Innocent face, Evil eyes
chapter 1
The sun shone brightly as you were walking down the corridors of Raimon Junior High. You were humming your favourite song. It was your last period and end of the week. 'Finally week-end' you thought happily. You walked over to your locker, put the books you need into your (f/c) bag. As you were doing so something popped into your mind, 'Oh right, Hiroto, I need to bring his books, what a clumsy guy sometimes'. He had forgotten his books at school, so since he is a classmate of you, he nicely asked you via What's app if you could bring him his books he needed. And you can help Suzuno with Dutch, since your mother is Dutch. You sent a message to your mum saying: 'Mum, i'm going to Sun Garden to give Hiroto his books, he has forgotten them at school, so maybe can I stay there for dinner?'.
In the meantime you were looking for your bike, once found it, you walked over to it and heard a buzzing sound coming from you Iphone, meaning that your mum has responded, it read: 'Of course you may stay there for dinner, i'll send you a message if you have to come home.'~ mum.
So you were on your way to Sun Garden. Once you were there, you set your bike in the bicycle shed, and headed over to the door and knocked a few times. It was opened by Hitomiko, who greeted you with a smile on her face. ''Hello, (y/n), what are you here for? She asked curiously. ''Oh, i'm here to bring Hiroto's books, he forgot them at school today'' you replied. ''Sure, come on in, i'm sure Hiroto'll be happy if you gave him his books'' '' Thank you, Hitomiko-san'' ''Hitomiko is just fine, drop the formalities, (Y/n)'' ''Okay, if you insist, Hitomiko''. She gave you a smile as you walked inside the orphanage.
She led you to the living room where all the teens were sitting, reading books, playing computer games, etc. ''Hiroto is over there'' Hitomiko pointed to a red-headed person who was sitting at the table, with that she left. So you walked over to him and took a seat next to him. ''Hello, Hiroto, i brought your books, here'' you put the books out of your bag and gave it all to him with an all-knowing smile plastered on your face. ''But next time, don't be so clumsy, please'' you continued. '' Hehe, sorry i won't, by the way, thank you very much, (Y/n)-chan!'' he said at bit flustered while scratching his head a bit. '' You're welcome, Hiroto''. Hiroto stood up, gathered his books and left the living room to bring his books to his bedroom. With that a white-haired teen walked into the living room with a slightly irritated expression on his cold face. 'Maybe Nagumo and he had a fight, well that won't surprise me actually' you thought, but didn't decide to ask what the 'fight' was about. However, that expression changed quickly when he noticed you, His eyes lit up almost instantly and walked your way. A small smile appeared on his face as he asked hopefully: '' (Y/n)-chan!, what a surprise to find you here, are you here to help me?''. Truth to be told, he thought Dutch is an interesting and at the same time a difficult language to learn, so he decided to grab his chance and asked if you could teach him the language.
''Of course, I am, come on take a seat!'' you chirped. Suzuno was a good friend of yours so you would do anything for him. He took a seat beside you. ''But, um, where were we, exactly?'' you asked him doubtfully. ''I thought we were at chapter 5''he said. ''Oh yeah, you're right, we have remained at conjugating the verbs 'to be', 'to have' and 'to go'!'' you said, suddenly remembering. '' That's right, well let's begin!'' he gave you a reassuring smile, took a pen and waited for you to explain.
''Okay, we'll begin with conjugating the verb 'to be' in the present simple, or in another words the verb 'zijn', so you have it like this:
I am – ik ben
you are- jij bent
he/she/it is – hij/zij/het is
we are – wij zijn
you are – u bent (polite singular), or jullie zijn (plural)
they are – zij zijn
''So, you understand, if~'' ''SUZU~'' came a yell, but stopped halfway, because Nagumo saw Suzuno with another girl beside him, one girl he has never seen before. So he silently walked over to you. You were so busy explaining to Suzuno, that you didn't realize that Nagumo was practically hovering over your shoulder to see what you two were doing. Once you realized his presence, you were scared so badly that you almost sat on Suzuno's lap with your arms almost around his neck. ''What are you two doing?'' Nagumo asked innocently, but with his piercing eyes most fixed on your deep (e/c) ones. 'Wow, I can almost see my own reflexion in them, I've never seen such rare eyes, but they remind me of a cat though' you thought after your shock. ''Doing homework tulip-head, now leave, so we can continue'' came Suzuno's sharp reply, causing you train of thoughts to be broken. Nagumo's eyes were instantly fixed on Suzuno's teal-colored ones. ''Who do you call a tulip-head, Ice princess?!'' He yelled with an expression on his face that is set to thunder. 'On no, I have to stop this instantly, okay here I go' ''Y-yamete kudasai! (stop, please!)'' you stuttered a bit and shifted your gaze to both sides. ''I don't want you two to fight!'' you continued a bit louder this time.
