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"Uh, okay. What's intellectual?" The girl asks and this time I snort, covering the smile that forms in my face. "Oh… oh wow. Um, okay. You need to go back to school hun, I'm not your teacher." I say and the girl seems a bit ticked off by this. "Of course you're not Ms.Watermelon! Just tell me who you are, dumbass, it's not like I even care!" The girl says and I turn to Kuroo, pointing to her and making a confused face. He shrugs his shoulders, seeming even more amused as he grins down at me. "On the contrary, dumbass. I could give less of a fuck who you are and what you want from me. You're the one bothering my friends." I mumble, Kuroo chuckling as he adjusts his grip on the tray as the girl seems offended. "Do you not know who I am?" She asks and I shrug, crossing my arms. "What part of I could give less of a fuck didn't process in that miniscule brain of yours?" I say, the girl tossing her hair over her shoulder and sneering at me. "I'm the prom queen of my school, I'll have you know!" The girl says and I slowly run my hand over my face, taking a deep breath. "Let me dumb it down for you. I. Don't. Care." I say, the girl seeming even more offended as she scoffs.

The boys tremble holding back their laughter, covering their mouths as their eyes lit up with amusement. "Yeah, well I do!" The girl whines as she stomps her foot and I roll my eyes. "No shit, sherlock. I don't, so for the love of god don't throw a tantrum because you're not the center of the world." I say, Kuroo actually giving up on holding back his laughter as he covers his face. "What's so funny!" The girl yowls and I raise an eyebrow at her. "You're just ridiculous, hun. It's okay, I think it's a common occurrence with you." I say, the girl huffing as she glares at me. "No, um... you're ridiculous!" The girl whines and I purse my lips, slowly nodding my head. "Sure, sweetie. Whatever makes you happy." I say, offering her a sweet smile. "How stupid are you? I just insulted you!" The girl says and I raise an eyebrow at her. "Good job sweetie, I'm totally offended. Wait, no, no. I'm proud of you for actually knowing that ridiculous is an insult." I say sweetly, Kozu beginning to laugh quietly to himself. "God, you're such a stupid bitch! Just how stupid can you be? You're really stupid, you know that?" The girl says and I purse my lips, looking up and pretending to think it over.

"Mm, takes one to know one but... I don't think I'm even close to being as stupid as you. I might be a bitch though, you got me there." I say, the girl scrunching her nose in disgust as she shakes her head. "Oh my god, you are such a dumbass. I. Am. Insulting. You. Me! The prom queen! Insulting you!" The girl says obnoxiously and I take a slow deep breath. "I can't imagine what your parents must think of you. Are you always like this? Is your stupid contagious? I feel like I'm losing brain cells as we speak." I ask as I take a cautious step back, though this time Suna loses it. "Do I have to roast you? I'm going to roast you! You uh- um- uh-" the girl says, beginning to look me over- I do a slow spin, hoping to help her out. "Come on sweetie, you can do it. Insult me, roast me, whatever. The prom queen should at least be able to do that, right?" I coo and she scrunches up her nose as all three of the boys laugh. "Uh, you no good goodie two shoes!" The girl says and I just blink at her before I slowly clap. "Wow, you managed to contradict yourself again. I mean, you should really get a reward or something for this." I say, before I turn to Kuroo and grab a drink off of the tray.

"Here, you can have this. Use it to keep more dumb shit from falling out of your mouth." I say and the girl seemed confused as she took the drink. "You know, I'd roast you but you have enough brain damage as is. I'd give you numbers to some self help and improvement courses, but I never found the need for them cause I'm doing perfectly fine in that department. Pretty sure they'd be useless anyway, you're utterly hopeless." I say softly, the boys laughing as I offer the girl a smile. "But hey, at least you're the prom queen! Something must've got you there, so uh, keep that up! Maybe it'll get you somewhere in life." I say, the girls face darkening as she goes to throw the drink at me. I take it, turning the momentum right back at her and splattering the dark pop all over her white dress. "Woah, you almost dropped your drink on me! You should be careful, next time you might not be so lucky." I say, the girl frowning as her eyes widen. "Wha- how- how dare you! This dress is a rental! Do you have any idea how much this dress costs?!" She asks as she looks down at her dress, though I raise an eyebrow at her. "A rental? How much?" I ask as she scowls, shaking her head.

"It costs three hundred bucks!" She yowls and I furrow my eyebrows as I look over the dress. "That thing. Three hundred bucks. To buy? Or to rent?" I ask as she brushes the ice off. "To buy, dumbass!" She says and I blink before I pull my backpack off my shoulders, pulling out three hundred dollar bills and a twenty dollar bill from my wallet. "Keep the change." I say, offering the money to her though she smacks it down and stomps it. "I don't want your stupid money, you stupid bitch! How dare you!" She yowls, lifting her hand up- I take off my glasses, closing my eyes and turning my cheek as she slaps me. It actually stung- wait, were those her nails? I touch my cheek, furrowing my eyebrows as I look at her hand. The girl had fucking talons for nails, what the hell I up with that. Kuroo moves to step forward but I lift my hand to his chest, stopping him in his tracks. "God damn, those nails are sharp. What do you even use those for, Freddie Kruger?" I ask, though she raises her hand to hit me again. "Wait! Wait, before you hit me again, I have to ask. Are you mentally incapacitated or unstable? Are you handicapped in anyway?" I ask and she pauses, furrowing her eyebrows.

"What? No." She says and I nod, spreading my feet shoulder width apart. "Okay. You can hit me now, but I'll have you know with your intentions I will retaliate in self defense." I say, the girl huffing as she starts swinging her hand down to smack me again. Before she can even react I pull my arm back, making a fist. I swing my arm forward, putting my body weight into it- it smacks into her cheek, knocking her head sideways as she spins and falls to the ground. She cries out in pain, grabbing onto her cheek as I flick my wrist out. "Told you I would retaliate." I snort, Suna laughing hysterically as he bends down to the girl. "God damn, she punched the shit out you didn't she!" Suna teases as the girl starts crying to herself though Kozu comes over to me and strokes my cheek. "Are you okay, Pudding? You got a scratch." He asks softly and I offer him a small smile as I take his hand. "It doesn't hurt- I am going to go look at it and clean it up though, I don't want her dumbass germs killing my brain cells." I say and Kozu smiles as he nods his head. "But seriously, you need to go back to school. I'm amazed you can be that stupid." I say, turning on my heel and starting to walk away.

"Hey-" Kuroo says as I get a feeling- I drop my body down, swinging my foot backwards and knocking the girl off her feet. She falls on her side with a thud, grunting as I stand back up and cross my arms. "Oh, you're one of those. You know, not everything is solved with violence. I hate fighting anyway, so maybe you should just skedaddle before I put you on your ass again." I say, though the girl stumbles up to her feet, diving for me. "I don't want to fight you." I say as I dodge her, watching as she falls face first into the carpet. "Beat her ass, Kiki!" Arthur laughs as he comes over, tickets in hand. "But she's a fucking imbicule, I'll feel bad!" I say, Semi eating popcorn and watching amused. "She's asking for it!" Arthur chimes, Kanori recording the whole thing- just in case it was needed for Kioshi. "Just fight me already!" The girl screeches as she gets up again, diving for me again. "Last warning before I put you to sleep, it's gonna hurt." I sigh, stepping out of the way- she grabs onto my leg, her nails scratching me. "What the hell is up with those fucking talons?" I hiss, pulling my leg back and feeling the sharp nails claw my skin. She grips tighter, making me cry out in pain as I feel them dig into my thigh.

