After The Storm | TBHK One Shot

His Stares [AmaNene]

"Good Morning! A new student will be joining our class today. Please, treat him well."

A short boy with black hair stood up and walked up to the front of the class. "Hello, I'm Amane Yugi, 15. Nice to meet you. I hope we get along." he spoke. The class clapped their hands.

He went back to his seat, at the fourth row at the back. The teacher began to teach for the hour. He was bored, he already knew the lesson as it was tackled first on his old school. He stared at the plants at the side but then something or someone caught his attention.

A classmate, not paying attention to the class, just like him. She was doodling in her notebook and seems to be so drawn to it. He rested his head on his hand as he continues to stare at her. She has a cream blond hair, which he found amusing as it looked soft and smooth. He noticed the teals on the end of her hair.

He wonders, did she dye her hair before? If her hair was cut, will it also be gone or will the ends of her hair turn teal? Such a bizarre hair, he thinks. He looked down and noticed her ankles. She has bigger ankles compared to others. It looks like a daikon radish. Huh. How unusual.

Strange hair, strange ankles. Her appearance really caught his attention.

He continues to wonder, was she ever bullied for her appearance? Was she ever an outsider of this school? Is she friendly or mean? Does she really do well in school or not?

Before he even know it, the teacher already finished their lesson. The class stood and bowed as the teacher left.

Amane sighed and looked out of the window. He was quiet until a guy with blonde hair approached him. He looks fresh, but in a not so good way.

"Yo. Welcome to the class. The boys here get along so as our 'tradition', may we get your number?" The boy asked. It was unusual for Amane. The boy is straightforward, did not even bother to tell him his name first.

"Uh... Sure." Amane replied and took out his phone. He wrote his phone number on a piece of paper and gave it to the blonde guy. "Here you go." Amane said. The blond guy, still on his phone, took the paper.

The guy smiled when he reads the paper and puts ut in his pocket. "I'm Lemon Yamabuki. Nice to meet ya, Yugi." He said and waved him goodbye before going back fo his seat.

Amane waves at him in return, but slowly and awkwardly. What a strange name, he thought.

On the corner of his eyes, she caught his attention again. That girl.

She is talking to a girl wuth purple hair. The girl with purple hair is very pretty, he thought, but the girl with unusual hair draws his attention more.

The two were talking, hugging and being touchy. Are they a couple? Or are they those type of best friends that does PDA?

"Hey."

Amane looked up. A red hair guy with glasses looking down at him with a distasteful look he ever seen. "I know you're curious but don't you dare stare at her with that filthy eyes." He spoke, his tone hinting he is pissed.

Amane raised and eyebrow at him. "Uh, excuse me?" he replied. The red hair placed a hand on Amane's desk. "I don't know what your intentions are, but if you dare try to stare at Ao-chan with those filthy gaze of yours, I'll gouge them out."

He was quite scary and has such unusual temper. Who is he even referring to?

"Ao-chan? Which one of them?" Amane asked. The red hair guy paused, and stared at him with wide eyes.

"What? She's the girl wuth purple hair! You don't know her?" He asked. Amane shook his head in response. "No. I'm not familiar with anyone in the class." The red hair guy sighed.

"I'm sorry 'bout that, pal. Got a little carried away." Amane kept quiet.

"Akane. Akane Aoi. Nice to meet you, Yugi." The red hair guy said and lifts his hand, initiating a handshake. Amane saw this and accepted, shaking Akane's hand.

"Thanks." He replied shortly. Akane sighed once more. "Ao-chan is so pretty. I would rather you stay away from her though."

Amane chuckled lightly. "Why would I? We kinda look similar so I don't think I'll have any motives with that Ao-chan of yours." Akane stares at him and laughed. "You two kinda do look similar. Must be the bangs."

The girl with strange hair looked at them. She smiled and waved at Amane and returns her attention back to the Ao-chan Akane mentioned.

Amane blinked twice. What was that?

"Oh? You're actually staring at Yashiro?" Akane spoke, poking Amane's forehead.
"Hm? Yashiro is her name?" The amber eye boy replied.

Akane smirked and adjusted his glasses. "First day of school and you're already interested in someone, hm?" Akane teased as he nudges him by the shoulder. "Nene Yashiro is one of the artistic students here. Unusual apperance, yes, but she's very friendly. Why don't you talk to her?"

Amane chuckled. "Not now. I just noticed her so that would be too weird of me." Akane face palmed. "No! I mean talk to her wuth the motive of befriending her! Did you just fell at first sight?"

The dark hair male went silent. He looked away, blushing a little. "Sh-shut up." he mumbled.

Akane laughed and pats his back, hard. "Oh, you! That's me when I first met Ao-chan! I understand. Oh, true love!"

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The two ladies just stared at them. "They got along so quickly. I heard Amane was an excellent student, especially in astronomy or astrology? either of the two." Aoi whispered to Nene. "Ah? Is that so? He could be a very big help to us, then! If he's friendly enough to interact with us all." Nene replied, her eyes still at Amane.

"Hm. I'm sure he'll warm up to us as time goes by. Let's do our best to make him feel welcome." Aoi giggled and Nene agreed. "You're so nice, Aoi-chan! But come to think of it, you two look similar."

Aoi was surprised with her remark. "We do?"

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It's been two months since Amane Yugi has joined the class and to Nene, it has been a bother. She has noticed his stares ever since his first day with them. Just by side-eyeing him, she has already caught his eyes just on her.

Does he dislike her? Her ankles? Hair? The way she talks loud some time?

The way he looks at her feels different. She wished that's how her senior, Teru Minamoto from 2nd year, looks at her.

Today, she saw him again. His amber eyes looking at her with what seems to be curiosity. And this time, she will confront him about that.

"Hey." She called, poking his cheeks. Amane is surprised by her approach, he decided to keep quiet. Did he do something wrong? Was he bothering her? But as far as he knows, they did not talk, not even once.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" She asked, her eyebrows furrowing. He was right. She caught him staring at her and that must have made her feel uncomfortable. He sighed and smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable, Yashiro. I just can't help it."

Nene was taken a back (positively). Her cheeks felt warmer, her face became peach, a little reddish. Did he just... admit that way?!

The way he smiles, the way he talks... That is definitely something. His eyes are like those of the color of a koi, pretty and captivating.

"Oh... Uhm... Ahh... I-it's okay! I just want to know why?" Nene asked, her cheeks shade in pink. Amane noticed this and chuckled.

"I don't know either. You look cute either way."

To Nene, this was too much to handle. "Oh..."

"Nene-chan!"

Yashiro Nene has passed out with her face as red as an apple, completely charmed by Amane Yugi.