Days passed
One night, an enemy gang surrounded Itsuki
Their footsteps echoed in the empty street as they
slowly closed in
Before anyone could attack—
A blade suddenly flew from the darkness
One man dropped
Then another
Then another
Panic spread through the group
A shadow moved behind them
She appeared silently from the darkness
The assassin
Seris wiped the blood from her blade and looked at Itsuki calmly
Seris:
"You attract trouble."
Itsuki chuckled softly
"And you keep saving me."
She sighed
Seris
"Don't misunderstand. I'm only protecting what belongs to me."
Itsuki's golden eyes sparkled
A deep blush spread across his face
Seeing that reaction, Seris froze for a moment
Her heart softened unexpectedly, and her eyes shimmered slightly
Seris' POV
He's dangerous
He keeps melting me
Seris:
"You're dangerous,"
Itsuki smiled at her
"Then stay beside me… and be dangerous with me."
Later that night…
Seris sat on top of a tall building, watching the city lights below
The wind moved gently through her hair
Footsteps approached
Itsuki walked toward her and sat beside her without saying anything
For a moment, there was only silence
He kept looking at her quietly, as if admiring something rare
After a while, Seris spoke softly
"I don't understand you."
Itsuki tilted his head
"Why?"
Seris looked at him, her gray eyes serious
Seris:
"Your eyes…"
"They're different from the eyes I've met before."
I don't know how to explain it
It's filled with an overwhelming comfort
An overwhelming emotion
Itsuki didn't answer immediately
Instead, he slowly took off his coat and placed it over her shoulders
The night air was cold
But the warmth of the coat made her heart race
Itsuki smiled gently and spoke
"I don't know…"
"…but do you hate it?"
Seris:
It makes me weak yet i don't hate it
Their eyes locked with eachother
Both their cheeks burned red hard
Next day
Seris rarely slept
Years of training had taught her to stay alert even in the quietest nights
But one evening, while sitting beside Itsuki on the top of a building, her head slowly leaned against his shoulder without her realizing
She fell asleep
Itsuki froze
The most feared assassin in the organization… trusting him enough to sleep beside him
For a moment, he didn't move at all, afraid that even the smallest motion might wake her
He didn't move
It become night
Itsuki looked at her sleeping face — peaceful in a way he had never seen before
His golden eyes softened
"You must have been so tired… all this time," he whispered
And for the first time in her life…
The assassin finally slept without fear
At Itsuki's Home
Yuzuru looked at Itsuki with narrowed eyes
Yuzuru:
"Itsuki… are you in love with the assassin Seris?"
Itsuki's eyes widened slightly
"Yeah," he answered honestly
"I was actually going to tell you."
Yuzuru sighed deeply
"You do realize she's extremely dangerous… right?"
Itsuki didn't even hesitate
"If she wanted me dead," he said calmly, "I'd already be dead."
Itsuki:
I love her and she loves me
Yuzuru again sighed heavily and said while smiling with soft eyes
"This kid "
For a moment, the room fell silent
Outside the window—
Seris had been standing just outside, silently listening
Itsuki spoke without even looking toward the window
But he knows she is there
Itsuki
"…Seris."
"Come out."
Yuzuru blinked
"…What?"
The window slowly slid open
Seris stepped inside as if it were the most normal thing in the world
Yuzuru jumped back in shock
"WAHHH?!"
He pointed at her dramatically
"What were you doing there?!"
Seris looked at him with her usual calm expression
She said nothing
Yuzuru sniffed and wiped imaginary tears
"She's so cold…"
Itsuki chuckled quietly
Seris glanced at him for a second
For the briefest second—
Her expression softened
Yuzuru saw that and smiled silently
Yuzuru:
You found one at last...