Takemichi complains, hiding his face from his taller girlfriend. "I wish I was your age so we can be in the same school," he pouts, causing the girl to exhale a huff of exasperation.

    With some effort and leniency from Takemichi, Yuzuha sets the stuff down onto the ground and returns the hug, placing her chin on the crown of Takemichi's head. "Me too–I wish i was a year younger so i can keep an eye on both you and Hakkai..." She mumbles sadly, rubbing circles into Takemichi's back. "But atleast we can still see eachother after school!"

    –and here he goes!

    Takemichi takes a deep breath and expertly untangles himself from Yuzuha, making the girl look down at him with a raised brow. "Hm? Michi, is something wrong?" She rubs the crease in Takemichi's brow with a pout on her lips. "You're gonna get wrinkles if you keep making that weird thinking face,"

    Ignoring the subtle jab, Takemichi looks her in the eye and opens his mouth. "Hey, Yuzuha, I was wondering if...after this date...we could stop by my friend's house..."

    Yuzuha heaves out a huff and releases Takemichi, crossing her arms in front of her chest in disappointment. "Which one? I ain't going over to Baji's or Mikey's or Pah's. Mitsuya told me about the weird stuff they keep in his parents room–"

    Takemichi quickly interrupts her before she can finish her sentence, his face exploding into a dark blush. "N-NO! I mean a new friend! A girl I met at school today!!!" He explains.

    Her body becomes less tense at his words and she instead peers at him curiously. "Oh–well that's different. What's her name?" she asks, her voice void of disgust and instead full of unhidden fascination.

    "T-Tachibana Hinata?"

    "Tachibana."

    "Hmm...Is she nice to you? Or is she like Keisuke and Mikey?"    

    "She's nothing like them! Promise!"

    Yuzuha hums, seemingly satisfied. "Good–I like her already," she approves with a soft smile.

    Takemichi heaves out a breath he didn't know he was holding and turns back to her and their picnic date with a sparkle in his eyes.

    "So? Wanna get everything set up?"

    Yuzuha nods her head, a light blush decorating his cheeks in a delicate dance.

    "Of course, Takemichi."

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By the end of their picnic date, the food Wakasa had made them was devoured and eaten by the two kids. The bottles of soda were empty.

    And, in his hands, were five handmade bracelets.

    One for Yuzuha, One for himself, one for Tachibana, and two for Mikey and Keisuke.

    He knows the two boys will probably laugh at him for giving them something silly like a beaded bracelet but they were just gonna have to suck it up and receive it.

    Once Takemichi and his girlfriend were finished with their date, they packed everything up in his picnic basket and began heading towards Tachibana's house with the bright sun setting behind them. They held hands the entire way there, chatting absentmindedly about their first day of school.

    Yuzuha laughed and congratulated Takemichi for standing up for Tachibana and Takemichi deadpanned at the fact that Yuzuha and Keisuke got into another scuffle in the middle of class since they have the same homeroom teacher.

    "He kept trying to get me in trouble by throwing crumpled up pieces of paper at my head," She groused with a frown on her lips. "But I got his ass back–during lunch in front of all his little friends, I stuffed a bunch of hair in his food and made him eat it."

    Takemichi had cringed at the picture of Yuzuha stuffing hair covered food into Keisuke's mouth and promptly shook his head. He never wants to see that kind of image again.

    The sun had fallen by the time Takemichi and Yuzuha arrived at Hinata's apartment–not house.

    Takemichi was surprised to find that she also lived in an apartment. From the vibes she gave off, he half expected her to live in a two story house with a white picket fence, but is instead living in a multi story apartment complex.

    "Does...Does she live here?" Yuzuha asks from beside him as they both look at the intimidating door that has the same number as the one on the piece of paper Tachibana had given him.

    Takemichi's nods, a sense of nervousness creeping up his spine as he stares up at the intimidating door.

    "Y-yeah..."

    Yuzuha pushes Takemichi closer to the door, her face also nervous and fidgety as she peers up at the large door. "Knock then!"

