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danganronpa-21 · 3 months

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Rating: Mature Audiences

General Warnings: Implied/Referenced Sex

Fandoms: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak Academy

Relationships: Makoto Naegi/Kyoko Kirigiri

Additional Tags: Post-Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc, Embarrassing Moments, Making Out, Teasing & Flirting, Kyoko Kirigiri being a lil sass pot, Just a heads up that this is a little saucier than what I usually write but it’s still pretty tame

Word Count: 4,075 words

Story Summary: Kyoko decides to take advantage of her boyfriend's free time at work. Byakuya, unfortunately, gets caught in the cross fire of this incident.

[Read it on AO3.]

Kyoko has a keen awareness of her boyfriend’s current… free time.

Well, if you asked him, he would tell you that the time wasn’t really all that free. Just because he wasn’t in a meeting or handling student issues didn’t mean that he had all the time in the world. There was still plenty to do as the headmaster of a school like Hope’s Peak, one that had a myriad of talented but trouble-seeking students. Somehow, even with the end of the Tragedy and the abolishment of the Reserve Course/Main Course system, that little thing never seemed to change. She knows Makoto doesn’t mind it. He never would. After all, the kids who attend Hope’s Peak now probably had to grow up much faster than they should have because of what they had seen. The least he could do was let them be creative, wild, and fun – even if that ultimately was more paperwork for him.

Paperwork. That was usually his something, the thing that would make him insist that he had no free time – not even for his beautiful, beloved girlfriend.

It isn’t as if Kyoko is utterly deprived by her boyfriend, nor does she have an appetite for him so insatiable that she just never seems to have had enough of him. No, neither of those things are the problem. It’s just that, for whatever reason, the danger of wanting to be with him here at work is so much more. She likes that even the casual showing of affection between the two of them is forbidden. She’s never been so scandalous as to go past anything but a kiss, but even that, she is not permitted to take. Both she and her boyfriend are responsible for engaging in the utmost professionalism while Hope’s Peak is in their care, and while Kyoko completely understands why, she finds that it doesn’t stop her from this wanting.

The fact that she cannot control the wanting, no matter how hard she may try, is why she is headed to Makoto’s office now.

Improper it may be, but sometimes, a woman just needs to kiss her boyfriend and not care who is watching.

This is the thought she keeps in mind as she struts towards her boyfriend’s office. What can she say? She loves the thrill. Life has become so quaint since they opened Hope’s Peak, and although she won’t take it for granted given everything they’ve been through… She can’t help but want to add a bit of zest to their lives. Nothing that will hurt, but just… something that will make both their hearts beat a little faster. The thought almost makes her giggle like a meek schoolgirl.

The halls of Hope’s Peak are eerily quiet, save for the sound of her high-heeled boots clacking against the tiled floors and the faint voices of teachers instructing their students just beyond the hallway’s walls. The school is not yet populous enough to be filled with a great deal of noise, but there is some, and Kyoko cannot help but enjoy what she can hear as she makes her way down the hall. The students may in theory be keeping her from her boyfriend, but the joy of them having a future is enough to make her forgive them for that. Besides, it’s not like at this point she is open to being deterred from what she wants.

Her walk down the hallway is quick and simple, not interfered with. Perhaps it’s her intimidating gaze or the strength of her gait, but even those who do cross her path don’t seem particularly interested in stopping her for a conversation or even sparing her a glance of acknowledgement. Their heads dip down and they just keep walking, and for a moment, she wonders if they think she must be on her way to scold the headmaster for something. Though he is higher up in the scholastic food chain by a mile, given that she is only part-timing to focus on detective work, the students all seem to get the impression that she completely dominates him. It’s not something she is unused to people assuming, mind you, considering her serious personality and his gentle, cheerful one. Every once in a while, she even hears rumours that it’s truly she who is calling the shots, and Makoto is just the nice man making everything happen.

If only they knew that I call the shots behind closed doors, too, she thinks with a smirk.

She tries not to let her amusement show too greatly as she makes her way down the hall. That would surely ruin her strict, serious image. Besides, to capture Makoto at his best moment, she has to have a particular demeanour about it – anything else would tamper with her plans. She keeps her face straight and her eyes locked forward, marching confidently towards her mission. As she comes upon the doors to the Headmaster’s Office, she finds that she doesn’t even bother knocking before prying them open. As soon as she can see through even the slightest crack, she catches a glimpse of Makoto and notices how he immediately perks up. How cute. His face only seems to light up in further interest when he realizes who it is coming to keep him company. She has to fight not to giggle as she slips into the room with ease, closing the door tightly behind her. Nobody needs to know that she is disturbing the headmaster’s peace. This little moment, it can stay private between the two of them.

