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╰┈➤ [Chapter 13]
╰┈➤ [Third POV]

Y/n hummed himself an unknown song as he fixed his Hakama. He was currently standing in the mirror getting ready for the festival. He wasn't going to lie, he was excited to go. Besides, Atsushi seemed like a sweet boy so he didn't mind going with him. He was also really excited for the food and games that will be at the festival.

Y/n made some final touches to his Hakama as he dusted himself off. The Hakama was relatively simple, with a (black or white) bottom and a (f/c) top. The bow in front gave Y/n a slightly fancier look as small patterns of butterfly decorated across the whole Hakama itself. Not to mention, the Hakama was very comfortable to wear. Y/n couldn't help but smile to himself, happy that he was lucky to find a Hakama such as this one.

Ding, dong.

At the sound of his doorbell, Y/n was quick to exist his room and head over to the front door. He gave a smile to Atsushi when he opened the door, "Su-Chan! You're finally here," He said with a small chuckle, "I was starting to think that you set me up!"

Atsushi imminently flinched; did he really take that long? "A-Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to take so long!" He said in a small panic, "I-I was just getting something for you. Ya know, as a thank you...?"

Y/n chuckled again as he waved Atsushi dismissively, "Don't mind, don't mind, I was only joke, Su-Chan! Besides, you got something? For little old me?"

Atsushi let out a small breath out of relief, he let a small smile take over his lips as he lifted up a bag that was in his hand, "Yeah. I-I don't know if you'll like it, but I saw it in the store and thought it would make a good gift for you. I am pulling you away from your 'work' just so that you could go out- go to the festival with me."

"Oh, aren't you adorable! Pull me out of work anytime, I could get used to this!"

Without noticing Atsushi's heavy blush, Y/n carefully grabbed the bag out of Atsushi's hand. Atsushi snapped out of his small, dazed state and started to watch Y/n with anticipation. He hoped that his gift was good enough for Y/n. Y/n carefully took out a box that was in the bag. When he opened the box, his pointed smile dropped in slight shock as his eyes slightly widened.

"Do you... like it?" Atsushi asked, worriedly.

Y/n looked at Atsushi in shock, then back to what was in the box. He then smiled as he looked back up at Atsushi. In the box was a butterfly pin. It was relatively simple, but it was so beautiful that Y/n loved it. Carefully, Y/n put his new butterfly pin in his hair and gave Atsushi a genuine smile, one that reached his eyes.

"How do I look?" Y/n asked with a playful tone.

Atsushi blushed. He had imagined Y/n with the butterfly pin but seeing it in real life filled his heart with an unknown emotion. He returned Y/n smile as he nodded, "You l-look amazing!" He stuttered slightly with stars in his eyes and a pink blush.

Y/n laughed as he put the bag and box away. He grabbed Atsushi's arm as he closed the door behind him, "Great! Come on, we don't want to be late for the festival, do we?"

Atsushi gave Y/n a closed eyed smile, "Right!"

And so, the two males started their way to the festival. They admired the stars above and chatted with one another. They laughed together as the butterfly pin stuck to Y/n's head. Genuinely, Y/n loved the butterfly pin. It was bound to be one of the greatest gifts Y/n had ever gotten in his life.

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Chatter and laughter could be heard as couples, parents, families, and friends alike played, ate, and generally having loads of fun at the festival. Couples were doing games for each other. Families were loving the lights and sights. Friends were just having fun having the time of their lives. Y/n and Atsushi were no different from these people. They too were having fun.

The orange-yellow lights illumined the plaza, making the place seem warming and welcoming. Sellers were trying their best to yell over the crowd to draw in customers. There was always a pair of children running and messing around. The place smelled great because of the food. There was just so much things to do.

Currently, Y/n was laughing at Atsushi for not realizing that the shot-the-can game was rigged and wasted 1,000 yen on it. However, it didn't matter since both Y/n and Atsushi had a cotton candy in their hand thanks to Y/n, and Atsushi even won a small plushy. The two were having the time of their lives. It was almost like no one could interrupt them now. Besides, they were already having a great time right now.

"Ooo, take a look at these, Su-Chan!" Y/n cheered as he went up to the stand where all sorts of masks were on display.

"Waaah, so many!" Atsushi cheered.

Y/n laughed in bliss as he held up an Oni mask. Atsushi, getting the idea, held up a Kitsune. The Oni mask was a deep (f/c) color with white horns and tusk-like teeth. The Kitsune mask was the traditional white and red color with gold lining and red 'earrings' on the top. Both Y/n and Atsushi chuckled at each other and ended up buying the mask and wore it on the side of their heads.

"Takoyaki!" Atsushi pointed out as he guided Y/n to the stand, "You want some?"

Y/n kept his big smile as he nodded, "Who do you think I am? Two Takoyaki batches please!"

"Coming right up, sir!"

As Atsushi and Y/n were having their fun, they didn't notice that another group of Toman had taken notice of them. Takemichi was the first to point out that Y/n and Atsushi was here. After hearing that, Draken, Emma, and Hina turned to look. All of their eyes widened when they noticed that Y/n was indeed here, but with someone else. Y/n was on a date.

Draken couldn't help but frown. A small void-like feeling bubbled up in his stomach after seeing and knowing that Y/n was on a date that wasn't with him. He couldn't help it. Seeing Y/n with someone else just felt wrong to him. Why couldn't Y/n be by him? Why couldn't he be Y/n's date?

