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Of cats and Dogs
Emotional Intelligence.
What the fuck does that even mean? Well it would be safe to assume that possessing emotional intelligence would imply that you are emotionally intelligent. This pair of words seems odd to start with, since most times out of all, if you display emotions it means you are not being intelligent, at all, Source: my confession to Orimoto in middle school.
But schools and almost everyone seems to beg to differ, particularly the humanities classes which are in my opinion, just some hours of unintelligible useless trash, but hey, better than studying the sciences and subjecting myself to actual torture, I would dread the third year of high school should I be set to become an engineer.
Well, where was I? Ah that, Emotional intelligence so it would seem that every professor and mediocre psychologist that couldn't find a job at actual psychology and ended up counseling for school kids has this shitty little chart of feats and traits they think you should have.
Remember back in middle school when on the first day they always asked you what you did on vacations or what do you like to do in general? So you had a sea of boys saying they liked to play videogames and play baseball, and a sea of girls saying they liked to listen to music and go out with their friends, those were the default generic answers, it was playing it safe.
Now you see this shitty chart and "socio-affective compass" with a set of questions and designated personalities you must abide by, what a bunch of shit. Now you replace the "Oh I listen to music and play videogames" with an ocean of "Oh, I'm empathetic and can easily pick up conversation with someone I don't know". Can these people be more shameless? Hiratsuka-sensei constantly brands me as cynical, but having an environment as cruel as this one that calls itself 'empathetic' is the most cynist thing I've heard in a while, even the politicians of the third world can get slightly self conscious when the law of Herodes is overused.
I let out a deep tiresome sigh, let's just get this over with, I'll answer the questions with some normie mask, if Hiratsuka-sensei gets her hands on my shit again I'm bound to regret it.
'Close your eyes and picture something you cherish'
Huh. I guess Vita-chan, or the comfort of bed-chan, but it won't hurt to close my eyes, the teacher rarely pays attention to me but I can at least pass as making an effort to answer this thing, if I'm lucky I'll fall asleep.
Red ribbons tied cutely in black hair
What the hell? Well, I'll write something basic like my home.
'Close your eyes and picture something you would miss were you to lose it'
A pair of mugs both filled with steaming tea
Hmmm, I'll fill in 'Chiba', it's not like I'm lying or anything.
'Picture someone you would give a hug if he or she was in front of you'
Well that's a no brainer, Komachi. Given how she's probably the only human being alive that would hug me so it's not an option, I'll guess I'll think of Komachi hugs to feel less miserable, heh that surely was worth a lot of Hachiman points.
Yukinoshita staring at me with her icy blue eyes
Ok why am I thinking of Yukinoshita in every question? I am actually concerned, I still haven't ruled out the possibility that she can read minds with how she's almost always disarming my comebacks and can press in my insecurities, if she were to find out I thought of her in my arms I'd probably get a second lawsuit threat by different Yukinoshita women.
'Picture something that really annoys you and a way to resolve it'
Oh, so that's why Yukinoshita was in my mind. I must've registered the answer to that one in my subconsciousness when I first looked at this accursed paper. Well I obviously can't write in 'Yukinoshita Yukino' as it would be seen as hateful by the teachers, and well because it's goddamn Yukinoshita, everyone is mean to her, but for someone like me to actually talk trash would be seen as heresy, you are all hypocritical cowards.
And besides it's not like I have thought of an anti-Yukinoshita plan or device, so I have no way to resolve it, I'm just glad it was something stupid and not me having dangerous thoughts again. A loner like me doesn't need to be reminded of what happens when you hug a cactus.
I'll just write 'loud people' and 'wear earphones', I think I am entitled to at least one stoic answer.
Some days ago, Service Club clubroom. 9 minutes after Zaimokuza's departure, 13 seconds after Hachiman closed his eyes:
"Come in" Yukinoshita says to whoever is outside
"Shitsureishimasuuu" I hear from a sing-songy annoying voice.
