[A/N: I love. . .Ukyo. He deserved much more screentime and love! So have some of my handsome boy Ukyo requested by myself~

Ngl this kinda dragged on for too long I'm sorry LOL.

I hope this made up for my lack of updates for the past few days!]

[Word Count; 2059]

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You were to return to the Xhakuenji dojo after a 'small' visit to your parent's house. But in reality, it took you about a year to return, so no, it wasn't a 'small' visit.

You took a whiff of fresh air once you were dropped off nearby the dojo's forest's entrance.

"I honestly missed Beigoma, the walk to the dojo shouldn't be too bad! Especially when I'm this motivated to walk."

Unbeknownst to you, you were being watched the whole time, though you kinda felt some eyes on you on the way to the dojo, it was honestly creepy and probably the animals, you think.

Eventually, the dojo was on sight, but you were far too tired to even walk the rest of the way there, so you wound up collapsing on the ground.

"S-Shit . . .Maybe that was a bad idea." You nervously laughed to yourself, mentally cursing your own stupidity. You didn't have the amount of stamina that your cousin, Xhaka had.

"I agree." A male around your height stood infront of you, smirking.

Who the fuck? You blinked multiple times, eyeing the figure suspiciously. You couldn't get a good look at them since you were kinda laying on your stomach and the shade of tree concealed them..in a weird way.

"Are you going to get up?" He raised a brow at you, watching your rather pathetic looking self just lay there motionlessly.

"Y-Yeah..if I could. But hey, I can't!"

You heard a sigh, probably from him.

"Is that so? You must be Xhaka's cousin then. He did mention that a reckless and idiotic girl was going to attempt walking all the way to the dojo." He effortlessly picked you up in his arms, making you tense up.

You got a better look at his features and you definetly have not met this guy. How the fuck could someone be so handsome?

"I'm handsome, huh?"

Your eyes widened and your face inmediately heated up.

When did you say that out loud!?

"N-Not . . ." You turned to face away from him and he chuckled at your reaction.

This'll become a problem for Ukyo.

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After reaching the dojo, you noticed that your absurdly tall cousin was waiting for you at the entrance.

"Gyahahaha! Ain't this a surprise, (Name). This is the 5th time so far that you've had someone carry you all the way here, new record huh?" The redhead grinned, making you narrow your eyes at him.

"S-So?" You frowned, not wanting to hear your cousin tease you for being reckless.

"Oh? So this wasn't the first time." You feel the bluenette's smirk and you absolutely hated it.

'This was humilliating.' You thought.

"You're right, it was Quon who took her back each time." Xhaka approached you and ruffled your hair, making it messy.

"Interesting. Seems our (Name) over here likes being a damsel in distress."

"Gyahahaha! You might be onto somethin', Ukyo. Why don't you take (Name) to her room? It's the one beside yours."

The guy who seemed to be Ukyo, nodded. And with that, you were carried off into your room.

Everyone gave you sympathetic smiles on the way to your room. It was honestly embarassing, so you hid your face by burying it in the crook of his neck.

That actually made Ukyo blush a bit.

"Cute." He commented.

Eventually, the two of you reached your room and entered it. The bluenette walked over to your futon and placed you down on it. Xhaka probably prepared it because he knew this would happen.

"I..umm..thank you." You smiled weakly at him.

"It was nothing. But." A sly smile appreared on his face.

"You owe me." He nonchalantly added.

"What would I owe you exactly?" You frowned, eyeing the male suspiciously.

"You'll see."

And with that, he left.

You simply stared at the doorway, confused.

"What could he possibly mean by that?" You asked to no one in particular, before dozing off.

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You woke up around 7:00 AM the next day.

You stood up and neatly folded your futon and placed it in the corner.

"Hopefully I don't run into that Ukyo guy.."

"Why wouldn't you run into me?" Came a voice from behind you.

You inmediately jumped and screamed in fear.

"W-What the hell!? W-Where did you come from..?"

"I've been here for a few minutes. Xhaka wanted me to go buy some groceries with you." He stated.

"W-With me? Why couldn't anyone else go with you?" You raised a brow at him.

"I specifically wanted to go with you."

" . . . O-Oh. I mean, okay. You could've asked you know...instead of scaring the shit out of me."

He chuckled at your comment.

"I think not, your reaction was rather cute."

"..Let's just go." You frowned.

He nodded.

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The walk to the grocery store was awkward.

Ukyo had insisted to hold hands with you on the way, to everyone's surprise. The bluenette usually refrained from having others touch his hands, especially his right one.

"I-Is this necessary..?" You furrowed your brows, hoping that he wouldn't pay attention to your currently flushed face.

"Yes, it is." He smirked, holding your hand in a rather strong grip.

It honestly seemed like the two of you were a couple . . .

Everyone gave the two of you knowing glances on your way to the grocery store.

They probably recognized you as members of Sword Flames or just from the dojo.

Ukyo noticed how flustered you were and turned to face you, obviously, he was smirking rather triumphantly.

"You seem embarassed (Name), is holding hands that bad?" He chuckled.

"I-I've never held hands with a guy like this.." You frowned, the blush still not fading.

"You really are a problem." He ruffled your hair with his other hand, before leading you into the store.

As soon as you got in the store, Ukyo literally dissapeared.

You weren't going to lie, you sort of missed the warmth of his hand.

"I guess I'll look for him." You straightened your hair out with your hands and took literally one step forward.