“Kyoko?” Makoto says, staring at her from across the way with this innocently curious expression on his face that honestly kind of makes her heart melt. Once upon a time, it would have horrified her to turn into pudding over a man, but now, she’s a little more comfortable embracing her affections. After all, Makoto isn’t just any man. “I’m surprised to see you here. Is everything okay?”

It’s all Kyoko can do to keep a neutral face when she stops dead, staring him right in the eyes. “Take off your clothes.”

Makoto’s flesh turns fifteen different shades of crimson in a matter of four seconds. That has to be some kind of world record, she thinks amusedly to herself.

“W-What?!” He sputters, slack-jawed, unable to believe what his partner has just said to him.

There might have been more, had she the self-control to keep it going, but the sight of his rose-red face is too funny to bear. She can’t help but snicker at the sight, her lips cracking into a warm smile. Makoto is just so much fun to tease – and, thankfully, he’s a good sport about it, too. As soon as he realizes that she’s played a joke on him, he starts laughing along, too. The relief on his face is instant as he wipes his brow with the back of his arm.

“You’re… rotten, Kyoko Kirigiri,” he half-snickers, dropping his pen on the desk, “You really had me there.”

“I’m sorry,” she replies, not sounding nor feeling sorry at all, “I couldn’t help myself. You really are an open book.”

Makoto shrugs, leaning forward on the desk. His face is still pinkish in places, but the embarrassment is fading, and even with that in place, he is still unbearably charming to her. He’s adorable when he’s flustered, but still so sweet on the eyes in his natural state, too. How is she supposed to maintain a professional decorum around this man when he’s just so delightful to be around?

It sounds silly, she supposes, when you put it like that – but it’s just the truth, as far as she’s concerned. She feels like a smitten schoolgirl somedays. It’s embarrassing and electrifying all at the same time.

Makoto seems to only shake his head at her teasing, heaving a sigh as if to ask what he’s going to do with her. It is not the first time the two of them have gone on like this, not by a long shot, and Kyoko can’t help but love how familiar it all feels. Their relationship is still young, but it makes it feel like they’ve been together for years.

“Is there a reason you want to come see me, Kirigiri-san?”

Kyoko raises her eyebrows in mock-surprise. “Kirigiri-san?” she parrots, folding her arms across her chest. Just a minute ago it was the much more familiar Kyoko, and now…? Oh, he can try and make this business-like all he pleases, but she came here on a much different kind of business. Makoto must notice the hint of coyness in her voice, because his smile begins to melt and turn a bit sheepish.

“W-Well, it’s… this is a school, and nobody really knows about us yet,” he laughs, “If anyone heard us acting too close, they might get the wrong idea.”

She quirks a brow. “And who do you think is eavesdropping on us?” she looks around the room, a small part of her – a more paranoid part – almost wondering if he has a point. Cameras loved them once. Who's to say that they wouldn’t again? “There is no one here but us. The things that go on behind closed doors are our business.”

Feeling her heart skip a beat, she takes this opportunity to move closer to her partner. Her walk is meant to be sultry as she struts to his side, but her lacking experience in the area of seduction just makes her feel a bit stupid. Thankfully, she is Makoto’s only experience with a woman intending to pursue him, so he turns into a bit of a puddle for her anyway. His face warms as she approaches, and when she places a hand on the back of his office chair, leaning over him so her long lavender hair hangs down over top of him, she can actually hear his breath hitch. She loves it. His eyes are clouded with a mixture of excitement and worry, and she knows that he must get butterflies in his stomach when she opens her mouth to speak once more.

“There is no one here but you and I, Makoto. This free time that you have, it’s just for us.”

Makoto actually gulps. She swears she sees his eyes flick to the door briefly, like he’s worried that someone is going to barge in. “F-For us?”

She nods. “You’ve been so busy lately. I feel like I never see you.” she struts herself right in front of him, and for a moment, she contemplates plopping herself right down on his lap… but something about that just feels a bit too scandalous. She opts to hop right up on his desk instead, not really thinking about the fact that that might not be much better. She tilts her head teasingly at him. “Surely you can make some time for your significant other, can’t you?”

