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━────The simple happiness Wakasa spent with the little kid didn't last that long. After they finished the second cup of ice cream, a call immediately went through Wakasa's phone with the caller being Shinichiro.

Probably because of the existence of the little kid, Shinichiro didn't bother much with the fight and directly let Takeomi and Benkei finish the fight while he goes and assists some others on his own.

"Where are you guys?"

Wakasa asked for their location and after receiving the answer, he hung up after telling them to wait wherever they were.

Placing the phone in his pocket, Wakasa turned his head towards the little kid, just in time to see her staring longingly at the empty ice cream cup. Strike by the feeling of being charmed too much by the cuteness, Wakasa quietly dragged this cutie out of the coffee shop before he got tempted to buy another ice cream.

When leaving, Wakasa saw little (y/n) showing a hint of disappointment but still followed his steps obediently. He couldn't help but pat the kid in the head, "I'll buy you ice cream next time. We have to go and find Shin and the others. You don't want to make them wait, right?"

Hearing Shinichiro's name being mentioned, Wakasa watched with great disbelief how the little girl transformed from being 'disappointed but would obediently follow' to 'not the slightest disappointed and is eager to follow'.

Little (y/n) even tugged at his clothes as though urging him to lead the way already!

'How charming is Shinichiro, that you would even forget the seduction of ice cream for him?' Wakasa thought crazily in his mind as he led the way. They almost ran to where Shinichiro is.

However, for the little girl to abandon ice cream for Shinichiro wasn't that much of a problem for Wakasa. He just felt it was incredible how Shinichiro managed to charm this child even though they only met today.

But Wakasa never would have thought that the word 'charm' isn't an enough description. He underestimated Shinichiro's influence over the little Cutiee.

"Chiro!" Little (y/n) said in delight as she ran towards Shinichiro, who was putting a band-aid on his face.

'Chiro?'

Not only Wakasa, even Shinichiro and the others thought in confusion who Chiro is. Only when little (y/n) tugged at Shinichiro's shirt did they realize it was Shinichiro.

Seeing the little cutie run towards Shinichiro without hesitation nor consideration for him, Wakasa felt like an arrow was shot in his heart.

'What about me? I bought you Ice cream and this is what I get?' Wakasa thought, placing a hand on his heart, feeling like it was shattering.

Benkei who's standing at the side glances at his friend in confusion, his eyes saying 'what's wrong with you dude?'

While Wakasa returned with a glance saying 'I've encountered a little ungrateful cutie but I can't get mad at her.'

Benkei nodded and patted Wakasa at his back, 'It's alright man. Cheer up.'

Shinichiro and Takeomi, who were watching this silent conversation, found themselves speechless. "....."

'How do the two of you understand each other?!'

However, little (y/n) who was nearly hugging Shinichiro's waist wasn't paying attention to Wakasa nor anybody else. Her eyes were focused on Shinichiro's face, where some bruises and scratches could be seen. The thin bright red still has droplets of blood oozing out, causing little (y/n) to stare at it blankly.

Feeling a gaze on him, Shinichiro looked down and met a pair of silent worried gazes. It looked solemn and dark, a pair of unblinking eyes stared straight at his face.

Shinichiro immediately tensed, he called out hesitantly "Uhm........ (Y/n)-chan?"

That pair of eyes that resembled the Sano's-- dark and soulless, really made Shinichiro not know what to feel.

(Y/n) blinked her eyes and frowned all of a sudden, "Chiro, you're hurt."

'Can you not look cute while looking solemnly worried?!' Shinichiro thought when he felt little (y/n) gripped his shirt tightly, her eyes looking away. Seeing her eyes darting around nervously, Shinichiro sighs. 'Look, she's nervous again. What's wrong with this kid?'

Unlike Wakasa who learned the truth not long ago about the child's experience, Shinichiro and the others are clueless.

Witnessing her family being murdered right in front of her yet not knowing it was a big deal, little (y/n) who doesn't understand the concept of death, doesn't even understand the fact that she would no longer see her parents anymore. The only thing she knew is that, she was told to run away and after that, she would wait for her parents to find her.

Kneeling down, Shinichiro caresses the little girl's head gently and smiles, comforting her. "Hey, what's wrong?"

Little (y/n) didn't speak. She still looked nervous but when she saw Shinichiro's comforting smile, she suddenly seemed to gain some courage.

She reached out and pointed at Shinichiro's wound, "Wounds."

Knowing that she was worried, Shinichiro beamed a smile at her and shook his head. "It's nothing, just a scratch. No need to be so worried. I'm not gonna die because of it."

"Daddy said wounds will get infactions if you didn't let a doctor see it." Little (y/n) said, finally finding her courage after hearing the careless tone of Shinichiro. She pursed her lips and tugged at Shinichiro's shirt, "Chiro, let's find a doctor."

While Shinichiro was touched, he doesn't really want to waste his time going into the hospital to find a doctor just because of small scratches and bruises. He tried to comfort little (y/n) as much as possible, but it was futile.

On the other hand, listening to the side was Wakasa. His face changed once he heard the little child mention her father.

Finally remembering this matter, Wakasa couldn't help but approach. He placed both hands under little (y/n) armpits and lifted her easily, carrying her into his arms.

Shinichiro was stunned by his friend's action. Looking up, he met Wakasa's solemn expression. Wakasa pushes little (y/n) head into his neck so she wouldn't see his serious expression.

"Let's go, the 'hospital' is just a few streets away." Wakasa said seriously before carrying little (y/n) away, leaving his stunned friends.

Takeomi glanced at the silent Shinichiro and patted his shoulder, "Looks like you brought a charming kid. Careful, Wakasa might become more loyal to the brat than you." he said playfully before following Wakasa, laughing when he heard Shinichiro's yell back at him in annoyance, telling him to shut up.

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