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Aiki Hirose
Aiki looked at his phone when he woke up. It was 7:30, so he needed to get ready. He would meet up with his buddy Nakumaura to walk to school. He wanted to tell him about how last night his sister made this really good cake and how he wanted to bring some to him.
So he brushed his teeth and hair, and got into his uniform. He went to grab his phone.
New message: Nakumaura 🐙
Nakumaura never texted him in the morning unless they planned to meet up, so Aiki picked his phone up and opened the text
Nakumura 🐙: Hi Hirose. I don't mean to disappoint, but I am very sick 🤒. I caught it from my sister, and I won't be able to come to school for a few days ☹️. So I also can't walk with you to school. I am very sorry 😓
Hirose 🦀: Hey Nakumura! It's alright!! I hope you feel better soon 😺. I'll take notes and tell you what we did. Walks will be so boring though.... 🫠. But don't worry!!!
Aiki felt a slight pang in his chest. Why was he so disappointed that Nakumaura wasn't gonna be there? He never felt this way with Oomori or anyone else.
So why should it be different?
【☆】 DAY 1 without Nakumaura 【☆】
"So, Hirose." Takeuchi leans on his friend's desk. "Where's your octopus lover?" Hirose looked at the idiot and scowled.
"How's it going with-" Hirose started before Takeuchi stopped him.
"SHUT IT!" Tekeuchi hits the desk. Mukai walks up slowly to the two.
"Morning." He greets, bumping shoulders with Tekeuchi.
"Morning, Mukai!" Aiki waves.
"Morning, weird ass." Tekeuchi replies, standing to be next to his friend.
"Where's Nakumaura?" Mukai asked. Nakumura is usually with Aiki now.
"He's not feeling well." Aiki answers, sighing. "So he isn't here..." He looks at Nakumaura's desk, it's next to him and up one from his own. He misses him.
"Uh." Tekeuchi looks at his friend. "You're never this sad when we're gone!" Aiki looks at his friend.
"Uh, what?" He rolls his eyes. "I'm not sad. I- I-what?!"
"Okay, dude." Mukai goes to sit down, Tekeuchi follows.
When the teacher looks at the students, he sees Nakumaura gone. It was boring today.
At lunch, Aiki is sitting in class with his friends. They're talking about the new show they watched last night. Aiki doesn't like the show, so he stays quiet and tunes them out slightly. He doesn't care a lot. Tekeuchi talks about how he thinks the main girl is really hot, and how her voice sounds silky.
Aiki whips his head to see Kawamura whispering to uer friend, Okuda. She sits by Aiki and Nakumaura, so he hears her.
"Girl, you've liked him forever!" Okuda smiles. "You should! You'd be super cute together!" Aiki starts to feel his blood boil.
No. They wouldn't. Aiki thinks. He doesn't like this thought. Those two together would be terrible! Nakumura should be with me- he cuts himself off. Them together? What? I-I'm not gay. Right? Nooo, Nakumura and I are just close.
I'm not gay.
"Hiroseeeee." Mukai waves his hand in front of the brunette. In which Tekeuchi snaps his fingers in front of his eyes. Aiki shakes his head.
"Huh?" Aiki asks, looking at the two.
"What are you looking at the girls for?" Tekeuchi asks, looking at them. "You like someone?"
"What?" Aiki doesn't know how to respond to this. "I- No! Ew!"
"Fuck you mean ew?" Tekeuchi laughs as he says this. "Are you gay?"
"I also don't like girls." Mukai whispers as he sips his water bottle. To which Aiki heard, but not the dumbass asking him shit.
"Girls are beautiful!" Tekeuchi declares. "Even if you are gay, you don't say ew that's weird-"
"Shut up." Aiki interrupts, eating the rest of his food.
"Why do you guys always interrupt me at lunch? We never have lunch without me being interrupted."
The two others ignore him. They don't want to hear it again.
.·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·.
Hirose 🦀: Hi Nakumaura! Today in school we had gym (you missed out on basketball) and we did some more reading of that book we've been reading last week. We have a test on Friday about it. Also, I found out that someone likes you!
Before Aiki hit send, he stopped, his finger over the button. Should he tell Nakumaura about Kawamura's crush on him? No, that's not right.
Hirose 🦀: Hi Nakumaura! Today in school we had gym (you missed out on basketball) and we did some more reading of that book we've been reading last week. We have a test on Friday about it. Get better soon! Miss you!
He hit send before he could think twice, and went to study. But all was good until Saho burst into his room.
"Aikiiii!" She tossed herself on his bed, being dramatic as always. "Hi."
Aiki looked at his sister. "Hello. What would you like?"
"Okay, grump." Saho stood up and pulled out her phone. "I've been listening to this English song. It's called 'Stupid Song'. You should like. Listen to it."
"What? That's what you came to bother me for?"
"Duh. Anyways, you should."
"Is it romance?"
"... N-" Saho sighed. "Yes, but it's like super sweet! Please!"
"Fine." Aiki grumbled. "Later I guess."
"Sweet! Byeee!" Saho walked out and closed the door behind her.
"Annoying ass." Aiki whispered.
Aiki got ready for sleep and put on the song his sister recommended. He recognized a few words, but English wasn't his strong suit. So he had to Google translate most of them.
"And I'm too shy to say what I see when I dream of you"
"And I want you more than any stupid song could ever say"
Aiki found himself listening to it over and over. He didn't know why, but it related to him in some way. But why?
He got a text and opened his phone
Nakumaura 🐙: Thank you 😭, I don't love basketball so whatever I guess lollll. Miss you as well
Aiki didn't understand the "miss you as well" but he looked back at his text. He typed "miss you" he didn't realize. But he did. He missed him, but why? Was it because he wanted someone to talk to? He wanted to talk to him, he was so easy to. Why? Why? Why did he want to see him so bad?
Did he like him? No? He's not gay. He doesn't care if people are gay, but he's not? Right? Why?
He obviously didn't.
He hasn't really ever thought about liking people. He's never felt this way with anyone else. He wanted to be with the other boy so bad. So, so bad.
What the hell is he feeling?