Kessoku Kokoro | A Bocchi the Rock Fanfic

Christmas Chapter: Under the Mistletoe (Part 2)

Author: Part 3 might come later. 

Author: But anyway, here's one for the Bocchi and Kita fans

"Seika's never gonna find me in this trash ca- AAAAA," Hitori screamed before her voice became calmer. "Oh. It's just you. Don't scare me like that please."

"Sorry, sorry, uh... I don't suppose you've got any more room in that trash can of you- Oh who am I kidding, I'll just jump in the dumpster," Tokumei walked past her and opened the dumpster. He gagged. And almost vomited on the floor, his face momentarily turning green. He stared at the inside some more... and mentally prepared himself to be completely filthy.

"You don't really have to do that! I mean.. I'm pretty sure there's a dead rat inside there," Hitori cringed. Her face turning blue out of concern about what Tokumei is willing to put himself through. Once she realized that he was actually going to jump in, she tackled him to the floor, protecting his head with her hands to make sure she doesn't give him a concussion.

"Don't do that," She scolded. "I've go-got the mango box if you really wanna hide."

She then pulls out said mango box from her jacket. He raised an eyebrow but didn't question it as she stuffed him inside the box. "There we go. I-Is that better?" 

"A lot better," Tokumei welcomed the scent of cardboard because that's ten times better than a rat's corpse. 

"Good," Hitori closed the dumpster. Almost throwing up herself. She got herself back inside the trash can, nervously peeking her head out to look out for Seika. "Got any ideas on how to calm Manager down?"

"...You could try singing to her," Tokumei answered, his voice muffled by the box. 

A kid walking by got scared upon seeing a trash can and a box talk to each other and ran away. Much to their mother's dismay. 

"No way! I-I can't sing!" Hitori protested, her trash can wobbling left and right, almost losing its balance before repositioning itself. "I definitely can't! If anything, it'd just make her angrier!"

"You and I both know you're Manager's favorite!" Tokumei protested, his box moving up and down like Mario when the player's mom calls him for dinner. 

"I thought that was Nijika."

"...You'd be surprised."

"Okay..., well... Maybe I can sing her happy birthday but... Well, you've heard my singing."

"And I think it's wonderful."

"You- You really mean that huh?"

"Every word. Have I ever lied to you before?"

"Not... that I recall."

"Even if I'm wrong, my opinion is that your singing is fantastic. And that's the truth. My truth anyway. Besides, if I said it was horrible, I'm pretty sure I'd never forgive myself for it. Since you know... You deserve the world and mo-" Tokumei said before Hitori took off the mango box.

Her face was red and she was looking intensely at him. She grabbed his shoulders and asked, "...Do you seriously think I can do it? Like... Say it again. I wanna hear it clearly."

"I'll believe in you. No matter what. I'm sure that you can capture Manager's heart with that voice of yours," He said with a smile that can melt the snow around them.

"Just... Just like how I captured yours?" 

"Yeah...," Tokumei blushed. 

"Forget I said that I just... I mean it is Christmas and I...," She sighs. She pulled out an entire brand new gaming console out of her jacket and handed it over to him. "M-Merry Christmas... By the way, I was too occupied with getting you a gift that I forgot that it was also Manager's birthday so-"