Well, to put it mildly...This was not the best situation Mukuro Ikusaba could ever be in...
She had recently been disowned by her family and had been living wherever she could for the past few days. Not to mention, with the constant paranoia she had felt, It left her kinda broken.
The Ultimate Soldier was currently on the streets, looking like hell swept over her...and then she heard a familiar soft feminine voice
"Mukuro?!"
She turned to see Chihiro Fujisaki.
"Is that really you?!"
"....yes."
"What happened?! You look awful!" Chihiro exclaimed, genuinely worried for his friend
"...my family kicked me out."
"Oh...Ohhhh my gosh, i'm so sorry!!!"
A tear came out of Mukuro's eye, and Chihiro approached her to give her a tight hug.
"...I can see if my family can give you a place to stay..."
Mukuro thought.
From what she heard, the Gaikari family was excellent of protection and defense... they had a history of busting any crime. Maybe she could be safe..?
"...that would be lovely!!!"
"I'm glad you like the idea! Our place is...actually not that far from here."
"Oh, that's good!"
And so, the two went there.
***
Hikari and Tokei were going about their normal day, with Hikari noticing something about what Tokei had just bought
"Huh...another book from the 'Underworld's Horror' series?"
"Yep. Shocked it was that fast, to be honest."
"What even is the series about?"
"Basically it centers on a mysterious serial killer that uses various methods to take his victims so it would look like a different person did it, each one different from the last. He also stalks them, getting to know almost everything about them before committing the perfect murder."
"Damn."
"Indeed. Brutal stuff. I haven't actually read the most recent one, but supposedly, one of the victim's this time is an abusive bike shop owner."
"Huh..."
As the two bonded by talking about the book series, they noticed Chihiro at the door
"Oh???"
"It's open!"
WIth that Chihiro came in... with a certain other.
"Oooh??? Mukuro????
"Ohhhhhhh~ So you two finally confessed?~" Hikari said, teasingly to his son
"GACK!!!! I-I mean...
"It's ok...give it time~ So, what's up? Why's Mukuro with you?
"....I was disowned."
"Oh. Oh shit."
"Oh my goodness! Why?!"
"...I'd...I'd rather not say..."
"Understood, to be honest. Come right inside."
Mukuro did so, admiring the place.
"Lovely, is it not???"
"It very much is! Not like the place I grew up in...neither of them."
"Ah...
