Belonging | 𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐱 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐡𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐨

𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐤𝐞

Third-person POV

The classroom was silent, save for the sound of the teacher's marker gliding across the whiteboard. Rows of students sat at their desks, some taking notes while others zoned out, lost in their own thoughts.

But there was one student who had his piercing blue eyes staring intently at the writings on the board. Riei's brow was furrowed as though he had seen the handwriting on the board from somewhere aside from his class with Osamu Kirin, his homeroom teacher.

As Mr. Kirin continued to lecture, Riei remained transfixed, his gaze never once straying from the board. It wasn't until Mr. Kirin dismissed the class that Riei finally blinked and looked away from the board as if breaking some sort of spell. Riei slipped out of the classroom, his mind already racing to the information he could possibly uncover.

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Riei lay on the rooftop of his school, allowing his legs to hang over the edge as he looked up at the vast, blue sky above him. The wind whipped through his hair, sending it tousling in every direction. He closed his eyes, feeling the sun on his face and the cool breeze on his skin. For a brief moment, everything felt right in the world. Until...

"Found you!"

Riei couldn't be bothered to look at who it was because the only person that could figure out his hiding spot was none other than Towa.

"Jeez... What's the point of going to school, if you're going to ditch class anyway?" Towa moaned, but she made it up to the roof and settled in next to Riei, who still had his eyes closed.

"I find sitting in the same space as the humans are revolting." He said.

"Then, why'd you transfer here, anyway?" Towa was looking down at Riei from above.

"That's because you're here." As Riei opened his eyes, all he saw was Towa's flushed face. Riei sat on the ground, knees up, and started looking at the girl with silver hair.

"You pique my interest."

"Really? But I don't think I'm 'that' interesting. Let me guess, is it because of my hair colour or do my red eyes seem intimidating to you?" Towa wondered as she fiddle with her locks of silver hair with her finger.

"None of that really matters to me..." Riei's attention was drawn to the vast city spread out before him. "I... See myself in you."

Towa sat beside Riei, watching him as he gazed out at the city below. She had been sitting there in silence for a few seconds, studying his profile and trying to decipher the thoughts that flickered across his face.

He seemed lost in thought, his eyes fixed on the distant horizon. She wondered what he was thinking, what was going through his mind as he stared out into the world.

"... In a way." He added.

"You're no fun!" After hearing his remark, Towa huffed. Then, she rose to her feet and extended her hand to him.

"Here, come with me!"

"And where are you taking me?" Riei's brow cocked.

"You taught me how to be a demon, so now, it's my turn to teach you how to be human!" A grin spread across Towa's face.

"I don't think that's a good idea—" Before he could finish his sentence, Towa had grabbed his arms and was sprinting off to who knows where