I resist the respectful protocol of greeting our clients, I really can't be bothered with something fluffy tuffy and stupid from what I can tell is one more normie girl, I bet she's going to ask us about a boy.
"Hikigaya-kun! wake up!" Yukinoshita whispers to me very frustrated at my lack of care for whoever just entered.
"*groan* You deal with it, I can tell this request is going to be grand and philosophical" I say sarcastically in an equally quiet voice.
I feel stinging pain in the back of my hand as I realize Yukinoshita is pinching my hand with her cold unamused glare
"OW! OW! OW! ok, ok I'm up woman! don't treat me like Sensei does"
"Eeh?! What is hikki doing here?!" I look up to a pink hair bun that looks taken aback by the creature she just witnessed
Hikki? Why Hikki? We don't know each other. wait hik- hikkikomori, ah fuck you whoever you are, I've literally never done anything to you, I don't even know who you are! I audibly groan
"Gomenasai, please excuse our honorable club president's behavior, he doesn't know how to react when he sees other specimens of his kind, but fret not, I can somewhat understand Hikigaya-kun's dialect, I think I can translate to japanese."
"Spare it witch. Just 20 minutes ago you were disgusted of my understanding to Zaimokuza's lingo and now you come up with that"
"My, I am sorry to hear that. I thought we were both proud of the recollection of knowledge, I think I can be quite proud of being able to discern such a primitive tongue Hiki-caveman-kun"
I give in, I can feel the girl looking at us in confusion, I think what comes next is she says something like 'wow Yukinoshita-san! This club is amazing! You can shit on the weirdos at will, I love it!' I just put my arm on the table and support my chin on my fist
"Woah… this club is sooooo cool!"
Called it.
"What makes you say that…Yuigahama-san is it?"
"Wow, you know who I am?"
"I think I've heard you around school, they sometimes mention you along with Hayama-kun and some other names"
"Yup! They are my friends. And well, it seems like Hikki and you sure have totes fun! At class he just laughs to himself or sometimes looks like he's dead, it's creepy."
What a bitch, I've had enough.
"I'm gonna go get a coffee, I'll bring you one, I'll leave Yuigahama-san to you." I say to Yukinoshita as I stretch my arms
"Typical Hikigaya-kun, evading work and responsibilities at the first chance he gets"
"Hey, I'm being considerate here, try to be more assertive and less aggressive Yukinoshita-san" I say this with a full smile, I know she can't refute this one in front of another person. I feel her glare on my back, What do you know? I won again.
"Hikki sure is chibaruous"
D-did she just try to make a Chiba pun with the english word chivalrous? Honestly, if I of all people get disappointed it means we have quite the case here, hehe have fun Yukinoshita.
Present time, classroom 2-F. Moments after Hachiman finished the assignment:
I finally finish this stupid work, as I stand up to the teacher collecting the papers he scoffs when he sees me handing it over.
Yeah, yeah up yours too.
"Hikki!" ah shit, I forgot Yuigahama-san is in my class, I hate everything.
"Hmm?"
"Going to club?"
"Yes?"
"I'll come with you, wait for me!" why? Was it today? Damn you Yukinoshita, you should've finished the first day, at least now I'll use you as a scapegoat
"Um, actually I gotta go buy coffee for me and Yukinoshita"
"Oh? Can you get me one too?"
"Sorry, Yukinoshita paid for hers, like hell I'm giving her a free can of MAX, you don't waste those." I am screaming internally as if I was in the fire among the damned, for I will inevitably give her a free can of MAX to cover for my lie
"Hoh, I never expected Yukinon to like something that sweet, the tea she served after you left the other day was pretty bitter."
"I-I see"
pffffft Yukinon? Suck it Yukinoshita, I can't wait to see how she's not the only one with a shitty nickname, and for once I agree with Yuigahama, I think Yukinoshita's blend is rather bitter compared to my white tea, but I got used to it I guess.
