Once a mobster, now Masachika Kuze

Ryan finished packing his backpack, muttering to himself as he pulled the zipper. "Okay... A whole day at the beach... I don't think it'll look good if I show up in a jacket."

He sighed, adjusting the backpack strap over his shoulder before sticking his hand in his pocket and pulling out his cell phone. He slid the screen to Yuno's contact, a smug smile appearing on his face.

"I hope this crazy girl isn't sleeping at eight in the morning..."

Without thinking too much, he pressed the call button and put it on speakerphone, returning to rummaging through his clothes as he waited. The cell phone rang. Once. Twice. Three times... Almost the maximum time. But, before the call dropped, a slurred and slightly hoarse voice came from the other side.

"What do you waaaant...!?"

Ryan smiled at the corner of his mouth at the grumpy response.

"Good morning, my lovely Yandere!"

On the other side of the line, Yuno let out a heavy sigh, her voice still heavy with sleep.

"Ryan... Gos... Ting..." The words came out slurred, as if her brain was still processing reality. "...You didn't call me just to test my patience, did you?"

Even knowing that she couldn't see him, Ryan raised a finger in the air, as if he was about to give a great explanation.

"Of course not, my dear and literally irreplaceable half! I called you because I need your beautiful teleportation power."

The silence that followed made Ryan raise an eyebrow.

"Ryan..."

Her empty tone made him narrow his eyes.

"Seriously... You're unbearable."

He widened his eyes a little, before frowning in indignation.

"ME? UNBEARABLE!? YOU'RE THE CRAZY ONE HERE!"

Yuno, still sleepy, just sighed. "I could wish you a good day and hang up... But I'm going to wish you a terrible day and only then hang up."

"WAIT A LITTLE—!"

Before he could finish the sentence, the call was cut off.

Ryan felt a vein throb in his forehead as he looked at the cell phone screen.

"Son of a bitch..." He huffed. "Good thing there's someone I can count on at times like these..."

Without hesitating, he slid the screen again and tapped on Rika's name. This time, the call was answered almost instantly.

"Good morning, Ryan~" Her voice, slightly sleepy, but absurdly sweet, rang through the cell phone. "My heart even raced when I saw your name... Did you know I was missing you?"

Her tone brought a genuine smile to Ryan's face.

"I miss you too, my Mini Miku... Would you forgive me if I said I called you to ask for a favor?"

Rika let out a small, animated sound, her voice full of sweetness.

"Mii~ I won't mind if you invite me to play a game at your house again..."

Ryan made his voice softer. "Rika... I don't even need to invite you. You know that."

On the other side, Rika smiled, feeling her heart warm.

"Mii~ Okay, you convinced me, you master of words."

Ryan chuckled softly, enjoying the cute way she spoke.

"Can you use your adorable cuteness to convince Yuno to teleport me to a place? I'm kind of on a mission and I need her to take me there."

Rika, who was sitting on the bed, pulled the strap of her pajamas as she got up.

"Okay... I'll go to her room."

"You're precious, my Mini Miku!"

Rika giggled softly, touching her own chest lightly.

"Mii~ Am I? Hehe... You can count on me. Yuno will be there in a few moments."

She hung up, leaving Ryan waiting.

He threw himself on the living room sofa, his backpack beside him, and stared at the clock on the wall.

"Damn it, Yuno... Don't make things late for me..."

Anxiety began to rise a little. He closed his eyes for a moment, letting out a long sigh before throwing his head back.

"If she doesn't want to take me... I'll have to go back in time to last night and board the plane with them."

Silence hung in the air before he opened a small, cynical smile.

"...Or if I don't want to mess with the timeline... I'll have to run under this damn sun."

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, the air around him rippled slightly, and in the blink of an eye, Yuno appeared before him. Her sulky expression matched her furrowed brow, and, to his surprise, she was wearing something... strangely cute.

Her eyes were half-closed, still heavy with sleep, while her irritation-filled voice cut through the silence:

"Just tell me where you want to go..."

Ryan raised an eyebrow and then let a malicious smile form at the corner of his lips.

"What a lovely surprise, Yuno. That pajama looks perfect on your sexy little body..." The exaggeratedly sarcastic and ironic tone made a small muscle in her eyebrow twitch.

The girl was before him wearing light pink pajamas, adorned with small flowers and red ribbons. The light fabric fell over her body in a comfortable way, the thin straps leaving her shoulders exposed, while a delicate cord at the waist accentuated her silhouette in an almost innocent way—if it weren't for the owner of the outfit.

Yuno's eyes flashed with a mixture of irritation and embarrassment, while her lips curled into a discreet snarl.

"You bastard!" she exclaimed, clenching her fists at her sides. "How dare you send the sweet and adorable Rika to wake me up, using that infinite cuteness against me!?"

Ryan crossed his arms, watching with interest as her long pink hair, still a little messy from sleep, slid over her shoulders, framing her slightly flushed face.

