My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU"/ "My Teen Romantic Comedy Youth is Wrong As I Expected" is owned by Wataru Watari, Ponkan 8 and Shogakukan publishing. I own none of it of course.
Ok… some people had been confused on the timeline in my story so I'll state it here.. This story takes place in the first year of high school...not second like the light novel/anime.. I'll correct the classrom nameas 1-F instead of 2-F for Hachiman and others as well as 1-j instead of 2-J for Yukinoshita. There's also a good reason about why Hiratsuka is trying to help Hachiman despite only seeming to know hima few days.. There is a reason but I won't spoil it.
Otherwise there were no other questions that I haven't answered in private messages except one guest reviewer named "Flash Falcon"
sorry to hear you think it's bland and that I'm apparently rushing things.. With only one chaper out so far.. Not sure how that happens. You also seem to think I'm not thinking about the story properly...that's your opinion and your entieled to it I guess, even if it's not true.
Otherwise, thanks to people that reviwed it and seem to like it.. I know I'm not a perfect writer but please enjoy.
And one more thing…I'm posting a new chapter once a week.
(Words in this style are for thoughts)
Chapter 2
It was the several days after Hachiman had been forced into joining the Service Club and was about to leave class after the last bell rang, when Yumiko stopped him. "Hey Hikio"
"Hmm?"
"Are you like free today? We're going all go to the nearby arcade.. You wanna come with us?" Yumiko asked as she rang a hand through her hair. "I like know the teacher wanted you for something yesterday.. But what about today?"
"Unfortunately.. I was forced to join a club by her" Hachiman replied slumping his shoulders. "In a club stuck with some icy girl named Yukinoshita…I'd rather drink paint then go back"
"Yukinoshita?.. I know about her... stuck up rich girl thinks she's better then everyone else" Yumiko nodded to him. "Hayama knows her better then me though.. They were friends as kids, though that's all he's willing to say"
"Is that so?" Hachiman asked, thinking how ironic it was that Yumiko called another girl stuck up. "Well either way.. I need to get to the club." "I have strange feeling Hiratsuka sensei will drag me there if I try and skip out"
"Yeah.. Oh.. one more thing before you go though" Yumiko handed him a piece of paper with an address on it. "I know I like thanked you in person and junk, but my dad and me like wanna thank you properly.. So my dad agreed to invite you and your family over for dinner"
"Dinner?" Hachiman asked, looking at the paper. "It would have to be on the weekend.. My parents work late and don't get back till like 10:30 at night most nights.. They go back to work at like 5 in the morning.."
"Oh ok.. My dad works late at night too most times…so the weekend should be fine" Yumiko nodded in agreement. "My number's on there too, so like send me a message when you find out when your parents can be free.. Ok?"
"K"
"Great… don't make me wait long" The blond nodded back. "Guess I'll see you tomorrow then Hikio"
"K.. see ya then" Hachiman stated, sliding open the door. "She must be saying my name wrong on purpose"
"Hey there Hikigaya"
Hachiman saw his teacher Ms. Hiratsuka standing there like a military general. "Time for club Hikigaya"
Hachiman dodged her first attempt to grab him by his arm, and Hiratsuka tried again, only to once again miss. "Physical force isn't really something the school would look fondly on you know...school is about education and teaching them to be individuals"
"Perhaps.. But school is also about teaching you to conform to the real world" Hiratsuka replied elbowing Hachiman in his stomach and pulling him into a headlock like she had the day before.
"I bet most boys my age would be really turned on by having their face shoved up against an attractive woman's ample chest like this 2 days in a row…" Hachiman blushed as she pulled him along down the hall. "But she's not exactly being gentle about it or erotic"
He saw Yumiko snickering at his misfortune as he was dragged out of sight of the classroom.
"Your always quick to violence" Hachiman stated as he was pulled along, glad that no one saw them.
"It's the only thing that works on you" Hiratsuka replied, calmly. "By the way.. If you attempt to get of club and your not sick or something bad has happened that would excuse you, then you forfeit the competition with additional punishment for you…And don't expect to graduate on time either"
Seeing that she still wasn't letting go of him Hachiman attempted to give her a reason to. "You realize where my face is right? Aren't you afraid my teenage hormones will make me take advantage of this situation?"