The sweat must be beading on Makoto’s skin now. He pushes himself to his feet, although he doesn’t seem exactly sure why he does it. For a moment, just a flicker of a moment, it looks as if he might want to protest – push her away, remind her that she’s supposed to be the more responsible one of the two of them – but it dies. Instead, his eyes can do nothing but fall to her lips, looking dazed and confused.

“I… I thought…?”

“You thought what?”

“You’re not, like, propositioning me right now, right?”

“For what?”

“For…” his face reddens again. “I thought we talked about not being ready for that right now.”

Kyoko scrunches up her nose, almost as if disgusted by the prospect. “I’m not propositioning you for that, no.”

The worry fades just a bit, and she notices him start to nibble on his lip ever so slightly. He doesn’t know what’s going to come out of her mouth next – she can tell. She wonders if he’s enjoying the uncertainty. “B-But for something, yeah?”

She sighs and shakes her head, gesturing him over to her. “Just hold your tongue for a minute and kiss me.”

Makoto’s eyes widen for a second, processing the information. The moment he does, however, he follows her instructions with ease. Rushing over, he is now just about at her level, his hand slipping along the underside of her jaw, tilting her head towards him a bit for better access to her lips. She tips her head up a bit to help, and tries not to smile to herself at how grateful he seems for the assistance. Makoto is a pleasant but inexperienced kisser. He likes to try extra hard to make his kisses good.

When he connects their lips, she’s almost surprised by how warm they are. In the midst of a chilly winter, the presence of his warmth is more than a little welcome. It pairs well with the taste – caramel and espresso, perhaps even a hint of whipped cream, although she recognizes that she could be imagining that part. Makoto is the only man she’s met who is so comfortable with ordering a caramel macchiato, but tasting it here on his lips, she finds she can understand what he’s talking about when he says it truly is the best coffee drink. Sweet, and warm… just like him. Soft, too. Soft like his smile, soft like his heart, are his lips. She used to think boys would have unkempt lips, cracked and unpleasant… but Makoto’s were always soft to the point of being almost silken. At times, kissing him felt so perfect that it was almost like it was unreal. Why else would she put herself at the mercy of being caught if she didn’t love it this much?

Her heart swells with affection as his fingers tangle in her hair, tucking some of the silvery-purple strands behind her ear as he deepens their kiss. She hums appreciatively. He’s taken the tips she’s given him. She can’t help but smile against him. She never used to think she would be able to feel such happiness, yet now, the two of them are infinitely together, infinitely connected… In this context, the two of them kissing would be considered so improper, but if it’s really that big of a deal, why does it feel so right? This is all Kyoko can think about, all she can dream of, as she parts her lips to allow Makoto’s tongue to slip into her mouth. Everything about this moment is too perfect, and she could stay in it forever if fate would allow her to. This is all she wanted today – just a flawless moment with her boyfriend, the one man who had destroyed her preconceptions of love. If fate could allow her that, then that was all she needed.

Unfortunately, however, fate finds a disciple in Byakuya Togami.

The door swings open in the blink of an eye. Neither Makoto nor Kyoko has a chance to react or resist as it does. It swings open large and wide, with no discretion or thought given to it, the perfect embodiment of Byakuya and his callous nature. At any other time, she might leap up to break apart from Makoto, but the realization hits her so slowly she doesn’t have the time. Kyoko would swear on her grandfather’s life that she didn’t hear Byakuya’s footsteps coming down the hall, nor did she know that he would have business with Makoto at this hour. She had no idea about him also sharing the gap in his schedule. Her main focus, and quite frankly her only concern, was that Makoto had this free time.

It's what makes it all the more aggravating that Byakuya reacts in loud, disapproving disgust.

“Ugh!”

Makoto breaks off the kiss the second he hears Byakuya’s voice, his face flushing bright red once more. At this point, she’s wondering if he may end up staying like that permanently. Out of the corner of her eye, Kyoko can see her plum-coloured lipstick smudged on Makoto’s mouth. Were the situation less compromising, she might have laughed, yet with Byakuya’s eyes boring into them…

“Of all the-! What is the matter with you two?!” He stomps his foot on the ground like a child, or an employer infuriated with his insubordinate employees. He probably sees them as the latter, if she had to guess. Still, even with this thought in her head, she notices that he seems unable to hide his own embarrassment. The tips of his ears, much like Makoto’s entire face, are tinged pink, and he seems to be darting his eyes around everywhere but their faces. Much as he might dislike admitting it, they are his friends. Even for him, this must stir some odd feelings. It’s no secret to her that many of their companions don’t think of them as sexual beings. They do like to make jokes about their current absence of a sex life. “This is extremely unprofessional!”

