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Megumi and Yuuji were walking along the sidewalk aimlessly. 

Megumi had just gotten kicked out of his house. He knew that by telling Toji about his relationship he would get punished, but he didn't think that he'd get kicked out.

He looked around at all the houses around him. They were all nice and big, but Megumi's and Yuuta's were the biggest in the neighborhood, despite living in one of the richest neighborhoods in the area.

"What am I going to do?" Megumi said. "Even if I tell someone I got kicked out and I need help, no one will want to help me because I'm not dating my soulmate. There's no one around here that's willing to go against my dad."

Megumi and his family was semi-famous around the area because of Toji's luck and Megumi and Tsumiki both having soul marks, which was almost unheard of in one family. They were viewed as extra blessed. And Toji especially had a lot of influence, he was almost like a celebrity. Going against him was like going against a chosen one from the goddess, so no one wanted to do it. 

Then he heard some footsteps behind him. It was Tsumiki. She stopped running once she caught up to them, and she panted a bit.

 She was carrying Megumi and Yuuji's school bag, along with an extra bag. 

"Here," she said, passing them the bags. "You'll need these for wherever you plan on going. I packed an extra bag for you filled with you some of your clothes and hygiene stuff."

Megumi and Yuuji took the bags from her. "Thanks Tsumiki." Megumi said. "I appreciate it."

"No problem." She said. "But I have to get back now or else dad will get mad at me. I don't think we'll be able to talk for a while, but I really hope you'll be okay." Then she turned around and ran in the other direction. 

"Is that heavy?" Yuuji asked. He noticed Megumi was dragging two of the bags on the ground. "I can carry the extra bag for you?"

"Sure," Megumi accepted. Yuuji slung the other bag over his shoulder. He was pretty strong, so carrying them was no problem for him. 

They kept walking. Yuuji noticed that Megumi's shoulder's were slumped. 

"Um, if you want, you can stay at my house?" He offered. "We don't have much room, but we can squeeze you in?" 

Megumi perked up a little. "Really? You'll let me stay? Are you sure?" He asked.

"Yeah, of course!" Yuuji said. "But my house is a bit far from here."

After walking a bit more, they opted to take public transit to get to Yuuji's house. 

The building was just as Megumi remembered it. Old and shabby, but right now it was his safe haven.

"Let's go inside," Yuuji told him. And they entered the building. 

After taking the elevator to the 5th floor and walked down the hall, they stopped in front of Yuuji's front door. Room 13.

"Oh gosh," Megumi muttered to himself. If people, if my dad especially, finds out that I'm living here....

Yuuji unlocked the door, and they entered the apartment, and set the bags down in the living room. The walls were a pale color, and there was very limited space. But it was clean and well taken care of. Megumi guessed that Yuuji did most of the household chores.

"One second, you wait here." Yuuji said. He entered another room. And Megumi was left standing alone in the living room.

After about 10 minutes, Yuuji came out. "He said yes, you can stay here for as long as you want."

"Are you sure? Does he know about my situation?" Megumi asked. "Does he already know about the whole soul mark and-?"

"Yeah, but he doesn't care," Yuuji said. "He's like my parents, he doesn't care about soul marks and other stuff. He said that since you have no where to go and you're important to me, then you can stay here."

"So," Yuuji spread his arms out. "Welcome home!"