MY KAEDEHARA ୨୧ kaedehara k.

xi.

"UNINTENDED MOVE"

"two more days before lady ayaka's birthday." kazuha laid down the wooden floor. "you think we've gathered everything already?" next to him was none other than [y/n].

"if thoma orders us to go anywhere further i will not hesitate to pull him by his ponytail on the way there." kazuha covered his face with his palm. [y/n] laughed in response. it felt like they did all the work that was assigned to the chief retainer. but then again, they had a deal.

"lovebirds, i have one last request!" thoma appeared out of nowhere as the two slowly jolted up with a groan. "now, now, i feel like this one is not going to bore you both."

"help clear out this location." thoma pointed at the map pinned high up on the wall. specifically, the one near the place where the celebration is going to be held. "it's where the fireworks will be released, wouldn't want any interruptions that could cause accidents."

🎐

[y/n] and kazuha walked side by side, weapons in one hand. "i can handle them for you if you want." kazuha spoke. "i can take care of them." one thing that kazuha truly admires about [y/n] is how independent they are. [y/n] could make him fall deeper for them with no effort at all.

[y/n] turned to their left to see a mirror maiden making her way towards them. kazuha soon noticed her too. the opponent giggled and used her skill to teleport behind them. [y/n] dragged kazuha away and pulled him behind them.

this one is quite strong. the mage blasted water between the both of them, automatically, they both dodged in the opposite ways.

[y/n] was the first one to charge towards the opponent, dodging the attacks with ease. the mage used her burst causing her to be draped with water, [y/n] hid the smirk growing on their face. they didn't notice kazuha who was right behind them.

unexpectedly, kazuha held [y/n]'s waist and whispered close to their ear. "plunge." before a wave of water could hit them both,
he lifted both of them high up in the air with his skill, [y/n] channelled cryo to their polearm and positioned upside down with kazuha still holding on to their waist.

they plunged down to the mage, the elemental reaction causing the mirror maiden to freeze. kazuha landed both of them safely on the ground. the samurai finished the mage off with physical attacks while the mage was still frozen. luckily they defeated the opponent before she could even unfreeze herself by moving. she then fades away in the air.

he looked over his shoulder to check on a flustered [y/n]. he held my waist he held my waist- "[y/n], i can sense more of them coming." kazuha made his way next to [y/n]. this time they were nobushis. they were surrounded by them too. kazuha and [y/n] stood in a fighting stance back to back. "you think we can handle six of them? we are outnumbered." kazuha looked at every opponent, mentally counting.
"six is a small number. of course we can."

🎐

"what in the archons happened to you two?" thoma cackled at the sight of [y/n] and kazuha looking drained. "we encountered some nobushis." kazuha responded. "and a hot hydro cicin mage." [y/n] added. kazuha sent [y/n] a look, that could mean many things. 'how immature' 'what the fuck' 'really??'

thoma laughed harder. "you two are such an amusing duo. i appreciate you guys helping me out with my tasks, and as promised.." thoma averted his attention to [y/n]. "..i'll make sure you get to have a private conversation with lady ayaka."

"i am a man of my word." thoma added.
"you better be."

🎐

it was currently night time, [y/n] couldn't help but think of the possibilities regarding this ayaka that they'll be meeting. they hoped that she was not like her ancestors. they hoped that she'd understand them and provide all the answers for their questions. they hoped that they get to know their parents more through her.

"[y/n]?" the said person turned their heels to face the samurai leaning on the door. "not sleepy yet?" [y/n] shook their head in response. they were standing next to the window, too deep in thought to admire the stars in the sky.

"just looking forward to the party." kazuha didn't ask any further and stood beside the window with [y/n].

[y/n] could sense the reek of alcohol coming from the man, assuming that he went to drink on his own. they eyed the bottle the samurai was holding. "drinking without me? i thought you cherished our friendship so much to the point where we'd always drink together. i feel betrayed-" [y/n] jokingly said, but was soon cut off by kazuha slowly wrapping his arms around [y/n]'s waist from behind, hugging them with his chin resting on their shoulder.

"kaede?" [y/n] stood stiffly.
they stayed quiet for a few moments.
"i like this. mind if we stayed like this for a while?" kazuha buried his face on the crook of their neck.
"i- okay." he is definitely drunk. it felt like their stomach was being attacked by these 'butterflies' old people would speak of.

neither of them pulled away. [y/n] actually liked this type of affection, it helped calm their thoughts. "kazuha?" [y/n] called out for him to recieve no response except for light snores. this man just fell asleep while standing on his feet. they quickly turned around and caught kazuha in their arms. thankfully, the bed was only a few steps away.

[y/n] gently placed him down, but kazuha refused to let go of them. when was he this clingy. [y/n] didn't know if they should be amused or flustered of their situation.

kazuha pulled them down, causing [y/n] to fall on top of him. shit shit shit shit shit shit. [y/n] lightly tap kazuha's forearm as an attempt to wake him up. it was a fail.

eventually they gave up and fell asleep with the warmth the platinum haired's body provided. [y/n] wouldn't mind sleeping like this. they trusted the samurai.

beneath the dark sky that was lit up with stars many had admired, underneath the wooden made roof that completes a shelter, two individuals who have yet to understand the mutual feeling that they share; slept peacefully in each other's arms.

edit: i just realized that they're called 'mirror maidens' not hydro cicin mage 🤦🏻‍♂️