Love Triangle
Chapter 2. Following Time
Author's Note: Hello! I'm sorry I've updated this a bit late but I was kind of busy. I have mid-term tests so I had to study for it, and there's also a cold on top of that. Thank you everyone for favorited and followed the story, and for having patience with this chapter. I want to give each of you a cookie! But anyway, let's return to the story. We will now see how would Asano feel after he found out about Nagisa's gender.
Asano has never had such a tired and uncomfortable sleep. In such a long time, anyway.
In his slumber, he dreamed of Nagisa, the boy that he met yesterday. He was also there. Each of them was on a small boat in the middle of the ocean. Nagisa was slowly rifting away, and Asano couldn't do anything.
The air was silent and calm, but the water wavered. The small boat was hopelessly out of reach, but Nagisa kept smiling.
He woke up after that. But instead of a sea of water, he found himself in a sea of blankets. He was sweating way more than he was supposed to, and was gasping for air.
The faint rays of sunlight crept through his room's thin curtains. Asano eyes widened. For five seconds, he just sat there, unable to move, unable to tell whether was that a dream, or reality. The realization that it was just a dream finally dawned on him, but the thought was still terrifying, to say the least.
Asano calmed himself down after that, and decided to review what he has learned since he couldn't sleep again. His morning turned out terrible, and it was going to be a terrible day as well.
First, he still couldn't get over the fact that the angel he met yesterday, Shiota Nagisa, is a guy. For as long as he knows, he likes girls. But the most frustrating thought was not thinking about how Nagisa is a boy, but how his own heart stopped at the moment he met the angel.
Second, he spent the whole day thinking about nothing but that boy. That unforgettable blue hair. He tried to forget, but everywhere he looked, he saw the color blue, and he remembered. He knew that it was wrong, but his heart kept on believing that Nagisa was an angel who descended from heaven.
You know your dad won't approve this. Give up! Nagisa is a guy! He's in Class E!
Yet, the thought of Nagisa being a guy didn't really concern him, and his heart still thumped loudly.
He sat in the middle of the classroom, so there was no way he could just go off and punch a wall or kick the door. That would make him look like a delinquent, like that guy named Karma in Class E.
Finally, to clear his mind, he tried to focus on the lesson, but it only made his frustration worse.
A school day went by like that, and he was nothing but grumpiness. Still, he acted as if nothing has happen. After all, people thought he is perfect, so there were no use to show his bad side out.
After the last period, students came rushing out of school. Most of the time, it was not because they have after school hangouts. It's Kunugigaoka Middle School after all, it was natural for most students to go to cram schools instead.
As the bell rang, Asano quickly tidied up his table and left. He could stay and hang out with the rest of the Five Virtuoso, but he didn't feel like it. Partially because they, including Asano, usually talk about Class E and how to make them feel even more shameful than they already did. Asano definitely didn't want to do that, and it was all because of a certain someone. He sighed frustratingly.
Asano seriously wanted to face-palm himself, but giving how he was in the middle of the road, people would think he's crazy, and that's the last thing he wanted.
That afternoon was cloudy and dark. Just like Asano's mood. Good thing he brought an umbrella.
He passed the Class E hill again, but this time more sorrowful and depress than the last. And as you would have guess, he couldn't help but wondering will he see Nagisa again this time.
A loud thunder, accompanied by lightning, pierced through the gloomy sky.
That was when he looked up. A small figure appeared at the corner of the narrow trail on the hill. His messy hair was swaying in the air, despite the hair tie's force, trying to make it neat and tidy. Even though his body was hard to see because of the trees' shadows, his eyes seemed to glow.
Instinctively, Asano hid in a bush neared by. He didn't know why or how, but he was about to know that his body made the right decision. And even if it didn't, there's no way he could pop out of the bush, since Nagisa has already made his way down to the end of the path. Asano just silently watched the frail boy kept walking down the road.
And then, the blue hair boy started running.
Asano was surprise. As Nagisa was sprinting, Asano jumped out of the bushes. He figured that if he ran with all his might, he will end up being faster than the blue head, resulting him getting caught for "stalking". So instead, he just jogged.
He tried to make his footsteps as light and soundless as possible, while also keeping a relatively far distance from Nagisa, but can still see him. People will surely find it weird if they see two boys running. They must have an emergency or something to run, because no one would want to go for a jog in such a cloudy day. But then why is the boy with clearly more strength is left behind?
As he was thinking that, Asano noticed, the first drop of rain. A heavy drop of rain, fell on his head. Soon, it was pouring. Still, Nagisa ran.
Asano unzipped his bag and grabbed his umbrella.
Why the hell is that stupid guy running in the rain? Why doesn't he get an umbrella or something? You're making me worry, you know!
But Nagisa still kept running, and running, and running…
After sprinting on many wet, slippery roads, Nagisa finally stopped. In front of a house. Or something more of a manor.
The other boy snooped behind another house. These are all very expensive houses, in a very rich neighborhood. Asano knew that Nagisa came from nothing more than an ordinary single-mother family, so what was the blue hair boy doing here?
The next thing that Nagisa did made Asano gasped. Nagisa looked like nothing more than a helpless guy with a feminine face and figure. Too feminine, actually. He didn't look like a guy who could do something as much as climbing through the giant gate of a house.
What is he doing? Is he stealing? He doesn't look like that kind of person though…
No matter what, and even if they have only met once, Asano would never believe that Nagisa is a thief.
He must go into that house for a reason.
After Nagisa have already gone in, Asano slowly and carefully walked to the manor.
The name sign of the house was as black as ink, with a golden-carved name on it.
The Akabane Resident
Author's Note: As a present for waiting patiently and also an apology gift, I would start to write and update my other fanfiction "I Love You" and another chapter of "Love Triangle" right away. So expect fanfictions updates this weekend and the beginning of next week. Have a nice weekend and thank you for reading!