𝙁𝙐𝙎𝙃𝙄 | 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒

17

“i want to be the one who can be with fushi forever.”

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“(name)! wake up!” it was gugu's voice. “(name)...” now it's fushi, it sounds soothing to hear. as you opened your eyes, fushi immediately tackled you which makes you giggle.

“we thought you're dead!” gugu exclaimed.

“i won't die easily you know?” you smiled and knocked gugu's helmet. “let's go back? i'm tired.” fushi offered his hand and the walk was sweet as you two hold hands with you swinging it slightly everytime you look at him.

“you're finally back!”

“what happened out there?” rynn greeted, running down to ask if you, gugu and fushi were okay.

“nothing!” gugu said, and as soon as you stand in front of pyoran, your stomach grumbled in hunger. they all stop and then starts to laugh.

“(name) never eats anything that fushi cooks, said it doesn't taste good.” pyoran said, your eyes widened, “what? i didn't said that!” you protest. you look at fushi who has his head lowered and pouting, “wha!? why are you pouting?” you panicked, shaking his shoulder. pyoran and the others started walking inside the house leaving the two of you outside, “wait! where are you going pyoran!”

cupping fushi's face and make him look up at you, “i'll be honest. it is true that your dishes doesn't taste good but we can learn how to cook, tastier than gugu's. alright?” fushi nodded, making you smile. you suddenly want to kiss him but you can't break his innocence.

“what a scene…” a deep voice said, it was the black hooded man. as the man made his appearance, you intertwine hands with fushi, standing beside him.

“you must leave this place.” the man said. “why?” fushi whispered.

“there is a method by which you can become stronger. it is to never stay sedentary.”

“i… don't understand.”

the man look at you, “you are unlike this other. this other has limitation and it gave up its stimuli memory and chooses to be with you forever.”

“‘knockers’, thus i have named them. they pound on the doors of paradise, seeking its destruction. they will study and grow. they have lost this time, and will seek to succeed the next.”

“you, as you are now, shall certainly lose when they next attack. even if you join forces with this other one.”

“as happened last time, you will be turned back into a rock, or a pile of moss. certainly you understand.”

“gugu will defeat the enemy, gugu is strong.” fushi said in determination. the man become silent for a second, “i need gugu. i can't leave them.”

“that is fine as well.” the man said. “if you shall see this to the end, i have no objection.”

“fu…fushi?” it was gugu.

“what's with the monologue? make (name) speak too. it's not like you.” gugu said, crossing his arms and leaning at the door. you and fushi look at the man, then at gugu, “you can't see?”

“see what?”

“doesn't matter, come quick, everyone started eating. (name) must be starving.”

you gave the man one last look and head inside.

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after the meal, rynn decided to go back to her place. she made gugu blushed in her farewell by teasing him. they were so cute.

that day fushi asked gugu to teach him to cook.

“oh gugu.”

“what?”

“teach me to cook”

“what happened? started admiring me?”

“no, it is because fushi wants me to compliment his cooking.” you joked.

time flies fast and four years has passed.

fushi's build changed, rynn visited the shop if she has time.

“yo, rynn! run away again?” gugu asked.

“yeah! second time this month.”

“what's the excuse?”

“fushi said he was interested in sewing so i brought a bunch of stuff from home. and (name) wants to borrow a book.” gugu nodded as they headed upstairs.

“fushi's making lunch.”

as they arrived upstairs, lunch was already served and it was all looking delicious. “looks tasty! fushi becomes so skilled!”

“have a bite!” gugu invite.

“hey, where's fushi?”

“fushi went to go wash himself.” pyoran answered, mouth full of fushi's cooking. “hey! grandma, you started eating alone again! i've told you to wait for everyone first!” gugu scolded pyoran, “shaddup! if i wait, the food'll get cold!”

as for fushi, his hair has grown. “fushi, your beard starts growing.” you said, caressing your hand on his chin feeling the beard.

“a beard?!” gugu makes his entrance, “just like an adult. congrats, fushi!”

“bet (name) likes you more now that you have a beard like a man!” gugu teased. you slapped his head and dragged fushi to the kitchen.

all of you eat lunch together, like a family.

tbc-