#((hope this works for you yehey ^^))

[hahanabi]

History notes down two sides of every war, and the bards sing of the single victor—the song of triumph echoes throughout the horizon of time and eventually becomes what people know to be the truth. The losers, cast aside and forgotten, suffer the stain of their loss—or rise in vengeance, repeating that cycle of war until new truths are cast, new histories are made, and bards sing new songs. But Sparkle's not a bard—she's closer to a jester. And she jingles her bells for everyone.

But to call the whole SoulGlad vs. SoulJoy debacle a war would be an insult to the countless planets languishing in its fires, but the Fool likes her dramatizations—and insults even more! So she'll continue working under the thought that it is. Her goal here is simple: ensure that no side dominates the other, so no one ends up winning or losing. It's a Foolish endeavor, but that's what draws her to it.

Her scheme starts in Aideen Park, where a pro-SoulJoy rally is being held. Sparkle enters the scene dressed as a bystander, pulling a wagon filled with unlabeled bottles behind her. It clinks as she walks, drawing some heads. But she makes no moves… yet. For a while, she simply lingers, watching intently as speakers stand on empty SoulJoy boxes and shout in megaphones. There's a surprising number of people here, enough to garner a small crowd—though most seemed to be there out of a want for entertainment rather than passion for soda. But that's all to her benefit.

Sparkle takes a bottle in her hands, and looks around the crowd. She's searching for an unwitting accomplice—or a witting one would be fine, too, if they were up to the task! Eventually, after a few minutes of scanning, she spots a woman by the edge of the crowd. Tall, long-haired, and beautiful. Exactly Sparkle's type She makes her approach, sly as a fox.

"What's a pretty lady like you doing here? Are you a SoulJoy enthusiast as well?" Sparkle doubts she is, but she continues with her spiel, handing her a bottle, "In any case, I need your help. I'm here to test out new flavors of SoulJoy. Would you mind helping me distribute some to the crowd?"

@cabernetsauvignor

bubble bubble, soul and trouble

❀ [ sparkle & eden ] ❀

[lovelysugawara]

GOING BACK (a Gundam Seed Fanfiction)

Gundam Seed Fanfiction ATHRUN x CAGALLI

Hi!!! It's been awhile! Gladly i can go back here and upload a new Fanfiction series. Lots of things happened years ago, and it actually changed me as a person. But well, life must go on, so here I am again! This series is written yearssss ago. Hope you can still read and support it. Thank you~

GOING BACK (Together) Chapter 1: The Present

81 C.E / United Emirates of Orb Union

“Isn’t beautiful? I really love to give it to you, especially when I first saw it.” said by a boy with blue hair while smiling shyly.

“You didn’t have to do it, but thank you. I like it so much.” A blonde girl was still caressing a shining white ribbon on a special wrapped box.

“It’s Saint White anyway; I guess giving something on a white themed gift is somewhat special. That’s just my idea anyway.” The boy continued to explain further.

“Whatever you say, I’m taking it. Like I said, I like it. And thank you.”

A sudden peak on his lips from the blonde girl surprises him, that let him feel so flustered, shy even.

“Thank you for this.” She started to walk away.

“Well, you-you’re welcome!” he followed her. **

90 C.E / United Emirates of Orb Union

It’s always the same every day. She always had a very weird dream about Saint White, that led her to wake up at 5:00am. And she continued to ignore it further. A blonde woman with slightly wavy hair sleepily open the curtain on her full length window, showing almost the faded night sky, a few rays of the upcoming day was visible.

CagalliYulaAtha starts her day with her daily routine. Taking her bath and preparing for her work, cooking for breakfast and of course, waking her little princess. Her 6 years old daughter Arshan.

“Little princess time to get up, it’s your last day on school, tomorrow you can sleep all day if you want.” She said while pulling the duvet out of her daughter.

“But mommy, I’m still sleepy.” Arshan tried to cover her sluggish face by her pillow.

“Mom, can I stop wearing it?” Arshan ask her mother about her yellow primary school hat. “Arshan, its part of your uniform.” Cagalli explained.

“But it was the last day of school right? My other classmate stop wearing it.” Arshan beg. “Please, mom?”

Cagalli then put both of her hands on her waist, "Okay then. As you wish.” she said, while patting her blue haired little baby’s head. “Yehey! Thank you mommy!” Arshan hugs her.

“All right! It’s time for school; we should go, come on!” Cagalli walk with her daughter hand in hand.

Arshan was still waving at her despite of the small open spot on the large gate of Heliopolis school. She watches until her daughter is nowhere to be seen.

“She’s really a beauty Ms. Attha.” A red hair girl with sunglasses on her eyes greeted her. “She is, Flei. I can see it.” she said while walking towards her car.

The red hair follows her through their cars.

“Do you know that Dearka proposes to Miriallia?” Flei Allister asks the blond.

Cagalli get her car keys at her pouch, “Lacus called me last night and she told me that too.”

“Oww, I’m jealous, I wanted a wedding too.” Flei said it as she stand behind her red car.

Cagalli laughs a little. “Sai didn’t ask you? I thought you two we’re engaged?” she questioned her.

She can see now the irritation behind the red hair’s face, “That coward, we are still on the fiancée stuff. It’s almost eight months since he proposed. And I wanted the wedding.”

“Why don’t you ask him then?” Cagalli said it until she opens her car door. “I’m going to make the move? No way!” Flei almost make her car door fly on her irritation.

Cagalli lift both her hands in the air like she was surrendering and say, “Okay, calm down now. Then don’t. Come on lets go to work, Flei.” She slid inside her car.

Flei also slide inside, still muttering how idiot her boyfriend is.

While driving, the word wedding was like swimming on Cagalli’s mind right now. Will she ever find a man who is willing to adopt her daughter too? It’s been years since he broke up with her, her first love. That man is the guy behind her sorrow. And much to her concern, he’s Arshan’s father.

It’s not that no one’s not willing to adopt her daughter, actually almost all her suitors was willingly to do it. They too fall in love with the child. It’s just that, no one catches her attention, yet.

All her colleagues and friends already set a blind date any other day, but there just no one for her.

Her twin brother, Kira, is the one who help her to raise her daughter, with also the help of his brother’s wife, Lacus.

Cagalli works under the Morgenroute research facility in Orb Union, they were the responsible for the new develop technology of the country.

“Here’s your coffee, good work every one!” a man with a curly brown hair delivered them bunch of coffee and a few cinnamon roll. “Thanks Cassy!” Kira said.

“Cagalli, Dearka and Miri will head to our house this afternoon, want to join us?” Kira said as he put a cup of coffee on her sister’s table.

Cagalli look at him, “Thanks. Hmmm, I had to pick Arshan first, so I’ll be a bit late.”

“Just let Arshan come with you, Lacus miss her,” Kira smiles.

Cagalli sniff her still hot coffee, “How is she? Is her pregnancy affects her a lot?”

“She have to stop to work for now, the doctor said it stressed her a lot.” He said. Lacus is 7 months pregnant; she works as a manager at a supermarket near Heliopolis.

“I should pay her a visit then; maybe she’s really bored right now.” Cagalli said then sip on her coffee.

“Will you come to Dearka and Miri’s wedding?” Kira suddenly changed the subject.

“Yeah! I already make it a promise to Miri, why?” Cagalli look at her brother.

“Well, you don’t care where will be the wedding place is?” Kira hinted her.

“You lost me, Kira. What do you mean?” Cagalli is now confused.

“Uhm, as you can see, Dearka is from PLANTs right?” Kira started.

“Yeah, we all are!” Cagalli was now starting to be annoyed.

“The wedding is going to be on PLANTs, Cagalli.” Kira finally said it.

Hearing it, Cagalli fall on her chair, blank faced.

Is she ready? Is she ready to head back to the place she least wanted to go? A lot of possibilities lie ahead, and maybe she’ll see him. Was she ready? Facing him is one of her greatest fear now. What if he discovers that they had a child? What will she do if he tried to take away her daughter? Is she still hurt? Heartbroken even? Maybe too broken to face the man who wounded her.

Her head was now searching for any reasons to ditch her friend’s wedding. And hope they’ll understand her.

“Man, this is why I hate to mention it to you.” Kira said as he pulls out her sister on her reverie. “Don’t think of ditching it, Cagalli.”

Cagalli stood up, “Miri will understand it Kira. You know I hate going back there!”

“You are not going back!” Kira reminded her by emphasizing every word to her. “You were just going there for your friend’s wedding day.” Kira insisted.

“I don’t know Kira.” He can now read her sister’s worry.

“I think you really should go and see Lacus, she’s the only one who can convince you.” Kira said while waving his head.

That night, at Kira and Lacus' house.

“What???!! You are not going???” A really shock Miriallia shouted as Cagalli said her excuse for not attending her wedding.

“But why, Cagalli? You’ve been in all of my important occasions since we’re kids, and then you’ll ditch in my wedding day? You’re going to hurt me so much!” cried by the high pitch tone of the bride-to-be.

“I said I’m not ditching, Miri, is that,” Cagalli can’t say any other reason now.

They all seated on the living room at Lacus and Kira’s home.

“If you don’t want us to invite him, it’ll be okay, just say so.” Miribeat to her.

“What? Not inviting Athrun? He’s our good friend too, right? It will be very unfair!” accused by her soon-to-be-groom, Dearka.

“No Miri, it’s not that, Dearka is right, it will not be fair to him.” Cagalli said.

“Cagalli, we all understand what’s bothering you. But isn’t the time that you should go back?” Lacus calmly said to her. “I mean you don’t have to go back to PLANTs, but at least attend the wedding party of Miri and Dearka?”

Kira reach over to hold on Cagalli’s hand, “You know well that there will be time that you should face him, right? Athrun. It’s been almost 7 years since you left PLANTs. Maybe Arshan doesn’t ask you yet, but someday, she’ll do. She’s going to ask about her father, and you’ll have to answer it. You won’t let her grow up without knowing who was her father right? Isn’t the time to finally move on?” Kira still look her straight into the eye.

All of them watch as Kira hugs her twin sister.

What Kira said to her still mingle inside her mind until that night. Athrun Zala. Arshan’s father. And her First love. And first man who break her.

It’s been 7 years, yet she still hurt, she still feels the unfamiliar hollow inside her heart. All those years she chooses to remain quiet about her daughter, isolating herself to those people who had a connection with him. Until her twin brother, Kira, found her in a small town in Orb Union. That time she begged him to not tell anyone about Arshan. However Kira and Lacus decided to settle down there too, mainly to help her raise her child.

The couple helps her to sustain herself and her daughter, the two witnesses how she work hard for the two of them. And then, one by one, their friends surprisingly showed up, and then they all promise to not let Athrun know about her secret. They also helped her, and aided their needs much to her likeness. All through years, she remains silent about the reasons behind their break up. Way back to PLANTs, Cagalli and Athrun were inseparable. The two was very much inlove with each other, and a lot of their classmate and friends envy them. They are still young and in love. But that’s not enough, to make the two of them stay. Athrun say those words, words that until now are clearer than water in her memories.

** Chapter 2 will be upload tomorrow. ;)

A/N: If you happened to reached here, let me say my thank you for reading. i stopped posting here years ago, and i thought i might go back and continue doing this and my other stories that are currently paused here. Thank you so much, please look forward on the next chapter. Note: I don't have anyone to proofread my fanfiction, I'm so sorry for the grammar errors. :x

[theorist-influencer-untitled]

1.21.25 Tuesday-- Continuosly doing the prayer vow for nana...

6:46 am

Still,have windblow...

Weird....18 years being flatten this way.... My relatives and some old fakers friends are hiding somewhere? Uncle Jun is fulfilled on damaging me? As well as Uncle DD?

6:55 am

Still,have windblow...

5 minutes before 7am...

Is my Bethsilogs real on me? ( my biological mother )...

7:29 am

Still,have windblow...

Oh! I need to wash John's floor-mats probably tonight... Heart breaking coz everything is manual here not my ideal life that I used to have yaya or assistant way back....18 long years someone wanted to change me or us here?

2 days to go then my Bessing will go back to Abu Dhabi she told me but strange coz she said she will meet me before she will go back there...I said probably I will follow her there...

Another heart breaking I lost my one fake nail on the right side after the fucking finger....Grrr....I have to clean my genuine nails if I can't find it...

7:54 am

Still,have windblow...

I'm thinking of money and my job... I'm not ohkay....Everything changed here... I wanted more fake nails but I'm so broke...Not my ideal life not having genuine friends... I wanted to work as well, I hate commuting but I have to these days.

8:08 am

Still,have windblow...

I'm learning to drink black coffee just yesterday with a bit of washed sugar but I still want latte.

I will try to find Marck,Jessie and whoever can help me to have a lattee and whatever favour, I can ask from them on a decent range if not it will be a job help...

8:45 am

Still,have windblow...

Netski or Bessing will not meet me anymore coz she got no time and what can I do? I just want her to take care! I said take care my habibi or my friend?

I will tell a story later after my stretching all about Monette Lladoc who became Netski or Bessing...

9:07 am

Still,have windblow...

I have anxiety and super agitated... I don't like Glen Castillo I had sexed with him around 2008 as well....He was immature and younger than me...It was just an immature act of Glen...

I'm thinking of money and future and of course someone I think, I want... I want to work and meet more cute and big hoping....

10:12 am

Still,have windblow...

I have anxiety....I feel frustrated... I feel jealous!

I don't know if I can still see him or see people that I want...

I feel frustrated and irritated!

10:46 am

Still,have windblow...

Yehey! I saw it on the floor...

11:30 am

Still,have windblow...

Hmm....Done,doing the stretching coz I do have inner tightness, my body is really in pain... One of the things that I have to keep....I miss gym so much and I feel frustrated on the body that I want coz I'm poor.

How will I do this? If I don't have money right? But I'm doing my weight management, at least...

I want a job,angels...

11:49 am

Still,have windblow...

Will drink an another round of coffee before lunchie... I will talk about Bessing or Netski or Monette Lladoc from Team Abu Dhabi....

We met( phrasal verb used on even on day or dates) on 2nd year high school in Immaculate Conception Academy, hmm....She was super hyper and smiling and talkative...

She is one of the best friends that I had have and you will be lucky if she treated you one of her friends... She is smart, she is dependent and independent, sometimes a thinker of a particular situation. She is intelligent but sometimes lazy like me... I can say a gate keeper coz she will not trust other people right away...She is a good protector as a friend. Sometimes strict like Kirk Llamas...

Well, she is one of the friends lately who just gave a charity on me on money... It is sad coz she will go back to Abu Dhabi in 2 days and she can't meet me coz of her family emergeny thing... What can I do...

Will I ever see him again,the son of tita Stella from the team of Uncle Doods?

Will hate my cousin-white on Dubious coz he is my actual first cousin who can help me now but they are weird and meant to die?

How to see Daniel Marsh??? I need help and a circle...

Still, waiting for Uncle Doods about the son of tita Stella....

1:46 pm

Still,have windblow...

Let's go back to religion war not language! I feel Manalo's will win coz of Tagalog.

Let's go back to religion war, Tagalog must be Taglish and assist the English.

The religion is Circle... Based on friendship!

I wanna gain new set of friends who can lift me up...

I need money and job and new set of friends who can pull me up... Be part of investigation, who can help me....My old friends they don't want me around...

2:13 pm

Still,have windblow...

