Red Thread

Chapter 3

They all saw you as you sighed in relief when you saw all of them still there. "I brought the first aid kit.. " You went to join them and sit there. Seems Mitsuya already explains to his friends what is going on. "Sorry for ending up troubling you, l/n-san.. Thanks for helping us. I owe you again" he bowed his head a little. You sighed a little, "I don't know what's going on but.. Please be more careful. It would be bad if the head of the shrine found out about this..". You help bandage chifuyu's leg as you give him a small smile "Please go to the doctor or hospital after this.". You somehow end up helping treat some of their wounds and you hear the reason why they end up fighting and why they chose to do it at the parking lot of your shrine. You get to know his friends and you now know they're not as bad as they look. Now the only one left behind is Mitsuya and it really becomes awkward between the two of you. "L/n-san.. Are you perhaps free tomorrow? I would like to thank you properly." He could feel how nervous he is asking you that. "Tomorrow.. I only have something to do at 6.." no way you will let this chance slide either. "Ah then I will pick you up after the school ends? Which school are you going to?" his face brightened as you fell silent. "I-i think I just remembered I already promised my junior something tomorrow.. How about some other times?" you back away a little, made him wonder why the sudden changes. "A-ah I see.. Can we at least exchange phone numbers?" Just when you are about to say it to him, you hear your name being called. "S-sorry, Mitsuya-kun. I have to go" somehow, you just left him there. "What the..." he looked at you confused as he scratched his head.

Since that day, he hasn't seen you around at all and it's been almost two weeks passed. He then started to do some digging. Trying to find any information about you. Apparently one of the girls in his club at school knows about your family. He is a bit surprised when heard you are from a renowned and esteemed family. Your family seems to have a long history of being miko since a long time ago. No wonder he always saw you at the shrine instead at the places where normal girls your age are hanging around. However he found it weird how he still couldn't find which school you are going to. All he got is the information about your family and the old news of your parents dying in an accident. It's almost a month until he sees you again at that shrine. His heart fluttered when saw you seemed just done putting the charms that were ready to be sold. You saw him as you were about to run away when he just cut you off and made sure you can't get past him. "L/n-san.. Did I do something to offend you? Why are you avoiding me?" he looked at you as you bit your lips. It took you long until you could look up at him "I-it's not that.. There is something going on with my family.. That's why I haven't been around.. I'm not avoiding you, it just.. I'm embarrassed of myself..". "Embarrassed by what?" he looked at you confused as you looked away, staring at the ground "I..I'm not normal like you, Mitsuya-san.. It's just, I don't want you to think I'm-". "That you are weirdo? Not normal and avoiding you?" He cutted you off as you weakly nodded your head. "How about you tell me what's going on and let me decide it myself?" You are quite surprised with his kind words, you looked up at him a bit unsure but saw how calm and gentle his gaze was, you know you could trust him.

You two sit at the bench under the big tree near the shrine. "Promise me that you won't-" he showed you a reassuring smile "I promise, l/n-san.. ". He could see you took a deep breath before you then started to speak "I'm not sure if you ever heard about my family but my family is pretty big and involved with various businesses.. Mainly taking control of some of the shrines in Japan.. Of course my family isn't the only one who did that. Unlike you, I.. Never went to normal school like normal children.. Only if you are born as man then you could have such privileges. Ah don't get me wrong, I do have proper education but it's home schooling. It is just when you are born as a girl in this family... You will have less freedom.." you chuckles weakly. "That is why when you asked me about my school...and my phone number...I was panicked.. I didn't know how to answer that and I'm afraid that.. You will just.. Didn't want to talk with me anymore. When people know from which family I'm.. They end up just... left.." you looked at him with a sad smile.