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Chaotic

Red and Blue Make Purple

He's Still Mine, Right?

Post-MMIT

A sixteen year old Haruka had a lot on her mind, as per usual. She had to think about club activities, helping her older sister with the homework that she knew Tomo didn't finish, and what prep school she wanted to go to (Otoya had told her that she could pick any school that she wanted). But what was mostly on her mind was the blue haired man standing a few feet away from her, looking at the cutesy cafe sign.

She went to say something to him, but closed her mouth after she realized that he had no idea what to talk to him about. Sure she talked to him a lot, but never without one of the members of her family present. She didn't want to accidentally say something wrong. After all, she had encouraged her dad to ask him out.

She really did like Tokiya Ichinose. He seemed like a good person, but there were also thing that worried her. She was afraid if she confronted him with any of her worries that he would simply blow her off or get really upset at her.

She turned away from him, choosing to take the long route home. She didn't want to confront him. She didn't need to. It really wasn't her place.

"Haru?"

The little redhead looked back at him after he called to her. He gave her a little wave and smiled brightly. He really was a friendly person once that hard shell was broken. Thankfully Otoya had saved the twins the trouble since it already seemed cracked when they met the blue haired man.

"You just came from school, right? Let's grab a snack."

She nodded and let him lead her in. They took a small booth that met at the corner of two windows. He let her sit first and then chose the seat across from her.

He really was a very kind person. Someone that Haruka had always wished her dad would meet and make friends with. Someone to bring back that real smile her father never showed. She knew Otoya smiled a lot before her mother died. And he always tried to smile at them the same way, but it must have been are for him. In fact, Haruka knew it was hard.

So in many ways she was grateful to Tokiya for showing up in their lives.

"You know, we don't get to talk much." He said breaking the silence. "There have been plenty of times I've sat with Tomo and talked while Otoya was getting something or just a little late coming home from work."

"She's very talkative." Haruka forced a smile.

"Isn't she?" He placed an arm on the table to hold up his chin while he looked out a window. "And so cheerful. I doubt she has a care in the world."

"She's always been like that."

"But you're not like her, huh?" His blue eyes peered back at her though his head remained facing the window.

"I-I guess not."

"You like to analyze things and see what's really happening. I bet you worry about little things a lot."

"I wouldn't say-"

"So tell me what's bother you. I can help."

There was that smile again. Gentle and warm. He wasn't even looking at her anymore. The man probably knew that would help her talk, it would ease the pressure.

"He's my dad." She said quietly.

"I know."

"I just want you to know that even after I get married and move away he's still mine." She tried not to cry. Her eyes and throat burned. She felt like a mother wishing her son luck on his wedding day.

"So that's it?" Tokiya sounded astonished. His face filled with shock for only a moment before he let his face fall.

The realization that it was always Haruka that Otoya leaned on hit Tokiya like a bunch of bricks. She had grown used to helping her father, letting him be sad in front of her. It was her responsibility to help him back up.

But really it wasn't.

She was just a child. She shouldn't have to deal with anything but school and her boyfriend.

"He'll always be your dad. But I want to know the Otoya side. Not the dad side."

Haruka laughed letting tears rolled, which crying in a cafe was really embarrassing to her. "You're so weird.I just didn't want you to think you could steal him away. Tomo and I love him the most."

"Then we shouldn't hurt his feelings by telling him out our little date." Tokiya chuckled.