In an ordinary house in Morioh, a teen with an unusual hairstyle laid on his bed. He sighed as he stared up at the ceiling. Josuke Higashikata couldn't help but feel relieved after today. He didn't know why but he was actually worried for Rohan and he wasn't sure when his feelings of hatred had dispersed. Josuke had actually felt scared that Rohan wasn't going to live through their encounter with that stand user. Sitting up in his bed, he sighed and scratched the back of his neck.

The teen tried to think of something else to get his mind of caring feelings towards the mangaka but couldn't seem to do it. Since when did have Rohan on his mind constantly? Maybe Rohan had done it for revenge or maybe Highway Star had some other ability, he thought to himself. He shook his head.

"That damn Rohan, I bet he wrote on me to be worried about him so I wouldn't destroy him or his stuff again." He scoffed before jumping off his bed.

Meanwhile a few streets away, a mangaka moved around his house and salvaged his burnt things. He frowned as he picked up pages of burnt panels he'd done previously in the week. Gritting his teeth, Rohan picked up the broom he had set aside and started sweeping up the remains of what was once his amazing art. It was after he had just finally caught up after going on hiatus, the mangaka thought to himself. Rohan well and truly despised that pompadour-wearing teen that had wrecked his house for the second time now. Of course Josuke had saved Rohan from Highway Star earlier but it was Josuke's fault in the first place since he didn't believe him on the bus and even proceeded to come into that hidden room after Rohan had specifically told him not to. It was as if the teen just wanted to piss him off at every turn, he mused to himself.

Looking around the room, he analysed where all the burn marks were and sighed. It wasn't as if he couldn't get it all fixed; the mangaka was rather rich after all. No, it was all the effort that made it impossible to put as much effort and time into his manga. That's why he secluded himself in the first place. Then, Josuke had to come along and ruin his peace.

"I'm never letting that damn brat near my house again." Rohan huffed as he finished sweeping up the ashy remains into a corner.

Though Rohan had spoke too soon as Josuke made his way up to the mangaka's door. He frowned, clenching his hands into fists. Josuke knew Rohan had wrote on him and he was going to do everything to reverse it. He knocked on the door in a slightly pissed off manner. He heard a movement from inside before an annoyed looking man opened the door.

"Why the hell are you here, Higashikata?" Rohan asked bluntly, hand on the door ready to shut it.

Josuke frowned. "Oh, you know why don't you Kishibe?"

The mangaka glared at him. "I don't know why the hell you are here brat? Why the hell would I want you within a 10 mile radius of my house?"

The teen crossed his arms. "You sure you don't want to humiliate me?"

Rohan raised an eyebrow. "As much as I would like that, I do not want you to harm me and my manga more than you already have."

Josuke blinked a couple of times as he thought. As much as he distrusted Rohan, it didn't seem like he was lying this time. The teen gulped, knowing what it meant. If Rohan hadn't made him worried then Josuke genuinely cared for the other man and that was something that scared him entirely.

Josuke smiled nervously. "Well, I'm sorry about that. It was stupid, you know." He chuckled, feeling anxious.

"If that's all you're here to say then I'm going back inside." Rohan huffed, starting to close the door.

Not knowing what to do, Josuke panicked and grabbed the door. "How about I take you for dinner to make it up to you!?" He blurted out, without thinking. He swore internally, knowing how embarrassing and stupid of an idea it is. The teen knew the mangaka would only tease him about it. He did not expect what Rohan actually said.

"Fine." Rohan stated, waving his hand at the teen. "If that's the only way I'll get rid of you then I must endure such a task." The mangaka turned his back to Josuke. "Wait there whilst I get a jacket." With that, Rohan strutted off.

Josuke gulped and checked his pockets for his wallet. Luckily he found it or it would've been embarrassing to tell Rohan he couldn't even pay. He had managed to nab some money off his mother. He sighed, feeling a bit calmer but was still extremely nervous. He had no idea what possessed him to ask out Rohan. Josuke thought over what he thought.

"Did I just ask Rohan out on a date?" He mumbled to himself disbelievingly. Josuke wasn't sure if Rohan knew that or he did. Either way, he accepted and that made Josuke's heart flutter. He smiled. "Maybe I'm making some progress."

Inside the house, Rohan made his way up his stairs to his room to grab a coat. He looked over at himself in the mirror. A light pink blush was dusting his cheeks. The mangaka was unsure why he said yes to Josuke's proposal. It was completely unlike him and usually, he would just shut the door in the teen's face. He picked up a lipstick from the dresser beside him and applied it to his lips as he tidied himself up. A small smile graced his lips before he made his way downstairs and quickly replaced his expression with a frown.

"Let's go then, Higashikata."

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