『Entangled Stars』;「運命」┇akane a. x aoi. a au

chapter viii: the lifetime timer

#8: "The Lifetime Timer"
一生涯

Akane's attention was now focused on the different paperwork that was scattered inside the Student Council Office. So slowly, he organized the said papers and neatly placed them on the desk of their President.

He sighed when he saw how there were some requirements and reports that were due later – where if these aren't handled now, then the President would be loaded with more paperwork that he will definitely be stressed with.

So due to Akane's concern for Teru's sanity (that he might never openly admit), he gathered the ones that he will be able to accomplish and start doing the reports at Teru's desk. He pouted due to the pile of tasks he saw. Well, let's get started.

After about an hour, Akane continued doing the tasks despite being bombarded by the thoughts of a certain purple-haired female because of this, he had a frown and a gloomy expression on his face. But then a familiar golden-colored head popped out of the office's entrance.

Teru then sheepishly smiled as he hugged a colorful box designed with random patterns. "Ayo! I brought some doughnuts." Teru walked towards Akane.

Akane only looked at him in awe. "Seriously, I've been wondering where you are and you were only chilling your butt at the doughnut shop?"

Ignoring what he said, Teru happily opened the box that was filled with visually pleasing pastry. "Tada! Here is a strawberry-flavored one for this lovestruck redhead man."

He took Akane's hand who was only looking at him, offended, and placed the said donut there. Slowly, Teru noticed Akane's change of expression. "Oh? Maybe I should've also bought the blueberry flavor to match the color of the mood of this now heartbroken one in front of me–"

"Minamoto-san," Akane called him, with a threatening tone and a sour expression. Don't even try.  

However, the golden-haired male looked him straight in the eyes with a 'heh-' evident expression on his face. Then he continued.

"However, I would like to inform you that you might not like the sweet taste of it since you prefer a bitter sensation–"

"One more word out of you and I'll shove this donut into your mouth." Akane with wide eyes interrupted what the President was saying.

But Teru still countered, "Oh my, why are you so violent today? Someone has been ghosted? All these bees coming out during this spring season but nobody's here to call you honey? Awww–"

"ARRRRGHHH." 

After his screech in the middle of this eventful moment. Whatever president. Akane rolled his eyes, ignoring the dramatic antics of the blonde-haired senior who was now talking with the other members of the council that have just also arrived.

He huffed sneakily biting on the donut that was given to him. Too focused on continuing to finish the paperwork, he didn't notice the wide grin of the male who caught him.

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After they both completed the tasks for the Student Council, Teru left the office at the speed of lightning. Since Akane wanted to escape the mess of thoughts occurring inside his head, he decided to look for the said President for company.

The afternoon breeze hit Akane's face as he made his way to the golden-haired male sitting on a bench under the three.

"Hey, what's up?"

"The sky."

"You know what nevermind. I'll just go somewhere else, Teru." Nevermind, I'll just go to the library that'll be more stress-relieving.