The Way I Loved You || manjiro sano - yandere au

chapter three

THREE DAYS have passed since you stumbled upon Mikey's strange yet secret collection. To say that you were surprised was an understatement. It was all you could ever think about and you still couldn't understand the reason behind his actions.

You've tried to make up your mind by asking him straightforwardly after all the two of you were in that level of trust where it wouldn't be awkward to talk about personal issues but for you, this was rather different.

You didn't want to put it in a way where Mikey seemed odd for keeping your things because you trusted him fully, you never believed he would do it to be strange but at the same time, you had some doubts in your chest.

For the last three days, you're still talking to Mikey as if everything is alright and you never saw the contents of the metal tin. You didn't want him to suspect that anything was wrong.

It was hard trying to pretend nothing was wrong, especially when he was with you almost all the time.

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YOU SIT IN CLASS, bored out of your mind. The period of your least favored subject always seemed to go on for hours when in truth, it has been only twenty minutes since the class started.

Mikey is nowhere to be found, he decided to skip school because he insisted on sleeping longer.

You went to school on your own with Mikey promising he'll come by at lunchtime when he should just skip altogether because at that time it will be too late.

The teacher was talking in a monotone voice, making the topic even more tedious. He's talking in an uninterested tone as if he's regretted his course.

As if the heavens heard your prayers, the class was interrupted in a rather shocking way. The teacher stopped talking, and the bored expression on their face was replaced with one of concern and possibly fear at the sight of one of your classmates by the door.

Your teacher, Tanaka Akio, placed their textbook down as a heavily injured Miyazaki entered the room in clutches and thick bandages.

To everyone's surprise, he tried to walk back to his seat without further explanation but not without stopping in front of you. The rest of your classmates tried talking to him but he didn't seem to pay any attention to their concerns and comments.

Gently putting his clutches away, he slowly knelt to his knees and kept his head down. It looked extremely painful for him to be on his knees, let alone walking and attending school. He bent his upper body down.

"I am sorry, (last name). What I did was wrong." He apologized. There was a slight tremor in the way he spoke. "I will do everything I can to make it up to you."

Everyone gasped at the scene playing out in front of them. This severely injured student was kneeling in front of you, apologizing. He didn't appear to be truly genuine about his apology as if he was only doing it out of fear.

Some students tried to intervene while the rest remained silent due to shock. Miyazaki didn't move from his spot, seemingly waiting for your response.

Unconsciously, you glanced over to the empty desk next to you which belonged to Mikey. A weird feeling spreads and you don't fully understand what to make of it. You're confused, worried, and at the same time rather amused in a strange way.

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RUMORS SPREAD rather quickly. It has only been a few hours since the incident with Miyazaki and the other classes have already heard about the said incident. They made up their theories and each one of them had something in common.

Mikey.

It was a known fact that Mikey was the leader of a gang and a strong one at that. Despite never causing trouble at school, many students are afraid of him. Even the mention of his name sparks great but terrifying interest among the students.