Tales From Dragon Inc.

Cheering Up Yuya

Yuya was still very sad about his stolen lunch when he and Yugo returned to the office. It was plain to see on his face. And whenever Yuya was sad, the whole office did their best to cheer him up.

"Hey, Yuya!" Sora popped his head into Yuya's office. "What's wrong?"

"Someone stole my lunch today," Yuya said sadly. "And Yuto worked so hard on it too! I was looking forward to eating his cooking."

"Aw, well if it makes you feel better, Yuri and Yuto found the thief, and Zarc dealt with him," Sora said.

"I know, Yuto texted me about it," Yuya said. "But still..."

"Cheer up, Yuya! Here, have a lollipop!" Sora said. He walked over to Yuya and stuffed a rainbow twist lollipop into the tomato's mouth. Yuya blinked before giving him a small smile, but it was clear that he was still feeling sad.

Dejected, Sora went to go find someone who might be able to cheer Yuya up. As he recalled, the new HR girl was Yuya's childhood friend, so maybe she'd know a thing or two about cheering up the sad tomato. He would've gone to Yuto or Yuri or Yugo, but they were busy. And nobody went to Zarc unless they were called to his office, which was not usually a good thing.

"Hey, Yuzu!" Sora said, walking into HR. "I need some help cheering Yuya up. Got any suggestions?"

"Huh? What's wrong with him?" Yuzu asked.

"Someone stole his lunch, and he's pretty bummed about it," Sora explained. "It was that new guy from sales. Yuri and Yuto caught him red-handed eating the lunch Yuto made for Yuya."

"Oh, I see," Yuzu said. "Well, he'll usually cheer up if you tell him a joke. Or send him a funny animal video. He also likes magic tricks, so if you know any that could make him smile."

"Well, I don't know any magic tricks, but I do have some cute animal videos on my phone that I can send him," Sora said thoughtfully. He went back to his desk and started sending the videos to Yuya. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to cheer the tomato-head up much.

Everyone could see how sad Yuya was from the stolen lunch, and started trying to cheer him up. But nothing seemed to work. Eventually, Sora decided to take drastic measures. He walked to Zarc's office, took a deep breath, and knocked.

"Enter," Zarc's voice came from behind the door. Sora nervously went inside, and Zarc looked up at him from his desk. "What is it?"

"You know how that new guy stole Yuya's lunch?" Sora said. "Well, he's pretty sad about it, and nothing we're doing seems to be cheering him up."

Zarc frowned. "I'll see what I can do."

* * *

Yuya was just about to clock out for the day when his work phone dinged, alerting him to a message. Yuya checked the phone, blinking when he saw the message. It was a text from Zarc sent to him, Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo.

Zarc: I need you four to meet me in Conference Room B after you clock out. It's very important.
Yuto: ?
Yugo: What's up, boss?
Zarc: I'll explain when you all get here.
Yuri: Sure thing, boss!~
Yuya: Okay, see you then.

Yuya clocked out and headed for Conference Room B. Zarc often had him, Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo spend time with him after work, having drinks or doing karaoke or other fun activities. After all, the five of them were in a relationship together. But they didn't usually spend time in the office after hours.

Yuya wondered what Zarc had planned for them that evening. Truth be told, Yuya wasn't really in a very fun mood right now. He was still moping over his stolen lunch.

He arrived at Conference Room B after everyone else, and saw the others seated together around the head of the table, talking together quietly. When Zarc saw Yuya, he held his hand out to him and smiled kindly. "Come here, Yuya."

Yuya walked over to Zarc, who gently pulled the tomato to sit in his lap. Yuya blushed a little, leaning into Zarc's chest.

"I hear you're still sad about your lunch being stolen, hm?" Zarc murmured. Yuya gave a small nod. "Well, that won't do. We don't like seeing our little tomato sad, do we boys?"

"Nope, a sad tomato needs to be cheered up!" Yuri said as he, Yuto, and Yugo got up from their chairs and gathered around them. Zarc took Yuya's wrists in his hand and held his arms up, much to the tomato's confusion. "And we know just the cure for a sad tomato!"

Without warning Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo began tickling Yuya. The tomato squealed in surprise and started squirming and laughing. "Hehey! Nohohoho! Not thahahahat! Anyhyhyhything but thahahahaht!" He tried to escape, but Zarc's grip on his wrists was strong.

"We're not gonna stop until you feel better!" Yuto said, smiling warmly at Yuya as he tickled the tomato's armpits. Yuya's eyes teared up from the tickly feeling, and his face was turning red.

"Yes, the happy tomato is the best tomato!~" Yuri purred, tickling all over Yuya's tummy. Yuya shook his head, laughing too hard to speak.

"We love our happy tomato!" Yugo said, before leaning down and blowing a raspberry on Yuya's ribs. At that, Yuya's laughter went silent from how hard he was laughing. He squirmed frantically, still trying to escape.

"Don't let that awful ex-employee make you sad, okay Yuya?" Zarc murmured in his ear. "He's not worth it!"

Yuya snapped the fingers of his right hand three times, which his four boyfriends recognized as a signal the five of them had agreed on at the start of their relationship. It meant that Yuya needed a break when he couldn't speak. Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo stopped tickling him, and Zarc released his wrists and pulled him close to his chest. "Do you feel better, dear?"

Yuya nodded, trying to catch his breath. "Th-thanks for th-that! I do feel better."

"Good!" Yugo said brightly. "Seeing you sad makes us sad too!"

Yuya smiled at his boyfriends happily. It felt so nice to have so many loved ones caring for him. He loved them so much. They all meant the world to him!