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[swirlied]

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[dereban]

...

[ Inaba can't help but laugh, just a little; but it's in that hollow laughter of hers that's utterly familiar. ]

Ahaha... that sounds pretty troublesome, Yuuri.

[swirlied]

[ He gives her a wry smile in return. ]

Well... I guess I'm just glad that the house didn't burn down. [ And that Wolfram didn't go find Inaba but he's definitely not saying anything about that!! ]

[dereban]

. . .

[ Just this look, Yuuri. Just this. ]

Is there something I need to know.

[swirlied]

[ He shakes his head. That look has him weary. ]

Ah, not really! Wolf just uses fire magic so when he gets a little angry... things can get out of control.

[ Guess it's a good thing Yuuri has water magic!! ]

[dereban]

[ Inaba can't help but sigh. Because of course it had to do with 'dealing with actual fire magic' and she just.

She honestly doesn't know how she feels about that. ]

I see...

[ And here's where Inaba puts her hand on his shoulder. ]

As your- [...] friend, if he burns the place down, you're welcome to stay at mine.

[ God that almost hurt physically to say. ]

[swirlied]

[ It hurts to hear that, and his fist clenches just a little as if he's bracing for physical pain. The hand on his shoulder is almost worse than her words, because he knows he can't reach out to grab her hand. Not now. ]

Thanks. I think things will be okay for now at least. He's mostly just avoiding me now...

[dereban]

You're welcome.

[ She smiles and pulls herself away from him, trying to wear a rather soft smile of her own. ]

But I hope you can make up with him...

[swirlied]

[ He returns her smile. ]

Thanks. I have no idea what it's going to take to do that but... I hope so too. [ Because, in the end, Wolfram is one of his best friends. ]

[dereban]

Well... if you need help, I'll try my best.

[ "Try" being the key word, here. ]

[swirlied]

Thanks.

[ His smile this time comes a little easier, more genuine. ]

I'll let you know if I think of a way you could help. I don't know how much you've talked to him, but I do think you could get along...

[ After all, they're both very similar. Maybe too similar, which might keep them from getting along. ]

[dereban]

...

[ She's quiet, just a little bit. ] I don't know. He's kind of... annoying.

[swirlied]

[ He laughs. ]

You're not wrong. But... he's actually a lot better than he used to be. Although, he's still a complete tsundere.

[ And that will probably never change, now that he thinks about it. ]

[dereban]

[...]

I can't believe you actually called someone a tsundere. [ Inaba's voice is so flat that she can't help but stare at him with the most skeptical of looks. ]

[swirlied]

[ He buries his face in his hands for a moment. Honestly, he should keep those thoughts to himself. ]

You would think the same thing if you got to know him, I promise!

[dereban]

You do know that tsunderes are only tsundere towards the person they like, right?

[swirlied]

It can't just be towards everyone?

[ In other words: Yuuri is completely oblivious. ]

[dereban]

.... if it's towards everyone, I think even I'd be creeped out.

[swirlied]

You're right.

[ He pauses. ] Wolf always took the engagement a lot more seriously than me, but he cares a lot about his image so... I just thought that was how he acted in general.

[dereban]

Well... he probably thought it was real.

[ She rests a hand on her chin, deep in thought as she hums to herself before lowering it, swinging both arms behind her. ] But if he cares about his image, he's probably scared of rejection.

[swirlied]

That's true...

He was actually pretty against it at first, and even challenged me to a duel.

[dereban]

[ There's... a raise of brows at that. ]

That's really old fashioned. Did you win?

[swirlied]

I've noticed royalty in Shin Makoku is actually pretty old fashioned.

[ It took a while to get used to. ]

But yeah, I did. I ended up using powers I had no idea I even had.

[dereban]

That's... interesting.

[ That it's so old fashioned like that. Inaba wears an awkward smile of her own. ]

I see. He probably was impressed that you won.

[swirlied]

I think so. He wasn't exactly nice after I beat him but... I think he actually respected me a little after.

[dereban]

That's a good thing, isn't it?