Unfortunately for you, Ukyo had literally popped out of nowhere infront of you, making you scream.

. . .While also gaining alot of attention in the process.

Ukyo laughed at your reaction and lead you outside.

"We're already done here."

"Already? We literally just arrived!"

"You're right, we just arrived."

"Whatever."

Ukyo gave you an amused smile.

"(Name), did you want something from the store?"

"M-Maybe . . ." You turned to the side, facing away from him.

"Is that so? I'll buy you some ice cream then."

"W-What? R-Really!?" Your face inmediately lit up at the mention of ice cream.

"Just kidding."

"You're so cruel Ukyo . . ."

"We have (Favorite) Ice cream home (Name)." He flicked your forehead playfully, making you wince slightly.

"O-Oww..! (Favorite) Ice cream huh? Sounds good . . .Let's go back already!"

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Once the two of you got back, Ukyo served a huge bowl of (favorite) ice cream for the two of you. Well . . .Mostly for you.

You stared at the bowl in awe. It had been a long time since you ate (favorite) ice cream, mainly because your parents would rather buy (least favorite) ice cream back in your time at Tokyo.

"(Name), you must really like (favorite) ice cream." Ukyo commented.

"Well yeah, it is my favorite."

"Touché."

"Now that I think about it, where's everyone?" You said before shoving a spoonful of ice cream in your mouth.

"Xhaka had to go somewhere for a bit and as for Yugo, probably meditating. Everyone else's home for the day as well."

"S-So it's just us two then?"

He smirked inmediately.

"Having naughty thoughts already, eh (Name)?"

"N-Not!" You inmediately shoved another spoonful of ice cream in your mouth to avoid responding.

"You're an interesting girl (Name)." The bluenette snatched the spoon off your hands and ate a spoonful of Ice cream while smirking knowingly.

You simply stared at him, flustered.

"G-Grab your own spoon!" You playfully punched his arm.

"I'll consider it, I just wanted to see your cute reaction." He winked at you, making you pout.

You 'Hmph'd' before taking your spoon back from him.

"You make it too easy." He shrugged.

It didn't take that long for the two of you to finish the bowl of Ice Cream, but by the time you had finished, Xhaka had gotten back.

"Yo, (Name) and Ukyo! Bonding with one another all alone huh?" The redhead grinned.

"N-Not! We were just waiting for your dumb ass to get back home."

"Hmm, that's not what happened (Name)." He wrapped an arm around your waist, making Xhaka whistle.

"Gyahahaha! You're a bad liar (Name), I didn't know Ukyo had stolen your heart that quick!"

"L-Like I said..we were just waiting for you so we could all train!"

Unfortunately, Xhaka didn't listen.

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[A few days later]
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That night, you couldn't sleep, so you decided to go and get some fresh air outside.

You didn't exactly know what your relationship with Ukyo was. He'd flirt with you constantly, tease you and sometimes..he'd be a bit touchy.

Sometimes he'd scare the shit out of you.

Honestly, you enjoyed your time with him.

Maybe you were starting to like Ukyo, a bit too much.

"Ugh, what am I thinking? I-I do not like Ukyo!" You shook your head, hoping the ninja-wannabe wouldn't invade your thoughts any further.

"Is that so?"

You turned around to face Ukyo.

Before you could scream, he had placed his hand over your mouth, muffling your scream in the process.

"It's just me (Name), did I scare you?" He laughed, though it almost came as a giggle. He really did enjoy scaring you shitless.

You removed his hand from your mouth and frowned. You almost got a heart attack!

"You need to stop doing that!" You whisper-shouted.

"I won't. Are you having trouble sleeping? You can always sleep with me."

Your face inmediately reddened at the thought of sleeping with him.

Why did you even consider it!?

"N-No!"

"You hesitated for a second, did you consider that? You're a naughty girl (Name)."

"W-Whatever, why are you even awake at this time? It's 12AM!"

"That doesn't matter. I'm here to refresh your memory."

"What?" You raised an eyebrow at him.

"That day when we first met, I helped you. You owe me something in return."

" . . . And what is that something?" You narrowed your eyes, hoping he wouldn't ask for money or anything like that.

"A kiss."

"A-A kiss!?"

You stared at the male in disbelief, not expecting him to request something like that.

He simply nodded.

How did he seem so nonchalant about this!?

W-Well  . . . you kind of wanted to actually.

"...I-I guess.." You hated how flustered he easily got you, but you were probably right.

You liked Ukyo.

Before he could respond, you had practically smashed your lips against the male's, before quickly pulling away.

He stared at you in awe, the faintest of blushes visible on his face.

He didn't expect for you to actually go through with it.

Definetly a win for him.

"G-God, you're just so cute (Name)."

You were about to deny it, but Ukyo had already pinned you against the wall, making you squeak.

"W-What?"

You looked up to lock eyes with him, noticing him gazing at you lovingly, with a hint of lust lurking beneath.

"You'll be sleeping in my room tonight (Name), I'd love to get to know you a little better."

" . . . In your dreams. We're not moving that fast yet Ukyo." You playfully punched his arm, making him laugh a bit.

"True, let's get some sleep now." He yawned, making you yawn as well in the process.

"Yeah, let's." You smiled at the bluenette and gave him a small peck on the lips, before the two of you walked back to your respective rooms.

You slept with a big smile on your face that night.