first loser ; s. kunikuzushi √

009

"good morning my fellow students ! as you know , your new schedules for the new year are out ! be sure to check out the classes you're in before checking your schedules . thank you !" principal raiden ei announced from the speakers .

"hmm.. " scaramouche said while tapping on his chin .

"you think we'll be in the same class ?" i asked him , i completely forgot that we had our finals during February.. since i was having so much fun with scaramouche .. my dad was really furious over my grades .

"i mean ... if your grades are at my level then I don't see why not ? speaking of which , you never want to show me your grades . it can't be that bad ?" he said , unzipping my bag and taking out the test papers .

poor boy , he's about to get a heart attack .

"oh my gosh .. you're barely passing ? what's wrong ?" he sighed , he was quite shocked about my grades .

"uh .. " i didn't know how to explain to him .

"speaking of which .. you haven't told me about how your doing at home . how are you getting
more and more bruises .." he said pointing at my arms .

except.. these bruises weren't from my father this time . it was done by myself .

as soon as i saw my results , i felt so defeated and stressed out , feeling extra frustrated.

having negative thoughts like

' this is all my fault , i should've not mixed around with other people . i should've just focused on studying . '

a part of me was thinking of even killing myself , after looking at my stupid grades . but i didn't want scaramouche to cry over me , so i ended up not doing it .

sometimes i thought it was because of a relationship that my grades weren't great . but i figured that wasn't the case , since scaramouche is smarter than me , and he's been tutoring me .

i decided to drag him to somewhere quiet and tell him what's happening at home .

"okay so . " i said , explaining everything that happened for the past few months , trying my hardest not to sob while thinking about it , although it failed badly .

"ugh . you should live with me and my mom . i hate people like your dad ." scaramouche said , pulling me in for a hug .

i hugged back , sobbing uncontrollably, staining his school uniform .

"there , there . don't cry . im here for you ." he said , gently caressing my head .

"im so sorry for doing this to myself .." i cried .

i admit , crying in front of him was an embarrassing thing for me . especially since I didn't like showing other people my negative side .

"it's alright . " he said , while taking something out of his pocket .

"come on. look at me ." he said , one of his hands holding the both of my cheeks . he had a handkerchief in his other hand , wiping the tears off my face .

"let's check out the schedule , alright ?" scaramouche said , lending me a hand for me to get up .

i said nothing , just nodded , and the both of us walked to the notice board .

"ah.. your name's at the bottom of the class ." scaramouche pointed .

"oh ." i replied back .

he sighed , rolled his eyes and placed a hand on my shoulder , bringing me closer to the board .

"well , you see ? my name's here at the top of the list . don't worry , we're still in the same class this year .. barely but you did it ." he said , trying to cheer me up .

well , even if i did get the lowest score , i was still with scaramouche .

"mhm.. you're right ." i smiled .

"come on , let's get to class . ill try my best to help you get your good grades back again , maybe you might even beat me ?" he patted my back gently .

i nodded and our hands intertwined with each other while walking towards our new classroom .

"you'll be fine .. [ nickname ] .." he said . i was shocked but i liked the nickname he gave me .

"hmmm alright moochie . wait that sucks ."

he just laughed .

"never call me that ."

"well , what about kuni?" i asked , i thought it was cute for him .

"that's fine ." he said as he dragged me into the classroom , finding a place for the both of us to sit . albedo's grades dropped so much that he's in one of the lower classes .

"alright , let's start studying now ." i smiled at him .

"fine .. if you insist.." scaramouche said , sighing . he didn't think i would want to study now .

after teaching me just for a few minutes , i felt like falling asleep .

"hey . you signed up for this . now be a good girl , and listen attentively ."

good girl !?

"yes sir- " i immediately got up and listened to him with full attention. thinking about it now , we haven't kissed each other on the lips yet .

"what's wrong now? " he said , putting down the book , after noticing me staring at him .

"uhhh , nothing much ?" i said , trying to get rid of my thoughts .

he raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "okayyy..."

should i tell him -

"actually.."