It is ohkay for me to kill Aunt Teresa she is not helping me now more on communicating on Uncle Jun and Uncle DD... It is ohkay if they die I will I not cry anymore...

Why, I can't get a new circle of friends?Where are my fucking old friends? Where is the battery leader Mitch?

I haven't started my life yet....I don't know who is behind of everything...

8:05 pm

Still,have windblow...

Thanks,Harold for the Mr.Chips...

I asked to have his left over Mr. CHIPS, I'm craving...

8:54 pm

Still,have windblow...

I feel self-pity and panicking.... I feel fat and ugly... I wanna travel....I have over-lapping complexities..

I can't get a bf who can lift me up... I feel self-pity... I need money and I want a job.

I wanna leave Cavite....I wasn't able to buy Starbucks everyday... My shallow happiness to buy Starbucks everyday...

9:03 pm

Still,have windblow...

I have self-pity,I have my air fryer but nothing to cook even a war food "Potato Jacket" I have none here...

My face is sagging, if I'm working and there are no people who are sabotabing me, I have my botox by now...

11:51 pm

Still,have windblow...

Done,washing John's floormats, not my ideal life not to use a washing machine but we are on thrift! I feel self-pity...

When can I have my bf that I want to help me these days... It's been 18 years... I want the son of tita Stella if he can like me... Can he help or save me?

Or my cousin or Daniel? Or I need a job and I still need a job....

I feel self-pity...

[mweothe11e]

First of all, I'm so sorry the feedback took this long, but here it is!

Thank you for the reading, I greatly enjoyed the interpretation as well as the depiction of the cards.

For the first card, as you said, I need to find a way to inculcate a routine that helps me destress. It makes sense you say that because I stress about everything; basically, I stress out for more than half of my day. I think exercising might be a good de-stresser as it takes my mind off my worries, so I'll try my best to adjust some timing here and there. I think not caving into peer pressure makes sense in a way, cause I do hide my real self and change my mind when I have people who want things to be the way they want it. I also think you make sense when you say I should know when to give up on a connection, because I keep saying ‘I want to get more disappointed in them till the point I literally give up trying.’ but I do realise now how harmful it is for me and how it's affecting my progress for no good reason. I'm just scared I'll go back to the connection if I don't get thoroughly disappointed.

For the second card, yes, I'm currently stepping out of my comfort zone like joining events, walking inside a room with confidence, letting my hairs down(I mostly used to wear ponytails), dress up, exercise in gyms and stuff. I think that's really helping my confidence in a way and I've also stopped bothering myself with people who want to drag me down! As you interpreted, it makes sense the second card is asking me to leave overthinking in the past, because I do overthink every single thing till the point it affects me. But I'm working on it!

The last card's suggestion is actually very difficult for me, but it again, makes sense why the card asked me to be open to teamwork, and depend on people and be open to friends. I don't like the idea of getting disappointed in a good person so I'm like 'Nah I'll do it on my own'. But I'll try!

Overall, the reading seems to be resonating and accurate!

Hi dear,

Thank you so much for taking the time to giving me a thorough feedback!

I'm really happy that you enjoyed how I interpreted the reading for you~

If you feel like doing exercise as a de-stressor, choose one that lets you quiet your mind and you don't resent that kind of workout.

Oh dear, you don't have to hide yourself dear. I'm glad that this reading opened your eyes to your situation, in just a little bit.

I'm really proud of you. You are self-aware enough that you know you have this need to be completely disappointed due to fear of going back to a connection that you're not fully given up on. The homework in this one is to make sure you know when to walk away that it's not detrimental to your sanity. Only you can decide how far you're willing to tolerate disrespect till you have had enough.

Yehey for stepping out of your comfort zone!! Yess to being unbothered by people who aren't worthy of your time and attention!

Yesss to leaving overthinking behind!!! (We're in the same boat on this one!)

At least you openly admit that it might be a bit of an adjustment to you~ I'm proud of you putting in the effort to making it happen, or atleast be open for it!

As always, I hope the best for you in your next endeavors!!

[realityescapee01]

Match Made in New Orleans (part 2)

Klaus Mikaelson x Reader (female)

Y/N sighed as she looked over the paperwork she has done by the end of the day. She works as a school administrator. Ordinary job for an ordinary human like her. But the school is not ordinary.

Hope Mikaelson walks in her office.

"Go on a date with my daddy, Ms. Y/N."

"Wh-What?"

"I like you to be my new mommy."

part 1 here

'Interesting.' -Klaus looked at Y/N and smiled.

"T-Thanks, Klaus" -Y/N said, voice a little higher pitched than usual.

Y/N and her friends went home quickly after that. Y/N ran a hot bath. She stepped under the shower and closed her eyes. She remembered Klaus's face. It's so... different. Compared to Josh's but she wasn't scared. She knows vampires are not prim and proper and dainty and dreamy all the time. What she saw in there is the reality. And she laughed a little thinking; hey, I saw Klaus's hybrid face and lived.

Then she remembered how Klaus looked like when he killed the last vampire. He looked so... handsome.

Y/N took a deep breath and shook the giddy feeling away.

-+-the following Monday-+-

Klaus fetch Hope again. This time, he was early. Klaus knocked on Y/N's office door.

"Come in."

Klaus walked in.

"O-Oh... you're early."

Klaus was never this early picking up Hope from school.

"Is it so strange, love?" -Klaus said raised a hand to his chest, as he sat on the chair infront of Y/N's desk. Y/N chuckled a little at the: I'm hurt humor.

"Aren't you afraid? Of what you saw last week? Of the monster that I am?" -Klaus asked Y/N.

"I'm startled. Afraid, no."

"Startled?" -Klaus leaned closer to Y/N.

"Yeah... to see your hybrid face. With the eyes and fangs and all that."

"Oh, you mean this?" -Klaus, once again, showed his true, hybrid face. Fangs, Golden Irises, dark sclera, and black veins around the eyes. In full display. No inhibitions. He is having quite a little fun. He seldom does this anymore. Especially not around Hope, trying to keep her innocence intact.

"Y-Yeah. That." -Y/N jerked back a little bit. Startled again of the sudden face change and proximity. Klaus just stared at her. Y/N doesn't like the silence. She felt like she needed to get the conversation going with the original with his true face staring back at her. "Uhm, yeah. I, well, my friend, Josh, is a vampire too, so I'm not new to changing faces. I saw his true face quite a few times."

Y/N acknowledges the violent side. The monster. And she accepts it. She doesn't turn a blind eye on that side of him. She understands that Klaus is not all unicorns and rainbows.

Klaus, amused, just nodded.

And the office door opened. Klaus immediately changed his face back before facing his daughter.

"Hello, princess."

Hope ran towards his embrace. Klaus then lifted her up. "Daddy, the carnival is tomorrow. We're going, right?"

"Of course."

"Ms. Y/N, come with us, please."

Klaus, back still turned to Y/N, was smirking. Figuring out what his daughter is trying to do. Then he turned for the 2 of them to face Y/N, waiting on how she'll answer that.

Y/N took in a deep breath, she gets what Hope is trying to do. She doesn't really know what to say.

"Uhm, Hope-"

Hope then started pouting and frowning and eyes threatening to cry.

'Oh no. Naughty, princess.' Klaus thought, trying to stifle a grin.

"Uh-oh god. Hope. Don't cry."

Hope then took in a sharp breath, her face looks even more sadder.

"Okay, Okay. I'll go with you." -Y/N gave up.

Then Hope smiled. "Yehey!" Y/N couldn't believe it. She then looked at Klaus, who was obviously holding back a laugh, amused at the situation.

'Oh god~ Did I really just... oh god~' -Y/N pulled at her hair after the father and daughter left her office.

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"WHAT THE FUCK?!?" -Josh screamed at Y/N over the phone.

"I couldn't say no to Hope!" -Y/N pacing back and forth in her office, paperworks completely forgotten.

"Or maybe, you also wanted to go with Klaus." -Josh accused.

"I just... Maybe."

"Oh my god, Y/N. I told you, stay away from the Mikaelsons. Take it from me."

"Sorry, Josh. I just... I can't help it. I'm crushing on Klaus." -Y/N sounded so guilty and sad.

Hearing that, made Josh guilty too. "Do you really like him?"

"Y-Yeah."

"...Okay... Fine. Go out with them. But please, please, please, be careful."

"Okay. Thank you, Josh."

-+-Festival Day-+-

"How about this?" -Y/N held up another outfit.

"Too low neckline." -Josh dismissed.

"What if I cover it with a jacket?"

"No."

"Okay... this?" -Y/N held up a knee length, sleeveless, printed dress of tiny flowers in mix of red, violet and yellow colors.

"That's... pretty ok. Plus the jacket."

"Okay." -Y/N excitedly dressed up.

Josh drove her off to her meeting place with Klaus and Hope. Hope greeted her as she approach. The little girl was holding a pink cotton candy.

"Hi, hello." -Y/N greeted the two.

"Hello, love." -Klaus said.

Y/N tried not blush on the 'love' word. She reminded herself that it's just a term. Klaus uses that quite often to other people.

Then the loud festival band started passing them by. Followed by the different floats. And people dancing after them. Hope handed her cotton candy to Klaus to free both of her hands. Then she dragged both of you to come follow the parade behind the dancing people.

There they are, holding hands with Hope between the two of them. Y/N glances at Klaus from time to time. Klaus holds the cotton candy at Hope's lips for her to take a bite off. Finally it was finished. Then Hope put your hands together. Giggling as she did so.

"Hope" "Princess" Y/N and Klaus said at the same time. Klaus stared at Y/N then took her hand into his. Y/N just let him. Then, both adjusted their hands to intertwine their fingers with each other.

Y/N bit her lips, trying not to smile ear to ear. Klaus turned his head away for a while, looking downwards then looked up again, a smile tugging the corner of his lips.

Hope looking back at them, all giddy. Then she started running to the street sidewalk, to Kol.

"Hope?" -Klaus asked. Completely bewildered.

"Have fun, daddy. I'll go with Uncle Kol."

Kol gave a wink and then walked off with Hope.

"Oh my. We were set up." -Y/N tried to joke about, hoping to take the nervousness away.

Y/N was expecting that, with Hope gone for now, the holding hands is not necessary anymore. She prepared to let go of Klaus's hand, but the hybrid did not let her. Klaus kept holding Y/N's hand.

"K-Klaus?"

"It's a festival, love. We might as well enjoy it."

And so they did. Following the parade. The floats, the band, and the free snacks and drinks along the street.

"Oh my! Bubble tea!" -Y/N pointed at a corner stall.

Klaus let go of her hand, he let her go towards the stall, while he stayed where he was, watching a local painter on the job.

When Y/N came back, Klaus was nowhere to be seen.

"K-Klaus?" -Y/N looked around the sea of people.

"Y/N!" someone grabbed her from behind and into an alley. "They... took Hope."

"K-Kol?!? Ohmygod what happened to you?"

Kol was in a bad shape. He was hunched over, his head bleeding, and has a stake through his chest. Kol sat on the floor, hardly breathing. He used all his energy left just to get to Y/N. Whatever the stake was, it looks powerful enough to render Kol like this.

"Josh! I need help! Please!" -Y/N called Josh on the phone.

Kol doesn't look so well. Y/N tried to pull the stake out of him. All the while grunting in pain, his true face showing. The stake was completely out. Kol stood up and held Y/N on her shoulder. "You need to go."

"Hey, Y/N!" -Josh took Y/N away from Kol. "What have you done?!?"

"Josh, it's not like that." -Y/N explained what was happening.

---

"Stay here." -Josh led Y/N into his house.

"I'll help you." -Y/N insisted.

"No! We'll take care of this. Just stay here. We'll find them."

"I think I know where they are. I remember Klaus telling me about this old underground waterway. He could be there!"

Reluctantly, Josh let Y/N come along. The battle started above ground. Y/N separated from the group to check out the old sewer entry way below ground. And sure enough Klaus was there. Chained up. Surrounded by candles and boundary ring. With a pool of drying up blood surrounding him.

"Y/N? What are you doing here?" -Klaus said weakly. He was drained of blood.

"I came with Josh. They're helping find Hope." -Y/N approached Klaus.

"Don't! There's a spell."

"Well, good thing I'm a human." -Y/N just walked over the black sand surrounding Klaus. This type of sand only affects supernatural beings. Whoever took Klaus and Hope clearly did not expect humans to come to their aid.

Y/N decided to break the sand circle but was stopped by Klaus.

"Not yet. If their lackey vampires come here, they won't be able to hurt you in this circle."

"Oh. Yeah you're right. You're really smart about these things, Klaus."

Klaus smiled weakly. Y/N then proceeded to take off the attachments that's siphoning blood out of Klaus. Then she turned her attention to the chains. No way she can destroy that.

"Hey!" -some vampires came, as Klaus said, but they couldn't attack them beyond the circle.

"Oh god! Can't you just yank these chains off?"

"In this state, I cannot. I'm drained. I'm too weak."

"Then... feed." -Y/N offered her wrist.

"No! I can't promise I won't drain you in this state that I am in."

"Then, just... drink enough to yank the chains off and then there are other drinks outside the circle." -Y/N cocking her head towards the vials of human blood the other vampires we're holding. They were probably there to store blood as reserves.

Klaus looked at her and smirked "Even so, I would need more blood, initially."

"It's okay. You're the only one who can save us here." -Y/N moved her wrist more towards Klaus's lips.

Klaus then leaned in to bite Y/N's wrist. Y/N felt Klaus's fangs piercing her skin, and sucking her blood out. She can feel herself weakening. After what felt like eternity for Y/N, Klaus stopped and let her wrist go. Klaus broke free from the chains, in time to catch Y/N, who was falling to the floor. Klaus caressed Y/N's cheek.

"Y/N. I'm sorry." -Klaus knew he almost drained her.

"I'm okay." -Y/N moved towards the black ash circle.

Klaus knew Y/N is weakening, and was just running on sheer will. Sometimes humans are capable of supernatural feats.

One of the vampires threw a dagger towards Y/N, Klaus caught it and threw it back straight to the vampire's heart.

Klaus stood by the black ash's edge, waiting for Y/N to break the circle.

"All good, Klaus?" Klaus nodded, and then Y/N kicked the ashes away, breaking the magic barrier as well.

Klaus launched towards the lackeys and drank the blood vials as he go. Josh came down from the stairwell at the other end.

"Take Y/N away, Josh! She's done enough." -Klaus ordered Josh.

Josh looked at Y/N, she was slumped on the floor, holding her wrist tight. Looking very weak, barely sitting up. Josh knew what happened.

"Klaus, you-"

"I apologise. But it was necessary."

"You almost drained her!"

"That's why you need to get her away, now!"

Josh dashed towards Y/N. Klaus left towards above ground to rescue his daughter from yet another deranged witch that wanted to steal her powers.

"Josh." -Y/N said weakly.

"I'll get you back to my place. And you'll recover there."

"Klaus... Hope..."

"They'll be fine." -Josh carried Y/N out. "You really like Klaus, don't you, Y/N? Letting him feed from you until you're almost dead."

"He had too."

Then Y/N fell into unconsciousness.

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Y/N had slept through the day. It was already night time the next day when she woke up. She still feels so weak that the warm body against hers just registered in her mind. It's a small body. It's Hope.

"H-Hope?" -Y/N's hand brushed over the little girl's hair.

"Good evening, love." -Klaus spoke out from the corner.

"Klaus?" -Y/N looked around. This is not Josh's bedroom. So she's not in Josh's place. "Oh god where's Josh?"

