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A/N: After being absent for ages, I finally started to write again! And even better, to make up for it, I'm going to write everyday with the time I have left simply to make up for it. This includes specials that weren't released on time. I'm also considering writing a sequel to this, but with a different main ship. What do you think about it? Let me know by commenting.

Warning(s): Cringey (Probably),  Might be cute.

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Kirumi being, well Kirumi, she was just sweeping the floors of the school. She usually does this after school hours since in Hope's  Peak no one really bothers to clean the school at all. It was a sad reality, but that's the case.

As Kirumi was cleaning a window in the hallway, she noticed her teacher make their way to the headmasters office. She was surprised, to say the least, so she decided to follow him.

Making sure that he doesn't notice her, the maid walked quietly along the hallway against the wall, as she watched him go in the headmasters office. Once Kirumi got close enough to be of hearing range, she hid behind the door that was left open.

"You really are a cute idiot, Makoto."

"B-Byakuya, s-stop teasing me!"

"I would, but that would take out the fun in teasing you."

"B-but-"

She tried to comprehend what she was hearing, from both her headmaster and from her teacher. Unfortunately, in her mind, the fact that her teacher was being flirty to someone was a Christmas miracle. Her teacher would never be nice to anyone, not in a million years. Not even if you paid him all the money in the world.

They're dating?

That was one of the possibilities that crossed through her mind. An unlikely scenario, but it was possible. To confirm or deny the scenario, the maid knocked on the door gently. Afterwards, she waited patiently until she was given permission to enter.

The sound of the knock was heard from both Makoto Naegi (the headmaster) and Byakuya Togami (the teacher). Whilst the shock and fear was evident on Makoto's face, Byakuya's panic was more internal. The blonde haired pulled away from the embrace. This gave both males time to compose themselves before doing anything.

"Come in!" Makoto formally replied to the knock, slightly quicker than he should.

Kirumi entered the office in silence, bowing politely to both staff as a sign of respect towards them.

"I sincerely apologise for disturbing you, but I came here to clean the office, if that's alright with you sir."

"Oh, of course, just be careful!"

Silence swept the room as the maid dusted the shelves. Nobody spoke a word at all. It was an awkward situation for everyone, especially for both staff members present.

"Mr. Naegi, I'm sorry if this is rude of me to ask, but are you and Mr. Togami together, by any chance?"

Upon hearing the question, both Byakuya's and Makoto's blood ran cold. They were both afraid and surprised upon hearing it being asked in the first place.

At that moment, Kirumi had a plan.

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Shuichi was struggling to decide what would be the best thing to wear. Even though the meet up is casual, he still wanted to look presentable for the people he's going to see. That policy especially applied to when it came to meeting up to Kokichi's expectations. Funny enough, his thoughts always trailed back to the supreme leader. No matter how hard the detective tried to get the purple haired away from his mind, he couldn't.

In the end, the navy blue haired boy chose to wear: a black hoodie, white jeans and black trainers. A casual pick, but it was better than nothing, he guessed.

Through all that struggle I ended up going to the lazy route.

Shuichi laughed at how accurate and relatable that has always been. His anxiety seemed to always get the best of him at the most inconvenient time. He took a deep breath, to calm his nerves before he headed out.

After some time, the detective finally walked down the stairs and walked across the decent sized hallway towards the front door.

"I'm going now, goodbye uncle." Shuichi shouted politely, taking one final breath before he opened the front door.

Stepping outside, the detective closed the door behind him (whilst also making sure to lock the doors).  Finally, he put on his favourite emo hat and began to make his way.

He walked along the pathway mostly in silence, thinking about Tenko's invite. If he had to be honest to himself, it didn't really make any sense. As well as this, he didn't understand the purpose or the motive for it. It just all seemed a bit too...

Convenient.

He shook his head, brushing off the idea that this all could be part of some big set up. That possibility seemed rather slim. At least, that was based on the evidence he had. 

So, I need to get to the park near the school right?

Shuichi thought to himself, whilst trying to figure out the directions to the place he needs to get to. As if on cue, a figure had bumped into him by accident. The moment that the navy blue haired looked down at the figure, he immediately recognised him as Kokichi.