"Son of a fucking- get your nails out of me!" I say, yanking my leg away and taking two steps back. "That hurt like a bitch!" I hiss, though the girl is already back on her feet and bearing her talons at me. "Persistent little shit, aren't you? You do realize this is for absolutely no reason, right?" I grumble, feeling a tad angry myself- her nails hurt, what even were they good for? "You ruined my dress!" She yowls, diving for me again though this time I skit two steps to the side, out of her reach. "It's your own fucking fault! I gave you the money to buy it but you refused to take it!" I say, though the girl doesn't even bother to listen as she dives for me again. "She ain't gonna listen, Kiki, you know it!" Arthur chimes and I take a deep breath- she could take a punch, so… she charges for me again, though this time I don't bother dodging. "Do it, Kiki! Lights out!" Arthur calls as I turn my body sideways, getting in position. I twist my body clockwise before I hop, lifting my knee and hooking it back. I hear a sick crack before I land on my feet, watching as the girl stumbles to the side, falling down- I knocked her out. The boys cheer as I shake my head, looking down at my thigh- yeah, I had quite the scratch marks alright.

I pull my purse off, searching through as I walk over to the girl and kneel beside her. "What are you doing now, Kiki?" Arthur laughs and I pull out my nail clippers, raising an eyebrow at him as I clip them menacingly. "Oh my- oh my fucking- bwahaha!" Arthur laughs as I start clipping all the girls talons off, a subtle smile on my face. "I'm doing the world justice. These nails are just… horrible. Who even does their nails like this? What's the point?" I grumble as Suna comes over with the $320 and drops it on her face. "Your thigh okay?" Kozu asks, coming over as I examine her now nicely trimmed nails. "She didn't pierce a major artery if that's what you're asking." I joke, setting her hands down as Arthur laughs. "Okay. Well, hopefully she wakes up soon. I'm going to go clean up. Be back." I say, sliding past everyone and into the bathroom. Luckily I kept alcohol wipes and bandaids in my purse, so I quickly cleaned the cuts up. It stung like a bitch- she actually pierced the skin on my thigh, so I put bandaids on those cuts. I finished putting the last bandaid on my thigh- I had to do it through the fishnet, which was actually kind of difficult- before fixing my clothes and heading back out.

"Hey, why'd you beat up my girlfriend?" A guy asks as I step out, blocking my path- he wasn't as big as the boys but he was still pretty big and beefy. "Ask her yourself." I say as I try to step past him, but he intervenes. "I'm asking you." The guy says and I take a deep breath, looking up at him. "Big guy trying to frighten a little girl with his size huh? Too scared to take it up with my friends?" I snort, the guy shrugging as he glares down at me. "She started it all on her own, you can take it up with her." I say, bowing my head and trying to step past him again. "Don't walk away, I'm talking to you." The guy says, roughly grabbing my arm and yanking me back. I pause, looking at his hand on my arm before looking at him. "Can you let go?" I ask kindly, feeling my blood boil as I began to tremble- how dare he touch me so roughly? Did he handle all women like this? Did he handle children like this? The thought practically had me seething in anger, though it made me even angrier when he grinned down at me- he thought I was scared. "You know you're actually pretty cute. How about we ditch and we can have some fun?" The guy says, draping his arm over my shoulder- the girl was still knocked out.

"You're disgusting. God, what the fuck is wrong with you? Leave me alone, go take care of your girlfriend." I say, ducking out from under his arm and scowling at him. "She's a dumbass tramp, I could give less of a fuck about her. I'd rather have fun with you, come on." The guy says, starting to drag me to the entrance though I try pulling away. "No thank you! You can let me go now, I want nothing to do with you." I say, though he tightens his grip on my arm- ow, that hurts. "Oh come on, let's have fun. Girl like you with all that money, surrounded by all those guys- nothing new right?" The guy chuckles darkly, giving me a sultry grin over his shoulder that makes me feel disgusting. "Yo! What the fuck dude, leave me alone! I'm just trying to watch a movie with my friends! Let go of me!" I protest, trying to pull my arm away- he just grabbed on tighter. "Just shut up and come on." The guy growls and I huff, lifting my leg and kicking his side. I yank my arm out of his grip as he stumbles forward, turning and glaring at me. "You bitch-" the guy says, turning to me and lifting his fist up. I flinch, lifting my arms to defend myself- his fist slams into my arms, making me stumble back- Ow!

"I said come on! Quit playing hard to get!" The guy yells, roughly grabbing my arm and beginning to tug me away again. "Leave me the fuck alone! What kind of scumbag are you? Hitting girls, leaving your girlfriend knocked out- god, you're fucking despicable! Let go of me- I said let go!" I yell, trying to tug my arm out of his grip though he just squeezes harder. I cry out in pain, feeling my muscles protest as I desperately kick at him. "Let go of me! You're hurting me!" I beg, squeezing my eyes shut as I feel tears gathering in my eyes. "Just shut up and come on!" The guy yells, starting to run as I stumble behind him. "Let go of me! Help!" I scream as I hear a loud thunk, the guy's grip faltering as I'm gently pulled back. "Dude, what the fuck is wrong with you!" Kuroo yells as I slowly open my eyes, seeing that Kuroo was standing between me and the guy- Suna was also standing between us, facing towards me, Kozu pulling me back into his arms. "Nothing." The guy mumbles, though I see Arthur trembling out of the corner of my eye. "No, honestly, what the fuck is wrong with you?" Kuroo asks, throwing his hands up in the air- he was furious, trembling with anger.

"Arthur, don't do it." I say as I tuck myself into Kozu, Arthur pressing his lips into a thin line as he glares daggers at the guy. Kozu gently strokes me, wrapping his arms around me as Kanori comes over with his phone. "Nothing!" The guy yells, Kanori taking my arm and lifting the sleeve- a big nasty red mark was on my upper arm in the shape of his hand, a bigger nasty red mark on my forearms where he had punched. I turn to hide them from Arthur, pressing my lips into a grimace as I see Kanori's eyes darken. "I'm fine, Kanori." I whisper, taking his hands and squeezing them gently- he was pissed too. "No, there's something fucking wrong with you! The girl's screaming, telling you to let go- you hurt her! You just kept going- isn't that your girl over there, passed out on the ground? What the absolute fuck is wrong with you?" Kuroo yells, taking a step forward as the guy puffs up his chest. "What, you want to fight?" The guy says in a false bravado, though I reach forward and take Kuroo's hand. "Kuroo, please, let it go. Let's just go watch the movie." I ask softly, feeling him trembling with potent anger as he lets out a shuddering breath, turning to look at me with sad eyes.

