#enmoto

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Yumoto was sad. Like really sad.

Actually, maybe it was more empty. Anyway, he wasn't the kind of person to ponder about the proper name of his feelings. To sum up the situation, he wanted to cuddle. Now that Wombat was gone and that the third years were at college, he felt incredibly lonely.

The Defense Club hadn't recruited any new member, obviously, but they hadn't been forced to leave the club room thanks to Akoya who still was in the Students Council. However Io and Ryuu didn't come as often as they used to, so most of the time the club room was empty.

And Yumoto didn't get to cuddle anyone.

So he would just go home to help his brother at the baths, sighing so often that Gora would glance at him worryingly all the time. That was his daily life.

“You don't seem happy to see us.”

Yumoto stood up suddenly, embarrassed that he hadn't seen the customers sooner. However he smiled when he recognized them.

“Senpai!”

En and Atsushi smiled at him while Arima and Kinshirou simply nodded politely.

“It's been a while, Yumoto.” Atsushi said. Arima was already taking off his shirt, Kinshirou stayed next to Atsushi and En... Well, he couldn't really move as Yumoto was hugging him, his arms around his waist and his head against his chest.

“I missed you so much, senpai~”

“Are you just talking about En-chan?”

“Atsushi-senpai do you want a hug too?!”

“Let's get into the bath.” Kinshirou interrupted them, pulling Atsushi's sleeve while Arima laughed at his reaction.

Yumoto's favourite days were when these four came to the Kurotama baths. It was rare, but he was glad they hadn't forgotten about him. The first time they had come, Yumoto had run to hug Atsushi. He knew that En didn't like cuddling and he hadn't known Arima and Kinshirou that well. However, after that, Kinshirou had glared at him the whole time and he had ignored his messages for an entire month. So he had understood that Atsushi was off-limits. That was why he had begun to hug En.

At first he had been reluctant, but they all knew how sad Yumoto had been since Wombat's departure. So here he was, forced to hug his friend each time they came to visit him.

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Yumoto's problem was that he couldn't stay still.

From morning until evening and from evening until morning he moved, talked, laughed, jumped, never stopped, a real dynamo.

Gora, as his loving and devoted big brother, was used to it. He even cherished this personality, he loved seeing his brother full of energy. Seeing him healthy was what he desired the most.

However, the Defense Club was not as good as him to handle him. Wombat was the one struggling the most.

The poor alien had to put up with his violent hugs all day long. And, worst-case scenarios, if Yumoto had decided to make him wear all sorts of accessories, there was almost no chance for him to escape it.

Io and Ryuu could handle him, at least more or less, but his wild hugs and his endless energy often ended up tiring them too.

Atsushi knew quite well how to handle him. He calmed him down, answered his questions, managed to make him stop cuddling Wombat... Actually he looked almost like a mother. That was probably what the younger felt as he always listened to Atsushi and calmed down quickly when they were together. Even if that did not last.

The Student Council clearly avoided Yumoto. Especially Kinshirou, who was done with En's embarrassing remarks, so if the youngest began to ask questions he would never hear the end of his “almost” relationship with Atsushi.

The Beppu twins... Well, they barely noticed Yumoto's existence. Since they had gotten closer to Gora, he was the only one who mattered to them.

But there was someone who could calm down Yumoto.

Atsushi noticed it first.

He had asked En to go to the club room before him. A few minutes later, when Atsushi had been about to open the door, he had noticed the lack of noise, which was more than strange as Yumoto was supposed to be already inside. He had immediately begun to imagine the worst scenarios, wondering in what state the room would be, before opening the door.

What he had found was a completely calm Yumoto, sitting next to En who had been reading. Atsushi had needed a few seconds to understand the situation. Unfortunately Yumoto had noticed him right away and had begun to talk endlessly.

He had never told Io and Ryuu but he knew that these two had noticed too.

And it had not been a one-time thing. In the club room, in the cafeteria, in the bath... As soon as En was beside him, Yumoto calmed down right away.

Atsushi had obviously told his best friend one day, who had no particular reaction... Except trying to get closer to the youngest to check by himself.

No one could have predicted that a month later, Atsushi would find En and Yumoto kissing furiously in the middle of the club room.