…
I open the door to a peculiar look, as Yuigahama is scooted closely to Yukinoshita, with the latter sporting an incredibly uncomfortable face and flushed cheeks, damn, she wasn't lying huh? Aggressive as she can get with me but can't tell a bubbly airhead to fuck off, or to move a meter back at least. Yuigahama, you are now my hero.
"oO Yahallo Hikki!"
"Hikigaya-kun"
"Yo"
As they both look at the two cans of MAX I carry with me I am faced with the nice guy dilemma, give them one to both, drinking them both or giving a can to one of them.
I put one of them in front of Yukinoshita as she looked confused to me, not gonna lie, I wish she was blushing because of the gift instead of a certain normie bear-hugging her.
"Hikigaya-kun? I'm afraid I can't reach my wallet in my position but-"
"ShutupandtakethedamncanIwillexplainlater" I say between teeth in a desperate attempt to cover my excuse, to which she just exhales and takes the yellow sweetened ambrosia.
"So-uh, why are you here Yuigahama?"
"Hikki you meanie! You won't buy me coffee like you do for Yukinon and you try to kick me out?!"
Precisely, but I can't say that
"No, I mean what's left to do about your request? You were here some days ago? Didn't Yukinon finish counseling you?"
It's not even a matter if looks could kill, I'm pretty sure they now can, and Yukinoshita is about to freeze my blood and internal organs with her glare *gulp*
"Hikigaya-kun, please refrain from calling me that ever again, should you violate my ultimatum I can assure you that whatever your worst fear may be, I will somehow equal that"
Holy hell, Yandere Yukinoshita, that's a new variant from the standard model.
After I nod to comply with her threat she proceeds to explain that Yuigahama wanted to bake something for a boy, so Yukinoshita was generous enough to bring baking supplies, ingredients and her ruthless being to teach Yuigahama, literally everything I predicted turned out that way. This is my gift. This is my curse.
"Alright, I'll leave you to it, I'll be here if you need something"
"No you won't Hikigaya-kun, this time you are coming with us"
"But I can only make good curry and omurice, my katsudon is mediocre and I am a master instant ramen chef, I can't help you." let's test your Hikigaya-Japanese bilingual skills Yukinoshita, can you decipher what I just said? I smirk
"Drop the excuses Hikigaya-kun, I know you just want to slack off. I just require your presence as a second palate to rate the taste and quality of what we'll make"
Impressive, she really is good at everything she does.
I have been waiting for this drudgery to end while I try to scratch my back with a rolling pin, since Yukinoshita explicitly forbid me from bringing my novel to the home economics room, I can just monologue and waste the minutes while I pretend I can't hear one of the girls fail to even put the apron correctly and the other one descend slowly into misanthropy, occasionally trying a cookie from some delicious batch or some cookies as black as Haitian coal. I even thought of making my own batch with MAX Coffee as a substitute for plain sugar, but I don't really want to get up from my stool, contrary to a chair, I can actually slouch on a stool and it's the correct way to do it.
Yukinoshita lets free an exasperated sigh "How can I make her understand me?" she says while rubbing her temples "I hate to resort to you Hikigaya-kun, but what do you make out of all this"
Ooh, gotta be careful when someone asks this question while looking back at you. I can't be sure if Yukinoshita will accidentally shoot me in the face, or in her case more intentionally than accidentally, the threat is there
"Hmmm, I think Yuigahama has tried enough for today, sure practice makes the master, but we'll grow old in this room and finish Japan's year's flour supply until that happens, I'd say we should leave it at that."
Yukinoshita hmmms curiously "I did read that members of the male gender are more likely to be grateful for just the action of presenting sugary treats to them than the actual quality of the cookies, a mediocre conformist mindset, but a logical one nonetheless. Would you care to confirm Hikigaya-kun?
