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The war between Noroshi and Bofurin had been a bit of a life changer for Sakura. Not only had it changed his perspective on a lot of things, but it also introduced people to his life that he never would have thought he would be close too.
Endo certainly found his spot pretty quickly. It had been a bumpy start between the two of them at first. The words Endo had used to try and break him still slithered their way into his mind from time to time. The older boy never apologized for it, but he did admit why he said those things.
It was baffling to think he went so far to claim Sakura, like he was anything worth holding onto. As far as he was concerned, he wasn’t anything special. Endo was willing to explain himself though, so Sakura was willing to give hanging out more of a shot.
Endo took them talking more to heart and, if Sakura was being honest with himself, he wasn’t a bad guy to talk too. It honestly surprised him how respectful he was the more they hung out. That could just be because he has him on some weird pedestal, but he can’t help other peoples delusions. The only thing he ever pushed on was spoiling him, which nearly got him hit a few times. No he did not need a whole new wardrobe and no, he did not need taken out to every fancy restaurant in the area.
The one who really surprised him, that he didn’t even realize knew who he was at first, was Takiishi. Since his first hangout with Endo, Takiishi made it a point to be at every single one. Sakura didn’t mind, because once you looked past the fact that he could probably kill someone, he wasn’t the worst. The main issue Sakura had with Takiishi is he had decided that he must be touching him any time they were together. Didn’t matter where, his hands had to be on him in some way shape or form. Holding hands, his hands in his hair, there was even a time when his hand had been on his lower back. Nothing seemed off limits to him.
Like right now. Endo had invited him to his place for dinner and some new action movie he wanted to show him. After he found out that Sakura never really watched a lot of movies growing up, he had made it a point to find “classic’s” to show him. Before he had even made it down the hall of Endo’s place, Takiishi had appeared and claimed his wrist.
He knew better than to fight him on it, Takiishi was probably one of the few people who beat him in strength. He saw first hand what he did to Umemiya when they fought, and he was no where near their level yet.
Now here he was, sat in the red heads lap like some cat while he pet his hair on the couch. It wasn’t uncomfortable, if anything it nearly put him to sleep, but it was so damn embarrassing!
Obviously no one in this household cared that he was about to explode but fuck. He couldn’t even focus on the movie with how Takiishi was lightly scratching his scalp as he ran his fingers through his hair. With how destructive the older boy can be, he had his moments where he was surprisingly soft.
They were usually only directed at Sakura, which baffled him. Asking did no good either because Takiishi usually just ignored him and did whatever the hell he wanted. Spoiled bastard.
Sakura nearly closed his eyes with one particular scratch behind his ear, but nearly leapt out of his lap when a low, smooth voice muttered into his ear.” Your hair is always so soft.”
He could practically feel the heat radiating off him from how quickly he turned red, trying to lean away from the air brushing against his ear but getting stopped by the hand on his head.” D-Dont talk into my ear like that!..”
“Why not?”
“Because it feels weird, damn it!”
“I like how red you turn though.”
Sakura went to cover his face with one of his hands, as if it would do anything to hide how the blush was now making its way to his neck. If there was one thing about Takiishi and Endo that he couldn’t stand, it was the constant teasing he did have to endure. The red head didn’t even do it on purpose, these were just his honest to god thoughts.
He still would never live down falling flat on his face his first time coming over to their shared home. Takiishi insisted he lay his head in his lap, and by insisting he grabbed his head and forced him to lay down. He had just barely relaxed when the older boy told him how pretty his lashes were. Sadly the only response he got in return was Sakura managing to roll off his lap and fall flat on his face. He still owed Endo a beating for laughing at him for that.
He was dragged out of his thoughts when he felt the hand move from his hair. The shiver that ran through him when he felt the hand rest on his neck nearly had him wrestling his way free. He held still when Takiishi lightly gripped his throat, tracing along where his blush ran.” Cute..”
Sakura should break free from this, he shouldn’t encourage this kind of behavior one bit. Instead he found himself leaning back against Takiishi’s sturdy chest, trying to keep his breathing steady as to not show off how affected he was by the light touches.
It felt nice, almost grounding in a way. He was sure those hands could easily hurt him, but he found himself trusting them all the same.
