"The Birth of the Dark Hero." I read the paper out loud. I unfolded the newspaper, the crisp pages crackling under my touch. The headline sprawled across the front page, announcing our impromptu performance from the previous night. A black and white photograph captured the moment, freezing us in time - Louis, Bill, Legoshi, and me, standing together awkwardly.
"Don't look so down! The photo looks awesome and the play last night was awesome too!" Sheila, the model-like cheetah from drama club grabbed the paper from my hands and waved it in the air before opening it up herself.
She smiled as she read the pages. "Y/n's and Alders love story was certainly captivating. The show was full of suspense, romance, and action!" Sheila laughed excitedly after reading the section out loud to me.
She plopped down in the seat next to me and stole a dumpling off of my tray. "This is great," she said with a mouthful.
I groaned and put my face in my hands."Maybe for you. I feel so embarrassed. I knew I shouldn't have agreed to act. My first play and of course something went wrong."
"You shouldn't! Everyone loved the show, and they all totally thought the three of you were acting."
The buzz about our performance had spread like wildfire, but with each retelling, the story morphed into something unrecognizable. Students would shoot me knowing looks or murmur under their breath each time I walked through the halls. Each encounter left me feeling more embarrassed and exposed than before.
The bell rung, dismissing us from lunch and to our final classes. The next class I had was P.E. As much as I dreaded going to this class, Bill was in it with me so at least I wouldn't be alone.
Sheila said her goodbyes as she grabbed another dumpling from my tray and popped it into her mouth before running off. I wanted that dumpling.
I quickened my pace, dodging curious looks and sidestepping groups of chattering students. In less than three minutes, I reached the gymnasium, where the scent of rubber from the exercise equipment greeted me.
"Y/n. Over here!" I spun around at the sound of my name, only to find Bill beckoning me urgently from behind the bleachers. As I hurried over, he swiftly yanked me out of view with him, into the hidden space behind the towering rows of seating.
"What're you doing? Why are we hiding?"
"Everyone is talking about last night. Louis already texted Legoshi and me wanting to meet so he can yell at us again." Bill leaned up against the wall and bit his nail anxiously.
"Well maybe if you two didn't go at it over some bunny blood we wouldn't be in this situation." I whisper yelled.
"I know. I'm sorry, but I can't change the past. Look, all we have to do is get through today and hide from as many people as possible and we'll be fine." Bills plan had a lot of flaws in it. How were a human and the largest Bengal Tiger in the school supposed to hide all day?
"And how do you expect us to hide all day?"
"Easy! We'll go to my dorm." Bill said quickly.
I looked at Bill as if he were an idiot. "Your dorm? Really?"
"Yes! The two of us can stay in there and read manga until schools over!"
"As much as I like Manga, why do we need to hide exactly?" I asked. I'm not actually thinking about doing this right?
"Because it's embarrassing and it's making me feel paranoid that people will find out about the... well, you know." Bill pleaded with me to go with him. He said he didn't want to be left alone.
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My Darling Feline (Bill X Fem! Reader)
FanfictionY/N is the first human to attend Cherryton high school. The arrival of a human sparks almost every students interest including a large stocky tiger. Y/n has to learn to overcome her dread of high school as she takes on her own adventures. High schoo...
