(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

No one Wants to be me

So the student elections this year were going to be interesting. Not that Arata could say he remembered the last one. Back then, he didn't care that much about it outside of voting for Misei. And now that he thought about it, that was probably only because Yogi kept pestering him to do so. Going into this, he assumed that he was going to do the same. However, that forecast wasn't looking positive anymore.

"Looks like that's everyone who wants to sign up." Misao looked over the list of names of people who put their hat into the ring. Which wasn't anything beyond the people who Arata knew too well.

"Yeah, and..." He took note of something missing on these lists. "Wait, there's no names under the secretary or treasurer positions."

"Then I guess no one wanted to sign up for them." She told him. That didn't make any sense to him. Who was going to take those positions? "So, let me be the one to make the formal request. That being, if you'd like to continue being this school's dual secretary/treasurer."

"What?" He was awestruck in hearing that. "Is that really the backup plan?" It hardly seemed fair for him, since he wasn't planning on sticking around. Not to mention that this is two jobs, not one.

"Well, the idea is that the entire school practically decided you were already the best option. So take it as you already winning your elections." That sounded absurd. Would he really be unanimously chosen to continue a role he was given just a few months ago? One that he wasn't even originally elected for in the first place.

"I don't mind helping out." Of course, it wasn't as if he'd deny her outright. Chances were that whoever became student council president and vice president are already his friends. The exception being Syari, but that wild card was unlikely in his mind. "But I can't do both, not for my last year." That would be too much responsibility.

"You could ask someone to take one of the spots." She told him. "I can think of a suggestion." Obviously, she was referring to Akaki. Because, who wouldn't want their crush to be working with them everyday.

"I'll consider him." It wasn't as if he had a better option to choose from anyway. Hopefully that boy wouldn't mind.

Wait a second, but what was he thinking? Arata had already agreed to help Akaki with Akiba. But at the same time, he didn't want to leave Misao out hanging like this. Perhaps asking for his help wasn't the best idea. He was going to have to weight his choices heavily.

The two of them submitted the forms to the office. Now everything had been officially squared away for the school, and campaigning was going to be done. "Now that's all taken care of, we should go catch up with the others." The group had agreed to getting something to eat after school for all the hard work done by the student council.

"Actually." However, Misao had a different idea. "Perhaps we should meet them at the agreed upon location. I had something I wanted to... Talk with you about." That pause there worried him. What did she want to discuss in private?

Either way, he didn't reject her offer. So Arata joined the girl on a different path to the planned destination. It didn't take long for her to get right to the point. "So, Yogi likes me?"

"What?" How did she already determine that, he wondered. "What makes you think that?" His attempt to not give himself away went horribly.

"Arata, you only know two boys personally. And I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have asked that question if it was Akaki." She was able to deduce rather quickly when she considered why he would ask that question. "That is, unless you were actually talking about yourself."

"No, you caught me." The jig was up. "Yogi does have a crush on you." Hearing him say that, she never would've imagined that to be the case. The idea that a boy actually liking her, especially one like him, seemed unreal. "Please don't tell me I let you know."