Closeted Straight - KNY High School AU

~ Chapter 11 ~

„Hey, you!" Gyutaro waited for Enmu in the yard after lessons ended, so teachers would not see them. Few students stopped by to watch the show, as one of the school's bullies greeted his victim with usual insults and unusually angry expression.

Enmu glared at him, trying to walk away, but Gyutaro kept standing in front of him again and again and pushing him back.

Y/N was slower to walk outside, she glanced at the crowd with a slight frown, staying quiet. Fight was not inside of the school building, so, technically it was not really her business, what happened outside after school hours were over. She was not eager to get involved in this chaos, guessing why were they fighting. She did not feel like supporting the side of that ridiculous love triangle, like Gyutaro did. At least he was defending his precious little sister, not the very cause of his pain.

Enmu glanced at her. Y/N was not saying anything, but at least she was not cheering like others. Her expression was grim.

Y/N frowned some more. Was she expected to stop fight? Why? Because she was a class rep? Because... he saw her as a friend?

„Out of my way!" He mumbled, trying to look brave, but without pissing his opponent off too much, because he was much taller than Enmu. Hand to hand combat really was not his thing.

„Oh? Since when are you talking back?" Gyutaro cackled.

Enmu tried to walk away again, but Gyutaro grabbed his collar.

„That is enough. Are you trying to make everyone look like you?" Y/N commented, taking one step towards them. „I doubt that is possible, regardless of the amount of your effort."

„Sounds like a challenge to me."

„Do not try my patience, toad boy."

It was still her duty to stop a fight, right? Not like she cared whatever would happen to him, while fighting with Daki and her idiot brother over their self–absorbed love interest... and if she cared, it was only because he trusted her... he considered her as his friend... unfortunately. No one else would be there to help and he did not deserve being beaten to a pulp, just for not liking her back. He looked so tiny and frail... it was less likely that he could properly defend himself. Gyutaro was even skinnier than him, but he was much taller and muscular.

„What are you going to do, snitch? Teacher's useless pet." Gyutaro narrowed his eyes, glancing at Y/N.

„You really do not want to figure that out hard way." Y/N hissed.

„How scary." Sanemi laughed, watching fighters.

„Go, find your brows, Shinazugawa. Ask Douma, maybe he has seen them..." Y/N sneered.

Was she trying to get beaten up by half of the crowd? Probably.

„Ouch! Leave my brows out of this." Douma whined.

„Useless, hm? And what are you useful for? Scaring crows?" Enmu questioned.

Gyutaro grabbed him, this time not by the collar, but by the neck.

„Fucking chill out already, I will bite your arm!" Y/N frowned, stepping closer.

Gyutaro dropped his target, turning to her.

„You are going to get it too, if you will not mind your own business, shorty. A gay army does not scare me."

„Really? You have been bullying students left and right. Amount of complaints about you, far exceeds your score on the leaderboard. Are you sure you want to piss me off? Want me to get you expelled? Because you know damn well that I will."

„You want to be a snitch? Fine, I will give you a reason to complain about." Gyutaro tried to reach her, but Enmu grabbed his leg. He was still on the ground.

„Get off me!" Gyutaro frowned, ready to kick him with his free leg.

Y/N tried to kick his nuts before he could do it, but Gyutaro noticed her movement, quickly grabbing her leg.

„Ow! Let go of me!" Y/N yelped, trying to not fall and break her leg.

„Do what she says, or..."

„Or what? What are you going to do about it, bite my ankle? Look at yourself: Pathetic, crawling like a worm..."

„What is going on here? Cannot pick someone your size?" Akaza questioned, approaching them.

„How cool! Great timing!" Douma clapped.

„Shut up, trash. Being a spectator does not make you much better than him." Akaza winced.

Gyutaro immediately released Y/N's leg, glancing at the new challenger who could actually kick his ass.

„I will see you touching a girl again and I will not leave a bone in your body, uncracked. Got that?"

„Are you hurt?" Y/N asked without looking at Enmu.

„I am fine... your leg..."

„It takes more than a talking toad to hurt me." She said dryly.

„Thank you for... uh... helping me." Enmu began, but by the time he finished, Y/N was already far away. He sighed, walking away while Gyutaro was busy, being a punching bag for Akaza. Her coldness hurt far more than Gyutaro's attack. He was so happy when she helped him, worried, but happy. Now she was back to acting like he was a stranger... pretty unpleasant one, at that. He should have really stopped misunderstanding her sense of responsibility for friendliness, already.

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Day after the fight, Enmu was exiting the classroom, when Daki grabbed his arm, dragging him away and pushing him into an empty classroom.

„What the hell?!"

„We have something to talk about." She stated with a triumphant smirk.

„I have nothing to talk about, with you." Enmu turned around, ready to walk away.

„Oh, but you do. Or else things will begin to disappear from the school... who do you think teachers will blame, hm? I heard you were caught stealing things in your previous school, few times." Daki smirked.

Did he seriously think he could get away with everything? Gyutaro felt too sore to try beating someone up anytime soon, but he still managed to sneak in principal's office and search for Enmu's student file from his previous school, for some complaints — surely he could not be the only one with a bad reputation... he needed useful information to blackmail him with, better than assaulting him physically again and risking getting himself expelled...

„I have no idea, what are you talking about... You should not be believing every stupid rumor you hear." Enmu tried to appear calm. How could she learn that? Did Muzan tell her? Why would he do it? Perhaps he spilled it accidentally... or maybe she heard it from Mukago, somehow.

„You can play dumb if you want. But I am watching you. You will not sit next to him again. And you will do my homework when I say so. My brother's homework as well. Unless you want to be expelled or something... be careful. No one knows when will teachers find stolen objects in your locker. You should have known better than getting in my way. I guess you are going to learn it hard way."