Locked pt 3

~~***The Suguros***~~

         You leaned over, looking out the window curiously. "The Sakura trees are blooming," You murmur. "Yeah, there will be festivals for them soon," Bon huffs, making you glance over to that your face was really close to his. "I've never been to a festival," You murmur, sitting back in your seat. "They're alright," He murmurs. You let out a sigh, you had just got on the bus for Kyoto. You shift, getting comfortable.
          "___, we're here," Bon's murmur nudged you awake. "Hmm," you murmur,  lifting your head off his shoulder. You blink at him and straighten up. "Mm, Sorry, I keep falling asleep on you," You huff, standing and grabbing your backpack along with a guitar case which held your ax. "It's fine, I don't mind," He replies as you both got off the bus. "Really?... You get cooler by the day," you huff. "Uh, thanks," he replies looking away. "So, where are we staying?" You ask. "The inn my mom runs," he replies,  leading the way.
          You stop, "W-wait, you didn't say anything about meeting your family," You huff, suddenly uneasy. "What's wrong?" He asks, turning to you. You open your mouth and close it again. How can you tell him that you were uneasy about meeting his family because you had been abandoned when you were young. You touch the chain around your neck. "Nothing," you murmur looking away. "Hey-" "Come on, I'm kind of looking forward to it now," You interrupt, grabbing his hand and heading into a random direction. "Uh. This way," He huffs, pulling you in the right direction.  You stop in front of the traditional inn.
          Bon took in a breath, releasing your hand. You blink at him, he seemed to be hesitating. "Are you ok Bon?" You ask, touching his shoulder. He blinks and looks at you with a nod before leading you inside. Bon was greeted by nearly everyone when first entered. "Geez, Mr. Popular," You huff, glancing at him. "That's not it..." "Ryuji!" a older female called, coming into the room. "Hey, mom," he huffs rubbing his neck. "You should've said you were coming for a visit," She scolded. "Actually we're here on a job," He says, glancing at you as you start to back away.
          "Um, hello," you say rigidly with a slight bow. "Oh, you must be the transfer student Ryuji mentioned, nice to meet I'm his mom Toraya," She greeted you warmly. You just nod, feeling uneasy again. "Come, I'll show you to a room that you can stay in while you and Ryuji stay here," She tells you, beckoning you to follow her. You give Bon an uneasy look. "It's fine, come find me when your done," he huffs, starting to walk away. "Ah... Okay," you huff, stiffly following his mom. She showed you to a small room. "This is the best I can do for you for now," she says. "It's fine, I understand, thank you very much," You tell her, setting your bag and case down.
             "There's no need to be so rigid," She tells you as you turn to her. "Sorry, I'm not sure how to act around someone's parents," you tell her. "Just act like you would around your parents," She says. You flinch, "Um, I never really had parents, my mom left when I was really young," you admit, looking at the floor. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know," She gasps. "It's fine, everything is fine now... Where can I find Bon?" You ask. She blinks at you, "I'll show you," she tells you, leading you through the halls until you found Bon talking with a familiar woman. He spots you as you approach. "___," he huffs, but your eyes were on the woman, trying to figure out why she looked familiar. Then she looked at you and you realized.
               "Mom?" you huff as her eyes filled with horror. "Stay away!" she gasped, stepping back as you reach for her. "Mom I-" "Monster!" she shouted in terror opening a vile that hung on her hip and splashing the contents onto your face. You freeze at her cry, barely noticing that your face was burning from the holy water. She escapes into another room. "Kasumi!" Toraya calls after her. "It's fine..." You assure her, backing up and holding up your hand. "I don't want to scare her anymore so I'll go," you tell them. "___," Bon breathes in shock. You swiftly turn away, finding a way out of the inn. You start down the road.
               "___!" Bon calls behind you, making you stop. "I'm sorry- I didn't know-" "That's okay, neither did I," you huff, not turning to face him. "Can, I just be alone for a bit?.. I uh, need to think,'' you tell him carefully, filling tears build up in your eyes. "Alright, I'll... Wait for you to come back," He tells you. You keep walking until you got to a bridge. You sit on the railing, looking at your reflection in the water.
              You were there for a long time, not thinking at all. "My, such a pretty young woman shouldn't look so sad," A voice says, making you look over. He was a bald man with friendly eyes. "You think so?" you huff. He nods, "What is there to be sad about, is your life not good?" He asks. You blink, life was good at the moment, though your mom's reaction still clamped your heart. "Then celebrate the good, it's the only way to overcome bad," He says, holding up a cup to you. Though you knew it was alcohol, you took it a drank. "Thanks... Do you know how to get back to the inn?" you ask, hopping off the railing. "Yes! My wife runs it," He tells you cheerfully.
           "Wait, your Bon's dad?" you huff in surprise. "Oh, you know my son?" He laughs. You laugh as well, "No wonder I feel better," you mutter. "Will you marry my son? He's way too serious," He asks drunkenly. "What?" you huff, trying to steady him. "I always wanted a cute yome," he gushes. You skillfully dodge his requests about you marrying Bon and make it to the inn. He goes in, grabbing your arm. "Ryuji! I found you a wife!" He declares, holding up your arm.
