[HIATUS] ♕ 𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆 ♕ -jibaku shonen hanako-kun

𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟛

(y/n) and Teru were walking side-by-side on a park near their elementary school building, enjoying the afternoon breeze and their time with each other in comfortable silence.

Little (y/n) would glance at the older boy beside her once every short while, feeling more than self-conscious at their hands being intertwined. She tried to calm her fast-beating heart which resulted in complete failure.

"Minamoto-senpai!"

A girlish voice called Teru from behind, and he turned back to face the girl. (y/n) did the same thing, only to see the said girl running up to her friend while holding a flower in her hand.

She stopped in front of the pair, but paid no attention to (y/n) as she fixed her eyes on Teru. (y/n) reflexively pulled her hand away from Teru's grasp when the girl walked closer and closer to the blond haired boy until there was practically so little space between them.

"I've always liked you since the beginning of the year! Will you be my boyfriend?"

(y/n) took a step back, not knowing what to do. She was only in fourth grade while Teru is in sixth grade, so she had no experience with romance whatsoever. The only thing (y/n) realized is the pain in her chest when the unknown girl said she liked him.

Teru said nothing aside from apologizing to the girl, saying that he couldn't date her because he wants to focus on his studies, since this is his last year at elementary school before graduating. The girl looked sad, but she only sighed and went away without saying another word. But (y/n) was surprised beyond anything by now.

How...? That girl was so pretty... does Teru not find her attractive at all?

"(y/n)? Are you okay?"

His voice brought her back to reality and she saw him staring right into her eyes with worry. (y/n) nodded. "Y-yeah, I'm fine..."

"I'm sorry, did that startle you?" Teru's voice is still filled with worry as he held her shoulders gently. "The girl was my classmate, she had been assigned to be my seatmate for this month, so we kind of interact a lot with each other, and..."

"It's okay, it's okay, Teru-senpai! You don't have to apologize and explain everything to me..." (y/n) waved her hand awkwardly in front of him and smiled reassuringly.

But I'm kind of happy that you did though, because it shows how much you care about me.

(y/n) didn't know what this feeling is called, but it replaced the insecurity she felt just a while ago with pure happiness.

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"...-san? (y/n)-san?"

It was only when she saw Hanako and Nene's face right in front of her, staring at her with curiosity, she realized that she had been smiling dreamily by herself. (y/n) quickly regained her normal composure and hummed, indicating that she is listening.

"Is it okay if we tell his little brother about Minamoto-senpai being the only person unaffected by your music? I mean... he's kind of our close friend... so I'll kind of feel bad if we keep this a secret from him..." said Nene nervously while fidgeting with her fingers.

(y/n) thought for a while, then a sudden realization hit her. She turned to Hanako with frowning eyebrows, as if trying to figure out something.

But I thought the School Mysteries aren't supposed to be visible to normal students? How on earth does Kou find out about it...?

Hanako seemed to catch the meaning behind her stare and quickly waved goodbye before pulling Nene out of the abandoned music room, leaving (y/n) dumbfounded.

Nene was equally shocked and confused as she was dragged across the hallway, but seeing how Hanako rushed out in a hurry like that, she figured that there must be something about what she said that triggered something in (y/n)'s mind. So she decided to keep quiet until they reached the girl's bathroom.

As soon as the door behind them is closed, Hanako moved to his usual 'hanging out' spot near the window while still holding Nene's hand.

"What happened?" asked the girl curiously as soon as the School Mystery let go of her hand. "Did I say something wrong...?"

Hanako's serious gaze was reflected on the window as he answered. "That girl, the Eighth School Mystery, has a long history with Teru Minamoto."

Nene's eyes widen. "Eh? What kind of history?"

"I'm not so sure. But seeing the way she reacted when I said that you have a crush on that guy, I could suspect that she is Minamoto's childhood sweetheart."

"C-childhood... sweetheart...?"

"Oh, and also about the 'one person' thing, I figured that she has no clue about the history of the Minamoto clan at all. If she finds out that he is an exorc一"

"Oi, Hanako! Where were you earlier?!"

Hanako's sentence was cut off with a loud bang from the door being opened, revealing Kou Minamoto. His forehead was drenched in sweat and his breathing was ragged.

"Kou-kun! This is a girl's toilet!" Nene一 who apparently has recovered from the shock of knowing (y/n) was her beloved senpai's childhood sweetheart一 scolded Kou who was being loud in the hallway. Who knows what a teacher would do or say if they saw him enter a girls bathroom.

Kou closed his mouth with both hands and quickly shuts the door behind him. "Anyways, where have you guys been? I came here about 5 minutes ago and you guys were nowhere to be seen so I thought something bad happened to you..." his words trailed off as his cheeks started to go red. "I mean you, senpai! Not him!"

Hanako, still deep in thought, heard not a word that came out of Kou's mouth. He looked at Kou with a scrutinizing gaze, as if trying to decide whether or not he is trustworthy.

"Boy," Hanako called out to him. "Do you know a girl named (y/n) (l/n)?"

Kou thought for a moment, trying to process the name that Hanako asked him about. "(y/n)? Yeah, I know her, she was my brother's close friend when we were children, but I heard one day she got into an accident and went missing, so..."

Then the sudden realization hit him, and his eyes widened as he stared at Hanako in disbelief. "Wait... how did you know about (y/n)?"

"The truth is...

"(y/n) (l/n) is inside this very school."