(GS3) Field: Destroyed Shopping District

[Jello]

The hug took him by surprise, making him nearly drop his cup.

"H-Hey there, sweetheart." He sets his cup down and leans his head on his hand, devising a way to explain what was going on.

"Sera. Erm, Seraphim. The thing you asked me about back in your house." He sighed pocketing his hands, as per usual. This was a pretty signature thing of his.

"So, turns out, I'm the guy. Seraphim. Except we're also separate entities in the same body." Haruka stared at Yukino, slowly nodding to hope she's understanding what he's saying.

"Okay, so it sounds crazy. It kind of is. But you know I wouldn't hit Satoshi right? Or anymore for that matter?... You'd never guess I, or Sera anyways, was the one who sent him flying into the wall." He extends his left hand to reveal the large scratch across the middle finger and bruises around his knuckles.

"I don't even feel it." Haruka then proceeded to drink more of his coffee. 6th cup in the course of 2 hours. His blood was probably pumping at godspeed right now.

[Cherry]

"So an alter ego sort of thing?" Yukino tried to rationalize it, since the only kinds of separate entities she knew of in someone's head would be like her allies on Cray. This didn't seem to be the case, however. Or at least it didn't the way he explained it. Genuine shock came when the fact that Haruka is the one who hit Satoshi was revealed. Well, Sera, this is already going to get confusing. An audible gasp, but traded for a look of worry when seeing his hand. She slowly, gently took it, rubbing with her thumb.

"That's... really weird and amazing", she said. As if she was one to talk, since people would call her crazy for talking to cards out loud. "Why is this separate entity in your anyway?"

She paused.

"Uh, and how many cups of coffee have you had recently?"

[Jello]

"Amazing? Haha, I guess so... I was only watching from the backseat. My body was completely restricted. Or at least, from me it was. I just saw my hand suddenly reach out and it looked like a quick jab. Turns out it sent him flying across the room."

Haruka was sort of flustered at Yukino's concern. She really was a sweetheart if you knew her well enough.

"Why? Oh. He wasn't clear. He made it out to be something along the lines of PTSD and Split Personality Disorder. Except Cray is involved? I don't know. Something about the flames of rebirth and the fire I was in called him to protect me. The only thing he said that made sense to me was that if he hadn't protected me then, I would've died."

Haruka was casual about the topic, only because he had no real idea what Sera had said that evening. If he really had the faintest idea, he would have explained it to Yukino a bit better. He left it at that with Sera, considering he wasn't clocked in much today. The last bit of information was clear however. It explains why the memory of everything is so clear, but he doesn't remember the fire on his body. The heat was never there before that day. Now heat rises in his chest all the time. His body heats up whenever it's ready to go. Maybe Sera had something to do with all that.

And to answer that last question.

"I've had, uh..... Six." Haruka uses his free hand and sips his coffee. He was so damn wired it wasn't even funny. Thing is, he can't really feel the buzz because he was so sugar hyped earlier from candy and ice cream. He was a really unhealthy individual in retrospect.

[Beryl]

Satoshi whipped up a quick text.

Currently confronting Neu and some random cronies in the park with Jellal.

How's your couple days off going so far?

[Cherry]

Okay so Sera wasn't Overlord.

Yukino made a quick attempt to ask Ezel about it, but the lion had no idea. Possibly better to check with Dragon Empire, which is something they wouldn't be able to do easily. Just because they were both working to save the sealed heroes didn't mean the hostility between nations faded away. That aside, she didn't get on his case for injuring Satoshi, since he clearly didn't mean it. ... Or, well, he did since he's Sera, but at the same time it wasn't- you know what Yukino just decided they're different beings regardless of what Haruka said.

Still, she hummed curiously. PTSD and Split Personality Disorder would be viable results of his childhood tragedy, but where did Cray fit in to it? For someone who is supposed to "protect" Haruka, this spirit sure put a heavy damper in Haruka's overall mood for awhile. It still might have, but at the very least it looked like he got more sleep than weeks ago. Yugure scooted closer to her boyfriend, lightly pecking him on the cheek.

"I'm glad it doesn't look like Sera's still driving you up a wall, at least. If he saved you and is supposed to keep helping you out, he'll be a good asset overall too... as long as there's no more hefty jabs like the one he delivered to our friend."

After that though, she tentatively poked his cheek. Was he okay having that much coffee in a short amount of time?

[Jello]

'A-Ah... Yeah, I'm glad too." His face turned a shade of pink at her lips reaching his cheek. It was something he'd done for her awhile ago, and she had run away down the stairs covering her mouth.

In return he pecks her back on the lips, giving back a smile. "I think I'll be fine from now on. As long he, er, I behave. That sounds weird." He lightly facepalms himself remembering how silly he looked trying to talk to Sera at the park a few days ago. With another sip, he gives his attention back to her.

