15. Chapter 15 (1/1)

csilla: like did i kill everyone off with the last update? or is everyone busy? oh well, i'm updating anyways so hopefully i get a bunch of feedback to feed the plot bunnies~ :d

it's been a month since i've seen any reaper, occasionally i found myself wondering if krul had given up on getting yuu's soul. as soon as that thought entered my mind, i quickly dismissed it. no way in hell that krul would ever give up on a soul. for any reason.

today i found myself in the same position as the day before: home alone while yuu was at class. unfortunately, in my time away, i had missed out on the chance to apply for my next set of classes and when i attempted to take whatever was still open, i was told that there wasn't any space left for any of the classes i needed to take.

i sighed, at least yuu would be home soon then we would be able to talk more about the situation. there was still so much we needed to talk about. things that needed to be clarified. things that needed-

a loud, but short, knock at the door pulled me away from my inner musings and i had to check the clock, wondering if yuu had possibly forgotten his key this morning. the clock read: half past three, meaning it wasn't likely my roommate.

"coming…" i groaned, standing up from my spot on the couch and heading over to answer the door.

when i opened it i was met by a familiar voice: "wow, so the rumors are true… krul's favorite reaper is really living among the humans…" lacus.

my eyes immediately narrowed as i asked, "what are you doing here?" before glancing for any sign of rene, but when i saw none – panic set in.

rene and lacus were a package deal – where you saw one, the other was nearby. when they weren't together, it meant trouble.

tossing his hands in the air, "look, mika… i'm here of my own free will to give you a heads-up on your friend-"

i swiftly cut him off by wrapping my hands around his neck before growling in a low voice: "what did you do to yuu? for your sake, you better not have harmed him in any way…"

"if you let me finish…" he pried my hands just far enough away for his words to come out without needing to be forced before continuing: "we were sent to retrieve him… but we haven't harmed him. rene only put him to sleep… i swear we didn't harm him… but we're not the ones you have to worry about… krul,"

at the mention of her name, i released him before dropping my hands to my side and listened as lacus went on: "krul's the one who ordered us to

ing him to purgatory and also," his eyes raised until they met mine, "word around there is that asuramaru is back… any idea why?"

instead of answering his question, i opted for asking my own: "why are telling me all this?"

his red eyes widened, surprise evident on his features before it disappeared: "the three of us became reapers around the same age… so who knows, maybe some part of me considers us friends or something," lacus shrugged, placing a hand on his hip, "how about you follow us back?"

csilla: i realized when i read the last chapter to my muse over dining, i accidentally left a 'ouo' between two things of dialogue (i'm going through both ff & ao3 to fix it)

i do have a headcanon about lacus's relationship with mika and if you didn't completely understand through this chapter: despite how he acts towards mika, lacus actually does consider them 'sort of' friends.