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12

And so everyone had to make the journey back to Yudai's house. Jo and Yuma arrived first, miraculously, it appears Harua was unwilling to use a spell or a talisman to teleport the trio back instantly. After Yuma forcefully broke through the lock system of Yudai's front gate, he and Jo waited out on the porch, both immortals' minds choked with thoughts.

Soon, bright headlights filled their vision, and as they squinted, five figures hopped out of a limousine taxi. Maki stretched and groaned loudly, as Harua and Fuma herded the youngest towards the house. Euijoo and Yixiang followed behind after making payment, it seemed, and soon the taxi was on its way.

Responsible Euijoo had previously acquired the door pass for Yudai's gate and swiftly allowed them access through the gates.

"A limo, huh?" Yuma scoffed jokingly as the five walked up to the porch.

Fuma shrugged, "I got ahold of one of Yudai's credit cards."

Yuma was about to go in for a hug or perhaps a punch, before Yixiang held out a hand to stop him. "Sorry, gotta check your identity," Yixiang grinned.

Fuma crossed his arms and smirked, "Please tell me, Yuma, what was the colour of underwear that Maki exclusively wore when-"

"Can you guys not-"

"Fluorescent orange and green stripes."

"Bingo."

"I detest you all."

"You should have had better fashion sense. Fuma, how long was Yixiang chased by Euijoo's energy tiger when he 'accidentally' killed his parrot?" Yuma shot back.

Fuma chuckled, "Three days, seven hours and twelve minutes."

Aghast, Yixiang said, "How do you remember the minutes?"

"I'll never forget the look on your face after he finally gave in and stopped. Relief like nothing else," Fuma laughed.

"You'd look like that after being chased by an annoying beast like that-" Yixiang's words died in his throat when Euijoo quirked a brow. "-and I acknowledge my mistake and promise to never do that again," Yixiang finished up obediently.

"Anything for us?" Harua added playfully. Fuma cocked his head in thought, then said, "Who is the one that we all agreed would be the worst person to piss off?"

"Jo," Harua answered quickly, and Fuma nodded, satisfied.

"Oh, Riki and Yudai are back," Maki hopped to his feet, the embarrassment from earlier long forgotten, "Quick, what's a good question?"

"Ask Yudai about 1995," Euijoo suggested, the seven of them breaking out in giggles like gossiping children.

Oblivious, Yudai and Riki approached them, and Fuma, the only one who wasn't losing his mind, cleared his throat and shot out, "Yudai, Riki, please tell us what happened in 1995."

Yudai's face immediately darkened, and Riki opened his mouth to answer but Yuma slapped his thigh and said, "Yep, Yudai's expression is enough."

"Yudai, you've had years of experience of faking your deaths but that was what you did?" Jo teased.

"Almonds are truly deadly," Euijoo nodded sagely, "And allergic reactions should be taken seriously."

Maki patted a defeated-looking Yudai on the back sympathetically. "Next time I'll shoot myself in the head," Yudai grumbled.

Riki covered his mouth to hide his laugh, then choked out, "We should head in."

At once, the mood dimmed, but they did exactly that.