"Yeah, I'd say a lot of boys would be pretty happy with a girl making him cookies, this regularly only happens to winners like Hayama, or if you're lucky and there's an extra nice girl in your class she might bring brownies for the entire class on Valentine's day. So a girl approaching a commoner with some sweets made specially for him would most likely put his kokoro to race a 400 meter olympic footrace"
Of course in my first year I was the one exception in which said nice girl forgot to make one for me, but they don't need to know that.
"W-would it make your kokoro race Hikki?" Yuigahama meekly asks
"Not really, no."
They both stare at me, one looks like a kicked puppy and the other is choosing among her arsenal of insults with a feline look
"Sought-after much Hikigaya-kun? I would imagine you specifically should be all the connoisseur of chocolates and sweets presented to you by your female peers" she says with a hurting sarcastic tone
"It's not that, I have never received anything like that." Imagine the endless ammunition she'd have should she learn that her tea was the first consumable presented to me by anyone other than Komachi and my mom, let alone a girl.
"Then how can you be so sure that you wouldn't instantly get yourself arrested if a girl showed you some kindness?" ugh, she definitely can read minds.
"I reckon that precisely because of that reason I can't think it would cause me tachycardia. I can't be sure that this hypothetical girl isn't just paying some bet or dare she lost, the original guy that her sweets were intended for rejected hers and she saw me without any and thought that'd be a way to not feel so miserable with herself, or even she would want a favor from me. Blame it on my eyes, my rotten personality or whatever you would like to blame it on, that sweet world of affection and stuff like that is not for me, if a girl randomly placed some chocolates or cookies in my hands that would be the furthest from something genuinely intended, something authentic . It wouldn't make my heart race, it would only make me sad."
They both look at me in awe, but Yuigahama seems somewhat distressed
"Uhhh, but that's just me Yuigahama, your guy probably is more socio-affectively competent than me, I'd say take the shot with what Yukinoshita taught you."
"Oh yeah, hahaha-" she gives a forced chuckle "Yeah, I think you're right Hikki, we did enough for today" she says as she runs off
"Oi!"
"Yuigahama-san!"
Again. Real cool huh? Since it's not you who's gonna clean the mess you made. Fucking normies.
Some days later. Somewhere in Chiba:
I am walking with my sister in the street, we're going back home after one of my ramen outings with my dear sensei and sadly a fellow last pick of the draft.
"Anone onii-chan" Komachi says to get my attention, she continues after I look at her
"I am fairly certain I would accept anyone who loved you and cared about you… but I might prefer to not have such a big age difference with an onee-chan"
This stuns me at first, my onii-chan instincts kick in to check if she's currently suffering a stroke for her to mutter this random nonsense, then I understood, it's the first time I brought her with me to my 'ramen dates'
"Komachi, I'm not that desperate and definitely not a masochist"
"Hmmm, I believe you, but it doesn't make it any less pathetic onii-chan, at this pace you're gonna stay as a cat lady but as a guy!" she wails in a mixed concerned mixed playful complaint.
"Hehe, we'll have to see for how long can Kamakura stand my presence, I feel like that cat is even colder to me than a certain someone I know"
"Hoh? Onii-chan knows someone interesting enough for you to insist on chasing who I pray for is a 'she'?"
Now that is some professional level prevarication of my words, my dear little sister shows some promising potential for a scummy drama tv personality, maybe if she follows this career path she'll be able to support her big brother!
"That doesn't matter, what is important here is that you'll never leave your dear onii-chan behind right? Ah! That was worth a metric shitton of Hachiman points!"
"No points gomii-chan, don't end up a standed old man"
Komachi shot down my dreams of living forever with her and Kamakura, guess I'll die.
"Sooooo-" she insists "who is this certain someone onii-chan?" she says with a toothy smile
"Hik…igaya-kun?" an elegant and calm voice utters my name from our left side
Wait gods! I was joking about dying, don't send a Kuchisake-onna my way just yet! I have many hours of sleeping to complete in this mortal plain.