"Please.. You know as well as I do that your not the type of guy to do anything to a girl against her will" Hiratsuka replied, not moving his face from where it is. "If you really like it though, you might as well enjoy it as long as you can.. If you keep up your way of looking the world you'll never get a girlfriend that will let you put your face anywhere near her chest.. Might as well as enjoy mine"
"Your not exactly a role model are you?" Hachiman retorted giving up. "Besides, I can go on my own you know.. I can't relax if I'm not on my own"
"Never claimed to be one" She seemed to ignore the few students that saw them and had a confused expression on their faces. "As for letting you go alone...I enjoy escorting you. You don't need to say such lonely things.. You may say you hate it, but trust me when I say, I'm doing this to help you because I care"
"I'm correcting you so you can thrive in the real world after high school ends" Hiratsuka continued as Hachiman let himself be dragged along. "This is for your sake… it's all because of the love between a lonely, dead fish eyed student and his beautiful, awesome teacher"
"If this is love, I'd rather not" Was his exasperated reply. "You opinion of yourself is a bit high too"
"Your view is so twisted, Hikigaya.. You'd be cuter if you didn't have such a twisted view of the world and had a little fun once in a while"
"Life isn't a fun thing…or always about having fun" Hikigaya retorted as they neared the special use building. "That's why there are films about sadness and tragedy.. some people like that stuff "
"While it's true that most people your age have a bit of a distorted view of the world.. The level you take it is almost disturbing" Hiratsuka stated shaking her head before changing the subject. "Hey.. You like manga and anime?"
"Well I don't hate them.. I like some I guess"
"What do you like about them?"
"Um.. They're part of Japanese culture and a type of pop culture, so not recognizing them would be unnatural" Hachiman replied, glancing out the windows they passed. "Their important in a economic sense for us as well"
"What about other literature?.. Your among my top students in my class after all" Hiratsuka then asked.
"I like that stuff yeah.. I prefer to read books by people before their popular though"
"What about light novels.. I always see you reading them when you get free time"
"I like them obviously.. Different kinds I guess.. What's with the interrogation anyways?"
"Just making sure I was right about you.. That like other students you think what's twisted is cool.. Claiming to be fans of things before they famous.. It's like .. What do they call them in the US?.. Hipsters?.. Your into the obscure and look down on others.. Using their twisted logic to project a sense of entitlement.. Basically. Their dicks"
"So your saying I'm a dick.. And the fact that I can't dismiss you logic is what's most frustrating"
"I didn't say it was entirely a bad thing…students these days are better at separating themselves from reality… wish I could keep up"
"Student days huh…" Hachiman trailed off making Hiratsuka look at him.
"If you have something on your mind, don't be afraid to say it…though you holding it in is only more proof that you have that kind of "disease"
"Is that so?"
"It's not all bad.. You haven't given up on thinking. And I like that about you, Hikigaya.. Even if it is a bit twisted"
Hearing anyone sort of praise him was something he always struggled with so he was at a loss of words for a moment.
"Hikigaya.. From your unique twisted perspective...what do you think of Yukino Yukinoshita?"
"She's an icy girl that thinks she's better then everyone else" He instantly replied without any time to think the question over.
"She's a very gifted student you know" Hiratsuka stated after moment. "But she's not squeaky clean.. Like you she has twisted view of the world and others…. that's why I put you both in the club in one place"
"Like an isolation ward?"
"You could say that I guess" His teacher smirked. "Your both strange people so maybe I just like keep you in one place to have fun watching you"
"My teacher is just as twisted as me I guess…no wonder she's still single"
A few minutes later, they arrived at the clubroom and Hiratsuka walked off, giving Hachiman a look that said "if you don't go into club, I'll hunt you down"
That was too much of a headache for Hikigaya so he slid the door open but wasn't sure what to say after seeing Yukinoshita sitting in the same spot as the day before.
He walked in, noticing said girl glanced up from a book she was reading waiting to see what he would do, raising an eyebrow as he said nothing and sat down, pulling a light novel out of his bag.
