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chapter ninety-three
"You want me to walk you back to the dorms?" Shinsou asked, only slightly out of breath after finishing their first lap. It was unfortunately Korei's final lap, seeing as though she was currently laying in the grass as she panted heavily. "I'm gonna go for another two laps or so, then we can get those smoothies you wanted."
"I don't-" she inhaled sharply, easing up into a sitting position. "-see how y-you can go again!" Being overdramatic was just in her nature when it came down to exercising. Shinsou found it adorable sometimes, though he did wish she would keep running with him because he enjoyed her company. "I'm dying! I feel like I've been shot!"
"You're fine, kitten!" Shinsou exclaimed, offering his hand to help her up. Korei took it, allowing him to pull her into a standing position. Her arm was quickly slung around his neck, tugging him closer and further down. "It's just a short run."
"Short run? That was way long! I can't even see the other side of the campus from here! We ran that whole thing!" She shouted, playfully smacking his shoulder. He rolled his eyes at her, pressing a kiss to her lips before brushing some sweat from her face. Korei felt super gross when he did things like that, wanting to apologize for not staying clean.
"You should go ahead and get another shower, kitten. I'll be done in about an hour," he mumbled out, ignoring the flustered feeling creeping up on him. "Then we'll go on that date." His words nearly gave him a heart attack. Why did he have to get so nervous when someone said the word 'date'?
"A-alright!" She nodded, her eyelids lowering as she tugged him even closer. "Gimme a kiss, baby. I'll send you a picture of what I decide to wear." The way her eyebrows wiggled told Shinsou that he wasn't gonna get a picture of her outfit, and he did not know how to act. Giving her a sweet kiss, the pair said their final goodbyes. He offered to walk her back to the dorms, knowing they weren't too far away but not wanting to spend too much time away from her. Korei declined his kind offer, wanting him to finish his run as quickly as possible. "I love you!" She called after him, waving when he turned towards her.
"I love you too!" He shouted before turning back around and starting a new lap. It didn't bother him that other people heard his confession. Saying 'I love you' is something that sometimes will never happen for certain people. It's not common to hear the words shared between two teenagers, but Shinsou felt that it truly applied. Despite never really having dated someone before, he knew he loved Korei. When picturing his future, he always saw her in it.
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Korei hummed to herself as she walked back to the dormitory. She had long since caught her breath, spending a bit more time outside than she planned. She really enjoyed the warmth, but she despised wearing that sweatshirt. When she got a certain ways away from the dorms, she tugged the sweatshirt off and decided to just walk back to her room in the sweatpants and her sports bra. It's not uncommon for the girls to do that so she didn't see anything wrong with doing it as well.
"I'm sorry!" Korei exclaimed when she accidentally bumped into someone. Her apology didn't really make sense when she was the only one of the two to fall down. "I-i didn't mean to-!" They caught her off, quickly asking her if she was okay.
"It's fine! Are you okay? I'm the one who should apologize! I'm sorry!" They quickly shot off their apology, placing their hand on Korei's shoulder and offering out a helping hand. She looked up into gentle black eyes, a warmth surrounding her that was similar to the sun. The green-haired girl flushed from embarrassment, continuing to mumble apologies and 'thank you's to the tape quirk user as he helped her up from the ground. Korei dusted herself off as Sero grabbed the sweatshirt from the sidewalk. "I'm truly sorry! I wasn't paying attention and I didn't mean to bump into you."
"No, no, you're okay! I-i think I should have been more a-aware and everything. I'm sorry," she accepted the sweatshirt from him, not even really caring that she was wearing her sports bra in front of him. She didn't mind being seen in it, actually kind of liking the way she looked. "Thank you for helping me a-and picking up my sweatshirt. I appreciate it." She bowed politely, receiving a cute chuckle in return. Sero just shrugged and waved it off, telling her that he really feels like the incident was actually his fault.
"I swear, I think I'm the reason behind it, okay? It's totally fine, let's just skip right past it!" He nodded, attempting to assure Korei that she wasn't at fault. In all actuality, he was too busy thinking about how his interning would increase his chance of meeting cute girls but Korei was also deep in thought so the two of them were equally at fault. "You're okay, right? Nothing's wrong? You fell on the concrete a-and I don't think that felt good!" What the hell was that, Sero? Are you flirting or are you talking to a child? Get your act together, man!
"Oh no, it's really fine! I'm really clumsy so it's something that my boyfriend is kinda used to!" Korei explained, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. Did he get the message? Hopefully, he's not weird like that one short guy. She smiled at him, watching to see if there was any change in his attitude at all. There weren't any obvious changes so maybe he wasn't coming onto her? Sometimes, she can't really tell. "I-i should get going now, it was nice meeting you..." She trailed off in hopes that he'd fill in the blanks for her. Luckily enough, the ravenette was happy to introduce himself.
"Hanta Sero," he spoke proudly, sporting a very large and infectious grin. Korei felt weird about looking at him, her heart skipping a beat in a way that only happened when she talked to Shinsou. Is this technically cheating? Is she doing something wrong? She needs to stay away from Sero! The only person that can make her feel like this is her boyfriend! "It was nice meeting you too..." And even though he knew her name, he waited for her to tell him.
"U-uh, Korei Saito!" She bowed awkwardly, quickly straightening up and fixing her hair with her free hand. "Goodbye, Sero-san! Enjoy your evening!"
"You too, Saito!" He called back, the two of them parting ways. Sero felt extremely giddy, glad to know that Korei was just as sweet and kind as Denki explained her to be. God, she probably has really soft skin too. Wait, fuck, that's weird. Cut it out!
Korei did her best to ignore the accelerated heartbeat but she knew what this meant. Why did she have to be so attracted to someone who wasn't her boyfriend? It made her feel...gross. Like she needed another shower to wash the filthiness away. Well, she needed a shower anyway.
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