doesn't just go to school. He has to survive it.

The scrawny, raven-hair boy ducked his head when he made contact with the bullies in school. He tried not to offend but for some reason, his presence alone makes them irritated.

Without a second thought, the leader of it all shoves him harshly against the locker and his grip around his books cascade to the floor. The bullies laugh at him,

"Watch where you're going, freak!"

"Yeah, why don't you beat it?"

They keep walking as Yuta frantically bends his knees down to grab the scattered books all around. He tries to reach one that was a length far from the others but his hand retreated when he saw a pair of shoes walk up to him.

He hesitates to look up but he does. He gulps and sees the person in front of him. His eyes go wide.

'W-Who is he?'

"Here, let me help." A calm, soothing voice utters out of the boy's lips. He bends down to his level, giving a charismatic smile at him before picking up some books too.

An eyebrow arch out of curiosity as he turns the book to his front. The boy's eyes beam at Yuta's possession.

"Heyy, so you're a believer too? So am I!" He points at himself as he held the existence of aliens book in his hand. Yuta had never met anyone interested in what he liked, so he was taken aback.

"So do you think that Area 51 base back in the states is hiding something? I heard a spacecraft landed right in that location and no one ever talks about it, not even the media! Sounds suspicious to me.." The student rambled on and Yuta listens in silence.

His new companion tilts his head a bit with a smile, awaiting his answer. Yuta can't help but give in, a small smile growing on his face.

"Y-Yeah, I think so too! The galaxy is too big for us to be the only ones, s-o I think there are other signs of life out there."

"Haha, I definitely agree with you, err-"

"Okkotsu Yuta." The boy smiles and the other is taken aback by the name. He tries to shake his hand but he flinches at his reaction.

'Oh no, did the bullies mention me? Maybe he'll be too scared to talk to me too.'

But his new friend flashes a grin and conceals his look of surprise at an instant,

"That's good.." He mumbles on his breath before reaching for his hand,

"In this school, they call me Haru Masaki." He introduces just before pulling Yuta a bit close, enough for him to whisper in his ear.

Yuta doesn't understand why he switched up his names but stood there, dumbfounded, as the new student in his school began to walk away.

Tamaki looks down to his phone, logging in his password to then send a quick text to Satoru.

'Sensei, I found him.'

The overwhelming energy resides in him, as if something enormous and menacing hovering over the boy.

He's no normal boy.

-

"Alright class, we have a new student and he'd like to introduce himself. Haru, why don't you come in?"

Everyone was in awe of the new student. He wore his school uniform casually in an unbuttoned blazer with black jeans that definitely weren't apart of the school uniform, but it didn't matter. The students began to talk amongst each other, including the girls who giggled and comment how handsome he is.

"Names Haru Masaki, a pleasure." He bows and smiles straight at Yuta, who looks shocked to see that he's in his homeroom class.

"Now guys, please make Masaki comfortable as he's travel far from the countryside, so I've heard. Masaki, why don't you sit next to Yuta?"

"Gladly." He doesn't waste time and makes his way next to Yuta. He sits down and leans against his chair,

"Heya, believer." He calls to the boy as he sat next to him. "Looks like we're going to be in homeroom together!"

"Also, I need a favor. I got lost earlier soo I might need a tour of the school, is that okay with you?" He acted so careless around him, folding the back of his arms behind his back as he balances the back legs of the chairs.

Yuta actually chuckles after a long time that it even makes him confused by it. Even Rika, the spirit always hostile around his other classmates seemed tamed by Tamaki's behavior. There was something the two could not help but feel safe and warmth bundled around the new classmate.

He guides Tamaki around the school grounds as they chat lots of things, like what they like to do for fun, where they grew up, and other sorts of movies they love to see as many times as they want.

The two laughed and the delinquents huffed to themselves to see "weirdo" Yuta get buddy buddy with the new kid. Even the girls sneered in disgust to see how someone like Tamaki was hanging out in the lunch table together with him. Tamaki looked around and noticed people's attention towards them.