The guy lifts his fist and I grab Kuroo, tugging him back as he swings- Kanori is there, pushing the guys fist away and giving him a solid uppercut that knocks him off his feet. Arthur is there next, grabbing the guy's collar and pulling him down onto the ground. "Arthur, no!" I protest as Arthur stomps the guy's face with a dark look on his face, a loud crack sounding with every sick thud. I dive forward and tackle him to the ground as he tries to get back to the guy. "I'm going to fucking kill him- how dare he touch you!" He snarls animalistically, giving off a dark aura as I pin him down. "Arthur, no! Arthur, calm down!" I protest, though a hand grabs a fistful of my hair and yanks me back. I cry out in pain as they grab the back of my shirt and toss me in the air. I flail helplessly as I'm sent sailing, though I collide with a chest- they wrap their arms around me, cradling me in their embrace as we tumble to the ground. Kozu grunts as he takes the brunt of the force and my weight, falling onto his back with me landing on his chest. "Are you okay?" He croaks and I nod as I take a shaky breath, my body trembling. "You?" I croak and he nods, though I pry myself out of his arms.

I look back as the fight unfolds- the guy has Arthur pinned down, punching at his face and sides. Potent fury pulses through me as Arthur tries to defend himself, Kanori and Suna recording as Semi holds Kuroo back. I stumble onto my feet, a dark chill shooting through me as I glare at the guy. I hop lightly and roll up my sleeves before I get a running head start, lifting my arms up. I dive into the guy with my weight and force, everything slowing down as we both go tumbling. I stick my leg out and kill all of our momentum as I land in a half kneeling position, sitting up. The guy seems stunned, pinned under me- I don't give him time to think as I pull my fist back. I slam it into his cheek, putting all my weight behind it- I don't wait, pulling my arm back and hitting him again. My blood was boiling, every sick crunch and thud under my fist- it felt so good. The guy coughs up blood, spitting out his tooth- I stand up, jumping up into the air. I drop my knees into his chest and he jerks with the move, knocking all the air from his lungs though I give him a heavy hook- just like that he's knocked out. I take a deep breath, grabbing his collar and giving him a harsh backhand slap that startles him awake.

"Nobody, and I do mean abso-fucking-lutely nobody hits Arthur without paying for it. I don't play any fucking games when it comes to my brother, you touch his ass one more time and I swear to fucking God I will make you regret it for the rest of your miserable pathetic life. Kapache?" I hiss quietly, the guy trembling as he swallowed thickly- he just got his ass royally kicked by a girl. "Do you get the fucking message? Or do I need to give it to you in something you can understand?" I ask, lifting my fist as I glared down at the guy- his eyes widened. "Okay, okay! I get it- please, please let me go! I'm sorry, I'm sorry okay?" The guy begs and I stand up, still glaring at him. "Get on your hands and knees and fucking beg for forgiveness." I say, pointing at Arthur who was sitting and panting for air. I step off of the guy and he scrambles over to Arthur, prostrating himself before Arthur. "I'm sorry, please forgive me." The guy begs as I walk over, standing beside him with my arms crossed. "Lower. Lick the fucking ground, peasant." Arthur cackles and the guy seems humiliated- I put my foot to the back of his head, shoving it down. He whimpers and Arthur cackles menacingly as the guy trembles.

"Now you can beg for forgiveness, I might give you mercy." Arthur chimes, crossing his arms with a big satisfied grin on his face. "Please… forgive me." The guy sobs and Arthur's eyes twinkle with satisfaction as I kneel down and out my lips to his ear. "Next time you think about laying your filthy fucking hand on someone, I want you to think of this exact fucking moment when I beat the ever loving shit out of you. I want you to think of it and wonder if it's really worth it, cause if I find out you hurt a fucking fly or forced yourself on someone, I will hunt you down and I will make you feel a hundred times worse than you do right now. The only fucking reason I stopped is because I wanted to, you hear me? I could beat you within an inch of your miserable life, I could break every bone in your body, I could smash all your teeth in and make you swallow them so you have to spend the rest of your life eating smoothies for dinner. The guy you're kneeling in front of can do the exact same thing but worse, oh, so much worse. He can make it so you spend the rest of your life penniless, begging on the fucking streets for your next pitiful meal. You don't fuck with us." I whisper darkly in his ear and he whimpers.

"Oh, that's disgusting. He pissed himself." Arthur groans as he stands up, brushing himself off and scowling at the guy. I stand up as Arthur offers me my aviator glasses, so I take them and put them on. "Get your fucking shit together and we'll never have this problem again. Oh, if you want to take this to the police I have a recording of this. We acted in self-defense; if you want to plead your case feel free. I have a lawyer that would gladly chew your case up and spit it out." I say, the guy crying softly as I glance at Arthur- he nods. "Get your pathetic ass out of here." I say, kicking the guy upside his head as he tumbles back. "That's for not listening in the first place. Get out of here, don't make me say it again." I say, the guy scrambling to his feet and running away. Arthur barks after him, making him let out a wail as he dashes away- he trips, making Arthur laugh maniacally as he faceplants. I reach over and smack Arthur, pinning him with a glare as he strokes his cheek. "I told you no! But no~ Arthur had to go and lose control! Now I gotta have a guilty conscience because I got revenge for you." I say, kicking Arthur in the ass and making him laugh as he takes it.

"Oh come on, that was awesome! That's the first time in a long time I've seen you make someone piss themselves! It's still fucking hilarious seeing your small ass make big guys tremble in fear! God, I missed it so much. Someone tell me you got that on recording!" Arthur says, a big smile on his face as he turns to the others. "I got the whole thing just in case." Kanori says, waving his phone as I walk over to Kozu and look him over. "You sure you're okay?" I ask softly as he looks at me, grimacing lightly. "Did you really have to go that far?" Kozu asks, taking my hand- it was coated in a layer of the guy's blood, seeing as Arthur had broken his nose. "I don't like hurting or scaring people… I tried avoiding it. I could've done that in the first place, but I don't like defending myself because I know full well what I'm capable of. I just can't stand when people hurt my dear friends and family." I whisper dejectedly, pulling my hand out of his and dropping my gaze down. Kozu seems to realize that I was feeling guilty though I'm already walking back into the theater, heading over to the girl. "Kimi-" Kozu says though I shake my head. "No… you're right." I say simply, kneeling next to the passed out girl.

"Hey. Wake up." I say as I gently pat the girls cheek, slowly stirring her from her sleep. "Your boyfriend left. He's gone." I say, the girl slowly blinking and looking around. "What?" She mumbles, looking at me and making a confused face. "Your boyfriend left, he's already gone." I say, the girl frowning as she itches the back of her neck- she pulls her hand back, staring confused at her fingers. "Uh… he was my ride…" the girl mumbles and I stand up, glancing back at Arthur. "Get the girl a ride home." I say, looking down at the girl- she seemed genuinely upset and confused. "You should really dump him, he's a piece of shit. You deserve better; don't settle for trash. There's someone out there that's gonna love you, it's just not gonna be him." I say as I walk away, heading to the bathroom. I wash the blood off of my hands- I wash them twice, scrubbing my knuckles as I stare blankly. I felt like shit, I hate hurting people- it hurt even more knowing that Kozu was disappointed in me. It hurt even more when he realized that his words hurt me and tried taking them back- but he was right. I didn't need to go that far, there were always other ways. Violence was never the answer, even if it was a means to an end.

