Into The Rose Garden (Seidou x Kanae/Karren)

Chapter Forty-nine - Spring gardens

Warning: This chapter deals a little on the side on gender identity and conversation on the subject.

Matsumae hums peacefully, humming a soothing tone as Kanae and Seidou followed closely behind. It was getting warmer and they were going to be doing outside manual labor all day, so they were wearing their dress shirts without the blazer, as well as having the sleeves rolled up and such. Matsumae was in charge of carrying the flower pots, Seidou carried the seeds and watering cans and Kanae carried the power tools and hedge clippers.

Seidou was greatly, how to put it...disturbed and uncomfortable by the items Kanae had within his arms, to the point where he put everything he could into ignoring and looking away within every direction.

As they walked, Kanae bumped one of the power tools onto Seiodu. Seidou instantly turned around. "KANAE! GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!" Both Kanae and Matsumae froze and stared at the male. Kanae raises an eyebrow. "Jeez Seidou, what's your problem? I didn't mean to, God!" 

Seidou's body was still very much tense, looking away again and clearing his throat. "B-But still, keep those away from me." Kanae scoffed rather rudely. "But...why?" "Because it's dangerous!" "To who?!" Seidou puffs up his cheeks with both frustration and anger, snapping his head back to Kanae. "TO ANYONE, NOW DROP IT!" Kanae grunts, dashing up ahead. "Alright, I'll put them in storage! Now calm down, dummkopf!" 

Seidou sighs softly, holding his chest. "I-I..I will, thank you." Seidou bashfully looks over at Matsumae. "Sorry, I kind of overreacted there..." "No, it's alright. A lot of people feel unsafe about tools like those, you're fine."

Seidou turns his head. 'It's more than that...' The male thought to himself, as the pair met up with Mirumo. The master of the household, became rather eager on the upcoming task. "Thank you everyone, really. Now I apologize for Shuu not attending today, but he has a lot to handle with today."

Kanae soon gets back, curious on what he could've missed. "Takizawa, since you're new to this, Kanae and Matsumae both will assist you, guiding and teaching you on how we do things with the gardens." The young male nodded gently, a soft smile forming as he did so.

Mirumo clapped his hands, satisfied with his words. "Alright, now I wish I could join you all with this project, but I have to make a quick business call. I'll meet back with you all as soon as I'm finished!" Matsumae bowed, ever so politely. "Not a problem, sir."

And so, Mirumo walks over to a somewhat far table from the garden. Seidou sighs, sheepishly looking over at Matsumae. "S-So, u-um...y-you and I-!" "And myself as well, Seidou." Kanae interrupted suddenly, coming between the two. "O-Oh, yes! I'm very sorry Rosewald, I forgot you came back." Kanae rolled his eyes, scoffing under his breath. "My, how thoughtful." The young male stated sarcastically. 

Seidou cleared his throat, and as he did so, Matsumae couldn't help but stare at him. "You're still wearing that eyepatch?" "O-Oh, yeah..." Seidou gently taps it. "I still have a hard time controlling...'it', so I prefer keeping it on."

Matsumae grabs his face gently, observing it, causing the male before her to heat up. Kanae grunts and turns his head away from the scene. "You know, you don't have to hide it if you can't control it. It's just us ghouls here..." 

Seidou shifts his gaze away, bashful with the female right up to his face. "U-Um, no...I'm fine, really. But thank you Matsumae..." The female smiled warmly giggling as she did so. "Why, you're very welcome." Kanae clears his throat. "Eh hem! Uh, hello?! Sorry Matsumae, but we have some work to do you know."

Matsumae sighed softly, not really bothered by the male's comment. "Alright, fair enough. I'll get started on the planting." Matsumae quickly passes by the young male, whispering. "Have you told him...?" To which Kanae shook his head. "I'm working on it..." Matsumae nods, walking away as she did so. "Good..."