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♣️♠️ Chapter 8♦️♥️

A group of people are cheering loudly as Hatter drives by in a car accompanied by his crew, he waves to 'his' people. ''Go Hatter! You can do this,'' a girl is falling onto her knees, crying. You raise your brow at the scene. The car with Hatter leaves the beach and slowly people are moving away from the scene. You also walk away, wandering for a bit around the beach. You bump into Niragi and he is smiling from ear to ear, and that makes you nervous.

''Let's go on a date, princess,''

''A.. date?'' you chuckle.

''Well, Aguni told me to go on a supply run. But.. two people means more fun, right,''

''I.. guess.. so,''

''Oki-doki, let's go to the car,''

You raise your brow to his sudden happy state of mind. ''Someone's having a good day,'' you whisper through your teeth but Niragi didn't hear you. He grabs your hand, which startles you and the both of you walk over to the car. Niragi opens the door for you.

''Didn't you know you were such a gentleman,'' you joke. ''I have many sides, princess,''

You step into the car and Niragi slams the door shut, he then takes a seat behind the steering wheel. The moment the car leaves the beach, it's quiet. You peek through the mirrors of the car, seeing the dancing people at the beach becoming smaller and smaller, and then the gates closes on them. You focus on your surroundings, staring at the abandon buildings and houses. You secretly glimpse at Niragi, he looks really handsome. His left hand rests quietly on the steering wheel, his body is relaxed and he is focused on the road. Suddenly you feel his hand on your thigh, squeezing it but his eyes do not meet yours. His fingers are now circling over your upper thigh, and you breath in. Approximately 10 minutes you arrive at your destination and you jump out of the car.

You are standing in front of what seems to be a former restaurant. You try to glance through the windows but they are too dirty to see anything. ''What is it we're looking for you?'' you ask Niragi.

''Food, medicine, bullets.. and everything else that seems interesting,'' he stands next to you and grabs your arm pulling you behind him. ''Cover your eyes,'' and with his gun he smashes into the window, glass shattering everywhere. He steps through the broken window, giving you his hand. You refuse to take it and open the door next to the broken window. ''You can also you use the door,''

''But that isn't very cool, is it,'' he chuckles.

''Are you trying to impress me?'' you question.

Niragi leans forward, his lips brushes against you ear. ''Oh, I don't need to impress you princess. I already now that you are into me,'' your cheeks are red. ''I know how your body reacts to me,'' he pushes you against the wall. ''Trembling, needing for my attention. Just as you do right now,'' you didn't even notice that you were trembling. You push Niragi off of you and he chuckles.

You search for useable items, but only find rotten fruit and broken supplies. After five minutes you give up and step outside. ''Anything?'' you ask Niragi, he shakes his head. ''We will go to next one,''

It's been hours since you and Niragi are scavenging for items and so far you've found water bottles, instant noodles, soup and a few bullets. You and Niragi are now walking through the mall. It feels eerie walking around the mall. You've been here many times with your friends.

''It would be so nice to have a big bowl of ramen,'' you take a seat at one of the tables in front of a ramen shop, your head rests on your hands. Niragi jumps over the counter and starts searching for various things. After a few minutes he walks towards you with a tray and puts it in front of you. On the tray you find two bottles of iced tea, soba noodles in a soup-like-broth with flakes of seaweed on it. Your eyes widened.