Emma's brows furrowed slightly as she tried to look away but her eyes would always land on Y/n's smile. Sure, she had a thing for Draken, but she also had a thing for Y/n too. She had Draken with her now, but why does seeing Y/n with someone else hurt more than the thought of Draken being with someone else? She played with her fingers in a nervous manners. She will never understand her own feelings.

Hina stared at Y/n with an indifferent look. What was she feeling? Why should she be feeling this? Hina thought she had her feelings set when she started dating Takemichi. Was she being selfish? Was this considered wrong? Hina wasn't so sure, so she looked at Takemichi.

Takemichi's lips were slightly parted. He wasn't going to lie, him seeing Y/n and Atsushi out here on a 'date' shocked him, but it also hurts him. He wasn't so sure why it hurt him, it just did. He tried to shake off the sickening feelings but it kept bubbling up. He was being selfish, he has to be. Takemichi looked at Hina, scared of his feelings.

Takemichi's and Hina's eyes caught each other. They have both caught on to the other's jealous expression. Takemichi closed his agape lips. Hina's indifferent look softened into a look of realization. They were a couple after all, they knew what the other was thinking.

"We'll talk about this when we have time," Hina suggested, "Alright?"

Takemichi had no other choice but to nod, "Yeah," He said, he glanced at Y/n as he squeezed Hina's hand that was in his own, "I think we need to."

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As time seemed to fly by, Atsushi got to know Y/n more and better. He learned that Y/n was friends with the police Chief, thus the reason why barely any Toman members got arrested officially. Y/n learned that Atsushi wanted to style hair. He even suggested that Atsushi should style his own hair. Overall, Y/n and Atsushi got to understand each other better during this festival.

"Wow, I didn't think that this Mochi would be so good," Atsushi stated as he and Y/n were sitting on a bench, "How did you know that that small shop was good?"

Y/n happily bit into his Mochi with a smile, "They have a shop around the corner, and it's near my house too. Their Mochi is the best! I go there all the time for my Mochi and most of my pastry. Although they're new, their Mochi never fails to enlighten me!" He cheered as he ate the last bit of his Mochi.

Atsushi hummed as he gulped his bite of Mochi, "You like Mochi?"

"Yep! Best treat in the world. I don't know what I would do without them. I think I would've been dead!"

Atsushi couldn't help but laugh at Y/n's dramatic-ness. If there was one thing that he learned about Y/n, it was that he was pretty sarcastic and wouldn't hesitate to set things right. After all, Y/n did yell at the scammer for taking Atsushi's money. The scammer gave the money back out of fear. Atsushi was lucky that he recorded it, plus, it was funny to him.

A drop of water splashed on Atsushi's nose. Atsushi slightly hiccupped in shock that water dropped on his nose. Y/n raised a brow at Atsushi. He was about to ask what was wrong, but another drop of water splashed onto his cheek. Both Atsushi and Y/n looked and noticed the dark clouds above.

"Oh no..." Y/n muttered.

"Rain!" Atsushi pointed out.

Quickly, Atsushi and Y/n went to duck under a shelter that was nearby. However, that didn't stop them from getting wet from the rain. They were lucky that they weren't getting poured on with rain, but it does seem like they were stuck under that shelter for a while now. Y/n couldn't help but pout as he pulled out a handkerchief to dry off his face. Atsushi used his own Hakama sleeve to dry himself off, but he did take notice of Y/n's solum expression.

"Ah... How disappointing..." Y/n whine slightly as he looked at the rain before him, "It's raining..."

"Yeah..." Atsushi muttered, "It sort of is a mood killer."

Y/n went over to Atsushi and helped him dry his face, "I guess so..."

Atsushi slightly rose a brow, "Is something wrong? I get the rain ruined the festival, but I think it should pass soon."

Y/n just shook his head with a small smile, "No it's not that," He said, "I just... don't like the rain that much. It's always so sad..."

"So sad?"

"Everything gets ruined when it rains. Not only that, but it gets messy after the rain too. The puddles, the mud and dirt, and... paintings get ruined..."

Atsushi rose a brow as he turned to Y/n, "Paintings...?"

Before Y/n could say more, both his and Atsushi's phone started to ring. Alarmed, the two males looked at each other with a worried look. Y/n's solum look and Atsushi's worried look washed away and was replaced with concern. The two pulled out their phoned and flipped them opened. Their eyes slightly widened, and they both answered the call, putting the phone to their ear.

"I need you here! / We need you here."

Both Y/n's and Atsushi's eyes widened. It felt like a small spark hit them both as the person on either phone ordered them. Atsushi and Y/n looked at each other. With determination and concern, they both nodded to each other and ran the opposite direction. They didn't get to say goodbye, but they didn't have time to, as they both ran into the rain.

"Mikey," Y/n said sternly, "Where are you?"

"I'm at 25th street because of an 'emergency', but it was a false call. Something is up and I'm not taking any chances. I'm meeting you at the parking lot nearby here."

Y/n narrowed his eyes as he slipped off his Hakama. He threw the clothing in some random trash bin as he continued to run to where Mikey was at. He didn't care about the Hakama, it was old anyways. Under his Hakama was his Toman uniform. He had worn it just in case. He had had a gut feeling that he would be needing it, and he hated that his gut feeling was right.

"You got it boss," Y/n said, "I'll be there in 15."

"Make it 10."

Y/n couldn't help but chuckle as the pointed smile was back on his face, "You make me work too much, Mikey."

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╰┈➤ [Chapter 13]
╰┈➤ [2288]