AN: Heh, made it to 30. Honestly didn't see that one happening when I began a few weeks ago...
But it's all good.
My goal is to get up to at least 50. Don't know if I'll be able to do it...but I'd really like to.


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Nothing had happened right. Everything that could have gone wrong—did. His entire day had been wasted and Kazuma sat tiredly on a flat boulder, his back to the house and his body almost seething with an aura of perturbed anger.

"Could this day get any worse?" Kazuma shouted out to no one, afterwards burying his fingers in his hair and mustering all his strength to suppress the wild yell of frustration that had built up inside him.

"It probably could. Don't jinx yourself, Kazuma." The younger man could hear the grin in his friend's voice and he gritted his teeth to keep himself from giving a scathing remark. "Besides. I know how to make you feel better." Kazuma scoffed, shrugging his shoulders.

"How so?"

…When he felt strong arms wrap tightly around his waist, everything did begin to seem a bit better.

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