NOVEL WEB Chapter 25: Friends.
[A/N: I wanted to inform you all that I going to use POVs now. It's still going to be in third person mostly. But I wanted to write in first person as third person can get pretty monotunous. Also, to clarify. The below text is happening on the same day as the previous chapter. Anyway, Happy reading!]
YUTO POV
"Rei really did go on a frenzy today," I muttered to myself as I lay on my bed. It was an eerily similar feeling to that time when Suzune came to my dorm to ask me questions. Even then, I was simply lying down, staring at the ceiling. 'It would be pretty funny if Suzune came to my dorm now,' I thought to myself with a chuckle. Just then, I heard the doorbell.
'Oy oy, this is too similar. It's dead in the night.'
I walked out to see Suzune looking to her left, with her arms crossed, as she repeatedly tapped her feet to the ground. My eyes widened as I felt a broad smile creep its way onto my face.
"Suzune!" I bubbled.
"Don't shout," she said as she simply walked into my room.
"Eh?"
'EHHHH?'
'She just walked into my room, right? She just walked into my room!' My thoughts scrambled. "Stop making weird faces," Suzune cut my thoughts as I felt a warm red liquid come out of my nose. Suzune grimaced as she quickly added, "Don't you dare get the wrong idea! I just didn't want to talk outside!" My ears were numb. I couldn't hear anything she said. But I realized that I could definitely feel pain when she kicked me on my shin. "Hope that snapped you out of your fantasies," she snarled as she handed me a tissue paper.
"So what brings my ice queen into my humble abode!" I said with a smile. She suddenly shifted her posture as she stumbled on words. I sat in front of her with a curious face. I felt her become a bit pink as she made eye contact with me.
"Oh, seems like you still have a fever," I gasped as I put my hand onto her forehead. She suddenly grabbed my hand tightly as she shot a glare at me, "What do you think you're doing?" she hissed. I didn't say anything and put a forced smile on my face.
She let out a sigh as she finally spoke, "Listen, I will only say this once."
I looked into her vermillion eyes. I could see her outline get a bit red.
"Thank you."
Omni POV
Yuto looked her dead in the eye, with a straight face. "Anything else?" Horikita clenched her jaw as she pinched Yuto's thigh. "At least say welcome!" she snapped. "Hey! You're welcome! Please stop pinching me." Horikita clicked her tongue as she began walking away again. 'Too similar...' Yuto frowned at the thought.
That's when Horikita turned back. 'Oh... That's new,' he thought as Horikita cheeks flushed as she shifted her gaze to the ground. "I... allow you to be my friend," she finally muttered. Yuto's face turned to stone. He simply got up and curled into a ball in the corner of the room. Soon, sniffling could be heard in the room.
Horikita furrowed her brows, "Why are you crying?" she asked in a confused voice. This was the first time she allowed anyone to be her friend. They should be grateful! Yuto bit his lip as he stuttered, "I.... *sniff* ...thought we were already.... *sniff* ..friends..."
Horikita didn't know how to respond to that. She didn't want to hurt Yuto since he did help her a lot. That's when she said, "Then how about we be best friends!" she said in the most cheery voice she can do. It sounded more like a horse's cry though.
That's when Yuto did a 180 and asked Horikita with a very warm smile, "How about you be my girlfriend-"
He got bonked.
"Don't get too cocky, Yuto-kun," Horikita finished as she threw an icy glare at Yuto before proceeding to leave. Yuto stayed silent until she left. Then lifted his head as stary eyes appeared.
"She thanked me!"
Yuto threw his arms up in celebration and began running in circles around the room, his hands still in the air.
"What an idiot..." Horikita sighed as she heard Yuto's screams echoing through the corridor.
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"What are you doing Kazuki-kun?"
Yuto removed the book from his face to see a upbeat Kushida with a straight face and answered, "Well, since the special exam is starting soon, I was catching some sleep." Yuto was confused. Kushida had been avoiding him for so long. Since the shark incident, Kushida seemed to be more and more talkitive with him.
Yuto looked at his phone as he said, "Oh, I got to go." Kushida tilted her head, "Kazuki-kun, we still have 10 mins." Yuto chuckled akwardly, "Well I have to start early as I walk slower." he pointed to his cast. Kushida chuckled akwardly aswell, "Right..."
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YUTO POV
*Ding dong*
"Come in~~" a voice said behind the door. The voice instantly made me uncomfortable as I opened the door to see: Sakura, Sudo, Matsushita and Hoshinomiya-sensei.
"Looks like I am the last." I laughed softly. "Oh my!~ What a cute boy you are~." Sensei giggled. I shivered at her tone. It was so.. seducive.. I took a sit next Sudo, who patted my back with a grin. I smiled back and then turned to Sensei, who began to explained the special exam.
From my understanding, there were 8 groups. Each group had 14 people, mixed up from different classes. Then there was a VIP in each group. At the end of the exam, we must identify this VIP. But a traitor can also name the VIP before the end of the exam. If they are wrong, they get a penalty of -50 class points and the VIP's class get's +50 class points and the VIP get's 500,000 private points, but if they are right, their class gets +50 class points and 500,000 private points! That was the moment I decided that, I want that money. As long as I am not the VIP, spotting the VIP would be easy with their microexpressions and I could end the test quick and relax....
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A day later...
"Why the fuck am I the VIP?!" I racked my head while looking at my phone.