Yuta whines at the unwanted attention and Tamaki can feel his skin crawl when the energy around him began to turn sinister around him. He can't tell if it's him or another source lurking around him.

He takes Yuta's mind away from the people around them by putting a comforting hand on his shoulder, pulling him to look at his serious eyes.

"Don't pay attention to them. They're the crazy ones, not you."

The boy is taken aback,

"Y-You think so?"

Tamaki nods,

"They're all just sad and bored with their lives, Yuta, that they want to go ahead and torment other people's lives like yours. It's pathetic, really.."

"Truth is, people like you and I are the only sane people. Few others are like us too. You don't know it yet, but you do got friends than you think."

'Other friends? What is he talking about?' Yuta can't fathom his words but it was of great happiness to hear him suggest the two are fast friends. He had never made friends since after Rika passed and to see this warm stranger come acting like they've been friends for so long made his heart skip a beat.

-

He gave him his number. Yuta was surprised to see Tamaki change out of his school uniform to a full leather suit for his motorcycle. They matched in their jet black as Tamaki stood over the leather seat as the engine made noise in front of the school yard. Everyone around either felt jealous or amazed to see how he was driving a vehicle like that already.

Yuta felt a drastic difference between the two. Sure, they had familiar hobbies but the stature they held were not the same. Yuta wanted to cower away and felt nervous most of the time, while Tamaki stood in front of him cool and collected. He was taller by two inches but he held an athletic body, that he could easily be recruited by a sports team here.

He's just so surprised why someone like him would want to be friends in the first place.

"You sure you don't want me to give you a ride?" Tamaki suggested as he puts his helmet on. Yuta chuckles, waving him off.

"I-I'll be fine, don't worry."

"Okay good, I got a date my girl tonight so I guess I'll go and get ready for that before." He says and he jumps a bit when he hears his phone buzz out multiple messages.

"Well Yuta, it was nice meeting up with you. Text me anytime, yeah?"

"O-Oh okay." The boy sheepishly says. He wasn't expecting a comment like that but it was nice to know he's dependable.

He watches the boy go and all he and Rika could think is this: Who is Masa-no, who is Tamaki Hatsumi?

-

Tamaki drove and swerve around vehicles in busy traffic as he puts Gojo on speaker.

"Hey, how's the mission going?" The teacher asked.

"I found him and you were right. There is something ominous about him. He has tons of boundless of energy but it's not just coming from him, but something else..possibly a curse spirit."

"I see, so my hunch is close.." Gojo hums to himself. "Well, I guess just keep watching over the boy and once you get close to him, remember the proposal we mention about."

"You got it, sensei!" He smiles and Gojo grins through the phone,

"Any plans after this, Tamaki?"

"Heh, I think you know since Toge and Panda can't stop talking about it."

"Can't blame them, I always love me some gossip!" Gojo laughs, "But before you go on that precious anniversary date, I do got oneeee last request."

Tamaki rolls his eyes,

"Oh come on, senseii.."

"I know, hate to rain on your parade but can you pleaseee wipe a few curse spirits that spawned at an abandoned school? I'll mark it on your map."

Tamaki lets out a sigh,

"Well..you did ask nicely."

Gojo beams at this,

"YAY! Thank you, Tamaki, you're always the best!" He winks but Tamaki can feel it. "Alsooo have fun with Maki!! And use protection!"

"GOJO SE-"

He hangs up.

Tamaki stopped by the school a bit before heading to the location. He drove in his new outfit. Rather than his jacket, he often wore a tight tee same color as the usual jujutsu uniform. He still wears his golden pin proudly on the side of it with a leather, black front of the torso with the mount holding his dual swords on his back. He wore cargo pants to match it with his signature boots.

He stops the vehicle and leaves it out of the building before heading to the school. It was quiet, too quiet.

But a sudden shriek erupt through the empty hallways and then, a girl is seen running towards his direction.

"HELP ME!" She screams with a bleeding forehead. Seems like the spirits must've dragged her in. Tamaki unsheathes his swords and lets the girl stay behind him.