He had an inkling of a thought that he might possibly have a little crush on the two here. It wasn’t immediate, but recently he noticed the shift. How his eyes followed the lines of Endo’s tattoos that lay across his muscles, or how he blushed whenever he pulled a full body laugh from Endo. The way he took note of how sharp Takiishi’s jaw line was or how good he looked from the side. How his heart fluttered when either one of them first touched him. It was really becoming a problem.
What was he supposed to do about that though? He couldn’t date them both.. His classmates might kill him if he did.
While he had found a friendship with these two, the others still didnt trust them. The only one who probably wouldn’t kill him is Umemiya, but he didn’t know if he would approve either.
It was hard to ignore those feelings though when Takiishi constantly wanted to touch him like this. Someone with a reputation like the red heads should draw fear from him with his hand on his neck, but Sakura only felt a small thrill run down his spine.
The moment came to end though when both boys heard the snap of a phone camera off to the side. Both of their heads whipped towards the source, finding a very pleased Endo with his phone out. He could put a kid in a candy store to shame with how wide his smile was.” You two are so cute! Look at you! Two beautiful angels cuddled up on the couch!”
It took Sakura a moment to realize he was still snapping photos before he went to try and wiggle his way free from the iron grasp on his waist. He hoped his face was conveying what kind of danger Endo was putting himself in.” You better delete those right now!”
Endo only laughed as Takiishi kept him locked in place, his hands moving away from his neck and back into his hair like he was trying to soothe a pissed off animal.” No can do, Sakuraaaa! This is going to be my new background! You should see how peaceful you looked.”
The irritated growl that threatened to escape Sakura was quickly smothered when Takiishi scratched right behind his ear again.” Ignore him.”
It definitely didn’t sound like a suggestion, and Sakura wasn’t about to argue with him this time. When he felt him scratch a little harder, Sakura felt his eyes close, a pleased hum leaving him. He could always snatch Endo’s phone when he least suspected it before he left. Whether to try and fumble his way through deleting them or breaking the damn thing, that was to be determined.
“Awww, don’t ignore me! I just wanted to let you know dinner is done.”
“Bring us some here, we will eat here.”
Sakura tried to fight the heaviness behind his eyelids before he went to look back at Takiishi.” I’d rather eat at the table.. I cant afford your couch if I drop something on it.”
That earned him a confused head tilt before the red head shook his head.” We will eat here. You wont drop anything.”
Sakura let out an annoyed huff, about to ask him how the hell he would know that but let out a shout when hands went to his hips to shift him. Instead of sitting comfortably with his back against Takiishi, he was now sitting sideways in his lap. Takiishi kept a sturdy arm behind him to help keep him up right, his golden brown eyes looking him over as if to evaluate his work.
When Endo brought over their plates to them, Takiishi only snatched one before shooing the other boy away. Sakura couldn’t help the bubbling confusion when the plate was put in his lap, but blushed when the older boy got a spoon full and held it up to him.” Eat.”
Was he nuts? There was no way he was going to let him feed him! This felt a little too intimate for him, and the more lines he crossed the more likely he was to give in to his feelings. Opening his mouth to yell at him would only invite the red head to shove the food into his mouth, so he stubbornly kept his lips closed tight.
Takiishi squinted slightly at him before going to hold the bite up closer to him. If he thought that would work, he’s got another thing coming. Sakura shook his head quickly, squinting back at him.
It might be more childish for him to refuse like this, but he wasn’t going to open his mouth for him. The food did smell amazing though. If he held out though, he could get himself a bite of it.
The quick devious sparkle that flashed through Takiishi’s eyes nearly had Sakura break out in a sweat. There were very very few times that he spotted that look in his eyes, and it usually ended badly for him.
A sharp pinch to his side had him letting out a gasp, his mouth falling open and giving the red headed bastard the chance to shove the spoon into his mouth. Sakura had to fight back the gag he nearly let out from the spoon being shoved too far into his mouth, but he reluctantly ate the bite. Of course it was delicious, everything Endo cooked was good, the guy was freaking genius when it came to anything he did.
Once he had the bite swallowed, Sakura glared at Takiishi, who only prepared another bite for him.” A-Asshole! Are you trying to choke me!?”
“No, but you wouldn’t open your mouth.”
“Of course I didn’t! Why would I? We aren’t a c-c-c..” Fuck there goes his face again. Sakura felt his eyes screw shut, his shoulders hunching as he went beet red.” We arent a couple! Thats what couples do.”
He didnt know what he expected from the red head, but it certainly wasn’t for him to hold up another bite to him.” Yes we are, what do you mean?”
