Black Smoke

Pure Love

A sudden thud on your window awoke you. You jolted up and glanced at the clock, it was three A.M. and your room was completely dark. As your eyes slowly adjusted you heard another noise, an eerie scraping sound came from your bedroom window. The moonlight aided you in looking out your window and you made out a familiar ghastly form that appeared to be floating above your window sill. The sharp scrape on your window sounded almost nostalgic, could it be Rika? You jolted out of bed and stumbled to the window.

Opening the window slowly allowed you to see that the ghostly form had moved. You glanced downward to see the spirit once again. It was certainly Rika but before you could speak the cursed spirit dispersed into another plume of smoke. The smoke dissipated to reveal Yuta Okkotsu standing below your window. The man looked up with what you could make out as a grim smile.

The young sorcerer grasped at his heart and you swore you could hear a faint whisper. In less than a moment Rika had reappeared, in her ghastly yet alluring curse form. She softly opened her hand and Yuta sat down on the cursed spirits palm. He sat with his knees tucked into his chest as the cursed spirit lifted him and rose herself up to your second story window.

After the two were at eye level Okkotsu dropped one of his legs, letting it dangle off of Rika's hand. The man kicked his free leg slowly as he kept the other one tucked near his heart. The young man rested his head on the arm he was using to keep his leg tucked, his other hand being planted on Rika's palm. His cursed spirit let out a harsh exhale as he hummed to himself, making sure to slowly glance up and down your body.

"I have to apologize for being so late~" Yuta purred.

"I was worried about you two, are you okay, are you hurt?!" You worriedly exclaimed.

Yuta couldn't help but let out a soft laugh in response to your worry. He was so adorable when he tried to hold back a laugh and you couldn't help but relax a bit at his calm composure.

"That is so adorable, you were worried about us?"

"Of course! You said it was a short mission, so I started to worry a little bit."

"Not to worry, we just got saddled with a second mission after we finished our first. That's why I wanted to apologize, I didn't mean to cause any stress."

Yuta stood up and turned to kiss his cursed spirit softly. He then turned to you and delicately jumped from Rika's hand and into your window sill where his curse could usually observe you. Okkotsu sat at your window sill and turned to face you, legs facing out the window.

"Come sit with me, we can watch the stars."

You climbed carefully through your open window and sat next to the boy. His cursed spirit levitated beside him as well, her sharp claws reflecting the moonlight. The three of you drank in the cool night breeze and watched the stars, being together once again. The duo brought you a sense of calm and protection that seemed so rare in your day to day. As you basked at the seemingly endless night sky, you couldn't help but let out a small yawn.

"I know it's early morning now but, are you still free?" Yuta asked.

"Of course, let me go make some coffee for us."

"You're so sweet~" Rika chimed.

The three of you climbed inside and you stumbled to your desk to turn on your lamp. A soft orange glow filled your room as you moved away from the lamp and lit a candle for good measure. Okkotsu led the way to the kitchen and you promptly started some coffee. You were no stranger to all nighters and had already dozed off a few times today so some coffee wouldn't hurt.

"Hey Yuta, have you gotten any sleep?"

"Not tonight but no need to worry, I'm used to it. Plus, that coffee smells amazing!"