"Don't worry, love. Josh is safe in his home. I brought you here. My sister Freya made sure you recovered faster."

'Oh... I'm in their compound. Is this-is this Klaus's bedroom?!?' -Y/N blushed. The bedsheet, the pillows, the comforter -all smells like Klaus.

"Y/N!" -Hope awakens and hugs her. "I was so worried. Thank you, for saving us."

"Oh, Hope. I barely did anything."

"Daddy told me you rescued him."

Klaus did, minus the feeding part, of course.

Hope hopped out of bed and promised to come back with dinner for Y/N. There was some awkward silence when she left. No one talked. Not Y/N, not Klaus. Y/N's phone broke the silence first. It was Josh.

-Hey. I'm fine. Sorry I just woke up-

-Are you okay there?-

-Yes. I feel better. But my vision's still spinning a little-

Klaus just watched Y/N on the phone with a serious expression on his face.

-I'll come get you tomorrow, okay?-

-Alright. Thanks, Josh-

-Sorry, I just... Klaus came by that night and took you. Saying he'll get you to recover faster. He looked so worried and remorseful-

-Oh-

-Yeah... well, I'll come pick you up tomorrow-

-Okay. Thanks, Josh-

Y/N then put her phone down beside her. It was still silent. Klaus wasn't talking at all. Y/N looked around the room then. Everything looked antique and expensive. Then Klaus stood from his seat. Walked towards Y/N. Sitting beside her on the bed.

"I'm sorry, Y/N. I almost drained you back there." -Klaus said in a soft tone, caressing Y/N's cheek.

"I-It's okay. It was necessary."

"Please say you forgive me."

"I do. I forgive you, Klaus."

Klaus took Y/N's hand, the one whose wrist he drank from. His bite mark faded as Freya healed it. Klaus remembered how the blood tastes like. Exquisite. The taste and his weakened state was what made him almost drain Y/N back then. It tasted so good. Klaus almost did not stop.

"Here." -Klaus slipped a ring onto Y/N's finger. "I asked Freya to make you a protection charm. This fights against most harmful witch spells. Werewolf venom. And a ward against other vampire's fangs and compulsion."

"T-That is pretty powerful."

"It is. It draws its power from me. As long as I'm alive, it will work."

"O-Oh... Thank you, Klaus. But isn't that too much?"

"Seeing that, you are most likely Hope's new mommy, it's never too much."

'Ohmygod' - Y/N blushed really hard at that.

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The night went on with Hope eating dinner with Y/N and then falling asleep talking to her all night and then Klaus carrying her back to her own room. Kol visiting her and thanking her again. Elijah too. Freya dropping by to see if she's fully recovered from loss of blood. Then they all dropped by again later that night, saying good night.

Good night. So it's sleeping time.

'Wait... If I'm in Klaus's bedroom... where will he sleep?!?' -Y/N was thinking of so many scenarios.

And then the door opened -Klaus coming in. Y/N pretended to be asleep. She heard clothes shuffling, cabinet door opening and closing. And then she felt a dip on the mattress. Klaus had climbed up to bed and under the comforter. Beside her.

"Y/N." -Klaus brushed off some streaks of hair covering her eyes. "I know you're still awake, love."

Y/N opened her eyes. "Uhm, sorry." Y/N then realized Klaus was shirtless. "Oh, uhm..."

Klaus let out a little chuckle. "It's a warm night. I hope you don't mind."

"Oh no. It's okay. I kinda stole your bed, so there's no way I'll complain. By the way, I could just go home or go to another room, so you'd have the bed back." -Y/N rambling on.

"Shh shhh." -Klaus scooted closer to her, embracing her. "You're always welcome in my bed." -Klaus declared, rather suggestively.

Klaus then nuzzled Y/N's neck. Y/N squirmed a bit, she was ticklish. Klaus laughed, sending huffs of air to her neck, tickling her more. Y/N stifling a whimper. Klaus loved the sound of it. Klaus moved closer and licked her neck. Y/N's whimpers escaping her now. Klaus started kissing and sucking her neck. Y/N's whimpers were replaced by soft moans.

Klaus would love to pull out more sounds from Y/N, but he knows it cannot be tonight. Y/N's still recovering from blood loss. It will have to wait.

"I would love to do other things to you, love." -Klaus said in a low, raspy voice. "But right now, your full recovery is top priority, love. Let's just sleep for now." -Klaus fought back his urges.

"O-Okay, Klaus... g-good night."

"Good night, sweet dreams, love. -Klaus murmured as he pulled Y/N into a tighter embrace, her head snug onto the crook of his neck.

-- to be continued --

part 1 is at the top

part 3 link here

thank you.

I decided to try adding tags for specific stories starting now. for this story, I will use hashtag: escapeemmino

Thank you for reading. See you no the next and final part. 😏

[eeunoia]

TXT Mini Series

Tomorrow x Together (teaser)

pairings: txt members x reader

summary: five boys, five stories.

a/n: this will be my first mini series for TXT! Yehey! I’m really happy and excited. I hope you guys will support this and my upcoming works for them. I actually got the ideas from their songs and tried to give a good teaser but then i think i failed at some point hehe. The lines at the beginnings were lyrics ksksks Also, I used didn’t put Kai’s surname in the pic, it’s bc his name is too long:( Anyway, enjoy and have a nice day! 🌸 (tag-list is open!)

soobin

“my heart sank into a maze of memories.”

— do you have someone you value the most? someone you feel like you can never lose in your life.

— well, for soobin, yes. you are the most important person in his life. he can never look forward for tomorrow without you.

— just like any other stories, yours and soobin’s didn’t started in a good way. he was the type of person who don’t express himself much. always, quiet and just preferred to be left alone.

— but that just made you grow more interested and curious of him. that’s why despite his rude remarks, you stepped in and finally earn his attention

— from being the person he hates the most to the person he cherishes more than himself. it was the glow up you never expected to get.

— you two became close as your relationship grew stronger and your feelings became deeper. and soon. you’ve became inseparable. 

— “Don’t go breaking my heart.” soobin whispered over at you, lips softly touching your ears. a smile grew over your face as you slowly face him.

— “I will never do that.” with a soft caring touch, you cupped his face.

— soobin was contented as long as you’re beside him, assuring him that everything will be okay. he was so sure that you two will be together forever.

— and that’s why when he lose you, he was broken and his heart sank into a maze of the memories of the two of you.

yeonjun

“Run away with me.”

— nothing’s more hurtful than to not be with someone you truly loves. and for yeonjun, he will do anything just to be with you.

— ever since, your mother wasn’t really fond of your relationship with him. she wanted somebody else for you and since you’re madly in love with yeonjun, she cannot do anything about it.

— it came to the point that she started interfering between you. started to forbid you from seeing him, always telling you bad things about him like as if she really wanted you to call it off.

— the situation was clearly giving you a hard time because it’s like you are required to choose between two important things over your life--family over yeonjun.

— you love your family but you can’t afford losing yeonjun as well and so you had decided to go with him.

— yeonjun starred at you while you’re quietly sitting at the passenger seat of his car. a small smile spreads to his face, happy that despite of all the chaos, you are there with him.

— he slowly reached out and held unto your hand. it caught your attention as you turn towards him, showing off a small smile.

— “Are you scared?” he asked softly. you pursed your lips as you held unto his hand as well after giving him a nod.

— he let out a small chuckle, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

— your eyes never left his as you nodded afterwards entrusting everything to him. you are indeed afraid but knowing that yeonjun was there for you, makes you feel at ease.

beomgyu

“I don’t wanna be just friends.”

— having both of your parents close to each other, beomgyu and you grew up together. you had known him ever since you were born.

— he was your best-friend and also your greatest enemy. always there for you no matter what. eventually, the comfort you felt whenever you’re with him slowly turned into something deeper.

— you started developing feelings for him and without you knowing, it was the same for him. 

— you were a bit worried because beomgyu was very good-looking that made most of the girls in your school to like him. he was basically very popular but it seems like he don’t care so much about it

— being close to beomgyu also means that you’re always with him as well, so not just once had you witnessed him turning down every single girls who confessed to him

— you gulped as you carefully watch the newly rejected one walk sadly away from where you were sitting. you felt bad for her but also delighted because beomgyu didn’t return her feelings

— your eyes soon darted over to the boy beside you who was quietly reading his book like as if nobody just confessed their feelings at him. 

— “Why you kept on rejecting them? S-She’s beautiful.” you said trying to start a conversation. he lets out a small sigh before he looks up at you.

— you felt your breath hitched a bit as your eyes met his. they always look blank and cold whenever his talking to other people but when it’s you, it’s warm and expressive.

— “With my two eyes, I can only see you.” you blinked twice completely surprise at what you just heard. you tried searching for a slight hint of chance that he was just kidding but none.

— his face was dead serious that it actually made you feel nervous and shake a bit. you were a dumbfounded by the sudden indirect confession.

— “I don’t want to be just friends, y/n.”

taehyun

“Melt the cold me.”

— taehyun was known for being an introvert. he preferred to be by himself all the time and really don’t mind being alone.

— he was always quiet and refused to talk to other people. he was always cold to everyone, thinking they’re not really worthy of his attention.

— you on the other hand, was the complete opposite of him. you just recently moved into their town and so everything was new to you.

— you felt really excited even if it was all new for you. as you enter your new school, your eyes was filled with amusement because it was really beautiful.

— eyes darted at you as you enter the classroom. smiling, not even slightly bothered by their stares, you roam your eyes around. trying to see the faces of the students that you will be with for a whole school year.

— “hi, i’m y/n. please take good care of me!” your soft but energetic voice reached taehyun’s ears. he wasn’t paying much attention. not really interested.

— he raised his head and met your eyes. both of you kept your stares with each other, didn’t really catch what the teacher was saying.

— you were captivated by his beautiful eyes, it did look cold for some reason but something about it attracts you. with a small wave at him you even smiled.

— taehyun was already used with the attention from the opposite sex so it wasn’t really a big deal for him. he kept his straight face then starred back down over his textbook.

— you pouted but smile right after, he was cute for you. luckily, he still don’t have a desk-mate so you were told to sit beside him.

— and just then you learned that taehyun was originally a quiet and cold guy. it didn’t stop you tho, to try to get closer to him as to leads to the journey of you melting the cold in him.

heuning kai

“If we are together no matter where we are I still feel summer.”

— for heuning kai, summer was his comfort weather. whenever he’s sad or scared, he always thinks about anything that reminds him of that weather and he will be okay.

— he grew up in a place where he can fully enjoy the summer. house at the country side, away from all the pollution of the city. he thought it was really relaxing.

— the place was perfect for every summer activities that’s why he really likes it there.

— but then when his parents announced that they had to move over to the city because of his Dad, he became so sad but he knew he have no choice.

— kai was uncomfortable by moving into a new place, he wasn’t used to all the noise and pollution of the city. he wasn’t enjoying it.

— not to be exaggerated but the sudden change of environment was making heuning kai feel sick because he wasn’t used to it.

— he thought he could never enjoy there until he encountered you. 

— the moment he first saw you, he was amused at how beautiful you are. you were always smiling brightly that kinds of reminds him of the bright sun every summer. you were always kind that makes you seem very warm.

— he was obviously having a hard time but you were there to help him every time. he clearly enjoyed your company since you were so nice to him.

— it was just a matter of time when you two slowly became so close to each other. heuning kai didn’t even notice how he was slowly adapting to his new home.

— you were the one who managed to show him that the place were not so bad at all. it was you who made him appreciate these new things.

— kai slowly found something that comforts him in that new place, you became his summer. 

[thirsthourdemon]

could i request how wakatoshi and goshiki would take care of a drunk s/o who gets really affectionate when they're drunk?

Getting all affection and getting wasted 🥃

Includes: Ushijima and Goshiki

Warnings: Curse words? A few implications of smut but not really anything too extreme and mentions of drinking/alcohol

A/N: Do you know how happy I am to recieve an actualy request?! I cried the moment I saw the notifications like YA’LL HAVE NO IDEA HOW IN LOVE I GET WHEN SOMEONE REQUESTS SOMETHING LIKE THIS anyways- I hope you enjoy~

||Ushijima

-You come home wasted after you downed a whole entire bottle to prove a point

-Mama didnt raise no bitch thats why 😤

-Ushijima knew you were drunk because you used the doorbell. I know this might sound weird but

-Note #4 of Y/N’s quirks: She does not use the doorbell because she hardly remembers they even have one. She mostly knocks.

-Unless you’re drunk, in this case you were

-Toshi opens the door to see you pouting like a little kid and hugging the biggest size of cheetos one can get

-You clinged onto those cheetos the whole night but once you saw toshi you just dropped them

-“Toshi~ Toshi! TOSHIII!!!” Whining as he allows you to just fall onto his arms.

-This was fine 🙂

-Note #5 of Y/N’s quirks: She pukes when she’s drunk

-There you both were. Ushijima just carrying you up after you puked at the bushes by your door! Aha ha

-Bringing you inside he was patient on the inside but in reality he barely saw you on this level of drunkenness so what does he do?

-He calls tendou

-On the phone with tendou be like:

-“hello tendou I need you-“ “Toshi! I love you so much!!! We’re going to make a farm together and get cows! Im going to bake apple pies and...”

-he fell in love the moment you said you’d make a farm with him

-He simple like that ❤️

-“Is Y/N drunk? Ho ho ho~” the voice from the other side teases

-As the red head narrates what to do on speaker phone all he could hear from the other sides were

-“NO! TOSHI!!! You didnt say I love you back! Say it! I love you!”

-“I love you too, Y/N. Please put these pajama pants on now”

-“Yehey!!! Toshi said I love you too~” booping his nose and proceeded to kiss him

-“Im happy that out of all of the people out there~ Toshi-kun chose m-“

-ANNDDDDD

-You’re out.

-Falling asleep in his arms he tried cradling you like a baby

-Going to bed he comes down to your forehead and kisses your forehead

-“Im glad you chose me too” he hums

-Both of you fall asleep like that...forgetting that tendou was on speaker phone and voice recording everything to make fun of both of you.

||Goshiki

-I truly believe he would date someone who he respects so much that he would not even turn down an offer to go drinking

-But I also believe that he will come home one day seeing you in your study already finishing half a bottle of something pretty sweet but pretty strong as well

-He admires you and he respects how head strong you were

-Though he could only blush as you just start mommy-ing him

-“Tsutomu my little ace~ how about you give mommy a hug no?”

-He kept on blushing and he knew how to take care of you because you even gave him a little note before you started drinking.

-A mommy’s gotta be prepared

-“Little ace~ Look at you! You’re so adorable and I just want to eat you up” You were cupping his face with your small hands

-Goshiki.exe has stopped working

-First of all little ace was only something you called him when he was being extra good, okay?

-He felt like he deserved that right now though 😤

-You broke the damn boy and he was just so happy!

-These compliments were really making look like a tomato

-“Y-Y/N-S...San! I-I think we should get you ready for bed!”

-You kiss him and compliment him the whole night as he was blushing furiously

-Steam out of his ears literally!

-“Y/N-san, we’ll have to change your top soon!”

-The sight of you in nothing but a wet white dress shirt was driving him mad however!

-He was still worried that you’d get a cold so he tried to talk you into wearing some sleepwear.

-“I-I promise tha-t...I...ughhmm...I’ll cuddle you! Once you get dressed and kiss your f-forehead!”