"It seems what few manors you have, have disappeared overnight" Yukinoshita stated, as Hachiman continued to ignore her. "Is your tribe so primitive that you don't know about proper ways of greeting another person?"
"Sigh.. Good afternoon"
"That wasn't so hard.. Was it?" Yukino smiled at him, making him uncomfortable. "Good afternoon to you as well"
"I wasn't sure you'd come back after yesterday" She then added.
"D-don't get the wrong idea.. I'm only here cause the teacher forced me and I don't intend to lose the competition" Hachiman stuttered back as he also thought it would be a nice to relax and recover from having his person space invaded. "Spending time here with you isn't my idea of fun"
If Yukinoshita was at all offended, she didn't show it and instead continued on. "I had assumed that after getting talked down to by myself and the teacher yesterday that you would find a way to stay way… most people would.. Is it just a fetish of your to get talked badly about and mentally abused by girls?"
"No!"
"A stalker perhaps?"
"Why are all your guesses based on assumptions that assume I like you?"
"You don't like me?" Yukinoshita tilter her head.
"Obviously not.. Your massive ego turns me off" Hachiman replied quickly.
He had already mentally admitted that she was cute.. Beautiful even.. Probably one of the most attractive girls at school.. But her massive ego, cold personality and way of looking down on others was bizarre and unlikable…a complete turn off.
Before Yukinoshita could reply, a light knocking was heard on the door to the room and she placed a bookmark in her book while looking at the door. "Come in"
"P-pardon me" A nervous female voice squeaked and a short but thin and well endowed girl with light pink shoulder length hair with a single bun on one said of her head entered the room, both her hair and breasts bouncing with each step.
She looked around as if scouting the area before resting her eyes on me and becoming wide eyed. "H-hikki?!. Why are you here?"
"I was forced to be in this club with the ice queen over there" Hachiman replied, seeing it was the pink haired girl from Yumiko's group, Yuigahama.
The girl squirmed looking around the room until Hachiman sighed and grabbed a chair off of one of the several stack of chairs, putting it between himself an Yukinoshita. "Here"
"Th-thank you, Hikki" Yui sat down, looking a bit flustered.
"You are Yui Yuigahama, correct?" Yukinoshita asked, looking at the girl.
"Y-you know me?" The bubbly girl exclaimed.
"Do you know all the students here?"
"No, of course not.. I didn't know you for example" Yukinoshita answered calmly. "Don't feel bad though.. I have a strong instinctual desire to avert my eyes from your fish eyed ones"
"You need to think up better insults, that one's getting old, Yukino"
"I believe I asked you to call me by my surname of Yukinoshita"
"They don't do that sort of thing in other countries like the US" Hachiman replied.
"That is true.. But we're not in the US.. We're in Japan, where it's polite to call someone by their surname unless you are intimately familiar with them such as with a friend, lover or family member" Yukinoshita answered back. "We are none of those things"
Wanting to bring an end to it though, Hachiman ignored her and looked at Yui. "So did you need anyways?"
"Um.. I heard the club grants students wishes" Yuigahama blinking rapidly.
"Not exactly.." Yukinoshita crossed one leg over he other. "We don't give a fish to starving person, we teach them to fish for themselves.. To put it more simply, we teach self-reliance.."
"Wow…that's amazing!" Yuigahama had sparkles in her eyes.
"Um… right. What was your request? You still haven't stated it" Yukinoshita asked, trying to keep Yuigahama on track.
"Oh um…well it's about cookies" Yuigahama trailed off, glancing at Hikigaya for some reason despite his confusion.
Yukinoshita looked at Hikigaya and gestured to the hallway, telling him to leave for privacy, However, Hikigaya simply glared at her, and tried to start reading his book.
"Hikigaya, could you get us all some drinks from the vending machine?" Yukinoshita asked, trying to get him to leave the room for a minutes.
"..fine" Hikigaya stood up as Yukinoshita opened her bad and retrieve her purse for some money. "It's fine, I'll buy them"
Both Yukinoshita and Yui seemed surprised as Hachiman left the room to get drinks and found a legitimate way to get out of club for a few minutes.. Even if it was hit to his wallet.
