A/N: So if you sent in a request, I got it. However, we are eight chapters in, and Mukuro hasn't gotten a single line. So uh...yeah, that's it. Oh, and this story has been relatively spoiler free, (aside from Chihiro) but if I say the names Junko and Mukuro together and you don't understand, you should probably skip this chapter.
Sometimes, it is necessary to stop for a second and think about how crazy Hope's Peak Academy is. Cultivating talent? Okay that works. Providing quality education? Yeah, yeah. Inviting students engaging in activities not suited for teenagers, yet citing said activities as reasons for their eligibility? Well…maybe not. Like, how legal is high-stakes gambling in the first place, and why does that allow Celeste to be considered a candidate? That's not the only or even the worst example in the school, even among the 78th class. No, apparently, all you need to do to be enrolled in the best school in the country you live in is be a professional in combat that involves killing people. It's hardly necessary to mention how wrong it is that a teenage girl was in a mercenary group in the first place, the real problem is how did Hope's Peak find out? She wasn't mentioned on the website (for obvious reasons) but she still got accepted.
Mukuro Ikusaba would have been in a paranoid frenzy right about now, had her sister not told her that she was the one who informed Hope's Peak of her abilities. Mukuro wasn't happy, of course, but because of the person Junko is (manipulative and batshit insane) she managed to convince Mukuro not to worry, about that at least. As a soldier, it was expected to maintain constant suspicion, regardless of the situation. She had no intention of making friends, and everyone seemed to respect that. It wasn't like Byakuya's "I hate you all" attitude or Toko's "You all hate me" paranoia, because you could at least make a joke at those. Mukuro's disposition was more like "I'm not here to make friends, this is a mission, and we both know I can kill you". So at this point, any interaction she got was Junko talking to her in front of their classmates just to see their shocked expressions. That was fine with her; the only reason she was even at this school in the first place was because Junko guilt tripped her into accepting the invitation. People had begun to take notice of her solitude, but no one felt the need to bother her like they bothered Byakuya or Toko, mostly because everyone was pretty sure that the two of them hadn't killed people. (Ha.)
So, what happens when someone is alone? Makoto happens.
School had just ended for the day, and Makoto had politely asked Sayaka and Kyoko to give him some time to talk with Mukuro. Sayaka sent him off with a "good luck", and Kyoko just smiled in a knowing way. It was undeniable that everyone was a little put off by the Ultimate Soldier, mainly from title alone, but Makoto wouldn't let that get to him. He was a man on a mission, and nothing would stand in his way. He walked up to her as she was packing her things in preparation to leave for the day.
"Uh, hey Mukuro." Nervousness shone through. Crap.
"Do you need something from me?" She asked in an emotionless tone.
"Ah ha, nothing like that. I just wanted to see if you wanted to talk."
"About what? Do you have a problem with me?" She wasn't trying to be rude, this was exactly how she would have responded on her mercenary group. Unfortunately, Makoto wasn't a hardened man in his thirties. Makoto was a teenage boy who was now in an uncomfortable position.
"No! I just…" Mukuro didn't understand why he was having a problem speaking; why did he approach her without having a clear purpose? That made it a whole lot worse, so Makoto decided to say the first thing on his mind. "Do you wanna see a movie Friday?"
"What?" She didn't know what to expect from him, but this was most definitely not it. She wasn't so socially illiterate to not know what a movie was, but she never really had time for idle relaxation. She hadn't spoken in a while, and her surprise was written on her face.
"Uh, Mukuro? Is that a no?" Makoto was worried that he had done something wrong, but before Mukuro had the chance to go on, Junko popped in.
"I hope you can forgive my big sis, Makoto. She was just so shocked because she's never been asked out by a guy before. I gotta say though, that was pretty bold. She says yes though." And with that, she happily skipped off to go bother someone else.
Now thoroughly embarrassed, Makoto tried to rectify the situation. "You don't have to go if you don't want to. It just kinda slipped out."
"N-no it's fine."
Makoto breathed a sigh of relief. "Thanks, I was worried for a second. We can walk to the theater after school. Sound good."
"That works. Now, if you would excuse me." Mukuro hastily packed her things and power walked (ran) out the door. Everyone still in the room tried to pretend like they weren't eavesdropping and went back to their business. Well...until clapping came from the back of the room.
"Oh, shut up, Leon!"
A/N: I love that I open up word docs and think "How the hell am I going to do this", but once I start writing I think "you know what, this chapter needs, a fight over cats and dogs, that'll enrich the story" and then I look over the chapter and think "beautiful". That was this chapter. On another note, I don't ship this, but shiptease is pretty fun. Shiptease between any character is free game up until I establish that one of them is an a relationship.