❝ ᴛʙʜᴋ//one-shots ˎˊ-

𝑖𝑖𝑖. 𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑎 𝑥 𝑘𝑜𝑢

❥ɴᴏ sᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ
❥sᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀᴜ

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"Senpai!" a small blonde boy ran up to a second grader girl with ruby eyes and short, gradient hair. "Senpai!" the blonde boy called once more, which got Yashiro's attention. "Senpai, look what I have!" the blonde boy proudly showcased the person he dragged along with him.

"Kou..." Yashiro examined the boy Kou brought with him. He looked like a pushover... but he was adorable! His pink bangs covered his right eye, and he wore an oversized cardigan to match his hair. Yashiro was too taken aback by the boy's cuteness that she couldn't speak.

"Say, boy..." another boy sitting on the swing, sporting choppy black hair and amber eyes spoke up, eyeing both Kou and the pink-haired boy. "Who is that?"

"Mitsuba Sousuke. He was my classmate since kindergarten!" Kou announced proudly. "I saw him all lonely during coloring time earlier, so I decided to be his friend!"

"Like hell you decided to be my friend!" Mitsuba suddenly shouted at Kou. He placed one hand on his chest, while the other was holding his cheek. "Just because I'm cuter than most of the girls in class, you'd want to hang out with me! You were just attracted by my cuteness, weren't you?!"

"I didn't say you were cute! I just wanted to be your friend because you were lonely!" Kou shouted back, defending himself.

"You're lying!" Mitsuba crossed his arms. "My mama always tells me I'm cute!"

Yashiro and Amane watched as the two bickered and yelled at each other in front of them. She tugged on Amane's sleeve lightly. "Should... should we just have our Recess?"

"Yes, Yashiro," the eight-year-old nodded in agreement. "Let's leave them - they'll get tired in a bit." At that, Amane opened his metallic lunchbox at his feet and brought out a small plastic wrap where the donut his mom made him was. Yashiro did the same and sat on the grass underneath the shade of the tree. She immediately started to drink her orange juice from her juice box.

"Everything that comes out of your mouth is stupid!" Mitsuba wasted no breath in yelling.

"Mitsuba!" Kou smiled at himself for making such a great comeback. It was proven to be effected, as Mitsuba puffed his cheeks in annoyance and flailed his arms around.

"Let's just eat our snacks, stupid lame-ass traffic-safety earring." Mitsuba walked over to where Amane and Yashiro were and sat down beside Yashiro.

"Don't you insult the earring my big brother gave me!" Kou ran towards where Mitsuba was headed and sat on the other side of Yashiro. Kou didn't bring his lunchbox because he was so excited about being friends with Mitsuba.

"You're not eating?" Yashiro shot Kou, who had his back against the tree trunk, a concerned look.

"I, uh, kinda forgot my snacks in the classroom," Kou smiled sheepishly. "Don't worry about it! I'll eat during class!"

"Now that's a brave boy," Amane clapped his hands as he was munching on a donut. "If Tsuchigo-what's-his-name finds you, I'm not helping ya!"

"I never wanted your help, anyway!" Kou answered back.

"Eh? You've got no food?" Mitsuba gasped, startling Kou, Yashiro, and Amane. "What kind of stupid boy with a stupid, lame-ass traffic-safety - AH! I'M SORRY, PLEASE DON'T MESS WITH MY PONYTAIL!" Mitsuba shrieked as the young Minamoto boy removed the scrunchie holding up Mitsuba's hair. For a boy, Mitsuba had pretty long hair.

"Kou! What are you doing?!" Yashiro rushed over to Mitsuba's side as Mitsuba was freaking out about his hair.

"I just noticed that your ponytail was uneven," Kou said. "It looks stupid, honestly. I'm tying it back."

Amane gave Kou a strange look as he was finishing up his donut. And then he understood. He knew that Kou didn't meet this boy today. Probably yesterday, or a few days back. Otherwise, he wouldn't be this doting. Even Kou hated Amane when they first met. Kou was the type of person who would seem like a bad person at first glance, but actually cares for their friends when they get to know him better.

Yashiro and Amane stood by and watched as Kou almost perfectly tied Mitsuba's hair in a ponytail. The entire time, Mitsuba was holding his cookies in his hands. Yashiro wondered why Mitsuba didn't even eat his cookies yet.

"Hey, stupidhead." When Kou was finished tying Mitsuba's hair, Mitsuba threw the small bag of cookies on Kou's lap.

"These are cookies," Kou stated.

"Yes, they're cookies, Captain Obvious," Mitsuba scoffed in annoyance. "You should eat them, it's bad to skip meals."

"But, you-"

"Shut up!" Mitsuba grinned. "You'll repay me by giving me your food in class. So, what do you say?"

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"These pancakes are really well-made!" Mitsuba whispered to Kou during English. Today, they were learning about the different pronouns and their usage.

"Really?" Kou's eyes widened as he watched Mitsuba happily snack on his pancakes.

"Yes!" Mitsuba took a bite out of the pancake he was holding. "It's so fluffy! It's probably more delicious than the ones my dad makes!"

"Thank you so much," Kou flashed Mitsuba a cheerful smile. "I made those myself this morning!"

Mitsuba stoped chewing to gawk at him. "Really?! These pancakes are so amazing!" the pink-haired boy could hardly contain his happiness. "Say... Minamoto-kun."

"Hm?"

"Thanks for fixing my ponytail," Mitsuba rested his head on his arms on top of the desk. He tilted his head to look at Kou with a smile on his face.

"Oh," Kou returned Mitsuba's smile. "It's all fine! I practiced how to tie hair because I'll be having a little sister soon."

"I've never had any siblings," Mitsuba said as he finished eating a pancake and brought out another one. "Because of that, my parents' attention is always on me. My mom wanted so much to have a girl, that when I was born, she treated me like one."

"Oi, back row!" Tsuchigomori stopped writing on the chalkboard and narrowed his eyes at Mitsuba and Kou. "Meet me after class. Mitsuba, you get a warning for eating during class."

"I'm sorry, sir!" Mitsuba shrieked fearfully, which earned a laugh from his classmates. Mitsuba rested his hands on the nape of his neck. "This sucks, getting scolded and all."

"It was your idea to eat," Kou rolled his eyes.

"Well," Mitsuba smiled the cutest smile Kou had seen him, "at least it'll be a bit more fun. Getting scolded with a friend is a lot better than being alone, isn't it?"

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