Reminiscent Butterfly - Totsuka Tatara X Female Reader

Chapter 4: Memory 1

(Y/N) looked out of the window where the grey clouds loomed over the shadowed land. It was dark and damp. Rain could be seen falling so elegantly onto the pavements and roads. The bright light from the bar illuminated the gloom devouring outside. Puddles were made from the cries above. Looking away, “Where's Fujishima-san?” asked (Y/N). “Hm, who knows. He's probably picking up some cute strays,” replied Tatara with a carefree smile - he is actually kinda excited to see what Fujishima found. It was April 1st and by the time he arrived, it was 16:30pm. The slim male was drenched from the rain with something, no someone on his back being carried. He looked a bit rough. Maybe another stray? Immediately Kusanagi questioned 'the strange thing' on his back to which he replied that he picked it up. Filming and half laughing Tatara said, “Fujishima often picks up some stray cats or dogs, but it's the first time you've picked up a human.”
“That's not allowed, so no,” Kusanagi refused before instructing him “Put him back to where you found him.” But he said no as it was raining so Kusanagi told him to bring the person to his own house but Fujishima's parents were home so he couldn't. The bartender looked done for as he hung his head in shame with his hand covering his face. Tatara replied, “Forget it, isn't it fine? Kusanagi-san.” (Y/N)'s gaze shifted from the males to the unfortunate guy. Within herself, she felt pity for him as he was found lying by trash. It was a warm uncomfortable feeling as his atmosphere gave out a dark hidden agenda. He seemed like a lost pup with no one to turn to. She thought, “Everyone here is kinda similar, huh.”

They rested the boy onto the sofa before having drinks and talking noisily as per usual. The voices were distinct and it gradually grew louder and louder and louder. The unconscious male was underweight and was wearing a blue and white jacket with blonde hair. He suddenly jerked up. All the members turned to face him. To be honest they didn't care although it may have felt patronizing. His blue eyes scanned the room as if he was looking for an exit point. After his awakening, numerous questions were curiously asked. Intimidation struck a nerve. Tatara went closer to him, “Suddenly being asked so many questions, you must feel awkward, right? Anyway, this is the guy who found you.” The boy gave Fujishima a sour stare, which seemed pretty unappreciative to (Y/N) and the members. “At least thank him,” (Y/N) said boredly and continued, “He did do something good for you.” Even Yata agreed but was shot down immediately after pissing off the male. He told the 'SHORTY' to shut up in English. Yata jumped up and attempted to beat up the blonde male but was held back by Tatara. Luckily, Kusanagi knew english and spoke back to the blonde haired boy about how Yata was not polite enough but the attitude he wore was also unacceptable. This caused the male's eyes to widen in shock as someone actually understood him. When Fujishima asked him for his name, he replied “Eric Solt”. Turns out he could speak Japanese just fine.

Footsteps began creaking down the stairs revealing the Red King. Eric turned and saw the red head, causing himself to collapse off the couch. Yata ignored the male on the ground and greeted Suoh instead. Tatara asked him if he knew the king but he said he didn't with a melancholic voice. (Y/N) and Tatara slightly glanced at each other with a concerned expression as well as Fujishima in the background. 

~The Next Day~

Turns out Eric was still there as according to Fujishima he had nowhere else to go. No one there really minded him even (Y/N) didn't as he needed support at the moment but Yata did. He was obedient to Fujishima as shown when he listened about cleaning up the tableware. However, it did not stop him annoying poor Yata in English. A few moments later, something sparked (Y/N)'s interest when Eric asked if they were HOMRA and had imaginable power. He later asked about the strongest members, the ranks were pretty much along the lines of Suoh (of course) then Kusanagi then Yata. He also asked about Tatara but turns out he's not a fighter but a voice of reason to the point of enemies letting their guard down around him. (Y/N)'s (E/C) narrowed in suspicion upon hearing the questions asked.

~A Few Days Later~

Yata was not pleased with Eric still being there although he was just sitting on the sofa by the window. The male with the white top insulted the blonde guy so he again annoyed him with English. Tatara made a helpful suggestion of him joining and staying with them if he had nowhere else to turn to. (Y/N) gave a sincere smile to Eric as the words came out of Tatara's mouth. The male with the white shirt also believed he was not liked by Eric either just like Yata as he was given a death stare. (Y/N) gave out a sigh after Eric left, slamming the door shut causing the bar to shake like a gentle earthquake.

The sky turned grey and dark getting ready for the night. Meanwhile, Kusanagi was overjoyed with the overlook view of inside the bar after the massive clean. He thanked the members including (Y/N) who helped out. The (H/C) haired female tugged Tatara on the sleeve. He turned to look at her to see what he never expected. She looked worried. By scanning her line in sight he noticed she was looking at the stairs where Suoh was napping. In a split second, a massive explosion could be heard upstairs. Tatara ran up rapidly to see the commotion. He slowly pointed to the broken wall asking what it is. Suoh muttered, “I remember… you're that guy who came with Fujishima. If I had not missed you just now, I could have killed you… What do you want?” The light brown haired man stared at Eric shaking in fear, who ran off after replying with, “No… nothing!”

Tatara glanced at the wall thinking of an explanation to the bartender before asking if a nightmare caused the violent blaze to destroy its path. Suoh looked at him then shook his head like a child saying that he did not do it because of a nightmare. “Be careful with that guy,” Suoh instructed, “I felt… his murderous intent.” Tatara suddenly pictured the expression on (Y/N)'s face and thought to himself, “I guess (Y/N) felt it too.”

Kusanagi looked as if his world had ended as he stared at the broken wall in sadness. In a blink of an eye, sudden waves of energy erupted from this man flying from place to place, shouting at Suoh for the damage he had caused and the wasted effort of cleaning. Anna slightly tilted her head to look at Tatara. 

By then, it was the night. The sky was pitch black as if ink was swept across the horizon in the distance. The stars gently shimmered in the sky, giving light to the humans under. The moonlight shone on Tatara as he stood under a shelter. On the opposite side, stood Eric Solt. “Why... did you call me here?” questioned the blonde male. The benevolent male responded, “Well, there's a few things that I'd like to discuss with you.” Eric had his hood over his head, which shadowed his eyes which were apparent with a murderous intent.

“Oh really?” Eric asked and continued, “... That's great, because I too… have something to say to you.”

The hooded boy placed his hands behind his back, revealing a knife which glistened in the radiance...