As I hesitantly turn to my left to see if any man slicing demon is awaiting me I am surprised to see a girl that actually frequented my mind from time to time. See Komachi? If you knock on the devil's door too much it will eventually open up to greet you
"Yo" I say to Yukinoshita, for lack of better words, she looks beautiful in a Kimono and her hair done differently, but why in the middle of peasant Chiba though?
"Konbanwa Hikigaya-kun" she looks at Komachi trying to figure out what to call her
"Onii-chan-" Komachi whispers a to me "-come here for a second" I put my ear closer to her
"You're not one of those losers that rent girls for a day are you? I like to joke about you being a scumbag, so please don't make me call you gomii-chan seriously"
I grumble "No I am not, I didn't know we were going to run into Yukinoshita, and no, just no, I told you I am not that desperate" besides I have a hunch that Yukinoshita could buy me several times, so renting her for a day is certainly out of budget.
"Yukinoshita huh" she turns towards the previously mentioned "Konnichiwa Yukinoshita-san! I am onii-chan's little sister! Komachi! Nice to meet you"
"Likewise Hikigaya-san" she bows
"Don't mind me asking, but why the outfit and hairstyle in the middle of our commoner land?"
"Ara, immediately after finding a girl you start ogling her Hikigaya-kun? Why am I not surprised" she replies with a little smirk
"No, my first conclusion was that I had the misfortune of finding a noble searching for serfs to send to Tokyo, I'm sorry but I will thoroughly read any contract you could offer, even the tiny words"
"As if your uninterested labor was required Hikigaya-kun, you should be the one to compensate me for giving you a job"
"Shove it demon woman, I have solved most of our requests, if it wasn't for my diligent efforts we would've been stuck with Kawa-something's brother request, as for now I am winning Sensei's duel."
"Oi!" Komachi calls to us to interrupt our banter "I contacted Taishi-kun and arranged that meeting at McDonald's! I don't know what onii-chan and Yukinoshita-san are fighting about, but I basically solved that one!"
"Well you didn't answer my question, we Chiba people are good people, but I still don't think you should be alone out here at night"
"I am headed to Hanazakicho, I am waiting for either the transport my family sent for me to arrive in, or my sister and Hayama-kun, whichever arrives first."
"O-oh, I see" now I wanted to bail, komachi seemed proud when I suggested we waited for Yukinoshita to be picked up, but now was nowhere to be seen
Sender: Hikigaya H
"Oi, where you at?! You disappeared
Sender: Komachi
"Stupid Onii-chan, you spend your days with your face in a book and cannot read between lines.
I'm ok tho, I am heading home now. have fun with Yukinoshita-san (〃・ω・`)ゝ"
Grrr, this brat, if I didn't know of her tendency of saluting when plotting something I would've had a hard time deciphering that little mayan hieroglyphic.
After a few moments of silence, she coughs and I am brought back to the bench we're sitting in, I decide to engage in a little small talk, yes today is the opposite day.
"So uh- did Yuigahama-san ever reach out to you to complete her request?"
"No, she did not. Apparently your self deprecating rant scared her off" I scoff at this
"Life's not always pink and rosey, if she wasn't prepared to hear undiluted pessimism she was living a lie"
"I suppose you are correct on that matter. She never specified, but I have an idea of who she wanted to give her cookies to" I tilt my head
"Think harder Hiki-dense-kun, why did she start by calling you a very cutesy yet humiliating nickname despite you claiming to have never exchanged a greeting with her? Or why she asked the question that lead to your twisted review of our societal practices"
"... Ah"
She giggles but frowns "Such a roundabout way to reject cookies, yet you delivered the point cold and concrete. I think even my father in the diet could learn a thing or two about your rotten idiosyncrasy"
Diet?! Why is every aspect of Yukinoshita making me fear more and more her ability to send me to jail with a clap of her hands?
