"Megumi, you're bleeding again," you say as you quickly rush to Megumi's side. You grab his face to try and get a better look at the cut on his forehead, but he slaps your hand away.
"It's fine Y/N. Stop being so concerned about me," Megumi says as...
"Y/N! Come quick! The new guy is fighting again!" Your female classmate says jumping you out of your sleep. You lift your head off the desk and rub your eyes before glancing down at your phone.
"It's only 7:47 in the morning Megumi. What's up with you?" You ask yourself internally as you place a small smile on your face. Ever since Megumi arrived he's gotten in fight after fight, 99% of which are one-sided.
"Alright, let's go break it up," you say before sliding out of your desk and following your classmate down the hall. The two of you rush down the stairs and are greeted by the sounds of a boy coughing heavily.
"Who pissed off Fushiguro this time?"
"A senior. He was bullying some freshman and Fushiguro just stepped in out of nowhere,"
"A senior?! That guys scary, he's only been here for a week,"
You sigh deeply as you make your way through the crowd, all the while hearing similar conversations. You wish that you could say that Megumi's changed, but truthfully, he's been this way ever since you were kids.
You eventually claw your way through the crowd, but the sight you meet is not a pretty one. You see Megumi stepping on a boy crouched up on the floor in a fetal position. Near the senior's mouth is a small pool of blood.
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Meanwhile, Megumi's expression remains dull and uninterested. Save for a deep sense of hatred glowing through his blue eyes. Despite being childhood best friends, Megumi still hasn't spoken to you once since transferring to your school.
Well, this is one way to break the ice.
"Hey, don't you think he's had enough?" You ask as Megumi's eyes slowly glance away from his victim and up towards you. His eyes hold no indication that he remembers who you are. Either that or he doesn't care.
"I don't like bullies. I'm teaching him a lesson, stay out of it," Megumi says coldly as you take a step towards him.
"Come on Megu..."
"Don't say my name as if we're best buds!" Megumi yells at you before you could even finish your sentence. You clench your teeth as Megumi sucks his and stops stomping.
"You pissed me off, I'm leaving," he declares as he shoves his hands into his pocket and walks down the hall. You quickly rush to your senior's side and check to make sure that he's alright.
"Someone grab the nurse!" You yell as you hear a couple of students runoff. Meanwhile, you help your senior turn around and sit up against the wall as he holds his side.
"Damn that Fushiguro kid, who does he think he is?" Your senior manages to get out as your smile falters. You lean closer to his ear so that others don't hear you.
"He hates bad people, he's been that way since we were kids. The way I see it if you get beat up by Megumi, you deserved it," you say, your voice lowering a few octaves. Your senior suddenly jerks away from you.
"Your friends with that psychopath? Then why are you helping me?"
"For Megumi's sake. He may go too far most times but I don't mind his conviction. If you're a jerk, you deserve to get beat up," you say before placing a bright smile on your face as the nurse rushes towards you.
You allow her to take over as you rush down the hall in the direction that Megumi left in. You're certain that he's chosen to skip class again, despite being smart he can be a huge idiot.
"Megumi!" You yell as you rush past a staircase and get a glimpse of someone sitting in the shadows. You quickly turn around and backtrack before seeing Megumi sitting with his head hanging. The bell overhead rings, but he doesn't flinch.
"Hey, you should come to class today," you say gently as Megumi doesn't even bother raising his head before responding.
"Piss off Y/N, I'm not in the mood," Megumi says as you roll your eyes and lean against the wall with your arms crossed over your chest.
"Are you kidding me? My childhood best friend shows up at my school and doesn't even acknowledge me despite disappearing for a couple of years. I thought you were dead," you say as Megumi finally lifts his head to look over at you.
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His expression remains borderline aggravated, but then again that's always been his natural expression. You'd only ever seen him smile less than a handful of times. Nevertheless, in the few years yous been apart it's clear that Megumi's been keeping up with his training.
Even through his shirt, you can tell that his body is built. Despite his slim stature you know how strong he is, not to mention his neck and face are surprisingly chiselled. However, his hair still sticks wildly around his head just as it did when you were kids.
"I was busy with stuff, sorry Y/N," Megumi says suddenly apologizing as you smile brightly. You almost forgot how infuriating he could be. 90% of the time he's stubborn, cold, and sarcastic. The other 10% he'll randomly say something sweet or do something cute but then act as if he never did.
"I'm glad that your not dead, but you can't keep beating up people at school. You'll never make friends that way,"
"I don't need friends, they'd interfere with my life too much anyways," Megumi says returning to a neutral state as you sigh and walk over to Megumi before bending down to get a better look at him.
"Hey Y/N, what are you doing?!" Megumi asks as he quickly backs up, you stare at him confused. Is he blushing? No way, Megumi is pretty much destined to die alone with his bad attitude. Though teasing him was always fun.
"Look at how long your eyelashes are now! I'm so jealous!" You exclaim as Megumi stares at you blankly before pushing you away gently.
"I'm leaving,"
"Aww, c'mon Megumi. It makes you look so cute," you say in a playful tone as Megumi suddenly turns around and grabs your wrist before pushing you back against the wall. Your heart pounds heavily against your chest as Megumi glares at you.
"I told you not to say my name as if we're friends. Whatever relationship we had in middle school ended there. Stop trying to force our friendship back together," Megumi says coldly as he releases your wrist and walks off.
"What the hell is up with him?" You ask yourself aloud as your rub your wrist before quickly realizing that you're late for class. You run upstairs but can't help but wonder why your heart jumped when Megumi leaned closer to you.
