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You exited the school a few mins after the bells had rung. You collected your books and put them into your bag. When you walk out into the courtyard you can see all the groups of kids either leaving or going to their own spots and joining together. You didn’t really have a group to yourself and tended to mind your own business. You didn’t mind though. You found the quiet to be quite comfortable although if someone were to join you it wouldn’t be unwelcome.
As per usual you always saw one specific boy going on his way to his friend group and being rowdy as usual. To be honest you’re not sure what drew you to him. Pun intended. You’d always secretly find a spot to sit within a good distance to be able to study his features. His soft face with rounded features, his eyes and eyelashes that were way too good for someone who was so rowdy and loud. His short hair that went from black to blue and perfectly flowed when he moved. His emerald green eyes that always popped out and just seemed to shine whenever something intrigued him. You kept catching yourself staring at him, but you always blow it off as you just studying him and using him as practice until one day he approaches you as you have your face in your book.
A sudden slam at the table startles you and you almost fall out of your chair your book clutched in your hands now and closed. “Hey you!” You look up trying to see who it was and oh- It’s him. Oh no did he see you staring at him?? “Why the hell are you always staring at me!? You have something against me or you plotting something! You wanna fight!?” Before you even get the chance to process his words a hand lands on his shoulder and pulls him away. It’s another boy with a reddish hair color and he scolds Inosuke for scaring you like that and when he’s finished he turns to you.
“I’m sorry about him, he can get a bit violent. He really has noticed that you stare at him a lot, is there a reason for it?” He asked so nicely it was hard to try and hide the truth.
“ah- uhm..” You try to find some words but only mumbles come out and you quietly hide your face more in your book, feeling a blush coming onto your face.
Before you get to continue your book is ripped from you and you have little time to react. Inosuke took it. Shit! You try and grab it back but he’s standing on the table and flipping through its pages. “Hey give it back!!” You frantically try and grab the book and climb on the table but he’s still flipping through the pages and then he stops.
“Is this me?” He asks and holds your book in front of you showing the drawings you did of him. At this point there’s no point in grabbing your book and you just sit back on the chair and cover your face to prevent anyone from seeing your blushing cheeks. “It doesn’t look bad! So this is why you’re always staring at me!! This could be better if you drew me in cooler poses you know!” He said with a big grin on his face as if he just did something good and is waiting for some kind of praise. You only look up at him from your hands only showing your eyes and just glare at him for taking your book, but thankful he’s not upset at you drawing him. “Oi Tanjiro how come she’s not responding to me?”
The boy whose name was apparently Tanjiro just sighed and shook his head in disappointment. He put his hand out to Inosuke and started talking “Inosuke, you took her book without permission. She’s obviously not ok with that! Give it back to her!” Definitely the mom of their group, you thought to yourself. Suddenly a book is shoved into your face and Inosuke starts talking again.
“Here.” That’s all he says. He seemed disappointed because he got scolded but he brushes it off as you take your book back and hide your face behind your book. His face lights up as he thinks of something and suddenly starts yelling in your direction “You should come join us sometime! You could draw me some more and I’ll give you some cool ways to draw me!!” Eh?
“Are you sure?? I wouldn’t want to intrude..”
“Yea!! Tanjiro it’s ok right? It’s not like we have anything against them. Oh wait. What’s your name!”
“Uh- it’s [F/N] [L/N] but you guys can call me [Y/N]” You may have just found yourself some new friends to hang out with everyday.
“Hey c’mon [Y/N] we’re going to Tanjiro’s bakery to eat there!” Suddenly he’s grabbed your hand and is pulling you with them to go with them. You smiled as you ran with them. I think this will be more fun from now on, you think to yourself.
“Ok!” You say as you start running with him and Inosuke smiles back at you with the biggest grin ever.