"Excuse me, Ma'am, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the establishment." A girl squeaks from the doorway and I glance over- she was trembling and scared, avoiding looking at me. That hurt more than anything- the irrational fear, the assumption that I was a violent and unreasonable person. "I understand, I'll dry my hands and then I'll be on my way. I'm sorry for putting you in such a predicament and bringing trouble into your establishment. I hope you have a good day despite the scene." I say softly, the girl seeming surprised as she slowly nods, scrambling out of the bathroom. A lump forms in my throat as I glance at myself in the mirror- my face had three cuts, my hair ratty from when it had been grabbed and yanked around. Once again, it was a brutal reminder that I could never be cute. I could never be cute and cuddly, I could never just be seen as me, Kimiko Suzuki; the girl that just wanted a happy life with plenty of love to go around, who just wanted to go on dates with her friends and have fun with no trouble. Tears gather in my eyes as I turn off the water and grab paper towels, drying off my hands. I toss the paper towels and pull my hair out of the bun, letting my hair fall limp.

I take the headband from my hair, staring it dejectedly as I press my lips in a thin line. Why did I ever think that such a thing could ever suit me? I run a hand through my hair and take a deep breath, brushing my tears away. I cross my arms, letting my head hang as I walk out of the bathroom. "Hey, Sunshine-" Suna says softly though I just walk past them all, heading out of the theater. I don't stop, walking out of the mall doors and into the brisk winter air. I look up at the sky, a thick lump lodged in my throat and tears brimming in my eyes. I just wanted to have fun. I just want to be happy, I don't want to have to fight. I don't want people to be scared of me. It's not like I asked for trouble- trouble just had a way of always finding me. It always found me and reminded me that I could never be what I wanted, I could never have the life I wanted- "You okay?" Kanori asks softly and I quickly scrub the tears away, dropping my head down. "Yeah… um… just got kicked out is all. You guys can go ahead and watch the movies." I say as I wrap my arms around myself, staring at the ground. "I got kicked out too, so it's a bust." Arthur says and I nod my head, idly fiddling with the headband.

"What's up? You're upset, more than usual." Arthur asks as he comes up, standing beside me as I press my lips tightly together. "Just… I just… I just wanted… To have fun with everyone. I don't want to fight, I don't want trouble… I just want to have fun with you all. I wanted to go out and do what other girls do." I whisper, lifting the headband up as tears gather in my eyes again. It was useless to fight them, the lump in my throat choking me. "I'm never going to be cute like other girls are." I croak quietly, letting the headband slip from my fingers and watching it fall. Arthur is quiet, stuffing his hands in his pockets and taking a deep breath. "What kind of bullshit is that?" Arthur asks as I sniff and let the tears fall. "I mean, really. Kiki, I've seen you be a lot of things. Badass, sexy, scary, beautiful, enchanting- you've been a lot of things." Arthur says and I pull my arms tighter around myself. "I've also seen you knocking on death's door, I've seen you thriving with life, I've seen you hanging on a thread and I've seen you tumbling through life." Arthur says, looking up at the sky as I dig my nails into my arms. "I've seen you my entire life." Arthur says simply, reaching down and grabbing the headband.

"But I have never, never ever seen you being so insecure about something so stupid." Arthur says, twirling the headband around his finger as I sniff again. "I mean, it's surprising. You never seize to amaze me; you're insecure about your looks. I would've never thought; I mean, you're absolutely beautiful. Downright stunning- sculptured by god himself, but you're insecure because you're 'not cute'. What the fuck is up with that?" Arthur laughs and my vision clouds with tears- it hurts. My chest hurt, my throat hurt, tears falling on the aviator glasses. "What kind of bullshit is that, 'I'm never going to be cute'? I mean, I call straight bullshit." Arthur laughs as he steps in front of me, lifting my chin up. "I call straight bullshit, because you're a lot of things Kiki. Even if you're not cute today, or tomorrow, or the next day- you're beautiful everyday. You're amazing everyday, you're stunning everyday, you're sexy everyday." Arthur says, taking the hair tie from my wrist and putting it between his teeth. "I mean, who would care if they're cute if they're those things everyday? It's really stupid." Arthur mumbles around my hair tie as he starts running his fingers through my hair and gathering it up.

"I've never seen you so insecure about a bunch of bullshit, I mean, it's really fucking stupid." Arthur says as he takes the hair tie, pulling my hair into a bun. I sniff as I drop my head back down- Arthur grabs my chin and lifts it again. "I have known you since you were born. As long as I can remember you've been in my life- you have always been by my side, you have kicked and saved my ass more times than I can count. You're a daily part of my life, you always have been and always will be." Arthur says as he puts his hands on my shoulders. "I still have no fucking clue who you are. I mean, I know who you are; I know you like the back of my hand, I just have no clue what goes on in that head of yours. It's like fort knox up there, it's locked down and you threw away the key. I will never know what goes on in that head of yours; but I do know that you will continue to amaze me on a daily basis, that everyday you'll be you. Kimiko Suzuki, the certified beautiful, sexy, thick, badass bitch." Arthur says and I can't help but snort at his words as he lifts up the headband. "Who wants to be cute like other girls when you can be that?" Arthur asks, twirling the headband and raising his eyebrow.

I feel a little better- I still feel pretty shitty, but Arthur was actually trying to cheer me up and it meant a lot to me. I rub the tears away from my eyes, taking off the aviator glasses and wiping the moisture off with my sleeve. "Don't get me wrong here, Kiki. Oh, don't misunderstand what I'm saying at all. Who wants to be cute like other girls when you can be Kimiko Suzuki, the certified beautiful, sexy, thick, badass cutie?" Arthur says, taking the headband and sliding it onto my head. "You're dumb as hell if you think you can never be cute. I mean, really- I'm looking at you right now and you're cute. It's even more adorable thinking that you're insecure about something so stupid, absolutely adorable- because it's so fucking ridiculous." Arthur laughs as I feel my cheeks burn at his words, looking up at him surprised. "You've got your own brand of cute, only you can pull it off. You're the badass cutie, you can kick butt and look good while you do it. Tell me what cutie can do that? Cause that's fucking awesome and it's just who you are. I'll be damned if you're ever 'cute like other girls'. You are Kimiko Fucking Suzuki, you'll never be like other girls." Arthur says and I feel my lips trembling as I stare at him.