-“Eh? YAY!!! TSUTOMU! Tsutomu! Tsutomu!”

-Once you changed you just tackle him and purr

-You both ended up sleeping on the couch because you both fell asleep when he was giving you his little promises ✨

[yemilnisu]

The Moon and The Sun

Chapter 2: Tokyo?

Synopsis: After finding out that your online friend has a crush on someone that he met online and has an idea who she is. You got curious and wanted to know more. Unfortunately, your online friend deactivated his twitter account and gaming account. Will the answer to your curiosity left unknown?

A/N: If you would like to be on the taglist, feel free to send me an ask or leave a comment! I hope you enjoy my first smau/written work! Also feel free to chat me, I would love to interact with everyone!😊

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It's been a couple of months since she became the second manager of the Karasuno Volleyball Team. They're not as bad as I thought, actually they aren't even bad not in the tiniest bit. I actually like them. I became good friends with them but I'm not in that club so I can't stick around that long. I joined the Dance Club, I also like it there everyone is so friendly and nice.

 ***

 When I entered the classroom Hitoka wasn't in her desk. It's almost 7 am she'll be late. I already texted her and she's not replying, maybe she's at the volleyball court. I walked to the volleyball court contemplating whether I should look for her there. I was about to leave but someone called me.

 "Oh Y/N hiiii!" I turned around and saw Hinata holding the bars of the window looking at me.

 "Hi Hinata, is Hitoka there?" I asked him, walking closer to him.

 "Oh yeah, were just cleaning up in here." He replied, arms shaking must be because he is putting all his weight in both of his arms.

 "Oh ok." I said, turning around and was about to leave.

 "Y/N wait!" I heard Hitoka's voice. I turned around to face her. She's standing at the mini stairs with both of her hands occupied by holding two balls.

 "Why?" I asked.

 "Wait for me hehe." She answered, slightly shy about making me stay, because I am certain sure she knows we might be late for first period because of this and the fact that she knows I hate being late. I don’t want to be marked as tardy.

 "Argh were both going to be late because of this!" I complained.

 "Just a few minutes, please." She pleaded, bumping both balls to each other like she's trying to clasp her hand together.

 "Fine. I'll help so we can get on our way already." I scoffed. I walked in entering the court. Everyone was picking up the balls and some were mopping the floor. When I was 3 steps of being inside the court everyone looked at me.

 "Hey Y/N!" Kiyoko-senpai greeted, walking towards my direction. She's so nice I hope I can become more close to her.

 "Hello!" I greeted her back with a smile plastered in my face.

 "Hi Y/N." "Hello" "Hey!" "Y/N" Everyone else greeted me too.

 "Hi" I greeted them shyly, showing my tiny wave. I'm shy especially when I'm not that close to everyone here. It’s awkward, well for me.

 "Maybe you should join the team and become one of our managers, Y/N" Mr. Takeda jokingly suggested, after he saw me and is also walking towards my direction. I’m close to him I don’t even know how it happened but maybe because I always get high scores to his subject.

 "What? I don’t think I can be a manager, besides I already joined the Dance Club." I said, a little surprised about what he just said. It's not my first time coming inside the boys’ volleyball club's court, maybe that’s why he bluntly suggested that.

 "What? I think you'd be great." Mr. Takeda said, coming to a halt in front of me. What? He wasn't kidding about what he said?

 "Yeah, Y/N I think you'd be a great manager." Hitoka added wearing a smile from ear to ear.

 "Yeah, Y/N" Kiyoko-senpai agreed. Are they serious? What made them think I can be a manager?

 "If my Kiyoko-san agreed, then I agree too!" Nishinoya-senpai and Tanaka-senpai said in sync.

 "Even if I can, I already joined a club." I said, making it known that I already have a club, which means I can't be a manager. How slick can I be? I don't know HAHAHA.

 "Well, you can still come with us. Even if you're not one of our manager. If you have the time, of course." Coach Ukai said. I am totally in aww at this very moment. I guess I wasn't slick because heck no it didn't even stop them from making me tag along!

 "Yeah Y/N we'd love to have you around!" Kiyoko-senpai said. This is unbelievable. What should I do. Although I would like to tag along with Kiyoko-senpai. I don't want to be a gatecrasher in their club.

 "Yeah!!" Hinata yelled, clapping his hand together looking like a cute little baby seal.

 "We'd love to know you more." Sugawara-senpai agreed, flashing a reassuring smile at me.

 I looked at Hitoka and she's also waiting for my response. Everyone is waiting for my response.

 "S-sure?" I mumbled, like I didn't want them to hear that they made me agree.

 "Yehey! Just wait and watch our practice match against Nekoma, Y/N. You should come to our training camp! It’s next next week." Hinata said.

 "Wait, we have class next week and an upcoming exam." I do not want to skip class and I hate a failing grade.

 "Oh come on you'll be fine. You always have a high score in all the exams" Mr. Takeda said.

 "But-"

 "You'll be fine, Y/N. After taking the exam we'll go to Tokyo." Kiyoko-senpai said and Hitoka nodded.

 "Wait what? Tokyo? We are going to Tokyo?" I asked getting a little bit excited. I haven't visited Tokyo not even once but I already love it there! I love the city. The buildings. The lights of the buildings. I just love it there! I always dreamed of living in a city.

 "I'll tell your mom about it." Hitoka said so happily. I know she knows that I like Tokyo. She's using my dream so I can come with her! Well I wouldn’t disagree going to Tokyo anyway. What's the point of playing hard to get HAHAHA.

 "Okay" I said, trying to hide the excitement inside of me. I'm going to Tokyo!

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Fun Facts!

Hitoka would always nag Y/N to come watch the team’s practice.

At first Y/N would just come because of Hitoka but in the end she would come because she wanted to. She really liked the hospitality of the boys and the fact that they were chaotic and fun to be around.

Y/N is actually Mr. Takeda’s favorite student because she was friendly with everyone and would always participate and ace the class.

One of Y/N’s dream was to study in one of the schools in Tokyo, because she adored how incredibly huge the campuses in Tokyo were.

She also liked how tall the building were and how the lights in the buildings would light up when it’s night time.

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Lucid

Written by Janry Deoduco & Illustrated by Kiefer Tayawa

They say that family is the only joy you’ll ever need in life, and if there would be a perfect embodiment of that, the Santiago Family would be a good candidate. On a peaceful evening, the Santiagos decided to play a game of Monopoly as they waited for their pizza dinner--just like any normal happy family. “You landed on my property, Dad! Where’s my 200?” said the Santiagos’ only child, Lucy, lightly bossing her father out. “Okay, fine! But…” replied Daniel, “aha!” He exclaimed as he threw a card down looking very proud of himself. ‘Once you land on your opponent’s property, the fee will revert to the owner,’ the card said. “Come on, Dad!” dismayed, Lucy fell to a defeated kneel as she handed the 200 creds she owed her father. After a while, the doorbell interrupted their heated, exciting match of Monopoly. “Oh, finally! That must be the food,” almost jumping out of her seat, Daniel’s wife, Sandra Marie hurried towards the door to pay. The two left at the coffee table right in the middle of their living room looked relieved, both from the heat of the game and their rumbling stomachs. “Here, babe,” Sandra handed Lucy a slice of her favorite shrimp pizza from her favorite pizza place, Maximus’ Pizza. The child thanked her and retreated happily back to the coffee table, analyzing the board as if it were a chess match.

The night started with a warm and comforting vibe, but as it grew past its youth, an eerie gust of wind blew leaves from trees, as if devouring the harmony and peace the young night gave its inhabitants.

“Lucy! Time for bed baby girl,” said Sandra. Their game of Monopoly ended with Daniel losing. It had been a weekly tradition for the Santiagos, as they played Monopoly in their living room and ordered the same pizza from the same place at exactly 7:00 in the evening every Sunday. “Already? I’m not yet sleepy, Mom.” Lucy replied, though her tired eyes and relaxed gestures seemed to contradict that. “Did you forget? We’re going to the park tomorrow,” Sandra said as she carried the sleepy Lucy from the living room floor and started walking up a few steps. “Really? Yehey! Well, I guess it’s time for bed, Dumdum,” the young girl said to her stuffed animal, gently resting her head on her mother’s shoulder. As the night grew out of its youth, the cryptic whistles of the wind blew harder, that even the tree branches outside the Santiagos’ home lightly tapped onto their windows, almost as if the elements outside were luring them out. Though the circumstances did not stop the three from their slumber, something else seemed to stop Daniel’s.

He heard and saw people screaming and being tortured, and then he screamed of fear until he awoke at 3:07 am and walked downstairs to get a drink of cold water. After that, huge lightning flashes, and a strong wind blows while he felt something strange crawling on his body but couldn’t find out what it really is. Suddenly, he touches his body because of his weird feeling and then he finally notices that he can see everything differently. He noticed that something looked upside-down and the places started to change and change due to an unexplained situation so he finally realized that something weird was happening. He is questioning himself “Am I seeing these things normally?” “Are these things the things I saw yesterday?”

People being tortured, bloody scenes of utter violence, and complete chaos appeared in Daniel’s vision as he came slowly into a distorted state of consciousness. At the sight of these, he screamed and wailed, completely overwhelmed and terrified at the same time. Daniel tried to walk away, but his feet seemed to be glued onto the floor. A beastly being suddenly roared and broke from inside the ground to the surface, adding to the raging fear and panic Daniel was experiencing. “Help! Get me out of here, I can’t move!” He screamed repeatedly until he could barely speak. After all that took place, the hell he woke up to disappeared as if a switch had activated it. Shocked, he felt for his own skin, somehow examining the reality he’s in.

After so many questions that came to his mind, he finally realized that he was still dreaming and was thinking of everything that can make his house back to normal. “Oh my! I can control everything. What if I think of something interesting. How about some new shoes hmm. It worked!” He is finally getting interested in his dream called the Lucid Dream. “Dad, what are you doing late at night?” Lucy said while going downstairs. “Oh, you’re awake! I think Lucy will love this. Hey Lucy, come. Here’s your new plush toy.” “Wow! Dad, you have some awesome and cool superpowers.” Lucy ran upstairs and called Sandra to show Daniel’s new unexplained power. “Mom! Wake up, look at Dad, he is a superhero.” “What is it my darling?” said Sandra. “I was a masked magician and will give you some lovely roses. Give some three claps and the roses are yours.” Sandra clapped three times and then she suddenly noticed that she was already holding sweet-scented roses. “Unbelievable Daniel! I think this is very interesting.” said Sandra while smelling Daniel’s lovely roses. “Let’s see what more can I do.” Daniel thought of a big mansion. “Wow! My dreams came true. Can I fly?” Daniel started to fly together with his family having their fun while laughing. “Gimme a cape and a talking DUMDUM Dad!” Daniel gives all he can give to fulfill his family’s dream. After they enjoyed their fun Moments together, they started to rest while Daniel saw a huge dusty mirror and wiped it with his own hands. He saw nothing until he heard a huge scream from his family. Lucy is screaming of fear while Sandra is crying and then he saw the mirror again and suddenly saw a reflection of himself as an old man staring at him. “WAKE UP!!!” said the old man and suddenly pulled him inside the mirror. He lost his consciousness for a minute until he woke up in a blank space with a strange atmosphere and said, “Where am I?! Why did you bring me to this kind of worthless place?” He tried to run fast because he thought it was the only way to escape but nothing happened. He is like running out of nowhere and hoping for nothing. He tried to close his eyes but nothing new happened. It was like closing his eyes, but his eyes won’t really close. After a second, he stopped for a bit and heard some whispering uncleared voices and he said, “Who are you?” Different kinds of voices started to shout at him with random languages until it became so annoying and made Daniel suffer. “Stop! Why can't I control this thing?” said Daniel. The noise started to grow and grow until he finally heard his family screaming and crying of fear. “Dad! Help us! Please look for us. We’re scared Dad.” said Lucy while Sandra said, “Daniel, do something! Stop this kind of suffering!” After that, the whole place started to burn and Daniel heard all the suffering of every person he encountered. “IT HURTS!” said the woman. Daniel said, “Why can't I feel anything? Why can’t I do something about it?” After minutes of suffering, flashes of people suffering from torture went to Daniel's eyes. “Stop it! Don’t hurt us! We’re innocent people. We don’t deserve this kind of thing.” Daniel suddenly looked at the man crying until it looked at him with reddish creepy eyes and said, “It’s your fault! STOP THINKING ABOUT US!!!” “But I can’t control myself! I don’t know why but I can’t stop thinking about all of this.” The crying man started to move his feet up and tried to stab him; however, he suddenly pushed the guy very hard and felt the anger crawling at his back. “I can’t control my emotions! AM I CRAZY?! Is this really a Lucid Dream wherein I can make things I want to become a reality? Why do I can’t control myself thinking of this kind of image over and over? I just wanted to play with my family and have fun together seeing my daughter and wife’s smiles. I want to go back to our past wherein we are spending our time playing Monopoly and eating pizza together. I missed the time wherein I can kiss my wife over and over again like there is no tomorrow. I want to go back. I just wanted to get them back!”

“I missed them. I love them. I cared for them. Give me back my family...” The nurses were shocked and started looking at a 95-year-old guy who has suffered from critical mental illness complications for the past many years. He is one of those innocent victims who survived in a War whose families are tortured and killed by those heartless foreign soldiers. He suffered from a deep trauma since the death of his family which makes him unconscious and dream of his memorable pasts. “It is the first time that Mr. Santiago talked like that.” “I think It is a miracle for him to speak.“ “Wait, let me talk to him.” said the nurse while looking at Daniel cautiously. “What is it, sir? May we help you?” said the nurse. Daniel looked at the nurse directly into their eyes for the first time and said, “Sandra? Lucy? I finally realized that you’re all fine now.” He laughed quietly until he passed out smiling since he finally realized that the true peace in life is to accept reality and let go of the past.

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ILLUSTRATION EXPLANATION:

The whole theme of the short story is about lucid dreaming and love for family. In this still image, the eyes directly looking at the family represent Daniel’s love for his family. The mood of this still image looks dreamy and dark, yet full of colors because it is about lucid dreaming in general which is very pensive. Ever since Daniel lost his family, he can never forget about the memories he and his family have shared, and that caused Daniel to reminisce it over and over again.

