usogi | [ i already regret sasuke and senri ]

[His left shoulder shrugs dismissively.]

Yeah.

[ . . . ]

Ugh, you're so stupid.

[and then he leans in for the kiss

no just kidding he's just going to invade sasuke's personal space with another hug.]

... thanks. Which power did you pick?

[He doesn't hug back because it's Sasuke, but the fact he accepts it without throwing Senri out of a window says a lot.]

Battle Armor.

[senri nods - ]

Are you going to use it on Taka or Ishirin-san?

[their parlor party is

so strong wow]

I was giving it to Ray. The reason for me going to Indulgence was for him. He didn't ask anyone else to move, so he won't get his reward through me.

[He makes a face.]

But he didn't want it.

Probably because Ray-kun will be staying with us for curfew. If Ishirin-san and Bakaomi are already going to be awake and trying to keep us safe, I don't know if he'd have a use for it. He's also pretty resourceful...

[though that's just what senri thinks!]

Just let me know which one you pick, and I'll use Battle Armor on the other so they're safe.

Mm. [He's quiet, but then sighs like before.] Takaomi.

Ray insisted. [He frowns.] Ray may be the most likely targeted, however. After the last trial. I'd rather use it on him.

He's resourceful, but the rules... It's risky.

.... I know.

[and he sighs and rests his head on sasuke's shoulder because he's tired,,]

We'd be in a tough spot if anything happened to Ray-kun but... hand or not, I think Ishirin-san's a pretty strong fighter. And Taka's been getting more resourceful.

I... well, I hope it'll be okay. If that's what Ray-kun said to do, then if you lie and do something he doesn't want, he won't want to work with you anymore.

[Senri, stop being gay with him in loose clothes in a room in an INN.]

Fine. I'll use it on Takaomi.

[He still wanted to use it on Ray, but then... if anything happened to Takaomi, he knows Senri would never forgive him. He'll just have to trust in Ray's cockroach ability to stay alive.]

[what do these brackets say]

... you don't have to do what I ask, but... I've lost Ray-kun's trust once before, and if you do choose to use it on him, please don't tell me. I'm not going to ask again, so you can keep it a secret if you want.

It's just... well, if he thinks I lied to him then I'll be the one in big trouble.

That's what you get for lying. Ray shouldn't have been stupid enough to trust a stage actor.

[But neither should he? Flashback to post Indulgence audience when he lost his cool a little bit.

He tilts his head just enough to hover by Senri's ear.] You owe me, dumbass.

[he didn't have to do that

senri pauses for a second to just aggressively ignore the weird little tingle he gets down his spine

and then he's pouting]

For what? Lying to you? You told me you were with Cunning but you never joined him even once, jerk. We're even.

No.

[Senri deserves it for making Sasuke miserable for four whole weeks.]

For helping the friend you're going back home with.

[senri's eye narrows ever so slightly as his expression turns wry]

.... I didn't ask you for a favor....

[he turns his face more toward sasuke and leans in just because he knows no fucking fear of gay chicken]

If you want something from me, you could always just say so.

[who will win at gay chicken because sasuke doesn't budge, and he doesn't look embarrassed either]

You didn't. It was Ray's favor.

[Quietly:]

I want you to go back home with Takaomi. The two of you.

[ . . . senri blinks at that. he's too stunned to think about gay chicken rn but]

... of course.

Why would you think I would do anything else?

[His eye narrows, jumping back and forth over Senri's face. He looks completely unconvinced.]

Because I know how stupid you can be.

Stop being rude.

[senri pouts at the accusation, though he still seems slightly bewildered]

.... we're students at an elite academy in Tokyo. If you win the top seat with your partner, then you get access to a lot of high-profile things. Information, government access, more money than I've ever seen before - you can change the entire country if you graduate ahead of everyone else.

If I don't win here... that's my only chance of getting my wish.

There's no way I could go anywhere else.

I'm not worried about you trying to go anywhere else.

[Not exactly. But he still doesn't seem entirely convinced, and he doesn't elaborate on what he means really. Reaching up, he steadies Senri by taking the boy by the arms, and he steps away and around.

Like he intends to leave???]

[wh

senri continues to look confused?? he's going to follow after, reaching for sasuke's sleeve]

What are you saying...? You know I can't try to do what you want if you're unclear about it.

[though that said it's not like senri is the type to just easily agree to anything anyway]

[Of course, he stops, but all he does it glance back around his arm at Senri.]

I know you're not an idiot, Senri. I'm saying... you're going back with Takaomi at the end, and no one is going with you. Especially not me.

[ . . . . senri pauses.

and pouts.]

.... I hadn't even asked.

[even though sasuke's right - he thought about it.]

You didn’t have to.

[His look is an attempt to be stern, though it’s way softer than he’d have liked it to be.]

I know it’s something you would have considered. [He pauses. Blame Merriment for the easy guilt.] Don’t make me do something we’ll both regret to keep you from being an idiot.

... I wasn't going to make you if you didn't want to. I also didn't know how to ask you yet - but I would've.

[he glances off to the side, even if he doesn't let go of sasuke]

But... well, I know that you have people waiting for you too. Friends that you miss, even if you won't admit it. I'm not going to be the person that thinks you'd step away from that, no matter how mad you might be about your home.

... if you wanted a place to go, though. Somewhere a little calmer. It's not completely boring where Bakaomi and I are - there's still a lot of chaos, and some danger, probably enough to at least keep you on your toes. [the mafia is there]

You could come with us, if you wanted.

[He's going to kill Senri for doing this to him.]

I'm going back to Konoha. My village... all of the ninja villages need to be reformed. [Hm. Weird. The words are oddly different this time around.] Naruto... [He frowns. He hasn't pulled away, though also has turned around.]

We were having our final battle. I have to go back... to make sure he's ready to become Hokage. If he can't defeat me... then he doesn't deserve to be the leader of our village.

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DANA FUCK YOU AGAIN

LMAAOOOO imagine when sib reads this pc and hates me

she's going to kill you

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