"Now come here and get a hug, I know you want one. You like affection. You like cuddles, you like stuffies, you like chocolate, fancy lights and doodads- that's cute, too. Even if you don't always look cute, you're still cute deep down." Arthur says, opening his arms up and smiling at me. I slide into his arms and hug him tight as he wraps his arms around me. "Who would give a damn about something so stupid? You're not stupid, Kiki. So don't worry your pretty little head about it, okay?" Arthur whispers softly as he squeezes me tight, making me smile. "Hai." I say, feeling the hurt leave as I hold onto him. "Since movies aren't an option anymore, how about we go troll around walmart and get some chocolate." Arthur says, patting my back lightly as I smile. "And cake?" I ask quietly and he chuckles, nodding his head. "Oh yeah, cake too. And ice cream." Arthur says and I hum, shaking my head. "We've been drinking, remember? Do you want a stomach ache?" I ask and Arthur laughs heartily, starting to guide me to the car. "See, there you go saving my ass again. Literally- I would've been on the toilet for hours." Arthur jokes, making me laugh as we climb into the car, the others following.

I dash in ahead of everyone and grab a cart, pulling it out of the spot and pushing it into the store as I hum happily. "Girl, slow down!" Arthur calls and I laugh as I cross my arms, leaning them on the cart as I immediately push it to the left. "Boy, hurry up!" I call, hearing him jogging to catch up with me as I look through the aisles of pastries and other assorted sweets. "Not my fault you're like sonic with a cart." Arthur says, shoving his hands in his pockets and looking around with a smile. "So, you finally gonna indulge yourself a little bit?" Arthur asks and I snort, slowly looking through the assortment on display. "Depends." I hum as I see what I was looking for- oh yeah. I make happy noises as I grab a four pack of strawberry shortcake cupcakes, putting it in the cart. I groan in delight when I also see that they had layered strawberry shortcake in a tub, grabbing one and putting it in the tub. "Fuck yes! Munchies!" Arthur laughs heartily, though I glance over to the side- oh fuck yes. I bump Arthur with my hip and he stops in his tracks, grinning down at me as I scoot over to the table display. I grab a thing of banana nut bread, licking my lips as I put it in the cart- were those triple chocolate hershey brownies?

After picking a few other things- cinnamon sugar powdered donuts, chocolate chip cookies, cream cheese brownies, a pumpkin pie- I also grab an apple for Kozu- the other boys suddenly appear. "Here you are! We were looking for you!" Kuroo laughs, peeking over my shoulder and into the cart. "Holy cow, you got the munchies? That's a lot of sweets." Kuroo says as I slide up to the first aisle with the boxes of little debbie's. "Oh yeah, I'm loving it." Arthur laughs as I flick a box of nutty buddies, cosmic brownies, oatmeal cream cookies, swiss rolls and turtle brownies into the cart one after another. "Wow. You knew what you came for." Kanori whistles, though I crouch down and also grab a box of strawberry shortcake rolls, berries and cream cheese danishes and rice crispy treats. "She's got a major sweet tooth- through trial and error she's found what's too sweet and what she can't get enough of. What she grabs she classifies in her 'can't get enough' zone." Arthur chimes though I scowl, standing up and putting the boxes in the cart. "They're out of banana twins. Bastards." I grumble as I glance at Kozu, offering him a smile. "I got you an apple pie." I chime and look at the others, grinning.

"If you want anything, grab a cart and fill it up. I'm going on ahead." I say as I put one of my feet on the rail of the cart, pushing off. "Ah! There she goes! Super sonic munchies!" Arthur laughs as I take off, zooming past the aisles that didn't matter. "Text you when she slows down!" Arthur calls as he chases me, though I don't bother slowing down for him- he would catch up. I dip into an aisle, barely stopping to grab a thing of trail mix before taking off again- Arthur hot on my tail. I zoom past and through aisles, grabbing anything that I can think of- hot fries, hot cheetos, pringles, cheez-its, whip cream, maraschino cherries, dr.pepper, cherry cola, sprite- when I get to the chocolate aisle I grab bags if assorted chocolates- I make sure to grab a bag dedicated to kitkats. "Nutella!" I call out like a battle cry as I push off, Arthur laughing hysterically as I take off to the spreads section. I pull to a stop in front of the nutella, groaning in delight as I grab the biggest container of Nutella that they have. "This shit?" I say, grabbing a jar of cookie butter and showing it to Arthur as he catches up. "Bomb." I say, popping the 'b's as I drop it into the cart, looking through to see what I got so far.

"I forgot my nutta buttuh!" I cry as I take off once again, heading back to the cookie aisle as Arthur laughs once again. "Almost done?" Arthur calls out to me as I push into the cookie aisle, though I suck in a deep breath. "Cookie!" I yell like the cookie monster, beginning to make nomming noises and making Arthur laugh hysterically as I work my way through the cookies. I grab mega stuff oreos, chewy chips ahoy, nutter butter and pirouette creme filled wafers (in all three flavors), putting them in the cart. "Now are you done?" Arthur laughs, seeming winded as I hum and look through the cart one more time. "I'm missing one thing…" I mumble, stroking my chin as I scrutinize the cart- what was I missing? "What is it… what is it…" I mumble, looking over it again as Arthur chuckles. "You think about it, I'm going to text the others that you're on your last item." Arthur chimes as I look up, humming intensely as I grab the edges of the cart. What was it that I was missing? I knew it was something important, a category of it's own outside of sweet… what was it? "We totally grabbed the entire stock of their lunchables, is that okay?" Kuroo asks as he strolls into the aisle, though I turn to look at them.

One of their carts was completely full of all the possible lunchables that the store could have- I make happy noises as I walk over, kissing his cheek. "Yes! This is what I was missing!" I cackle as I stroke my hand over the lunchables as I let out a giddy laugh. "My precious." I chime, making Kuroo laugh as he points at my cart. "You must've really had the munchies! God, that's so much sweets!" Kuroo says and I glance over at my cart, grinning widely. "Don't underestimate me, I once spent $200 dollars at Nifty Nut House and came out with two full boxes." I chime, walking back over to my cart as the others boys also come into the cart. "Hot damn, Butterfly. It's like your pregnancy cravings all over again." Kanori laughs, armed with his own cart with a small assortment of goodies though I push my cart over to him. I peek in his cart, beginning to point through his things. "Got that, that, that- oh, I got a big one of that, uh… got that…" I mumble, Kanori chuckling as he separates the things I already had in my cart from the things that they picked for themselves. "I think that's it." I chime, starting to walk to the front of the store as the boys trail after me. "So…." Kuroo chimes and I hum, leaning onto my cart.

"What's Nifty Nut House?" Kuroo asks and Arthur cackles lightly as I smile at the fond memories. "Oh, it's kind of like a candy store that specializes in nuts. Chocolate covered nuts, nuts, all kinds of things. It's a sweet tooth heaven, I mean really. They even had jelly beans on tap. It's only an american thing. They don't have them in Japan." I chime, sighing softly as I lay my head down on the cart. "I miss it sometimes." I hum as I pull up to the self check out area, beginning to swiftly scan and bag my things. "You miss Nifty Nut House?" Kuroo asks and I shrug, Arthur taking up the check out next to me and beginning to help me scan. Kanori takes another check out, scanning through the boy's cart- he started with the lunchables. "Kind of. I mean, they deliver world wide if you pay extra, but I don't really miss it that much. I miss America." I admit, reaching the 50 item limit and pulling my bag from off my shoulder. "You miss America?" Semi asks, seeming confused as I pull out my card and use it to pay. "Yeah~ I was actually born and raised in America! Surprising, right?" I chime, Semi nodding as I put the bags of goodies into the cart, getting back to scanning the rest of my items.

