"let's go on a date."

"¿Qué?"

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Earlier that morning, Colith finally gathered enough wits to leave her room, wishing to see Megumi.

The kid had eventually grown on her, and despite yesterday's...unforeseen events, she couldn't chicken out and stay there forever. Well, she could have but that's not the point. She cautiously opened the door and was met by an empty and dark corridor, meaning that Toji was- she supposed- still asleep. The man wasn't an early riser, a well known fact after the four months she spent here. Formula in hand, she stealthily warped into the baby's room just to find the little guy awake, eyes blurry by his tears, just about to wail.

"Shhh, it's okay bebi, Coco is here.."

She swiftly placed the bottle on the dresser next to the cradle before taking the baby in her arms. His diaper was full.

'poor thing...'

Not at all disturbed by the display since she was used to it, the woman changed his diaper after cleaning him then replaced his clothes since it was too early to bathe him.

The weather was getting colder as they entered December, and she didn't want him getting sick. With a smile, she started feeding him the formula, watching as the little boy greedily drank the content of the bottle. While gently rocking him, she couldn't help but think back about the original timeline where Megumi would've been living with Tsumiki right now. Originally, he was supposed to be 3 years old when his dad died and she was utterly surprised when she found an 8 months old Megumi instead when she warped to his location.

'Must be a stunt the HU pulled, dunno why they did it but I ain't gonna complain..'

Her phone appeared in her free hand since Megumi was holding the bottle like a champ while staring at her, and decided to take a few pictures of him. Too engrossed in her cooing, she failed to notice the presence behind her because when she turned to leave with the baby to the living room, she almost dropped the boy upon noticing Toji watching her from the door frame. Her face automatically heated up and her heart started pounding like some drum during a heavy metal concert when yesterday's events came back to her memory in a flash.

"..."

She stood there, completely stiff with the baby who was feasting without a care in the world. Toji stared at her lazily, as if he hadn't captured her lips for the first time yesterday.

Not wanting to show how much it affected her, she attempted a casual smile though it came off...strained.

"Hey Toji, fancy seeing you here! Sleep well?" she said, patting Megumi's back to make him burp, which he successfully did, earning a quick praise from the woman.

"hm.."

Ight

"..."

She kept a straight face...sorta, still feeling uncomfortable under his gaze. She looked down at Gumi who was chewing on the bottle nipple with his gums, completely focused on the task. It seemed like his teething was finally starting which reassured her. Most babies had their first tooth at around six months or so but heh, not all babies were the same. Well, remind her to buy some chewing toys later.

'He hasn't started crying yet, so he seems fine...'

Having somehow forgotten about the man since she was in thought, her attention was drawn by his voice, and the next thing he said froze her in her spot.

"Let's go on a date."

Colith paused, trying to process the new information Toji just threw at her like a bomb. HOLD UP- did she hear him right? did he say "date"?!

"¿Qué?"

The man folded his arms, amused by her reaction.

"You heard me."

"Toji are you perhaps, drunk?" she exclaimed, sweating bullets. "Y-You know, I understand if last night was a spur on the moment thing or you weren't sober or anything, really, it happens, but I'm wondering...did someone perhaps hit your head yesterday during your Job or I dunno..?"

His eye twitched at the statement, "Oh? thought I wasn't serious earlier?" he unfolded his arms and approached the female like a predator cornering his prey because JEESUS this man could be scary-

Colith slightly stiffened, unconsciously using his son like a barrier but decided to stand her ground, not backing away.

"I may have to kiss you again to make myself clea-"

An empty bottle hit his face, cutting him off.

The room was silent for a moment and both adults directed their gaze on the culprit, Megumi. The boy was looking at his father with an expression nearing disdain which made him look like his teen counterpart.

Colith burst out laughing.

"This boy seriously!!" she cackled, rubbing her cheek on the annoyed baby's who was staring blankly at his dad, unfazed by the annoyed stare he was receiving. "The look he been throwing at you!! Looks like he doesn't want you near me heh? What a shame Bwahaha!" a vein popped on his forehead while the woman used this opportunity to slip out of the room toward the living room. Unfortunately with an annoyed Toji in tow.

'This little Brat...'

He watched Colith play with his son, noticing how she was doing her best to ignore him. However, before he could address the subject-

"You...why did you kiss me yesterday? I don't understand..." lies, she knew exactly what was happening the moment she felt that shift in his aura two months ago, but was just too spooked to address it...until well...yesterday, but he didn't need to know that-

Toji noticed the cautious looks she gave him, cheeks reddening in embarrassment as she put the pacifier in the boy's mouth. He just shrugged in response, bewildering the woman. He had no clue what got into him either, but he didn't regret it one bit. He simply felt like doing it and maybe... go a little bit further- what the hell was happening to him seriously.

