"Yes Taiju!" Yuzuriha nodded. "I will go out with you!"
Taiju laughed his heart out and picked her up in his joy, spinning around. Meanwhile, three out of four of the boys watching them by the window sighed in defeat.
"Kukuku!" Senku smirked. "Alright, pay up!"
As his club-mates were reaching into their wallet, he glanced up at the horizon towards the sky. A certain feeling of discomfort made him frowned slightly, as if he was expecting something to appear. But he didn't know what.

"I, am, so, happy for you guys!" you clapped your hands between every pauses.
You Senku and Taiju were going back to class. You were walking backwards in front of the two boys. Taiju laughed and scratched the back of his head, blushing slightly.

"So (Y/n), how was that new trumpet?" Senku asked.
"Oh my god, it was great!" you suddenly got more excited. "The newest model from Vincent Back, they really do make some quality shit!"
He chuckled at the stars in your eyes. And for some reason, you seemed taken aback by it.

The three of you were about to walk in the classroom when Senku's phone buzzed. He took it out and saw he got a message. He opened the messenger app and his breath was cut short.
His father has sent him a picture of the space station.
"Byakuya..."

"Yo Senku." you turned around when you noticed he stopped walking. "You're coming or-Wha-Senku?"
"Uh?"
"Senku!" Taiju looked at him with big eyes. "You're crying!"
You harshly hushed him. Senku placed a hand on his cheek and felt it being drenched his tears. He sniffed. Why was he crying?

You gently turned him towards the wall, knowing he wouldn't want other people to see him like this.
"Hey, it's okay." you softly said, patting his back. "He'll be back before you know it."
"Right!" Taiju added. "And you can still talk."
"Yeah." he whipped his tears away, sniffing one last time. "I know."

Of course he knew! He was never affected by Byakuya's absence in any way. If anything, he was happy about it, now he could finally use the kitchen for his experiments! And when (not if) anything went south, it would remain a secret and he wouldn't have to suffer through one of those three hour lectures. Then why did this little mundane message hit him so hard?!
He didn't have a clear answer for this, and he kept thinking about whatever could've been the cause during class. Not like he was missing much by not listening anyway. It was math! Something just felt...off. And he was bothered by it. Which was just so strange to him, considering absolutely nothing was out of the ordinary.

At some point, you were called to the board, and with a groan of distress, you stood up. That snapped Senku out of his thoughts. Just now he realized that he has been staring at you this whole time. He blinked twice and turned to face his desk, frowning slightly.
Why...why was he staring at you? However, he didn't linger on it as much. It did happen, he'd stare into nothing while deep in thoughts in the middle of class. It just happened that this time, he was staring in your direction. He wasn't actually staring at *you*.
He looked ahead, and as expected, you were doing your secret sign that said 'please I beg you give me the answer', as usual. He signed different numbers and you wrote them down.

Between two classes, you went over to his desk.
"Senku, you okay?"
"Mmh?"
"You seem pretty out of it today."
"...Don't you feel like," he paused, trying to find the right words. "like...something's missing?"
You glanced around before leaning closer.
"Is this about your dad again?" you quietly said. "Like we said, it's okay."
"No! It's nothing like that!" he groaned in annoyance. "Just forget it."
"No, okay I'm sorry." you sat of the seat in front of his desk. "Tell me more about it."

He looked at you for a moment before sighing through his nose and resting his chin on the palm of his hand, his elbow resting on the desk.
"I just can't shake that feeling that something's not right. And you know how weird it is coming from me." you nodded. "Ever since Taiju's confession, it's-"
You puffed a chuckle.
"Oh my god, Senku~." you smiled at him. "Taiju will still be your best friend, he'll still help you with your science. Just that sometimes Yuzuriha will tag along. And after helping you, they'll go on cute dates."

Senku didn't say anything to that. He knew this wasn't it, but he didn't know what to say to convince you that it wasn't just some stupid abandonment issues. Because he didn't knew what it truly was in the first place. Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder, he looked up and saw you, smiling softly at him.
"So don't beat yourself up over this okay?"
He blinked twice. A moment passed and your expression changed from soft and friendly to confused and shocked.
"Uh, Senku?"