"Bet you don't miss being bullied for being japanese." Arthur chimes and I laugh at the memories, smiling over at him. "Oh, Americans are so informal. I used to be the one getting weird looks, now you're the one everyone is staring at you. At least they don't tease you." I say, turning to him and bowing. "Ching chang chong." Arthur and I say at the same time, laughing at the memories of people being ridiculous. "They always looked so stupid when they did that! Like, oh my gosh, you can't make anymore of a fool of yourself." Arthur says and I giggle as I reach the bottom of my cart, paying for the items. "Gosh, I still laugh every time I think about it." I say, putting my things in my cart before passing my card to Arthur. He swipes it before passing it to Kanori, packing the bags into my cart. "I do miss the big greasy burgers and Pizza everytime you turn a corner though. I mean, wow~ Americans really knew how to make some good greasy, cheesy food." I say and Arthur groans, looking up at the ceiling. "Stop, you'll make me hungry. Those were the best for hangovers." Arthur says and I giggle, leaning on the cart as we wait for Kanori to finish scanning the last of his things.

"Their deep dish pizzas." I tease and Arthur groans loudly, licking his lips. "Hot damn Kiki, the deep dish pizzas! God, I fucking miss them. Fuck- it was like… like… lasagna, but pizza!" Arthur says and I groan, dropping my head down. "Their lasagna. Don't get me wrong, italian is a gift from god, but I swear the portions of lasagna they'd give you- you'd get a full fucking plate! Fuck- man, I really want a big ass slice of lasagna now." I sigh in delight, grinning up at Arthur and grinning. "Oh, the garlic bread." Arthur breathes as he closes his eyes, shaking his head. "The mozzarella sticks." I say, Arthur groaning especially loud. "Fucking hell, I'm hungry now." Arthur says, making me laugh as Kanori pays for the last of his goods. "We should go back during the summer! It'll be so fun; you, me and stomach aches cause those big ass proportions." I chime as Kanori gives me back my card which I put back in my purse. "Hold on, there's gotta be somewhere in the whole of Japan that can make a mean deep dish pizza." Arthur says as we start heading back to the car with the carts. "It's gotta be in Tokyo, right? Gotta be one, this is major foreigner ground." I say, Arthur nodding as he pulls out his phone.

We load everything up in the cars and head back to the hotel as Arthur deep dives the internet for a place. We get everything to the hotel and I start putting everything up- maybe I went a little overboard, but if anything I could just take it home with me or give it to the guys. "Kiki- oh my- there's literally one, owned by an honest to God american. I'm ordering one." Arthur groans as I grin down at him and dash over. "You're kidding! Hold on, lemme see the menu." I say and he gives me his phone with the menu pulled up- "Ohh, oh my- yes. Get three, a thing of mozzarella sticks- oh my fucking, they have honey barbecue wings. Oh my- yes. Fuck yes. Get it, Arthur. Get it." I groan as his lips curl into a big smile, taking his phone back and starting to tap around. The boys were all sitting on and around the couch, watching a show on the TV- some show about turtles. My phone rings and I hum as I walk over to my purse, pulling it out. Akaashi was calling me- "Hey, what's up?" I ask as I walk to my room, pulling the door shut behind me. "Hey, um, I know it's kind of last minute but… I want to call in that favor." Akaashi says and I hum, walking over to my bed and sitting down on the edge.

"What do you have in mind?" I ask, fiddling with the edge of the sheets on the bed. "So… There's a party tomorrow." Akaashi says and I hum softly- was he talking about the mixer? "I wanted to know if you could go with me… it's a mixer of sorts, it's mostly Fukurodani students going, but Bokuto decided to go and I want to keep an eye on him so he doesn't go wild." Akaashi says softly and I hum, laying back on the bed. "I think I know the party you're talking about, the cheerleaders invited me to a mixer. I see why you want to keep an eye on Bokuto, but isn't adding me to the mix mind of… contradictory?" I ask and Akaashi hums before chuckling softly. "Things like that… well… people seek me out. I can't watch Bokuto if people are flirting with me, so I thought maybe you could come along and… um… make it seem like we're a thing. Figures that two good looking people would be together, right?" Akaashi says and I pause, slowly blinking my eyes. "You want me to make it seem like we're together? So other girls don't try anything?" I ask as I slowly sit back up, furrowing my eyebrows. "The cheerleaders already know I'm single, though." I say, itching the back of my neck as he hums.

"It's not uncommon for people to hook up… it should be fine. You don't have to be by my side the whole time just… when I look at you and tap my fingers, come over and help. I can handle the rest myself, but sometimes people can be persistent." Akaashi says and I hum- seemed easy enough. "So… look at me, tap your fingers and I'll come over and act possessive or something." I ask softly and Akaashi hums affirmatively. "Okay, I'll do my best. See you tomorrow." I say before I hang up, tossing my phone to the side and staring at it for a minute. Act possessive? It's not like I wanted to fight anyone from their school. Akaashi said he could mostly handle it by himself, but… I wasn't really a possessive person. I wanted to help though- what could I do? I run a hand through my hair, though a soft knock sounds on the door. "Come in." I call, glancing over and seeing Kanori open the door up. "Hey, I need to head out. I'm taking the guitars with me, Semi's staying behind." Kanori says and I stand up, walking over and hugging him. "Okay, I love you." I say and he hugs me back, kissing the top of my head. "Let's do this again." He says and I smile up at him, nodding my head before escorting him out.

"Arthur?" I ask as I head back into the kitchen, putting the last of the goods away. He hums softly, not even looking over from his spot on the couch- he had broken into a box of Cheez-its and was idly munching on it, piece by piece. "How do you be possessive?" I ask and he stops chewing, slowly turning to me and raising an eyebrow. I bite my lip and give him a sheepish smile, shrugging my shoulders. "You were possessive of me before, weren't you?" Suna asks though I shake my head. "I only did that cause 'Samu said to." I say, Suna raising an eyebrow at me. "I don't like being controlling or anything, but 'Samu insisted that you actually wanted me to act out in such a way. I took his word for it and just went for it- in reality I figured it didn't matter what I said. If you wanted her, you wanted her; It's your life, not mine. The choice was up to you, I won't hold you back and I won't stop you. That's just who I am- I hate being controlled just as much as I hate controlling people. Everyone is their own person and I don't own anyone." I say, Arthur nodding his head and tossing another Cheez-it in his mouth. "There's the Kiki I know." He snorts, though this time Kuroo looks over at me.

