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Who Are You?

"What? You're quitting?" my boss asked in a surprised tone. I nodded and hummed with confidence. "Well it's not a shocker, you never liked it here anyway. Then again no one does..." she continued. She took a deep breath and sighed "All right then. You're free to go. Good luck, wherever you moving on to." "Thank you." I thanked her before I turn around, heading for the exit. As I was about to shut the door behind me, she asked me one final question. "I heard you moved out too. With a bunch of guys... Who are they? To you?" I looked back and answered her "I'm not sure."

I made my way back to Tsuzuku's home. Or my home too, apparently. Throughout the journey, her question kept echoing in my mind. "Who are they? To you?"I know that they are supposedly my family but why does it feel strange somehow? "It feels like my heart is full yet.. empty. I can't even understand myself? It's ...strange..." Unconsciously, I accidentally walked into an elderly lady in front of Tsuzuku's apartment doorway. "Ah! I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Are you alright?" I quickly apologized and helped her with her belongings that I have knocked over. She thanked me and soon walked off, waving back to me as she did. I turned to walk towards Tsuzuku's apartment door when the door creaked open, and he appeared. "Tsuzuku-san. You're still up... Are you going out?" I was curious of why he was standing there in front of me when it's already past midnight. "I told you that I would wait for you. I heard your voice so I came to check. Anyway, welcome home!" I was starting to feel light headed, my cheeks were burning up and I quickly diverted my face to the ground below me. "Is something wrong?" He asked in a worried tone. "No, not at all. I'm just tired." I spoke but somehow it came out way softer than I usually would. We both went back in and a while later, we both went our separate ways. I curled up in the comforter surrounding me as I laid on the bed, wondering to myself "Tsuzuku... who are you actually..." My mind drifted off into a deep slumber once again with so many questions still bothering me.

The sound of my phone ringing woke me up. With my mind still groggy, I picked up my phone and checked. I took a while for my vision to adjust but when it finally did, unknown number. I moaned to myself "8 am... Ugh! Who would be calling me so early in the morning..." I hit the answer button and placed it next to my ear. "Hello?" I sounded. "I...I'm sorry! Did I wake you? Ah! It's Meto by the way..." the voice spoke, stuttering at first. "No, you didn't. I was in the shower." I lied. I didn't want him to feel bad. "Anyway, I have the day off today. So, I was wondering if you would like to come hang out with me? If you want, that is..." The voice asked, seemingly unconfident. "I would like to." I reassured him. "Then, meet me at Shibuya Station at 11 am?" He sounded way more relieved and cheerful. I agreed and we ended the call like that. "I can't sleep now... Guess I'll go raid Tsuzuku's fridge." I walk out of the room, heading for the kitchen. I diverted my attention to the living room as I heard movement. "Tsuzuku...?" I thought to myself as I saw him curled up on the couch. Scattered papers on the table as he held a pen in his hand. His body trembled as the cold air blew and I rushed back to my room to get a blanket for him. "You're gonna get sick, stupid..." I whispered as I covered him with the blanket. "(Y/N)... -chan..." He moaned still asleep. My body felt flushed and my heart beat even louder than usual, but still it made me feel sad. "Tsuzuku..." I said softly before I walked off, leaving him a note that I was going to meet Meto.

I made my way to Shibuya station and checked my phone. "10:30 am." I hummed. I left there earlier since I didn't want to risk waking Tsuzuku up the longer I lingered at his apartment. Silently, a blue-haired man in a beanie and oversized sweater walked in front of me."Sorry I'm late... I made you wait." Meto said sadly. "No you're not. I'm just early. And I didn't wait long anyway." I explained. He sighed in relief and gave a warm smile. He brought me to thousands of places that I have only heard of. We had fun talking to each other and it felt like Meto was my other half. We decided to take a break at a nearby cafe where we got ourselves some drinks. We continued to talk but somewhere in between, my mind strayed off and he noticed it. "Hmm? Is something wrong?" he asked curiously. "Oh! Sorry. It's just that... " I couldn't finish my sentence. I didn't know what to say. "Am I boring you?" He asked seemingly worried. "No! Of course not! I'm having a great time!" I didn't want him to misunderstand but I got a bit too emotional. "Well something is bothering you for sure... Then, Is it Tsuzuku?" he guessed. I nodded hesitantly. "What do you think of him actually?" He asked as he rest his cheeks on his palms. "He says he's family, so he's family I guess..." I answered but it seemed to have dissatisfied him. "But what do YOU think?" He asked again. I couldn't answer him. It was a question I have been asking myself so I kept silent. It's as if he had read my mind and avoided it from becoming awkward. "If Tsuzuku ever gives you a hard time, you can always come to us, you know? We said that we would help and we mean it. Especially Mia. Just think about it..." He said and took the last sip, finishing his tea. He took the bill and got off his seat heading to the counter before I stopped him. "Wait, let me pay my part." I requested. "It's fine. I called you out today. It the least I can do." He smiled and left to pay the bill. We met back at the entrance of the cafe when I moaned "I feel bad. I should really pay you back." He looked at me with a pitiful expression. "Fine. The next time we go out, you buy me a drink. If you still want too..." he proposed rubbing the back of his head, looking away. "Erm!" I sounded with a smile on my face and it managed to put one on his face too. We both hung out a while longer before we both went our separate ways.

"Oh! (Y/N)-chan, you're back. Did you have fun?" As soon as I heard his voice call out to me my heart began to race. My mind was blanking out and was panicking to fine a way to respond. "(Y/N)-chan...?" He called out to me again, luring me to look at him. "Yeah! I sure did. I... I'll be going to my bed now. Good night!" I answered him in certainty and rushed back to my room, thus slammed the door behind me shut. I leaned my back on it while burying my red hot face in my palms. "What's wrong with me?! It can't be..." Tears began to stream down my cheeks as stress and anger towards myself grew.

*That's that. It's a little longer than usual but I hope it was worth it. Enjoyed it? If so, great. If not, sorry... T-T Let me know what you think. I really would like to know.*