           "What are you doing?" Toraya growls to him as Bon enters the room looking confused. "Toraya, look I found an adorable yome for us!" He says, pinching your cheek. "Help," you huff, looking at Bon. "Let her go!" Toraya and Bon demand together. "Ryuji! You're back?!" He huffs, suddenly sober. He still had your hand in the air. "Yes, now let go of my partner," Bon sighs in embarrassment. You are released and swiftly go to Bon's side. "Sorry," he tells you, putting a hand over his face. "It's okay, I like them," You huff, watching as Toraya scolded Tatsuma.
            "Um, can we go somewhere to talk?" you ask him. He blinks at you, and his expression softens. "Yeah, this way," He tells you, before leading you to a courtyard. You sit down under a sakura tree, smiling at the blossoms for a moment. "Sorry," You huff. "For what?" he asks. "I should've said something sooner... About my mom abandoning me when I was small, cursing me before she left. So I grew up without a family, that's why I was nervous to meet yours," you answer, leaning against the tree. He blinks at you, clearly unsure what to say.
             "But, I'm glad that she's doing well..." you add, getting up. "Even if she sees me as a monster, she's still my mom, you know?" You huff, rubbing your neck as your voice broke. He turns you to him and brings you into a hug. You were shocked, but still buried your face into his shoulder and hugged his torso for a moment to calm yourself. "Thanks," you huff, pulling out of his arms. He blinks at you, frowning a bit. The face he made caused your heart to sink. You pinch his cheeks, "~Ryuji~, stop worrying or your face will get stuck like that!" you huff, making his lips pucker as you mashed his face. You laugh a bit, you could do this forever. He smiles a bit, and frees his face from your hands. "Okay, okay," he says, chuckling a bit.
               "Good, now about the mission," you huff, putting your hands on your hips. "We'll get started on that tomorrow, it's too late today," he replies, glancing at the setting sun. "Okay then, guess I'll go help with dinner," you say, heading toward the inn. "Wait what?" He huffs in surprise. "I'm going to help out," you tell him, going in. You found Toraya in the kitchen with a few others. "Um, can I help?" you ask her. "Sure, come cut some vegetables," she says, smiling at you. You listened to her instructions.
              "You're really good," She comments, surprising you. "Ah, no..." You huff feeling a bit embarrassed about being praised. "You shouldn't be so modest," She says as she worked on the soup. You glance around the kitchen for a moment. "Um, w-what types of dishes does Ryuji like?" You ask shyly, feeling a blush spread across your cheeks. She giggles, "Hm, he likes miso soup," she says, then leans toward you. "Are you planning on cooking for him?" she murmurs. "No! I was just curious!" You gasp, blushing wildly. "It's okay, we'll keep this between us," she laughs. You relax a bit, still blushing. "Well, we're done, lets serve it now," She tells you.
               You finally sit down next to Bon to eat. "___, you're also an exorcist?" Tatsuma asks. You nod, "I came from the American branch," you reply. "Weren't you born in Japan?" Toraya asks. "I was, but then I met Father Fujimoto and he took me to the American branch," You tell them. Tatsuma pauses at the name. "Why'd he do that?" Bon huffs. You shrug, "I was looking for my mom then..." You murmur. They fell silent, and you reach over and pinch Bon's cheek.
           "Ow!" He huffs in surprise. "You were making that face again," You tell him, letting go of his cheek. He blinks at rubbing his cheek. "I did not," he mutters. "Yes you were," you reply.  "You weren't even looking at me!" he points out. "I felt it," you huff. "What are you? Psychic?" he huffs. "That's a scary thing to say," you tell him. "Scarier than butterflies?" he asks. "Where?!" you gasp, looking around in alarm. "I'm so glad that you get along so well, yome!" Tatsuma bursts. "Why do you keep calling me that?" You huff. "I've decided! You must be Ryuji's wife!" He gushes. "Stop saying those things chrome dome!" Bon snaps as you stealthily sneak away from the table.
             You stop in the hallway, hearing singing. You look out the window to see your mom rocking a baby in her arms and singing a lullaby. A man went over and kissed her briefly before looking down at the baby as well. You hide behind the wall, watching. 'So she started a family here...' you think, feeling your heart start to ache. Someone shifted behind you. "I'm glad she found something to make her happy," you murmur, turning to Bon. He frowned sympathetically at you, "I meant to tell you earlier-" "It's okay," you murmur, going pass him. His hand enclosed on your wrist as you went by. "You only say that when it's not," He says. "It's just... Why can't I..." you feel a tear roll down your cheek. "Why can't I make anyone happy?" you murmur before taking your arm back and going to your room.
            You shut the door and sit against the wall for a long time. You tug on the chain, closing your eyes. You could hear Bon pacing in front of your room, obviously trying to think of what to say. "I hear you," You tell him, making him stop. "I'm fine... But if it really bothers you then come in," you add as he pauses. It took him a few moments but he came in, closing the door behind him. He meets your eyes before sitting beside you. You sat in silence for a bit. "I must have you spinning in circles like this," you huff. He sighs, "I just don't know how to help you," He admits, looking at the ground. You relax and lean on him. "This is fine," you murmur, feeling tired all of a sudden. You rest your head on his shoulder.
                "You make a surprisingly good pillow," you huff. He chuckles a bit, "Is that why you keep falling asleep on me?" he asks. "Probably," you murmur, eyes closing. "I'm really sorry things turned out the way it did," he says quietly.  "What are you talking about? Besides the two minor things, I've had fun today... So stop apologizing," you tell him. He pauses, "You did?" he huffs. "Yeah, I like your family, they're pretty cool," You murmur. "Hm," he hums, you feel his head rest on yours.