"You were kind of possessive today, with that chick." Kuroo chimes though Kozu shakes his head, leaning his head on his arm. "Nah, she was more dismissive." Kozu says and Kuroo hums, slowly nodding his head. "Why do you ask?" Kozu says and I shrug, pulling out a can of DP. "I thought about it and I realized I don't really have a possessive side, so I wondered what it meant to be possessive in the first place." I admit, popping open the can and taking a sip of the refreshing soda. "Well-" Arthur starts though a knock at the door cuts him off. "Hold that thought." Arthur says, standing up and walking to the door. He comes back with the food we ordered, drool gathering in my mouth as he comes to the kitchen and sets it down before me. I grab plates for everyone as Arthur crosses his arms, watching as I reach for a mozzarella stick. "No, sorry." He chimes as cuts me off, blocking my hand so I can't grab one. "What the heck Arthur?" I ask, turning to glare at him as he gives me a playful smile. "You want something that you possess, though someone is getting in the way. That's the feeling of being possessive. So, what are you going to do?" Arthur chimes and I furrow my eyebrows at him.

I smack his hand away and grab a mozzetta stick, making him chuckle. "There you go, you were just possessive." Arthur chimes though I kick him in the shin, making him curse. "Don't come between me and my mozzarella sticks, you bitch." I grumble, making him laugh as he rubs his shin. "Okay, that's overkill." Arthur says and I grab a small container of marinara sauce and put it on my plate. "How do I be possessive of a person, not a food or something." I say as I grab two more mozzarella sticks- I fucking love them- and open up the pizza box. The divine smell of pizza fills the room and Arthur and I both groan, taking a deep breath. "Pizza, how much I've missed you." I coo, the boys getting up and coming over to investigate the delicious smell. "Well, you could just punch someone." Arthur says as I take a slice of the pizza, licking off the bit of the sauce that I got on my thumb- shit that was good sauce. "Nah, I don't like fighting." I say, Arthur grabbing a plate and digging in as I move on to the last thing. "It's a simple and effective way to tell someone to back the fuck off of your man though. It's their fault for trying to take your man." Arthur says and I slowly open the holy grail-

I moan at the magnificent sight of the boneless breaded chicken, glistening with honey barbecue sauce- I have to slurp back my drool as I grab a few pieces with chopsticks. "Well I know that, but I still don't like fighting. Besides, I know these girls. I don't want to go around punching them, they're really nice." I say as I set the chopsticks down and grab my pop, heading to the dining room table and taking a seat. "Hold up- you're thinking of a specific event." Arthur says and I hum affirmatively as the boys stare, confused. "A specific person, even." He says and I hum affirmatively, kicking my legs lightly as I open my marinara sauce. "Are they in this room?" Arthur asks and I shake my head, taking a mozzarella stick and giving it a nice dip. "Okay… what's the event then?" Arthur asks as I take a bite of the hot mozzarella stick, moaning softly as I lightly blow on it. I pull the stick back and the string stretches- a beautiful sight to see- letting it snap as I take the hanging cheese from my mouth and put it in, setting my stick down. I close my eyes and lift a finger as I cover my mouth, taking my time as I chew- fuck, so good. "Suspense here." Arthur chuckles and I snort, swallowing down the bite.

"I was invited to a mixer." I say, dipping my stick again and taking another bite- still hot, still delicious. "And you're going?" Arthur asks and I nod, kicking my legs as I thoroughly enjoy the bite. "You know what mixers are, right?" Arthur asks and I nod, swallowing my bite. "Yeah, they're get-togethers of boys and girls, socializing with snacks and drinks. We're going karaoking." I chime, taking the last bite of my mozzarella stick. "Gotcha. Okay, uh, I'm guessing the 'specific person' is going to be there? Are they in the competition?" Arthur asks and I nod my head, chewing my bite as he chuckles. "Mind telling us who it is?" Kuroo asks as I shrug my shoulders, swallowing my bite. "Akaashi, he's going to the party to watch Bokuto and make sure he behaves. He wants me to help in case the people seeking him out are 'persistent' by acting like we're a thing and being 'possessive'. Apparently it makes sense that two good looking people would be together; I owe him a favor, so I want to make sure I get it right." I say and Arthur laughs as he puts his hands on the counter. "Oh, ever the saint and ever oblivious, Kiki." Arthur laughs, the boys seeming to have conflicted emotions.

"I honestly don't know if I should be grateful or upset." Suna mumbles, Kuroo shrugging his shoulders and taking a plate. "Akaashi is a good guy, if he's going to the party to keep Bokuto in check then I have reason to believe we don't have to worry. Bokuto on the other hand… he can be a handful. Their plan can backfire if Bokuto starts feeling possessive himself. I'm sure he had the idea of fending her also, it's really two birds one snake- I say snake because it really can backfire if they go in with the facade head first." Kuroo says and I think back to what Akaashi said beforehand. "He said I didn't have to be by his side the whole time, that he would look at me and tap his fingers when he needed help. The rest he could handle himself, but sometimes people can be persistent." I say, Kuroo snapping his fingers and pointing at me. "There it is- that's Akaashi's play. The 'We're here and mingling, but we're not available'. He can watch Bokuto and keep the boys and girls in check." Kuroo says, the boys coming over with their plates as I raise an eyebrow. "Guessing I'm out of the loop here since I've never been to a mixer before." I say and Kuroo chuckles, nodding his head.

"Basically you're going to the party to have fun and mingle, but since Akaashi and you are acting like 'a thing', you don't really pay much attention to the boys and their flirting. Akaashi will do the same with the girls- you can still hang and chill with people, just don't do anything flirty." Kuroo says and I snort as I shake my head. "Yeah, I'm not going to flirt or anything, so it sounds easy enough." I say and the boys all seem to relax as they dig into their food. I dig in too, enjoying every delicious bite of the american food- even the boys seem to enjoy it a lot. "Is that all it really is though? I mean, there's the 'come help me' bit, so that means I might have to be aggressive about it, right?" I ask before I bite into my pizza, the boys all humming. "Yeah, she will- there's no telling if there's a too aggressive guy there." Kozu mumbles, Kuroo snorting as he swallows his bite. "Bokuto is there- double edged sword that he is, he'll keep any aggressors off of her. Hopefully they'll get the memo before he feels threatened and carts her off." Kuroo says, taking another bite of his pizza. "Well, you might not have to worry about it anyway. It's her, after all." Arthur says as he gestures to me, though Suna snorts.

"No offense, but I literally said 'let's fuck it out' and we did it in an underpass." Suna says and I feel my face burn as I quickly cover it. "Suna! I was stressed out, getting high and you seemed like a really cool guy. Is it bad that I thought that I would enjoy it? I wouldn't do it with just anyone… it was you, okay? I just… I knew you were different." I admit shyly, Suna's lip twitching into a smile as his eyes sparkle. "Don't you know how to make a guy feel special." Arthur snorts, bumping his shoulder into me though I shove him away. "I on the other hand took a while to warm her up to the idea, but then again I was her chosen first." Kuroo says and Suna hums, nodding his head. "I've known Pudding a long time… she doesn't let just anyone do it. You saw it- if she doesn't like the advance she'll make it obvious. She'll yell and scream; if that doesn't work she'll defend herself. I think it's safe to say that she won't be finding anyone new at the party, not only does she take her feelings seriously, since Akaashi asked it as a favor she'll do it to the best of her ability. If that means no flirting, regardless of her own opinion, she'll set the line and make sure no one crosses." Kozu says, nibbling on his piece of pizza.

