You're In Love! Aren't you Tanaka?

One more Round

"I must thank you for taking good care of my Devas."

Gundham took his hamsters back from the princess, and after seeing they were all in good form he let them scatter amongst themselves, hidden in his deep scarf. Sonia smiled and waved a hand dismissively. "It's no problem at all Gundham! I loved playing with them." Sonia smiled sweetly, giving Jum-P one last pat on the head before the hamster completely disappeared in Gundhams scarf. After the two had their usual conversation about dark arts they parted ways and Gundham immediately made his way towards Hopes Peaks garage. He had to admit that even if Sonia and him were on good terms now..it was still tense and awkward between them. And it was completely on his side, he would freeze up and stop talking whenever Akane went over and wrapped her arms around the girl and turn red from his uncomfortableness. Though he had to keep his composure, he was not cowardly...like Kazuichi.

Gundham scoffed to himself, he didn't want to insult his friend but he needed to see the other urgently and his mind raced to things about the mechanic. He wanted to spend more time with Kazuichi alone and get the courage to ask him out. What was he so afraid of? His past? His mother? Gundham was sure his mother would love and accept him all the same..wouldn't she?

As he pondered, he knocked on the door of the garage softly, hoping he wasn't interrupting Kazuichi, Chihiro, or Miu. When he heard a voice telling him to come in, he opened the door and was met with his friend group.
Chihiro and Miu were nowhere to be seen, but there on the floor in a perfect circle were Hajime, Fuyuhiko, Izuru, Nagito, and Kazuichi. They looked towards the garage door and greeted Gundham with friendly looks..except Izuru of course.  He kept his normal neutral face but nodded towards the breeder as a greeting while eating gummy worms.

"Ah..what's this gathering?" Gundham asked, walking towards the group. Upon inspecting, he noticed there were various snacks seated besides them and they were all playing monopoly.
"Tanaka! You're just in time!" Nagito smiled and scooted over, patting the now empty space next to him. While he definitely didn't want to sit on the floor fearing it may be dirty, he reluctantly sat down in the empty space and noticed he was right next to the mechanic whom gave him a toothy grin. "Yeah dude! We were just gonna play Uno!" Kazuichi then started to clean up the monopoly pieces while Izuru pulled out the uno box from his pockets.

Not what Gundham came for..but it wouldn't hurt to hang out with his friends a bit before focusing on his mission.

"Seriously why are we always playing uno?" Fuyuhiko asked, glancing towards Hajime. Hajime chuckled and scratched his cheek awkwardly, "Izuru loves it..it's the only card game he can play without getting bored so quickly." He explained, gesturing towards his brother. Izuru nodded in confirmation as he began to shuffle the cards, not glancing at anyone. "It's a good game."
Gundham looked at him, concerned over his obsession over the card game, but decided not to press on it. It seemed everyone was having a good time and he just hoped he wouldn't ruin it..like he ruins many things. Izuru passed out the cards and immediately the group went to talking about movies, which Gundham assumed is what they were speaking about before he came in.

As much as Gundham wished for time alone with Kazuichi, he didn't want to use the boy solely for his loneliness anymore. He wanted to build a stronger bond with Kazuichi and ask out the pinkette so he wouldn't screw up and miss his chance like the programmer did. But, he had to admit having his whole friends and playing games with them including the boy he liked, made him feel a twinge of happiness. When Izuru finally gave him his pile of cards he waited till he was invited into the conversation, not wishing to speak over the others.

"You're all so hopeless!" Nagito exclaimed, pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing. Hajime muttered a quick "I thought we were the opposite" and Kazuichi bursted out into laughter, nudging him with his elbow. Nagito ignored the comment and turned to Gundham, pointing a finger at him. "Tanaka! What's better, romance or comedy?" he asked, shooting a death glare at Fuyuhiko. "F-Fuck are you looking at!? It's not my fault you enjoy some cheesy flick!" Fuyuhiko furrowed his brows and clenched his teeth, was he was actually getting pissed off?
Gundham chuckled, "No need for formalities Nagito..I believe I enjoy romance more, so I must agree with you." he finished, watching as Kazuichi broke into a fit of giggles and Izuru even smiled a bit. Fuyuhikos face twisted up into more rage and Gundham swore he saw veins bulging out of his forehead.