"So you solved the whole thing while I was unconscious?" Y/n asked Kou while holding her notebooks. Akane was next to her listening to their conversation.

      The elderly students are now back to their young and lively selves. Y/n, Akane and Kou were walking around the hallways. "Hey L/n-san, you don't have to worry about Mirai anymore. Sorry for all the trouble she caused."

      "That's okay." Y/n smiled at him. "You didn't do anything wrong anyways."

      "I'm relieved to hear you say that." Akane sighed in relief. Y/n chuckled at him.

      "You know Tomato, you're not that bad." Y/n chuckled then she twiddled her fingers. "I'm sorry about rubbing it in that you got rejected by Aoi a lot of times."

      "It's fine." he sighed. "Atleast it's over now..."

      "Anyways since everything's back to normal, let's just call it——"

      "Even?" Teru went behind him with a scary expression written on his face. "I'm afraid we can't do that."

      "Minamoto-senpai?!"

      "Nii-chan?!"

      Teru grabs Akane's foot as he dragged him all the way to the Student Council room. "You have a lot of explaining to do, Aoi."

      "WAAAHHH NO HELP MEEEEE!" Akane exclaimed. Y/n can't help but to laugh at the sight of her frenemy being dragged by his senpai.

      "Wait Teru-nii!" Kou followed them, leaving Y/n on her own.

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      "On my pillow, can't get me tired." Y/n sang as she went to the girl's bathroom to see Hanako and ask about the Yorishiro. "Sharing my fragile truth, that I still hope the door is ope——Yako-san?!"

      Yako was leaning against the sink and gave Y/n a mean look. "What are you——?"

      "I'm here to file a complaint!" she said pointing a finger at her.

      "What do you mean?" Y/n asked.

      "What kind of rumor do you think you're spreading?" Yako poked Y/n's cheek with a dark aura surrounding her.

      "Oh!" Y/n's eyes lit up with joy at the sudden feeling of epiphany. "The staircase for lovers to hang out!"

      Yako turned into a fox and attacked Y/n by chomping her head. "O-Ow what the fu——" she yelped.

      "Every single freaking day, couples come to my staircase to make out, nothing could be more obnoxious!" Yako complained.

      "But No. 7 is not here, I think I saw him went to the Science prep room." she said while getting off of Y/n.

      Y/n rubbed her hair and bit her lip. "Okay, okay." she said as she stood up and went to the Science prep room.

      "Hi Tsuchigomori-sensei!" Y/n greeted. "Have you seen Hanako-kun?"

      Yako plopped down from Y/n's head. "Oh you mean No. 7? He went to the garden for some reason."

      "Okay. Thank you!" Y/n smiled as she went towards the garden to see if she can find Hanako. Yako was resting on her shoulder for some apparent reason.

      As she went to the garden, she saw Akane's hanitarou lying on the ground. She picked it up and asked the small tree about Hanako. "Oh, he was idling around here for a moment until he went back to the school."

      "Okay, thanks again." Y/n groaned as she trudged towards the school. Y/n went to the Student Council room to return the hanitarou to Akane.

      As she entered the room she looked at Akane with an unamused expression. "The fuck are you doing? Also I have your hanitarou."

      "What? L/n-san you found my hanitarou for me?" Akane asked while he was facing on the ground with prayer beada surrounding him. "He always disappears, Ao-chan gave me that once."

      "But thanks anyways." he said.

      "Okay..." Y/n nodded. "Good luck whatever you're doing, Tomato..."

      Y/n brushed her hair off her face and tucked it behind her ear. She went to the rooftop since it was the last place she haven't checked yet.

      Y/n went to the rooftop and climbed on the ladder where the small tank was located. Her face brightened. "There you are! I finally found you!"

      Hanako was sitting while looking up to the sky. Y/n sat next to him. "I looked everywhere for you, what are you doing? Something wrong?"

      "Oh it's nothing." Hanako assured her. "Anyways what can I do for you?"

      "Regarding to No. 1's Yorishiro..." Y/n mentions. "Should we find it?"

      "Their power can be handy so we shouldn't destroy it for a while." Hanako answered still looking up the sky.

      "Hanako."

      Hanako looked over to Y/n who is now concerned at his state. "Why you sad?" she asked.

      "I don't know." he lied, he's definetly worried about something.

      Hanako didn't say anything much about himself lately and it's making Y/n even worried for him. She started to learn some few things about him, she sighed.

      He looks really down.

      Then Y/n remembered something.

      "There a charm to make you feel better."

      Y/n suddenly blushed at the memory where Hanako kissed her cheek just to cheer her up. She wondered, maybe she could do the same thing to him.

      Y/n grabbed Hanako's collar. "Whoah Y/n—?"

      She squeezed her eyes shut as she presses her soft lips to Hanako's cheek. Y/n pulled away and saw Hanako's shocked expression.

      "T-there a c-charm." Y/n stuttered in a blushing mess. "T-To m-make y-you feel b-better."

      Hanako became flustered as he became redder than a tomato. He looked away from her while lowering his cap. Y/n covered her face while mumbling inconherently.

      The two blushing teens we're few feet apart from each other. Hanako removed Y/n's hands that were covering her face. He gently pinned her to the ground. "Don't do that..."

      "W-what?" Y/n stammered.

      He puts his hand on her chin while caressing her bottom lip using his thumb. "You shouldn't do things like that, you're a girl you have to be more careful."

      Y/n looked at Hanako whose cheeks are red than usual. Hanako inched his face closer to her, aiming her lips.

      And what he did next made Y/n's heart soar. The feeling of serendipity and euphoria surrounds her like the warmth of the first day of spring. She didn't know someone that cold would be so warm and sweet.

      Then Kou arrived. "WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!" he shouted.

      Hanako looked over to Kou. "Yoohoo~!" he greeted.

      Kou climbed over to them. "Get your sleezy hands off of Y/n-senpai!" he said. Hanako playfully smiled at the blushing Y/n.

      "I'm just returning the charming favor." Hanako shrugged as he winked at Y/n. "Better keep your guard up from now on, babygirl."

      Hanako plopped down to the ground as he puts his finger close to his lip. "Thanks for cheering me up, Y/n-chan~"

      "You did it didn't you?!" Kou asked Hanako in disbelief.

      "Bye~!" Hanako cheerfully waved goodbye to Kou as he went back inside.

      "Y/n-senpai!" Kou looked over to Y/n who was still blushing and in a state of shock. "What happened?!"

      "I can't believe that stupid book does predict the future." Y/n muttered.

      "He did it didn't he?!" Kou asked her again.

      "I'll just leave it to the rest of your imagination." Y/n says as she fainted.

      "WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

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loraine's note:
i'm currently cackling as i write this xD