"Akira... This guy..."

Akira is in silent, he does not know what to say of this scene right now. He stares the ground in hope it will help him somehow. Then, Yu stepped forward by one step in front, seemingly like he is protecting him. The boy and Futaba stares into each other eyes to find answer.

"To be frank," he paused, "We're special friends."

The two of them are shocked by his statement. What does he meant by 'special'? The two members of Phantom Thieves beg an explanation from him. He acts confuse of their inquiry.

"Well, we're fusing things." He said in a straight face.

It sounds ridiculous and weird to their ears.

Futaba does not know if she wants to believe him or not. She can see how uneasy it makes to Akira, she thought it is true though he denies it. He almost slips out of his mouth about them. Yu stares at the boy before breaking the sudden silence that fall before them.

"We've just met. I thought I'd check out this café with his help, but I guess I'm too late." He said as he lifts his shoulder in disappointment.

The girl gets the idea that Joker must have shown this guy around the city. It is only natural since this guy is cheeky and tries to hide his true self, acting innocent until he gets close to someone. She gives Akira a shove to his waist.

"Well, aren't you a goody two shoes? I just came to see how you're doing. They say you've been acting all weird so, maybe a movie night can calm you down," she exclaimed.

Akira can see how worried she is, his behaviour must have been to apprent for them to read. He feels sorry to make the others worry about him, he must have troubled them greatly. Yu reads the situation and excuses himself.

"Time is short. I'll be seeing you again then," Yu said as he leaves them be.

He waves to the two of them, though only Futaba replies his bid of farewell. The girl invites Akira inside as she enters the café to greet her father. The black haired boy looks at Yu walking away, he goes in until he finally out of sight.

The next day at school, Akira is walking to the student council room during recess. Apparently, Makoto has asked for his help the following night to arrange some documents. She has too much work on her hands that even the other members cannot cope up with it. He accepts her request, thinking it can redeem his worrisome attitude for the last few days. He slides the door open and greets Makoto. Though, he does not expect to see another person in there. And of course it has to be him, the grey haired figure he has accustomed to. He puts on a slightly annoyed face when he sees him.

"Good, you're here. Do you mind?" Makoto said as she handed out a thick layer of papers into Akira's hand.

The boy takes it upon forcing on him. The black haired boy puts it down on the table there. On the other side, Yu is sitting minding with his own stack. He does not seem to notice his entrance before, the boy called Joker decides to leave him alone. He asks Makoto of how to arrange the documents she gave. She tells him to ask the guy in there for help before she runs elsewhere hurriedly. Akira frustrates by his fate, questioning why he has to spend the whole lunchtime with this guy. He sits down oppose to him as he looks through the papers. He sneaks a glance towards him a few moment. Joker can see how focused he is doing his job, how content he is helping Makoto in her duty, how sooth the air is when he sees him like this. This is like a whole other side of the usual he encountered. He continues to stare at him as time passes through. The silence in the room break when Yu looks up to him, and their eyes meet.

"Oh, impatient to see me again?" Yu teased him.

"I am helping a friend," Akira replied with a hint of anger in his voice.

Yu chuckled at his statement, "I can't believe you don't even know your own senior."

"Am I supposed to? I don't want to if it's you," he said as he went through the papers.

Upon seeing this, the grey haired boy admonishes his way of work. He gives full instruction on how to arrange the documents neatly and conveniently. Without his knowing, Akira has followed his words accordingly. They even help out each other along the way, finishing the work as second period bell rings. Makoto rushes in again with another stacks of paper.

"Sorry, but can you help me with this one too?" She said in guilt.

"No problem, I'm free anyway." Yu replied.

Makoto relieved after hearing his utterance. She dismisses Akira to his class, saying that he needs to take care of his studies and reputation. As he is pushed out of the room, the boy can hear the atmosphere in the student council room becoming merrier. He feels down hearing it, thinking he is not fun enough to hang out with. The possibility of him getting replace is high. Sooner or later, that person will take over his place. He walks to class with a heavy heart. As he walk, a voice calls out to him that makes him stop. He turns around to find the grey haired boy peaking half of his body out from the room he is in before.

"The name's Yu Narukami, a 3rd year. Be sure to remember it, Akira Kurusu." He exclaimed.

Akira replied with a smile, "I will, definitely."

Yu returns to the room to continue helping Makoto while Akira steps back into his class. Now that he knows the name, the phantom thief will not hold back. Just with a name, he swear to find out everything about him. It is only fair since he knows about him too. He takes this as a game they play with each other. He lets a smirk appears on his facade as he walks back to class.

Meanwhile, back at the student council room, Makoto have a talk with Yu. She tries to avoid an awkward air from fogging the room after Akira has left.

"Do you know him from somewhere?" She asked.

"Yes. It seems fate has arranged some unexpected path for us," he answered as he stapled a document.

Makoto confused," What do you mean by that?"

Yu smirked before replying to her, "It's a secret between us. Only we understand what it means to be chosen."

Author's note: I think this chapter is a little short. I was on writer's block at the time, even now. I won't be able to update this for a while 'cause I'm busy, and I'm at a lost on how to continue after this. Forgive me.