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"Shut up," Tōka-san slams her hands down on the table. "I agreed when you asked to court me - both of you - but I didn't agree to be fought over like some kind of object."
"... I'm sorry Tōka-san." Hikaku winces at his own behaviour, letting her see it. "I have not shown you the best of myself."
"Yeah, sorry Tōka." Izuna-sama reaches out, touching the back of one of her hands gently. "I got caught up in arguing."
"Tobirama said you should stop bothering me and court each other instead." She doesn't pull away, but she doesn't reach back either. "I can't say he was wrong in his assessment, so I'm setting a condition."
"Which is...?" Hikaku can't deny a certain amount of trepidation, but she's certainly within her rights to require such things of anyone courting her.
"That the two of you can only court me if you stop with the pointless arguments." She stands up, staring down at them with raised eyebrows. "Work together or not at all."
"Together?" Izuna-sama looks at him and Hikaku knows exactly what the heir to his clan is thinking.
They haven't been best friends since they were children without reason after all.
"Together." Hikaku nods back, feeling the corners of his mouth creeping upwards. "Together is good."
"We can do that," Izuna-sama grins up at her mischievously. "We've always made a very good team.”