After that incident...
Nico became more clingy to Maki. She would come with the redhead to almost everywhere! Bathrooms,their bedroom,kitchen,living room,classroom,etc.
Maki find it suspicious since Nico wasn't like that for the past few days.
Why-even though she just walked towards her classmate,Nico would still follow her.
Which is why they were the center of attention for the whole week!
Or more like they were always the center of attention..
Even their teacher joined their classmates by changing the arrangement of the seats.
And now,their new form of classroom was that,all seats were placed abreastly and closely. Five seats in a row and there is an aisle at the center of the classroom,making two columns of rowed seats.
The teacher also arranged their seating positions and of course,she made Maki and Nico sit abreastly to each other.
And during lessons,they would always be the examples of their teachers.
Like what the hell? Guess their section completely supports them.
And plus,their school festival is coming soon..
"Hey Maki,let's go get some snacks at the canteen!" Hanayo chirped as she rushed to Maki's side.
The redhead nods,"Alright then!" She stood up from her seat.
"Whoa whoa whoa,let me in." Nico stood up also.
Their teacher just left the classroom and it is now their lunch break.
Maki looked down at Nico,"Alright then. But we are just gonna buy sna-"
"I don't care,let me come with you." Nico deadpanned.
The redhead sweat-dropped,"G-Got it.."
But as soon as they got outside the classroom. Nico looked over her shoulder to find five girls who have their arms crossed while looking at Nico with such a dead expression..
'I know you five are watching me,bitches...' The raven-haired thought before she looked at Maki and tightly clung to her arm.
At the canteen..
"Here's my payment." Maki said as she handed off a bill to the seller of sandwiches. Then,she took two tuna sandwiches and walked towards Nico who was just watching her with a smile,she was sitting on a bench outside the canteen.
"What's with that smile? It's creepy." Maki handed her one sandwich before she started eating her own.
Nico giggled as she took her sandwich,"Nothing..say.."
"Hmm?" Maki blinked.
"You did say that you would fight for me if ever I got in trouble right?"
Maki flushed deeply and looked away,"Well...yeah..I mean...like I said,that's what lovers do right?"
Nico smiled softly and stood up,"Maki.."
The redhead blinked and looked back at her,"What is i-"
Nico then suddenly rushed towards her and pulled her into a tight embrace.
Even though Nico is small,Maki could feel this strange warmth coming from Nico but for some reason..
The redhead felt fear inside that warmth,she doesn't know why though.
"Maki..."
"W-What is it? Is there a problem? Do you want to go to the clinic?" Maki said worriedly.
'What happened to her?' The redhead thought as she returned the embrace tightly.
"Could we hug like this for a while?" Nico asked.
"W-Wha-What's with the request all of the sudden? We're in public!" Maki replied.
"I don't care! I just need a few minutes!"
Maki just went silent and just sighed as she just stayed there,hugging Nico.
"Could you hug me a little tighter? I'm cold.."
"Wha-well..Sure.." And the redhead did tightened her hold on her.
"Thank you..I feel safe now.." Nico unconsciously nuzzled against Maki,eventually sniffing her aroma.
'Feel safe?' Maki thought with suspicions and looked around.
'Who the hell made her feel scared?'
Then Maki saw five girls from afar and narrowed her eyes.
'Hmm...are they those people that made Nico feel like this?'
After a few more moments,the five girls then walked away.
Maki sighed and looked down at Nico before she just pulled her closer.
'I'll protect you...Nico.'
"Nico! Maki! Let's go back to the classroom!" Hanayo came running towards them,"Sorry to ruin your moment!"
Maki blushed as she looked at Hanayo,"I-It's okay!" She then looked down at Nico again,"Hey,let's go back."
Nico nodded as she freed herself from the tight hug,"Right."
After their break,the three then went back to the classroom.
But instead of a good and usual incident happen,they just saw messy things around Nico's and Maki's place.
Maki's and Nico's eyes widened.
"What happened here?" The redhead marched towards her seat to check her bag but after finding out that her things are alright,she turned to her classmates who shivered.
"S-Some female from other section crashed in here and..." One of their female classmates stopped.
"S-She kinda ruined Nico's things without a reason,w-we tried to stop her but.." Another female classmate said.
Maki tched,"What?"
"N-Nya,they are scary.." Rin shivered.
"Rin,are you okay? She didn't hurt you guys or anything right?" Maki asked and their classmates nodded.
"She just went straight here and made a mess of Nico's things..." Another female classmate said.
"We wanted to call a teacher but she threatened us not to nya.." Rin added.
"That bitch.." Maki lightly growled and sighed deeply to calm down before facing Nico,"Nico-" But she halted her own sentence when she saw the raven-haired sobbing.
"I-I'm okay.." Nico sniffed as she wiped her tears that fell a bit.
Maki was shocked and looked at their classmates,signalling them to give them a room.
And they did by going back to their respective seats.
The redhead then walked closer to Nico,"Hey..don't worry,the next time,we won't be leaving this classroom during breaks,we can just have Rin or Hanayo bring snacks for us."
The raven-haired then suddenly faced the redhead and tackled her into a hug while sobbing.
Maki's eyes widened as she stumbled back a bit but she regained her balance and embraced Nico back,"Don't worry..none of this will happen again. Alright?"
But the raven-haired didn't answer and just kept sobbing.
The redhead then placed her hand on the back of the smaller girl's head for comfort,"Don't worry..I'll protect you.."
'I will slap that bitch so hard that they wouldn't bother making trouble with Nico again..ahh that bitch..if ever I see her,I would literally do that,no,what if I punch her right in the face so then she won't have to do this to Nico again?' Maki thought.
'But come to think of it,I felt pity. But at the same time,this urge to protect her became stronger than before..I guess my role as her fiance gets to be a real thing? Wait,what was I thinking?! Anyway..' She looked down at Nico with a small smile.
'Nico...I will protect you..'
A/N:Hey guys! How's it going? Good? Good! Bad? Relax for a while and listen to music! Hope you enjoyed this new chapter!