He didn't answer immediately. He just stood there, analyzing, as if savoring her frustration.

"Are you listening to me, Ryan!?"

His silence seemed to irritate her even more. Yuno took a deep breath, her teeth clenching slightly.

"Ryan!?"

He blinked a few times, then, with the calm of someone who was enjoying himself, commented:

"Now that I see you without a bra, I realize your breasts are actually quite big..."

The air grew heavy. Yuno's fist trembled slightly at her side, as if she were preparing to punch him straight in the face.

Ryan smiled inwardly. He loved messing with someone who had such a short fuse.

But, to his surprise, Yuno lowered her fist, crossing her arms and looking away.

"Pervert."

Ryan blinked, confused.

"W-what did you call me?"

"Pervert," she repeated, giving him an indifferent look. "But if you want, I can add a few more points, like human trash or enemy of women."

He stared at her for a moment, then pointed a finger at her, indignant.

"Who are you!? The real Yuno would try to kill me, not increase the sexual tension!"

She clicked her tongue, impatient.

"Tsk. Our agreement doesn't allow me to rip your head off... at least not until the day I can finally kill you."

Her eyes narrowed, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of her lips as she pointed a finger back at him.

"Don't worry... In that day, I'll make you remember every single one of these stupid things you said."

As she raised her arm, her short pajamas rode up slightly, revealing a glimpse of Yuno's stomach. Ryan averted his gaze for a moment, glancing sideways.

"Yeah, it's still Yuno..." he thought, analyzing. "This damn girl has such a defined stomach... I really want to lick it..."

Yuno furrowed her brow, and her gaze lost some of its brightness, taking on an air of pure disgust.

"You know... when you think too much about me, I can hear everything, right?" Her voice was filled with disdain. "You degenerate."

Ryan let out a small laugh, running his hand over his chin.

"Ah... I almost forgot about that detail..."

In the next instant, a malicious idea popped into his mind. If she could hear his thoughts...

He closed his eyes and began to imagine.

He imagined throwing her against the wall, pressing his body against hers, feeling the heat, the skin, the trembling of her lips as he took her forcefully. He imagined her moans, muffled by each thrust, her fingers digging into his back, her pink hair disheveled by the obscene act as he made her lose her composure. The sound of their heavy breathing, the small spasms, the moans that turned into muffled screams as he went deeper, harder, until he marked her hot, tight interior—

"STOP IMAGINING THIS THINGS!!!"

The slap came fast and direct against Ryan's face. But... weak?

He opened his eyes, finding Yuno's face slightly flushed. Her hand still rested against his cheek, hesitant, as if not even she knew why she hadn't put more force into the blow.

But, in the blink of an eye, she pulled her hand back, crossing her arms again and looking away.

"Tsk. You know I only didn't hit you harder because I don't want to deal with the consequences of breaking the contract."

Her voice came out firm, but wavered slightly at the end.

Ryan smiled, feeling a sweet taste of provocation in the air.

"Interesting..."

Yuno growled in response.

"No. Shut up."

He just smiled wider. Ryan put his hand to his face, his eyes widened in a mixture of shock and comic horror.

"My God... Could it be... My Yandere... IS TURNING INTO A TSUNDERE!?"

The idea was absurd, almost profane. Yuno, the personification of danger and obsession, now looking away and hesitating in her blows? The world was really falling apart.

COUGH, COUGH!

The dry sound of her clearing her throat brought Ryan back to reality. Straightening her posture with a stern look, Yuno regained her usual expression, as if sweeping any trace of embarrassment under the rug.

"Tell me where you want to go, or I'll go back home and leave you here." Her voice came out firm, with no room for stalling.

Ryan raised an eyebrow, but just pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, sliding his fingers across the screen before turning the screen to her.

"To this place, here..." He lifted his gaze from the device, scanning Yuno from head to toe with an analytical and... deliberately provocative expression. "I think you need to put on different clothes..."

Yuno sighed, tossing her pink hair to the side, as if the simple act of dealing with him drained her patience.

"Fine... Wait for me here, I'll go put on some clothes..."

She turned, already preparing to disappear, but Ryan's gaze naturally slid to her ass.

He crossed his arms and commented, nonchalant:

"And why didn't you do that before you came?"

The silence that followed was short, but heavy.

Then, the answer came, dragged out and loaded with contained irritation:

"Because you woke me up in the middle of my sleep, and I thought it would be somewhere I wouldn't be seen."

Ryan narrowed his eyes, a small smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

"Aaah... So I can see you like this, right?"

Yuno stopped. Slowly, she cast a look over her shoulder. Her eyes, cold as blades, met his with a dangerous glint.

"Don't push your luck... Ryan."

And then, she vanished into thin air.

Ryan gave a light clap on his own hands, as if dismissing a resolved issue, before letting out a dramatic sigh.

"She's crazy, but she's hot... So I can handle it!"

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