Feeling's Mutual ( HANCOCK X FEMALE READER )

Chapter 23 - Crybaby

A/N: Sorry for the long update. My phone, which I use to type my stories, broke, and I lost all of my passwords and personal information. But I've been really fortunate since I last signed into my Wattpad account on my PC. However, this means that I'll have to update this book more slowly than usual. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience, enjoy.

Hancock's POV

K-kiss of luck!?! Did she just.. say that to me right now.. I get that I let her kissed me once but.. this is getting out of hand..

Why.. is my heart thumping.. it's.. so loud. This is so frustrating!!

"E-empress.. the show's starting.. can you let me look up now?" Y/n pleaded as I continued to shield her from seeing my reaction.

"N-no! Wait a minute, what did you just say to me?!"

".. A good luck kiss? I was just kidding... although it'd be pleasing for me considering how I need an angel's smooch to keep me motivated," she teases while also laughing.

.. is she not embarrassed.. expressing such honestly to me and without hesitation..

I eventually let go of her and regained control.

"Look, there's ton of people out there who'll soon be watching us. Kinda nerve-racking, don't you think," she chuckles.

".. is that all you want? A .. kiss?" I timidly asked..

"Huh? I.. was just kidding.. but if you're down then I'm down too," she nervously chuckled again.

Is she nervous about the show or.. of this?

I sighed as I bent down to her level and kissed her on the cheek. "There.. you've had a stroke of good luck," I add as I resume my stance.

Her mouth was open, as if she was astonished.

".. Why not on the lips as well.." she mumbles as she leans in for another kiss

"Don't push it y/n." I responded slapping her arm.

"Well then, make sure to kick their asses," I shouted.

"Hell yeah!" Y/n responded back in a much louder voice.

That's one way to keep a kid motivated, at least.

Y/n sat at where her number card was at closest to my row in the audience. There was 15 separate tables with 8 participants in each. So let's see, 120 people this year huh. Last year was more. There are at least a million people in the institute behind me.

The judges have seated the teachers in front of them, which is fortunate.

Y/n sat with a girl with pigtails, a boy dressed in an emo attire, and five other youngsters.

I looked around to see where Luffy and his friends were, but they were nowhere to be seen.

Did they just ditch y/n? That's a pretty pathetic move on their part.

Regardless, tonight is y/n's big chance, and all I can do now is cheer her on from afar.

According to what I've gathered about y/n's educational history, she is a 4.1 student. That's surprisingly unbelievable.. despite how savage she is with her background files, she's truly has potential.

"Excuse me," The voice of a woman could be heard directly next to me. I turned my head slightly in her way. She wore shades and had shoulder-length light pink hair with also pink rosy lips.

I examined her from her heels to her head and noticed that she almost have the same figure as me. She also rather looked very wealthy. Though, she could never be compared to me.

"Yes?"

"I'm just curious if you've seen a blonde man in a suit who constantly has a cigar?"

"No I have not." I plainly responded. What makes her think I'm familiar with the 'man' she's talking about?

"Oh. Well alright, I apologize for interrupting you. I just assumed you'd seen him since you're the type of woman he'd get distracted with." She smiles walking up to the higher audience.

What is she talking about?

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Y/N's pov

Now that Hancock had given me the kiss of fortune, now I'm certain i have to win this.

although I have no idea how this competition even goes, but I do know that i cant be the first one to be kicked out.

just imagine how much confidence i had shown to everyone, including Hancock only to get disqualified the first round-

"Are you a student of SilverHope Academy?" the girl from my left asked.

I looked at her and gave her a blank stare, "Yeah?"

She then smirks, "Heh, I heard your school has the weakest representatives. I suppose you're one of the people whom I don't have to be concerned with."

Oh hell no, did she just give me a "you're not even worth my time" speech because of how low my school's prestige is.

"So you're already passing judgment on me based on the school I represent? You're off to such a poor start, pigtails."

"Oh I'm not judging, I can just already predict."

"Sure sure, what school are YOU representing?"

"Only the top-notch of them all, Valley Sacred High,"

"Ahh.. a rich all girls school.. well, let's see. The game hasn't even begun. I'm going to crush you and your tOp nOtCh school," I say, with assurance.

"Well.. here's a stroke of good luck for you," she suddenly say, kissing her fingers and pressing it against my cheeks

My eyes lit up and so did Hancock's eyes that I saw across me.

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Hancock's pov;

More guests are entering through the front door.

Why are so many people interested in watching this when it's just students from different schools competing against each other?

I looked up to see how crowded the area was above me. It was like a total cinema room here.

To obtain a better view of our 'student', we had to take a seat behind the judges. I took a seat where there were fewer people, and I noticed y/n fidgeting with her fingers there.

So even 'strong' girls like her get nervous? I crossed my legs as I sought to find a comfortable posture.

"Oh hey," a man sitting next to me said. First it was the woman, and now it's this man?

"Hello," I say simply. I'll accept a basic greeting, but if he wants to initiate a longer conversation, I'll ignore him.

"Which one is your student? I bet it's the girl in pigtails huh?" he chuckled.

In pigtails? What pigtails is he even talking about.

"You're mistaken. My student is over there, who just got kissed by-" Just then I immediately stood up, a girl just finger-kissed y/n.

Why would.. I finally noticed y/n, who had a stunned and horrified expression on her face as she stared straight at me.

She lowered her head, revealing a dark shadow on her forehead. What's going on?

"Wait," Y/n says as she stands up without looking up. She rushed over to me and stated rudely to the questioner. What the hell is going on here?

She approached me and came to a halt only a meter away. Y/n now looks up to a now teary-angry expression.

I couldn't help but hold in my laugh. "Empress!!"

"Y-yes.."

"She.. she tainted me with her kiss.."

"W-what?" Oh my gosh.. y/n is a baby!