Disclaimer: Deka is not mine
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Jasmine watched the battle with half-interest. "So, what are they fighting about this time?"
Looking almost as interested as Jasmine was, Sen folded his arms across his chest. "It's Umeko's day off and she asked Ban to give Murphy his oil while she was gone. Hoji scolded him for using the wrong brand, and well..." Sen motioned listlessly towards the two bickering Deka. "Do I really need to explain what happened next?"
The ESPer clucked her tongue at both boys, who were too busy with each other to notice. It wasn't like either one of them ever won any of their endless bouts. As different as they were, when it came to this they were evenly matched, and they always wound up collapsing from exhaustion before either one of them could beat the other.
"Oh, looks like Hoji has the upper hand," Sen remarked as Hoji grabbed Ban in a headlock.
"Yeah, but Ban is tricky." Sure enough, he managed to break Hoji's hold and put some distance between them. "See what I mean?"
"He may be tricky, but Hoji won't let that go unpunished." Sen stroked his chin thoughtfully while Hoji snarled and charged towards his fellow combatant.
Jasmine watched Ban ready himself... and then made a surprised sound as his face suddenly broke out into a mischievous smile. What is he...?
Ban caught Hoji before he could strike and kissed him hard. Hoji resisted for about two seconds, and then began to kiss him back.
Oh.
Sen's mouth dropped open in an uncharacteristic display of shock. Jasmine cocked her head to one side. "Well. I guess that's one way to resolve a conflict."
Meanwhile, Murphy let out a mechanical whine as he waited by his bowl. All this fuss, and he still had yet to be fed.