It's Time to Rest

Few hours passed and the orange sky got darker, Hatoshi returned again in reality, after he spent the Sunday time mostly with Superheroes activity that impacted his mindset drastically. Especially when he fought Hollow and witnessed the struggle, agony of failing to save somebody's life, a fight that heavily wounded his new allies, lastly he met an enemy who literally made him shiver due to it was proven that one blast could critically injured him.

After those quite dreadful and terrifying experiences in the Superhero world successfully invaded his thoughts, Hatoshi was now in the open front gate of his house with red backpacks being carried on his back and changing his white shirt into a black one with the same motif.

A calm air was absorbed by the schoolboy as he locked his eyes towards his step-parents: Uncle Sasaki who wore a greyish t-shirt and white short pants, Aunt Chisato and who wore a sunny yellow dress in front of him. Also, Hirata, who wore a pink t-shirt and black short pants that covered her knee, joined her parents with a bothersome expression

"Hatoshi, remember if you stay in her rent house that I paid for, please do not proceed the first night." Sasaki said towards Hatoshi in a relaxing manner before he mumbled in a rascal manner, "Unless you are seve--."

Chisato harshly jabbed Sasaki's stomach till a temporary scream of pain was out. Moreover, she fully expressed her irritation towards her husband and groaned, while Hatoshi could only chuckle in gladness and Hirata shook her head.

"It's not proper to say that in front of him!" Chisato warned her husband in deep anger.

"Hey come on, Chisato, we only reminded him about life and responsibility especially when he did that, right?" Sasaki tried to cool down his wife anger's

Afterward, Chisato took a long breath and let go of her deep anger with a wind blowing that came out of her mouth. She crossed her arm as centered a conservative stare at her nephew that about to go out of their house once again.

"Remember to be back at 7 PM at the latest tomorrow." Chisato reminded her nephew in a concerned tone.

"Sure, Aunt Chisato, and I'm quite sorry for this sudden thing," Hatoshi responded in a little bit of worried.

"It's okay, Hatoshi. We will be fine if you want to stay with Yuna for today."

After a soothing word from Chisato raised Hatohi's gloomy eyes into a calm one, She gave warmful smile and gave a comforting hug towards her dear nephew. Nonetheless, the schoolboy decided to hug back momentarily.

He gave a smile to all his step-family members and bowed respectfully towards them. Therefore, he slowly departed from them as well as waved farewell hands towards them. They also wave their hand and witnessed Hatoshi slowly went far away from their sight as his night would be spent at his close partner's house.

"Why, you and mom always let Hatoshi stay in other people's houses, while I couldn't?" Hirata asked in an envious tone.

"Because you are irresponsible such as coming late, never answering our call, and always going to a club, that's reason number one." Sasaki whispered, "Reason number two, I didn't want to have a loud argument between you and your mom."

Hirata shrugged off in defeat and sighed in disappointment with an envious demeanor that was still kept in touch. But, glassy eyes of concern also emerged within her eyes as she watched her cousin already gone from her reach.

Minutes had passed and Hatoshi had already arrived in front of the wooden door sight which was Yuna's rent house that had a cotton white-colored and a small wooden brown rooftop. A worriedness clouded his eyes as he gazed at the black square with a flat blue circle surface carved on the middle part and placed on top of the door.

"Should Yuna deserved to know my secret identity?" He talked in an uneasy tone within his mind, "I meant I would quite often visiting her house for a...comfort ."

"Maybe I just let her discovered it by herself," Hatoshi added in a more relief tone and politely touched the blue circle, a serene chirped bell was announced throughout the room.

"To be honest, today was quite rough and I had been saying that for like ten times in my mind." Hatoshi commented with a pity look, "But, that's how I fekt somehow and luckily it didn't fully break my spirit and commitment, only gave a sorrowful mood, I guess."

A door was opened with Yuna freshly appeared in front of his sight with her fresh as a serene smile appeared on her lips. As for her clothes today, she wore a pink tank top and a white mini skirt who made Hatoshi aroused, yet give a yearning eyes..

Without any second to waste, Hatoshi ran to his close partner and hugged her with A line of tears dropped by, and closed his eyes after absorbing the comforts from the hug as he gently squeezed his close partner tightly as possible. The school girl blushed in both happiness and gratitude at the same time.

As a result, a red light briefly appeared in her eyes like a broken lamp and Yuna hugged back gently without any doubt or hesitation, appeared towards her close partner and she gave a dearest comfortable smile.