Kyoko’s lips press into a flat line. In the back of her mind, she knows that some part of Byakuya is right. There really is a lot to be said about employees, particularly two educators, who seem utterly incapable of keeping their hands off each other. That being said, he is the one who rudely shoved the door open without so much as a single knock. He just assumed Makoto should have this time available to him because he thought that it was free on his schedule. She contemplates laying into him for that in an effort to save face. Truth be told, she doesn’t care much that they’ve been caught, considering it was only by Byakuya, but she knows it will bother Makoto. That is the only reason she even considers trying to reason with their friend.

“It’s… um…” Makoto stammers, reminding her of an anime character just bulleting with sweat, “Well, I… I can… explain…?”

The nervous chuckle he lets out, combined with the scratching at his cheek, makes Kyoko think that that would be unlikely. He looks like he could sweat right through his suit. She could see him fitting in in a sauna right about now.

“Explain what, exactly?” Byakuya snaps. “There is no good reason for you two to… to… To be so brazenly sucking face in the middle of your work day! Have you no shame?”

“That’s quite enough, Togami-kun,” Kyoko scolds, long before she can actually consider whether or not she wants to let him keep going. Without interrupting, they’ll get by easier, but at the same time, she dislikes the way he’s speaking to them. They most definitely were not kissing hard enough to qualify as “sucking face”. Tongue-kissing? Maybe, but there was no face-eating involved, and she intends to make that very clear to him. “Perhaps you have learned your lesson now about knocking before you go opening doors?”

Byakuya clutches his chest in offence. “Me?! You were the ones who-”

Kyoko folds her arms across her chest, sliding off Makoto’s desk to stand and fully face her accuser. This is not the first time that the two of them have engaged in a battle of wits, nor will it be the last, but she knows that in order to win this one, she must look him straight in the eye. Then, and only then, will he start to falter. It is crucial that she make that signature Kirigiri glare work for her once more.

“Who were having a private moment of passion which you so rudely interrupted by bursting through the door.”

Makoto looks like he wants to speak, to add something of substance to the conversation that they are having, but he seems to know well enough to keep his mouth shut. With his level of humiliation, he is in no condition to help Kyoko against Byakuya, nor cut down what Byakuya is saying about him and Kyoko. He is best to just sit and watch, look and listen. Like a good boy, he understands that.

“Certainly you must understand the importance of privacy, Togami-kun. I don’t imagine Mr. Pennyworth came bursting through your door anytime he pleased. You must extend the same courtesy to Makoto and myself. We certainly wouldn’t go bursting through your door.”

Byakuya grits his teeth. “You’re deflecting, you vile little minx.”

Minx, Kyoko thinks. That is new. He has never called me that before. She is not offended. Byakuya’s insults scarcely mean much of anything. They just fly out of his mouth as easily as air goes in.

“Deflecting from what, exactly? Your lack of manners?” She taps her chin. “I think we should be able to forgive you for your transgression, but I surely think we will struggle more if you refuse to let bygones be bygones.”

Byakuya releases a low growl from somewhere in his throat. It reminds her a bit of an animal, but it is not vicious enough to tell her anything other than he is preparing to back down.

“Come now, Togami-kun. You’re embarrassing Makoto.” She shakes her head. “I just wanted a moment alone with my boyfriend. Are you really going to shame us for that? You must understand how important it is for a couple to be together.”

“You’re ridiculous.” He huffs, folding his own arms across his chest. “Utterly ridiculous. Fix your conduct, next time, instead of trying to use that silver tongue of yours on me.”

Kyoko chuckles softly, brushing some hair out of her face. “But I thought you believed me to be using my silver tongue on Makoto?”

She feels her boyfriend lightly jab her in the ribs for that comment. She doesn’t care. The way Byakuya’s face lights up like a firecracker is too amusing for her to just shove away. The shock of the statement strikes him so badly that he actually has to turn away. Makoto will forgive her for it later.

