Bittersweet Feelings

Bonus: Kokichi's POV

The moment the professor left the classroom to get his folder from the teacher's lounge, everyone scattered and started a general brouhaha.

Kokichi thought of a prank and wanted to cut off one of the teacher's chair's leg while no-one could notice, to make him trip once he sat down. He was giggling in advance taking out a cutter from his pocket. However, the classroom's door swung open, and thinking the professor came back, he hid under the desk hoping his absence would not be remarked. But to his surprise the others did not calm down and he did not hear the teacher yell either...

He peeked out from under the desk and saw Shuichi talking to Kirumi. Is that a new student? They look... His black hair, his golden eyes, his long lashes, his slender body... Kokichi could not get his eyes off him. His nervousness was adorable, how he averted eye contact was cute. Every little movement of his was sensual, Kokichi bit his lips while staring. He could not remember the last time he was this attracted to someone, Shuichi was totally his type. Tall, timid, and dark, he had the whole package.

But the supreme leader's excitement fell quite fast; he could see that Shuichi was a pushover from his way of talking to Kirumi. The type to obey to everyone even if his beliefs were against it. The type to just shut up do what he is told. Kokichi did not understand where this sudden annoyance came from... Perhaps he was frustrated that a good-looking guy would not make use of his charisma to do whatever he wanted.

He stood up, got ready to interact and ran for it.

"Ohmygod a new face!" He yelped cheekily smiling.

He eagerly jumped on Kirumi's back to be face to face with Shuichi; he was even better looking up close. However, the maid lost her balance and fell on the desk where Kaito was standing. The table moved and he fell unto Maki and crushed her under his and the furniture's weight. She sprung up and glared at the supreme leader, who just guffawed an "Oops" as apology.

"Kokichi I swear to god, I am at the limit of my patience..." She muttered infuriated.

"Are you okay Maki-roll? I am quite heavy I hope I did'n—" The astronaut started apologizing.

"Yeah, I could tell that. Try to eat less carbonated food." She interrupted him harshly. "But my bones aren't broken, so don't worry."

Kokichi rolled his eyes, tired of the lovebirds' flirting. He sure hoped they would forget to scold him for this.

"Anywaaaay-" Kokichi changed the subject turning towards Shuichi, "Who are you? You have ten seconds to answer before I chop your head off."

Shuichi blinked twice in confusion before just stating his name; Shuichi Saihara.

Silence fell in the group; all eyes were on him. The supreme leader could tell that he felt anxious with all the staring, he wanted to help him in some way.

"Come ooon that's all? Not even an Ultimate Talent or..." Kokichi pursued hoping he was not making it worse for Shuichi.

"Kokichi don't bother him, I'm pretty sure he wanted to present himself when the teacher was here, not when he just stumbled into this... mess" Kaede scolded him.

Of course she would do that, she does not see further than her nose and cannot even notice that he was trying to defuse the stress. Well, he must have messed it up if she underlined it like that.

Everyone presented themselves and welcomed Shuichi heartwarmingly. He already seemed accepted in the group, which made Kokichi feel glad for some reason. His turn came for the presentation.