𝙟𝙪𝙟𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙪 𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙣: 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝-𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙨

13. Inuokko: 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸.

A/N: Surprise! Author-chan went shopping and saw the zero manga in a bookstore; therefore had to buy it + is done reading it now.
So, I already had a feeling that I'd love this ship, and I was right, because it's the first thing I write about after this long hiatus-thingy, hehe.
Hope you enjoy this (kinda short), angsty-fluffy comeback!

Yuta

The alarm I set on my phone went off and I woke up, groaning and shutting it off, cursing my own stupidity because I forgot to do that yesterday, since I already knew I had a day off today, no missions at all, just relaxing, me-time.
And later, Toge-time.
Because once he's done with his mission for today, he promised to come over and we could order some food and just be together.

We had been busy like hell the last few weeks, not just Toge and me, everyone. The curses were spreading like fucking stray cats, I don't think I have ever had so much to do, not even on my trip overseas.
So, I haven't seen Toge at all this week. We sure had some phone calls, but it's not the same, and to be honest, for me, even plain texting with him is better than phone calls since Toge can use actual words that way.
We would usually do signs, use pen and paper, or he would just use his rice-ball speech with me, since I made a little dictionary (which I memorized) that lists all the ingredients and what they mean for Toge.

Since that still is a very limited vocabulary, we started communicating in these other ways as well. I'm always carrying a pen and at least two sheets of paper in my pockets now, in case he really needs to say something that can't be said in any other way.

He's really just so amazing.

Like my own little fluffball.

Like a precious, beautiful, cute but strong plant, with heart-shaped petals and the ability to hug a human insanely good.

Sounds cheesy, I know.

But I love him, so it's justified.

Back to me.
My day so far was just what it was supposed to be: relaxed.
Until I got a call in the afternoon.
It was a call I had feared to ever reach me, but now it did. It actually did. When I heard the words on the other line, I thought I was gonna die.

Third person

"Yuta Okkotsu?"
"Yes. Ijichi? Why are you calling me? I was told I would get no missions today."
"Right. I'm not even supposed to call you. I hope the authorities don't find out, but actually, we don't have time for explanations right now."
"The hell's going on?"
"It's about Toge."
"What happened??"
"His mission. It was supposed to be just the right caliber for him to handle with his cursed speech, but it turned out that there was another curse nearby. Mr. Inumaki was already pretty exhausted from defeating the first curse, so now he's trying to deal with this second one, but it looks bad. He's bleeding heavily. He needs help. Right now."
"FUC- I'M COMING. SEND ME THE LOCATION."

Yuta arrived at the old shed just a few minutes later. Ijichi was standing next to his car with clenched teeth, the essential black curtain had already been raised, and Toge was on all fours, the curse approaching him, slowly but steadily.
It was a seldom ugly thing.
It had five eyes, one on the forehead and two next to both sides of the "nose", which looked more like a vacuum cleaner proboscis.
The mouth looked like it was upside down, and Yuta wasn't even sure if the thing had ears at all.
It's body was a plump mess of uncountable arms and legs.
It looked absolutely horrifying.

Then Toge had to bend over to spit out some blood.

Yuta felt his heart break in two at the sight and started running towards his boyfriend like his own life depended on it.

It did, actually, depend on it, because he was unable to imagine himself living without Toge anymore.

Yuta saw Toge look up at the curse again. He opened his mouth, his lips moved to form words with his hoarse voice, and Yuta felt his legs speed up even more.

"TOGE! I'M HERE, PLEASE DON'T DO IT! DON'T SPEAK! IT'S TOO MUCH, YOU'LL DIE! PLEASE, DON'T SPEAK!"

He had finally reached him and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Go to the car. Don't try to help me, that's not gonna work. I will only try to protect you." Toge's hand moved and he sloppily made a few signs. "No. You can barely move, don't be stupid. I'm gonna make mince out of that thing and then we'll take you to my dorm, I'll use my reversed cursed technique and you'll be better in no time. Now go back to the car. Please." Toge gave him a resigned look, but got to his feet and limped over to Ijichi, who helped him into the car.

"Fucking bastard, hurting Toge like that", Yuta said while charging at the curse with his katana drawn.

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Toge

The last thing I saw before I fell unconscious in the car was Yuta, through the car window, fighting that exceptionally ugly curse.

The first thing I saw when I woke up was also Yuta, sitting beside the bed I was laying on and sleeping.

It took me a few seconds to realize where I was, but then I recognized his dorm. I sat up, and to my relief, he had already healed my injuries.

"Takana", I tried to get him to wake up.
When he didn't react, I shook his shoulders slightly, and now his eyes opened.

"Toge! Oh my God I'm so glad..." He got up and gave me a hug. I smiled, hugging him back. "Don't ever do anything like that again, okay? When you're at your limit, give up and call for help. Please Toge, I... I can't live without you." I kissed his cheek. "Salmon", I whispered in his ear, still hugging him tightly. His words sounded a bit helpless, which isn't exactly something Yuta likes showing. But with me, he doesn't mind. To me, he shows everything, even cheesy, completely ridiculous thoughts, like that one time where he went on and on about how I'd make such a good grandpa someday, or the time he had a high fever and talked for two hours about how we'd marry on a big ship that has guards on it who have to listen carefully to check if even every last guest isn't violating the one rule, which is to speak in rice ball ingredients.

With me, he was just being him. And I also opened up to him, more than I ever did to anyone else. When I found the "dictionary" he made, which he later on called "The great rice-ball speech guide for lost boyfriends", in his drawer, he was super embarrassed at first, but we made jokes about it later, and I was actually really overwhelmed by it. I found it very sweet, since nobody had ever done something like that for me before.

I just adore him so much. He does so much for me, he's the sweetest human ever, has the most beautiful smile... I sometimes feel like I don't deserve him, but I know he would hate that I still have such a thought sometimes, since he told me that I "deserve the world" every time I would downgrade myself.

"How about Pizza now?"
"Salmon!"

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"Toge? Oh, he's asleep... Well then I think I will ask him that tomorrow..."

A/N: Howwww doooo yaaa like it??
I just love this ship, so I had to write abt them:3
As you can probably guess with the ending of this story, the next oneshot will also be abt Yuta and Toge.
Tell me ur opinions on this & vote pls!