AILUROPHILE [✓]

Call it a day - 2

( refer to 'a bolt from the blue' if the last ch confused you! )

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❝ To declare the end of a task ❞

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Before I could rise to my feet, I felt a hand tug at the strap of my jeans, halting my movement.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't.. mean to do that." Chifuyu rubbed the back of his head as he removed his hand, a faint shade of roseate on the apples of his cheeks.

"That's alright." I hummed out, my mind wandering elsewhere.

Mikey, specifically.

"You don't have to worry about him." Hina let go of my hand, giving me an encouraging smile.

"Yeah, Draken knows how to handle him more than anyone else. He'll be back soon." Chifuyu added, as I finally let my shoulders relax.

"You dumbass."

Everyone's eyes turned to Baji, as he gave us a carefree grin, not at all bothered by the mess he'd created.

"It was an accident."

"If you slip on the road outside, that might be an accident too." Hina retorted.

Ignoring the bickering duo, I tried to fix the puzzle pieces by myself. Was I in the place to ask anyone in this room about... what relation Yuzuha and the Black Dragons had?

"What did just happen?"

"I'm afraid that's something only Mikey can tell you, we're not in the place to reveal that." Mitsuya said, an apologetic smile on his face.

"Oh... um, and, what about.. Hakkai and Yuzuha?"

"I don't know either, honestly. But I think they're connected to Taiju Shiba, the leader of a gang- as you've heard already- Black Dragons. Just a hunch, though."

"I'm sure he's right, Hakkai's reaction said it all." Takemichi spoke for the first time in a while. Our expressions were the same, confused and worried.

I didn't know if I'd be able to face Yuzuha without wanting to die for a while.

The door opened, making all our eyes dart to the familiar faces that entered the room. Mikey's usual radiance had returned, and Draken had the same old solemn look on his face.

"Why are you guys so sullen? We're here to have fun!"

Too cheerful.... this is suspicious.

"I thought you asked us to call it a day?"

"I lied. I just went to piss."

Everybody's awkwardness seemed to have vanished by the mere presence of Mikey, but I was still having a hard time swallowing the jagged pill.

"Anyways, Chifuyu and I were about to sing together. Nobody's gonna touch the mic if you want to get out of here well and healthy."

I'm going to find the cheesiest romantic song in the history of love songs.

"I have a song for you! Let me join in with you guys."