~A Void~

~A Couple of Years Later~

Y/n, now 9, sat on the swings with Akane and Seishu at the park. Like Y/n had promised, she made sure to visit them at least once every week or two.

"Sooo, what you're saying is that your teacher doesn't like you?" Akane rubbed her chin.

"Mhm. He always does things to try and embarrass me. The other day I was working on the worksheet he gave us and he told me that I was answering the questions too slow. I was this close to throwing his toupee out the window..." Y/n's eyes twitched as she closely held her pointer finger and thumb beside each other.

"You're just gonna get in trouble. It's not worth it." Seishu shook his head.

"I know. Still, I don't like him." Y/n frowned, swinging her legs up and down.

"Well, do you want to have a sleepover and forget about your teacher for a while? We can also buy snacks and make food to eat during the night. Luckily, we don't have school tomorrow." Akane clasped her hands with a huge smile.

"Sure! I wanna try something that people make in other countries. I think it's called s'mores. You have to hold a marshmallow over a fire and toast it as much as you want before putting it on a cracker, adding a piece of chocolate, and putting another cracker on top." Y/n rubbed her chin.

"Wow! That sounds good." Akane hummed.

"l'll help buy the snacks, by the way. I have plenty of money to spare." Y/n said as she got off the swing.

"Are you sure? I don't mind paying for the snacks. After all, I'm the one who invited you." Akane furrowed her brows.

"Don't worry. I'll pay." Y/n assured.

"This girl sells her notes and snacks to her classmates. How scandalous. I didn't think such a bratty girl would be a delinquent." Seishu grinned teasingly at Y/n.

"I'm being helpful! My classmates like my notes for studying because it helps them get higher scores on tests. And I sell snacks at a cheap price for those who are hungry and don't have a lot on them for the vending machines." Y/n huffed.

"Yeah, yeah." Seishu whistled as he placed his hands behind his neck.

"Let's get going now. We should set up for the sleepover." Akane said.

"You two go without me. I'll go to the store so I won't have to do it later. We'll also have things done sooner so there's more time to have fun." Y/n told Akane.

"Y/n...Are you sure? I don't know if I like the idea of you going alone since the sun is going to set soon." Akane wore a hesitant expression.

"It's fine. I'm strong, so there's no way something bad will happen to me. I'll be quick too." Y/n assured.

"You say that as if our first encounter wasn't after a knife had been thrown at you and Hanagaki..." Seishu deadpanned.

Y/n stuck her tongue out in annoyance.

"Hmmm...Fine...But you better arrive as quick as you can!" Akane pouted.

"I will! See ya' then!" Y/n waved as she ran off.

"Hopefully she doesn't get into any trouble." Akane sighed.

"I'm sure she'll be fine. She's always running around by herself all over town. She wouldn't do something stupid." Seishu said, although his tone seemed a bit sarcastic.

"Still! She's only 9 and I don't want her to get hurt." Akane said.

"Let's just go. We have things to do too." Seishu said, pushing his sister down the sidewalk.