Spook 8 | Minamoto Kou

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"Oh well, "Pushing yourself up from your leaning position by pushing against the window with your palms, turning your whole body around to the opposite direction and began walking, "Maybe No.6 know anything about what is going on. Only if he does have any idea about this . . . "

Trailing off from your sentence when you hear two pair of voices that is legitimately familiar in your ears and it was coming from . . .

Craning your head slightly to the side to see the stairs that will lead anyone to the rooftop. Not liking the facts there are people around your boundary but knowing one of the owners of those voices, you relaxed your whole muscles from the tension.

Hiding yourself behind the wall, hearing the conversation between the two secretly without them knowing your presence.

"Have you decided on what rumor you're going to go with?"

"Yeah! See you, Hanako-kun!"

Hearing the sound of shoes that was making a contact against the floor, sounding much louder when the owner of those shoes drawing near as you caught a recognizable of a unique colored hair lock with she quickly running down to the stairs without sparing any glance behind, totally oblivious with the fact you were there.

And by her movements, it looks like she's excited about something that is not in your concern.

"Am I so that microscopic that she didn't even notice me? Maybe should've called myself as an invisible supernatural instead of  ̶̇c̸̨̒¶̴̎́€̴̲̲̬͠•̴̢̊̕n̷͍̘̐¢̵͈̊¥̴̺̫̦̈́͛^̴̵̛̳̹̖͖̄̒͗̈́×̵̘͕̉ supernatural."

"But I noticed you~"Hearing a familiar cooing from the black-headed spirit, making you produced a warm smile and glancing to the side to see the male with arms crossed.

"Hanako-kun, eh? Looks like you've gained another friend."

His whole face flushed red in embarrassment, scratching his cheek with his finger with a nervous laugh escaped from his throat and giving you his rare sheepish smile,

"Does that honorific sound fits for me?"

Grinning softly at his timid persona and give him a light pat on his head after taking off his hat that is on his head that matches his looks pretty well with your other hand, ruffling his soft raven-colored hair which only worsening his state.

"That sounds . . . friendly. "

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Bidding a momentary farewell to the supernatural and departing to each opposite destination when you feel his presence disappeared. Probably returned to the girls' restroom? Oh well, where else would he go besides there?

Your movements fully halted in the middle of your tracks when the sound of a familiar masculine tone of cackle was heard not far from where you were standing. And without any thought, you quicken your space but eventually sprinting off to the location near the stairs, running across the Mokkes when the silhouette of him standing on the rail of stairs can be seen with the crowd of students surrounding him.

"Just you wait, Hanako! I swear I will—"

"Kou!"

He stopped in the middle of his sentence before craning his head to the source of the voice, only to see you standing with the path that was made from students for you to walk through behind you.

The fact you are not panting after running is not even mystery but that's not the main concern of the readers behind the electronic screen since you are the supernatural, you have a heart but . . . you already dead.

Just wanted to remind you guys about that.

Walking closer to the younger male with his blue glistening orbs remained on you. But that didn't make the smile disappear from his face but except it was becoming wider and you swore you see ecstasy shone in his hues when they lit up.

"[Y/N]-nee! I miss you so much! It took us three chapters to be meeting again!"He beamed with an enthusiastic one, eyes shut close as he does so.

A nervous laugh escaped from your throat when you have no idea what was he talking about.

"Kou, you should better, umm, go down from where you are standing. It was pretty dangerous."

Confuse at those words, he averted his eyes around to his surroundings and his face exploded into the color that could even match with tomato after realizing his situation.

"O-Oh. I didn't even realize it . . . "

Giving him a small smile at his state, pitying him a little when you could feel his embarrassment from where you are standing due to all the stares from students, using the power as the student council to dismissing the crowd and extending your hand out for him to grab.

"C'mon. Lemme help you."

He exchanged his gaze from your hand to your face but feeling himself was being assured with the soft smile of your gentle feature, finally taking your hand in his and hopping off from the rail.

Giving him a small squeeze of assurance to his hand before began walking down the corridor, hand in hand. The walk was awfully silent but the silent wall was broke and shattered into pieces when the kouhai spoke.

"Geez! You don't have to do that for me. I already promised you that I'll be the one who would be helping and protecting you!" He pouted with arms crossed, not looking at you in the eyes which you couldn't help it but smile. However, the smile that was etched on your face was now replaced with a deep frown when his whole demeanor turned grey as he spoke.

". . . but here am I, only troubling you even more."He mumbled, hopelessly feeling dejected. Seeing him in not his usual enthusiastic self, he turned his head to the side to look over you when you called out for him and stopping abruptly in your tracks, forcing him to stop too.

His eyes widened in surprise when you suddenly cupping his face with your cold palms but it went unnoticed by the male when his whole face flushed though the frown remained, it soon went disappeared when you shot him a gentle smile as his heart skipped a bit.

"Don't worry, Kou. I think there would be a time that you will fulfill your promise."