Upon reaching the vending machine, he saw Yumiko getting a drink of her own and noticed him, dreading more talking to her.. But knew he probably wouldn't have a choice.
"Hikio" Yumiko waved with smile as he walked over to her. "Aren't you at your club or something?"
"Yeah.. I'm getting drinks" Hachiman stated nodding, awkwardly. "You?"
"I was waiting to see how long Hayato will be at soccer practice" Yumiko stated, opening her can of juice. "Don't forget to ask you parents about the dinner"
"I won't .. I'll have to get up early to ask them tomorrow.. Or stay up late till they get home" Hachiman replied, picking out several drinks, including his beloved maxx coffee.
"Oh.. Ok.. Well like try to hurry up… the weekend is coming up fast you know" Yumiko put her hands on her hips. "Just like text me.. And like try to find out soon ok?.. Guess I'll go check on Hayato"
"So you like him or something?" Hachiman casually asked, looking over and already knowing the answer.
"Well.. Yeah" Yumiko nodded with blush. "He's so great.. Handsome, smart, funny and kind.. He's like perfect"
"No one is perfect.. Not even him" Was his reply. "Trust me when I say.. He seems to be what people want him to be and not necessarily himself"
"What?!" Yumiko had look on her face between confusing and anger. "You don't know what your talking about"
"I'm good at reading people after I observe them for a bit" Hachiman stated, getting the last of the drinks from the vending machine. "From my few interactions with him, it seems to me he's hiding something.. Holding back things…maybe you should observe him from a distance sometime.."
"I.. I have no idea what your talking about.. Hhmp!" Yumiko crossed her arms and stared at him with narrowed eyebrows. "You just don't know him well.. I know him well enough"
"It's just my advice.. You don't have to do as I suggested of course.. But at the very least, maybe you should observe your "Friends" in your group when you and Hayama aren't there" Hachiman stated waking away. "You might see something interesting"
"Huh?… what's that suppose to mean?" Yumiko asked in a confused tone. "Hey… Wait up… are you going back to your club now?"
"Yeah.. We have a student that wants help" he replied stopping. "It's actually your "Friend" Yuigahama"
"Yui?…what does she need help with?" She asked, furring her eyebrows. "And like why did she go to some club instead of me and the others?"
"No idea" Hachiman shrugged his shoulders. "You can ask her yourself I guess"
"Fine" Yumiko started walking beside him to the club.
"Um.. Are you going this way too?" Hachiman asked, moving over to not be so close to her.
"I'm going to see Yui.. You said she's in the clubroom right?"
"Yeah.. But shouldn't you just wait and contact her later?"
"I wanna know what's wrong and why she's not telling anyone but you and that Yukinoshita girl"
"So you do care?" Hachiman asked, looking over.
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"You were pretty rude to her the first day I came to school.. Sending her off to get drinks.. Telling me not to help her when she almost dropped them.. And so forth" Hachiman replied calmly.
Yumiko huffed again and re-crossed her arms. " Look it's not like that ok?.. I wasn't trying to be mean to her or anything.. Sheesh.. Besides if she had dropped them so what? They were just drinks"
"I bet you would have said a rude comment to Yuigahama if she had dropped them"
"How do you know?!"
Hachiman looked over at her silently for a moment. "I told you I can read people.. So you really should wait till later to ask her...and try my suggestion of observing your group when you and Hayama aren't there"
"Fine.. I'll check them out tomorrow" Yumiko replied rolling her eyes. "But I am coming to see Yui right now"
"…"
Hachiman shrugged and walked on with Yumiko in tow, though he had a strange feeling things in the club would go from already annoying to hair pulling.
Several minutes later, Hachiman slid open the club door and walked in, which got the attention of Yukinoshita and Yuigahama… though not as much as when Yumiko walked in behind him, her eyes instant locking horns with Yukinoshita..
Hachiman felt like he was caught between a icy snowstorm and a raging fire pit as Yui's head and eyes rapidly darted back and forth between Yumiko and Yukinoshita.
Gulping, Hachiman sat the drinks on the table and headed to his chair, trying to ignore the situation though it didn't last more then a few moments.
