The Story of You and Me - Book 1

Lesson7: You're the only one (prt2)

"Aren't you wondering why none of the students are talking about what happened?"

Though in a state of shock, the prince still manages to respond by shaking his head.

"It's because I've told them to, how many times do I have to remind you that I control everything in this school" – Shohei said "The reason why you reach your status now is all because of me, I think you're forgetting that"

All those time Shohei manages everything for Keisuke, that is the way how he protects his dear childhood friend.

"And look how you repay me" – Shohei grabs Keisuke's hand and pinned him against the wall "You betrayed us, you betrayed Saki's trust, you betrayed my trust"

"T-that's not it" – Keisuke tried to utter words "S-Shohei"

"It's been a long time since you called me without the word senpai" – Shohei said looking down at the little prince as he tightens his grip on his arm against the wall while his left hand lifting his face to have a steady look at his blue eyes.

"Shohei you're hurting me, please let me go" – the prince wince from pain on his hand.

"If only I know that this will happen, I wouldn't let you take the job of tutoring him" – he said as he gets closer and closer to him "And I would have done this a long time ago" - their faces are only inch apart, Keisuke can feel Shohei's breath while he himself don't know if he's taking any air in his lungs.

"Please stop this" – the prince pleaded "H-Hideya" – he called out in a very low tone.

The door slides open, Hideya quickly pulls Keisuke from being pinned by Shohei "I'm sorry to intrude but is this how you should be treating your subordinate?" – he questioned in a calm voice with a gruesome smile.

"H-Hideya what are you doing here?" – the prince didn't expect that he will really show up the same time when he called out his name.

The brunette followed the ginger when he left for the meetingbecause he worries that something might happen which he was right about.

"Oh look who's here, it's the delinquent student Hideya Ueda" – said the president.

"Oh look it's the perverted president" – Hideya answered "The next time you lay your dirty hands to Keisuke I swear you won't be able to hold anything for the rest of your life" – he added as he gave him a sharp glare.

"Are you threatening me?" – Shohei smirks.

"No, I'm telling you" – Hideya has his fists clench tightly.

"You know that my mother is the owner of this school. We both know your past, I can get rid of you anytime I want"

"Go ahead and try if you have the guts"

It's the first time that he sees that sharp raging eyes "Hideya" – he whispered as he gently holds the brunette's right side sleeve.

Shohei burst out a laugh "You're a plucky one" – continue to laugh "Tell me Keisuke, is this what you really wanted? You will give up everything that you work hard to attain just to be with this delinquent student?"

Keisuke who is standing behind his partner didn't respond.

"Remember if I told your parents this you know what will happen next" – Shohei said in a menacing tone "You're willing to step down just because of this pathetic, useless, delinquent who doesn't have any goal in life"

The brunette didn't say anything and accepted the mockery.

Pathetic, useless, delinquent and doesn't have any goal in life

Keisuke was triggered by those insults to Hideya, he steps forward and with all his might he said "You don't know him so you don't have the right to say those things about Hideya" - he said with a very low volume and shaky voice while his fists are tightly close.

"So you're defending him" – Shohei laughs.

"I'm done! I'm done playing the role that every one of you gave me! I have told you before, I don't want to pretend to be the prince anymore! I never ask for any of this, I don't need anymore of your praises or other people's approval, and I-I don't care what my family says about me anymore!" – Keisuke said in a louder voice as he starts to tremble in anger "You can tell me all the curses in this whole goddamn world but never ever talk about Hideya like that!"

"Keisuke" - Hideya gently holds the ginger's hands to calm him down.

"I think everything is clear mister president, we will be leaving now" – he gently pulls the little prince and they both went out of the room.

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The two of them end up at the rooftop of the school.

Hideya noticed about Keisuke is that whenever he's emotionally distraught aside from flushing red because of anger, he tends to tremble while crying which leads to difficulty of breathing. 

The brunette sat down and leans back to a wall with the ginger in his arms situated between his slender legs.

"Are you calm now?" – Hideya asked when felt that Keisuke stops trembling.

Keisuke nodded in response while hugging tightly and burying his face to Hideya's chest.

"Do you want to stay here for a while?"

Again he nodded as the brunette caresses his ginger hair.

"I don't know what's up with that president doing that to you, I swear if I ever see him hurt you like that I don't know if I can still hold myself back" – he said angrily "What's the deal with him? What makes him think he can do that you?"

Keisuke pulls back from the hug "When my parents left, they put him in charge on looking after me. He came from a very influential family, he is the son of this school"

"I heard you look up to him and you wanted to be like him, why not be yourself?"

"They said that I'm too soft and gentle, too naive. When he befriended me, he quickly became my role model of being a proper man" - Keisuke said as he lean on his knees "And besides if I'll be myself everyone will leave me"

"Well, I won't" - Hideya said as he touches his head "I like you the way you are"

Keisuke turns red, quickly he hides his face by burying it to his own knees wrap by his arms. Hideya gently smiles seeing how cute when he curled up himself into a ball.

"Are you afraid of him?"

"You know that Saki and Shohei-senpai are the only people I consider as my true friends"

"For God's sake, it's not friendship if he uses fear to keep people around him. They are just using you for their own advantage"

"Maybe you're right, it's not that I have other choices" – Keisuke said "People have been treating me differently, they are all nice to me because they have to not because they like me as their friend. Saki and Shohei-senpai are the only people who showed different kinds of emotions, emotions I never thought existed"