Bothersome Romance (MurasakibaraxOC)

Chapter 12

The night went by uneventfully—something Cassie was grateful for—and once Kuroko left, the trio called it a night.

While Kagami wasn't thrilled about Murasakibara staying over without warning, he didn't have much choice and let him sleep on the living room floor since the couch was too small. Cassie, in her state of panic, tried her very best to avoid Murasakibara in general. She figured she would forget about her crush soon enough and she wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.

So, while he was here, she just had to deal with it. Cassie let out a small sigh as she stared at her phone wondering when she would get tired. Apart of her wanted to go to the kitchen and get a late night snack, but knowing she'd run into Murasakibara, she forced herself to stay in her room.

These feelings she had were ones she often suppressed for her own sake. She didn't know how she would be in a relationship and while she was busy with everything else, she didn't know if she even wanted to deal with it. On one hand, she absolutely liked Murasakibara and found his company enjoyable... somehow, he even still wanted to be around her despite finding out how low energy she normally was.

On the other hand, she felt like that would eventually become a problem. That things wouldn't work out and she'd be the one dealing with it alone like always.

She sighed and pulled the blanket over her head hoping that soon she'd fall asleep...

Through the night, her sleep was disturbed to say the least. Once morning came, Cassie was up earlier than she usually would on a weekend. Groggy and irritated by the morning light, she got herself out of bed and got dressed to meet Kise.

"All this because he refuses to talk to me on the phone..." She grumbled to herself.

It didn't take her very long to get changed. She left her room and went for the front door, she made sure not to disturb Murasakibara and once she was outside, she sighed and made her way to meet Kise.

Their meeting place wasn't too far off from Kagami's apartment. It did feel strange to Cassie that she'd only be traveling a few minutes compared to the half an hour she was used to. She almost made the mistake of heading for the station instead of the park, and as soon as she saw the lush grass occupied by a few people, she heard her name.

"Cassiecchi! Over here!" Seeing Kise, waving her down, she made her way over and was immediately embraced. "You look really cute." Cassie returned the hug slightly, making Kise hum in confusion. "Huh? I thought you'd be more happy to see me."

"Kise, you do remember I said I wanted to tell you something right?"

"Really?" He put his head up in thought. "I thought you just wanted to hang out with me."

"No. I wanted to tell you I'm not interested in dating you."

Kise blinked several times, but eventually he smiled. "I haven't even asked you out and you already turned me down?"

"I don't want you to waste your time."

"It's not a waste Cassiecchi, all girls deserve a little attention." He paused. "Besides, I thought you would have appreciated it."

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"

"You just looked so mad the day we met, I figured you could use some compliments."

Her eyes narrowed. "So you just did this to make me feel better?"

He nodded. "Don't get me wrong though, I do think you're cute and I'll be here if you ever change your mind-" He winked. "-but, yeah, you just seemed like something was really on your mind. I figured Murasakibaracchi wasn't exactly a helpful distraction."