ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡʟ | Tokyo Revengers

☯ XLIV: Goddess

"The lovely one, huh?" The girl asked, hanging her arm around Inupi's neck and arranging a few strands behind his ear. "I thought you were a fan of the badass one."

"I am a fan of every single one of them."

"Aren't you a sweetheart, Seishu?" She meant to say it with a gentle tone, feeling flattered, but it came with a broken voice. He noticed and allowed her to rest her head against his. "I feel bad for being happy that everyone is here."

"We understand. Everyone wanted to see you, but we didn't want you to be here. You deserved better." He started to caress her back and lull her body.

"Everyone does. I suffered back then, but everyone has suffered before too. We are a bunch of broke people, easy prey for the devil, easy to be manipulated."

"Honey, stop your depressing lecture." The economic master became angered and tapped the laptop's keys harder. "We chose this life even if we regret it. Don't be sad for a bunch of idiots who didn't know how to decide what was right. You were brave when you ran away, even more for coming back."

After the subtle scolding, Y/n could giggle, feeling better, and whispered at the one holding her. "Is it me, or he's hotter when he gets mad?"

"You're not wrong."

Koko stopped his work to look up at the two babbling between them, sensing a weird conversation. "What are you saying?" Both intently stared back with suspicious expressions, turning him nervous. "What is it? Is there something in my face?" They kept on watching him without a response, making him blush. "You, pair of freaks, leave me alone! I need to finish this so that we can do our part of the party. Don't you have more people to greet or something?"

"Grumpy. I do, but I don't feel like it." Y/n tilted her head, directing it to the bar where her bodyguards were busy arguing with the bartender.

"Be nice. Those two were the only fearless to refuse the idea of bringing you back."

"That does not give them the right to be a pain in the ass. What's the point of having bodyguards? It's stupid." Y/n complained, curling herself again.

"Yeah, you possibly trick them and escape." Both snickered, knowing it was true.

"Boss still has a grudge about your 'relationship' with Mucho. Keeping his hands to himself and having you close all night, watching how you have fun, is part of the punishment." Koko mischievously smirked. 

"Oi, Y/n, I made a drink for you. Come and try it!" Mochi yelled cheerfully from the counter, fighting his childish companions.

The blond struggled to get her to release his neck and reluctantly stood up, giving her a shove in the back, so the girl started walking. When she got to the bar, the bodyguards pretended to focus on their drinks, avoiding her. The bartender placed hers in the free spot between the big guys, making her sit there.

The young man didn't seem to be bothered about the tension, more like he was enjoying it and paying attention to her verdict when she took the first sip. "So..?"

The globe cup, filled with a white frappe and color sprinkles, was too beautiful to drink but too flashy not to. "Damn, this is delicious!" The girl allowed herself to relax, fastly drinking and ignoring the other two. "How is it called?"

"Sex on my birthday, like the one you're going to get." Mochi laughed at his joke while the three sitting coughed their sip.

"Excuse me!?"

"Everyone saw the signal." Mochi nonchalantly kept his attention on cleaning some cups with a cloth, but the girl was still confused. "Didn't you know? He let everyone know you were his tonight by grabbing your throat."