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anya
i'm really sorry about last night
it won't happen again
i hope i can come over another time

[did he really think that he was going to get away with that

it's probably the text that wakes anya up, or she's otherwise just barely starting to wake up to get ready for school, and then she's scrambling for her phone (and nearly falling off her bed). she barely reads over the text before deciding to just

call

(it's too early in the morning to process a different writing system than cyrillic)

and her voice is groggy and sleepy but it's okay, she's not saying anything super important right away if he picks up she's just

whining]

Yukineeee—ah.

[she yawn]

( of course he picks up for her.

oh. oops.

did he wake her? )

Morning?

[yes, he did. because you have to be a night owl to catch the moon and stars for as long as possible.

but she's still just grumbling faintly - though she does greet him too... because she's polite] Доброе утро... Good morning...

[BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY:]

Are you okay? Do your hands hurt? You left! Hеприличный! Yukine, that is rude. You made me worry. Bad!

( aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. )

I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

I didn't want stuff to turn out like that. Felt unfair to you to come back after that.

( a pause. Hеприличный? he wonders if he should start trying to learn russian for her. )

Don't worry about me, okay! It's fine!

[the sound that she makes it not unlike an irritated, plaintive cat.]

Нет. No. I will worry. You were so angry...

If I do not see you after, I do not know if you are okay. Hеизвестный... ["Unknown."] That... is too important to not know? [she pouts, maybe she should've texted.] I do not know if my words are clear...

I am happy to hear from Yukine now... but the time not being sure was scary. I wanted to spend the day with you.... but I did not know where you were after.

( very unsteadily: )

Hеизвестный. . .?

( then, a pause. )

No, I get it. I should have told you that I was leaving myself, but I just wanted to go home after all that. It was. . . just a bad night. I didn't mean to scare you or. . . anything like that.

I just—

( he almost dismisses it, but no, he thinks he shouldn't do that to her. )

Anya, another day, do you want to have lunch or something? I think I should tell you why I got so upset? If you want to hear it anyway.

[aaaaa, words are so hard. she wrinkles her nose and looks to the ceiling of her room as she tries to find the word.]

Hеизвестный is... when something is not... clear? A mystery. Um. The opposite of knowing. Unknowing? Aknowing... In...knowing...

[she trails off, embarrassed. english is hard. she's still not sure which word is the right one.

though it's still in that slightly smaller voice that she asks, clearly surprised]

... you would tell me? Really?

[sorry it's just - no one tells her anything.]

Ah, okay.

( makes sense. still, he can't help but laugh a little at her surprise. )

Yea. You deserve that much after seeing me punch Yato in the mouth.

( silence as he rubs his cheek a little anxiously. )

Anya is important to me, so I don't want you feeling like I'm hiding stuff from you.

( nothing important anyway. )

[what is this terrible mix of feelings.

some part of her has a spark of irritation again at being reminded that yukine definitely punched yato in the mouth. her yato! her poor, injured, probably still the one to make a dumb mistake here if she's honest but ultimately good-hearted yato!

but most of her is still an entirely praise-oriented person. being told that she's important makes her pause. so does being told that he won't hide things from her, especially in a time where she worries that a lot of her closest friends are hiding things from her.

one feeling wins out ahead of the other.]

.... Yukine is important to me too. Very important.

What you want to say... Слушать. That means that Anya will listen.

[ . . . ]

Thank you... for that.

( the beatings will continue until morale improves.

yukine can't help but smile at that. just a little charmed by her and also pretty relieved that this end up blowing the fuck up in his face. usually things don't go over so well when he expresses how he feels. )

Thank you, Anya. I mean . . .Хвала? ( he's looked up at least that much since knowing her. ) It makes me happy to hear that.

Just, uhm, not today, okay? Maybe next week or something? We can sit somewhere and talk?

[in the end, anya is easy to please.... she makes another, happier noise when she hears him test out russian back to her.]

Mm. Хвала! [she repeats the word more confidently, but also slower for him to catch all the bits of it.] When Anya says good things about Yukine, it is because they are true.

When you want is okay. We can make up for the day that you owe me. Is that good?

( jokingly: ) I bet you say that to all the boys.

( then he laughs a little, light and good-naturedly. )

Okay, it's a promise. I'll take you somewhere nice, but it'll be a surprise.

"All"...? [what does he mean] Нет! To Yukine because it is important.

[she hasn't... had to say it about someone else yet??

but still, she'll move on]

Mm, okay. [and then she'll glance at the clock - ] But it is almost school time soon. I will see you there too?

Yea. I'll see you soon.

Bring me a snack, okay! Bye, Anya!

( he's kidding, but he ends the phone call on that note anyway. )

[JOKE'S ON YOU, YUKINE

don't tell anya to do anything as a joke because she'll do it

that's why she'll leave a cute little plastic box on his desk at school that has a snack inside

and a note

eat well ! ♥
- anya

sorry]

( //////
anya too good, too pure. )

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