''Yeah, she's right, Chūrippu (tulip)'' Suzuno pushed Nagumo a bit further and smirked as he saw a vein appear on the red-head's head. ''YOU-'' He stopped shortly after as he saw you raise an eyebrow, your eyes had a bit of a hypnotizing effect. After he calmed down a bit he slowly asked: ''Who are you and why are you here, by the way?'' '' I'm (L/n) (F/n) and i-i'm here to explain some dutch verbs , b-because we have a test about it next week''. The reason that you stuttered it that Nagumo stared so intensely with those golden eyes of his, that you started tripping over your own words. '' Well, nice to meet ya, (Y/n). My name's Nagumo Haruya'' He was about to shake your hand, but Suzuno decided against it, so he cut in. ''Leave, before you scare her away with those cat-like eyes of yours'' Suzuno replied coldly. ''Hmph!'' Nagumo huffed, but decided not to start another useless fight, so he left it for now. With that he started to walk over to the couch, but not before he gave you one last glance. You were not sure, but.. you thought that glance meant something, however you couldn't put your finger on it and it gave you the chills. 'What does that expression even mean?' you wondered. 'Anyway, I hope i don't have to come...' ''(Y/n)''...near his presence...' ''(Y/n)?'' '... with that expression' you continued. ''(Y/N)! '' Suzuno looked at you irritated.
''What?'' you pouted. '' I said your name for the third time. Where did your mind go anyway? Suzuno asked. ''Uh...well... ugh let it be for now, doesn't matter, let's finish this okay?'' you suggested, trying to change the topic. ''Okay?'' he said with a raised eyebrow. As you were done explaining those verbs, Hitomiko came over to you two.
''(Y/n)-chan, would you like to stay for dinner?'' she asked while smiling. And Nagumo listened intensely to what you have to say next.'' Of course, i'd love to! I asked it beforehand, so it would be alright I guess'' you said. ''Okay, that's settled then!. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes.'' Hitomiko clapped her hands together and disappeared in the kitchen. After Nagumo heard you stayed for dinner, he bent his head as a devilish smirk spread across his face. He thought you were an interesting person, although he knows you a few minutes, he was ready you claim you to be his someday.
As time passed, Hitomiko announced that dinner was ready. You insisted to help with the tablecloth and putting down the dishes and cutlery. Together with some other girls from Sun Garden you finished it if a few minutes. You took a seat and Suzuno decided to sit next to you and unexpectedly Nagumo took a seat on the opposite of you. You gave him a look that said: 'Why-of-all-places-you-take-one-across-from-me'. All he did was giving you a sly smirk in return so no one else saw it, except you.
You hold his gaze for a few seconds without breaking eye contact before you shrugged your shoulders and started to focus your attention on the dish filled with delicious food instead, you were hungry. As you were eating, you felt a pair of eyes almost literally boring through your skull, so you decided to stop eating and shift your deep (e/c) ones, only to clash them with two piercing golden eyes. Source found. Those unnerving eyes hold something that was only meant for you, but somehow it gave you the chills. Oh, and let's not forget that smirk that you want to wipe off, no,almost want to rip off of his face. You just know he is up to something. If it's not now, then it happens later and you're not looking forward to it.
''Looking for something, (Y/n)?'' He teased playfully while the smirk widens on his face. ''No, you're the one who began the staring contest'' you replied and decided to return the smirk with as much force whilst leaning on the both of your hands which were intertwined. 'if he thinks he can do better, than is he oh so wrong' you thought while still not breaking eye contact. All the other teens and Hitomiko decided to look what was going on between you two. And you didn't stutter anymore, because you weren't afraid of those eyes anymore and were ready to face them, you can be shy, but can be confident at times, like there's another 'you' in your body. He tilted his head a bit to the side and said: ''Well, you're the one who keeps looking in my eyes, I didn't know I had such captivating eyes?''. ''Oh, no you haven't, they resemble me of a cat instead, and they have piercing eyes not captivating ones, and you can say I am the one who keeps looking you straight in the eyes, but you're the one who begins to stare at me until I decide to give you my attention, furthermore, and if you didn't like it, then why didn't you shift your gaze somewhere else?'' there you have it, once you make a smart-ass comment, they don't say something else in return. You kept on smirking as Nagumo stared at you wide eyed, not knowing what to say next.
''I thought so'' you said smugly, you weren't that kind of person to let people walk all over you, not anymore, that is. And that expression said more than enough. He shifted his gaze to his dish and left you in peace, for now, while you leaned back in you chair. Some of the teens of Sun Garden watched with widen eyes. No one, and then I mean no one has ever succeeded to beat Nagumo what concerns smart comebacks, not even Hitomiko. ''(Y/n)...'' Hitomiko was speechless, so were the others. That's because Nagumo is a rebellious and slightly arrogant person and does not let anybody walk all over him. You may feel satisfied.
*buzz,buzz,buzz* it was quiet for some time, until your phone buzzed, meaning your mum sent you a message. You looked at your touchscreen after unlocking it, it read:
'Are you coming home, (Y/n))? I've got something to tell you.'~mom.
'Oh?, I wonder what she has to tell me' You raised both you eyebrows a bit. So Nagumo decided to make a comment. ''what's that expression about, (Y/n)?, are you not on good terms with your boyfriend?'' he said with a mean grin. ''No, it was my mother and it had nothing to do with boyfriends, and even if it was, then it wasn't your business anyway, besides... I canget a boyfriend, unlike you, I bet you haven't had your first kiss yet!'' You said with a straight face. Okay, let me pull this straight. You haven't had your first kiss either, because everytime someone has catched your eye, then it was taken away from you , so you gave up and focused on friends and homework instead. But, you had to make a smart comment in order to shut him up. And you succeeded...again.
''Minna, thank you for letting me stay here for dinner, but I have to go home now'' you said. ''You're welcome, (Y/n). And it's all right'' Hitomiko gave you a tender smile. After that, you left Sun Garden. Leaving a speechless Nagumo behind.