He blinked twice and realized that his hand was on his shoulder, where your own hand was. So he was basically holding your hand. As soon as he realized that, he removed it. And you slowly removed yours, clearly and completely weirded out.
"Did you just-?!"
You were cut by the teacher walking in. As you went back to your seat, you gave him one last glance. Senku just acted as if nothing happened, but in his mind, the questions just added themselves to the pile.

"The first round at the vending machine is on me tonight!" you happily exclaimed with a raised fist as the three of you joined Yuzuriha after class.
"I knew you would react that way (Y/n)-chan," Yuzuriha smiled. "but I'm still overwhelmed a bit."
"How can I not be excited?! It's been years since you guys liked each-other!"
"Wha-Yuzuriha!" Taiju looked at her, blushing. "Y-y-you liked me too?!"
She blushed, and bashfully nodded. Taiju laughed out loud and jumped from joy.
"Aww~ so cute!" you placed a hand on your chest.

You bought the group sodas and the four of you sat in the schoolyard, under the tree's shade as everyone was going home.
"Senku, are you feeling better?" Taiju asked.
"What?"
"If you wanna cry again, you can." he smiled and opened his arms. "You're with friends!"
"Shut the fuck up!" he sent daggers at him.

"Wait, what happened?" Yuzuriha asked.
You leaned closer and whispered to her, her eyes widen in shock.
"Ow~ Senku! It's okay!"
"Can we just forget about it?!" he frowned. "I thought the new couple was the star of the day!"
"Right! Oh my god guys." you turned towards them. "You are about to open a door to so many new things!" you gasped. "We could go on double dates!"
Senku frowned. What did you just say?

"Won't he be bothered by it?" Yuzuriha asked. "He was really shy with just the two of you."
"Well you know, he got used to it by now." you smiled. "I think he's getting more confident with that stuff."
"You have a boyfriend?"

The three of you looked at Senku with big eyes.
"Yes, Senku, yes I do." you smiled, almost mockingly.
"Fukuhara?"
Your smile dropped, Yuzuriha looked at you.
"Who?" you frowned in confusion.
"The..."
Senku took a moment. Yeah, how did he know this guy?! He just said his name out of nowhere! They never talked even once!

"Red hair in a little pony-tail, with an earring."
"Oh~ him!" you pointed at him, nodding. "I do think he's hot but, no. Not at all." you awkwardly chuckled.
"Then who?"
Why is he suddenly so curious about your love life?!?!?! He didn't know why, but it felt like it somehow was linked to the thing that was wrong with everything!

You and the other two looked at each-other. You looked back at him, your expression more concerned.
"Are you sure you're okay? You're acting really weird."
"I..." he ran a hand through his hair. "I don't know."
"Is it some of your experiments that blew up in your face? Like I get that you never listen when I talk about that stuff, but forgetting one of your bros?"
"What?"

Yuzuriha placed a hand on her mouth.
"Should he go home maybe?"
"Maybe you do need to rest yeah." you said

"Wait. Just... talk to me about him." he said, hoping that it'd help him understand what was going on.
"Sure!" you smiled, suddenly happier. "I don't mind at all! Okay so, when you and I started to hang out more, I eventually met your two childhood friends, Taiju and Tsukasa~! And even *you* said that we were getting friendly too fast but like, I don't know, the chemistry was there. We were always on the same wavelength! And like two month later we started dating, and now it's been five years~!"

Tsukasa...? Tsukasa... Tsukasa?!?!
Of course! His friend Tsukasa! They've been friends for years, how the hell did he forgot about him and the whole romance thing you guys had together?! He remembered Tsukasa talking to him about just how great you were, to the point of annoyance.
Just what was happening to him today?!

Meanwhile, you kept going.
"And now, like I get it! I have a whole album on my phone of couple selfies! He actually loves those cute stickers, and he's just so photogenic, yet he doesn't know what to do in front of the camera!"
"Really?" Yuzuriha asked. "But he seems comfortable on tv."
"Right?! I asked him about it and he said it's different 'cause it's with me!" you placed your hands on your heart. "Ah~! So cute~!"

