Musakui Rescue
By: Aviantei
Side: Shintaro
I started out as a loner. And that was just fine.
Given my attitude back then, it's no wonder that I didn't have any friends. I didn't have to put effort into my school work. When it came to group activities, I did the work by myself. All I really accomplished was pushing other people away. I only cared about my computer, and back then I didn't have the excuse of Ene living there to count it as my only friend.
To put it simply, I was a brat.
I didn't really care. I could put up with my family, so they didn't care either. I'm sure Mom would have liked it a bit more if I had brought a friend home, but I got perfect grades, so she probably assumed that was why I didn't. And Momo… well, she had enough people fawning around her to have time to worry about my problems.
Hence, whenever Ayano came around, I was more than a brat. I was a jerk.
Other people would give up after one or two tries to be my friend. I was so accustomed to shutting people down that it was instinct by the time Ayano started trying. The difference was that she didn't get discouraged. It was frustrating. After all, I was tired of people trying to be my friend just because I didn't have any friends. I was perfectly okay with being alone. Why couldn't anyone see that?
Except, I guess I really didn't want to be alone. And Ayano wasn't trying to be my friend because she thought I needed one. I mean, she mentioned it, but it wasn't her real reason. She wanted to be friends with someone. She didn't choose me for any other reason than we sat next to each other in class.
It took me a bit to realize that, though. And when I finally did, I was still a jerk for a bit, just to make sure. That didn't last long, though. She genuinely wanted to be my friend, so I let her.
Everything kind of changed from there. Sure, it wasn't by much, but I wasn't as closed off. No one really approached me much anymore, but I don't think I would have been as rude if they did. Of course, I don't think I could have handled too much attention, but just a little but wouldn't have been so bad.
The world suddenly seemed like it wasn't so bad of a place to be in.
I have her to thank for that.
My job is slowly making me nocturnal.
But regardless, this was originally going to be a two-shot project with Shintaro and Ayano talking about how they feel like they were saved by the other person, even if in reality, it was unintentional on the other's part (Hence the title). After I wrote the first two parts, I realized I had more ideas for the other characters and as such extended this project.
I don't know how many chapters there will be, but I hope to cover most of the KagePro characters when I'm done.
I hope you enjoy this misguided collection of one shots.
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