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[battering]

UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"

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[redsea]

Oh... [ She didn't realize he hadn't even said a thing. Oops.

Time to be a turtle and hide. ]

[battering]

[ No, what is this, don't be a turtle. ]

... Hey, we should start heading back. But you gotta look at me first.

[redsea]

[ Slowly straightening up...! ]

...You have to tell me at least one reason.

[battering]

[ Now she wanted to hear it? He puffs his cheeks out. ]

Well... you're always nice to me, even when I do or say stupid shit. You're really smart and beautiful and you make me laugh and I'm just... really comfortable around you, like I could kick a million times more ass in general just as long as you're around.

[ Was there a sap quota? Because they've probably passed it by now. ]

[redsea]

[ covers her face, oh my god. She's trembling again. SHE ONLY SAID ONE REASON. ]

Y-you truly think so? Ah... Well, that's...

[battering]

[ AT LEAST ONE REASON. ]

If you're gonna keep hiding, I'll pick you up and throw you in the snow. [ Said with a smile; best boyfriend ever. ]

[redsea]

[ Stands up immediately. ]

No! You can't! Don't be mean! I'll—get mad.

[battering]

[ He laughs, ] Got you to get up though, huh?

[ But teasing her less was probably a good idea, wasn't it. Oops. ]

I won't be mean, promise. I'll be like... some prince. [ a thug prince ]

[redsea]

[ snorts

She's also not sorry. ]

[battering]

Hey!!

[ stands up now too just so he can flick her forehead. ]

[redsea]

Ow! [ She covers her forehead, but laughs. ] No, I just remembered something... Izumo said you were a knight.

[battering]

[ He's skeptical, because that just sounds way too convenient... but a knight sounded way cooler than a prince. ]

Yeah, alright, I guess I'll take being a knight. [ He picks up the flower crowns they'd made and then offers his free hand to her. ] What were you and Kusanagi-san talking about me?

[redsea]

[ Yata's just not cut out to be a prince... She takes his hand and laces her fingers with his, like he did on New Year's Eve. ]

Oh, no, it was nothing special. Just that you were Mikoto's clansman, among other things.

They were nice things, though. [ Let's leave out the part where they call him an idiot. ] He said you were a good person.

[ She gives his hand a small squeeze. ]

[battering]

Oh, cool. [ How embarrassing, talking about him. That squeeze was a nice distraction from thinking too much about it and Yata smiles and returns the gesture, eyes on her. ]

Hey, Kou-chan?

[redsea]

[ She looks back at him, returning the smile. ]

Yes?

[battering]

I'm happy.

[ SLAM DUNK have a surprise kiss. ]

[redsea]

[ This has to stop, because Kougyoku will die from a heart attack at this rate.

She attempts to return the kiss this time, but she gets shy. ]

Ah... Misaki, you idiot...

[battering]

I can't help it, I've been thinking about doing that for a while now... how's that make me an idiot?

[ He asks it innocently, because the real answer probably has too many reasons to list. ]

[redsea]

[ That's actually flattering, so she sputters. ]

...I wasn't ready. [ She's never ready. ]

[battering]

... should I count to three next time?

[redsea]

That would ruin the mood.

[battering]

[ shrugs, ] Maybe, but I don't want you to get mad at me.

[redsea]

[ With a reassuring smile, ]

I wasn't mad! I'm not used to it, that's all. You don't have to worry about every little thing. I'm new to this, too.

And I don't think I can truly get madd at you... Unless you plan on cheating?

[battering]

[ It's startling and he coughs, choking on air for a few seconds before he manages to get it under control. ]

Never! Kou-chan is the only one for me! [ Stop yelling, nerd. ]

STOP REPLYING BEFORE I EDIT

[redsea]

[ Stop, he's embarrassing. He should be thankful she's only laughing. ]

All right, all right! I believe you.