Mini Series: Backstories from Falling For My Sensei

Asuma & Emiko: A New Relationship & Asuma's Confession

I basically listened to every Olivia Rodrigo song while writing this. Mainly "Happier"
Time Setting: The night of Akari's sexual assault

Emiko' POV:

"I just need a drink."

Ria slides her glass of whiskey across the table to me and I waste no time in throwing it back.

She chuckles, staring at me as I sulk in the crowded bar.

"Move on Em. He's obviously never going to settle down. You deserve better."

Ria means well, I know she does.

But it's the last thing I want to hear right now.

I fucked him. He fucked me. And in the end I fucked myself.

I should've known not to get involved with him. I've heard of his reputation. I saw it in action before he ever directed his attention to me.

What the hell convinced me I could change a man like him?

Delusion?

Maybe it was the fact that somewhere along the way, I fell in love Asuma Sarutobi.

And you have to be fucking crazy to do something like that.

"I really thought things would be different." I mumble picking up the glass and finishing the last drops.

"I'm so naive."

Ria reaches forward and places her hand over mine.

"I'm sorry babe. You're too good for him Emiko. He's a little boy. What 32 year old guy still wants to sleep around like that."

I try to shake the image from my head. Asuma's hands on another woman.

After he made me think I was special. He's so full of shit.

I groan loudly, feeling like I want to throw up.

"I am such an idiot."

"To be fair, he had us all fooled. I mean Asuma? Coming back to or focusing on one woman like he did with you? That's unheard of." Ria looks directly at me.

"We both know how many women he's ghosted." She reminds me.

"Well why couldn't he just treat me like the rest? Fuck me and then leave. At least I wouldn't have gotten my emotions mixed up in this. And now I'm drunk in a bar, crying over him."

I laugh trying to choke back my tears.

"I'm pathetic. Why did I tell him I loved him? I should've just kept it to myself. Maybe I would've spared myself the humiliation from being rejected."

Ria shakes her head and suddenly looks over my shoulder with wide eyes.

"We should leave."

I turn slightly in my chair.

"What the hell are you looking-"

As soon as I see it my heart fucking drops.

Asuma.

Asuma with his arm draped around some other girl in the middle of the bar.

"Em, let's just go. He's a fucking asshole."

Before I can pause to think about what I'm doing, I'm on my feet heading straight towards the door.

I can't watch this.