[itsjusta]

April 29, 2021

woke up at 7:30 today cos we have a quiz and then class 🥲🥲 issa murag alas dos na pa gyd ko ka sleep gabii doeee or close to 2 aishhh cos dugay kyko ka sleep doe daghan kayko gi huna2 bsag unsa hahahah naka think2 ko mga topics sa thesis idjot brain 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

after class nag buhat ko talumpati doe cos naa bag o napd task sa filipino but dali raman nako na finish heheh pagka 11 i tried napping again cos so kulang sleep gyd doeee and das when i got da damgo dat i got paralyzed 😤😤 i was in joren’s house daw doe nag laag mi and nag cr ko tas pag gawas nako doe kay di na nako ma control ako body huhu like ila mga things kay gaka wakli na nako and nangahulog na and kahilakon kyko cos gubot na kaayo doe pero bsag unsaon di ko ka control sko body doe and murag mata nako ato doeee like nag lisod lang ko wake up btaw huhu i tried so hard to wake up doeee and ako gi do kay nag sit down ko sa ako damgo doeee and nag calm down and naka wake up dayon ko aishhh scary uy wala nako sleep again!!!

after dat i felt so sabog and when i went to da kitchen pa gyd i saw na so hugaw 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ sapot ko uyyy aish nag eks ako kilay and mug ot ko while eating and i didnt wanna attend class na gyd unta doe cos so bv gyd ko wanna sleep langgg but i took a bath nalang dayon doe and i calmed down na ehheh had class dayon doe but 30 mins raman to uie aishhh so i worked on khalid’s task afterrr and so libog da idiot terms kuha2 lang ko mga important stuff hehehe then after dat i rested doeee adto ko old room naka nap ata ko mga 30 mins doeee ehhehe and after i napped i wanted to eat snacks and nag debate jd ko sko mind doe if mag mcdo cos i want fries or mag milktea samo silingan!! and i was about to order mcdo doe cos i didnt wanna go out but before nako na place issa na unavailable na sila 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ so sa silingan nalang ko buy heheh yummy gyd ila milktea doe i bought matcha again ehhehe

when i had my milktea i went to work again for khalid’s task aishhh i finished arranging the info and then at 6pm i played codm with janica and kyla doeee heheh until 7 i had to stop cos nag meet mi atong friend ni ate pol sa prulife hehehhe and then after i bahog dogs im so kapoy doeeee!!!!!

after a short rest i finished na khalid’s ppt uy para 1 more topic left cos i wanna be done wid dis na ehhehe then at 9:30 i got done with it!!!!! yehey ka rest najd ko uy huhu so sakit na ako shoulders ://// i hope tomorrow i will be productive again doeeee!!!! ehheheh i planned naman the rest of the week issa sa monday pa ako rest day doeee cos sat i will finish tasks and sunday manglaba ko and attend xups farewell party hmppfff

anyway babye after working i just rest2 cos body is tired hehehhe and watch kdrama smol lang and tiktok and fb lang dayon ehehhe das all babye

thank u for always believing in me doe 🥺 i believe in u always too!!!! i gotchu always!!! gudluck tooom!!!

someday soon everything will make sense doeee everything will be in place 🤗 and i wish you nothing but the best no matter where life takes us doeee i wish u will always hold me special in ur heart doe even if we grow apart months or a year from now 🥺

[theorist-influencer-untitled]

12.17.24 Tuesday---Prayer for nana until her full recovery...

12:45 am

Still,have windblow...

I'm thinking of my own money and job and a bit spice like having a bf again.... I feel self-pity...

I'm not putting down anyone, I have the maturity but there are faces that I want and I think I'm in a way comfortable to be with...

I'm liking my cousin-white and I want Daniel Marsh but I don't know how to get him... I don't know I wanna tell something on my cousin....It is as well the sad part of my life. Aside from I want to gain friends and have an active life, a bit active life like I wanna travel and work to have my own money... I know it will be a long journey to have my own "Pet Store"...

I hope nana is ohkay at this very moment,it seems I feel her throat is having phlegm, soul connection,in a way....

6:51 am

Still,have windblow...

Drinking coffee, waiting for 7am for our prayer vow for nana...

Guess what? I got this last night at Pitxx ( terminal bus here,going to Cavite or terminal of bus going north bound as well )..

I got this shock-proof like my old pink case! It is a yehey! I'm so happy!

7:08 am

Still,have windblow...

Done,praying....The phone cases in Pitxx ( pronounced as Pitex ) are beautiful and shock-proof, fair pricing! I got mine for 150 pesoses, coz I got allowance fare of 300 from Uncle DD yesterday. The rest of my money is still my "final pay" and charity from friends and biological father, I hope I can still ask for assistance...

The powerbank as well are genuine in Pitxx....I want a powerbank but I'm still on a "thrift"... Waiting for a good timing....

They removed the "lawson" in Pitxx...

7:34 am

Still,have windblow...

Guess what angels???

Uncle Jun ordered a box of "armpit serum"!

This bag faded, just faded coz it got stock now a house bag... This is Puma!

This is genuine Puma but I guess it needs a leather spray.... I forgot to buy a leather spray...

8:39 am

Still,have windblow...

Hmm... I will go back again on nana this week??? Still,waiting for an update....Nana can't be here without setting-up the room of RV and with ac must be...

I hope my biological mother is genuine coz nana can't be here without setting-up everything but hope not if she still having her NGT... I hope I have money to transfer her into a solo room.

It is a bit pricey to be in a solo room than in ward but the safety and privacy is well-intact compared to ward...

We are not arrogant but life itself must be salty coz it was US in a way, way back... It is my private matter to hope and pray to keep the safety of privacy of our family matter, supposed to be...

If nana will be in a solo room, the relative who is taking care of it, can take a bath without any paranoia that probably someone will check on nana coming from the other patient's... It is just safety, the privacy and the freedom of our family to move without any interaction on other patient's visitor's or any non-related people to nana supposed to be... But I want a genuiene care and a heart of reviving everything to normal.

11:52 am

Still,have windblow...

Thanks, Ivan for the tinola...

Free lunchie today me and John...Yehey!

1:49 pm

Still,have windblow...

Plastics in a way... It is weird... Uncle Jun texted me that anytime nana will go home... Plastics2x

Really, nana is still on NGT, right?

Wait,Uncle Jun... Transfer to solo room angels... Can I ask for dollars angels?

This fakers INC I wanna kill Manalo's!!!Still, I wanna kil Manalo's! Die Manalo's!

Let my nana stay until she recover without NGT! This will be the saddest part of my life angels....Let my nana live and be salty! Can I have dollars angels???

Stop it Manalo'S lead on the mystery... Can I have dollars angels???

I'm asking for dollars!!! Can I have dollars to survive my nana....

Faith, Trust,Hope & Act & Giving!

4 pm

Still,have windblow...

I will feel jealous if my cousin's group will be on Mitch! Without my knowledge... I will feel jealous! It's been 17 years...

I will feel jealous coz Mitch, did you give me this simple battery?

7:14 pm

Still,have windblow...

Preparing our dinner... But this is a good snack or appetizer.... Yummy! War food and super tight...

7:27 pm

Still,have windblow...

This can be like that go with that italian dressing but will make it cucumber potato salad, I added ham and Danes Mayo ;) in a lil while...

War Food! Thrift and healthy... I wanted to be fit... Still,thinking of money and future... Still,bitterish!!!

7:45 pm

Still,have windblow...

Waiting for 8pm... And waiting for my potatoe to be smashed... I hate being 2nd choice...

7:52 pm

Still,have windblow...

Waiting for 8pm! 8pm!

Here it is my cucumber potatoe salad...

It is yummy when it is a bit cold...

8:23 pm

Still,have windblow...

Done,doing the 8pm prayer vow mainly for nana's full recovery in a lil while...

Life with John...

9:18 pm

Still,have windblow...

I feel bitterish... I'm thinking of my vanities and my future and my money and travel...

I really want to polish my teeth and my nose coz my face is sagging....I'm aging for nothing self-pity.

11:15 pm

Still,have windblow...

Again, NGT patient is best inside the hospital like on my nana's case... I hope I have the dollars to transfer her on solo room... If I'm only working until these days....

Again, this will be the saddest if the circle will back stab...

[kamejapan]

Daisy part two | EXILE TRIBE

The weekend came and Lashae was throwing out every single one piece Fenty owned, not liking any of them. “Come on, Fenty! You should have something, FUCK!” The other female screamed as she threw down the last one piece she found. Laughing, Fenty covered her mouth and looked at the other with tears. “I have a few more in there if you keep looking dumbass. Don’t get stressed so quickly.” Fenty said as she watched the other look back into the drawer and pulled out a bikini like no other. Squealing, Lashae threw the suit at the other and nodded her head intensely. “THAT’s the suit! Yes!” She screamed as she clapped her hands excitedly. 

“Okay okay, now shut the hell up and go get changed yourself so we can go and not keep your brother waiting.” Fenty laughed as she got up from her bed and headed to her bathroom to get changed. 

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The two females met back in Fenty’s room once they finished getting dressed, gasping at each other. “You look so good FenFen! Yuto is definitely going to be wanting a tap on that ass!” Lashae giggled out as she spun the other around in awe. Fenty laughed and wriggled herself out the older’s grasp as she went to look for a cover-up. 

“Which cover up should I wear? The black one or the white one? Or should I go in shorts and shirt?” Fenty yelled from her closet as the other packed their bags and got her own cover-up on. “Shorts and shirt!” She yelled back as the other got what was chosen on. 

As Fenty walked out, she tied her hair back and grabbed her packed bag, looking herself in the mirror one last time before she got ready to go out. Sighing, she bit her lip and pulled her shorts up with a bit to show her legs more. Lashae grabbed her bag and stood next to her best friend, placing a hand on her shoulder with a soft smile. “Hey, you look amazing. Don’t be shy and hide your body.” Nodding her head, Fenty smiled back at the other and straightened up a little. “Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go.” 

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Fenty stepped onto the yacht excitedly and threw her bag to the side, running to the deck of the yacht with Lashae in tow. “Yehey! Party time starts now!” Fenty screamed as she spun around excitedly. “Fenty, come here!” Yuto yelled as she raised a brow and walked over. “Yes, Yuto-chan?” Fenty said as she had a light skip in her step. 

Chuckling softly, Yuto grabbed her hand and pulled her close to him. “Calm down a bit, yeah princess? We don’t want others to know that we snuck the notorious assassin’s daughter out, do we?” He asked as he raised brow and slipped his hands down to her waist as he smiled at her pout, finding her adorable. “Fine, I’ll calm down. But play with me today? Lashae said she wants to work on her tan and needs a break from playing with me.” Nodding his head and letting out a deep chuckle, Yuto tapped the others nose gently. “Okay, we can play together today. I promised you that I’d play with you whenever you wanted.” 

Smiling and nodding up at the older male, she grinned widely as she heard a camera click and cooing. “Aww, you two look so adorable together.” Lashae mocked as she held the phone out to the two who were embracing each other still. “Shut the fuck up Lashae, go take care of your tan.” Yuto grunted as he rolled his eyes, causing Fenty to laugh. Storming away, Lashae mumbled under her breath as she went to go tan. 

Releasing the smaller, Yuto walked to the deck and sat down, enjoying the breeze. Fenty followed the male out after taking her clothes off to reveal her swimsuit. Walking and leaning against the railing of the boat, letting some of the waves hit her. As the music started to fill the yacht, Fenty stood straight up and turned to face the male who only tried to avoid looking at her. “What do you guys want to drink? I’ll ask Dan to make it!” Lashae yelled from the door, loud enough to let both hear. “I’ll take a crystal light with a bit of Malibu and tequila!” Fenty yelled back as the boat sped up, causing their voices to have to be drowned out a bit. “Just a beer, any flavour.” Yuto said as he cleared his throat, blush evident on his face. 

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As the three were partying, another yacht pulled up next to them, stopping them from dancing. “Yo, who knew the losers would be partying today too?” Likiya said, causing the others on his yacht to laugh. Rolling her eyes, Fenty walked closer to them and placed her hands on the railing, bracing herself for what she was about to do. 

Jumping over the rail, Fenty landed in the other yacht with a smirk playing on her lips. Walking through the yacht, Fenty hummed and analyzed everything that was on the boat. “Nice add ons, must have been a bit pricey. Especially for a boat like this.” She snarled out gently, using one of her nails to push over a glass filled with alcohol. 

Showing slight hesitation, the males could not stop her in time for the little messes she caused here and there. “OI. What the hell is going on here?” Mandy said as he stepped out one of the rooms and looked around. Seeing everyone part way for him to walk through, he walked with a raised brow but stopped once he saw the female sitting in the leader’s chair. “Aye, what the fuck are you doing sitting there?!” He growled out, glaring at the female in front of him. 

“In this chair?” Fenty asked with a slight smirk, challenging the bigger male with her stare. Walking closer to her, Mandy stood right in front of the female making her look invisible. “Well, what else would I be talking about?” He questioned with a dumbfounded look. 

“What’s happening, Mandy? Why all the commotion?” Alan said as he groaned and got up, lifting the book off of his face. Mandy moved to the side as Alan stared at the cause of the problem. “Ah, it’s you. Can I help you?” He asked as he sat up and rested his elbows on his knees. 

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Pacing back and forth on the yacht, Yuto and Lashae impatiently waited for Fenty to come back. “Fuck you, Likiya! Now we don’t know what the hell is going on in there!” Lashae yelled angrily, snarling at the taller. 

Flinching slightly, Likiya shrinked a bit and put his hand up in apology. “Sorry. Sorry. They should be out soon..i hope..” he mumbled as he looked back at the closed door.

Yuto couldn’t take it anymore and stormed inside his room, grabbing his phone and Fenty’s small bag. “She’ll definitely need this when she’s done..” he mumbled, nervous about what his childhood friend would do. 

Walking back out onto the deck, Yuto did their signature call and threw her bag over. As he threw the bag, one of the girls stuck her hand out and caught it, a smirk playing on her lips as she mocked the male. 

“Come and get it, whenever you’re ready.” She taunted as the siblings looked at each other and smirked, making fun of her in the same way. 

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Crossing her legs, she smirked as she stared face to face with the male who had pissed her off a few days ago. “Nah, not really. I just wanted to check out what the boat looked like. I must say, the interior is...peculiar. Not what you’d really expect from a bunch of tough boys, hm?” His eyes quickly moving to Mandy, Alan glared at the taller with slight shock in his eyes. 

Yoshiyuki made his way through the crowd of the other males in his gang and stood in front of the female, raising his brows. “What are you doing here anyways, Fenty?” He asked as he challenged the smaller female who only leaned forward with a giggle. 

“Chatting, Yoshiyuki. Why? Got an issue with me talking to your friends, pretty boy?” She snarled back as he curled his hand into a fist. Giving her the stare she was all too familiar with, she smirked and turned her head away. “Not today, mister. I got better shit to do.” Irritated by her words and attitude, Kanou reached his hand out and grabbed her by the throat, ready to  put pressure. 

Hearing the call, Fenty smirked and raised a brow at the male who could only sigh and let go. “Saved by the bell, princess. Aren’t you?” He growled out as the female stood up and fixed her bikini bottom before kicking the door open and looking out onto the deck. “Why, I think you were saved this time around Kanou. Courtesy of my friends.” She hummed back as she walked out with the males in tow as she stretched and looked around. 

“Okay, now. Where is my pouch? I hear it has arrived.” She said as she looked around and saw a female swinging it around as she sat on the railing of the deck. “This yours?” The other female yelled as she held it up with a smirk on her face. Grunting and rolling her joints, she stared back at the female with a stare so intimidating and challenging, it took guts for the other to continue. 

“And if it is, daddy’s girl?” She called out, walking closer to the female who only leaned back and threatened to throw it overboard. “Not too close, any further and I’ll drop it!” Snickering to each other, the siblings watched from the sides as they got intrigued by the scene in front of them. 

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Running quickly and jumping over a few people, Fenty quickly grabbed the pouch and leaned the female over, lips close to her ear. 

“Next time you of all people touch this Kamiya, I will make sure your whole family ceases to exist. Including that fiance of yours. Better yet, I will crush you so slowly, you’ll wish you never left that dungeon. Do you understand, you traitor?” She whispered lowly, causing the other to nod her head quickly. 

