Chapter Seven: Promise?

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Y/n Brushed her teeth sluggishly, she was tired, and she had no idea why. She had gotten her usual hours of sleep, but she was still tired.

Was it the overthinking? The slow yet constant anxiety about the conversation she and Aito had shared in the early morning.

Spitting out the toothpaste which lingered in her mouth Y/n washed her toothbrush and rinsed the inside of her mouth, "Whatever, I'm definitely overthinking everything." Shaking her head at herself, the girl wandered into her room, checking the premises for a small cat before closing her door, undressing and putting her uniform on.

"Hopefully today isn't as exhausting as tomorrow." A yawn slipped her lips as she brushed her hair, slipping a hair tie on her left wrist.

Grabbing all her required items, phone included she slowly walked out of the door, "I'll be back Aito, please don't steal any more clothes from stranger's clotheslines." She looked over her shoulder and narrowed her eyes at him.

"Damn, there goes my day plan." He rolled his eyes, reaching into the cupboard and pulling out a bag of salt and vinegar chips.

Y/n bit her tongue, annoyed at the fact that her snacks were yet again being eaten. A sigh of annoyance left her lips as she shut the door behind her and began to walk to school.

Her walk to school was enjoyable as she could actually walk at her own pace this time, unlike yesterday today she awoke early so being late would not be a problem and that made her smile, "I don't have to worry about Mrs Fei chucking a hissy fit." Her arms reached up, passed her head as she stretched.

The walk was refreshing, walking through the school gates instead of jumping over was even more so.

Y/n was pulled aside, her walking coming to a halt to a firm grasp on her wrist, she winced in surprise and turned to face whoever it was who wanted her attention.

"Hey, stranger."

"Oh, hey, Kou." She smiled at her friend who only returned the smile, his orange eyes peered into her own as he spoke, "You're here early."

Nodding in acknowledgement Y/n laughed lightly, "Yeah, no jumping over the fence for me today." She looked down at her hand and couldn't help but blush slightly at the fact that Kou's hand was still holding her, "Mind letting go of me now?"

"Oh, yeah sorry," He closed his eyes and laughed sheepishly, letting go of Y/n's wrist, "Got a bit carried away there; let's go?"

Nodding in response she walked alongside her friend, class would start in ten minutes and the fact that she had shared her schedule with Kou the day before gave them both the information that they were sharing their afternoon class.

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'Damn this is boring...' Y/n rested her chin upon her desk, her books and loose sheets of paper splattered across her desk messily; her eyes were drooping, her mind slipping, it was getting harder and harder for her to stay awake.

She had waited all day, gone throughout her entire school day with no problems, spending classes listening and learning, lunchtime with Kou and finally her afternoon class. She was sitting next to her male friend, how she wished they could pass notes and whisper to each other.

She would usually do that if she shared a class with a friend but right now Y/n was so, out of it. Exhausted.

So she didn't pay Kou any mind, resting her head on her desk she closed her eyes, 'A little nap won't hurt, this is the last class before it's time to go home anyway.' And with that, her eyes stayed closed; light breaths left her lips as she faded into a voluntary unconsciousness.

While Y/n was taking a small nap, she didn't notice what went on around her. She couldn't hear her classmates snickering at her. She couldn't hear Kou defending her. She couldn't feel his eyes on her.

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"Ngg." Y/n let out a groan, stretching her arms she opened her eyes, only to jump out of her skin and almost fall out of her chair, "Holy shit you scared me."

In her line of sight was Kou, kneeling on the ground, his face a few centimetres away from hers as he watched her as she slept, a smile on his face as he spoke, "Goodmorning sleeping beauty."

Y/n's eyes widened, not from the nickname but the fact that she really did fall asleep, "Shit, what time is it?" Her back slanted, her posture fixing itself as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

"Awhile, school let out an hour ago." Kou stood up, stretching his legs which were starting to cramp from his previous position.

"A-An hour ago?!" Y/n choked on her saliva, standing up abruptly, her chair falling backwards, "Why didn't you wake me?" Her tone heightened, she wasn't mad, just frustrated, annoyed with herself that she had slept that long and left Aito alone for longer than she needed to.

Kou placed his hand atop of Y/n's head as if to soothe her, "Easy there tiger." He gently pet her hair in an attempt to ease her rising frustration.

She shooed his hand away, almost regretting doing so as the warmth was rather nice, "Don't, you should've woken me up!" She stomped her foot on the ground in a childish pout.

"But you were just so cute," His eyes softened at her the moment he saw colour make its way onto her cheeks, "I couldn't just wake you up, it looked like you needed the sleep."

A sigh slipped her lips, "Let's just go home," She walked forward to leave the classroom then soon the school, nodding in approval when Kou walked alongside her, "wait, doesn't your dad like, want you to go home as soon as school lets out?"

"Yep." Kou spoke blankly, popping the 'p,' his eyes looked a little sullen, "He's not very happy with me, but It'll be fine, I'll just take a lift home."

"Then, why the fuck did you stay with me?" She turned to face her friend, "Are you some kind of idiot?" Her frustration came back full force; there was no way she wanted her friend to get in trouble because of her.

Kou removed his line of sight from the ground and looked up at his friend, her worried expression made his heart flutter, "It's okay, I'll be fine. Promise." He smiled, holding out his pinky finger.

He liked the fact that she cared about him.

It almost made him want her to worry for him more.

Almost.

"You better not be lying." She puffed out her cheeks and hooked her pinky onto his, sealing the promise.

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Y/n wiped a bead of sweat off her forehead, damn walking home was much worse than walking to school due to the hill she had to step up. 

A sigh slipped her lips as she stuck her key into the keyhole and opened the door, pushing herself inside her apartment, her eyes were met with dull blue ones.

Not the bright sapphire eyes she grew to know but blue, almost lifeless eyes.

"Where were you?" Aito stood in front of her, arms crossed over his chest as his eyes pierced into Y/n's very soul, causing her to shudder, but it wasn't from excitement. It was from fear.

"I'll ask again, where were you." 

But it didn't sound like he was asking. It almost sounded like he was demanding something: an answer, a confession.

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