“Naegi-kun, please inform me when Kirigiri-san departs. I have important matters to discuss with you.” Kyoko wants to laugh at how Byakuya won’t even direct his attention at her anymore. He is too busy looking as red as a tomato, shuffling around the papers he is carrying in her arms. If it were anyone else, Kyoko might have felt a bit sorry about this – but given his conduct as of late, it made for a bit of nice revenge. “Until then, I advise both of you – keep your clothes on.”

It is clear on Makoto’s face that he wants to protest the clothes comment, but Byakuya is spinning on his heel and rushing out the door before they know it. As he leaves, Kyoko contemplates calling after him a reminder to knock on the door next time, but decides against it. She’s probably gotten the poor man enough as it is. Instead, she turns her focus back to Makoto, who looks to be a cross between frustrated and sheepish.

“I can’t believe that just happened,” he mutters, his shoulders slumping, “You shouldn’t have antagonized him like that.”

Kyoko shrugs. “Ideally, I wouldn’t have had to, but you know he’s not above making a scene. You’ve only just become headmaster here… It wouldn’t do for you to be dismissed in your first few months for something that wasn’t your idea.”

Makoto weighs her words in his head, seeming to understand what she is driving at. Still, that sheepish look remains on his face, like he just can’t let everything about it go. “Still… we probably shouldn’t have been making out at work.”

“Not with the door unlocked, anyway.” She finds herself staring back at that door, hand to her chin as she loses herself in thought. “I could have sworn I locked it.”

He shrugs. “Maybe the lock’s broken?”

“Maybe… That won’t do, though.”

“Hm?” Makoto quirks a brow. “Why not?”

“Well…” she turns back to him, draping her arms over his shoulders and leaning in close. She brushes her nose against his, able to feel the heat radiating off him as she places herself in front of him. “I don’t think this will be the end of our little moments of stolen free time.”

Makoto gulps loudly. “B-But we just got caught…”

Kyoko smiles a devilish smile. They are still early on in their relationship, still so early on that they both struggle to think of things in a particular context, but… “Maybe that’s part of the thrill of it.”

She swears those words could have made Makoto faint.

#Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! Here’s a little fic treat from me.#danganronpa #makoto naegi #kyoko kirigiri #naegiri #kyouko kirigiri #danganronpa 3 hope arc #danganronpa 3 future arc #makoto x Kyoko #byakuya Togami

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danganronpa-21 · 1 year

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General Warnings: Brief description of wounds

Fandoms: Danganronpa

Relationships: Kirigiri Kyoko/Naegi Makoto

Additional Tags: Reunion, Will They Won’t They, Fluff, Post Trigger Happy Havoc, References made to another Naegiri Week piece

Chapter Word Count: 2,159 words

Summary: After weeks apart following their rescue from the outside world, Makoto and Kyoko, along with the other survivors, reunite for a first breakfast and realize just how much they have missed each other.

Kyoko’s fingers drum on the table absent-mindedly.

It’s strange to think that back in their school days, the six of them might not have gotten along. And here she is now, sitting and waiting for the last of them, heart pounding in her chest.

Byakuya, Toko, and Yasuhiro all surround her at the table as they too wait patiently. The former two are probably waiting for breakfast instead of Aoi and Makoto, but somewhere deep inside, she knows they must be elated to reunite. The group may not be perfect, and “unlikely friends” may have been an understatement, but they had come to care and depend on each other when braving the outside world. Even if they bicker and get on each other’s nerves, they know they need each other to stay sane and stay alive. Even now, they are in each other’s thoughts. Whether or not trust could be put in the Future Foundation was difficult to determine, and though the jury is still out on degrees of trust, they needed to think of each other for that, too. After all, Future Foundation has still been unable to determine how they will return their memories. Koichi Kizakura – a man she would much rather have not reunited with here – says that they are working on a way to do it “ethically”.

Unlike Junko’s manipulations, the Future Foundation technology for it is apparently much more experimental. They want to make sure that they’re doing right by the students with the methodology before forcing them through potential further trauma. She supposes she can stand by it, although she did hope that they might be able to meet again with everything in tact.

Ah, it’s just as well. She’s just happy to see everyone again at all.

She can’t wait to hear Yasuhiro’s silly nicknames for everyone, or Toko’s affectionate mumblings, or Byakyua’s quiet comments, or Aoi’s adorable giggles, or Makoto’s optimistic attitude.

