The sun's rays had traveled far and wide, casting its light upon the earth like a spell. Reaching past a certain pair of curtains, the sun graced its light onto the face of two soundless sleeping teenagers. The sunlight accompanied by the dust particles in the air and the faint sounds of breathing made the two look mystical- almost like they were in a fairytale.

About an hour or two had passed by; with the light hitting his eyes, Yuliy's eyebrows furrowed before his sapphire orbs gently opened unveiling himself to the sight of the room around him. Lazily, Yuliy lifted his arm, placing it next to him expecting to feel the warm body of the one who slept next to him. Only... he felt nothing.

Yuliy's mind filled with panic as his body shot up to a sitting position. Left. Right. (Name) wasn't there making Yuliy dread if this was a nightmare because if it was, he yearned to wake up. Trying to be rational, the adolescent pinched himself; eventually, logic flowed into Yuliy's head resulting in the teen to come to his senses. 'Maybe she woke up before me and went to wash up.' Yuliy concluded to himself.

Moments passed as Yuliy had gotten himself ready for the day. Hearing a knock at the door, the teen walked up to the wooden door, opening it almost hastily; seeing the small stature of (name) made Yuliy's guard drop. Inside (name)'s hands was a tray of breakfast, "morning Yuliy. Sorry about my sudden disappearance; I went to go finish my last two assignments and got breakfast thinking you were up." (Name) explained with an apologetic smile.

Stepping to the side, Yuliy let (name) into the room, "no problem; I was wondering what you were doing. I'm glad you got your assignments done" said the taller teen. (Name) had placed the tray down on the table signaling Yuliy to sit at the table to eat the breakfast consisting of rice, beef, and a veggie broth in a side bowl.

While the two started to eat, Yuliy turned his direction to (name). Feeling his sapphire stare, (name) looked up, "is there something on my face?" She asked as the sun's rays complemented her face; Yuliy's face flushed knowing he got caught in the act of his staring. Not like it was his fault though- (name)'s physical appearance wasn't average yet it wasn't over the top; she had her flaws- obviously, but it wasn't like it made her ugly. In fact, they made her quite...

pretty.

Looking away, Yuliy just mumbled "no. I was just thinking" he answered with a lacing of nervousness. After a second or two, Yuliy's flushed face bloomed in a red plum flower color making the confused (name) throw into a fit of laughter.

Outside the room, Willard heard (name)'s fit of laughter; with a wondrous gaze, a smile sneaked its way onto at the professor's face before he walked right past the laughter-filled room.

{{TIME SKIP}}

After breakfast and with noon rolling around, the Jaegers had gathered to the room where Philip worked to bring Fallon, Dorthea, Yuliy, and (name) many stacks of books; "it's so heavy!" Philip exclaimed slamming the documents on the ground. With Fallon and Philip quarreling, (name) grabbed a document and began to skim over it, "that's strange" Dorthea thought aloud.

Theories were thrown around between the two adults who believed the vampires had gotten all the parts they required, "hey Philip. Can you bring me the investigation file that we borrowed yesterday?" Fallon called out to the child in front of him. When Philip started to protest, Yuliy offered to bring it himself.

"He seems rather proactive."

Dorthea announced to the three other members; "he must be feeling better" Philip responded picking up a slice of cake. The green-eyed woman eyed at (name) who had a soft smile on her face; just when Dorthea was about to ask (name) what she did to make Yuliy feel better, there was a knock at the door before it opened revealing the familiar face of Ryoko.

The woman greeted Ryoko, "my father would like to know if you guys wanted to join us for dinner tonight" the brunette beamed. Philip's gaze averted to the side as he forecasted that the dinner would be "formal" and "uncomfortable" to which made Fallon tease him and call the blonde, "little boy".

(Name) chuckled at the two who were, once again, squabbling like two birds; "the professor and all of us here would love to join you for dinner" (name) said with a bright smile. The response made Ryoko smile as she gave a polite bow, "alright. I'll tell my father that you-" all of Ryoko's ability to talk stopped the moment she saw Yuliy walk into the room and a blush crept onto her face.

Of course, this didn't go unnoticed by Dorthea, Fallon, and (name). Almost instantly, Ryoko's smile brightened like the sun when she wished them a small goodbye prior to closing the door of the room. When Yuliy made his way back to his seat in front of (name), the two who caught on to Ryoko's change of attitude while (name) thought to herself, 'was it just me or did Ryoko's mood just brighten?' She asked herself.