"You're annoying, that's pissing me off." he sneered.

"Come again?"

She gave him an incredulous look, eye twitching in slight irritation. She knew that she could be a pain in the ass sometimes but right now she had no clue what the hell she did, except being a coward and avoiding him like the plague and being kissed- yep let's not talk about that. Toji sat right beside her on the carpet where Megumi's toys were haphazardly plastered. She glanced at him while muttering "Get away from me, asshole." which he blatantly ignored.

"I said you're pissing me off."

ok.

"Yeah I knew that, thanks captain obvious-", his eyebrows creased in question, not knowing why she was referring to this captain obvious before she went on, "-but I don't think that's a slick move considering you asked me out earlier."

She gave him a smug smile. A smile that quickly waned when she realized his face was closer than usual. As a result, she leaned back. Unfortunately for her, Megumi was focused on his toys, not giving a shit about the situation behind him so she couldn't use his protection right now!

'Fuck! Megumi come here qui-'

"I've been meaning to ask...what the hell did you do to me...?" his huge figure loomed over her since his bulky arms were on both sides of her hips, preventing any escape. "I couldn't stand your presence 4 months ago, and now...I can't keep you out of my head, is this one of your abilities, Colith?" his low voice made a shiver ran down her spine.

'Hold on cuz'

Our local weeb started sweating bullets when greenish hues intensely stared into gold with a strange emotion she couldn't pinpoint exactly... It were as if they were trying to decipher her very being. She gulped, trying her best not to freak out until she saw them eventually stop on her lips.

'HOLD ON-' screw this, she's freaking out.

"MATTE MATTE MATTE MY GUY!", her sudden outburst caused him to stop as he had started leaning a bit too close for comfort. Megumi glanced at them, blinked dispassionately before getting distracted by the colorful toy next to him.

"I uh..don't know how my powers work exactly but I'm aware that there's something weird goin on and I can't do anything to stop it, sorry!" she laughed nervously while averting her gaze and using one hand to create some space between them, "Trust me I tried... I'm sorry if it's been an inconvenience, but I ain't doing that one on purpose."

'Fucking Higher-Ups, seriously.'

Toji blinked.

So he was being affected by something? How irritating...

Before he could ponder the idea, he felt his cheek being pinched, not to the point of hurting him but hard enough for him to look at her in question.

"Can you, like, back away before I slap you?" She said with a strained smile. Huffing, he swiftly stole a kiss from her before standing up and going to the kitchen in search of food, leaving a gawking Colith on the ground while Megumi happily crawled to her.

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'What the fu- did that mofo just kiss me again?! Not that I mind cause I'd let him do it agai- HDKZBZZKZOZB FOCUS, WOMAN!!'

I was still shocked by the turn of events because I tried bullshiting my way out of the date but the guy refused to hear me out. In any case, the led me to leave a clone with Megumi and find myself outside with the Dilf. That jackass was stubborn as hell what the heck-

I knew being a MC in the HU's fanfictions would eventually lead me to this kind of bullshit. And what honestly caught me off was the fact that the guy wasn't bothered the slightest that his feelings toward me were being influenced by my presence—powers— huh, I dunno? It freaked me out seriously! I knew my presence could push some of the characters I was fawning on to love, like, or support me if we spent too much time together. And I was a little apprehensive about Toji's reaction until I realized that he was slowly—rather or rapidly, considering he wanted to jump into my pants—falling into the trap.

Should I be concerned? Yes, as a normal human being should but was I a normal human being? HELL NAW, THIS IS HILARIOUS. Or I'm simply finding ways to cope 'cause my brain's fried from all this bullshit. Anyway back to the topic, we were sitting in a Cafe of his choice since I really didn't know any good places where to date. I was a newbie, Sue me.

"It's too freaking cold for a date, my guy...couldn't you have chosen a less chilly day for this? I'm freezing!" I hissed, fiddling with the menu as Toji merely eyed me in mild interest.

He was wearing his usual black sweater covered by a long grey coat because it was kind of freezing outside, and black pants with matching shoes. Meanwhile, I opted for a red hoodie with a black turtleneck underneath, jeans, and brown boots.

Every female in the Cafe kept glancing at him from time to time, flustered which, well was a given, considering his mysterious vibe and bulkier appearance compared to the average Japanese guy. He was attractive, and that was bound to draw a lot of attention. Attention he wasn't the only one receiving since, well, yours truly was present. I felt numerous eyes on my person ranging from curiosity to jealousy and incomprehension. It was probably due to our odd combination. Mixed couples, especially Africans and Asians were a rare sight to witness, for 2004 that is. Never said they didn't exist, but not as much as in the future. But I digress. Toji didn't seem to mind the attention, and I was already used to that.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" I inquired, blankly staring at him and doing my best not to simp. He hummed in response.

