fᎪmᎥᏞᎽ [Kaedehara Kazuha x Reader]

Chapter 18

*writes aggressively while hands disintegrate and listening to Ruu's song* Gorou and Ayaka pain arc! More fluff, Aether and stuff.

Author's Discord is MuscleKurenai #2082. Friend requests are accepted.

It was a cold winter evening. A short white haired girl lay on the ground, facing a bunch of elder kids who were having quite the fun harrassing her.

"Gonna cry and run to Daddy?" an elder boy teased as he jabbed a finger at her. The rest guffawed as the one who'd said that crouched down to where she lay on the ground, and tried to yank her clothes off of her. Tears stung her eyes as she tried to pull away. That was when they first met.

"Stop it!" a voice sounded in her ears. She looked up to meet the blue eyes of a boy with dark blonde hair, with bangs that perfectly framed the sides of his face.

"And what will you do? Huh?!" the bully yelled at the boy, whose expression grew darker and fiercer.

"He's Gorou! Bad news!" one of the cronies yelled but the leader boy ignored him and went over to the blonde. He tried to land a punch, which the boy masterfully dodged and grinned.

"Next, you'll attack with your right hand, an uppercut, I believe." he predicted. And just as he had predicted, the bully tried to land an uppercut on him with his right hand, which was again dodged.

"What the hell?!" the bully yelled but Gorou just smirked at him, keeping his composure as he crossed his arms and waited for the bully to make a move. The bully, overwhelmed and scared, as well as discouraged from fighting by his friends, ran away with them.

"Are you okay?" the blonde held a hand out to her. She gripped it nervously and felt a slight blush on her cheeks.

"Thank you. You're really strong." she complimented. This made the boy blush and he shook his head.

"My friend Kazuha's way stronger than me, and has more girls following him, like the attractive rat that he is- Anyways, I'm Gorou. And you?" the boy glanced inquisitively at her. She blushed as she dropped her gaze to the ground. She'd never talked to a male other than her brother, father and her attendant Thoma.

"I'm Ayaka." she didn't reveal her last name for she still feared that things might turn out in the wrong way. He probably didn't know her.

"The Kamisato one. I see your family crest." he pointed to the edge of the family crest hidden away by her silver locks.

"You're really intelligent too." she remarked. The blonde shook his head.

"I'm really dumb, compared to Kazuha." he grinned.

There was something about this boy that made her heart soften.

And then, they started seeing each other more. They became friends. Something more seemed to blossom inside Gorou for her but she fell in love with his best friend instead. And then, she stopped seeing him.

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"Gorou."

"Ah yeah, Ayayak?" the excitement in his eyes was almost paining. So annoying.

"Convince Kazuha to go on a date wit me."

"Ah, mm." the sadness in his eyes grew.

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"Gorou."

"Yeah?"

"Tell me what Kazuha likes."

"Y-yeah, sure."

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"Gorou."

"Yeah?"

"Don't talk to me anymore."

"Okay."

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Present

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"Gorou?" you looked worriedly at the blonde who had his head hung low. Kokomi wiped away her tears and rubbed circles on his back.

"It'll be okay, Gorou." she whispered, even as her own heart broke. You felt tears form in your own eyes. Kazuha hugged your arm and placed his warm hand on your head in a comforting manner.

You wished you could do something for them, but you didn't know what. And it crushed your heart.