"Five years?"
You went silent and looked at him.
"Could it be..." Yuzuriha said. "Senku, do you have feelings for (Y/n)-chan?"
You looked at Senku with big eyes.
"Huh?!" Senku exclaimed.

He briefly glanced at you before looked back at her.
"I'm not into that stuff! You all know it! (Y/n) and I are just friends."
"It'd make sense though." you said.
"What?!" he looked at you.
"You've been...like, affectionate towards me today."
"Oh my god!" he groaned and rubbed his face.
"Dude, you held my hand. And you chuckled at me! Not a making fun of you chuckle, like a genuine I like you chuckle-I know those!" your expression softened. "Look, I'm flattered, I really am. And I think you're handsome but like... I love my boyfriend."
"I know that!"

"Senku! Though I am happy to see you have feelings towards someone, you can't love (Y/n)!" Taiju said. "She's with Tsukasa!"
"I don't love (Y/n)!" he bursted. "Give me a break already!"
But it made him think though. He knew your relationship with Tsukasa wasn't it, but it was close, it was linked. And there was no logic behind it, it was just pure intuition speaking. He felt it in his guts and he could not understand it! And that drove him crazy!

Suddenly, two big arms were wrapped around your neck from behind. You gasped.
"Hi there."
"Oh my god~!!!" you exclaimed as Tsukasa pecked your cheek. "I thought you wouldn't be back from your tour by next week!"
"My last opponent got sick, so I could come home earlier."
You stood up and jumped to hug him, wrapping your arms around is neck. He laughed and picked you up, spinning you around a few time before kissing you and putting you down.

"Guess what?! Taiju and Yuzuriha finally got together!"
"About time." he chuckled.
"Right?!" you leaned closer. "Also, Senku's been acting weird today." you quickly glanced at him. "I'll tell you after."
"Actually, I was hoping that you and I could go now." he scratched his cheek, blushing. "I was so excited to be back earlier that I might have reserved a table for dinner at your favorite restaurant before coming here."
"Oh my god~!" you took his hand and hugged his arm. "You're so sweet~!" you turned towards your friends. "Well guys, gotta go!" you pointed at Senku. "You go home and rest okay."
He just nodded. You and your boyfriend waved goodbye and walked away. Senku kept looking at your backs.

Go after them!
What? Why would he do that?
Something is clearly wrong! Don't let them get away!
Nothing is wrong. Everyone's here, no one is hurt in any way. Everything's fine.
No it's not! Tsukasa isn't even supposed to be here! Neither is Byakuya! Everything is wrong! Don't let her leave!
What? Why?! They're just friends! He doesn't feel anything for her romantically! Tsukasa was there first anyway!
Don't let her leave! DON'T LET HER LEAVE!!!
"(Y/n)?"

Senku gasped as he opened his eyes. He sat up and took a deep breath, rubbing his eyes. He looked around a bit, it was dark, with the lights of the street lamps peeking through the windows. He was sitting at a table, one of the many papers scattered on it was still glued to his cheek. He removed it and tossed it aside, hitting you on the head. You groaned and rolled your head to the other side.
Right, you went over to his house to work on accounting today, and he'd sometimes help while working on reviewing the newest drafts for the ship's engine. You both worked until sunset, you must've fell askeep at some point.

He rubbed his eye again and yawned. He almost never dreamed, but damn was that weird. He couldn't remember much, yet it made him frown. He still felt a bit uneasy by it.
He shook his head. What the hell?! Was he really that shook by a stupid dream?! Dreams aren't real! They don't affect anything about real life! He shouldn't even think about it, it doesn't matter anymore. He was having a weird dream and he woke up from it. The end. This is stupid.

He looked at you, sleeping peacefully. He rested his cheek on the table so he could be at your level. He moved a lock of hair away from your face and silently sighed.
"So stupid..." he whispered.