Book One: Blue Flames & Red Roses

Chapter Eleven

A/N: Hey, readers! This chapter includes a song written by Conan Gray. He is an AMAZING singer/songwriter and so talented. All credit for the song goes to him. Up above is the music video for Conan's song, and when the song is supposed to be played, there will be a cover of the song available. The cover is done by the wonderful Victoria Fang. We hope to add more songs to our chapter in the future, so we hope you like it. Enjoy!

Chapter Eleven:

Emi's POV:

Ever since the Kuro incident, I had been trying to distance myself more from Yukio. I started acting more professional towards him, only calling him by his surname, speaking only when work-related, and focusing more on teaching. I didn't think it was bothering Yukio. Besides, he was the one who said we were nothing more than colleagues. If that were the case, then I needed to respect that no matter how much it hurt. I was struggling without Yukio by my side, but I could tell he was happy. He was hanging out with Shiemi more. I thought back to when Rin said that Shiemi had feelings for Yukio.

That couldn't be true, right?

I was interrupted by my thoughts at the sound of laughter. I was carrying my bento, walking towards the fountain to eat lunch, when I saw Nyx, Rin, Yukio, and Shiemi cracking jokes. They were all squished together, causing the brown-haired boy to wrap his arm around the blonde. I noticed something grey on Shiemi's shoulders. It was Yukio's sweater.

Is that-no! It couldn't be, but it is.

I froze thinking back to when I wore that same sweater.

FLASHBACK TO SIX MONTHS AGO

It was snowing like crazy, and me being the dumbass I was, forgot my coat. It was only a small trip to the convenience store, but the wind and freezing air caused me to quickly start shivering.

"Emi!" I turned to see none other than Yukio, running up to me.

"What are you doing in the cold, and without a jacket?!" He asked, panicking a bit.

"I f-forgot my c-coat." I said, shivering while smiling. Yukio then frantically removed his jacket and sweater, leaving him shirtless. I covered my eyes, startled.

"Y-Yukio! W-What the fuck are you d-doing?!" Yukio then threw me his sweater before putting back on his coat.

"Just put it on!" I put on his sweater, feeling warmth spread through my body, but I was still shivering. Yukio sees this and pulls me closer.

"W-what are you-" I was cut off by Yukio pulling me into a hug, wrapping his coat around the both of us. My face was red, and I silently thanked God that he couldn't see my face.

Does this man not know he's shirtless or...

"Sorry about the lack of clothes, you were just shivering a lot. I wouldn't want you getting sick or anything."

"It's okay," I mumbled into his chest. Yukio patted my head.

"You're so small." He joked. I looked up glaring at him. He chuckled before I pulled away.

"Thanks for letting me wear your sweater." Yukio shook his head.

"No problem. It looks better on you, anyway." I smiled while walking towards the convenience store.

"Come on, Pengu. We're gonna catch a cold." Yukio laughed, as he followed behind me.

We both caught a cold that day.

END OF FLASHBACK

I was about to leave when I heard part of their conversation.

"It's a tough decision, but I would say my favorite would be a Calluna Vulgaris because of their spectacular beauty." Yukio responded.