Oh shit.
Her voice was filled with genuine anger. It wasn’t a sleek attempt at making him shit bricks, but it was true fury leaking through her teeth. It was… different. All she did was state, clear and precise, that Sakuraba was not a ‘jobber’, and all of a sudden, his entire world began to swirl into chaos. That was… the first time someone took it seriously. His whole title- nay, his entire role in his clan. The deep wound, the disregard for both his safety and his pride, his eternal status… she was mad, just like he used to lose his temper at the notion.
It was terrifying. He didn’t expect this level of anger from someone like her! For a brief moment, he even forgot to breathe with her pushing him against the tree – it was almost as if she was aiming to punch the nonsense out of him, and he fully expected so. She wanted exclusive rights to insult him, and… just how mixed can a person’s feelings get? Okay, so she got to insult him, but let anyone else do so, and she’d almost likely kill them…
And just when he told himself that he couldn’t mean that much to her… not that much… she sealed the deal in a way that would leave no doubt in his mind. Despite his intentions today, she was the first one to go to first base… and kiss him. At first, his eyes widening in shock, but the fragrant taste of her lips melted his worries away immediately. This wasn’t just a random kiss… it was a gift. From someone he’d grown to like.
From someone he’d not mind loving.
She looked just like a highschool girl who’d confessed her feelings for the first time now. No offense to her, his face was red as a tomato, but he was still conscious this time. His lips continued to stay in that puffed, smoochey form as if he could still feel phantom sensations from her lips. "I-I… under… understood…”
… They’d actually kissed. Holy shit. If what his parents meant was true, then he’d sealed his fate until kingdom come. "Thank… thank ya, Mitsu-chan…” he thanked her once more, lowering his face to hide how emotional he was getting, "I… n-nobodeh else’s gotten angrier dan me befoh…”
At this point, the sun had well set, and the faint source of light only managed to paint the sky a deep, mat violet with the horizon yet as brightly lavender as it could get. "… Ya, uh… ya really wan’ exclusive rights… foh fuckin’ shit-talkin’ me? Can’t I catch a damn break from ya stoopid marks?” he groaned, but lost his false mask of disapproval once he followed up with a deep cackle. She was one hell of a woman to hang with.
"So… w-well… I ain’t no coward, ‘kay?! I can tell ma clansmen off or som’un… but, uh, old habits do be hard to break.”
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