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Obanai's POV:
Obanai Iguro always kept grudges against people for the slightest things, he always hated the women in the corps for being weak and cowards. But this girl.. she was different, from the moment he bumped into her, to her overwhelming smile and happiness, he never knew how much happiness a singular soul could bring him, despite his horrible past, he wanted this women, wanting to hold her in his arms forever and never let go. Her name was Mitsuri Kanroji. He loved everything about her, she was elegant.
Then it all fell apart one day.
Obanai was walking along the busy streets of Japan, the stares from several people irritated him, but he kept his cool
He had invited Mitsuri to lunch before he had to leave for a mission a couple miles away. Then he saw it, Kyojuro and Mitsuri, together, Mitsuri with her smile of thousand suns and Kyojuro, the one person he deeply respected and even viewed as a brother, was proposing to her. Her of all people, Obanai was dumbfounded, absolutely shocked by this, he couldn't help but stare at them.
"Oh! Rengoku-san!" Mitsuri said in shocked, staring at the ring. She was in utter shock at the ring, she hadn't expected anyone, more less Rengoku to propose to her! "Kanroji-san.. shall you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" Rengoku asked, staring at her. "Yes! Yes!" Mitsuri cried in excitement, while Rengoku smiled cheerfully and slid the ring onto her finger, Mitsuri giggled as she looked at the ring.
Mitsuri kept smiling so wide while Rengoku looked behind her and noticed Obanai. "Obanai?" Rengoku called out. "Wh-Huh!?" Mitsuri turned around, shocked to see Obanai staring at them both, before Obanai began to back away from them and run away. "Wait Obanai!" Rengoku called out as he ran after Obanai, leaving Mitsuri alone, she had completely forgotten she and Obanai were supposed to have lunch together! She had gotten caught up with Rengoku proposing to even remember, and she felt absolutely awful.
"Obanai please listen!" Rengoku called out as he reached an empty alleyway with Obanai, panting as he tried to reach for his friends shoulder. "Shut it." Obanai said irritated, shoving Rengoku's hand away. "Obanai hear me out please.." Rengoku tried explaining, while Obanai kept his back turned to him, walking away, not wanting to hear out Rengoku, not after what he did.
Mitsuri was feeling awful and awkward at the same time with this situation. At first, she was overjoyed with being proposed to, but now there was tension between Rengoku and Iguro, making her feel horrible sine she believed she was the cause of it. "What could be wrong with Iguro, Rengoku-san?" Mitsuri asked while visiting Rengoku at his estate for tea. "Kanroji-san I am sorry for dragging you into this mess, but you must understand I'm doing this for my father and Oba-Iguro will just have to indure it, I'm sure he'll get over it after a while." Rengoku explained, taking a sip of his tea. Mitsuri and Rengoku had started playing the role of a happy couple, kissing each other and hugging. Which to Obanai, had gotten on his nerves whenever he saw Mitsuri less and less and more of Rengoku with her. His mansion had even gotten more messier, as the mansion had to endure the anger and frustration Obanai let out, as he threw glasses and even sentimental items everywhere, even to the point his companion, Kaburamaru got worried for him.
In the end Obanai stared discontently at the mess he had made now, broken glass on the floors, and even torn up letters from even Mitsuri, he couldn't bare to look at the letters from her. He had even cut himself with the broken glass by accident. (hehe obanai cuts himself lmao) Taking off his mask and covering up his cut, he stared at the cracked mirror in front of him, touching his scars which spread from each corner of his mouth, marks of his past. "Mitsuri would have never wanted to kiss me like this." Obanai thought, frowning at his cracked reflection, even without Rengoku in the picture, she'd never want him, but he'd always want her. Obanai rolled back onto his futon as he tried to sleep, but he couldn't figure out a way to fall asleep, he couldn't stop thinking about how pretty Mitsuri was, how if his fate wasn't doomed, he'd treat her great and be the most loving and caring man she deserved. Obanai wanted nothing but to feel her, hug her until she was out of breath, wanted to watch every sunset with her, wanted her in his arms forever, he.. wanted her in his bed.
Panting, Obanai cursed himself greatly as he looked at his sleeping companion, Kaburamaru was sleeping peacefully next to his head, completely unaware of what his owner was doing, Obanai bit his lip hard as he clenched his jaw and gripped his futon with his unoccupied hand, while the other one was.. busy. In the end, Obanai cursed himself a thousand times over as he fell asleep.