hate you lots | s. heizou ✓

chapter 9

"So, Y/N, I've noticed that Heizou has been in a much better mood lately." Kazuha smiled.

Ever since that night, Y/N felt a lot closer to Heizou. She hoped that she was able to soothe at least a bit of his pain, and saw a new side of him. "I'm glad."

Xiao slammed his fork into the table. "What the hell do you mean by that, Kazuha?"

"You perv, they don't mean it like that!" Hu Tao pushed him back down onto his seat. Suddenly, it seemed like she had just seen a ghost. "You don't mean it like that... do you?" She turned to face Y/N and Kazuha.

Kazuha shook his head. "That's disgusting. I don't know why you would suggest that. Y/N and Heizou just talked."

"I'm happy that Shikanoin Heizou is in a better mood, I've been noticing his sadness recently." Ayaka said, just above a whisper.

Everyone had always found Ayaka to seem happy and gentle all the time, but Y/N could see through it. Her ominous presence and the storm of emotions in her heart. Her actions seemed passive aggressive. Despite Y/N's begging, Ayaka has refused to open up about it.

I hope that someday, someone will make Ayaka truly smile again.

"How'd you notice?" Kazuha asked, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Ayaka took her tray and sat up. "As student council president, there is one thing you must know. That one thing is how to analyze and predict things about your fellow classmates. When I first laid my eyes on Heizou, I noticed that he held such heavy grief. An air of sorrow surrounded him. But today, when I saw him, the burden he carried felt lighter."

Flashback:
Ayaka walked around in the hallways, making her way over to the meeting room.

Today was the day that Ayaka would meet the other student council members.

As she passed by the library, she suddenly felt a push against her shoulder. Looking behind her, she noticed an auburn-haired male.

"Sorry." He mumbled.

Ayaka could remember the guy, the notorious trouble maker in the school, Shikanoin Heizou. So why...

Why is the air around him so sad?

Flashback End.

That must be what it is! "Ayaka, do you ever get tired of having to carry around everyone's burdens? Surely being empathetic towards everyone must be exhausting..."

Before Y/N could speak again, the blue-eyed girl stopped her. "I must get going, I have an important meeting with a few staff members. I'll see you all in class." She threw her tray away and pulled her backpack onto her shoulders, waving to the group.

"Ayaka is so serious..." Noelle whimpered.

"And mysterious!" Hu Tao added.

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A new student would be arriving at the Academy of Inazuma's Finest later that day, and Heizou's friend group could not stop talking about it.

"I'm so excited!" Yoimiya was bouncing with energy. "I wonder what they specialize in?"

"I don't give a flying fuck about this new student bullshit." Scaramouche groaned. "It's too early for this."

Tomo smacked Scaramouche's head, pushing him down onto the lunch table. "You're grumpier than usual today."

"I wonder if they like beetles just as much as I do!" Itto stood next to Yoimiya, just as excited as her.

Heizou laughed, finding the chaos comforting. "You guys are acting like the newbie is even going to tolerate us. Last time Gorou came over here, he ran away crying!"