Hypnosis

Chapter Two

Osana paced around anxiously on the roof. It was ten past one, and Taeko was supposed to be here already. She'd chosen the roof because this was where they usually met up, and it was close to Taeko's class so she wouldn't be late. She stopped by the railing, looking down at the courtyard beneath. She could see Taeko sat by the fountain, and Miyano next to her with his arm around her. Osana was confused and angry. Her feet moved quickly, practically running down to the courtyard. She wasn't letting some random boy steal her best friend right out from under her. She'd rather die.

Miyano smiled lovingly, holding his Taeko close. She'd come straight to meet him at the start of lunch time just like he wanted, which only further proved he had been successful in hypnotising Taeko. He didn't even notice the angry ginger tsundere approaching until she spoke.
"Taeko! You were supposed to be hanging out with me, not this loser!" Osana whined loudly and grabbed Taeko's hand, pulling her up. The dark haired girl was a little confused, but knew she wanted to be with Miyano not Osana. She pulled her hand away, frowning.
"I want to be with Miyano now, not you." She responded rather bluntly. Miyano was slightly surprised by how blunt Taeko was being, but didn't say anything. He actually didn't mind this.
"What is with you, Taeko?" Osana asked, her voice angry and whiny. "You're my best friend, and we always hang out together at lunch." She continued. Taeko was practically despondent, her face blank and empty. Miyano's will was overpowering her own.
"Am I not allowed to have other friends, Osana?" Taeko asked, a kind of mindless curiosity echoing in her words. Osana was taken aback by that.
"F-fine. It's not like I care about you or anything." Osana flicked one of her long ginger pigtails over her shoulder and strutted off. Taeko sat back beside Miyano, snapping out of it a little. She relaxed her head on Miyano's broad shoulder, allowing him to rest his arm around her waist.

At cleaning time, Taeko went down to class 2-1 like she normally would. Not to meet Osana like normal, but to meet with Miyano. She wanted to spend cleaning time with him like how she wanted to spend lunch time with him.
"Oh, do you've finally decided to be my friend again." Osana said coldly to her. Taeko didn't pay much attention to her, but that didn't stop her continuing. "Whatever. It's not like you ditching me at lunch matters." Normally, Taeko would've commented on Osana's passive-aggressiveness, but she didn't. She just walked straight past Osana and over to Miyano.
"Miyano?" She tapped on his shoulder, finding herself getting a little shy. She didn't understand why. Miyano turned to look at her, smiling brightly.
"Hi Taeko. You okay?" He asked her. She nodded and fiddled with her hair shyly while Osana watched in surprise. She didn't expect to be blanked for some nobody.
"Yeah. Can I help you with cleaning today?" Taeko asked him innocently. Miyano nodded and smiled, handing her a cloth. He was more than happy to have his beloved Senpai helping him, and he didn't care how mad it made Osana. That was just a bonus.

Sometime near the end of cleaning, Miyano decided to take Taeko into the storage closet. She didn't really understand why, but felt like she couldn't ask why. She just wanted to be around him. He closed the door and clicked his fingers, sending Taeko into a trance. He locked the door and came in front of her so she could see him.
"Tonight you will have trouble sleeping. You will call me, asking me to hypnotise you to sleep since you know I know hypnosis." He instructed. He wanted to come to her house, check it out to make sure it was suitable for his beloved.
"Yes Miyano." Taeko responded mindlessly, his request setting itself into her future. He smiled, gently caressing her cheek. She was unresponsive, but he didn't mind.
"You're such a good girl, Taeko." He said seductively, gazing into her dull eyes. They were usually sparkly and full of life, but while in a trance her eyes were dull. He slowly moved to unlock the door, snapping his fingers to bring her out her trance. She blinked a few times in confusion, looking around. "You blank out again?" He asked, smiling.
"I think so." Taeko mumbled, nodding her head. He frowned a little, making it as genuine as possible. He opened the door for her, shrugging.
"Don't worry about it. You're all good." Miyano reassured her. He kinda hoped he could kinda manipulate her without the hypnosis, even if it was to jut reassure her that she was okay and had nothing to worry about with him.

That night, as Miyano had wanted, Taeko found herself unable to fall asleep. She could settle just fine, but she couldn't sleep. Her thoughts wandered over to her phone. She remembered Miyano knew hypnotism. She'd wondered about sleep hypnosis once or twice, maybe she should give it a try? Her hand reached over, picking up her phone. Miyano had given her his number at the end of the school day so she could contact him. She called him, only waiting a few seconds for him to pick up and answer.
"Miyano? Hi, it's Taeko. I can't sleep." She told him, keeping her voice fairly quiet. It was late, and she was certain she was the only one awake in the house. Hanako and her parents should be fast asleep considering it was almost midnight.
"Alright. Want me to come over?" He asked, knowing already her answer would be yes. If not, he should be able to hypnotise her over the phone and make her say yes.
"Yes please. Do you think you'd be able to hypnotise me to sleep?" She asked curiously. Normally when she couldn't sleep, she would just take a sleeping pill. For some reason tonight she wanted to try the sleep hypnosis thing. It might work better in the long run for her.
"Sure I can. Give me ten minutes and I'll be there. Oh, better text me your address so I can find you." He laughed awkwardly. Taeko told him her address, even though he already knew where she lived. He'd stalked her a lot before this hypnosis.

Just as promised, Miyano arrived at Taeko's ten minutes after hanging up. He texted her when he was outside, so him knocking on the door wouldn't wake up the rest of Taeko's family. He didn't really want them to know he was there. She opened the door, wearing her pyjamas. Miyano was dressed in a simple pair of skinny jeans and a warm jumper with a pair of trainers.
"Miyano, hi." She smiled warmly, opening the door for him. He came in quickly, allowing her to close the door behind him. The house was warm, and he thought it should stay that way.
"Wow. Your house is really nice, Taeko." He complimented in earnest, smiling warmly. He had only ever seen in through her bedroom window or occasionally the upstairs bathroom window. She giggled and smiled.
"Thank you. Come on, my room is upstairs." She reaches over to grab his hand, blushing the moment they made contact. He blushed too, holding her hand in return. All kinds of thoughts dared to enter his head, but he rejected all of them for now. He wanted to keep this pure and innocent. She lead him up to her bedroom, smiling. Miyano was smiling too, always happy to be in the presence of her beloved. Maybe he could use his newfound power to give her the same feeling.