back on, slightly annoyed that she was being ignored.

''Me apologies, Agent Smith.'' Lala replied after letting go of Yuuto to turn around and slightly nodded her head at the government agent in apology with her arms held low in front of her. ''This matter is o' grave concern tae me, and I am willing tae do anything within me power as a knight o' Death tae protect me bond with Yuuto.'' The dullahan continued, her face full of both concern and determination.

Yuuto raised his hand to gently pat Lala's head in an attempt to comfort her, which the dullahan appreciated very much. ''I'm sure she doesn't intend to break us up, Lala.'' He said to reassure her, before returning his attention to Ms Smith. ''Isn't that right, Boss?'' He continued, feeling hopeful that she was in agreement of their situation, but also nervous that she would disapprove of their relationship.

Kuroko stared at the pair, noting the worry on their faces as they looked back at her. It was obvious that they were genuinely in love with each other, but with the current state of the Exchange Bill, along with the effects their relationship might have on the Kurusu experiment, this presented the coordinator with a big problem, especially with one of her subordinates being involved. Finally coming to a conclusion, she sighed to herself before taking her sunglasses off again, her eyes meeting with those of the blonde agent standing in front of her.

''I'm sure the two of you are aware that what you're asking for is currently illegal under the Interspecies Exchange Bill, but the whole purpose of the Exchange Program is to build relations between humans and liminals.'' Ms Smith explained as she propped her hands under her chin, which the pair nodded in agreement. ''The reason the Exchange Bill is the way it is right now it to avoid any possible diplomatic incidents, as well as any problems that may arise during a full moon, which you two are already well aware of. However,'' She paused briefly as she gave Yuuto and Lala a sincere smile, giving the couple a glimmer of hope. ''I can't in good conscience break up a relationship that defines everything we're looking for in an interspecies couple.''

''Wait, for real?'' Yuuto responded in surprise, as Lala raised her hands to cover her mouth, the shock evident on her face.

''For real.'' She replied in a positive tone, before getting out of her chair to stand to her feet. ''However, I do have a couple of conditions for you two before I'm satisfied with allowing the pair of you to start dating.'' She added as her tone became more serious.

''Let me guess, no public displays of affection, and no sex?'' The blonde agent blurted out, which caused the young reaper to avert her gaze as she blushed furiously upon the mentioning of sexual intercourse.

Kuroko's eyes widened in surprised as her favourite agent hit the nail right on the head. ''Pretty much.'' She answered before giving him a look of suspicion and a teasing grin. ''It sounds like you've been giving out that advise yourself. Care to explain, Bishie-kun?''

''Well, about that…'' Yuuto replied nervously as he averted his gaze and started rubbing the back of his head.

''Are there any interspecies couples I should be made aware of?'' She asked, as the blonde agent started to feel her eyes bore into his very soul.

''A few...'' He answered as her menacing gaze got the better of him.

''Fair enough, we can discuss that another time.'' She made her way from behind her desk until she was right in front of Yuuto and Lala. ''For now, try and keep this between yourselves, the less people that know, the better.''

Before they could nod in agreement, they heard a loud bang at the door of her office. Yuuto sighed to himself as he made his way to the door. ''That might be a problem, Ma'am.''

''Why's that?'' Ms Smith questioned as she raised an eyebrow in confusion.

The blonde agent placed his hand on the knob of the door, almost certain that he knew who was on the other side. ''This.'' He simply replied as he twisted the knob and swung the door open.

As he did so, several people yelped in surprise as they fell through the doorway and landed hard on the floor of Ms Smith's office. Lying sprawled on top of each other were Zombina and Blare at the bottom of the pile with Vee in her blob form between them, Raia in the middle, and finally Kasumi and Kestria lying on top, all of them wearing their office suits with a dazed look on their faces.

*Sigh* ''What are you girls doing?'' Yuuto asked in an annoyed tone as he furrowed his eyebrows at the group.

Kasumi was the first to answer as she looked up at him innocently. ''Senpai, what a coincident. We were just looking for you.'' The empusa answered, though her captain wasn't buying it.

''Likely story.'' He replied as he started to get irate with them. ''Now, what are you really playing at?''

Blare then jumped up to her paws from the pile, sending the other girls flying as her flame lashes burnt fiercely from her eyes, somewhat annoyed with him herself. ''What we're playing at?! I could say the same to you, Stud!'' She shouted as she grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him close until they were face to face. ''I knew that you and Lala have a thing for each other, but how could you start dating her without even telling me?!'' At this point, the hellhound was yelling more out of frustration than out of anger.

''Without telling us you mean.'' Kasumi interjected as she got up on her feet, rubbing the side of her head with one of her sickles while the other girls stood up.

