Bootyful Secrets ~ A Koujaku x Reader

Data 03 ~ Request

"Ah, Haga-san! These packages should be here, right?" I ask, trying to keep the boxes of supplies up. Haga-san turns around and nods. "Yes, please do." He says and I drop the box to the ground as soon as possible. Today I'm helping out with the preparations for the tamaokuri festival. "I'm sorry you have to help out with this. If Aoba-kun were here I would let him help." Haga-san apologises. "Eh, that's okay. I want to help out where I can. Besides, you closed the shop so we could keep our spirits up for tomorrow!" I take a look around the streets. People of all ages are carrying things and positioning them. "Well, I'm glad that you think so!" Haga-san says with a smile.

"Of course! Then next is.. Ah, carrying those chairs to the venue, right?" I look and see a venue set up a little further back. "Yes, I'll leave it to you. Ah- Excuse me! Inada-san! I've got something to ask you!" Haga-san walk off to talk to Inada-san. I walk over to the stacked up chairs and clap my hands together. "Right! Let's see how many I can carry at once. Five... One more should be fine." I make sure I'm holding the stack tiggtly before lifting it off the ground. "That certainly looks heavy. Should I help you out?" I hear a voice call out. "U-uwah! Koujaku!" I put the stack down before I can drop them.

"Yo! So you've closed the store for the preparations." Koujaku greets. "Yeah, Haga-san's been running around all morning." I explain while I take a breather. I soon pick up the stack of chairs again. "Is that so? Then, I'll help out too. You're carrying these chairs?" He asks. "Yeah, there's a venue on the square over there. We can stack them up flat." I point the chairs at thr venue. "Got it. Ah, (Y/N)." Koujaku says. With little struggle I manage to turn around. "Hm?" Koujaku lets out a little sigh. "I'm sorry about yesterday." He says. "Jeeze, stop apologising. Don't worry about it. Besides, you seem alright now." I say. "You can tell, huh." Koujaku laughs.

"I'm no match for you! Well, since I feel fine, why not do some lifting. Here we go!" Koujaku makes sure the sleeves of his kimono won't get in the way and picks up a whole stack of chairs. "Eh?! One.. Two three four five six seven....eight?! He's carrying eight! This guy.. Well, eight should be no problem for me! Here we...go!" I tell myself, picking up some extra chairs. It turns out this wasn't a good idea, as I proceed on walking, struggling with the chairs in my arms.

"Uwah.. Oh...U-uwah! Agh!" The weight becomes too much for me so I crash and fall over, dropping some chairs. "(Y/N), what are you doing? Hah, all right." Koujaku sets his chairs down and walks over to me. I rub my knees, which I think I've scraped a little. "Ow ow ow.." I pout, sitting on the floor. "Come on, are you okay?" Koujaku asks, bending over slightly. I look up at him and nod. "Mhm, thanks." Koujaku helps me up and I brush some dust from my clothes.

"Don't push yourself like that. It's dangerous!" Koujaku scolds me. "But you were carrying so many, so I thought I'd carry a few more." I say a little ashamed. "My body type's completely different from yours." Koujaku comments. "What? It's not that different! Just because I'm a woman-!" Koujaku touches my shoulders and arms. "Really now, what's with these shoulders?" He asks with a smirk and I push his arms away.

"Don't touch me! Flirting isn't helping us carrying these chairs!" I scold, earning a laugh from Koujaku. "Right, right. I'll carry these and you can carry the other stack." He says, poining at about twenty other chairs. "Hippo, that's annoying." I say in a sarcastic tone. "Oh, so you two are really working hard!" Koujaku and I turn around to face Mizuki.

"Ah, Mizuki!" I smile at my friend. "I started helping out just now. Are you helping too?" Koujaku asks and Mizuki nods proudly. "Of course! I'm in charge of the decorations around the venue. We'd better give it our best." Mizuki says and Koujaku and I nod. "Hey Koujaku, you look better today! Like you've calmed down." Mizuki remarks. "It looks that way?" Koujaku asks. "Yeah. It's better than before." Mizuki smirks a bit. "Better? Listen you-" Koujaku starts and Mizuki laughs it off.