Makoto…

All of them went through hell and back in the world outside of Hope’s Peak Academy, but he was undoubtedly the worst off. Even Aoi, who suffered through feverish nights and searing pain with an infected wound, did not dare compare herself to Makoto’s severe malnutrition. The poor thing had been so devoid of proper vitamins that the nurses reported fearing his teeth might fall from his gums. She had seen the petechiae speckled across his skin, sat with him through the screaming joint pain, rationed the water supply to combat his diarrhea… A bit of luck kept him from losing him completely to his condition, but the Foundation had been insistent that he needed a high degree of care upon his arrival. That is, apparently, how they decided to split them off – in twos, based off who needed the most help.

Their decision to bring them all together again is also, apparently, a good sign. At least, this is what Koichi told her when he came to fetch her and Byakuya for this breakfast. It meant that Aoi and Makoto were finally on the mend and healthy enough to move about, which meant the group was ready to reunite, if only for a few hours.

Meager time or not, gratefulness swells within the pit of Kyoko’s stomach as she waits. For their first encounter after what seems like ages apart, she knows it will feel like the first mouthful of cold water on a scorching hot day.

It's hard not to be distracted, thinking about Makoto. Conversation rumbles between the other three, but she finds her mind slipping in and out of comprehension with relative ease. Even the sweet aromas of breakfast being cooked not too far from their table, delighting her senses after two weeks of only “safe” foods, could barely hold her attention for more than a few seconds. Then, it was back to thinking about Makoto and how he was faring. In Aoi, she had always had a great deal of faith in recovery – she is a strong, healthy girl with a lot of fight in her. Makoto is much more fragile in comparison. Admittedly, she’s worried about him for about as long as they’ve been separated. She can’t quite place it, but the thought of him in pain makes her heart twist in the ugliest of ways… and the reminder that their reunion is because of his recovery makes it warm with happiness. It won’t show on her face, yet she can feel a smile threatening to shine on her lips. Every time she hears footsteps pass by, her head snaps up in excitement.

If only she had considered that the sound she should have been listening for was crutches.

She is unsure of how much time passed before that clicking registered in her ears, and before it dawned on her that this could only be a good sound. If it hadn’t been for Yasuhiro’s cheerful cry of his pet names, she might not even have looked up from the table she’d been drumming her fingers against. The moment she lifts her head to look at them, she feels almost as if she could cry… Not that she would ever do such a thing so publicly.

There, in the space just in front of their boring grey cafeteria table, stand Aoi and Makoto, looking much better than they have in an incredibly long time.

Aoi’s sun-kissed skin is now back to its full, warm splendor. Though it is bandaged, she can see that the skin that was once peeling and yellowed has now begun to repair itself, and join the rest in a celebration of health. Her long brown hair hangs loose, spilling down her back in a now tangle-free waterfall. The clothes she wears look so cozy and inviting that Kyoko almost wishes that she could don them herself – a cream coloured sweater and a pair of grey shorts, for ease of access to her recovering wound. The thing that really tips Kyoko off to her friend’s recovery, though, is her eyes. They are sparkling like there’s no tomorrow, even though the situation still is far from their ideal. All she seems to care about now is that her friends are here.

As for Makoto, well, he beams like a ray of sunshine. Like Aoi, he’s wearing the comfiest of clothes – potentially even comfier, given that he has a full sweat set. His cheeks are a cheerful, rosy pink and his face has never looked more alert. The fact that he’s as comfortable as he is standing on his own two feet is something to celebrate, and the way he’s actually double-checking that Aoi won’t fall even more so. He matches her smile as they make their way up to the table, the two of them barely able to contain the giggles that sneak past their lips.

“Hey, Asahinans, Naegicchi!” Yasuhiro calls out, “Long time no see, how ya doin’?”

Aoi lets out a loud laugh, swinging her good leg at him as she wobbles over on her crutches. “I’m still kickin’! How about you?”

“Better now that I’m seein’ everyone’s faces again!”

Fighting off a smile is damn near impossible, so she doesn’t bother. She just lets it stretch across her face; gaze glued on Makoto as he helps Aoi to the table. She doesn’t have the memories to back up such a claim, but she feels as if she has never wanted to run to him as much as she does now. If it weren’t for her typical decorum, she’d probably be bouncing around like a puppy who just received a visitor. Even with her self-control in check, she can’t help springing to her feet as the two get closer. Try as she might to keep calm, she really does just want to fling herself into Makoto’s arms. Her speed appears to say as much, for both Toko and Byakuya’s brows twist and furrow at the sight. It sends rouge burning through her cheeks. With an awkward shuffle, however, she is able to pass it off as hopping up to help Aoi.

