𝕊𝕠 ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 | 𝕁𝕠𝕔𝕜!𝕀𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕩 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣

Chapter 1: You know how to ball, I know Aristotle

A/n: Hello and welcome back to my works!! It's been a while since I've gotten into writing and I may or may not have an Ao3 account👀

I might be posting there soon, so stay tuned!!

That would be all, enjoy your day!

(Your pov)

"And that's what she said!!" A loud boisterous laugh filled your ears as you rolled your eyes so far that you swore you could see your brain.

You sighed at your boyfriend's antics. You honestly didn't know why you even dated him. You and him were the equivalent of oil and water mixed.

You two had different personalities. You were more on the quiet side, whereas you'd think he'd become dehydrated if he didn't talk once a day.

You hated people who played sports whereas he was a player—a football player, to be precise. You, on the other hand, were a writer. You prefer the company that books bring to people.

"[Reader], baby! Come join us." Your boyfriend hollers over to you to join them. One of his friends, Shinobu, sends you an apologetic look.

You begrudgingly stood up and sat next to your so-called boyfriend. "There's my girl!" Itto grins as he slings an arm around you and pulls you closer to him. The action causes you to lose balance a bit so you gripped onto your chair for support.

"Itto, if they don't wanna come, then don't force them." Shinobu lightly scolds him. "No, it's fine, Shinobu." You reassure her.

"See?? My baby says it's okay, so there's nothing to worry about!" He places a fervent kiss on your cheek.
"Alright people, settle down." Your English teacher ordered as everyone complied and settled down. You begin to get up, but Itto grabs your hand before you can.

"No- sit with me, please." He begs as he pouts at you and looks at you with puppy dog eyes. You shrugged and settled down on your current seat as you began to pick up your books from your bag.

You listened idly as the teacher began to discuss the lesson for the day. Your gaze turned to Itto and you stared in curiosity at what he was doing.

Somehow, it looked as if he was doodling in his notebook. "Alright, class", the sound of your teacher's voice brought your attention back to them.

"We'll be doing a group activity, and I want you to get it done by the end of this period. You are allowed to choose your partners."

Immediately, excited murmurs began to fill the whole classroom. The teacher explained the rest of the instructions and the whole class started to get to work
"Hey, [reader], we should team up." Itto beamed at you excitedly. You felt the color drain from your face. However, you quickly recomposed yourself.

After all, what girlfriend would react that way to her boyfriend?
"Okay, so the teacher said we'll analyze some poems." You said, opening your book to the assigned page.

As you began to work on the project, Itto began to lazily draw on his notebook again.
"Itto." He looked up from his notebook to face you.

"You're supposed to be helping me." You scolded him. "Oh, right, right. Sorry." He chuckles awkwardly as he flips his notebook to a blank page and waits for your instructions.

"Okay, can you please analyze this one?" You pointed to one of the poems and Itto's gaze followed to where you were pointing at.

"Haha, yeah, about that... can you be the one to analyze?" He stares at you nervously. You couldn't believe him. You were about to throw a fit as Itto held his hands up in surrender.

"Woah, woah— wait!! It's just that I'm no good at analyzing poems. If I do, then we might both fail. I was thinking that maybe I'll be the one to present."
He smiled at you goofily while you grunted in return.

"Fine," you huffed in annoyance as you began to analyze every piece of poem in the assigned book. You stared at Itto as said boy was now occupied with doodling on his notebook again.

You couldn't help but wonder if he dated you for his grades. You shrugged off the unnecessary thoughts and went back to work.

After 30 minutes, you were finally done. "I'm finished." Itto looked up from his notebook and beamed with happiness. "I knew you could do it, baby! Oh, you're the best!!" He cheers as he ruffles your head and you give him a deadpanned stare.

Soon, it was time for everyone to present their interpretations. By the time it was your turn, Itto stood up and grabbed the notebook. "Okay, so me and my lovely girlfriend over there," he gestures over to you. The whole class started to giggle and you hid your face in embarrassment.

Itto began to share the interpretations of each poetry in the notebook. Once he was done, the whole class erupted in applause.
"Okay, can you explain how you were able to interpret it in your own words?" The teacher asked Itto. The moment he did, you knew you guys were screwed.

"Oh, this is easy, we uhh— we analyzed this one like this because the girl likes the boy and that's why that's that. Yeah, like that." He chuckles awkwardly but still manages to remain confident.

The teacher smacked her lips before clicking her tongue in disappointment. "Mr. Arataki, you're aware that this poetry is about depression, are you not?" The whole class started to guffaw loudly at this.

Itto stood in front— red in embarrassment. The teacher dismissed him and he went back to his seat. She then called you over and you stood up to go to her.

"Ms. [last name], I'll be frank with you. Please, do not do the project by yourself." She spoke in a low tone that was only loud enough for you to hear.

"I- I know, miss. I-"
"I know, Itto is failing almost all his classes, but that doesn't give him a right to use you to his advantage just because he is your boyfriend."
She reprimands you in the way a mother scolds her two-year-old baby.

"I understand, miss." You nodded in understanding. "Good. I will give the grade to both of you, but the next time this happens, you'll get separate grades each." She then dismisses you back to your seat.

You sat back down and covered your face with your palms and sighed tiredly.
"So what did the teacher say?" Itto asks you enthusiastically. This was gonna be a long day for you.

AN: Wow, this is so far from my current writing style 😵. But I had fun, nonetheless. I can't wait to write the next chapters. I can't promise speedy updates, since I'm nearing graduation, so there'll be a lot of schoolwork to accomplish. Anyway, expect an update soon though!! Stay safe and have a nice day!!