''Not the point, Bug Eyes!'' Blare shouted in irritation at the shinobi before returning her attention to the blonde human in front of her. ''We're meant to trust each other, but you couldn't tell us that you have feelings for someone else? We're supposed to be honest with each other!'' She continued as she was desperately trying to hold back her tears, feeling betrayed that her precious Stud didn't tell her how he really felt.

''Blare, don't you think you're over-reacting a bit?'' Raia reasoned as she placed a hand on the hellhound's shoulder. ''Medjay took a big risk telling Smith about this. I think it's understandable that he didn't want to admit to anyone that he's basically committing a crime, but here he is being upfront with our superior. I'm sure he would've told us anyway as soon as he got the all clear from her, that's the kind of guy he is.'' The mummy continued as a smile crept onto her face.

''She's right.'' Kestria added as she held her wings behind the back of her head. ''Though it kind of sucks that he didn't pick me, I don't blame him for picking Grim out of all of us, and it's not fair to judge him for keeping quiet about this. Hell, I'd have done the same thing in his position.'' The raptor harpy continued with a cheeky grin and a wink directed at her squad captain.

''But aren't you made too?!'' She exclaimed in surprise to their reactions, even though her fellow squad mates were in exactly the same position as she was in.

''It is disappointing to be rejected, but it is his decision at the end of the day. It can't be helped.'' Kasumi replied in a solemn tone, wishing that Yuuto would've picked her to be his significant other.

''Yeah, what Kasumi said.'' Zombina said out loud as a massive grin appeared on her face, with Vee sitting in between her cleavage for some strange reason. ''I get how you feel, and it's not fun being rejected, but we really should be happy for Beesh and Headless.''

''Yeah, I think Yuuto and Lala make a great couple.'' The orange slime added as she bobbed up and down joyously in the zombie's cleavage.

''But…'' Blare tried to reply, before Yuuto interrupted her.

''Blare, I know you're angry with me right now,'' He started in a calming tone to grab her attention, as she looked back at him expectantly, waiting patiently for an answer. ''but you've got to understand that I didn't just do it for my own interests, I did it for Lala's sake too. If the government caught us, I'd be arrested and she'd lose her place in the program, and that's the last thing I want. The only reason I told Smith is because she has the authority to help us out, but I didn't tell you or the other girls because I didn't want you to get into trouble because of me. I know that Lala and I are being really selfish right now, but we want to be together, whatever it takes.''

Blare stood there staring into his eyes as her ears pressed down against her head and her tail drooped down with a sense of melancholy, still gripping onto his shirt tight as a solitary tear trickled down her cheek. She could feel her heart break as her squad captain uttered those heart-wrenching words, freely admitting that he loved someone else, and not her. The hellhound couldn't understand why though, apart from Zombina, she spent the most time with him, going running in the mornings, spending most of the work day around each other, even during training, she was always by his side. She'd be the one to wish him goodnight when they got back home from work, and the pair had gotten fairly close too in the short time they knew each other. As she worried over the ''what if's'' and all the other possibilities they had to become a couple, she shut her eyes and started sobbing to herself, not caring who saw her in her down-trodden state. Before she could continue much further though, the blonde agent wrapped his arms around her and place a hand on the back of her head, before pulling her into a comforting hug. Blare's eyes shot wide open again upon feeling his embrace, as he started gently stroking her hair.

''Blare, whatever happens, you'll always be an important person in my life, and I want us to stay friends, no matter what. You got that?'' Yuuto continued, slightly tightening his grip around her.

The hellhound calmed down with the help of his comforting words, as she slowly wrapped her arms around his chest, and nestled her face into the crook of his neck, tears still flowing from the corners of her eyes. ''Damn it, Stud. It's hard to stay mad at you…'' Blare complained as she nuzzled her cheek against him and hugged him back tighter, almost to the point that the human was almost struggling to breathe.

''Blame it on my natural charm.'' He joked as he continued to comfort the hellhound in his arms.

As Yuuto continued to consul Blare, Lala looked on at the display with mixed emotions. The dullahan knew that her boyfriend only had eyes for her, but she couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy as she watched him shower the hellhound with care and attention, something she craved desperately from him. She wished she was the one cuddling with him right now, and she knew it was selfish, but she also knew that Yuuto was the kind of guy to help anyone in need, even a complete stranger, but that was one of the reasons she fell in love with him. He was a kind and caring man, but he knew when to be firm with people. He was tough and courageous, but he also had a soft side that shone through. She thought she was lucky to be his girlfriend, and she would be willing to do anything to keep that bond with him.