[missneko-otaku]

Sakakibara Yasumasa

A Faint Affection (MC x Yasumasa)

-Chapter 1/ Chapter 2/ Chapter 3/ Chapter 4/ Chapter 5/ Chapter 6-7/

(Writer’s notes: Omy gosh..finally, after so, so long...! I am posting the continuation of my Yasumasa fic again. It is not dead yet! My Yasumasa fic is still alive and kicking~ XD Whew~ (・ε・`*) … I had been writing and trying to finish these two chapters for almost a week now. (And if it wasn’t for the latest Tenka Yasumasa event I read from Agas-chan, I wouldn’t feel more inspired and try to reaally give time for my fic again. So busy with life that I had a hard time squeezing some time for writing this fic. But finally! I managed now to squeeze my time and finish these two chapters! Yehey! Waah I feel so tired ＿ﾉ乙(､ﾝ､)＿ 

I even had to reread the whole fic from chapter 1-5 just to make sure I am not forgetting or missing something XD 

As always, please bear with my English and writing skills~ (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑) I am no pro, just average XD ~ And hopefully,ｖ(⌒ｏ⌒)ｖI hope you have fun and enjoy reading this fic as much as I do!)

Chapter 6-7

Running in the middle of the night, 

                            Tomorrow morning with a cold.

                                          And an evening full of sadness. 

“Did something good happened?” inquire Umeko, her face observing me so carefully.

It is early morning, we have been tasked to prepare food early for some reason. The sky hasn’t lighted up yet but you can hear the roosters outside crowing already. A sign that morning sun is approaching. A brand new day for all of us.

“Haah!??” startled by her sudden question, I almost drop the knife I am holding. “Whhha--, why do you think so?” I reply.

“Well, you seem.. “ she pauses,  giggling she continues and says, “you seem like someone who is in love.”

“A whaaat!!?” I find my tone suddenly rising. 

“Who is the lucky girl? Ayeee, Yahiko!” squeaks Umeko while elbowing me in my side. “I didn’t know you have one!” exclaimed Umeko again.

“What are you even saying? I don’t know what you are talking about to be honest.”

“Tsk. You can’t fool me young man, I can see it and feel it. Something is different with you these days.” says Umeko as she continues peeling the potatoes beside me.

“I think you are just imagining things.” I reply as I hold the knife and the potato I am peeling more firmly.

“Imagining things? Maybe you are the one who is imagining something there! Tell that to your giggling face!” she says pointing the small knife to me. “Do you even take a look at yourself? You are giggling by yourself since we started peeling these potatoes.”

“Am I?? Reaally?” I say, caught off guard.

“Yeah! You keep on smiling and smiling while peeling these potatoes! I wonder why? Hmmm???” teases Umeko while she pinches my cheeks with both of her hands.

Do I look like that? Was I really am smiling?

I ask myself countless times inside my head. 

***

Breakfast was served earlier than usual. After having breakfast, lord Ieyasu and lord Sakai with some of the retainers departed to Owari to visit lord Nobunaga leaving the castle for a few days to the trusted trio: lord Tadakatsu, lord Yasumasa and Toramatsu. The three are left in charge of the affairs in the castle. 

So here I am, as usual, outside the veranda just finished everything that needed to be done. I am glad that I am able to do and finished every chore fast. Now finally, I can relax a bit. I look at the swaying sheets of my laundry that are hanging so perfectly out in the sunshine. I feel proud for the good work I have done. As I take in the breeze around me, my mind floats back to what Umeko was saying.

You seem like someone who is in love..

Whhhhaaaa! No no no! Haha, what the hell? Hahaha Umeko is so jumping into conclusions! Me? In love? To whom?? I was just smiling. I was smiling because of what happened a few days ago. Nothing more. I was just happy that lord Yasumasa even tagged along in getting the two children back home safely despite his nonstop complaints. And I was maybe, yes, giggling because lord Yasumasa doesn’t have the slightest clue that those are the very same children that secretly gave him pressed flowers before. I was just happy because everything feels like fate and such. Yeah, that’s it. 

I clapped my hands together making a loud sound in the air. 

Umeko is really jumping to conclusions. I hope she wouldn’t spread any rumours to our fellow maids.

“Anyway! Why am I thinking so hard about this? The weather is so nice today! Perhaps I should go out and buy some new ingredients for our dessert.”  I tell myself with glee.

***

“Hey is that Yahiko? Toramatsu?” says Tadakatsu as he points Yahiko who just went outside the castle gates with basket in one hand.

“Yes, why?” says Toramatsu

Lord Tadakatsu together with Toramatsu and of course lord Yasumasa is currently walking outside in the castle garden. You can visibly see the sweat forming on their clothes and faces as they leisurely walk in the open garden. They have finished practicing their swordsmanship with their retainers a couple of minutes ago. 

“Nothing really, haha. But, I can’t help but notice that he is really a hardworking lad. You must be so lucky to have him Yasumasa?” says Tadakatsu as he laughs.

“I think I have to agree with you lord Tadakatsu about that,” says Toramatsu, “Yahiko is a very hardworking person but I am afraid he might over push himself.” concern present on his voice.

Meanwhile, Yasumasa who is standing beside them nods in agreement for the first time with Toramatsu and says, “True, he is very useful I have to say. Way more useful and responsible than any other servants out there that worked under me.” 

“Oooh..is that a compliment to Yahiko? Haha” teases lord Tadakatsu.

“Take it whatever you want, Tadakatsu.” says Yasumasa disinterested as he wipes his sweaty face with his kimono sleeves.

“But, I do really hope he doesn’t overwork himself too much. He handles almost all the chores in the castle. I think it won't bring any good to his health later on, if he keeps on abusing his body, doing everything by himself.” says Toramatsu in a whisper as the three of them walk.

As Toramatsu says this, Yasumasa looks back behind him. He looks at the castle gate with something on his mind.

***

As soon as I got back from my mini shopping, I start helping out in the kitchen. It is almost lunchtime, so the old kitchen ladies are all busy preparing the meals of the retainers. I help with ladling the hot soup, filling their porcelain bowls to the brim, then putting them in the trays that are lined up in front of me. After everything is prepared, we start to distribute the trays on the main hall so that the hungry retainers can eat their meal while it is still hot. 

I go and serve Toramatsu, lord Tadakatsu and lord Yasumasa their meals as usual. 

“Thanks for the meal, Yahiko” says lord Tadakatsu beaming with a smile.

“Why don’t you eat with us too, you must be pretty starving by now” says Toramatsu, smiling at me with some gentleness in his eyes. 

Meanwhile, lord Yasumasa on the other hand is just listening to us three while he eats his food.

Feeling shy to eat with them so suddenly, I reject the kind offer. “I umm.. I am not yet hungry so don’t worry milord” I say when suddenly as I am about to stand up from my kneeling spot, my stomach rumbles without any warning. 

“!!”

“I think your stomach says otherwise.” says nonchalantly by lord Yasumasa who is now drinking the hot steaming soup from his porcelain bowl.

Lord Tadakatsu laughs at me. I can’t help but blush so hard in front of them. My face turns slightly red like a ripened tomato. Toramatsu on the other hand, tries to stifle his laughter and end up just giggling quietly. 

“Just eat with us, Yahiko.” 

“Yeah, eat with us..!”

Invites Toramatsu and lord Tadakatsu again to me.

“Umm..haha, no, I am okay. And I still have some things to do. Well then, excuse me my lords!” I bow and walk quickly from the main hall not even looking back because of the embarrassment. Gosh, why of all time!!??? Why!!? I want to crawl into some hole and never go out. This is so embarrassing!

“Yahiko is cute, don’t you think Yasumasa?” says lord Tadakatsu innocently without any deep meaning at all. 

“What’s so cute about a person who lets himself starve or lets his stomach rumble in front of everybody.” says coldly and unimpressed by lord Yasumasa.

“Ohh come on! Yahiko is cute! Isn’t he Toramatsu? You agree with me right?” lord Tadakatsu says again in a gleefully manner, pointing his chopsticks to Toramatsu.

“Instead saying that and giving him a cold shoulder, you should have asked him to eat with us. He was probably shy in front of you to say yes to us. He must be worried that you might not like the idea with him eating with us or maybe with you.” says Toramatsu in a faint stern tone towards lord Yasumasa.

“What!? So are you saying that it’s my fault now?” irritated, lord Yasumasa unconsciously slams his chopsticks on his tray. “Is it my fault that he was shy, that he couldn’t eat with us and rejected your offer? Why do you have to blame me for it, as if it is my responsible or something..”

“Just saying. You should have been more thoughtful.” Toramatsu replies without looking back, continuing eating his hot meal in a calm manner.

“Tsk.” lord Yasumasa snaps, now feeling a little bit guilty towards Yahiko who seems tired and really hungry just by the sound of his rumbling stomach earlier.

“Umm, hello? does anyone agree with what I am saying? Isn’t Yahiko cute??” beaming and smiling and waving like a fool, lord Tadakatsu asks them again.

“Oh! Just shut up for goodness sake, Tadakatsu!” yells lord Yasumasa, his brows furrowing into a deep arch clearly irritated by what Toramatsu said to him. “Just shut up..!” he says again to lord Tadakatsu who is oblivious of what is happening to his surroundings.  

***

Late afternoon, alone in the kitchen.

It has been a tiring day somehow for all of us. After lunch, the retainers was tasked by Toramatsu to clean up their rooms, then their belongings. Lord Tadakatsu and lord Yasumasa on the other hand, tasked the other retainers to polish their swords and their armors and other weaponries they have inside the storage. When they all finished their tasks, us servants made them some refreshments and desserts. Now that everyone is just relaxing on their own, here I am in the kitchen--my favorite place-- doing some wiping. My peaceful moment is suddenly been shattered by some loud voice coming from outside.

“Hey, Yahiko! Is it true!? Is it true!??”

Umeko suddenly comes running to me shouting in the kitchen like she heard some kind of big news from outside, almost knocking all the clean pots on the table that I have been wiping so far.

“Umeko, would you just calm down.” I say as I stack the wiped and cleaned pots in order again on the table. “Why are you shouting? Did something happen in town?” I ask, inquisitively.

“You wouldn’t believe what I just heard!” she catches her breath, then for a moment starts talking again “they say lord Yasumasa struck an innocent civilian!”

‘What!? When?!” I almost yelled at her, so shocked at what I just heard from her mouth. Lord Yasumasa, struck a civilian? is this even true?

“Well, they say, he beat up an old man in the streets a few days ago. All the old man did was he was trying to teach this certain samurai lord to be respectful towards elders. But it didn’t end well. He got beaten up badly by that young man. And it turns out that the man they are referring to is lord Yasumasa. Many say that they saw the horrible scene too. It is the talk of the town!” says Umeko.

No way..How did the story turned up into something like that? Don’t tell me that it is the drunkard we met before. That man is saying such a big nasty lie to the townspeople. He is trying to make lord Yasumasa look bad! 

“Where did you hear that? That is nonsense! Don’t believe such a big lie.” I snap at Umeko.

“Why are you getting a bit mad at me, Yahiko? I just heard it. And the old man himself was the one who was telling it all out there. He and some men also says that lord Yasumasa doesn’t deserve his title and such...that he is taking advantage of his position just because he is a samurai lord..”

I can’t believe this, why? Why say such bad things? There’s a faint pang lingering inside me that I can’t fully explain. I feel sad for lord Yasumasa who doesn’t seem to know anything. He did something good only to turned out bad like this? And at the same time, I feel very angry too, to the persons who spreads such bad lies about him. Even though lord Yasumasa can be a jerk, still saying such lies is still wrong. It is not right at all.

“Yahiko??”

“I’m sorry Umeko for snapping like that at you. But don’t believe them. That man is lying. I think he was the drunkard we met back then and he was trying to hurt some kids, lord Yasumasa just taught him a lesson. I was there. So believe me. I know lord Yasumasa can be snappy at all times, but after working under him, I can tell that he is a good man. He will not do something so bad like that.” I say to Umeko. Umeko, on the other hand is listening to me quietly and eagerly. “Is that so? I believe you then! I’m sorry too, I just got carried away because people were talking about it so I was just so shocked that I came running straight to you here right away just to confirm it. Don’t worry, if ever I heard someone here in this castle talking about it, I will say that it isn’t true.” 

“Thanks, Umeko.” I smile at her, feeling happy about her sincerity and  that the misunderstanding has been cleared up. 

***

Just outside, the two servants don’t know that somebody has been quietly listening to their conversation. It is lord Yasumasa, standing just outside near the kitchen door. He didn’t mean to listen or eavesdrop. He was supposed to ask Yahiko something, maybe ask him to do some errands for him and maybe will tell him that he can have the day after his task. He stands there, looking at the two quietly. Or more so, looking at Yahiko with such bafflement. Eyes with a faint doubtful expression. His brows in deep furrows, as if he is trying to understand something in his head but he can’t. He observes Yahiko from afar and murmurs to himself, “I really don’t get...this guy..”

***

The setting sun paints the afternoon sky with splotches and smears of crimson and orange colors. Evening is approaching slowly as the sun says goodbye to the day again. After finishing everything I have to do in the kitchen, I make my way to lord Yasumasa’s quarters. Walking in the corridor with a tray of tea and manju on my hands, I can’t help but recollect inside my head what happened earlier regarding the false rumours about lord Yasumasa. I feel angry for lord Yasumasa. I wish I was the one who was out in town so that I could correct those bad people and tell the townspeople that those are nothing but lies. That they shouldn’t believe a word that that old man and his men was spreading about.

But no matter how much I wanted to do something, all I can do now is just sigh and hope that these will stop soon. 

I see from afar lord Yasumasa’s quarters already lit up inside. Usually he is late going to his quarters but now he seems early. He must be so exhausted if that is so. Lord Yasumasa probably returned early to rest. Poor lord Yasumasa, he must have had no clue about what’s going around in town. 

Should I inform him? Or not? But..ughh what to do. What should I do… I ponder as I get nearer to his quarters.

“Lord Yasumasa, I brought you some tea and dessert.” I announce myself.

“Bring it inside.” he says flatly. 

I come inside and place the hot tea and his plate of newly made manju on his table. He has been sorting some paper scrolls again. 

After serving his tea and manju I sit near the sliding door waiting, waiting for the perfect time to tell lord Yasumasa about it. At the end, I think he should know about this. But, soon as I try to open my mouth, I can’t say nor find the right words right away. I pause, and then ponder. Ponder but then when I try to speak, I find it hard. At last, after what seemed like an eternity, I take a deep breath, then I call him in a low tone that is enough to be heard. 

“Lord Yasumasa, no matter how many times I think about it, I think you should know.”

“And what is that? Be sure that what you are about to tell me is really important or else don’t bother at all.” He says, his right hand stops from whatever it is doing. Finally he looks at me, as if he is ready to listen to what I am about to say. 

I gather my courage, and opened my mouth. 

“Somebody out there is putting such bad rumours about you, milord. I think it should be stopped or else the whole town will probably think that it is true.” I say with sincere concern for him.

“And?” 

It was an unexpected dull reply. It caught me off guard. 

“And?? I-- I think we should do something about it milord.”

“Why? Just like you said it is just a bunch of crap. Lies. Why bother?” he replies without a care in the world.

“But-- milord... don’t you feel..wronged here? Don’t you feel angry or something, because I feel angry.” I say somehow bluntly, my hands unconsciously gripping my hakama while sitting there in his room. 

He observes me like he doesn’t understand me. Like he doesn’t understand what I am trying to say to him or where I am coming from. There’s this bewilderment expression showing on his face. His brows forming into an arch, like he is trying to figure out me on his head. 

Finally, he speaks, breaking the brief silence that surrounded the room.

