Back to December || Izana Kurokawa

Chapter Thirteen

"Y'all need to save me from those two. My bitter ass can't take seeing (y/n) and Izana being so touchy-touchy with each other," Kakucho grumbled at the S-62 members. They are currently hanging out at the canteen as they wait for their next class. Seeing how the two interacted, Kakucho knew that he couldn't stand living under one roof with those two. He is single, and he's bitter seeing how Izana and (y/n) looked at each other. One scenario was when they were eating breakfast earlier that morning; the two kept stealing glances.

"You chose to stick with the president. Deal with it!" Ran teased Kakucho. As much as the buzzed cut man hates to admit it, the older Haitani is right. He chose to be Izana's "loyal servant," so he had to deal with it. But, it is not in his job description as a loyal servant to watch Izana "flirt" with his childhood crush.

"Patience is the key..." Shion said as he put a handful of chips in his mouth. "...to success," Mochi continued Shion's line as he snickered. Kakucho shot a death glare at the two. Obviously, they are in the mood to bully him today.

"I swear! I am literally a bystander there last night," Kakucho swore. Kakucho felt like he's watching a live drama and that he only needs a popcorn. Or, he also felt like he is nonexistent when the two is together.

"Then, why don't you go out there and look for your so-called girlfriend," Mochi suggested, which earned a shrugged from Kakucho. "I doubt that somebody likes me," Kakucho chuckled.

"Huh? I'm sure there's someone out there liking you," Ran said as he twirled one of his braids with his hand. "Someone like me," he added before winking, which earned a disgusted look from his group.

"Stop that, Wednesday Adams," Mucho irritably commented.

"You're like Annabelle who's scaring the shit out of us," Shion exclaimed.

"Stop that, big bro. You're not helping Kakucho, " Rindou said as he lazily looked at his older brother. Ran's brows raised at his younger brother's remark. This is one of the rare times when Rindou didn't take his brother's side.

"Oh? It seems like someone is not taking your side, Ran," Mochi teased the older Haitani. "Yah! You should take my side and not help them bully me," Ran exasperated.

"Deserve," Mucho commented.

"So true," Shion agreed. Ran shot a death glare at Shion. "Yah! You also deserve to be teased, you know? You got knocked out with just one shot!" Ran reasoned out.

"At least I am not dumb not to know whether a person is dead or not," Shion shot back. Ran shot an icy glare at Shion before he tried to charge at the guy. The good thing is; that Mochi and Mucho were able to stop him. Meanwhile, Rindou lazily looked at his brother. Kakucho noticed how silent Rindou was today, so he decided to talk to him.

"It seems like you and your brother exchanged souls today," Kakucho remarked. True enough, Rindou is always the noisy one, and Ran is the calmer one. But today, it's the other way around.

Rindou raised his brows as he rubbed his right palm on his left wrist. He tends to do that mannerism whenever someone points out something to him or faces a difficult situation.

"Y-yeah. I think so," Rindou answered as he averted his gaze from Kakucho. The latter furrowed his brows. He could sense the uneasiness of the younger Haitani. And that got him thinking if he said or did something that offended Rindou. But, he concluded that he didn't do or say something offensive. Unless Rindou had other reasons why he wasn't in the mood.

Then, a light bulb suddenly popped up in the buzz-cut man's mind.

"Oi don't tell—"

"(Y/n)!" Rindou shouted out of the blue, making Kakucho turn his head around. Rindou's shout also caught the attention of the others. Now, everyone had their eyes on (y/n), who was approaching their table.