"I'm so sorry Shumai! I wasn't looking where I was going!" the amethyst haired exclaimed, almost immediately after he got off the pavement.

How on earth did I let this happen again? I swear I'm becoming one of those cliche anime girls! The worst part is that I'm not even a girl!

Kokichi panicked mentally, whilst keeping a calm composure in front of his beloved. Truth be told, he too just so happened to be thinking about something that had bothered him for quite some time now.

Which led him to the situation he is in now.

"Kokichi-" Shuichi began, pausing to take a calm breath before he continued, "I-It's fine! Honestly! That stuff just happens!"

At the response, all the supreme leader seemed to be able to do was smile. The smile was genuine, and he hoped, from the bottom of his heart, that his beloved could see that. When Shuichi smiled back, the supreme leader felt the butterflies in his stomach. He felt his cheeks slightly warm up on his face. Luckily it was warm outside (surprisingly enough, it was autumn).

"A-anyway, well, I'm kinda lost-" Shuichi admitted, blushing a soft red out of embarrassment. The supreme leader secretly thought it was cute. His favourite part of Shuichi's face had to be the amber eyes. They looked really gorgeous in the light.

After finally processing what the detective said, he immediately thought of a way to stay with his beloved. In a way, he wanted to get to know him better. 

"Oh don't worry Shumai! I know the way, let's walk there together!" Kokichi suggested, more eagerly than he probably should have done.

Shuichi looked at the amethyst haired boy in shock. He was surprised that the panta boy (of all people) would offer help to him. However, he felt grateful for it.

"That actually would be great! Thank you!" The navy blue haired boy replied, for once without stuttering. He was surprised himself, but mostly grateful that his social anxiety decided to leave him alone for a bit to allow him to have a decent conversation with Kokichi.

All that Shuichi received in return was another smile from Kokichi. Whether it was genuine or not, he would never know.

Before he knew it, they were having a long conversation about everything and nothing. At some point, laughter could be heard from the both. In general, both of them were simply enjoying the moment they had together.

In the distance, Kaede and Maki were spying on them both. Why? You may ask. It's mainly because they wanted things to go smoothly. While it is true that Maki had refused to help the class out before, thanks to a lot of convincing from the pianist's side, the assassin agreed to the plan. Now their current job during Phase 2: Making sure things go smoothly.

"I still don't understand the purpose of all this." Maki whispered, admitting something to Kaede that she hasn't told anybody else involved with this chaotic plan just yet.

"Well, the point is, it's there to help them get together. Shuichi and Kokichi themselves will be doing most of the work, we're just giving them a push in the right direction." The blonde haired explained, quietly so that only the black haired girl could hear.

"Oh, fair enough, I suppose. Kaito is still against this however, mainly because he hates Kokichi's guts. To be frank, I hate him as well, but if them being together makes Shuichi happy, then... I guess I could help out for his sake." Maki revealed in a whisper, her tone showing just how sincere she was. If she had to be honest, she was often way too honest in certain situations. Though it's not as if she'd openly admit that.

"That's not really that surprising." Kaede replied, a short giggle escaping her lips. It gave Maki a strange feeling of happiness, though she'd never admit that.

Eventually, the duo in question and the spies had made it to the park. Both Tenko and Himiko were already there, waiting in the queue by the ice cream truck. The magician and aikido master waved to both the panta boy and the detective. Unlike them, the girls knew that Maki and Kaede were going to arrive also. Once Kokichi and Shuichi had made it to the ice cream truck, Kaede and Maki walked up to them. They did this in order for it to make it look as if they came here by coincidence.

"O-Oh, Hi Kaede!" Shuichi replied, with the usual stutter. As a result, he failed to notice the shorter male snatching the detective's emo hat.

"Hey! Give it back!" Was Shuichi's only response once he finally realised what had happened to his hat, causing his amber eyes to be exposed to his classmates.

He chased after Kokichi for the sole purpose of getting his hat back. After many tries and fails, however, the detective gave up and decided to suck it up and deal with it.

"You know, Shuichi, I didn't know you had such pretty eyes." Kaede admitted, smiling her usual smile as she did.

When Kaede turned to face Kokichi, he looked at her like a predator looking at its prey.

This was going to be interesting indeed.