Hearing Fallon's voice call out in question, (name) turned to look at the trio, 'did Dorthea and Philip notice it too?' (Name) wondered as she stared at the two who had smirks on their faces. Dorthea and Philip looked at each other before nodding and pulling Fallon off somewhere to explain what they saw. Meanwhile, Yuliy decided to take a break; he stood up and went to the window, looking out to the blue sky that laid above him.

{{ANOTHER TIME SKIP! SKRRT SKRRT!}}

The sun was starting to grow tired as it began to set. A group of six now assembled into the room, discussing what they've found out about the Hyakko party. The air was serious with the discussion of where the parts were and what Alma Trading company was doing with them. Not too long in the conversation, there was talk about a mission which perked Yuliy's interest- (name) had caught on to this in no time.

Calling out the professor's name, Yuliy gazed into Willard's amber eyes with a fierce look. Only after a breath of smoke did Willard answer, "alright. Yuliy will board the train to the military drill- but he won't go alone. Dorthea. (Name). I want both of you to board the train to Shizuoka with Yuliy and see what Alma Training Company is falling victim to." Willard instructed to the two females who listened intently.

After a while, a maid had come to tell the group that the Baron was ready. One by one, the team of six walked out of their room, traveling their way downstairs; they had been greeted by Ryoko and the Baron who were more than happy to have them down.

They were seated like this starting from the Baron's right: Willard, Dorthea, Yuliy, and (name); while on the Baron's left was: Ryoko, Philip, and Fallon. Damn were they having fun.

From Philip's excellent chopsticks skills to his shock at how raw the fish was, it amused (name) to no end as she couldn't help but laugh at the younger boy's reaction to everything; "careful, you might choke" Yuliy told the (h/c)nette patting her back for a few seconds before paying mind to his own food. (Name) only rolled her eyes and responded with an "I know".

Grabbing a piece of fish, (name) placed the seafood into her mouth and grabbed the bowl of soup, bringing it up to her lips, washing the fish down. Hearing how cheery the Baron was convinced (name) that the man enjoyed the company of many- she couldn't blame him of course; it was usually him and Ryoko who would have dinner together. A change of people who've been to many places would bring one much curiosity and thrill.

"How is your work going, professor? I see that you've been very busy nowadays." The Baron said with a gleam in his eyes. The gleam of curiosity.

"If it wasn't for your kind gesture to take us in then it wouldn't have been possible. Actually, I am sending my subordinates on a mission tomorrow." Willard informed the man which seemed to have caught the attention of Ryoko. The professor had informed the man that they were going to Gotemba in Shizuoka, "um... who exactly is going?" Ryoko asked; she didn't want it to be Yuliy, she enjoyed his presence around the house.

But on the contrary, Yuliy spoke up first, "I am" he notified with a poker face. This made Ryoko's spirit fall; hearing a "don't worry" from Dorthea made the brunette look up from the table seeing Dorthea hugging Yuliy and (name) close to her, "(name) and I will take of Yuliy so you needn't worry." She gleamed. With both of his arms trapped, Yuliy looked to (name) who heaved a sigh, "I just want to eat" Yuliy mumbled quietly only letting (name) hear him.

A soft giggle left (name)'s lips; she used her chopsticks to grab some rice from Yuliy's bowl, lifting it up to Yuliy's mouth as he humbly accepted the food. Unknowing to the little duo, Ryoko had watched with a slightly jealous stare, 'snap out of it, Ryoko! They've known each other for a long time, of course, they wouldn't find it weird that they just shared the same chopsticks meaning they shared an indirect... kiss... STOP RYOKO!' The girl's thought could only continue as she began to eat her worries away.

'Friends...'

'Friends.'

'Just friends!'

While Ryoko tried to bring her spirits back up, (name) and Yuliy proceeded to eat using one pair of chopstick because- let's be honest- it'd be too much of a hassle to switch back and forth between chopsticks. Besides, it's not like they haven't eaten or drank after each other before.

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SKEET SKEET! I'm done with this chapter mah bois and gorls and meeps!

I have exams next week (wow... so fun┗┃・ ■ ・┃┛) so I don't know the next time I'll update. Anyways, have a good day/night my little readers (I'm 4'10 and I bet you guys are taller than me so I shouldn't say little lol).

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