"Ah... This sucks..."
Struggling with his feelings for the mysterious boy he met, Akira lays down on his bed feeling exhausted. He is sleepless. He keeps thinking on their fated meeting, it seems arranged instead of coincidences. Not to mention the thoughts of his missing friend inside his head, it is too crowded for him to think carefully. He sits up on his bed, staring into the darkness in his room. The boy lets out a tired sigh as he brushes his hair off, trying to push all this thought away for the mean time. Then, he sees somewhat a silhouette among the dark. It seems to resemble Morgana. Surprised and glad that he returned, Akira takes his phone and shines the flashlight towards it. Unfortunately, nothing is there. It is his mind playing with him in the midst of his worries. The boy feels down after realising that his cat will not come back ever, not until they confront each other for reasons. He tries to engage himself to sleep as he thinks about his feline partner and how much time he will sacrifice for his search.
The search has been going on for days and yet, no Morgana in sight. The team look far and wide, through the alley and busy crowd, but it is fruitless. The Phantom Thieves are about to give up on him, but their bond is too firm to break apart. Reminiscing on his guide in battle, the member start to feel nostalgia as they walked along the hallway of the classroom.
As they are pacing slowly waiting for the bell to ring, the gang meets up with the familiar figure Akira has started to accustom to. Yu is chatting with a group of friends near them, though they do not stop to join in. Akira feels gloomy, he wants to talk with him again. He wants to see that straight face soften around him, seeing how much he cares about him. He feels, special. Even so, he does not want to relax too much until he meets Morgana again. Having a hole in their perfect circle of team, they cannot relax unless it is fill in again. He ends his time for the day discussing on how to get Mona back along with their plan to change Okumura's heart. They gathered at his attic room in Le Blanc until the time is right for them to begin their plan.
The night curtain has fallen, the Metaverse has taken form and Okumura's Palace has made its grand opening. The Phantom Thieves has begun the infiltration for the treasure. The leader, Akira, prays for a chance to meet with Morgana through his thin luck. He gets what he wished for, but he is not alone. A feminine figure is by his side and her voice sounds familiar. The two make their grand entrance and she introduces herself as Noir. She gives off a silent glare towards Akira, making him uncomfortable by her presence. Despite her grandiose performance, she fidgets instantly as she tries to hide her red face. It is supposed that she has forgotten her opening lines. Succumbed to embarrassment, she runs away to avoid facing the team member of Phantom Thieves. Morgana who is left behind chases after her even though his dearest friend calling onto him. They exclaimed to steal the treasure first before disappearing in the shadow. Not fast enough to catch up on their footsteps, they continue their exploration with a heavy heart. Akira is surrounded with disappointment, and he does not know whether is it because of his expectation to see Morgana fulfilled briefly or is it because he does not have the opportunity to see him again.
The corresponding day, Makoto has investigated upon Noir's real identity. It is a piece of cake since she go to the same high school as they are. The group makes no haste and go to confront her privately in the student council room. Surprisingly, she does not come alone. A grey haired male student is beside her to stand with her, and it seems he has a bruise mark on his face. Although it is covered by a plaster, Akira can make out that it comes from a punch. What kind of fight he has gotten himself into and why does he not heal himself like how he would to him, he wondered. A conflict rises inside Akira's heart but he cannot make out what it is focused on. They have come to persuade Haru to cooperate, for them to help her change her father's heart. The others are doing their hardest to convince her, to rely on them, except for the leader.
Akira just stand there in silence. He does not let out even a slight sound of agreement on their elaborated points. The boy just observes the situation by the side, more like staring at Yu most of the time. His face has maintained straight and solemn from the moment they walked in. Unlike that time where his expression actually change for a moment. Although the Phantom Thieves are having a heated persuasion with Haru, the grey hair boy does not interrupt. As soon as the bell rings, Yu cuts off their conversation, pulls on Haru's hand, and leave the room with her. The group is obviously disappointed that they failed, but Akira is furious. His heart is lighted with rage and he does not know why. Is it because he is envious? Jealous of how he seems to care for the girl like he does to him? Even so, he pushes aside his feeling away for now. He needs to refocus his main goal, to steal Kunikazu Okumura's treasure.
Akira lands on his bed and lets out the longest sigh he ever had. He is at a lost on what to do. Morgana runs away without a reason, Haru does not want to cooperate, and he is unable to know further of the stranger he befriended. His face reappears often inside his head. The scene of their confrontation in the alleyway repeats as he feels warm inside. Although they come across each other and exchange greeting, more like glaring, it does not feel enough. He wants more than just that. The Phantom Thief wants to advance their relationship further, to be more than acquaintance, to be more than schoolmate. He fondles around with his phone as he think on a solution to solve these problems.
The next day comes faster than expected, Haru is walking around the park with Morgana in her arms. They are discussing on their next step to change her father's heart. It may be hard, but she is determine to do it herself. It is her father after all, her own blood and family. If it will be anyone to do so, it has to be her. Haru and Morgana are having their talk as they sit down at a bench, watched by a guard from afar. They are planning about how they should infiltrate her dad's Palace again, they need a good strategy. She needs to toughen up too, a good strategy does not mean a good infiltration. It requires great strength as well. And when she has to face her father, she needs to endure how twisted he really is.
Then, a familiar person to the cat's eyes have shown up before them. The man walks up to them, showing himself as harmless as possible to build trust between them. He puts on a smile so reassuring that they cannot help but relying on him. He has an aura of a helpful person, a leader with broad shoulder to carry his team to the top. As they struggle to see the grey hair boy among the sunlight, he approaches the two of them for a clearer view. Yu Narukami, who has his fate tied along with the Phantom Thieves, decided to take the initiative to speak.
"Hello. Mind if I chat with you again?"
Author's note: Not really the best chapter, there's not enough shonen ai action too. XD I tried to follow the story well so Idk if I messed up somewhere.