"Y-Yumiko?" Yui stuttered out, finally breaking the silence. "What are you doing here?.. How did you know I was here?"
"I ran into Hikio here" Yumiko stated, keeping her glare on Yukinoshita. "He mentioned you came here because you had problem.. But didn't say what it was"
"Um…it's uh…"
"That's confidential" Yukinoshita spoke up, in Yui's place. "I would ask that you leave for now.. If you have a request of your own then you will have to come back.. Otherwise, you do not have any business here"
"Excuse me?" Yumiko glared harder. "I'm not going anywhere If I don't want to"
"P-please don't fight, Yumiko… Yukinon" Yui looked flustered as she waved her hands around.
"What about the request?" Hachiman interrupted,, looking up from his light novel he had started reading. "We can't do it like this… Yuigahama can talk to you later Miura"
"Fine… Yui.. We'll talk later then" Yumiko stated, after moment of still glaring at Yukinoshita.
After Yumiko finally left, Yui deflated as if she had dumped a large load of stress that had been on her shoulders.
"Why did you bring her here" Yukinoshita inquired, looking at Hachiman with glare.
"I didn't…. she followed me" Hachiman looked away. "So… about the request thing?"
"Y-yes. Her request" Yukinoshita nodded, standing up, the Yumiko thing pushed aside. "We need to head to the home ec room"
"For what?" Hachiman asked as he and Yui stood up as well.
"Cookies.. To teach her to make cookies"
"Lovely" Was his reply as the y all grabbed the drinks he'd gotten and headed out of the club room to the home ec room.
Along the way, Yui looked at Hachiman nervously. "Um…so.. You and Yumiko seem to have gotten close.. Faster then I did I mean"
"Not by choice" Hachiman replied simply, looking out through they windows as they passed them stopping the conversation in it's tracks.
After arriving at the home ec room, Yukinoshita took charge going about the kitchen and grabbing various things, such as eggs, milk, flour, bowls, measuring cups and other such things as Hikigaya drank maxx coffee while standing off to the side, trying not to get involved. Despite being shown the correct way of making cookies, Yuigahama's first batch resembled black bits of coal and tasted like death.
"I guess I'll have to show her once more…" Yukinoshita stated, stepping back after showing her again. "Pay attention this time"
"Um… I'll... I'll try my best" Yuigahama stuttered as she got to work.
Soon after being shown again, Yui made enough her second attempt and the three looked at the results.
"Well.. At least they aren't bits of coal this time" Hikigaya muttered as Yukinoshita
"They're still not as good as Yukinon's are" Yuigahama sighed, looking at the floor.
"Your being too complicated with this whole thing" Hikigaya said, speaking up and getting Yuigahama's attention. "Your giving this to a guy right?.."
"Um. Y-yes" Yuigahama stuttered awkwardly.
"Then it doesn't matter if they taste great" Hikigaya putting hands behind his head, resting them on his neck. "Guys…we're simple creatures.. As long as your put effort and your feelings into what you make the guy will accept it no matter what it tastes like"
"Really?"
"Yup" Hachiman nodded. "That's a secret for you to pass onto future generations"
"I see.." Yuigahama nodded as she looked at her second batch of cookies on the cooling rack.
Later that night, Hachiman stayed up and finally told his mom about the dinner thing(though only so Yumiko would stop bugging him) and she agreed that they could do it on Saturday night.
Hachiman wrote out a text on his phone (planning to send it in the morning to Yumiko) before heading to bed.
The next day he woke up on his own, and groggily got dressed, before heading downstairs for breakfast. Hachiman heard humming and found his sister, Komachi standing there in the kitchen.. Which would be fine except how she was dressed.
"Why are you in your underwear?" Hachiman asked, raising an eyebrow.
Komachi was wearing a pair of boy shorts style underwear, striped bra and an apron, patterned with cats.