"Well to be honest I never contemplated the possibility of those cookies being meant for me, I thought she was just your generic normie but with extra confidence and zero awareness of the loner way of life, after your tea they would've been the first edible or drinkable thing someone ever gave me" I close my eyes after I say this
"Do you regret lashing out?" she asks
"I wouldn't have eaten them, I stand by what I said, I am done with the ever innocent kindness of people hurting me, Yuigahama knows absolutely nothing of me, and I hate to feed into your insults, but I don't know what she saw to even considering giving me a nickname and gifting me sweets."
"I see" she concludes that conversation.
After a while, Yukinoshita tenses causing me to look at her, she has an expression of uneasiness and it seems her fight or flight sense is going off like crazy
"Hik" she squeaks
"What is it?!"
"She scoots to me in fear "Hikigaya-kun!" and I notice a dog crossing the streets towards us
"A-are you allergic? She shakes her head now almost fusing with the bench trying to get behind me, so she's afraid of dogs huh.
This one looks like a stray, let me test something to corroborate. I stand up, simulate grabbing something from the floor, and then I shadow throw an imaginary rock to the dog. It worked, it's extremely rare to find stray dogs in Chiba, at least in my experience, but this one flinched and turned back, poor fella's seen things.
As he turns back to where he came from a car comes speeding towards him, I feel this is something I've already seen before, however I don't rush to save the poor thing like last time,my eyes open wide but I am not pushing my luck again, if the Yukicar barely missed me last time I am living in overtime, and last time I tried this my reward was a punch to the jaw and an affluent lady threatening me.
For the good sake of Yukinoshita's night and mental state I was relieved that the car just managed to hit the brakes and honk as loudly as it could to scare off the little beast.
Yukinoshita finally regains the composure and grunts lightly.
"Hikigaya-kun?"
"Hmm"
"Why didn't you run off to save that dog?"
"Yukinoshita, were you actually serious when you insult me with ominous death threats?!"
"N-no, of course not, but when I was digging my head behind your back, for which I apologize and would greatly appreciate if you refrain from bringing it up in the future, I noticed you tensed and tried to stand up when that dog was about to get runned over, what stopped you?"
…
"I had already planned to save a cat once, I didn't want to get involved with that dog, is all"
"hooh? Yukino-chan?"
"Nee-san"
Alright, my time with Yukinoshita is up "I'll take my leave" I raise my hand to signal goodbye
As I am getting up the arm of Yukinoshita's sister slithers its way to mine own and pulls me close to her.
"Ara? Yukino-chan I didn't know you planned to bring a handsome boy with you"
Whatever relatively relaxed state of Yukinoshita I witnessed some minutes ago is gone, Yukinoshita is angry and stares at us as my arm is pulled closer to her sister's…impressive assets let's say
"Nee-san, that is not remotely the case, now let go of Hikigaya-kun"
"Hikigaya-kun heh? Tell me Hikigaya-kun, since when are you dating my precious sister Yukino-chan"
Just as I figure escape routes it hits me, Yukinoshita's sister… another Yukinoshita. Oh I have GOT to get out of here and do it fast, the more I thought about it I concluded that getting sued by her family for something that didn't even happen and was about a year old was not likely. But still, involving myself with that bitch's daughter which now I know is also the younger daughter of a fucking DIET COUNSELOR was not the brightest of the ideas, if they actually think I'm blackmailing her or harassing her who knows what they could do to me? All I can hope for is that her mother forgot about it as just some stupid kid with stupidly bad timing and stupidly good luck that once almost got killed.
As I get back into the world of the living I shake my head and tell her that our relationship is not like that.
"Oh? Well, tell me then Hikigaya-kun. Your new onee-chan wants to know everything, what is your relationship with little Yukino"
"I-I don't know actually"
…
I am retarded, I had one shot to clear this accidental mess I find myself in and I said something like that, Komachi, dear if the Yakuza suicides me with 6 shots in the back and the police deem it as a nervous breakdown just know that I love you, heh my last Hachiman Points.