“Oh, you’re such a sweetheart, Kirigiri-san, but you don’t have to hop up to help me,” she laughs, shaking her head, “Honestly, even having Naegi-kun doing it is a little overkill.”

Makoto’s lower lip sticks out in a bit of a pout at the words. “I don’t want to cause you any trouble, Asahina-san, I just don’t want you to fall… you’re still getting used to being on your feet again.”

“And you’re a sweetheart for that, too, but honestly, I’m totally fine! I made it all the way here, didn’t I?”

Kyoko chuckles softly, her eyes still fixed on Makoto. Even in a worried state, he looks so... Words fail to describe it. Is it warm? Comforting? Soothing? Part of her wonders if it even matters what it is. Maybe she should just be happy to have it in her life once more. “You know he can’t stop helping you, Asahina-san. It’s as natural to him as breathing.”

Makoto blushes a deep crimson, his pout deepening. For a moment, she worries that she’s actually upset him, but there’s a glimmer of cheekiness hiding behind those eyes. Seeing him with this expression sends her heart skipping a beat. She does not know why… but she thinks she likes it. “So this is the first time we see each other in two weeks, and the first thing you do is tease me?”

Aoi snickers. “Would she be your Kirigiri-san if she didn’t?”

Finally, the happiness he has been trying to hide finally wins its spot on his face. In a more hushed voice, he whispers, “It’s good to see you again, Kirigiri-san.”

“It’s wonderful to see you as well, Naegi-kun.”

Somehow… she likes the idea of being called his Kirigiri-san.

It’s difficult to say how many hours they all spend together once they settle in for breakfast. As the conversation picks up, the six of them get back into the swing of things, and it’s almost as if no time has passed between them at all. Everything melts back into being how it was – except, of course, with better health. As Aoi and Yasuhiro bicker over something stupid and Toko fawns over Byakuya, Kyoko finds herself lost in conversation once more with the boy she has so deeply missed.

It's surprising how charming he can look while shoveling food into his face so eagerly. She knows they’ve all been eating like pigs since they arrived at Future Foundation Headquarters, but Makoto in particular seems to be relishing his newfound regular breakfasts. This morning the volunteer chefs have been cooked up a Western-style meal, complete with sunny side-up eggs, smoked ham, roasted and spiced potatoes, and toast with crabapple jelly. The whole thing has the most amazing aroma, but she can’t help but notice how Makoto has two helpings of toast – he’s doing well, based on the rosiness of his cheeks, but he may still have some recovery to do yet if they are trying to get as much jelly into him as possible. It will help spike his Vitamin C back up to normal levels.

“You wouldn’t believe how great I feel right now, Kirigiri-san,” Makoto babbles enthusiastically (and partially through a mouthful of roast potatoes), “The doctors say I’ve been getting better and better by the day, and now, getting to see everyone…! I’m on top of the world.”

Even she can’t help but smile at his joy, leaning against her hand. “I so missed your enthusiasm, Naegi-kun. It’s a relief to reunite with you. You’ve been in my thoughts a lot lately.”

Swallowing a big bite of food, he nods. “You’ve been in mine, too! Aoi and I talked about you all the time… nicely, of course,” he says, his sunny disposition fading ever so slightly, “I know you’re strong, but I was still a little worried about you.”

She nods thoughtfully. “It’s only natural to worry, although I would argue that I had my hands full worrying about you as well.”

Makoto scratches at the back of his neck, chuckling awkwardly. “S-Sorry about that. I don’t mean to cause you any trouble.”

“Worrying about you is no trouble. It’s a blessing, really, to worry about someone, isn’t it?”

He blinks. “What do you mean?”

“Worrying about someone means you have something to care about. That’s special, is it not?”

Makoto nods with a grateful smile. It’s hard to place what it is, but there’s something unspoken between them as they stare into each other’s eyes. There are no words between them for but a moment, but the pause is comfortable and warm. There is no pressure to say much of anything. Instead, they simply allow each other to relish the moment of being together.

“Kirigiri-san?”

“Hm?”

Makoto places his hand on hers, eyes twinkling with sincerity. “I really missed you.”

Blushing, Kyoko confesses, “I missed you as well.”

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