Meanwhile the right corner of the sandy battle arena, Mistress Foreseen watched the boring and repetitive battle again and again due to the outcome always being the same as before. Southern Shield ran to Blue Winter and he opened the swiping left kick to take charge.

The Icy Shaolin vastly caught Southern Shield kicked with his gripping hand easily. An Annoyance gritted awake from The Arrogant Shaolin when his kick was prevented as he quickly prepared the other leg in launching position.

Blue Winter noticed the intention of Southern Shield's next move with sharp eagle eyes and pulled him closer and a yellow aura engulfed his fist. Therefore, he latched on a punch towards The Arrogant Shaolin chest, caused an echoing yellow light to the entire arena

After his chest clashed with the hard blow fist, Southern Shield couldn't let out a scream due to his consciousness already flying as blank white eyes appeared. Moreover, he flew motionlessly and a scally golden shield with a dragon mouth motif, phased out from his back like an intangible ghost.

Southern Shield fell on top of the sandy ground and caused sand dust to flee momentarily across the room. While Blue Winter lined up his feet before he opened a triangular hand that was landed by a fist.

Afterward, he bowed to the defeated opponent respectfully, but sorrowful eyes soon emerged. Mistress Foreseen only shook her head in irritation towards Southern Shield and crossed her arm as A pitying look joined the fray on her expression when she switched her full attention to Blue Winter.

``The Xan Xiang tragedy gave us a very deep wound that was very hard to recover from." Mistress Foreseen murmured within her mind in pity and yearning, "So, I am just wishing, somebody else can resolve this conflict...and bring a peaceful atmosphere once more."

The orange afternoon show was over and the dark blue night sky took the central stage by giving a free chilling wind. Sakura Forest danced gracefully by following the chilling wind that went to the right.

In the middle of a forest, there was an old and dusty, small house that was isolated by the Sakura trees. The chilling wind blew on the lonely house.

However, in the deep ground below, Makoto's place was located there and he was now in a room accompanied by many action figure displays. The Green eye man that just regained his human form, planted a golden robotic yellow arm part onto the golden action figure robot that stood watching him in pleasurable demeannor.

The action figure was now completed with resting white angelic wings, long legs that had a priest face on the elbow, and yellow muscular armor that resembled trojan armor. It also had a Viking-like helmet that had its face covered by a blank mask.

Nevertheless, Makoto gave a satisfied smile with his trophy action figure and Kiri walked out from the electrified, yet intangible green door. She brought a slice of cheesecake on top of the golden plate that carried a mini fork and placed it on the table beside Makoto like a kind restaurant server.

"Hey, Hey Makoto." She said in calm excitement, "I brought your favorite cheesecake from your favorite cake store of course, "Cheese Factory".

"So enjoy your night snack to make your dream comfortable if you want to sleep tonight," Kiri added in a chanting manner.

Makoto's glutton expression appeared when the delicious aroma passes his human disguise nose defenses before dropped his hunger jaw. But first, he glared with thankful eyes as a green word bubble popped out like a slide show transition that went up.

The word bubble contained a sentence that said, "Thank you for everything". Kiri sweetly moaned towards her alien friend, similar to kids being appreciated by their parents.

Afterward, Makoto grabbed the cake and cut the tiny pieces of it before it fell to his hungry mouth. As the chewing process occurred, the word bubble sentence blinked and it changed into "Before I am going to destroy this world, I want to meet with the new hero for further study."

Enthusiasm and curiosity mashed together to his eyes also wide, thrilling smile. Kiri indeed got a shock attack at first before she wiped away by sheepishly giggled gigging hummed in a high pitch voice as a flash of memory of crimson silhouette of a Dominatrix popped out on her mind

Hatoshi with his red jacket removed and sat on the wooden floor with an extended leg of relaxation, busied completing a noncolor drawing on blank white paper and used a pencil as the main drawing tool. Furthermore, he drew a long hair girl with a short kimono and a long katana that was wrapped around her waist.

He opened a gladness smile with his drawing as one his hand, gently held on Yuna's waist who sat beside him. While she watched her close partner finishing the leg part with whole-body almost finish, the schoolgirl took a bite on the green tea mochi ice cream and kindly offered the last pieces on Hatoshi.

"Hey Hatoshi, do you want the last piece of my delicious mochi ice cream?" She pleasantly offered with a sheepish giggle.

