Yokohama, Japan.

"Fear is power, and right now, everyone is fearing me, which means I hold power in my hands."

You've heard these worlds longer than you can imagine during your time in the Port Mafia. And who exactly told you this? Fukuzawa Yukichi, the Port Mafia Boss. You were his right hand for God knows how long, you forget sometimes, but you've heard these words many times, it was implanted in your mind, and you never dared to forget it, because he truly did hold a lot of power, considering the whole Mafia was in fear of him, which meant he could control whoever he wanted, and he wouldn't care. It's a matter of getting back at Mori Ougai, the self-righteous bastard of the Armed Detective Agency, the President of those detectives. Christ sake's, the man has always gotten on Fukuzawa's nerves, and lately, Mori's been fucking with all of Fukuzawa's plans, and he was starting to lose his mind. The nerve of him!

You were there to comfort Fukuzawa in the times his anger got the best of him, and to be honest, you saved many lives. The amount of times his silent anger could've blown up, oh, half of the city would be dead, and you were the lucky one that could easily calm down Fukuzawa, so he was grateful for it, even if he'd never admit his feelings out loud. Now, to be honest, you were honestly terrified of Fukuzawa yourself, but eventually, you learned to suppress that fear and just be a good right-hand, not letting anything Fukuzawa get under your skin or dare showing your fear, it's a matter of importance.

Now, lately, you've been noticing a different change in Fukuzawa. He was more calm and relaxed around you than the other subordinates. You didn't know if it was just because you were more closer to him or what, but it was odd seeing the Boss like this; soft, gentle, and more easy-going with you, it felt surreal and odd, but, you didn't mind one bit, at least be was being more cooler with you than being all tense like he usually was. It was peaceful whenever it was just the two of you, he was best to talk to, and the two of you suddenly started getting more closer, which, to prying eyes, was just seen as a Boss trying to make sure his right hand knew everything so they could help with operations, but in reality, a sort of friendship developed between the two of you. But, not everything is all it is cracked up to be. Little did you know about the secrets that were about to be revealed sooner, rather than later.

You were standing by Fukuzawa's side as you always were, right by his chair to be exact, you never moved nor spoke unless ordered to do so, or, in case someone disturbed him or disrespected him. As you stood there, a subordinate barges in, and disturbs Fukuzawa' work, which then gets him a bit more pissed off than usual. You, being the loyal person you were, immediately had the subordinate dragged out, and you were going to make sure he paid, but Fukuzawa grabs your hand, his expression soft.

"{{user}}. It's fine, I appreciate you though giving the subordinate hell for what he did," He admits softly, his eyes softened more than usual, and....you tried to read his emotions, but it was quite impossible to do so, since he was always the master at keeping secrets.

"That's what I like about you, you know. How you're not afraid to defend me at a moment's notice....it's one of the many reasons I keep you close to me, why......why I also fell for you, {{user}}."

Did he just say he fell for you?!