"Oh, I meant to ask. Did you hear any, uhm... change of sleeping arrangements recently?" Haruka asks attentively, looking to see if Hana had mentioned any of the plans that was texted to him earlier. He planned on telling Yukino about it a bit anyways, but he wanted to check to make sure with her. It'd be embarrassing relaying information she was already aware of from the beginning.

[Cherry]

A light giggle was her response to their lips meeting again, she very much enjoyed that feeling. She was a bit confused at what he brought up next though.

"Change of sleeping arrangements?"

She could barely sleep as it was.

[Jello]

That giggle.. that was cute.

"So Hana didn't tell you then?" Haruka gives off a sly grin and a chuckle.

"For the next couple of days you'll be staying with me it seems. According to what Hana said anyways. We're staying at a house in the residential district for a bit. Call it a vacation?"

Haruka finished his sixth cup, debating a seventh but he's pretty sure that having anymore of that would make blood turn to coffee itself and that sounds painful so he immediately regrets getting a seventh cup and doesn't.

"That is, if you want to." Haruka gets a hold of Yukino's hands, intertwining his fingers with hers as he awaits her answer to this seemingly straight-forward way of asking "do you want to try living with me?"

That escalated quickly.

[Cherry]

Hana... Yukino wasn't against this, but she took a minute to think about how her sister arranged this. Dad Espoir might kill Haruka for moving this quickly, though. Still, the girl was suddenly more concerned with how much the little sister was pushing her. She hadn't even helped with the situation involving Miyuki...

"I don't mind the idea of living with you, sure", the offer was accepted. This escalated a bit too quickly, and frankly she wasn't all that interested in a vacation. There was work to do, and the queen did want to build her relationship more with the coffee addict... yet, it'd be taking away from duty. Ezel told her to live a little, if possible. Yukino responded with the fact that yesterday's date was "living a little".

"I'd have to get my things and... see father's reaction to it, but I'd be more than happy to."

[Jello]

"Yeah..."

Haruka definitely wanted Yukino to feel as comfortable as possible with the situation, so he agreed to whatever she wanted to do. Talking to Father Espoir was something he dreaded with every fiber of his being, but it was necessary, or so Yukino thought. She also had to retrieve things from her home which he can only imagine several wardrobes and and endless supply of whatever her fancies were. That's how Haruka imagined rich people when they had luggage anyways.

"I don't have much to bring anyways, so would you prefer I go with you to talk to the Father about this, or should I spare my own life and go to my house and grab what little bit I need to get?"

Haruka gave Yukino an ultimatum. Do I live or do I die? You choose!

[Cherry]

Yeah... this choice was incredibly obvious.

"Uh... How about you go ahead and I talk to Dad so you keep your bones intact?"

[Jello]

"Right then. I'll meet you there later. It's gonna get really late soon, so try not to take too long." He gets up, but before leaving out of the shop, he leaves Yukino with a lingering kiss. He only pulls away because he feels like people are watching again.

"Right, see you there." With a wave, he steps out of the shop and towards and back to his newly renovated home. Which he won't be staying in for a bit. What a waste of money...

"Well the next couple of days should be interesting at least. I wonder how Yuki's gonna react to all of that... I have a feeling I'm gonna have to prepare for Cardfights."

Haruka immediately picked up that Yukino felt she was shirking her duty or something of the sort. The date was one thing, but she was a devoted fighter of Cray. Up and leaving for a couple of days wasn't really her style. She's at least going to want to fight, or so Haruka believes.

"Well, which scarves am I taking with me... decisions, decisions."

[Killa]

Makuto isn't really a morning person, but he also doesn't like wasting a big part of his life sleeping. Having just woken up, he decided to feed his sugar addiction by entering starGATEbucks. So many choices to choose from, all those flavors of coffee and milkshakes, all those sweets. He settled on a Cream Caramel and 3 chocolate covered croissants with bueno filling and took a seat to enjoy all his goodies.

Despite having fun, Makuto was still kinda confused about the whole Unknown clans thing and wondered if Yukino depression had to do with the clans.

I might as well visit The Rift and ask some questions to the person there. Akuma, I'll probably need your help too...if you don't mind.

[Hope]

Neu materialized herself in front of the fish ball restaurant.

"Whew, I haven't eaten for so long.... feels like its been a hundred years or something."

She walked her way into the store and took a seat inside, looking at the menu and now fully capable of reading it. She looked over to what she ordered the last time she was here along with its price. That's when she started sweating nervously.

"I paid ten times what I was supposed to..."

[Kuro]

Haruki went to the shopping district after his time in Rijuku to get something to eat. As he looked at the restaurants in the area, one of them caught his eye. Inside one of them was his friend Neu, still looking at her menu. The young man of justice walked in to greet her, and eat too.

"Hey Neu, nice to see you." He gave a friendly smile and wave. "Can I join you to eat?"