"Isn't it totally sexy?" His sister asked, doing a twirl. "Isn't it a dream of boys to see a sexy girl in her underwear and apron?.. Or would that be a naked apron?… would that get more Komachi points? Sorry, I'm not going that far for you"
"No… so please stop.. Your already in a hole.. And you're my sister, not girlfriend" Hachiman stated, looking away. "Put some clothes on and stop that train of thought.. You may have gotten the looks, but your way of thinking is beyond terrible"
"Is it?" She asked, setting breakfast on the table. "I just thought I'd cheer you up.. You seem even more depressed then before school started"
"Clothes.. And then come eat before we're late for prison.. I mean school" Hachiman stated, sitting down. "And people say I have a sis-complex… they'd definitely she has a bro-complex too"
After his strange morning, though not as strange as some mornings he'd had, considering the accident from weeks earlier thing, he arrived at school. Upon arriving at his class, he found Yumiko standing outside classroom 1-F peaking in at her group of friends. "Yo"
Yumiko almost jumped out of her skin, barely stopping herself from shrieking. "Don't do that!"
"Why are we whispering?"
"I'm… observing my friends.. But not just because you suggested"
"And?"
"…they don't seem to talk to each other without me or Hayato around them"
"Told you.. It's cause they're not friend with each other.. Their pretending to be friends with you and Hayama to have status" "Hachiman stated simply. "Except maybe Yuigahama.. I don't see her has using you for status.. She seems like the only one that genuinely wants to be friends with you"
"You know, just because their not talking to each other a lot right now, doesn't mean their not friends" Yumiko whispered back. "I've known some of them, like Ebina, since junior high.. You can't fake things for that long"
"You can never tell unless you observe them more" Hachiman shrugged about to walk inside and then remembered the dinner thing.. "Oh.. And by the way.. My mom and dad can do the dinner thing on Saturday…let me now what time works later"
Yumiko nodded absently. "I'll ask my father later after school"
"K" Hachiman slid open the door and walked in, moments before Yumiko did, and saw her group crowd around her desk and act like everything was the same as usual, though Yumiko looked deep in thought. "Didn't know she could do deep thought"
"Fake… are they really all fake.. Beside maybe Yui?" Yumiko asked herself, pretending to laugh at something dumb Tobe did. "How is it that the only people that seem to be truly honest with me is Yui.. And a guy I barely know?.. And its it true? It can't be right?"
Hachiman saw Hayama walk to the classroom, though he hadn't yet been noticed by Yumiko or the others.
Hayama noticed Hachiman and waved, walking to him as Hachiman wished he had entered the class faster.
"Good morning, Hikitani" Hayama said, his face plastered with his normal fake smile. "You look as though you have something on your mind"
"I was wondering why you and the others in your group act so fake. Why you wear that fake smile everywhere" Hachiman asked bluntly, seeing Hayama's eyes briefly widen.
"What are you talking about?" Hayama asked, regaining his usual expression.
"I'm good at reading people" Hachiman replied, calmly. "For you all I read is a fake persona.. Something that's expected of everyone around you…and always showing your fake smile"
"You really are good at reading others" Hayama replied with smirk she shook his head. "But it's not exactly all my fault...I'll admit I'm not as nice of a guy as everyone thinks… I've found that being "Everyone's Hayama" lets me better cope with the people around me"
"So your afraid of what people would think if you acted like your true self" Hachiman stated putting his hands in his pockets. "You hide yourself in order to prevent conflict.. Though that's just as cruel"
"I didn't say I was proud of it" Hayama admitted. "You on the other hand seem to be able to be yourself.. To say what your thinking.. I'm almost kind of jealous"
"You should know that your ability to hide yourself from your group is fading" Hachiman stated, ignoring Hayama's statement. "But that's mostly because the "bond" of your friendships was never real to begin with….. I bet you know that fact more then any of them"
"I do… but could I change things?" Hayama asked. "Should I?"
"That's not for me to decide for you" Hachiman prepared to walk back into the classroom, stopping at the door. "I figured another thing out from observations by the way.. That you keep hinting to liking Miura not because you like her, but because it keeps other girls away from you…your using her as a shield.. I don't really like her much.. But it still isn't right"
The rest of the day seemd to drag on... At least to Hikigaya.. His morning interactions with Hayato and Yumiko had drained away energy and he was trying to recover. "It's like I used all my chakra up.. I'm near chakra exhaustion.. I need a energy transfusion.. Where's Sakura when you need her?"
