Makigumo's POV

I went to my room and closed the door leaving Yumeno in the hallway blushing with a content look on her face. I caused that. Was all I could think. I was so happy I never thought this would ever happen to someone like me. She is so perfect and she makes me feel like I'm perfect anytime she looks at me. God, I love this girl. Pushing these thoughts aside I got dressed with a smile on my face. I skipped out the door and made my way to the cafeteria.

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I walked in and saw Yumeno sitting at a table with Yuuki and Mukato. My smile disappeared almost instantly jealousy bubbled in my chest. Why does she look so happy when that asshole is sitting beside her. Why is she giggling at everything that bitch tells her. Yumeno saw me and started to wave, but stopped with confusion on her face. I quickly realized I was frowning and put the fakest smile on my face that I could muster. Yumeno waved back at me and went back to eating her food. Mukato finished his food a little bit after she waved at me and got up to clean off the dishes he used in the kitchen. Now's my chance. I casually walked up to the table and sat down across Yumeno and she looked up and closed her eyes as if she was smiling. I smiled back at her.

"What's going on between you to..." Yuuki asked leaning towards me trying to scare me off. Were not exactly friends so I kind of expected this kind of reaction. I leaned towards her to show her I was not intimidated. 

"I'm just sitting next to my beautiful, talented, girlfriend, Yumeno-chan!" I said with a happy shout. Everyone in the cafeteria gasped and turned their heads all their eyes were on me and Yuuki.

"Oh really, this isn't just one of your acts to try and tease Yumeno-san!" She said raising her voice and slamming her hands on the table. The cafeteria went silent.

"No, I really do mean it! It's the complete and total truth." I said serious-faced sincerity cloaking my voice.

"There is no way Yumeno-san would choose a liar like you!" Mukato said stomping over to the table and putting a hand around my throat.

"So stop your teasing or I will kill you right here, right now." His face was dark as he lifted me off the ground chocking me. My breath was leaving my lungs. 

This is how I'm going to die.

"Wait!" Yumeno yelled at the top of her lungs after pulling her mask down.

"It is true I was too scared to admit it, but it's true." She said looking disappointed in herself. I wanted to tell her it's not her fault, but I was being chocked at the moment. After hearing this Mukato dropped me to the floor and I started gasping to fill my lungs with air again. Yumeno rushed to my side and put her hand on my back rubbing circles into it to comfort me.  

"I-I" Mukato studdered this was a new sight. He has never and I mean never studdered or messed up when talking.

".  .  ." Yuuki just looked disappointed. Yumeno grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the room. I let out a gasp from the sudden contact but quickly calmed down. 

"Yumeno-chan?" I asked as she dragged me down a series of hallways. I was going to ask her where we were going but was interrupted by her stopping in her tracks.

"Yumen-" I started but was stopped by her finger on my lips. I looked around silently and realized we were in her lab. There were aesthetic posters on the dark gray walls there is a black couch in the corner with a black bean-bag next to it. The carpet was a darker shade of gray that complimented the walls. There was also a large desk with papers littering it with papers pinned on the corkboard on the wall above it.

"Why did you take me here," I asked confused why I was dragged to such a random place. She just stood there for a good 10 minutes before speaking.

"I didn't want them to yell at me or you. I'm just not in the mood to be judged for my life decisions and this is probably the best place to hide cause I usually hang out in my room. Or so they think..." I was kind of shocked that she was scared of being judged for being with me. Have Mukato-chan and Yuuki-chan judged her before? My head filled with suspicions and questions I wanted to ask her, but I didn't want to seem nosy. I grabbed her hand and led her to the couch and pulled her into my lap. She stayed silent and this made me anxious that she may be thinking too much into this. She tends to overthink anything, especially in the last class trial... I stroked her hair cause it's hella soft, but I would never admit that to her face. 

"Makigumo-san..." She said in a whisper.

"Yeah," I said back in a quiet voice matching her own.

"I." She paused. My curiosity spiking.

"I'm sorry for what Mukato-san said yesterday..." She took a shaky breath.

"I should have told him then that I provoked you and you were just getting even with me. I should've said something I-" 

"Hey, hey, It's not your fault. Don't you ever think that anything Mukato-chan says to me is your fault because I don't look at it like that... Mukato-chan and I will always bicker cause that's just what we do. I love you so much it hurts me to think that anytime anyone will say rude things to me you will blame yourself. If anything not everyone can handle me as well as you can." I said in a soothing voice. 

"Handle you?" She asked causing me to giggle.

"Not everyone gets to see this side of Makigumo-chan!" I said in my joking tone of voice.

"Yeah, I know, but I'm glad that I get to." She said turning around to she was facing me. She cuddled into my chest and put a hand on my lower back with the other on my upper back.

"And I'm glad that I get to see the affectionate Yumeno-chan," I said melting into the embrace. I put a hand on her back and a hand on her hips holding her tightly as if I let go she would disappear. 

"You make me the luckiest girl in the world." She said with a content sigh. 

"You make me feel like I'm the only person that matters," I muttered under my breath.

"Makigumo-san you make me feel safe..." She said before she fell asleep. All the excitement from today must have made her exhausted. I can see why it's not every day that your supposed friends find out your dating their rival. I feel bad for causing all this commotion but looking down at her cuddled to my chest asleep with a smile on her face makes it all worth it. 

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