KNY | In Different Circles (Muichiro X Tanjirou)

Chapter 5

Tanjirou's POV

It was a crisp Tuesday morning, me and my siblings walked in a huddle down the street and towards school, "Hey Tanjirou, is it true that you got into a fight with someone that insulted your girlfriend?" Nezuko asked suddenly, breaking the calming silence of the early morning.

"Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?" Takeo gasped loudly.

"Wow Tanjirou, I'm impressed!" Hanako said, patting my arm with a grin.

"Really Nezuko? Where did you even hear that?" I asked.

"I heard it from a friend who has an older sibling that saw everything go down!" Nezuko exclaimed, "So is it true?" she added.

"Ok, well I didn't get into a fight and I wasn't defending my girlfriend. I just got caught up in some verbal disagreement while defending a peer of mine, ok, it's not a big deal" I said in response to all their nosing. They all groaned, "What, what is it so disappointing about the fact that I didn't get into a fight?" I asked.

"It's not that you didn't get into a fight, it's that you don't have a girlfriend, isn't high school supposed to be about making lifelong bonds and finding love and discovering new things about yourself?" Takeo asked sarcastically.

"What, no! Where did you learn that?" I asked loudly.

"Mm-mm, I don't know, the movies?" he said inattentively.

"Well those movies are unrealistic, and you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV" I told him.

"You're just being sour because you don't have a girlfriend!" Nezuko added suddenly, they all burst into laughter.

"Just because I don't have a girlfriend doesn't mean I can't get a girlfriend!" I yelled at them.

"Yeah, sure!" Takeo exclaimed and stuck his tongue out at me.

"You know what!? I will get a girlfriend, I will get a girlfriend and I will prove you all wrong!"

I sat in homeroom with a notebook on my desk, I stared at the door frame, waiting patiently for a certain face to show. I looked at the clock on the wall, ' I wonder if he's late?' I thought to myself.

'RING'

The bell rang loudly, I sighed and turned to the board, almost disappointed that Muichiro didn't show. The class went on as normal but every now and then I would look over at the door. I don't know why but every time I looked over to the door and he still wasn't there I felt the slightest tinge of disappointment, mmm, strange.

The door opened, "Uh , sorry I'm late, there was traffic" mumbled a small figure at the front of the class, handing a small slip of paper to the teacher.

"Just sit down and get to work" Mr. Tomioka snapped at him.

Muichiro shuffled through the rows of desks until he settled into a desk near the back.
I smiled to myself, almost relieved that he showed up, as if his presence gave me some sort of peace. The lesson continued as normal and I just felt somewhat happier during the end pf the lesson.
I walked down the hall to my next class, following the trail of a petite figured boy.

"Muichiro!" I called, the boy stopped and turned to me.

"Tanjirou?" I caught up to him and we both started walking.

"Good morning Muichiro" I smiled, he kept a blank face not counting the bit of red on his cheeks and ears. I ignored it.

"Um, good morning Tanjirou" he mumble. We walked through the crowded halls quickly.

"We should hang out at lunch!" I suggested happily.

"Um, if you want" he said quietly.

"Of course! Why would I offer if I didn't want to hang out?"