The girl did not see Tamaki charge. It happened in a blink of an eye. Tamaki quickly wiped out a few imbuing his swords with curse energy before slicing up their bodies in half. He was fast, dodging and swinging his swords like a master swordsman. He took a deep breath before clashing against a bigger spirit, crouching under the tip of the monster's blade before moving upwards with his blade cutting up to its skull.

"Look out!" The girl warns and Tamaki simply smiles.

"I think she's got it." He tells her with his back turned at the monster trying to kill him. It reaches out too late when a naginata with a red pole thrust into the core of its stomach. It falls to its knees, disintegrating.

"A haunted school? Tamaki, you know these are my favorite type of missions." Maki introduces herself after getting herself out of the shadows. Tamaki smiles,

"I know, but I had to let the missus dress up for our anniversary, right?" The two began to circle around themselves. Maki scoffed,

"Please, and miss all the fun? When Gojo told me you were going out here, I knew I had to come."

"Well, I'm glad you did."

"Uhm guys, there's more!" The girl points, interrupting their small session. Tamaki orders the girl to leave, letting the two stand in the room together, as one.

"Ready Maki?" He glanced at her. A cocky grin appears on her lips.

"Let's dance."

The two clashed at the spirits. Maki spun her pole arm around, slicing them up in a spiral like fashion while Tamaki sped through them with his blades out. They worked perfectly together, switching their weapons up and resuming the fight with them. They had their backs pressed together amidst the fight, catching their breaths before throwing themselves into the fray.

They walked away without a hitch. They didn't bother to change up their uniforms and walked into the ramen restaurant with their uniforms. The workers eyed them a bit, before brushing them off as cosplayers.

Scarred hands from previous battles reached for the bowl in front of him. Tamaki licks his lips at the fat belly pork and ramen together as Maki got a spicy seafood type.

"So, this is the place you said y-"

"Where I cried after you left? Yeah, this is it."

Maki stifles out a laugh as Tamaki cracks a grin as they ate. He cried all over his food last time that the broth lost its flavor.

"Oh Tamaki. You're still the same, so soft and emotional about it all."

"I was so in love. I still am, honest to god."

It's been almost a year since Tamaki officially became a first-year sorcerer. Maki and Tamaki went on close call missions and the occasional dates after he had ask her to be his girlfriend.

It was nearing December and they were enjoying a good warmth of ramen and each other's company.

"That was nice~" Maki sighs, leaning her head against his shoulder as the two walked the street with bright lights around them. Tamaki grips her hand with his pinky before enveloping his entire hand around it.

"Reminds me like the old times.." He sighs out, remembering how she'd hunker at his house. "Everyday after school, all I wanted to do was be with you."

"And now you have me." She chuckled.

"Yes.." He breathes out, in disbelief that all of this is real. "And I can see you everyday now, without anyone holding us back."

He stops to grab both of her hands. He didn't care if people saw.

"Maki, I love you so much." He leans in for a kiss and she lets him. It lasts for a minute and he leans back, blushing. She smirks at his cuteness. No matter how far he's grown as a fighter and gotten more confident all around, he still acted shy and bashful around Maki.

She made him weak.

"I love you too..but..

Tell me that again.. when we go back to our room.."

He chuckles, still red across his cheeks.

"I definitely will."

He barely spent time in his room. It was always him in her room or her in his room. The two mostly at Maki's room, sleeping and cuddling together.

It was home. Their home and they didn't want it any other way.

Tamaki has been happy with his life for the past few months. He was doing something he loved with the girl of his dreams at his side. He made genuine friends like Toge and Panda, as indifferent they both are. Gojo-Sensei being the silly but best teacher in his opinion. He felt excited always learning from him.

Him and his father began to mend their relationship.

Everything was going well and so far the mission regarding Yuta has too..

But he was unaware of the danger Yuta had in himself, a danger that would attract much more danger.

A danger known as Getou Suguru

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Hey guys, sorry for the short break. Wren and I are on our final weeks of college and have been trying to get assignments done first before we publish stories here

-Rini & Wren