A match made in hell | soukoku

Chapter nine

Chuuya's POV

When I set foot in class, that kid with a bandage on his nose rushed to me and put his hands on my shoulders "ARE YOU OK??? Why were you absent last week????"
I was confused at the sudden action, seeing as I don't even know the guy "Yeah, I just caught a cold... Did something happen?"

The guy sighed in relief and smiled at me "Oh, it's nothing, I just thought Dazai did something..." 'Well you're not entirely wrong-' "Anyways, my name is Tachihara! I hope we can be great friends and even possibly more!"

I took his hands off of my shoulders and smiled at him "Yeah, sure, nice to meet you, again."

I walked over to my desk and saw Dazai shooting a death glare at Tachihara. 'Did these two have a fight while I was gone?'

"Hey Chuu Chuu~ I see you've gotten even shorter than yesterday. Maybe alcohol shortens your legs-" I growled "Don't call me 'Chuu Chuu' what the fuck, and also DID YOU JUST CALL ME SHORT?? I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, MACKEREL!" I threw him a punch and surprisingly he caught it, pulling me into an embrace "But I like you short, like this you fit perfectly in my arms~" I blushed furiously.

"F-fucking flirt-" I noticed how everyone was looking at us so I pushed Dazai away, sitting down in my chair. "Aww, is little Chuu embarrassed?" He chuckled. I scoffed and waited for the teacher to arrive.

After those events, I noticed Tachihara glaring at Dazai with fury, those two seriously have a problem.

After class, I got up and started heading to the rooftop. I sat down and brought up my homemade bento. I then heard some footsteps behind me but paid them no mind.

"Hey Chuuya, may I sit with you?" It was Tachihara. "Sure." I motioned him to sit down. We started talking about anything and nothing when he suddenly asked "Are you and Dazai a couple??"

My eyes widened at the sudden question and I felt a faint blush appearing on my face. "N-no, I'd never date that stupid suicidal maniac! Who the fuck would?? He's so annoying-" My sentence was interrupted by a sigh of relief coming from Tachihara "Oh thank god, I thought he was going to play you too." I tilted my head in confusion "Play me? What are you talking about"

"He's said to have always made people fall in love with him just to break their hearts. I'm just afraid he'll do that to you too..."

...

Huh?

'Is this guy serious?? Like I'd believe that.'

"Thanks for the warning I guess" I said bored. "I'll go to class now, thanks for your company, Tachihara." I got up and went back inside. I had the urge to punch the wall. This couldn't be true, right? I couldn't have fallen in love with that bandage-wasting device. No impossible. Then why do I have this heavy feeling in my chest? I've never felt it before.

When Tachihara told me Dazai would play me, I didn't believe a word, and yet, I felt my heart throb. It hurt too much so I left. What is going on with me??? I think my hungover hasn't gone away yet, or else I have no other explanation to what I'm feeling.