“I don’t understand you at all.” he says. 

“Huh?? What do you mean milord?” I say in response to him, totally confused.

Then his expression changed into his usual annoyed expression, that expression that I see from him from time to time, whenever he thinks I am being stupid or being an airhead again. 

“What I mean, fool, is that why would you feel bothered by it? Why would you even feel angry? It’s not about you. So why get so worked up about something that you don’t have business with?” he says sounding irritated like as if I am making a real big deal out of it--which I don’t understand.

“But milord--” 

“Ohh, stop.” he interjects, “Can’t you even, for once properly use your head? Why don’t you put all your energy into something more productive? Instead of complaining to me about this crap that is not worthy of my time or your time, if I were you, I would just use it to something more productive. Know what? I don’t need you and your negativity here. Go take a bath or something. Don’t get into my nerves while I ask you nicely.” he says, his hands shooing me away like I am being a pest to him right now.

Seeing that the conversation is really over, I just give up. And make my way outside of his room.

***

“Ugggghhhhh..!! I DON’T GET HIM AT ALL!” I say aloud, my voice echoing in the whole room. I punch the water around me, making a huge splash of a mess. Here I am inside the public bathroom of the castle taking a nice warm soak in this wooden bathtub. As usual, I made sure that everyone had their bath  before going here. It is hard living in disguise, you have to be cautious especially when it comes to taking a bath and changing my clothes. But it sure feels sometimes nice to have the whole room for me to use. It is quiet and no one would bother me. And I can let out all these hard feelings and frustrations I have in me.

“He is the one that I don’t understand. He always gets mad, complains a lot even by the slightest, small irrelevant things but he won’t even feel upset about somebody out there badmouthing him. What!? Mind my own business?? And here I am, worried for him. Worried that he might feel-- l.. Ughhhhh..!” I submerge my head in the warm, steaming water and letting all the frustrations and anger within me melt away.

I really don’t get how lord Yasumasa and his mind works at all. As I try to recall everything that happened, it felt like for him I was overreacting over something stupid. That I was stupid for reacting like that. The way he responded as if I am some kind of a pest, ughhh..I don’t get him at all. Use my head properly? Really? Ughh, I hate him. Here I was feeling sad for him. Oh, MC, why would you even feel concerned for that jerk? Really? Hah..! 

When I couldn’t hold my breath any longer under the water, I hurriedly come to the surface gasping for air. 

“Ha, hahh, hahh…*coughs” I let my head rest on the wooden wall, closing my eyes, thoughts wandering about the incident again.

To think they figure out lord Yasumasa’s name, or whoever they are, or I mean that old man must have done his research about it. He must have been so angry about how he was beaten up in public that he couldn’t let go of it unless he gets even to him. To think that there are people who would go to such lengths just because they feel wronged...it is scary.

Mulling over while my eyes are still closed and my head still resting on the wall, I hear the sliding wooden door of the public bathroom suddenly being opened. I open my eyes hurriedly and submerged my whole body in the bathtub. I quietly scan the area, and see someone really comes in. My body freezes, anxiousness creeping in. Thankfully, the area is dark and steamy so whoever it is still haven’t noticed me yet. The man removes his hakama, then his whole kimono robe, the fabric smoothly slipping down from the slender yet taut, muscled-body then falling to the floor. Without a sound, he walks in my direction. Even though I don’t look like it, I am panicking in my head. 

Ohh god, what should I do? He is coming nearer and nearer here. No, no...MC just relax, just think. *getting nervous and lightheaded because of too much steam* Think!? What am I supposed to think? Besides there is a man naked in front of me! And he is walking now in my direction, so how am I supposed to think..! And haha *sarcastic laugh* I am fully naked too for heaven’s sake..! 

I am starting to feel dizzy, and the only thing, the only possible solution that my mind comes up with is to just hurriedly run away from this place. No matter how hard I try to think, that is the only way I would be able to escape from this scenario. So I ready myself. I don’t care anymore if I see him naked or he sees me naked, as long as he won’t be able to see my face and discover my identity, I have no choice but to just run without clothes. 

As he gets nearer, I grab the nearest small wooden pail I see without making a sound. The man is about to enter the bathtub, the moment I see his left foot has submerged in the water, I hurriedly stand up smack the man as hard as I can with the small wooden pail. 

”Ughhhh!! What the!???”

I hear the man groaning in pain, hear him falling into the bathtub with a loud painful thud.

I’m sorry...really, really sorry..! I cry inside my head to the man who seems like in deep pain because of how he fell and got his head hit.

 And like a mad person, I hurriedly jump off the bathtub, grabbing my clothes right away and flee from the crime scene.

***

“Ouch..What in the seven hells!! Who was that stupid fool..!?!? Uhhhggh..! My butt and my head..ouch..I will kill whoever that is..! That fool!” groan in pain by lord Yasumasa. Even though the place is dark, you can still see with the moonlight’s help the reddening back of lord Yasumasa. His head hurts like crazy because of the wooden pail that was smacked on him, while half of his body is in pain because of how hard the impact it got from falling hard on the wooden tub. If you are wondering why he is there at that time, well it was just an unfortunate coincidence. He was so exhausted that he was a bit late in taking his usual bath. Unfortunately, that is the usual time MC takes her bath..so..you know now.

“What a crazy guy.! I will surely kill that person! Just you wait..! Ouuucchh.. Aww, damn..my body hurts like hell..” curses lord Yasumasa in the air, alone in the dark.

***

I am panting so hard, like a person who just survived from death. Wet to the bones and naked, I am clasping my white kimono undergarment like my life depends on it. I am so looking weird, like an exhibitionist right now. I hurriedly put my clothes on despite my body still drenching from water. After checking nobody is outside, I hurriedly run to my quarters hoping and praying that no problems will arise tomorrow.

***

Morning, it is.

The weather is nice and as usual we prepared breakfast early and on time. Still cautious about what happened last night, I am on guard even though I am working like nothing happened. Thankfully, it seems like nobody knows who or what happened last night. With stacked trays on my arms, I go to the main hall to serve the newly cooked breakfast for the retainers.

“You looked flushed, you okay?” asks with a happy-go-lucky tone by lord Tadakatsu to lord Yasumasa who is sitting beside him waiting for their breakfast meals to be served.

“I hope there is some hot soup in the menu today.” says lord Yasumasa more like to himself, than to lord Tadakatsu who is beside him looking bit puzzled.

After serving the others including Toramatsu’s food, I go to lord Tadakatsu and lord Yasumasa’s side next. I kneel in front of them and start serving their respective trays.

“Here is your breakfast milor--- achooooo..!”

“Is there a sou---- achooooo..!!”

The sound of my sneezing and for some reason, another sound of somebody’s sneeze too surprised me, lord Tadakatsu, lord Yasumasa as well as the other retainers nearby.

“Wow. Did something happen? Both of you are looking flushed and looks like both of you caught a cold too.” says lord Tadakatsu a bit taken aback by our sneezes. I realized that the other person that sneezed the same time with me is lord Yasumasa.

“Haahaha…*nervous laughing. It must be the weather.” I countered. But at the back of my mind, I don’t want to think but I get the feeling that it was lord Yasumasa that I smacked last night with the wooden pail. The one who entered the public bath. The one I saw naked. The one I almost killed…! Realizing this, I feel like fainting right there on the spot. 

Shoot..!! MC!!! Pray he doesn’t notice or don’t get any idea!!!

“But the weather is nice though..that is weird haha” laughs off lord Tadakatsu as he starts digging his meal. Meanwhile, as I try to catch a glimpse of lord Yasumasa, I accidentally make an eye contact with him. 

Oooopppss..!  This is not good. I can see the reaction in his eyes. There is a sudden brief faint of surprise in his eyes, something that tells me that he must have realized it all and now he is suspicious of me.

Damn. Please, please, please..don’t let him realized it was me. I cry to myself inside, hoping that he still hasn’t caught on about it. 

“I am going now milords...” I say meekly to them and bow. Then I go out from the main hall going straight to the kitchens in a hurried manner but not obvious.

***

“Hey, are you not hungry? I thought you are craving for some soup??” pry lord Tadakatsu to lord Yasumasa who is somewhat murmuring to himself.

“So he’s the stupid fool..” smirk lord Yasumasa, as if he is having fun on his little discovery.

“Hmm?? What are you talking about?” questions lord Tadakatsu.

“Nothing. Nothing...don’t mind me.” responds lord Yasumasa back as he begins his meal by sipping the hot soup from his steaming porcelain bowl.

***

In town. 

With a basket on my arm, I stroll the town aimlessly while my head tries to come up with a good, reasonable and believable excuse if ever lord Yasumasa realized that it was me who almost killed him with a wooden pail last night.

“Ughhh.. What excuse I would say to him... What!?” I murmur to myself. 

As I am walking, oddly, I suddenly heard the name Yasumasa in the street. Curious, I move nearer.

“Even though he is a samurai lord that works under the Tokugawa still don’t you think that it was too much? What he did to an old man like me? He abuses his power no matter how you look at it .” 

“Omy, well..that is true..” nods reluctantly of an old lady from the restaurant, somehow feeling pitiful but hesitant towards the old man. 

“Is that really true though?” counter the manju vendor that has a mini stall next to the restaurant. “..because from what I heard from the other vendors too, you are the one who started picking a fight with some kids…” states the vendor matter-of-factly. 

“And who told you that?” butts in by the man who is with the old man. “That cocky boy and his young servant started it, he beat up an old man here.”

“Still, maybe the guy had a good reason? And we know the young servant who is with him. That young servant of his usually buys manju to me, and some of us know him..He is kind and isn’t the type of person to do such a thing..so I wonder if you are telling the truth..” doubts the manju vendor.

“What are you saying?? Are you accusing us then?” yells the man.

“Ohh my.. Please don’t fight here.” says the old lady from the restaurant, worried.

“Hey, calm down. Let it go buddy..” says the old man--who is playing innocent--  tapping the shoulder of his friend who is yelling at the manju vendor. “Well, if you don’t believe us, if you don’t believe this poor old man me, then I have no choice.” As he walks from the place, he suddenly stops and looks back at the manju vendor who still doubtful about them.  “And ohh.. If I were you, I wouldn’t get too close to them, especially to that lord Yasumasa. He seems to like beautiful young guys.”

“What are you implying or trying to say here?” 

“Ohh nothing. Just saying.. You don’t want to give him a wrong impression, do you?” says the old man with a crafty smile. “You see, I heard he does things with that little servant of his that you are saying you know.”

This time, despite my hard efforts on trying to stay still, hearing those words made me finally lose my patience. And before I know it, I am charging forward to those liars almost ready to smack them with the goods I have in my basket.

“Hey!! You are really being too much!” I strike back feeling really upset.

“And who are-- Ohh, I see.. Are you here to defend your master now?” smirks the old man with meaning. “See how he acts so defensive, I wonder why..hmm?”

Trying to compose myself, I talk back to the old man who pretends to be the victim with civility. “I don’t know why you feel so wronged here even though you are the one who is at fault here. It is true that lord Yasumasa beaten the heck out of you, but because you deserved it. You wouldn’t listen to reason, and you were about to hurt the kids way way smaller than you just because they tripped you or something. I think you already had enough badmouthing him for the whole town to know your lies. So will you stop now?” I say, my insides fuming. 

After letting everything out, I face the restaurant lady and the manju vendor that I frequent to whenever I buy manju, “Please forgive me for causing a scene here. I just want you to know that lord Yasumasa isn’t the type of person this group of men are saying. He may not look friendly outside but in the inside, lord Yasumasa is a good and decent person that does his responsibilities well as a retainer and follower of lord Ieyasu. He won’t do something unless there is a reason behind it. He may have a sharp tongue but he genuinely cares for his duties as a Tokugawa retainer and he admires lord Ieyasu’s leadership. So much as he won’t do something that will put lord Ieyasu’s name into shame, like what those people are claiming.” I gave a glare those bad men, before bowing and saying goodbye to the restaurant lady and the manju vendor.

***

It is almost late afternoon. I walk in an alley--a shortcut to the castle-- with the basket in my left arm filled with new goods and spices that I bought in town, now feeling somehow calm, my anger subsiding already. “I hope they will finally stop now that I--” as I am about to turn, someone grab me from behind, my mouth being clasp by a hand. I try to escape, struggling so hard when another person suddenly pops up in front of me and punch me on the stomach so hard that I lose my consciousness right then and there.

***

Meanwhile in some corner of the alley just a few walks near where MC is being dragged unconsciously, laughter fills the air as children are playing with some rocks and pebbles. 

“It’s my turn!” says the little boy to his fellow little friends as he throws a big flat pebble on the road missing the target objects laid out in the rough road. “Ooops, hahaha sorry. Wait I am going to get my rock.” says the little boy as he goes to the corner of the alley, as he is about to pick his rock, he saw a familiar figure. “Ohh! Is that onii-chan? Onii-chan..!~” he shouts but MC doesn’t seem to hear him, as he takes a closer look, he realized that MC--the one who took them home after being saved from the old drunkard man-- is being dragged by some men. “This is bad…!”

***

In the castle, lord Yasumasa seems to be looking again for his servant Yahiko. “Where the hell did that fool go again?” He strides and scans the corridor and the veranda but to no avail. “Just you wait and see. If you think you could fool me then you are so wrong. I wonder what kind of stupid excuse will you come up with this time..” murmurs lord Yasumasa to himself as he strides in the veranda going to the kitchens. His face looking not irritated or mad but instead, oddly, he is smirking. A mischievous smile forming on his face, it is as if he is enjoying this. Like he found something that will give him entertainment later.

As he arrives in the kitchen, he is about to ask the servants and kitchen ladies there when suddenly a kid running in a hurry bumps into him. 

“Aaagghh..!” 

Lord Yasumasa clearly not happy about it, scolds the boy telling to pay attention to his surroundings. When the boy looks up and realizes that it is lord Yasumasa that he bumped into, total relief shows on the little boy’s face. The boy immediately stands up, he grabs hold lord Yasumasa’s hakama and starts to plead. “Onii-chan..! Thank goodness its you! Yahiko-oniichan was dragged by some bad men out there. One of them is that scary drunkard we met before! I don’t know what happened but it seems like they will do something bad to him!”

“That fool..!” huffs lord Yasumasa under his breath. “Where did you last saw them?” he asks, immediately, following the little boy.

***

It seems that it is evening. As I look from the small window, the sun had long set already. The surroundings outside starting to really get dark. I am here in some kind of abandoned small house in the woods, the whole room only lit by a candle. I am trying to think calmly, trying to figure out how will I save myself from this bunch of old men before they return and discover that I am a girl. Just the thought of it, of what they will do once they discover my real identity sends shivers in my spine. I tried so many times untying myself, but the rope is so tight that I couldn’t do anything about it. I tried looking for a knife or something sharp around me but to no avail. I tried standing up, but they have tied my feet so tightly it is beginning to hurt and my legs feeling numb too. As the seconds pass, I am starting to panic. 

“MC, focus..focus. You need to be strong and smart at a time like this.” I say to myself but to no effect. The ropes on my hands and feet are too tight, I can’t loosened it. Nobody knows that I am here. I don’t have anyone that is close to me that will worry about me to be honest. I can’t think of anyone. But even if let say Umeko notice me not still there preparing dinner with them, she would just probably think that I am out there flirting with some women about my age.. So help from the outside would be impossible. Now, what? Now what, MC??

