Honestly speaking, I wasn't really a big fan of their pairing. But I forced myself to write this anyway. XD Tell mee what you thiink. :D

Drabble # 3: Yukihara x Yuka

Main Genre: Hurt/Comfort

Word of the Drabble: Escape

Dedicated to: Mommy, the original lover of the ballad blues. Love you too Mommy. Mwah.

Heaving a deep breath, Yuka slumped down on a nearby bench, a water bottle in hand.

It's been a particularly rough day for her, having to dodge that volleyball – no, scratch that – those volleyballs from sensei, Naru and Shiki's fangirls in gym class, deal with an awfully cranky Jinno, and babysit the kouhais while Yuki-sensei was out on an errand.

Without thinking, Yuka lied down on the bench and pressed the cold water bottle against the lump that was currently forming conveniently on the middle of her forehead.

"Great," Yuka found herself murmuring to no one in particular but herself, "today I get to be called an incompetent fool by Jinno, fairy princess by Sakurano, enchanted mermaid by Subaru, and filthy, little slut by the fangirls. Tomorrow, I get to be called the two-legged unicorn of wonder, or better yet – "

"The foolish fairy slut mermaid princess of the wonder unicorns who eat rainbows and poop glitter butterflies?" Narumi, who had just happened to walk by, interjected.

Yuka closed her eyes, "Not now Naru."

Narumi had already started to saunter away. "Glad to be of service, Yuka-senpai!"

Yuka turned on her side, still keeping the water bottle pressed to her forehead. Though lying down here, unguarded, Yuka felt safe because she made sure to pick the place most isolated by the student body, right where the only people who could her were Naru, Shiki, Kaoru-senpai, and sensei – which was, in short, the bench right beside the Hanahime Den gates.

A voice suddenly hovered over her hunched figure, "It's been a nice day, eh?"

Yuka muttered darkly, "It's been a blast. Literally."

"Well, in that case, would you like to join me in enjoying this beautiful sunset?" the voice asked, more gently this time.

"Look, man, whoever you are, just leave me alone, because for one, it's been a very, very rough day, not to mention, long and disappointing, not only because of the fact that I'm talking to complete strangers while lying on school benches but also because I've been called a – "

"Foolish fairy slut mermaid princess of the wonder unicorns who eat rainbows and poop glitter butterflies?" the voice echoed her own, lonesome and wry thoughts.

Yuka's eyes shot open. "Eh, sensei?" She sat up to find Yuki-sensei in front of her, his left arm in a cast and forehead hastily wrapped in bandages.

"S-sensei, what the devil happened to you?" Yuka asked incredulously, motioning for him to sit down beside her.

"Hmm… Long story short, I messed up, so I got a beati – err, a lecture from Kazu-nii," he brightly chirped, his bright green eyes sparkling as they turned to gaze at her.

"But – "

"Naru, and a few other people," he chuckled lightly.

It was amazing how he could easily read her mind.

"Ugh, but sensei, Shiki, and Naru's fangirls are killing me," Yuka looked down in embarrassment.

"Look, it's ok," Yukihara casually draped an arm over Yuka's shoulders.

"Yeah, but I have no idea how to escape from them now," she, in turn, interlaced her fingers with Yukihara's.

"And they get harder to deal with everyday, don't they?" Yukihara wagged his eyebrows playfully at her.

"Yup."

A thoughtful silence came over the two of them for a while, and though they remained quiet as if they've run out of things to say, it wasn't awkward nor was it uncomfortable.

To Yuka, it simply meant peace.

After a few minutes or so, she felt Yukihara-sensei rising from his seat.

"Sensei?"

"Come away with me." Yukihara held out his hand.

"Eh?"

"You know, let's go watch the sunset or something, in that place where th – "

Yuka hushed him, "Ok, I get it." She smiled warmly.

"Can we go then?" Yukihara sounded like a child waiting for his mother to take him to the park. Yuka simply looked at him.

Yukihara nodded, his face lit up, "Ok, let's go watch the sunset or something, then."

And they did.

Away from the distractions of manic fangirls, failed trigonometry quizzes, sugar-high kids, and name-calling jerks, they escaped and simply came away.


Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

I am a fail when it comes to attempts at sappiness and humor. Do tell what you felt about it.

BTW, I don't own the "eat rainbows and poop butterflies" quirk - if ever you're familiar with it. XD (I just added the glitters, weeh! :D)

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