MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
❝ Suddenly, you came through, making me make a move ❞
"GOOD MORNING!", Y/n walked into the shop wearing her usual fake smile, but this time she really felt more energetic than usual.
"G'morning Y/n! You seem to be really happy today, did something nice happen by chance?", Mr. Oka asked her, combing Sketchy's coat.
The girl giggled devilishly.
"Now that I'm certain that Reki is a die-hard skateboarding fan, I can't wait to see his ego shatter. I'm sure it will happen sooner or later, and when the time comes, I'll be there to make fun of his naivety.", she thought, fiddling with her fingers.
She almost could imagine the crying face of that fool once he realized that that stupid sport would lead him to nothing but despair.
"But I obviously can't tell this to Mr. Oka...", her determined gaze met the man's confused one.
She smiled at him, feeling like a referee directing a volleyball game, watching everything from above.
She knew everything, she was sure it was only a matter of time before something serious happened to Reki and at that point, he would quit skateboarding forever.
She was a little sorry for him. She obviously didn't like to enjoy other people's misfortunes, yet she hoped karma would teach Reki that life isn't all puppy dogs and rainbows.
"No, no big deal. I'm just glad to be able to help you!", she replied, making Mr. Oka laugh a little.
Then she walked to the back and noticed the colored hair of her colleague and his friend in the lab next door.
"Good morning Reki, good morning Langa. What are you doing?", the shrill voice of the girl startled the two, who were mysteriously confabulating among themselves. She had already decided to act as if the day before never happened. Besides, it wasn't their fault, they certainly couldn't know about her hatred for skateboarding.
Reki's frightened scream rang through the room, forcing Y/n and the Canadian to cover their ears.
"Are you crazy?! I'm 100% sure one day I'm gonna die because of you!", the red-haired boy barked in a high pitched voice, using Langa as a shield.
"This guy is really dramatic...", she thought, giving him a confused look.
"Reki was letting me try the skateboard, last night he changed the wheels.", replied his friend, smiling a little. The redhead behind him meanwhile was trying to calm the restless beating of his poor heart.
Y/n nodded and her curiosity got the better of her pride, which had already forced her to roll her eyes in annoyance at the word skateboard.
"Last night? Are you sure you got enough sleep?", she asked, turning to Reki, and he blushed slightly, glad that the girl was worried about him.
"Man, I know he is an idiot, but never at this level!", Y/n was really worried about the boy.
She admired him for staying up all night doing his friend a favor, but trying so hard just to be able to peel his elbows later was nothing but illogical to her.
"Yes, don't worry! Besides, I certainly couldn't leave Langa right before his challenge against the young premise of Japan, Miya Chinen.", Reki replied, leaving her speechless. She didn't think the competition was that deep.
"It will be fun! Do you want to come?", Langa nudged him, making him remember how the girl reacted the day before.
Y/n had already frowned in irritation, but before she could respond, Reki intervened, "Sorry, I didn't mean-", his amber eyes glued to the ground in discomfort.
Why did he keep reminding her of her ex best friend bringing up this useless sport?
"Tsk.", the girl came threateningly to his face, "Don't make me laugh. Funny? I'd rather die than see you risking your life for such a stupid sport.".
A shiver ran down the redhead's back because of her dark gaze, yet he could see something in it.
At that moment he understood that Y/n was being aggressive to hide her loneliness, building a wall around her.
He knew perfectly well how it felt because that was his own self-defense method.
"Maybe, she hates herself? Does it have anything to do with her hatred?", he wondered and subconsciously his eyes softened. He seemed crazy to be inventing theories about the behavior and possible trauma of a stranger, yet he wanted to know. He wanted to know why she hated skateboarding so much.
Quickly the girl's hand was found gripping his collar, "Stop looking at me like that!", she shouted and Langa was forced to intervene to separate them. The situation had escalated in a flash.
With a quick gesture, the Canadian had pushed her away, dragging her shoulder and being careful not to hurt her.
"Reki, you don't know anything about me. Please stop looking down on me.", Y/n's faint voice brought him back to reality and he watched her as she was leaving, "Mind your own business.", she said looking at him for the last time.
The girl's figure disappeared behind the front door, leaving Reki confused and at the same time guilty.
"Come on Langa, let's go practice.", he then encouraged his friend, realizing that he had to leave the girl some space for herself.
Reki did not hate her, on the contrary, a strong need to help her formed within him. He didn't understand what her problem was, but he really wanted to find out why she was acting so aggressive.
Was he being nosey? Maybe, but he couldn't ignore that warm feeling of interest growing inside him.
The two friends left the laboratory once and for all, heading into the park there. At the moment it was Langa's match that he had to pay attention to.
"Mr. Oka, I'm done for today. See you tomorrow.", Y/n tried to smile at the man, hoping he hadn't heard her fight with Reki.
Though she had tried hard to get along with him, she was no longer sure if she could right now. She didn't like that boy at all, the way he saw the world all puppy dogs and rainbows bothered her to death.
"Y/n, can you stay here a moment? I have to talk to you.", said Mr. Oka. A relieved sigh escaped her lips, she knew that the man understood her perfectly and that he was always aware of everything about her. He was a person she could trust and she often vented her problems on him.
Once he got to know her, he said it was easy for him to understand what was going through her mind because she was so much just like her mother.
Mr. Oka had become a father figure to her and she was grateful to him from the bottom of her heart, even though they had only known each other for a few months.
When Y/n leaned against the counter, Sketchy rubbed against her hand and she smiled faintly, "Go ahead, tell me.", she then said.
He sighed worriedly, looking for the right words to use, "I know it's complicated to make friends. I know about your past, you told me about it, remember?", the young woman nodded, continuing to pay attention.
"I mean, the point is, I'm asking you to be patient. Reki is a bit stupid and still immature, but he's not a bad person.", a small smile appeared on the man's lips.
"Think of it as a day at the beach: after getting ready under your comfortable beach umbrella you decide to dive into the sea and suddenly a huge wave hits you. At first, you get scared and try to avoid it, but it still hits you in full.
Now, how will you react? There are two possible ways.", the girl's gaze moved to the index and third finger of Mr. Oka, who was making the number two with his hand.
"Either you risk drowning or hold your breath for a moment and swim through it.", her eyes widened in amazement, she had never heard such a philosophy come out of his mouth. It was definitely unusual.
"Alright, but... What does it mean?", the man rolled his eyes before answering, "It means that you have to dive into him. You need to understand his huge personality and accept him slowly. All you need is, again, patience.", this time, the girl nodded.
The man smiled at her, slightly ruffling her hair with a quick caress, "I hope I helped you, little girl.", he added with a chuckle.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Oka", replied Y/n, replacing her fake smile with a genuine one, "If that's all, I'm going home.".
Before she could escape him, he gently took her hand, "Sorry, that's not what I wanted to talk about.", the man continued, getting a confused glare from her.
"Have you ever heard of the 'S'?", the girl frowned.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I LOVE Y/N AND MR. OKA'S RELATIONSHIP SO MUCH ♡
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