"Sure, why not." Hatoshi said in a welcoming manner before praise came out from his lung, "Your mochi ice cream is still one of the best foods I have ever tasted, and of course can you fetch me because my hand is literally full, hehe?"

Shameful as well as awkward expression appeared shortly in Hatoshi before it was washed away by a glassful smile from Yuna as she ignored the awkwardness brought upon the room. Nonetheless, she gave the last pieces of the mochi ice scream towards Hatoshi open mouth that he smoothly chewed.

"Don't worry Hatoshi whenever you want to relieve your stress like this, I will always be there for you," Yuna mumbled in gladness.

Hatoshi gazed in confusion at Yuna's sudden word of conviction as she bumped closer to his body. The School Boy seemingly stuck in an odd expression, but a smile of understanding was picked up by his when he glanced at her once more.

"I see." Hatoshi said in a calm demeanor and nodded.

One last move from Hatoshi's pencil, the left foot was finished and the female with kimono drawing was completely done. Sparkling amazement appeared within Yuna's eyes when she saw either the details put on the character or just simply the drawing, being made by her close partner.

"Woahh…" She moaned for preparation of praising in excitement, "Your drawing looks exactly what I asked and I really really like it."

"It would be a masterpiece for me...if you drew a butterfly wing too and it's optional for you." Yuna added with a sheepish, tempting tone.

Hatoshi chuckled and squeezed her tightly in a gentle, yet harmless manner at the same time. Because of that, Yuna serenely smiled at her close partner to add the extra part.

"Of course I will add it since this was the artwork you wanted, Yuna" Hatoshi exclaimed in fiery excitement, "Besides, your idea is quite suitable for this character. In my opinion, of course, so why not."

"You always like to satisfy me, aren't you?" She asked in a calm, intriguing tone.

"Well, that's more like returning a favor for you. You have been helping me a lot with emotional problems and…..mathematics."

Yuna laughed with a squeaking voice echoing through the room and Hatoshi only glared a relaxing smile. Nonetheless, he placed his drawing pencil to the upper torso as he went to prepare another line of draw.

"Yeah, I agree with your reasoning." She agreed humbly before she changed a topic by the question of curiosity, "Anyway, will you post this artwork in Duogram or another online platform."

"Well, it depends if you want to post it or not?" Hatoshi countered with a question.

Yuna sighed in relief first and took a look at the drawing once more in a soothing, enjoyable, and satisfactory way at the same time. While Hatoshi only gave momentarily smirked with his close partner that tried to pick a suitable decision for her drawing.

"I think I will keep it for myself." She said in a cheerful tone.

"Okay then and as for the butterfly wing, do you want the large one like in the monster movie we usually watch or a small one like Tinker ring?" Hatoshi replied while he focused on the drawing once more.

"I prefer the large one."

Another hour passed again as the night got darker, the kimono girl drawing now had large butterfly wings accompanied. Yuna's glassy eyes were shone with sparkling happiness and gratefulness.

"It's beautiful." She mumbled in an amazed tone and locked her Hatoshi in a thankful smile, "Thank you very much, Hatoshi."

"You're welcome, Yuna." Hatoshi said pridefully, "Besides, I can still make more artwork base on your request"

Yuna took a last glance at her close partner drawing before she looked at the bed sheet beside them. Hatoshi eyes also twitched in sleepiness on his side, even though an excited smile was still there.

"No thank you." Yuna politely rejects, "I think we should sleep right now because tomorrow we are going to have an English test."

"I guess..so" Hatoshi replied with a half sleepy tone."Because I kinda hated that our studies turn into waste when we suddenly went blank in the test due to...tiredness."

"I could agree more."

Hence, the high schoolers both softly hopped on their shared bed with Hatoshi taking the right side and Yuna taking the left side. They laid down side by side on the bedsheet before gently locked stare with each other as well their body too.

Hatoshi wrapped Yuna's back before he bumped her closer to make contact with his body. The schoolboy hugged his dearest partner like a bolster as she did the same thing to him as well.

They took the last glance by shamefully laughing and smiling with one another before they slowly closed their sleepy eyes. Finally, the high schoolers could fall asleep after a few seconds passed in the most comforting way possible with both of them became motionless.

The reliefs and safeness atmosphere was captured by each of the sleeping partners, especially Hatoshi who drew a joyful line of tears, washing away some of the horrific thoughts inside him and convinced him to be prepared for the next in a positive note

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