After a moment or two, Blare finally calmed down and broke free from the hug with her squad captain, looking back at him with a sincere smile and teary eyes. ''Thanks Stud. You really are the best.'' She said as she wiped the tears from her cheeks, her ears perked up again and her tail swaying from side to side joyfully.

''Just helping a friend out, no need to make a big deal out of it.'' Yuuto replied, rubbing the back of his head as he started feeling embarrassed about the compliment.

Without warning, Vee jumped out of Zombina's cleavage and bounced off the floor before transforming into her child-like form mid-air. She landed on Blare's back and wrapped her arms around her neck, causing the hellhound to stubble forwards slightly and yelp in surprise at the sudden affection she was receiving from the orange slime.

''You okay, Blare?'' Vee asked with a look of concern on her gelatinous face.

Blare looked back at her in surprise for a moment, but then a smile appeared on her face again as she raised a padded hand to the slime girl's head and petted it gently. ''Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks, you lil' Gooball.''

Vee giggled joyously as she wrapped her tendrils around the hellhound and nuzzled her cheek against hers. ''Gooball, Gooball.'' The slime girl replied with an adorable smile on her face, enjoying the affection she was receiving.

''Blare,'' Lala started as she moved next to her and Yuuto, grabbing the hellhound's attention. ''I know how hard it must be fer ye, but it pleases me tae hear that ye are accepting o' me bond with Yuuto. I wish there tae be no ill will between us.'' The dullahan continued with a smile on her face before giving her a curt nod, careful to keep her head from toppling from her shoulders.

Blare's smile dropped as she furrowed her eyebrows at the dullahan, her flame lashes igniting from the corners of her eyes, steadily increasing in size. Vee noticed the tension between to two women, and decided it was a good time to let go of the hellhound and step away from her.

''Lala, I may not know much about you, but I understand that you're a good person at heart, and it's pretty obvious that you're madly in love with Stud.'' Blare started as she stood right in front of the dullahan, before placing both her padded hands on the chuunibyou's shoulders. ''But, you've got to promise me one thing.'' She continued, giving Lala a stern look.

Feeling slightly nervous, Lala shifted into her reaper persona in a vain attempt to hide it. ''Name it, and I will do anything within me power as a Spectre o' Death tae fulfil this task.'' She answered as she placed a hand over her face, staring back at the hellhound between her fingers.

Blare's flame lashes started to burn more fiercely, desperately wanting to trust the dullahan as she started to speak. ''Promise me you'll look out for Stud, no matter what happens. Because it you don't,''

Before the hellhound could finish her sentence, Lala gave her a confident smile and responded ''I would give every fibre o' me being tae make him happy, I wish never tae leave his side.'' She answered, confident in her own convictions.

With that, Blare smiled back at the young reaper and removed her hands from Lala's shoulders. ''I'll keep you to your word.'' She replied, her flame lashes dying down as she spoke.

''Glad to see you two clear the air a bit.'' Yuuto interjected, happy to see them come to an agreement of sorts if the smirk on his face was any indication.

Lala glanced over at her boyfriend, a warm smile appearing on her face before she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his, nestling it in between her cleavage. ''I do nay wish tae cause ye any undue grievances, me Love. What matters most tae me is yer happiness, and I am willing tae go as far as a need tae protect it.'' The dullahan replied, resting her head on his shoulder, looking up at him with loving eyes.

''Okay, if everyone's done with the melodrama, then I'd like to get on with what I was going to discuss with Bishie-kun.'' Ms Smith spoke up in a serious tone, grabbing everyone's attention. ''I may have agreed to let him and Lala start dating privately, but as a coordinator of the Exchange Program, I can't officially recognise this relationship publicly.'' She then focuses her attention at the only other human in the room. ''So, as it stands Bishie-kun, I'll still need you to go on dates with the other MON agents, which the board has generously agreed to.''

*Sigh* ''Guess I can't wriggle my what out of this one.'' Yuuto complained to himself.

''Wait, is that alright, Boss?!'' Blare exclaimed as her flame lashes shot out of her eyes once again.

''If the amendments to the Interspecies Exchange Bill are to pass, we need sufficient evidence that stable relationships between humans and liminals are possible, and progress with the Kurusu Experiment is practically at a standstill right now. So now it's up to all the MON agents to step up to the plate, with Kazama at the forefront. Since the MON initiative started, people have started to see you as well-respected individuals, not to mention your reputation as the first anti-liminal spec-ops force. If the government sees that you're capable of engaging in romantic activities without causing any hassle, then we can prove not just that human-liminal relations are possible, but that we can co-exist without any of the current restraints on relations. I hope that you all understand the importance of this exercise you'll be undertaking.'' With that, everyone nodded in agreement.

