Chizuru quietly ate a fruit as the others got ready to go out. A lone bee landed on his hand.

"Shoo." he spat, blowing a bit of wind at it.

It flew away. He hoped it wasn't going back to get friends. It was the brief moment he took his eyes off his fruit when it was snatched by a sheep. He sighed heavily, finally accepting that he can't be anywhere where Yuma's animals could reach. Which was basically anywhere that wasn't elevated.

Yuma jogged over to him then extended a hand to him. He was well aware he'd brush him off again, but he was still going to try anyway. Chizuru grabbed his hand. This took Yuma by surprise and caused him to be pulled down, landing on top of Chizuru.

Senri stopped in his tracks, witnessing the scene. He saw Yuni making his way over and panicked, sending the boy up in the air and away from the area.

"Do you plan to live here?" Chizuru said flatly.

"Oh, no... Sorry." Yuma said, pushing up off of him.

Chizuru stood up and dusted himself off then noticed Yuma's crown was skewed. He reached over and started to fix it, startling Yuma and causing a swarm of bees to attack Chizuru. Senri shook his head and trapped the bees in a small whirlwind, causing the duo to look back at him.

"Come on you both, Ryuki is a busy guy." said Senri, not bringing up what he saw before.

They nodded and Senri released the bees who calmly went back to their hive. Yuma looked at Chizuru worriedly, afraid that the moment of them being friendly was ruined because of the bees.

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Jin excitedly led the way, Yuni avoiding Rintaro's subtle pursuits, Senri playing with the leaves, and Kasuka reading a new book. Yuma looked at Chizuru who walked beside Issei and directly behind Jin. Senri glanced at Yuma who seemed to have a lot on his mind. He sent a small breeze towards him, signaling he wanted to talk.

"What...?" Yuma whispered.

"Is everything okay...? You've looked a little down since I saved Maki." commented Senri with a raised eyebrow. "Did you intend for the bees to hurt him?"

"No! Of course not... I'm just worried that we're back at square one... because of the bee attack..." Yuma muttered, sighing heavily.

"Well, why don't you ask him? Maki is pretty transparent around you." said Senri with a shrug.

A wandering bee made itself comfortable on Yuma's shoulder, tired from all the flying it's done. Yuma tapped Chizuru on his shoulder, gaining his attention.

"Can we talk...?" he asked.

Chizuru nodded, noticing Yuma's tone. They lagged behind the group, keeping their conversation private.

"About before with the bees, I didn't mean to do that. I was startled and they were just coming to my rescue..." Yuma explained, hoping he'd understand.

"I'm at fault here. I could've given you a heads up. Thanks for clearing things up." said Maki, giving his shoulder a pat.

"Here we are! Sit anywhere you'd like. Ri, Yuma, I want you both beside me." said Jin as he sat down. "Come."

Rintaro pouted in his spot as Shigure got all of Yuni's love and affection. Issei and Chizuru passed around plates, utensils and napkins while Yuma started to spread out the massive amount of food for everyone.

"Make sure you eat 'til you're bursting at the seams. It's been so long since we've all gotten together like this. Has anything new happened?" asked Jin enthusiastically. "I wish I could be around more..."

"Why can't you?" a clueless Yuma asked.

Everyone moved over and avoided eye contact. Yuma could see a menacing aura coming off of Jin. Did he upset him?

"It's not like I chose to become head of our community. I have to give in many reports regarding various things, attend meetings that I've heard more times than I can count, not to mention I have to live out my human life and make sure nothing is amiss and making sure you're all safe so we don't have a repeat of weeks ago." Jin explained, slightly nodding after he finished.

"You really are a busy guy. Can't anyone take your place? Or help out?" Yuma asked.

"None of those freeloaders want to help. I can't ask you nor Yuni since you're both still young." Jin shrugged. "So I end up doing everything."

Yuma crawled over to Issei then bowed. Everyone looked at him. Was he going to ask for something? He quietly eyed Yuma, waiting to see what he'd do.

"I know I'm in no position to say this but, please help Ryugasaki!" Yuma said in a strong, clear voice. "Maybe then he'll be able to come home more often."

Issei looked at him, feeling a bit flustered by his small outburst. He didn't have any real reason that he couldn't help Jin, it was more of he didn't want to. Even with Yuma asking so earnestly...

"Jin's been doing fine on his own hasn't he? Right, Rin?" Issei said with a smile.

Jin discreetly shook his head in disappointment. Issei really never planned to help him out from the start. Yuma took Issei's hands in his own, staring him straight in the eyes.

"If you won't then I will. I want Ryugasaki to be around more. I'm sure he's a lot of fun." said Yuma, giving Jin a curt nod.

"Absolutely not. You're in over your head, Yuma. You're still new to all of this." Issei mentioned.

