Ayanokoji POV:
Why am I even here? I only did this because Shizukana got a call, and couldn't go himself.
He looked genuinely worried about Kushida, and admittedly, I was too, when I saw him get that call, I understood that I should probably talk to her, since he clearly couldn't.
It's gotten to the point where I think she's meeting someone though, I should probably go.
"Ah- so annoying."
I froze.
Her voice was so low that I didn't even think it was her.
"It's really annoying, irritating. It'd be fine if she just died."
She was grumbling to herself as though saying some sort of cruel spell or curse.
"I hate those kind of stuck-up girls that think they're cute. Why is she such a bitch? A girl like her can't possibly teach me how to study."
Is Kushida, annoyed with Horikita?
"Ah- she's really the worst, the worst, the worst. Horikita's so annoying, annoying, so annoying!"
I feel like the image of the class' most popular girl has just been burned down. It was a figure that she didn't want seen by anyone else. My brain told me that it was dangerous to stay here.
However, a question arose. Regardless of the fact she was hiding her true feelings, why did she agree to help me if she hates Horikita? I thought that she would know enough about Horikita's personality and character. She could've refused to help, leave the study group to Horikita, or have done countless other actions to take her hands off the issue.
Why would she force herself to participate in the study group? Did she want to get along with Horikita? Or did she want to get closer to someone participating?
None of those makes sense. With that much stress, if there isn't a different reason as to why she participated, I can't explain it.
Maybe she and Horikita are...
No, I should focus on getting away from here first. Kushida probably wouldn't want anyone else to see her like this. Hiding my presence, I tried to quickly leave.
*Thump!*
In the school at dusk, the sound of accidentally kicking the door was louder than I thought. Unexpectedly loud. Kushida, also hearing the sound, immediately tensed up and stopped breathing. As if someone called out to her, Kushida turned around and spotted me.
"...What are you... doing here?"
After a brief silence, she asked me this in a cold voice.
"I lost my way. My bad, my bad. I'll leave now."
Kushida kept looking at me, seeing through my obvious lie. She had an intense gaze I'd never seen before.
"Did you hear...?"
"Will you believe me if I said I didn't?"
"I see..."
Kushida briskly walked over to me, pulling me out from the stairwell, out of sight from the cameras.
She put her left forearm against my neck and pushed me against the wall outside.
Her tone of voice and behaviour wasn't the Kushida I knew.
Kushida had a scary look that I couldn't help but compare to Horikita's.
No, this was worse, way worse.
"What you heard just now... if you speak of it to anyone, I won't forgive you."
That sounded like a threat.
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