Werewolf-kun Meets Sensei

Au: Takes place in episodes 3.

"Kusakabe, are you going to be okay?" Okamura asked her.

It was a hot summer day after school, where the usual three demis struggled. A Yukiona (snow woman), werewolf, and vampire (but more on her later). The yukiona and werewolf passed out from heat exhaustion a while ago, so they looked out for each other, knowing each others' struggles.

"I'll be fine, as long as we don't do anything extreme."

They actually got to know each other after that incident, so there was some silver lining. Kusakabe wasn't very social, so she didn't really talk to anyone but Okamura. Even then, however, she wasn't talkative.

"Yukki!" a voice yelled.

"Oh, it's you Takanashi," she said.

Okamura asked, "Oh, is that the vampire girl you were talking about? The one that clings to you because your body's cold?" I'd try that myself if she didn't see that as sexual harassment... Just because I'm a guy...

"Huh? Who're you?" Takanashi asked. "Ohhh, you're the werewolf guy, aren't you? I can smell it! Sweaty and hairy..."

"Yup! I'd like for you two to meet each other. Takanashi's a vampire demi," Kusakabe said looking at her. Then, she looked over to Okamura and said, "Okamura's a were... wolf..."

Grrrr... Okamura's clothing seemed to puff up while he deeply growled, baring his sharp teeth.

Hnnnn... Takanashi's eyes slanted like his and frowned.

"Umm... Maybe this wasn't the best idea... I'll just slip away now..."

The tension was intense. You could feel the heat radiating from their bodies... Okamura made the first move. He shot out his hand and-!

"Nice to meet you!" he said in a cheery voice. "Minato Okamura, but you can call me just Okamura." His tail started wagging.

"Nice to meet you too!" she happily responded, shaking his hand. "Takanashi Hikari, but call me anything you like!"

"Eh... What just happened?" Kusakabe pondered.

"Huh? What did what just happen?"

"Takanashi, but you- and Okamura..."

"C'mon Kusakabe, use your words! I believe in you!"

"Okamura, but what has with the 'Grrr' and the 'Hnnnn'?"

"What? That didn't happen, we just kinda looked at each other for a second. Maybe you were just imagining it?" Takanashi suggested.

"What? No, I definitely didn't. There was like a puff in your shirt and you two were glaring at each other."

"Whaa? Nah." Okamura said.

Kusakabe left to leave the werewolf and vampire to their own devices after losing the argument if they were going to fight or not.

"So, you're a werewolf?"

"Yup! In the flesh!"

"And in the hair"

"Imma take that as a compliment, so thank you!"

"Oh, hey!"

"Hey what?"

"You know Takahashi-sensei?"

"Mmmm, the biology teacher?"

"Yeah! He wants to interview demis."

"Really?"

"Really! Maybe he's still around, come with me!" She took off, grabbing Okamura's hand and dragging him to Takahashi-sensei's prep room.

"Waah! Wait, stop for a sec!"

"No~ope!"

The breezed through hallways, uncannily fast, toward a place the werewolf would surely like. Finally, they arrived at the door. Hikari burst through the door, shoving Okamura in front of her, yelling, "Sensei!"

"Oh, hey Hikar... Huh?"

"This is Okamura, a werewolf demi! Say hi,"

"Uh, hello?"

"Oh! Minato Okamura, I've been meaning to talk to you,"

"H-hi..."

"Well, I'm gonna leave you two there, so byeeeee!"

"Wait you're just gonna leave-" Thud! "us..."

"So Okamura," Takahashi said, getting a small yelp from him, "you're a werewolf demi?"

Okamura seemed bummed out that she just left them, but still talked. "Yeah, that's me, a werewolf demi."

"I see... So Machi was talking about you and said you liked biting things?"

He perked up a bit after hearing her name. "You know Machi? Oh, that's right, you wanted to interview us demis."

"Yes, that's right."

"Okay then. I have the urge to nibble on stuff, and I bite my own hands real hard when I'm frustrated."

"What do you mean by stuff?"

"Eh, I suppose anything that fits in my mouth. Except erasers. Yuck."

"Why not erasers? That would seem like something that would commonly happen when people are bored."

"I'm okay with pen caps, but the pencil erasers make me feel like it wouldn't erase as well if it got my drool over it."

"Ah, I see."

"Oh! But, I like squishy things better."

"Squishy like...?"

Okamura looked a bit ashamed. "...Flesh..."

"...Flesh like-"

"Arms... And I guess legs by extension, but that's just weird."

"And why do you like doing that? Is there any reason?"

He stayed silent for a bit and eventually said, "Promise you won't judge me?"

"Sure, sure." It's not like I'm not already doing that. No, no, I shouldn't think like that...

He looked straight at him with a devious grin. "The pure ease of being able to crush something with your mouth is quite enticing. The soft flesh is a delightful contrast to my sharp, hard teeth. There's also something about getting to break something and getting something else in return like smashing a piñata. It's great for stress as well, Takahashi-sensei. You should try it sometime." They sat in silence for a bit, drinking in what he just said.

"Ah, but sometimes gentle nibbling is calming as well." He was met with more silence. "Wait, wait, Takahashi-sensei, it was a joke, see? Hahaha..."

Takahashi-sensei sighed. "Um, but! I wouldn't do anything like that to you! Your arms are too thick and muscle-y and hairy! Ah, but that's not an insult, in fact I really like men with muscles and hair!"

He looked at Okamura in comical disbelief. "N-not in a sexual tone of course! I just really find that attractive!"

"Okamura."

"Y-yes?"

"Are you gay?"

"Uh... Excuse me?"

"Do you like men as romantic partners?"

He blushed a deep red. His hair stood up, making his clothing puff up. "I... Yes."

"Why are you embarrassed?"

Silence. "Are you aware of the discrimination?"

"Yes."

"I get backlash from being a demi by itself. Then, there's the fact that I'm gay, and I'm generally okay with that. But then, there are these people who literally control my life. My parents, teachers, they have such an influence on my life. I live under my parents' house. They pay the bills, provide me with food, and they can stop at any time. My teachers have control over my grades, could write me up for the slightest thing. Just because they're discriminatory. Just because of that mentality, they could make me unnecessarily struggle in life. I'm afraid of them knowing, just because they might discriminate against me."

Okamura sighed. "Hey, can we go back to the werewolf stuff?" He asked, leaning back. "I don't like talking about that stuff."

"Of course. Well then..."

He pulled a book out from under his desk. It read Lycanthropy; The Legends. "What do you think of folklore about werewolves?"

"Well, the stuff about the full moon? That doesn't really have to do with anything. I just think that people could see the 'threat', in this case being the wolves, better in the light of the moon. Then, after people associated wolves with the moon, they associated us demis with the wolves. However, I could be totally wrong."

"Interesting. So what-"

"Actually, Takahanshi-sensei, could we talk about this another time? I'm not feeling like answering your questions. I'm sorry."

"Sure, I understand."

Okamura stood up to go leave, but was interrupted by Takanashi-sensei. "Hey, come back anytime you feel comfortable. Like on your break, for example." Okamura said nothing, but just tilted his head slightly to him and mumbled, "Uh huh." And so Okamura left, in quite a somber mood.

Minato was a unique experience. He says he can handle the discrimination of being homosexual and a demi, but is afraid of the fact that adults may give him "unnecessary struggle". However, Machi says that it seems like he wears it on him and is perhaps even proud because of it. I really wished for some insight on his nature being a werewolf demi, but this situation takes priority.