"where are you taking me?"  kunikida asked fukasaku.  the two were mostly finished with their work before the ravenette dragged him out of the office. "somewhere." she answered back mysteriously, a small smile on her lips as she looked ahead.  as much as kunikida hated his schedule being messed up, having this moment with fukasaku may or may not have made him let it go.

the two were heading back to fukasaku's place.  it was a small house enough to fit at least three people.  the amount of times kunikida entered her home was far too much to even remember, yet each time kunikida couldn't help but feel a little bit nervous.  the thought of the two being alone together made him flustered.  still, he wouldn't trade this for anything in the whole world.

they entered her home, the stench of coffee and books surrounded the place.  the two immediately headed up to the attic, a place where the two could wind down and relax.  it was fukasaku's favorite place, the view of the stars whilst being surrounded by hundreds of books greatly comforted her.  even more so when she could share that space with her favorite person.

"what's wrong?"  kunikida asked.  fukasaku shook her head in reply, a sad smile on her lips as she scooted closer to him.  kunikida quickly wrapped his arms around her, letting the ravenette lean into him as she gazed up towards the sky.  the two remained quiet, letting their presence comfort one another from their traumas and guilt.

"do you miss him?"  without fail, that single question brought tears to her eyes.  she nodded softly, burying her face in his chest as a means to hide her teary eyes.  kunikida could only smile sadly before taking her face into his hands.  gently, he wiped the tears that threatened to fall down from her eyes.  those eyes that were so beautiful, and yet they were filled with pain and sadness.

"why did it have to be him?"  he probably wasn't supposed to hear it, so remained quiet.  he understood why she brought him here.  he understood that this was one of the nights where every little thought of hers was negative and cause her to slowly break inside.  he understood that, while she was usually an all smiles person, this was one of the nights where her walls were broken down for him to see.

and so, as he ran his hands through her hair, sweet comforting words leaving his lips did she finally calm down.  only when he was sure that she wouldn't cry again did he choose to speak.  he turned her to face him, making sure her eyes were on him and that she was listening.

    "you no longer have to bottle this all up inside. just like when we were partners, i'll always stand by your side whenever you need me. no matter how dark your thoughts get, no matter how much you want everyone to leave. i'll stay for you."

    fukasaku held in her breath, her heartbeat racing a little as she processed every word that left his lips. pink dusted her cheeks as her heart warmed at his next words.

    "you're the most important person to me, and nothing can ever change that."

hi! i'm back from whatever weird break i had. i actually didn't mean to go into a break once again (unannounced at that too) but irl problems happened. there were many complications during that break, i also lost someone during that timespan. so, instead of reaching out to others for comfort i buried myself with games to keep me occupied and not think too much. it wasn't such a healthy thing and i knew that, so i worked on myself and let myself heal with the help of my friends.

i'm better now (obviously since i came back) and i hope to be able to write more not only for this story but my other story that i practically abandoned. (i'm so sorry kita-san T^T) that'll be all for now, thank you for still sticking with me and this story of mine. even though it's still pretty slice of life right now, i still do intend to add angst into this. i hope you'll wait for me :3