Tachibana Palace

First Kiss

Tachibana tries to ignore Yuno and focus on something else but the curiosity got the better of him. He chases after her and stops her before she reaches the front gate, "What are you hiding from me?" He asks blocking her way.

"What are you not hiding from me?" Yuno asks back trying to walk around the tall male. Tachibana stands in her way crossing his arms. A neighbour cat whistles getting the two's attention.

Yuno rolls her eyes and tries to walk around Tachibana. He stretches out his right arm blocking her way.

"We'll trade information but what I know isn't something I can share out in public, so I'll drive you to school, how about that?"

"Fine, hurry up I have a test today."

Tachibana smiles running back into the house throwing on sweatpants, a tank top, grabbing Tori who just woke up, and the car keys.

In the car Yuno gives Tachibana a look so he starts talking first.

"Fine, I've been working on finding the people who had their abilities stolen figuring out how it affects them, and why they would give them up?

"I found out that after a few months their abilities came back while the individuals whose abilities did not come back died. Aiko tricked someone by putting up a miracle cure add online and the first person who took the bate she took their ability."

"That's not what Ryujin said, he said she had no choice because of Kaminari."

"That lying bastard will say anything to convince you to start healing all the people dying because of them. They want to clean this mess up nicely and he doesn't care how it affects you, after Aiko it will be his granddaughter that I can guarantee."

"Do you trust anyone? It sounds to me like you're just incriminating everyone."

"You've lived in an umbrella world sheltered from harsh truths like this. People use people to get to the top, being kind is a death sentence, trying to be a hero will only make matters worse for you and everyone else involved.

"To answer your question, yes, I do trust someone, I trust you."

"Honestly, what I know is nothing valuable, all Aiko hinted was that Kaminari will be 6 feet underground pretty soon."

"I doubt it. Aiko has been lying to Kaminari for a while now, how else do you think he would be in this situation with his business deals going to shit, his reputation, his life, all of it.

"He always managed to stay one step ahead of everyone no matter what, though on the plus side we learned that Kaminari trusts Aiko because despite all that she's still alive, which got me thinking that things might be deeper then we think between them."

Yuno looks at Tori through the rear-view mirror, "Think there's a kid involved?" Yuno asks Tachibana and he shrugs his shoulders.

"Look Yuno, if you want to help these people I'm okay with that, I mean, why else would I put you in the best medical school out there? I just want you to do it the right way.

"They're about to put up some rules restricting usage of abilities you'll hear the announcement pretty soon."

The car stops outside the campus and Yuno runs to the back to pick up Tori showering him with hugs and kisses before she goes.

"What about me?"

She turns around and Tachibana is only 2 feet away, "Kisses on the cheek and forehead are for Hitori exclusively." He adds with a sly look on his face.

Yuno looks at Tachibana and shakes her head pecking Tori on the cheek one last time putting him back in the car and turning around pecking Tachibana on the cheek spinning on her heels to march on up to class.