The Warmth Of Red ||DISCONTINUED||

Chapter Eleven

March 21st- Monday Afternoon

Ding

"Well, hello Queen. Good to see you back." Tatara smiled waving at the brunette.

"I'm going back home." Karasu said turning back around opening the door

"Hey! Don't leave so soon!

"Then stop calling me Queen. It's getting on my nerves." Karasu said as she sat down on the couch next to Mikoto who was asleep. Mikoto opened an eye to see Karasu sitting beside him.

"Wha-what do you think you are doing?!" Karasu said as her cheeks started to heat up when Mikoto laid his head her lap as he looked at her.

"Be quite. I'm trying to sleep."

"Then go upstairs to your room you idiot lion!"

"No." Mikoto smirked when she sighed.

"Stupid lion."

"Cute." Tatara said with a smile.

"S-shut up.." She mumbled looking away trying to hide the blush but from the laughs she got from Izumo and Tatara told her they saw it.

Hours passed and only a few clan members stopped by the bar but would only stay for half an hour before heading back out into the city. The whole time Mikoto was sound asleep resting his head on Karasu's lap as her fingers ran through his hair while reading a book she had left at the bar. Tatara and Anna left the bar a little while ago to go for a walk.

Ding

"Kara, have you seen Fushimi? I haven't seen him for a few days." Yata asked the brunette.

"I haven't seen him today. I thought he would be with you." She said looking at the teenager who sighed.

"I looked around the whole city for that guy and I haven't seen him yet."

"He'll turn up sooner or later so just wait patiently until he shows up." Yata frowned but nodded as he took a seat at the bar.

"How long has Mikoto been asleep now?" Izumo asked when he placed a a can of soda in front of Yata as he started at Karasu.

"About five hours or so."

"I think it's about time he wakes up don't you think?"

"You hear that lion? Its time for you to get up now." She said slightly tugging on his ear with a smile. Mikoto let out a grunt of disapproval but he opening his eyes starring at the woman looking down at him.

"Sit up, my legs fell asleep because of you." Rolling his eyes he sat up letting out a yawn before taking out a cigarette.

"I can't even stand up." Karasu whined as she slid off the couch to sit on the floor.

Ding

"We're back!" Tatara said walking through the door with Anna who ran straight to Karasu's side handing her a bag. Karasu took out a big tub of rocky road ice cream.

"My favorite, thank you Anna. Tarara." Karasu smiled pulling Anna onto her hugging the white haired girl.

"Do I get a hug too?" Tatara asked pointing to himself.

"You get a pat on the head. How does that sound?"

"I'll just steal a hug then."

"Wha- no! Stay away!" Next thing she knew she was on her back on the floor with both Tatara and Anna on top of her both of them with smiles in their faces.

"Ugh... Tatara you idiot that hurt." Kara said rubbing her head. She started pulling on Tatara cheeks as he starting whining.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"It's funny. Ow!" Karasu growled at Tatara who started pulling her cheeks.

"H-hey! Stop that!" Karasu pushed the laughing twenty year old off of her before sitting up rubbing her cheeks.

"You started it." She sticked her tongue at him.

"So mean."

"Shut up."

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"I'm leaving HOMRA." Saruhiko said starring at Mikoto. Karasu, Anna and Tatara sat at the bar eating the tub of ice cream as Izumo stood behind the bar. Yata stood next to Karasu starring eyewide at his friend.

"Why are you leaving?"

"It's about time I leave. Specter 4 has offered me a job to work for them."

"Are you sure you want to leave, Saru?" Karasu asked him.

"I'm sure. I won't change my decision on this, Kara." Saruhiko said looking towards Karasu. She noticed something wasn't right.

'Why would Saru choose now to leave HOMRA?' She thought.

"If that's what you want then we won't stop you, Fushimi." Izumo said to the teen.

"Well, I'm fine with it as long as your happy, Saru." Karasu said.

"Thank you for understanding. I'll be leaving." Saruhiko starred at Karasu for a while longer before walking out the door.

"That bastard! Why didn't you stop him?!" Yata yelled after ten minutes of silence.

"We can't make someone stay, Yata." Tatara said to the hothead boy.

"Well I'm going to knock some sense into his head!"

"Yata!" Izumo yelled out but it was too late. He was already out the door. Karasu sighed looking at Mikoto who just starred into space.

"I'll be heading home later on." Karasu said.

"So soon?"

"I'll leave once I know Yata is okay. He'll be coming back."

"If he doesn't?"

"He will." She said taking a bite of her ice cream. An hour later Yata came back to the bar, as he walked inside everyone knew Saruhiko wasn't coming back.

"Yata?" Karasu stood in front of the hazel eyed teen. Yata didn't say anything. Karasu pulled him into a hug which he hugged back as he leaned his head against her shoulder, Karasu felt his shoulders shacking as her shoulder started feeling wet.

"Yata..."

Karasu had arrived at her apartment building half an hour after calming Yata down when his anger started surface. I didn't take much to calm him down but she knew Yata felt betrayed and the rest of HOMRA will feel the same when they hear the news tomorrow if they haven't already. Walking up the stairs she came to a stop on her floor when she saw someone standing at her door.

"Saru..."

'What am I going to do with the both of you?'