Paper Hearts「2Shin」

Die For You

It's been a few days since their conversation about babies, and Ryujin's been sending Yuna back and forth from home to school. Most of the time, Ryujin would only send her to school and not attend, even though they're practically in the same year and school. Yuna had tried to convince her to attend school, saying that it'd be fun to be able to go for recess and lunch breaks together, but for some reason, Ryujin just wouldn't budge.

This time, Yuna woke up with anticipation that maybe, Ryujin had changed her mind and wanted to attend school but was only disappointed when she saw Ryujin waiting for her on the couch in just her sweats and an oversized tank top.

"No school again today?" Yuna threw her bag onto the floor and sat on the couch across from Ryujin, taking a bite of the toast with peanut butter spread that Ryujin had prepared for her.

"Yuna, I-"

"You know school is important, right? You're in my year when you should be graduating this year for fuck's sake!"

Ryujin furrowed her brows, not believing that she's getting such an attitude from Yuna.

"You don't get to talk to me like that, Shin Yuna!" Ryujin was now out of her seat, facing Yuna with a defensive stance. She's not sure why Yuna's been so worried about her attendance, but she sure as hell knows that it's not her responsibility to be making sure that Ryujin goes to school for something she's learned about before.

"I don't get to talk to you like that? Oh, okay, sure. So much for being a friend that cares, right?"

Ryujin sighed with a look of disbelief on her face, "You wanna fight me now? About this? Is that it?" She chuckled, scarily. Yuna shivered, that chuckle sent chills down her spine. Maybe bringing this up in the morning was a bad idea after all, but she just wants to be able to graduate with Ryujin.

Yuna just kept her mouth shut, breaking their eye contact as she chugged down a cup of milk and set the cup onto the table. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and grabbed her bag, shouldering it. Without saying anything else, she up and tried to leave, when Ryujin held her back by grabbing her wrist to which Yuna was quick to try and shrug her away but failed as Ryujin was stronger and their eyes came into contact.

Ryujin's gaze wasn't full of anger anymore, it was full of sadness, and Yuna realized it was something more than she thought.

"Ryu..."

"You don't get to leave like that, don't try to walk out on me like that. Do you understand?" Ryujin's voice trembled as her eyes were welled up with tears, her grip on Yuna's tightened and Yuna noticed a single tear dropping down, staining her cheek.

"I'm sorry, I didn't-"

"Don't apologize," Ryujin sniffed and chuckled a bit, finding the situation a little ridiculous. It was almost as if they were in a K-Drama. "We'll talk more after your school session ends, okay? Let me send you to school now." She wiped her tears away, grabbed her helmet and pulled Yuna to follow her, but she was stopped by the younger girl.

"No, you know what. Let's stay home today."

"But-"

"Please? You need me and I want to be here with you."

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Yuna ended up skipping school, it was Friday anyway and there wasn't anything for Yuna to miss out on. Not to brag, but she is a smart kid after all. She can handle a day away from being in class, listening to boring lectures; Especially since Ryujin's there with her. Heck, it feels much better to have Ryujin beside her instead of a classmate she barely interacts with.