Amajiki x Reader: Blossoming Romance

Chapter 2: A Note

You yawned in class the next day while the teacher announced the rules for nominating and voting for the Homecoming Court. It was never something that particularly interested you. You had plenty of friends but it's not as if you were popular enough to be elected either way. Izabel was the shoo-in for sure and there was definitely several equally popular boys that would be eligible to become her king. Then they'd start dating, you'd see them plastered all over the yearbook together, and then they would inevitably break up, starting the cycle all over again next year.

"Make sure to have your votes in by Friday at the end of school. They'll be counted and the winners will be announced at the game that night."

Something caught your eye while the teacher had his back turned. Amajiki stealthily used his quirk to pass Izabel a note in class, taking care not to be caught. You hardly knew the boy, since he had only transferred here a few months ago, but it was evident that he became bolder by the day with every speck of attention the lovely girl gave to him. Izabel didn't write back, but fluttered her lashes at him, putting the note into her pocket. It warmed your heart to see romance blossom before your eyes... especially when literal blossoms were involved. You smiled, curiosity peaking, and decided you needed to know the contents of Tamaki's note. You snuck around the corner of the school courtyard after class, overhearing her clique giggle together.

"Read it again." One of the girls said. You assumed they were tickled by how delightfully pure and earnest it was.

"Dear Izabel." Another girl snatched the note and read it aloud. "I really like spending time with you. I found your jacket yesterday, but I'm sorry I haven't found your missing halo yet. Would you please go to Homecoming with me? Love, Tamaki."

You internally squealed; Tamaki's cavity-inducing sweetness definitely didn't disappoint your expectations. The other girls cackled too.

"How pathetic!" Izabel shrieked, and your smile suddenly disappeared. "What a loser!" Your heart sank.

"Totally." One of Izabel's flunkies piled on. "A dork like that needs to learn his place. He should know you're out of his league."

You clenched your fists in agitation. You hated fake girls like that. "So petty." You mumbled, walking away from the group. It would just aggravate you more if you hung around and heard any more. On the walk home, their cruelty ate at the back of your mind. It was none of your business but you couldn't stand to see injustice like this done. 'What makes her so damn special?'  You wondered. 'I don't see anything wrong with that Tamaki kid...' It wasn't your place to interfere, but gosh dang-it, you were going to MAKE it your place! A hero wouldn't stand by and let mean things happen. It was settled, you were going to break the spell this witch had on Amajiki.

The next day came and you weren't sure exactly how to talk to someone you didn't know very well, let alone ask him on a date. It wasn't a real date, as you didn't actually harbor feelings for this shy boy, but you figured redirecting any of his affections your way would spare him a lot of heartbreak from Izabel later. 'It's not like I wouldn't give him a fair chance though...'  Your thoughts drifted off on their own little tangent. 'I mean he's not ugly or anything. ...And his ears are totally cute...'  You caught yourself smirking at the ground as you pondered it. You shook your head clear of that weird train of thought, approaching Tamaki's lunch table. The only other one sitting there was Mirio Togata, as the two of them were an inseparable pair. You didn't mind though, as Togata was nothing but bubbly and pleasant. You knew he wouldn't judge what you were about to do.

"Hey." You held up an awkward hand and the two boys looked up at you.

"How ya doing?" Mirio greeted brightly.

"Ah- good." You gave a crooked smile. "Amajiki-kun... I wanted to ask you something..."

"Me?" He raised his eyebrows, looking surprised and a tad bit nervous.

"Er-yeah..." It wasn't until now that this felt like a dumb idea. You had only had a handful of encounters with Tamaki, one of them being the other day when he caught you awkwardly eavesdropping on his flirting attempt. 'Yeah. This is weird.' "Uh... I was wondering... would you maybe want to go to the Homecoming game with me?"

"Oh!" He looked down at his lunch with a pink blush. "Uh... I uh..."

"Sorry, F/N. Tamaki's already been asked." Mirio said, grinning widely as if you had just complimented his most prized possession.

"Really?" You smiled genuinely, just happy that his painful rejection you feared yesterday was circumvented.

"Yeah. Tamaki's really popular today." He slapped Amajiki on the back jovially.

"Well I'm glad to hear that. Congrats."

"You just missed the chance. Izabel asked him this morning." Your mood was struck by a looming cloud of uncertainty.

"Izabel?" You asked slowly, expression now uneasy.

"Mhm." Mirio still appeared blissfully ignorant, but Tamaki noticed the change in your expression.

"Uhm... Th-thank you for asking me..." You assumed he was trying to console you for being upset. "I'm uh... sorry..."

'Oh. He thinks I'm sad because he rejected me. I guess that would make sense in a normal situation.'

"It's okay." You offered so he wouldn't fret.

"He's just a heartbreaker, aren't ya, Tamaki?"

"MIRIO!" He exclaimed, mortified by his friend's insensitivity. You chuckled and turned. It's not as if you had any real emotions invested in him. But something definitely bothered you about this situation.

"No worries, Amajiki-kun. Have a good time."

"Th-thanks..."

"Good luck to you!" Mirio returned your wave as you made your exit. You bit your lip in dismay as you rounded the corner, aware of how high the stakes had suddenly become.

'Maybe she changed her mind... I left so soon. Maybe she defended Tamaki against the other girls after I left.' 

No... You knew better than that.

'There's still a few more days before the Homecoming game... that's plenty of time to win his affection, right?'