He looked around the room and saw that was was more or less the only one exastuted from school and eager for lunch to unwind. Though he did see a girl he'd never noticed before on the other side of the room in similar state as him. She was tall with incredibly long silvery blue hair in a pony tail and had delinquent look to her.
"I wonder if she's a fellow loner… maybe that's why I didn't notice her presence untill now"
Several minutes later, the bell signal the star of lunch rang and Hachiman dragged himself from his seat, popping his back as he stood. Glancing over as he headed to the door, he saw the blue haired girl and possible fellow loner also stand and head away from her desk, seemingly towards the door like him.
The both ended up reaching the door the same time which for loner was far more awkward the it would be fore normal people. A normal person might be like "Oh hey, you go ahead" and the response from the other person might be. "Are you sure? Oh ok…thank you"
"For a girl and boy I that situation it might be have the guy trying to be super polite and offer the girl to go first… And maybe the girl would blush or giggle and think the guy was really nice.. Or something"
For loners though it would be them standing there indefinitely.. Either person unable to make the first move due to their social akwardness… as was the case at that moment for Hachiman the blue haired girl.
"…"
"…"
"Damn" The girl muttered outloud. "This is…. Annoying.."
"Yea" Hachiman agreed with a single phrase.
"Let's just go.."
"F-fine"
The girl took a deep breath and walked out first into the hallway amd a moment later Hachiman did. Though it was still as awkward as it had been moments before for the two.
"S-sorry about that" The girl stuttered out.
"It's fine" Hachima replied trying to remain calm on the outside. "It's.. you know.. It happens?"
"I... guess?"
"Well… t-time for lunch" The girl then stated after a few moments.
"Y-yeah" Hachiman agreed with nod as they began to walk away in opposite directions.
Hachiman glanced back and he blushed as he called out to her. "Hey um… blue haired girl"
"W-what is it?" The girl stuttered looking back.
"Your uh… skirt …" Hachiman started with a cringe, looking away.. "I wasn't looking but…It's.. tucked.. In the back"
The girl reach her hand behind her and felt tha the back of her skirt was tuck up slightly, revealing black lace panites underneath. If not for the fact that she wore her blazer tied around her waist it would have been obvious to the rest of class a few minutes prior.
"Oh…thanks" The girl replied, fixing her skirt, though strangely not embarrassed.. "See you.. Later?.. I guess?"
"Uh. Sure.. uh… you"
"Kaswasaki" The girl stated, still awkward. "S-saki Kawasaki…"
"Oh.. Ok… Hachiman Hikigaya"
"K"
"See ya"
"K"
"Such great conversations for loners indeed" Hachiman though as he walked away from the girl "Kawashita?.. Kawashino?.. Kawaniko?.. What was black lace girl's name?.. Saki?"
The girl in question was pretty far away down the hall but her heard name as he spoke the last part outloud and blushed a bit as she cleared her throat and turned the corner.
Just another day for strange people it seemed… and another day for Haciman having an awkward life.
At that same time, in the nearby teacher's staffroom, the equally awkward Hiratsuka was at her desk gathering papers for her afternoon classes while smoking a cigarette. That's when she heard the bell and noticed it was time for lunch.
She put out the cigarette and began to put away some folders and lesson plans. She then reached into her desk drawer and pulled out a few folders, but knocked open a binder with photos in it scattering them onto the floor.
"Shit" Hiratsuka crouched and gathered them up to put them back briefly looked at one of the photos she picked up.. It depicted several people standing front of a house… a woman with glasses, a man, another woman short hair that was laughing with her arm around the neck of the glasses wearing woman, and two small, young kids.
She looked at the kids and saw the boy, who had short black hair and bangs hiding his eyes, held a uncomfortable, almost forced smile on his face while shorter and younger girl with short dark bluish-black hair stood next to him, holding his hand and giggling.
"Sheesh.. Even back then you looked uncomfortable around people" Hiratsuka shook her head. "Who knew you'd still be causing me problems all these years later…"
To be continued
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