Yuma pulled away from Issei and sat back down beside Jin. Jin ruffled his hair as a wordless thank you. The tense air started to die down and the carefreeness arose. Senri looked at Kasuka who twirled a section of his hair as he read. He smirked devilishly and took out the pin holding Kasuka's hair up in a bun. Kasuka's hair fell unceremoniously, now looking like limp wet noodles.

"Senri, I'm giving you half a second to explain or run for your life." Kasuka muttered, snatching his hairpin back.

Senri took off. The others watched as Kasuka chased him like a bat out of hell.

"I'm sorry! Don't hurt me!" Senri squeaked as he climbed a tree.

Kasuka stood underneath, debating how hard he should hit the tree. He poised to attack only to hear Senri ask him to wait.

"Don't hurt the tree. I'll just come to you..." he muttered, jumping from the branch and using his powers to safely land.

He ended up "safely" landing on top of Kasuka who had the wind knocked out of him. Senri panicked and quickly started blowing wind in his face.

"Shibutani please forgive me! I swear I didn't plan that!" Senri pleaded, knowing just how frightening Kasuka could be.

Kasuka sat up, causing Senri to lean back. Kasuka remained silent as he looked at Senri's face. He moved Senri's hair back behind his ear then let a faint smile grace his face. Senri caught it before it disappeared.

"Shibutani..." Senri whispered. "Was there something there?"

Kasuka blinked then nodded, quickly pulling away from Senri. He told Senri to head back to the others then started to tremble once alone. He was doing it again. No matter how hard he searched, there wasn't any kind of magic that could rid him of romantic feelings.

Senri looked back, getting a sense he should've stayed. He continued to look and gained someone's attention.

"Did something happen to Kasuka...?" Shigure asked, looking with him.

"I don't know, but he..." Senri trailed off, touching where Kasuka had tucked his hair. "Is Kasuka a generally nice person...?"

"Depends on a lot of things. But if you want a more precise answer, no. He does business, meaning if you want something from him he's got to get something in return." explained Shigure, petting a drowsy Yuni.

Kasuka took his seat beside Senri and continued to eat and read as if that small tender moment didn't just occur between them. Shigure looked between them, wondering what went on.

"Hey, Yuni, wake up. Yuni." Rintaro said, noticing something amiss.

Everyone made an effort to keep Rintaro from approaching Yuni, worried he'd disturb the poor boy once more. Rintaro quietly apologized before easily pulling the others off him and approaching Yuni.

"Yuni, wake up... Your flowers..." Rintaro whispered, having felt them moving underneath the blanket.

Yuni rubbed his eyes and saw Rintaro hovering by him. His first instinct was to hide behind Shigure, but he couldn't stop looking at Rintaro's sullen face. Worry and concern occupied it.

"Do you want to take a walk? It might settle your stomach..." Rintaro said with a smile.

"How did you know...?" Yuni mumbled, rubbing his belly.

Rintaro looked at Shigure who let go of Yuni. He took him by his hand and led him away from the group.

"Are you sure that was a good idea? You know how he gets." Chizuru said, looking at Shigure.

"I think their talk has been long overdue." Shigure replied, helping himself to sweets.

Yuma looked at Chizuru who talked to Issei and Shigure. Jin glanced at Yuma then nudged him.

"I'm guessing you've taken a liking to Chizuru." said Jin with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Yuma asked in confusion.

"Don't think I haven't seen you stare at Chizuru when he's not looking. What made you like him? His wits? His eyes? Smile? Body?" Jin pressed.

"I'm not understanding... Isn't it natural for friends to look at each other?" Yuma piped up.

Jin shook his head, forgoing his plans.

Rintaro loosely held Yuni's hand then let go. They walked in silence. He glanced at Yuni who still seemed disgruntled.

"Do you want to try making yourself vomit...? Or is there something that keeps your stomach settled...?" asked Rintaro.

"Vomiting..." Yuni muttered.

Silence fell over them again. Rintaro had led him to one of the public restrooms and thanked the heavens that it wasn't dirty like he expected. He expected Yuni to go in, but he stayed by his side.

"Would you rather go home then...?" Rintaro asked, wondering how long he could hold it.

"Can you come in with me...?" he asked, his doe eyes boring into Rintaro's.

Rintaro nodded then felt Yuni hold his hand. Was he scared? Had he not vomited before? Questions swirled in his mind, stopping once he realized they were in front of a stall. He let go, only for Yuni to grab his hand back.

"By in with you, you mean..." Rintaro said, pointing to the stall."

Yuni nodded. Rintaro had a heated debate with himself before following him in. If anything, he felt like a father with his son. His train of thought was broken when a retching sound filled his ears. He immediately squatted down and rubbed circles on his back.