Chapter: Yatsuhashi

When they first meet, Yatsuhashi hates his soulmate.

It's not some petty hate. It's not because the man can push Yatsuhashi into anger faster and easier than anyone else. It's not because the other man is stronger. It's not because the man is second in command to the mafia-like group residing in Beacon's Residential District.

Yatsuhashi hates Tiaco because the man insults his team. Enough to make Velvet cry, Fox consider murder, and Coco to pull her gun out in the middle of said Residential District.

Yatsuhashi, barely restraining the urge to pummel the man, holds back his team from committing a couple felonies.

And then he's being held back by his team as he goes for the man's throat.

Suffice to say, Yatsuhashi's soul mark for Tiaco didn't appear before or after that meeting.

'Watch where you're going!'

It appears when he's pulled from fire during the tournament.

"Oh," Tiaco hums, bleeding from the few bullet holes in his side. "It's you."

"Out of the way, Hunter," a grunt hisses, shoving Yatsuhashi aside. The stunned Hunter can only stare as the man bleeds. "Was it clean?"

"Through and through," Tiaco says with a strained smile. "You got anything for the pain?"

"You jumped in front of a bullet," the grunt mutters, using some kind of healing ability to close the wounds. "You deal with the consequences." The grunt, a kid – boy not close to teenage years – looks over to the tallest man in the room. "Any wounds, Hunter?"

Yatsuhashi blinks, realizing they're talking to him. "No, but I need to get-"

"Depleted aura," Tiaco says, hissing as he grabs the Hunter's arm and pulls him down. "You're not going anywhere until our evac gets here."

"My team-"

"Will be fine," Tiaco hisses, shooing the medic-boy away. "If they're not here, they're with the other students. Leave the fighting to the professionals."

Yatsuhashi shakes, glaring at the man a couple years older than him. "I have to-"

"Stop," Tiaco grunts, yanking him down again. Yatsuhashi doesn't give up. "Stop- stop fighting! Hey! Someone hold this guy down!"

It takes three grunts to hold him to the ground. Yatsuhashi glares at the tired man.

"We are in the middle of an insurgent attack," Tiaco says, looking older than he should. "And everyone in this building that's not helping is injured or a liability. Right now, you're the latter. We've been charged with getting the kids and students out of Beacon and, by the Lord of Creation, I'm making sure you're getting out with them." Tiaco waves off the people holding the Hunter.

Yatsuhashi slowly sits up, watching the man wearily. "What's going on?"

Tiaco's smile is all teeth. "A twisted miracle. Every clique, syndicate, and force of nature in Beacon is making sure this city doesn't die." He winces and swears, gripping at his stomach.

Yatsuhashi looks away, to where his weapon is stuck in the ground.

His eyes widen as he reads the words running down the center.

A twisted miracle indeed.

A/N: Thanks for reading! That's the end of CFVY's chapters, but not the last we'll see of them! An interlude and Penny's chapter will, hopefully, come next week. 'Till then, hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Thank you, Littlest1, for your review! Glad you enjoyed; Velvet deserves all the good things. Thank you again for your review, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Thank you, hypernova2718, for your review! Very true; as great as the episodes with team CFVY (or even just the mentions of them) were, there wasn't as much to go off of for them. Hope you enjoyed this one either way! The teachers, and other adults, aren't going to get their own chapters quite yet. They will… just not soon. Thank you again for reviewing, and hope you enjoyed!

Hope everyone had a great June 1st