I think you should have read Stormbringer to fully understand what I did there XD

Mori observed his executive taking their seats at the meeting table.

He was aware of the misunderstanding that seemed to have emerged in the last days, but he was surprised seeing Chuuya sitting down between Verlaine and Kouyou.

He usually acted like he hated the brother.

Also Verlaine seemed surprised.

Kouyou would usually comment these things, but not now.

Not when (Y/n), the last one to be promoted as an executive, sat down as far away as possible from Chuuya.

Mori, Verlaine and Kouyou had the same thought: it was worse than they thought.

Mori refrained himself from expressing his exasperation.

He already had to deal with Chuuya and Verlaine's tiffs and now he also had to deal with lover's quarrels.

When he took over the Mafia he thought he was going to run a criminal organization and not his executives' mood swings.

Where should he sign to resign?

The first meeting between (Y/n) and Chuuya was when she became an executive.

Verlaine himself had pushed for it, surprising everyone and Mori.

If (Y/n) had managed to endear Verlaine; it meant she was as lethal as Verlaine and her results in her first year of missions convinced Mori of that.

He knew whoever was trained by Verlaine was going to be a first-class assassin, but with (Y/n) he had made an amazing work.

The girl's potential mixed to her ability, kuraitenkou, a skill that allowed her to control shadows; made her worthy of a prominent place in the Mafia.

She had come to that first meeting with Verlaine, the man who made her that strong; but her gaze soon met another one.

ChuuyaNakahara's gaze.

Also, Chuuya's couldn't avoid this girl's eyes.

For the first time he was jealous of his brother. He was lucky to have to train such a beautiful girl.

Chuuya hadn't wasted time and, as soon as the meeting ended, he monopolized her and took her away from the other.

(Y/n) had appreciated his interest and after a week they were inseparable.

Verlaine smiled every time he saw them together.

They were always discreet, but anyone could tell they were in love.

They were always next to each other at every meeting and so that sudden change had caught all of them off guard.

What had happened?

What was the problem?

(Y/n) wasn't sure about it.

The only thing she knew was that one morning during a mission together, Chuuya seemed detached. He didn't even touch her, and he spoke just if needed.

"Chuuya..."

"We've finished, we can go back." That was the cold answer.

(Y/n) thought it was just a phase: maybe Mori had given him a difficult or risky mission.

She believed Chuuya would have spoken to her when he was ready.

Days passed and then two weeks were gone.

She wanted to go to Chuuya looking for an answer, but she didn't even know what page he was on.

Had he decided to move on without her?

For what reason?

During the first days she almost found the courage to run through the Mafia's hallways to get him back to her, but things were going different.

After a week of silence her certainties were shattered, and she kept thinking.

I could speak with him. He owns me an explanation.

And if... if I'm just bothering him?

If he gets angry 'cause I greet him?

Or maybe... is he angry 'cause I don't greet him?

After two weeks there was a meeting between the executives.

Something she couldn't avoid.

Even if Verlaine was rarely seen there.

Maybe she could also follow his example to avoid Chuuya.

She was uncomfortable at the thought of seeing him.

Nobody could have prepared her to the shock of seeing Chuuya between Verlaine and Kouyou.

He was preventing her from going closer to him.

So, she also played that play that seemed like a contest of who could act like they cared less and she sat down far away from Chuuya.

But she was sure he could also feel that silence screaming more than thousand words.

She tried to pay attention to the meeting, she knew Mori wouldn't appreciate a passive presence.

That's way he let the executive skip the meetings if they weren't able.

Verlaine was proposing something new to Mori.

So (Y/n), to show she was paying attention, supported the idea of the one who still was her mentor in her mind.

She froze hearing Chuuya clearly objecting to it as soon as she closed her mouth.

It was clear he spoke just to stand against her.

Everyone had noticed it.

Mori sighed.

The situation was escalating.

"Can we reschedule the decision for when you'll calm dawn?" Mori's voice was sharp.

Chuuya pulled himself together and stopped interfering.

"Chuuya, (Y/n). Hold up there."

The two were forced to follow the boss orders.

"Good. Now I'll leave you alone but be forewarned. This is the first time you bring your problems there and make them everyone's problem. I hope I'm making myself crystal clear."

Five minutes went by before someone dared to speak.

"Chuuya..."

"You supported him today!"

(Y/n) looked at him confused.

"What?"

Suddenly she understood, but she refused to believe that was the reason Chuuya acted like this for two weeks.

"Please, don't tell me you're speaking about Verlaine-"

"Finally, you got it!"

"I can't support him 'cause you don't like him? Do you remember he-"

"What were you doing with him that night?"

"Oh..." Whispered (Y/n). He was joking, right?

"You don't deny it, do you?"

"Chuuya have you lost your mind?"

"And you're going out with Verlaine???"

"Are you telling me you never went out with Kouyou?!?"

Chuuya fell silent and (Y/n) understood she got a point.

"I was with him to talk about a mission, what on earth were you thinking?"

There was silence.

"Chuuya... is this really the reason why you've been ignoring me for all this time?!?"

Chuuya remained silent.

"Go to hell."

(Y/n) was going away but Chuuya grasped her arm, brought her closer to him and kissed her passionately.

"My God, (Y/n)."

"No, Chuu-"

"I just can't get over the fact you share such a friendly relationship... and that he pushed for making you an executive..."

"You know right that if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be like this now?"

Chuuya sighed.

"Next time we act like this Mori's going to kill us. But... Verlaine was my teacher... how could you think we would..."

"I don't know, (Y/n). It annoys me and..."

She kissed him.

"But it's you whom I sleep with, you silly."

"Yeah? It's been a while since the last time..."

"'Cause you're a smug twat!"

18/08/2023

This idea might be crazy, I know ahahah

This time I also briefly mentioned (Y/n)'s ability: kurai tenkou 'dark weather', it's a poem by Chuuya Nakahara, but I don't know the official translation, sumimasen!!! Anyway, I just took inspiration from the title, the content it's different.

See you next week with Never Grow Up <3