Did he miss something? Sakura knew his knowledge on relationships was very little, but he did know that usually being a couple meant both parties agreed to this. Since when had he agreed to be a couple with Takiishi?!
“S-Since when? I never agreed to this!”
“Since you first started hanging out with Endo Yamato. I decided you are mine.” He went to push the bite towards him again. While his face remained its usual neutral look, there was something in his eyes that told Sakura he was enjoying himself.” Now eat.”
“T-Thats not how this wo-“ Before he could start his rant, he had a bite shoved back into his mouth. He might not be able to take Takiishi in a fight, but he was about to try if he kept doing that.
Barely avoiding choking once more, Sakura went to grab the other’s wrist before he could get another bite ready.” Knock it off! You don’t just get to decide we are a couple! You have to ask first.”
There was a moment where something like annoyance flashed over Takiishi’s face, causing Sakura to freeze. He wasn’t trying to piss him off, but he wasnt going to end up in some relationship without any say in it. Even if there was a part of him that did want to be in one with them.
“Okay. Will you be mine then?”
They were trying to kill him, it’s official. Endo invited him over so they could kill him with embarrassment. How was he even supposed to respond to this?!
Of course he wanted to, but could he? After everything they did to the town? After everything they did to the people he cared about? Endo had kept his word and he hasn’t messed with the town since then. Hell, almost anytime he had been invited out to hang out with him it had been right outside of town. Takiishi wasn’t the master mind behind the war, so could he really hold him to the same expectations as Endo? He only ever wanted to fight Umemiya.
Would he let everyone down if he said yes? After everything they went through, would they ever understand if he went for this?
Did he deserve to go for something like this?
“You should stop worry so much.”
Sakura’s eyes flickered up toward the source of the voice, finding Endo leaning against the back of the couch with a small smile on his face.” I can tell what you are thinking about. You’re worried about what all the goodie-two shoes of Furin would think if you said yes. Haven’t you given enough of yourself to others that you should be allowed to be selfish just this once?”
He.. wasnt wrong. Everything Sakura had done since he got here had been for others. It’s what made him feel like he deserved to be here though. If he wasnt proving himself then did he really have any right to be around the others?
Could he really take this one thing for himself and if so, could he maybe take more than he deserved?
Sakura took a deep breath now before he went to look between the two sets of eyes watching him closely.” I-If Im going to do this, then Im doing it my way then. I’ll give it a try Takiishi.. but then I also want to try with Endo as well.”
Takiishi barely had a shift in his expression, but his eyes did widen a bit. This was possibly the closest he had seen any sign of excitement in his eyes since he saw the fight on the roof. His reaction was a bit outshined by Endo though.
Endo’s eyes grew wide enough that he was almost afraid they would burst from his head. A single tattooed finger raised off the back of the couch to point to himself.” You want to try dating me as well?”
Sakura felt his face slowly heat up once more as he released Takiishi wrist, crossing his arms over his chest now.” T-Thats what I said, didnt I?”
He almost covered his eyes with one of his hands when Endo broke out into a wide grin, his face practically sparkling in his excitement.” No take backs then! Oh just you wait, Sakura! You wont regret this! You are about to be properly smitten by the time I’m done with you-“ He let out a small yelp when Takiishi’s reached back to smack his chest.” Aw, why did I get smacked? This is a time to celebrate.”
“You’re too loud, it’s annoying.”
“Sakura was yelling earlier too.”
Takiishi looked back at Sakura, his eyes scanning over his face like the answer should be obvious.” He gets to yell because he is cute. You’re not though. So don’t be loud.”
That had to be the most ridiculous reason he had ever heard for someone to be okay with him being a loud mouth. It was okay for him to be loud because he was cute? He wanted to argue that no, he in fact is not cute and to not call him that. The entire situation was so ridiculous though, that instead he found himself burst out into a small fit of laughter.
Sakura didn’t know what he was getting himself into with this, hell it might even be a mistake. He wouldn’t learn though if he didnt try. He learned that with his friends, with the whole town actually. If it ends up being a mistake then it would be one he would learn from then.
“Oh my god, Takiishi. Are you hearing this? We have been blessed! An angel is laughing in our pres- ow!”
“Quit being loud. I can’t hear him over you.”
Okay, maybe they would have a few things to work on. If the cute excuse ever wears off, he really wasn’t looking forward to getting smacked all the time.