a mutually arranged attachment. [yoriichi tsugikini x reader]

『♡』chapter seven: one awkward morning

As each second past, you were anticipating Yoriichi's arrival at any given moment. It was making you anxious as you kept checking the time on your phone and swinging your legs over the bed. The time was now 12:59 AM and you were starting to feel your eyes droop. You didn't know whether to fight the urge of your body getting ready to shutdown or to just let it win because you literally had one of the craziest nights of your life just happen and not in a good way exactly.

Just as you felt the sleep starting to win you hear a rapping at your door. You immediately sat up not knowing how to compose yourself.

"Come in!" You called out. You felt your hands get moist as you watched the doorknob twist and open to reveal a half damp and half dry haired Yoriichi. The first thing you had notice was his beautiful dark hair was not in its usual high ponytail. Instead he wore it down and he was currently patting it dry with a hand towel. Your eyes moved to what looked like a darkened scar on the right side of his forehead that stretched down to his cheek emulating flames. You didn't want to stare it for too long because you didn't want to make him self conscious.

Had he been hiding it this whole time or had you just not been paying attention?

"Sorry, I took so long. I realized it was already past twenty minutes and I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer." He smiled graciously at you. He was holding two water bottles and handed one to you.

You shook your head and accepted it from him."It's alright. I didn't mind waiting."

He walked over to the desk that had a chair neatly tucked into it and pulled it out to sit in front of you. He examined your expression carefully. "You look like you could pass out any moment now."

"You can tell?"

He chuckled and you felt warm again seeing him laugh again. "Yeah, I can. We can always talk tomorrow you know that, right?"

As tired as you were, you really wanted to have a moment with Yoriichi. It sounded crazy admitting it, but you missed him. It's like you knew him in a past life with how connected you felt to him and you were sure he felt it, too.

"It sounds like you're the one who wants to talk tomorrow." You teased leaning against the back of you hands.

"No, I'm okay. Ask away."

You looked at him for a moment. Not because he looked breathtaking, but because he looked relaxed with exhaustion and it was the first time you had ever seen him like this. He was sporting his usually hoodie, though this time it was a black zip one and he was in sweatpants. His hair was still wet and slightly dripping down his face and neck and you felt yourself getting lost in him.

"Are you just going to sit there and check me out, or do you want to actually know the things you've been dying to ask for?" His maroon eyes were boring into yours with that mischevious glint that you loved. It made you press your lips together as you tried to think of something snarky to reply with, but you felt mind going blank with every second that passed.

"Okay, then maybe I'll start." He used his legs to pull himself closer you and laid back as he watched you fidget with your hands. It was unfair how cool and collected he always was.

"So, since I was born, I was already appointed to be the next leader of the Hanafuda. Our family is said to be legendary descandants of the sun goddess, Amaterasu."

"Isn't Amaterasu a wolf? Why do you guys have koi fish and dragons everywhere?" You asked finally.

"Oh, now you wanna talk?"