absentminded.

end of me<3

"did you really think I would falter, my friend?"

despite your heedless attitude, you weren't too terrible in school. it was hard for the teachers to complain when you slept in class, after all your naps never stopped you from getting good grades. "l/n, if you'd like to doodle, answer the question on the board first." you had not a care in the world as you continued to draw. "well, if you'd like the decimal, it's 7.9 when rounded to tenths. or if you just want the radical, it's √62, which can't be simplified." your teacher- who you had long forgotten the name of- simply stared at you. you sat with no calculator on your desk, and you answered without even looking at the board to confirm what the question was. "...yes, that's correct." with a smile, you flipped the page of your notebook.

"i know!" before she could respond, the door was swung open, revealing an excited mikey, a bored draken, and a scared takemichi. "f/nnnn! let's go play!" the teacher made no attempt to stop you as you followed the boys out. "mikey-san, draken-san, it's been a while!" the taller of the boys sent you a confused stare, walking over some knocked out third years. "we saw ya' yesterday." you hummed, placing your finger to your chin while subconsciously stepping on peoples arms and legs. "is that so? strange." as you approached the entrance door, people strayed away, mumbling. "stop right there!" turning, a petite girl stood with her fists clenched. "hah? who're you?" the girl didn't answer, angrily walking towards the four of you. "h-hina! sorry, i'm a bit busy today and-" with no hesitation, the girl slapped mikey in the face. draken seemed pissed, takemichi seem terrified. "takemichi-kun! let's go. you can't do what they want. i'll protect you."

draken grabbed her arm, preventing them from leaving. "i'm gonna kill you, bitch. really just gonna slap someone in the face and leave? don't make me laugh!" hina was quite clearly trembling, but she held her ground. "what.. what part of this is a joke? coming into a school and forcing people to come with you.. that's not what friends do. takemichi's been walking around with lots of wounds, and if it's because of you, i won't forgive you." takemichi was just about to push draken away, but you beat him to it, gripping the hand that was holding onto hina. "draken-san, it's quite unethical to handle a lady in such a way. you mustn't hurt her!" takemichi followed suit, putting his hand on draken's shoulder. "let go of her."

'fuck're you guys sayin? couldn't quite hear ya'." the tall boys attention was now focused on hanagaki. "i said to fucking let her go, dumbass!" you kept your smile. "who the fuck do you think you're talkin' to!?" takemichi didn't back down, he couldn't. "no! i'm not gonna give her up a second time!" mikey finally spoke up. "ah, what a shame.. i thought we could be friends. too bad! well. how do you wanna die? you're making a face like you won't be able to stand on your own." your smile never faltered. "just promise me one thing. keep your hands off hina." mikey laughed, swinging his fist towards takemichi. "huh? i don't give a shit about her." just like kiyomasa, his hand was stopped by your palm. he was quite confused, though your smile remained. "mikey-san, empty threats will do you no good. it could be a real issue if people began to take them seriously, no?" he grinned, takemichi was still trembling behind you.

"aww, i was just kidding! i'd never lay my hand on a girl!" draken threw an arm aroud hanagaki. "you were tryin' to threaten me back there." takemichi fearfully apologized, all he wanted was to keep his girlfriend safe. "don't be. you said ya' wouldn't give her up. not many guys are like that nowadays. were you surprised? doesn't seem like she was." draken motioned towards you, who was rocking on your heels without a care. hina walked with the four of you outside, apologizing profusely. "it's okay! but you should be careful, you might run into someone who would fight back." she quickly agreed, still apologizing. "well, i'll be going then. we can postpone our date for now, since your friends came all this way." she walked away, seemingly satisfied. mikey turned to takemichi, a small smile on his face. "take care of her."
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