"so you're here, kaya." a weight could be felt on my shoulder.
the weight—is something warm and breathing alive with a brown silky hair also unexpectedly tired purple eyes. it is connected with a body that is sitting next to me, looking finely slender yet with no spirit and kirisaki high school's male uniform on. it is a or more likely he is a childhood friend of mine, the mighty kikoushi from kirisaki—fujiwara shuu.
i stroked his hair lightly then patted his head that is resting on my shoulder. it's been his habit since we knew each other—kindergarten years or earlier i'm not sure, whenever he felt tired. aside from his calm and collected demeanour, shuu could be clingy around me.
"did something happen?" i asked with a gentle tone.
"not really, but i couldn't breathe fine today." shuu replied with a sigh.
"is it the literal meaning or?"
"both."
"do i need to take you to the nearest hospital?"
"no, i only need you by my side right now."
"cheesy."
"who cares."
shuu stayed at his position for some minutes while i focused on both looking after him and my book.
"charging complete." shuu bursted out. yes, he calls this habit of him as 'charging'.
"then should we head home now?" i asked, eyes on wristwatch.
"we should." shuu replied with a vague smile.
we headed home on feet and the autumn breeze feels chilly as usual. yet how stupid of me for still wearing the summer uniform.
"careless." shuu whispered on my ears.
he stopped walking, unbuttoning his blazer, and putting it on me gently.
"honestly who would wear summer uniform in the middle of october? it is indeed not really chilly in the afternoon but when the sun started to set, the real thing is coming. what would happen if you caught a cold and i need to charge myse-" at times shuu could be a talkative worry wart.
cute.
"understood, your highness." i cut his worry wart talk with his nickname reference.
"good." shuu smiled, ruffled my hair lightly.
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freshly baked first chapter! well merry christmas for those who are celebrating and may you have a nice day 🎄