"You."

"Huh? I thought you already knew about me," I was referring to my powers and purpose here but it seemed like that wasn't what he meant. I frowned in confusion.

"I wasn't paying attention the first time around," he smirked, placing his chin in his hand and gave me a taunting look. Bastard.

My mouth twitched "Alright asshole, I'll tell you more, but now..." I trailed off, watching a cute waitress heading our way with a sweet and confident smile, her attention solely focused on Toji.

'Oh boi'

"How can I help you, sir~?", she asked, beating her eyelashes at the man who quirked a brow when he saw how she blatantly ignored me.

Unfazed by her flirtatious act- because I knew how handsome this man could be and I can gladly attest to this due to that one time I stumbled upon him in the hallway. He was done showering and his scarred torso on display while his dark hair was dripping as he only sported a jogging and a towel around his neck. Almost dropped my phone when I saw him and BOI, I've never been this glad to have great eyes, 'cause I ended up sketching him and hanged it on the wall of my room...but nobody needs to know that- I simply ordered what I wanted, as if I wasn't just drooling at the memory of a shirtless Toji.

"Hum hi, can I get a macchiato latte and a vanilla flan, please? I'm not a cake person."

A frown eventually came across her face as she reluctantly directed her gaze to me, aversion flashing through her eyes at the sight of my person.

Oya?

A strained smile graced her features as she begrudgingly wrote my order before swiftly looking at my date who witnessed the whole ordeal, "What about you, si-"

"Fuck off." He growled, causing her to flinch and back away in terror when he stood up. The atmosphere grew heavier under his glare, resulting in most of the patrons shuddering. He grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the Cafe while throwing a nasty look at everyone in the vicinity. Once outside, I heard him mutter curses. My shoulders slumped.

"But, my flan..." I deadass whined since I really wanted to eat it. Toji's head snapped my way, incredulous.

"What the- didn't you see how she was looking at you?"

Aah.

"That? Yeah pretty annoying if you tell me but I'm already used to this," he furrowed his eyebrows, not liking the implications of this. His jaw clenched, still pissed off while I simply waved my hand before realizing something. We were outside again meaning, COLD AS FU- I hurriedly wrapped my arms around his waist on instinct, plopping myself inside his warm coat. "Damn, it's too cold for this bullshit..." I muttered, placing my head on his chest, savoring his warmth.

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It took me approximately ten seconds to process what I just did because:

'Oh man did I just-'

Before he could open his mouth to speak, I quickly cut him off, "I'm just cold, mind you. It's your fault for dragging me outside." I hid my face in embarrassment so he couldn't see me. Unfortunately, I failed because I heard his deep chuckle vibrating through his chest. 'YA Allah he smells so goo-'

"I didn't know you were the bold type...guess I like it-" I immediately slapped a gloved hand on his mouth, eliciting an amused laugh from him.

"Shut up!" I hissed, teeth clenched, trying to free myself before realizing that his hands were now around my waist preventing me from walking away. I gave him a sour look but stopped upon noticing the apologetic look in his eyes even though his face showed nothing.

"Sorry for what happened in here, I didn't want our date to go this way.." I tilted my head as I watched his worked-up expression worsen. I was tempted to mess with him but decided against it. It wasn't every day that Toji apologized.

I chuckled, "It's not your fault dude, there'll always be bitches who'll come and ruin your day no matter what you do. If they cannot understand that I did not choose the color in which I came to earth, then they ain't worth a yen. It's better to not give them attention and pretend like they don't exist." I smiled slightly. "Plus this is nothing compared to what we usually go through every day, so yeah, she's just an idiot and I'm pretty sure she was just trying to get your attention since you're quite the man."

I jokingly punched his shoulder, shaking my head. I purposely ignored the envious look some passerby threw us as we stood in front of the Cafe. Even felt the bitch's eyes on us, glaring specifically at me.

'Aye this ain't yo man sis, chill.'

Toji was silent, pondering my little speech before I added.

"And if they go too far, a good bitchslap will calm them down." I jocked. He chuckled before releasing me. I stepped back a little, looking up at his handsome face.

"You're so weird," he ruffled my hair, making me scoff, pretending to be annoyed before grinning.

"Says the battle junkie." I dodged his half assed flick with a laugh, "Alright big guy! Let's continue this weird date of ours!" I pumped my fist in the air, receiving surprised looks from people.

Toji sighed then slid an arm around my shoulders, keeping me close.

I could see that he was starting to loosen up around me, even though we were both aware that it was the result of my presence. Still, the guy didn't seem bothered by it.

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