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Mm....

This is so comfortable....

The perfect pillow for my leg....

Not to mention it's huggable!

Aww so squishy~

Since when did I have this kind of pillow? Hm, maybe this is a dream-wait....

"Y-you're suffocating me..!" a voice struggled to say.

My eyes sprang open and my heart fell to my anus and I feel like shitting heart-right in front of me, is the fearsome leader of Crown Deck, with the codename Joker, which is to be exact, Nijimura Shuzo.

I screamed and quickly kicked him; so hard that he fell off the bed.

I panted; eyes widened and hugged my body. Nijimura climbed the bed, obviously annoyed. "Why did you kick me?!" he chided.

"N-n-nijimura were on the same bed-"

"YOU WERE THE ONE WHO PULLED ME!"

I froze. "I-I-"

He sighed and scratched his head. "Either way go get dressed. I'll wait for you outside. Your whole closet's content is in the closet so feel like home." He said and walked out.

I slapped my forehead and looked around. This isn't my room, or even my house. This is probably Nijimura's house. This room is so, so spacious. Please imagine it as your dream room. I can't describe it with words. After a moment of staring, I went to the bathroom and took a warm bath.

v v v v

From 'my' room to the dining room with the guide of Nijimura, it took almost 3 minutes! "What the heck, Nijimura. You shouldn't build a house so huge like this!" I grumbled when we arrived at the dining room. "What if you were about to pee!?" I queried.

He chuckled. "Wait till you see Seijuro's. It takes about 7 minutes to the dining room, running."

"How does he survive...."

"He's pretty much alive now." He replied, smiling. We entered the room and found Akashi, Kise and Midorima, waiting for us to eat breakfast.

"Oh, morning Shuzocchi! Yanacchi!" Kise grinned.

"Morning." I mumbled while Nijimura merely nodded in response. We sat and I was in between Nijimura and Midorima.

"A meeting two hours after breakfast." Nijimura announced.

"Hm, that's rare." Kise muttered but Nijimura ignored him.

"Do you guys live together? I mean, don't you guys have your own house?" I queried.

"We live together with Shuzocchi so he won't feel lonely-"

"That's the Mafia system. It's more like they are my guardians or something." Nijimura cut him off.

"Oh," I said. "Like in the movies."

No one spoke after that. Man.... THIS IS SO AWKWARD!!!! Suddenly the door went open and a butler entered with a sweaty face and worried expression on his face.

"Shuzo-sama! The Eden Shifter declared a war! Their leader, Trump Heart is in front of the gate!!!!" he yelled. I blinked repeatedly.

Nijimura glared at him. "I thought I told you not to interrupt our breakfast, lunch or dinner no matter what happens."

The butler flinched and bowed. "Deepest apologies, Shuzo-sama. Please enjoy your breakfast." Then left.

"Trump Heart, seriously?" Kise muttered and finished his drink. "How now, Shuzocchi?"

Nijimura exhaled sharply. "I'll have a deal with him. Rest assures."

Kise nodded. Akashi and Midorima looked so calm.

★★★★

Everyone is so busy. I'm alone in 'my' room. Sighs, why am I involved with these brats anyway? I should be at work by now, drawing happily. Nijimura said he sent my resignation letter to the manager and told me that I don't need to work anymore since I'll be in their care. They are treating me like I'm a 16-year-old teen. Humph!

The bed is so comfy and there's the whisper that goes "Yana do not climb out of me~ I am so comfy you should stay~ I am your heaven~" yeah, something like that.

Suddenly, I heard a knock. I sat up from my lying position. As I was about to turn the doorknob, a voice startled me.

"The window, miss."

I turned to look. "Eehh!?!!"

There, on the balcony is a man wearing a magician coat tails and a red shirt beneath with long hat lined with red silk. He has slick black hair combed to the left and he was smiling like a pervert. The wind fluttered his clothes and he held his hat as it was about to fly.

"Wh-who-"

Before I could finish my sentence, in one movement, he went to me and placed a finger on my lips, thus, shutting me up.

"I am Trump Heart."

T-T-Trump Heart!? BUT NIJIMURA WENT TO SEE HIM, DOESN'T HE?! AM I HALLUCINATING!?!!

"Oh, you must be thinking, 'didn't Joker went to see me?', right?" he queried, smiling creepily.

I kept silent.

"You're the rumored Diamond Spade, aren't you? And Joker's fiancée. I was at the party." He added.

I stared at him.

He sighed. "You are not going to talk, huh?"

Stay calm, Yana. Don't burst....

"Guess I have to make you, then."

Okay what.... What is he gonna do?

He grabbed my collar and his face went really close. Closer. Closer. And closer....

"Yana!!"

The door bust open and revealed Nijimura. I gasped and turned around. Trump Heart tch-ed and pushed me to the floor. Acting out of annoyance, I kick his knee with all my might.

"OW!"

"You dare insult me again I'll kill you!!" I warned and gave him the scariest death glare ever.

Instead of getting scared, he laughed like a maniac. "Pfft hahahahahahahaha!!!!"

I bit my lower lip and before I could kick him again, a pair of hands grabbed my arms and pulled me up gently. "Yana, you okay?" it's Nijimura. I merely nodded.

"Oh my God, Joker-mind telling me why you agreed to marry this funny girl? You should just hand her over to me!" Trump Heart grinned evilly.

Nijimura's grip tightened. "You don't test me, Himuro Tatsuya."