As I try harder to come up with some escape plan, I hear my abductors opening the door of this small cottage. I don’t know if it is the right thing to do but I pretend to sleep. I can hear them talking, and worse, the air smells sake. And it seems like they are drinking. I can smell the sake lingering in the place. Please, please, don’t let them do anything bad to me. I pray.

“So what we will do now?” asks the man.

“We will teach this boy a lesson. A lesson he will never forget so that he would not be bold enough again. Like what he did to us earlier.”

“So we will what? Beat him up? This thin, woman-like boy?”

“Oh hell..” replies the old man, that drunkard to his accomplice. “You should be a bit creative sometimes..”

“Creative? You mean?”

“Oh come on, just look at this guy’s skin? Almost similar to a woman’s. And guess what? When I dragged him, the smell..!!! Hahaha I have never smell a man so nice, so nice that I want to try and see myself..” the old man cackles, his laugh so menacing my whole body freezes, my heart beating so rapidly against my chest that it almost feels like it is about to burst at any moment. 

Still lying on the cold floor, faking to be asleep, nervousness creeping on me, I say to myself that if ever these men starts to get near to me, I will really, really smack them hard with my head before they do something to me. And I need to do it so hard, so hard enough to get my chance to run right away from them. I brace myself. Readying to use my head. I feel them moving closer to me, the sake smell lingering more, smelling more stronger and nearer. 

“Hey wake up little, pretty boy..~” says the old man in a very lewd way it gives me the chills.

“Hahahaha wake up boy, wake up wake up~” says the other too. 

When I feel their hands almost reaching me, I open my eyes like an alarmed creature in the middle of the night, and smack them so hard using my head that I, too, almost stagger and feel some dizziness and pain. They stumble, both of them, then I take my chance when I find my balance again, I start to run towards the door only to be dragged by the hair by the old man. I lose my balance, and really fall hard to the floor. Suddenly the old man shouts, “grab him by the legs..!”. The other man, tightly hold my legs, my feet, I don’t know any more-- I struggle, struggle so hard that I feel the pain all over my body. 

MC, you need to fight..! Fight..! Don't let them..! Don’t..!!

I shout inside my head, like a mantra, I keep on repeating those words.

But my body will not listen. It does not listen at all. The weight of the two man, ganging up on me, holding me so hard and so tight that I can feel their nails sinking on my sink, on my flesh. It is just too much. I try to fight so hard, so hard… I thought I was shouting but I don’t hear a thing at all. I don’t hear my voice at all. Strangely, my mouth is open, struggling trying to say something but no words come out from it. Just groans of me. Groans of struggling so hard from keeping them from touching me.

But my body starts to lose all the energy it has, my hands and feet getting weaker and weaker. But my mind keep on commanding me, fight..! MC you have to fight!. 

They finally grabbed my kimono collar, the old man in a sudden force tear them apart, almost choking me. The pain stings on my neck. I told myself it is no time for crying but my eyes starts to get a bit teary and my vision starts to blur. But I told my head again, this is not the time for crying. I have to fight them.

I scratch the old man’s face, but he slaps me so hard almost sending all the consciousness in me away. He stops for a second, groaning. But the other man, hold me even tighter, I can’t move at all. Then that old man suddenly is on top of me, undressing me..my head is in a swirl as I try to stop them with all my might.

“Ohh..hahaha” cracks the old man.

“She is a girl..! So she is a girl..! We are lucky..!” says the other. 

Somebody, please help..please…

As they are about to remove my hakama, the man on top of me suddenly is sent flying to the other side. While the other who is just below me, holding my feet and legs, gasps and then yells with a groan, “Aggghhh...!”

I don’t know what is happening but the man seems like his arms are being twisted, so hard I think I heard a crack like something snapped. Then the man yells and cries so hard, “Argggghh..! aghhhh..!!! my arms! my arms..!!!!!” 

“You, who the hell are you!!??? Wait, you are--” then again the old man who was sent flying suddenly lost his voice, somebody punches him in the face so hard that I see blood spilling in the air. “urgkkh..!”

Everything's happening so fast, I don’t know anymore. My body feels so weak, I couldn’t move from the spot. 

“Let us go..! let us go!! I don’t care anymore, you can have the girl, just let us go!!” 

“My arms..! don’t come any closer! It is not my idea! It is his!!” 

I hear shouts, then groans and then, I hear somebody scrambling to their feet, banging the door open and finally they are gone like the wind. Suddenly, the surrounding becomes quiet, so quiet you can hear the sounds and cries of the night insects in the woods. I am left here, almost lifeless. My body feels so cold against the ground. I couldn’t move an inch at all.. 

Then, I see a somehow familiar figure coming into view in front of me. He is looking at me, his eyes and his expression, I can’t figure out at first. But then, there is this brief surprised in his eyes, then a bewildered yet worried expression. I don’t know if it is just my imagination. Then in a very faint voice, almost like a whisper, I hear my little brother’s name. 

“...Yahiko..?” so soft, his voice almost like he is careful of mentioning it. 

It is lord Yasumasa, kneeling now beside me, helping me get to my feet. 

“...you..you are such a trouble..I-- I mean, in a mess..” he says almost like a whisper. His voice seems like he is reprimanding me, but in a gentle tone and manner. Then without a word, he scoops me like a beaten puppy from the floor. I still couldn’t move nor say anything, my mind is blank.  

Then, suddenly, tears comes rushing in. In his arms, like a lost child, I cry and cry. Muffled cries. He is a bit shocked, then I thought he would complain or get annoyed at me behaving like this but he doesn’t speak. He holds me in his arms, quietly and without his usual complaints. He listens to my sobs. He is just there, holding me like I am a dear thing. 

I don’t know why I am crying now. There are these mixed emotions playing inside me right now. I feel so glad that somebody saved me. That those men are now gone. That lord Yasumasa is here. Yet I feel so scared and terrified about what just happened. My body is trembling as I cry. I am so scared. So scared that no matter how much I try to stop myself from sobbing, my tears just won’t stop from falling. 

We are in that position for a little long. Him cradling me like a child. I can’t see his face clearly because my eyes are all blurred by my tears.  My hands, then, find their way on his collar, grabbing and tugging it lightly. For some reason, I feel angry at him. Inside my head, thoughts and emotions are pouring out. Like, thoughts, why am I even getting mad for this jerk’s sake? Why i feel so concerned for this man. Why do I ended up in this kind of situation.  Anger, fear and confusion is welling up on me. I keep on sobbing with anger and then relief that he is here. That someone looked for me, protected me. Because I thought no one would notice that I am actually missing, that no one would come for me. Huge relief and comfort washes over me now that everything is over. No more evil laughter, no more sake lingering around me. Just calmness, quietness, and him.

***

MC has now fallen asleep soundly in Yasumasa’s arms. Her face much better than before. All the fears and sadness and shock, already gone in her.  Her pallor is getting better as the color in her cheeks returns. Her body temperature, still a bit cold, but much better than when he first held her in that state. It is dark, very dark now, the round moon, the only light in the wide evening sky together with the glimmering of the little stars. All the retainers are probably at the main hall right now, in the middle of their dinner. Thankfully no one is in the veranda, Yasumasa carries MC quietly to her quarters. Without so much a sound, he puts MC on her bedding, careful to not wake her up. He realizes now that her collar is ripped and opened too much, the fabric in tatters like it was roughly and forcefully pulled open. Her neck with bit of scratches and redness. He sees the bindings on MC, white strip of fabrics tightly wrapped around her to conceal her identity. Her being a woman. 

He puts the collar back in place, swiftly yet carefully. He stands and get an extra blanket from a cabinet. He put it on top of MC until she is covered comfortably in blankets. The trembling of her body has finally stopped, exchanged with a sense of calmness showing on her whole face. 

Yasumasa sits beside her, arms crossed, staring at her, observing her peaceful breathing. And at the same time, he seems like he is in a deep ponder. He has never been this puzzled before, so unsure of what to do, supposed to feel or say in this kind of situation. 

Outside, you can hear the laughter of some of the retainers from the main hall. Merrily eating and having nice conversations and talks, perhaps. You can hear lord Tadakatsu too being weird again, and Toramatsu trying to stop him from doing something. Everyone is lively tonight as usual.

While inside MC’s quarters, the place is calm and still.

The candle, flickering, giving light and shine to MC’s fair skin and womanly features evident on her face.  Why hadn’t he noticed of it? He foolishly asks himself in his mind. If you take a closer and careful look at her, you can tell that she is a girl. And yet he didn’t notice it at all. And why he--or she is pretending to be a boy? For what reason? does anyone know her secret? Does lord Ieyasu knows this?? or not? Questions floods into his mind like a torrent. 

And why the hell did he--I mean, she got dragged and kidnapped by those worthless trash? How did she got herself into that kind of-- 

Lord Yasumasa just sighs and stops from asking himself such questions..

“You fool. I clearly told you to use your brain properly, but what is this?” complains lord Yasumasa under his breath. 

He sighs again. “Did you tried to be a hero or something again? ..did you boldly speak up...for me? ...you stupid fool. Always poking your nose into something you shouldn’t be concerned to begin with. Now look at--- look at you.. why? I, I really..I really don’t get you at all. You weirdo..” says lord Yasumasa in a somehow light reprimand, sounding a bit irritated but with a tinge of concern and sadness in his voice. 

“Now, what I should do with you...you-- you stupid woman..” whispers lord Yasumasa to himself, as he observes the calm breathing of MC. 

***

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[hyphypmic]

Could you do a headcanon of the Buster Bros and their respective s/o in an argument?

oof hope you like this!

Ichiro

oh he isn’t the believer in the happy s/o happy life

He will argue with you, but very civilised, unless of course it’s about anime or something, then he will be very very very aggressive

If you get mad, he tries to be as level-headed as possible because as the eldest brother, he knows what happens when tempers escalate

And his patience is quite long actually, like he really can wait out and listen while you rant

Unless you tick him off, then he might growl and raise his voice a little

He will also suggest to like stop talking for a bit and calm down

If he is really mad, he will do some vigilante shit, work or go to the gym

Then when he comes back you both talk it out again and you’re happy again when it’s resolved yehey

Jiro

He’s kind of the type to get mad at you and lash out because he seems kind of aggressive

He will not let you win, especially if he knows he is right and you aren’t

He tries to rein in his reactions, but you can see it in his eyes really that he is going to explode if you tick him off

And like, he goes out or storms out when it’s too intense and brings his spray paints with him and just paints to lose himself in it

Or he does some delinquent stuff

When he comes back to you, he’s calmed down enough and apologises for being mad

He will talk it out with you and settle with a compromise that would make the both of you happy

Then ya’ll would go out

Saburo

he might let you win at first, then bring it up again later and just very calmly, point out why he is right

If you both get mad, saburo will not yell, he will clench his fists, but he won’t yell because he’s soft for that

He would close his eyes and take a breath or two before responding

He’s also look down or look away, but if you’re talking he’s listening to you and considering every point your saying

Though he would lash out, but only in very extreme circumstances

But he will concede defeat if it’s a lot better than the alternative

[everydayjedidiah-blog]

The INTRO and 1ST CONTENT

This blog will be consisting of all my experiences in my college life as engineering students that made a way for realizations. I want to be casual as possible but, it’s not just my style so please forgive my formality.

By the way, I am currently studying to be a Mechanical Engineer someday.

Being a student always challenge me to manage my time wisely and be responsible for school works, house chores, and other responsibility I have to be done. 

I made this blog to inspire and encourage.

I will be sharing my experiences in the first term of our first semester. At first, there are so many adjustments to do such as adjustment to people, to place, and most especially to the studies. The people are awkward as usual at first meet but I was lucky that I know someone in my class and I don’t have to find someone to talk to, during the vacant. The place was farther than my old school that’s why I need to wake up earlier. Now the most special the study, some of the subject doesn’t surprise me because it was already introduced in Senior High School, but some really gave me a hard time to the point that I have to study on Saturdays hardly that I consumed the whole day, because of the seat-works and quiz that I’ve failed. Eventually through persistent, determination and prayer to God, I manage to have an improvement. In our second quiz, I scored 1/3, in the third, I had 2/5 and in the midterm exam, I scored 3/5. Those 1,2 and 3 do show improvement, doesn’t it? For me, yes and that’s why I am thankful for the time God gave me to study. This was the experience

Next, we will be talking about the realization (Yehey). Last few weeks ago I started thinking of how I manage to do it and what I’ve gained that I didn’t have when I am getting 0 on seatwork and quiz. Is it knowledge, guides or tips & tricks? But all of that is acquirable if we put time on it. So what is it? It is time that we put on the things we want to achieve. For example, have you ever think of how some people manage to score millions in a game that we only manage to score hundreds and how professional athletes set an unbelievable record. I think it is all because they put time on it, they trained, practiced and mastered their works so that the impossible will be possible. In our studies putting our time on it by practicing and mastering it will be helpful too.

For me, time is the only thing that is limited to humans. No? look you might not have money this time but if you work using your time you will earn it, the knowledge and skills you need to pass the quiz put some time and work it out and it will be good. You might not have everything yet, wait “yet”? does having it in a sentence makes it achievable in the future? Yes, and to be in the future you need to work while the time is clicking.

Look around and observe, you can see a standing giant concretes with square glasses? a moving metal with four, three or two circles that spin over and over? and a rectangular box that has glass on it and shines with different colors that give a lot of information and entertainment? Our ancestors didn’t make all of it right after their birth, they work really hard on it and time passed we now have buildings, cars and televisions/computers. Impossible became possible because of the time.

Remember: Do not lose hope, as long as you have time you can have everything or be anything you liked. Be courageous and prayerful to God.

[moonwonuu]

OKAY, I JUST GOT HOME KANINA. I ALREADY ATE AND CLEANED MYSELF LANG JAJDJWOD PERO OMG ETO NA. May MAGANDANG (hindi naman talaga) BALITA... MAY NANGYAYARI NA!!!! ETO NA ANG ANGST NA HINIHINTAY KO (sana angst na) The anticipation PLSKAJDJS handa nakong umiyak mwehehehehe SI PAPA LOLO, SI WONTOT TAPOS ANG PINAKANAKAKATAKOT... nasira ang coffee machine ni Andie 😭 (same, chan. Same)

Anyways, hope you have a great day, ats huhu. For me, it was sooooo good. Never felt so happy. Super enjoyable yung department na naassign sakin for work immersion, the employees/staff there are super nice and super kavibes ang head advisor sobra and very happy kasi yung work na binibigay nila samin is the work na we really wanted talaga huhu tyl

SUPER EXCITED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTERS, YUN LANG HAYLABYOU MWAH MWAH HAHA

— [🌧] anon

(P.S. You don't need to reply to this hehe, just wanted to share talaga kasi you're always so enjoyable to talk to and i felt like na ambilis natin maging close for a (silent noon) reader and writer relationship wise yehey!)

nasa angst na tayo 😎 pero bawal kayong umiyak kasi si andie at wonwoo lang pwede HAHAHA 😭 pag umiyak kayo, sorry na agad 😂 joke, walang iiyak sainyo 😌

hala first of all, okay lang to tell me about your days or anything na gusto niyo pag usapan kasi i’m always here to read hehehe 🩵 kakatuwa pag nag kwekwento kayo sakin!

it’s a good thing na you’re enjoying the department you’ve been assigned to! and mabait yung mga tao diyan! dasurv so much! i hope you have a good day tomorrow/today again 🩵