"Guys… I don't want anyone else in my life. I mean, sure, friend wise I'd love to meet new people. But I don't want anyone like how I want you guys. You guys are enough for me; besides, I'm not really the outgoing social type. That's more Aima and Arthur's thing, I just happen to get dragged into it. The cheerleaders approached me and I thought it would be nice to go out with them. It's Karaoke, not a matchmaker party; if Akaashi wants me to act like we're a thing, then I'll do my best for him. He's my friend, plus I still owe him for sneaking Nen into the training camp for me last time. What he did means a lot to me." I say softly, beginning to nibble on a piece of chicken- heaven. "See? Told you. She's set the line already." Kozu says, Kuroo chuckling as Suna nods his head. "I guess I can see where she's coming from when it comes to the help. That does sound like her." Suna says and I set my chicken down, taking a deep breath. "I know what it's like to be harassed by people because you're good looking… I know people can be obsessive or cross your boundaries and not give you your privacy just because they think you're beautiful." I admit honestly, the boys' looking at me.

"Countless times I've been told I'm beautiful to the point where it just seems normal; I don't pay it much mind and I don't really care for looks in the first place. I've realized that personality speaks more than looks ever could, that how someone carries and represents themselves is how they should be seen. I hold myself to that standard, but I can't stop people from being attracted to me because of my looks. I know what it's like for people to approach you just because you look appetizing; I've seen it plenty and even experienced it more times than I can count. Everyone deals with it differently; I've seen people who have fans, I've seen people with secret admirers, I've seen people with obsessed stalkers… I know what it's like to be taken advantage of and forced into things you don't want to do." I mumble, lightly fiddling with a mozzarella stick on my plate as I lean my head on my palm. "I know what it's like to be seen and craved to the point that you get sick of it. You just want to be seen as yourself, not as someone who looks good. Being beautiful, being obsessed with, being sought out like a prize or something… it isn't nice at all." I admit, Arthur laughing softly as he lifts up a mozzarella stick.

"Beauty is pain." Arthur chimes and I snort, nodding my head. "Tell me about it. It's because of these things that I've had to deal with that I can sympathize with people with the same problem. I've found my way of dealing with it, I can read people and their intentions now. I can tell when someone's seeking me out purely because of my looks, I can tell when they're not a good person or have ill intent. I have instincts, I guess." I admit, dipping my mozzarella stick into my marinara sauce. "I hate taking advantage of people, I hate seeing people being taken advantage of… it makes me sick. Akaashi's going to the mixer to look after Bokuto and make sure that he behaves. If people are going to get in the way of that because of his looks… then I feel bad for him because he's just trying to do something good. If I can help, even just a little… I'll do that. I've never really been possessive and I've never been open about a relationship. Yuki and I… our relationship was under the wraps, we snuck out a lot and that was the majority of our relationship. A secret." I admit as I take a bite of my mozzarella stick. "I don't know what to do, but I want to help." I mumble, chewing on my mozzarella stick.

"When I sought you out it was purely sex." Suna admits, dropping his gaze and fiddling with a piece of chicken. "I know that. I knew that the whole time that's all it was for you; I actually found it kind of relieving that you were open about it, not trying to hide it or disguise it. I figured if that's all you wanted- and I wanted it to- then there was no harm in it. That's why I didn't bother sticking around after, either; I figured you didn't want me to stick around. You had got what you wanted, so I figured you were done." I say, Suna slowly nodding his head and staring at his plate. "Yeah… it's weird to think that's how I felt about it when I went in, but you were different." Suna says and I can't help but smile as I dip my mozzarella stick again. "She's just built differently, right Kiki?" Arthur chimes and I bump him with my shoulder, rolling my eyes. "Whatever, LD. How do I be possessive?" I say and Arthur takes a deep breath, slowly blowing it out as I bite my mozzarella stick. "Slap city isn't an option, so… uh…" Arthur sighs, taking a bite out of his pizza and slowly chewing. "I don't want to hang on his shoulder all night either; I want both of us to have fun." I admit, lightly kicking my feet as Arthur hums.

"Do you know the place you're going to?" Arthur asks and I nod, swallowing my bite. "Date, time, local. I got it all." I say as I dip my mozzarella stick again, tossing the last delicious bite into my mouth. "Do you know who's all going?" Kozu asks and I shake my head, lifting up my pizza and beginning to nibble on it. "I guess it's a good thing that you picked out the outfit, not me. Goodness knows if you went with my choices people would slobber all over you." Arthur cackles and I kick him under the table, making him curse. "Why not just do what you did with me?" Suna says, scrunching up his nose and not seeming too keen on the idea himself. "Mm… no. Akaashi doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would enjoy that kind of approach." I say and Suna seems a bit relieved, nodding his head. "You could do something like today?" Kuroo says and I shrug, wiggling my nose. "If they're persistent enough that Akaashi asked for help… I don't think simply ignoring them and letting them pick a fight is a big idea. As I said, I don't really want to fight with these people." I say and Kuroo nods his head, seeming perplexed. The boys are all quiet for a while, seeming to think it over.

"What are you going to be wearing?" Semi asks and I set down my pizza, swallowing my bite. "White shirt, jeans, a gray cardigan and my white adidas." I say, the trio seeming relieved as I take a sip of my DP. "Do you know what he's going to wear?" Semi asks and I shake my head, setting my DP down. "No clue." I say, picking up my pizza and taking another bite- so good. "How about we come too?" Arthur asks and I furrow my eyebrows, slowly shaking my head. "It's a Fukurodani party- I'd feel bad for asking to bring friends when they specifically invited me just because I cheered with them." I admit, Arthur leaning back in his chair. "Okay… what if we don't go to your mixer, but we take up residence in a room nearby. If you need me, just ping my ring and I'll come running." Arthur says and I turn to him, furrowing my eyebrows. "How's that supposed to help me be possessive?" I ask and Arthur shrugs his shoulders, nibbling his pizza. "I can see the situation from the window and instruct you from there." Arthur says and I slowly nod my head. "Okay… I guess that works, but uh, I guess I'll just kind of wing it from there." I snort, Arthur nods his head as we keep eating.

"Damn, you look good!" Arthur chimes, pulling some of my hair over my shoulders. It was in a half up half down do- a big sloppy bun on the back of my head, the rest hanging free. I had a shimmering nude eyeshadow that faded into a complete black wing, sparkling gold eyeliner in my crease accentuated by a light shadow. A matte dusty pink lipstick- Arthur had convinced me to do a full face, with contour and highlight. I even used the mascara that made my thick black lashes pop even more than they already do. "Can we go, I'm going to be late." I say and Arthur chuckles as he nods his head. "Come on, let's go." Arthur says, taking my hand- my nails were painted rose gold marble, it had taken forever to nail it down. Arthur rushes me down the stairs and I hop in the driver seat of his Lincoln, buckling up as the others climb in. "Jeez, I don't know why you insisted on me doing a full makeup look." I grumble as I adjust the mirrors, the boys putting on their seatbelts. "You're supposed to! It's a mixer thing!" Arthur chimes and I snort as I start driving to the Karaoke place, my phone binging. "That's probably them asking where I am." I say, Arthur taking my phone and tapping on it with a grin.