"When?"The frown appeared once again.

"In the future."He frowned even more at your answer. He doesn't want to wait. He wants to be always there for you. He wants to be the first one to help you!

Seeing his reaction, you took this as a cue for you to continue, though your smile still remained,

"So please, let me protect you and your smile from disappearing until then. It's hurt me to see you like this."

He was lost of words at your sudden confession. He is stunned at his spot but recovered from it as soon as he felt your soft hold of his face loosened but before it could, his hand made its way to holding yours though your left hand fell to your side.

"I . . ."He started, slowly looking at you in the eyes with his flustered gaze but it filled with a new impetus shone in his blue sea orbs, "I promised that I'll keep smiling for you! So you wouldn't be sad. And . . . you would be the reason behind my smile."

Hearing his short but significant speech, a small yet simple thought went across your mind. That in that one of your cherished moments in your time after your death, nothing could ever make that grateful smile leave from your visage.

"I'm happy to hear that."Softly mumbled underneath your breath in a low tone. Just as you were about to break the emotional air, he halting you from doing so when he called out for you.

"But listen to me, [Y/N]-nee!"

"Yes?"Looking at him with a perplexed stare, now wordlessly when he brought his other hand to took a hold of your other hand that was on your side including the one from his face so he could properly hold yours in his warm ones, feeling his warmth engulfed your cold ones.

"Even you said that, but . . ."You noticed when he suddenly tightening his grip around your hands once again, telling you he is serious with his next words with you waiting for him to continue patient manner.

After he felt like eternal, he finally regained his composure, feeling more embarrassed when his palms getting sweating due to his nervousness but grateful when you paid no mind on it.

"That doesn't mean I'll be stopping myself from protecting you! Forever even if I need to! And probably even changing that future! Because seeing your smile disappeared, I . . . I couldn't stand it! That's why, please counting on me! For me . . . to do so!"

Closing your eyes for a momentary moment with he starting to get anxious when your smile disappeared, as if you were in thought and secretly peering one of your eyes open to look at his bashful side of him that was rare to be seen. A soft but inaudible chuckle left from your throat when your lips pursed into a gentle smile once again. You even thought your cheeks would be hurt for smiling constantly in that day.

"Guess it can't be helped, huh?"

He froze.

What does that supposed to mean?

He don't have any idea.

Was it positive or negative answer to his plead?

He didn't mishearing them, right?

He didn't, right?!

Please, someone, anyone, tell him so that he didn't go insane and go to an asylum for mishearing such important words!

Seeing him in his astonished state with thousan— probably millions of thoughts were reflected in his eyes, you thought a moment to fix your words so it would be accurate with what he wants to hear. Twisting your wrists through his grip so you would be the one who holds his ones which succeeded to caught his attention filling from his own unknowing thought.

"Then, Kou . . . I'll be counting on you too."

Those words. Those fucking comprehensible essential words leave a big congenial impact on the male after he eventually managed to process them in his mind and with the help of his remained sanity finally declared that he is not dreaming.

The raven-haired apparition half-lidded eyes that hide those gentle hues were slightly lifted in surprise, reveal to the whole world those mesmerizing orbs when you see his condition that is on the verge of tears before fiercely wiping them away with his forearm that he had to pull from your grasp.

"Ahhh! Why the hell I'm cryin' for?! For cryin' out loud! It's not like this is something that should be sad about!"He grumbled, getting embarrassed and frustrated when the tears keep blurring his view. You watched him in amusement at how he regained back his composure after taking a deep breath so the oxygen fills his lungs and shot you his infamous grin.

"Yosh! Now I'm completely fired up! I'll exorcise Hanako for sure!"

"Exorci—"

Your words were cut off as you were caught in surprise when he suddenly gives you a light peck on the cheek and caught a glimpse of his bright red face when he pulled his face away and instantly dashed off, leaving you flustered.

You thought he would return to his classroom so you decided to do the same and turned your whole body around to the opposite direction when . . .

"And please don't forget our promise, [Y/N]-nee!"

Turning your head over your shoulder to glance over to the younger teen when he flashed you his another radiating grin.

"Because I'll never forget it because I . . . would definitely won't break it!"He shouted out from a good distance with you thankful at so your ears wouldn't turn deaf just after recognizing his loud tone with watching his body turn around, retreating from your view towards who knows where.

"What a precious kid."You chuckled in a low tone but your small smile disappeared after you recalling his words.

I'll exorcise Hanako for sure!

' Should I leave him be? 'You monologuing with yourself but eventually sighing in defeat since he would be against the No.7 of the school mystery.

"And I couldn't leave that hyperactive boy alone . . ."

Thus, you ended up following him by undisguised yourself into the supernatural though you were reluctant to do so.

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Give so much uwuness to our precious kid!

I love it when the fourth wall is broken.

Hope you guys can repair it :)

Love,

- the author of this book.

To be continued . . .