''I canna say that I am happy with this arrangement the Organization has set up fer Yuuto, but if it results in our eventual union, then I shall bear with it as best as I can tae fulfil that wish.'' Lala replied, pouting to herself as she tightened her grip around her boyfriend's arm.

''Honestly didn't take you for the jealous type, Lala.'' Yuuto said to her with a gentle smile while rubbing the back of his head.

''Ms Smith, I just have one question.'' Kasumi added, raising one of her sickles to get the coordinator's attention.

''What is it?''

''In what order will we be going out with Senpai?''

As soon as she finished saying that, Blare, Kestria, and Raia's eyes widened in unison, all eager to voice their opinion.

''Well obviously it should be me, seeing I met Stud first.'' Blare said confidently with a massive grin and her chest stuck out, placing a padded hand to her chest.

''So, what? Doesn't mean you get first dibs on him.'' Kestria spoke up, crossing her wings across her chest as she glared at the hellhound with a look of irritation, while tapping the tip of one of her claws against the floor.

''Yeah, you girls will have to get past me first.'' Raia added, extending several long straps of bandages from her arms as a sadistic smile appeared on her face.

''Ladies, there's no need for threats.'' Kuroko said sternly, causing the members of Squad Bravo to return their attention to her. ''I have a more peaceful solution to this dilemma.'' She added with a sly smile, before walking back behind her desk to open one of the draws, pulling out several popsicle sticks, each numbered, and a small plastic cup. ''Tell me, have you girls heard of the King's Game?''

Each of the girls shook their heads in response.

''Basically, everyone pulls out a stick from the pot, all of which are numbered, except for one which denotes the King. We'll simplify things and just use the numbered sticks for this situation. I have five sticks here in the cup, numbered from one to five, and I want all of you to pick one. Whoever gets 'One' will be the first to go out with Bishie-kun, then following in order thereafter.''

''Should I be worried about the fact that you conveniently have tools for the King's Game readily available in your office?'' Yuuto asked as he eyed up his superior suspiciously.

''Wouldn't be the first time. She did that with me and the rest of Alpha Squad when we were starting up.'' Zombina answered, treating Ms Smith's methods as if it were a normal thing.

''Seems like a fair proposal. I agree to these terms.'' Kasumi said as she made her way towards Ms Smith.

''Fine, but I don't like putting it down to luck…'' Blare said begrudgingly as she did the same. ''We should've done Rock Paper Scissors if you asked me…''

''Maybe for those who have hands.'' Kestria replied, holding up her fingerless wings for emphasis.

''We might as well get this over with.'' Raia said as she sauntered over to Ms Smith.

Yuuto looked over to where Zombina was standing, noticing that she hadn't budged an inch. ''Aren't you getting in on this, Zee?'' He asked the zombie, rather confused that she hadn't been the first to rush over to their superior.

''Nah, I don't mind going last.'' The red-head replied with her signature grin. ''Me and the Alpha girls have something special planned for you, Beesh.'' She added, giving him a wink.

''It better not involve any misplaced body parts this time around…'' He replied in a despairing tone, to which Zombina snickered at.

''Alright, has everyone picked a stick they like.'' She asked the Bravo girls, to which they all nodded at her, each other them gripping onto one of the four popsicle sticks in the cup, all confident that they picked the right one. ''Okay, on the count of three, pull it out and show it to everyone.''

The tension in the air was building up as Blare, Kasumi, Kestria, and Raia, all glanced at each other, all determined to be the first one to go on a date with their squad captain. Yuuto could only think of how quickly he wanted these dates over with as Lala tightened her grip on his arm, the dullahan staring at the other girls enviously for getting to go out with her boyfriend before her.

A sly smile appeared on Kuroko's face before she started the countdown. ''One. Two. Three!''

Everything was up to fate to decide now.

A/N: And I think that's a good place to stop for now. I know not a lot has happened this chapter, but the girls needed to clear the air about how they felt about Yuuto and Lala starting dating suddenly. Hopefully, everyone's reactions were fitting for their characters, but I think for the most part everyone is alright with Yuuto and Lala being together, albeit with some lingering sense of jealousy. Not sure how to continue things in the next chapter, but I do plan on introducing two more new characters to the story to mix things up a bit. While I figure that out, with the 20,000 views milestone coming very close, the next chapter will be a bonus chapter, and I was thinking about delving into how Yuuto and Kimihito met exactly, as well as an explanation for the origins of Chuunibyou Kimihito too, should be fun to right. Anyways, thank you to everyone that's followed/favourited the story, as well as anyone who's left a review or any suggestions for the story, and most importantly, thanks for reading. Until next time.