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[In Hope’s Peak Academy, The 3rd Floor, somewhere close by the Art Class]
Aoi, the Ultimate Swimming Pro, was walking while humming a song she liked after hearing it by accident.
*Mutter* *Mutter* *Mutter* *Mutter*
Suddenly, some intense muttering crossed her ears as she went to see who was making it.
“Dam it. Dammed bastard. Stupid, so stupid, unbearable, annoying, so stupid!” The Person who was muttering turned out to be Toko Fukawa, The Ultimate Writing Prodigy.
Aoi was shaken, so she went and asked: “What are you muttering?”
Toko: “That stupid bastard Naegi! He made me remember things I didn’t want to remember! Now I don’t know if my love towards Master Byakuya is real or not! I am seeing him rejecting me! I know he will not love me! I know he will reject me!”
She started scratching her head angrily and anxiously which revealed how conflicted she was.
Aoi: “(Wow, how is she realizing now how much he hates her? Then again, she does have feelings for him and only started questioning it today.)”
Next, Aoi exhaled her doubts and spoke freely: “I don’t believe you should stop loving him. Even if he is The Worst Person on earth, you still have someone to love.”
Toko: “*Angered* What do you know!? You Fat Cow!”
In that moment, a red cross popping vein appeared on Aoi’s head despite her smile, revealing her compressed anger, then she retaliated calmly: “You’re just being obnoxious right now.”
Toko: “Just leave me alone! I know that if I keep loving him, I will not go anywhere... Might as well give up this fake love...”
After hearing that frustrated confession, Aoi grabbed Toko’s shoulders and said with a loud tone: “You are wrong! You shouldn’t give up on your love just because of clouded thoughts!”
Toko blushed as soon as she was grabbed, then she yelled in frustration: “Let go of me! You Cow!”
Aoi: “I am trying to Help! I will not stop until I help you!”
However, that action made Toko’s face turn blue, so she shook and wiggled until she broke free, then she ran at the first given opportunity.
“STAY AWAY FROM ME!” Toko screamed while escaping The Ultimate Swimming Pro.
Aoi: “Don’t run from me! I'll chase you to the end of the earth!”
Toko: “LEAVE ME ALONE!!”
She ran beside Kyotaka Ishimaru as he looked at her and shouted: “No running in the Halls!”
“TOOKOO!!!” *BLANK*
Aoi screamed Toko’s Name and rammed into Kyotaka without noticing that she did.
After tailing Toko for a while, Aoi found a Classroom at the end of the Hallway which means The Shy Writer was forced into a corner.
When Aoi entered the classroom, she placed a desk to block the door and called for Toko to show up.
Aoi: “Toko! I know you are here! I will not be able to help you if you don’t cooperate!”
However, Toko was shaking due to not wanting to be grabbed again.
Aoi: “Toko! Come out baby!”
Toko: “You can’t use pet names!”
Aoi: "No! I’m not using your pet name; I am calling you a Baby because you’re acting like one!”
In that moment, Toko reached her pocket and pulled a black pen which she looked at with a very disgusted glare.
“She had to make this difficult... I have to stop her.. I have to kill her.. I have to kill her!” The Ultimate Writing Prodigy grunted.
*SLAM*
Toko: “DIE! YOU COW!!”
She kicked herself out of the locker and quickly attacked Aoi!
*GRAB*
However, before getting stabbed with the pen, Aoi grabbed Toko’s wrist and yelled at her: “What are you doing?!”
Toko: “I’ll Kill You!”
She pushed harder and forced Aoi to fall as she became on top of her while pushing her pen down.
Aoi: “Why are you doing this!? I’m trying to help!”
Toko: “They always say that! They always say they want to help, but in the end, they are just using me for their amusement! I don’t like that! I don’t like it at all!”
In that moment, Aoi’s grip got harder, then she screamed angrily: “I said... I’M TRYING TO HELP YOU!”
*CRANK*
She rammed her head into Toko’s and forced her to scream in pain before pulling her hands to grab where it hurts. Immediately catching the opportunity, Aoi flipped the table by putting Toko down and staying on top while looking at her with angered glares.
Aoi: “I know it hurts, but I’m trying my best! I’ll try everything to give you hope!”
Toko: “Get off me! I don’t care what you do! Just die already! I don’t want you! I don’t want anything from anyone!”
Aoi: “Yo..... You Idiot!”
Toko: “You don’t understand what it means! I want to be loved! But if he rejects me, then I will not love again! I don’t want to love him! I don’t want your help!”
Aoi: “But I do understand! I have never fallen in love before, and seeing you make me jealous!”
In that moment, Toko’s struggling have softened while she looked up at Aoi.
“I have never fallen in love before, so I don’t know how you feel when you love someone...” Aoi started confessing her hidden thoughts, “I was never seen as a female figure, and I have never loved anyone in my life, that’s why I want you to keep your hope! That’s so you don’t end like me....” After saying that, The Ultimate Swimming Pro stood up and moved away from The Shy Girl.
“You....” Toko said and covered her chest.
Aoi: “Even if you were in love with The Biggest Asshole in the world, you still know how to love! You are shy, sweet, cute! Just a bit flimsy, and very determined! That’s why I want you to keep holding onto That Hope! I want you to keep trying until you break his hard shell and calling him Yours!”
While hearing that and standing up, Toko’s fuzzy mind began clearing as she said with a nervous tone: “Do you think... I am cute..?”
“Yes!” The reply was too fast and direct, “And not only that; you are also brave and talented too! You were able to keep loving someone who is so blind and can’t see you until you made him acknowledge you! That means you can make him love you too!” Aoi’s speech was too strong that it shook Toko’s feeble heart.
But then, The Cheering Girl calmed down and said with a less motivated tone: “Keep holding that hope; you don’t want to be someone who doesn't know what love is, or a person who doesn’t know what it means to fall in love.”
The Shy Girl placed her hands on her chest in that moment, then, after a short pause, she thanked The Swimming Pro: “I... Th... Thank you... For worrying about... About me....”
“Mhm.” Aoi smiled, “But you did try to kill me.”
“Sorry...” Toko apologised and kept her hands for herself, then she asked nervously: “Can I... Express my grat... Grat... Gratitude with a different method?”
Aoi: “Hm?”
*Thudd-Foosh*
Toko instantly hugged and left Aoi while looking away in disgust.
Toko: “Don’t get the wrong idea! I am grateful for what you did, but I don’t owe you nothing!”
“Aww,” Aoi was moved after the fast Hug, so she hugged Toko and spoke cheerfully: “You really are so cute! I hope your love reaches to that bastard and I hope you never have a bad day for the rest of your life!”
Toko: “Hey, hey! Stop it! Let me go, you Cow!”
Despite saying all that, this tendering hug was something The Shy Girl needed more than what she thought, so while her mind was panicking, her heart was relaxing.
*The Next Day*
Toko was waiting for Byakuya to come out of his room, and she was as nervous as every day.
When he finally came out, The Shy Girl looked up at him and said happily: “Good Morning, Master!”
“Oh, it’s you...” Byakuya was not amused, “Follow me to the cafeteria.” He declared and moved without waiting for anyone.
Toko: “Master! Wait for me!”
She bolted after him despite knowing how Toxic this love really is.
During that, Aoi was watching what was happening and, after seeing Toko back to her happy and determined self, she felt better about herself in general.
At the same moment, Toko placed her hand on her heart and thought about what Aoi said; it gave her the courage she needed to continue pursuing her Goal.
{The End}