    "Eh?! No, you do it!"

    "Huh?! She's your friend, not mine!"

    With a groan, Takemichi knocks on the door.

    It takes a few moments for someone to answer it, but when it cracks open, a small boy–smaller than Takemichi– opens it.

    "Who are you two?" The boy asks, full of suspicion yet curiosity.

    Yuzuha hides behind Takemichi and pushes him forward, practically begging him to answer.

    The audacity...

    Takemichi clears his throat and throws the boy a smile. "I'm Takemichi Hanagaki and this is my girlfriend Yuzuha! We're here to hangout with Tachibana Hinata," Takemichi explains, trying to keep up a confident facade so theboy doesn't see them as a bunch of weirdos.

    The boy stares at him and his girlfriend for three solid seconds before opening the door to them, his blue eyes still narrowed at Takemichi. "So you're the two lovebirds my sister's been waiting on. Come in, I guess," The boy says, stepping aside to let Takemichi and Yuzuha inside.

    Takemichi throws his girlfriend a smile that says 'see? There's nothing to worry about!' And Yuzuha returns it with a scowl that says 'Whatever, just get inside'.

    When Takemichi and Yuzuha enter the house their greeted by a nice apartment, one that borders on luxurious, and suddenly Takemichi wants to run put the door with Yuzuha–

    "Naoto! I told you to tell me when they got here so I could greet them!!!"

    Takemichi whips around and catches sight of Tachibana running out of her room wearing blue pajamas. A smile makes itself known on Takemichi's face as he greets the girl with a wave of his hand. "Tachibana! Nice pajamas, they look comfy."

    The girl stops in her tracks, looks down at her clothes, and turns back to Takemichi with a blush running across her face, "Ah, sorry about this," She apologizes, gesturing to her attire. "My school clothes were very uncomfortable and–and these were the only clean clothes I had left..."

    Takemichi and Yuzuha both laugh at Tachibana's expense, but not in a way that's meant to be demeaning. Just amusement. "You don't gotta apologize! If anything, you look comfier than me and Yuzuha combined. I'm a little jealous," He reassures, Yuzuha nodding along with him.

    Tachibana looks from Takemichi to his girlfriend, her face scrunched up in thought. Then, very suddenly, she walks up to Yuzuha and holds her hand out. "I'm Tachibana Hinata, Takemichi's classmate! It's nice to meet you...?"

    Yuzuha takes her hand and shakes it, all nervousness fading away with a single touch. "I'm Shiba Yuzuha. It's not to  meet you Tachibana–Takemichi needs more friends like you."

    Takemichi gawks at his girlfriend, surprised by her words.

    "EH?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?!"

    Yuzuha disregards Takemichi with a smirk and turns back to Tachibana. "All of Takemichi's friends are mean and impolite, but you'll be different right?" She asks, receiving an instant nod from Tachibana.

    "Of course! I'll make those other friends of Takemichi's look like rubbish compared to me!" She declares proudly, oblivious to the shocked expression on Takemichi's face.

    Yuzuha releases her hand and puts an arm around her shoulder. "I doubt it, Tachibana–and please, call me Yuzuha."

    Tachibana lights up, nearly blinding both Takemichi and Yuzuha.

    "And you two can call me Hinata! Now cmon–we got a project to finish!"

    Hinata takes a hold of both Takemichi's and Yuzuha's hands and leads them into her living room where the spent the entire night working on their 'All About You' project.

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    During the entire stay at Hinata's apartment, Takemichi finally got to witness Yuzuha being carefree with someone that isn't himself or Hakkai.

    She and Hinata were similar, teasing in the same light hearted way that wasn't meant to be taken seriously. They both talked to Takemichi with care and love, much like his own mother.

    And he froze up, his heart going cold as a thought crossed his mind.

    He's sees Yuzuha the same way he sees Hinata; like a sister.

    ...But that couldn't be right.

    His mind was just all jumbled up from doing the project.

    Takemichi stayed quiet the rest of the evening, trying not to think too hard on what this might mean for both him and Yuzuha.

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