Trump Heart, or Himuro Tatsuya stepped closer. "Did I ever mention to not call my real name?" he said.

Nijimura chuckled. "Maybe not."

"You don't kid with me!" Himuro growled and it happened too fast. He withdrew his gun and I heard a gunshot. One moment after that, I was sprawling on the ground and everything became blurry as my tears clouded my eyes. My legs hurt so much! I heard Nijimura's shout then a few other gunshots. Suddenly, Himuro was pulling my arms but my legs were hurting too much so I couldn't stand.

He cursed and continued to pull me. I bit my lower lip to contain the pain. Gunshots were heard over and over.

"Seijuro! Get Yana!"

"You can't touch her!"

"Shuzocchi!!"

"I'm fine!"

I was being dragged here and there. Then a single hand lifted me by the waist and I turned my head to see. It was Akashi.

"Trump Heart, give up! If you don't back down now, I won't take responsibilities of your precious Kagami and Alex!" Nijimura said.

Himuro tch-ed, he was obviously losing the battle here. "Until then, Joker." He glared at me then jumped down from the balcony.

Akashi pulled me to sit on the bed. Nijimura rushed over and knelt on the floor, taking my right leg onto his hand. The moment he touched my numbed leg, I groaned in pain.

"He was using revolver," Akashi spoke. "Shintarou, get the kit for Shuzo."

Kise went to sit beside me and patted my back as I gripped onto the bed sheet, tight. "N-nijimura..!" I tried removing my leg from his hand when he examined it. It hurts so much; the pain was unbearable.

"Tch! I didn't think he'd purposely shoot her." Nijimura mumbled.

Midorima appeared with a white box. Akashi opened the box and scanned the content. He then handed a cloth to Nijimura. He took it with a nod and wrapped it tightly above my wound. Next, he used a scalpel to cut the area and he used a tweezers to remove the bullet.

What else? I screamed my heart out, tears raining down from my eyes down to my cheek and gripped on Kise's arm with my nails that he started to frown. I could feel my nails digging into his skin.

"Yana. Breathe. Don't cry. This will hurt a bit but bear the pain, please." Nijimura said. Akashi handed me his forearm and I gripped on it as if there's no tomorrow.

"No!! Stop it!" I yelled but then Akashi covered my mouth with a roll of bandage. I screamed again and again and after what felt like thousand years of struggling and bearing the pain, Nijimura finally bandaged the wound. On cue, I fell forward and was caught in his embrace as the world shut its light.

★★★★

"It's been two days, are you sure she's okay, Shuzocchi?"

A chuckle could be heard. "She'll be fine. It's just the shock and exhaustion. She'll get used to this."

A stabbing pain struck me in the leg. I groaned inwardly and rolled to my right, still shutting my eyes close.

"Yana, good morning. You want water? You might die from dehydration." Nijimura said softly.

I remained silent and ignored him. Since the Trump Heart incident, I've been in bed for two days, ignoring everyone and act like a statue. Nijimura has been persuading me each morning, evening and night. More like talking. He's really a kind man but I still can't accept the fact that my life has gone this far and ridiculous.

"Ryouta, tell the others to prepare for battle. We're going for a party organized by some bastard I don't remember his name." Nijimura spoke.

"Eeh? We are preparing for battle but going for party?" Kise wondered.

"Like you never know what's going to happen. And plus the fact that Yana will be following us; we'll create lots of attention."

I frowned. Since when did I even agree to go with him?

"Aah.... But Yanacchi is...."

"I'll handle it. Don't worry. Also, prepare a gun or revolver. Those bastards are rough."

"Hai hai~"

The door went open and slammed close. The bed creaked, indicating that Nijimura had climbed on the bed. I opened my eyes and stared at the huge window beside my bed. "Yana...." He spoke. From the corner of my eyes, I could see him on top of me, face inches away. My heart palpitated aggressively. I've never been this close to him before. This is ridiculous.

"Come on girl. Wake up." He whispered.

IS HE TRYING TO MENTALLY EXPLODE ME INTO PIECES!?!

I kept silent. He sighed and landed on his back beside me. "I know. I'm sorry." He said. I blinked. Eh? Why the 'sorry'?

"You probably are not used to these stuffs. You're innocent," he let out a small laugh. "The hell am I doing.... I should just leave you be like how Shintarou suggested. I can't do this.... You might get broken."

I coughed. He went closer and I could feel his chest against my back. I held my breath. His hand touched my forehead. "Oh, I should give you something to eat and drink then you can swallow the medicine and you'll be asleep in no time." He said and just as he was about to leave, I grabbed his hand and held it close. He went silent.

"Yana?"

WHAT THE ASDFGHJKL AM I DOING!??!! YANA LET GO OF HIS HAND!!!! YANA STOP! STOP IT!

To my surprise, he followed my plea and stayed in bed. I coughed again. Then his other hand snaked around my waist. I wanted to gasp but I ended up coughing. The hand on my forehead moved and caressed me softly, so soft that I fell into a deep, deep slumber.

[A/N: HUWAAAA SO SHORT I'M SORRY ;_; BUT I SHIP YANANIJI SO MUCH I CAN'T HELP IT >W< THEY'RE JUST TOO CUTE I CAN'T EVEN KYAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~~

Okay ignore me.... Yana, if you're reading this please take note that I love you and thank you for reading :3 to other readers thank you for sticking up with my asdfgjkl mind and I hope you all will love me like how I love you

<3 from Ryuuki, heart heart :3

By my leave, mortals....]