The rest of the day was like a blur and Minamino couldn't even remember half of it! What he did remember was that they sat in the hall all day, talking to the demons who came and went. Also the last half of the day when Mukuro had decided she was going to stay sitting next to him and so it had turned into a big conversation in which everyone joined in and they were at the center of. Mukuro said no more about the tournament to him but they did exchange hidden glances when certain things were said that made people seem as if they knew more than they were letting on. The end of the day came and they left the school.
"See you tomorrow!" Hinata said smiling and waving cheerily. Minamino returned the smile and wave but said nothing. He thought about his friends on the way home and stopped when he reached the park again. It was empty as it usually was but he sighed and walked over to sit on the rail near to the woods the opposite side of the park. He needed to see them anyway. He was there for about an hour but he knew his parents wouldn't worry as they were used to him going home late and it was always a shock to them when he arrived early. He felt much better after talking with them in the park again and ammended that he should keep doing that whilst his cover was unbroken. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret forever though, but he would try to for as long as possible. He arrived home at the same time as his step-father and excused himself straight after dinner as he had been doing for the last few weeks. When they were in bed Hatanaka turned to face his older brother and asked:
"Have you been feeling okay this week?" Hatanaka was obviously concerned about him as he was frowning as he said this.
"I'm fine, just got something on my mind but i'll be back to normal by next week, I promise!" He smiled at his brother and his brother smiled back. Minamino found it quite cute when Hatanaka worried about him like this but even so he had chosen not to worry him further.
"'Night!" Hatanaka said turning over and lying down properly.
"Goodnight." Minamino replied softly doing the same.