Sure enough, I glance at Yukinoshita and her glare seems so many degrees sub zero that I can see a sixth ice age forming in her blue eyes.
"AREEE?!" her sister screams somewhat too excitedly and loud, I can only hope I'm dreaming everything, I can basically feel the little life my eyes had is now departing far away.
"Ahhh young love is so cute and heartwarming" she continues "So you are still figuring your hearts eh? You have to come drink with me when you do Hikigaya-kun, and make sure you call me Haruno-nee from now on or your dear onee-chan will get upset!" she fake pouts
What the fuck is happening
As a car I recognize pulls over this 'Haruno' Demon traps me again "oh Hikigaya-kun, I am sorry but you can't accompany Yukino-chan to our party in Hanazakicho, but maybe if I arrange some things quickly with my mother I can sneak you in last minute"
I am about to suffer an aneurysm so I have to scramble "N-NO *cough* *grunt* no, thank you. I wasn't intending to come with, please, by all means don't let me keep you here and go to wherever it is you need to go"
"Hooh? You sure Hikigaya-kun? If you dismiss me you'll miss out! We can have fun together!"
"Thank you but I pass"
"Well Hikigaya-kun, know this, if you don't come with you might lose Yukino-chan! After this we were going to pick up Hayato-kun, Yukino-chan's plus one! Are you going to let him steal her from you?"
The mention of king normie gives me equilibrium, I have now my hatred of normalfags as something to grab onto and stop Yukinoshita Haruno's immense force to keep me in her control.
"That was never of my concern or interest, goodbye Yukinoshita-san" I say with a deadpan and the coldest look I can and start walking the other way around.
I hear something of a whisper which I made up to say something like "Yukino-chan finally chooses someone but she doesn't get chosen back" in a forced melancholic tone.
As I walk home and try to outland what happened tonight to a lost corner in my mind I can't stop thinking about what Yukinoshita asked. Why did I threw myself to the street without hesitating for the cat but not for the dog?
It would be safe to land on "I have a cat that looked like the one that I saved" or my personal stance on the ever so tribalist cat or dog person debate.
I personally don't think I could ever do the same for the dog, dogs are scary, but not in the way Yukinoshita thinks they're scary. Dogs throw themselves at you unconditionally, and no matter how painful or regrettable it may be they don't leave your side, this unconditional loyalty and devotion will end up destroying the dog when something inevitable breaks the bond between master and dog, not for anything foreign tourists see so appealing and tragic the story of Hachiko, the loyal dog.
I can safely say that scaring that dog away was the best thing I could've done, it was a close call but it saved it from being hurt.
The cat on the other hand. The cat doesn't need me, the cat could have easily jumped to safety, yet something in me draws me to stroke its dark hair, fur. The cat may scratch me, the cat may want me away, but I want to stick around to see if the cat will accept me. Whether life with a dog may seem like pure sweetness with constant pets and love to be given, I am not attracted to that.
The enigma of not knowing if the cat will scratch me or not is irresistible, if I were given the chance to switch my choice I would change nothing.
Cats and dogs… what the fuck am I even thinking about? I am 9/10 certain that it was Hiratsuka-sensei's drink the one with alcohol and not my lemonade. I need to go to bed.
Chapter 3 done my lads!
I spent my entire evening writing and correcting this, I think it's at least worth a review, I've said it before in 'I didn't expect to see you here' if you think the chapter was shit let me know, but review damn it. it gets nervous when my story suffers from such lack of feedback ¿was it good? ¿was it cringe?
Now addressing the story itself: How about that? Komachi, Yuigahama and Haruno all debuted in this chapter, let me know if you think they seem OOC
I slipped a racist joke I couldn't resist, cut me some slack XD
Next chapter: Identity, bonhomie and red teeth
