"It's a Love-Hate Relationship" (modern AU Heizou x male reader)

Chapter 4: Heizou, you traitor!

imagine being gay couldn't be me

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It had been three hours since Ink had disappeared. The school day was almost over at this point, but he hadn't shown up since lunch. Scaramouche was getting really worried.

"Hey, Scar, I'm sure he's alright," Kazuha said quietly, holding onto Scaramouche's hand. Heizou felt bad. He had seen Ink right before the boy had stopped responding, but didn't say anything about it. Ink seemed really... off. It was as if someone had took the fire that lights him and snuffed it out. He didn't seem sad, just distant. A stark contrast from the passionate and somewhat snarky person Heizou had fallen for.

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"Ink..? Are you alright? What happened?"

"It's nothing."

"It doesn't look like nothing..."

"Just leave me alone, ok?"

"But-"

"And don't tell anyone you saw me, I want to be alone."

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The way Ink had looked at Heizou in that moment, it didn't seem like the annoyance and sass he was used to receiving from him. It looked peaceful, almost longing. But maybe that was just his imagination. Something had happened to put out that fire, but he didn't think he'd know what it was anytime soon.

"What if something bad happened to him?" Scaramouche slammed his hand down on the table. "I need to make sure my little brother is ok, are you sure none of you have seen him?" It was clear how distressed he was. He hadn't paid attention in any of his classes after Ink had vanished into thin air, his hair was a little disheveled, and he wasn't even bothering to fix his half untucked shirt.

Heizou sighed. He knew Ink asked him to keep quiet, he knew Ink would be upset with him even more so if he revealed his location, but he didn't want Scaramouche to be so panicky anymore.

"I did. It looked like he was headed towards that part of the school no one uses, the one where everyone goes to do drugs and stuff."

Scaramouche grabbed the collar of Heizou's shirt in his hands. "Why didn't you say so sooner?! Take me there! What if he's doing cocaine and I've been sitting here doing nothing?!" Heizou nodded, taking Scaramouche's hands off his shirt.

"You need to calm down. He's fine. He just said he wanted to be alone, so I didn't tell you, but... you might die if you don't know where he is." Heizou took Scaramouche's hand and began to lead him to where he had seen Ink. On the way there, Scaramouche asked a million questions. Did he look high? Did he look sad? Describe what his mood was like when you saw him. Heizou didn't have a straight answer for any of these, and just told Scaramouche he looked oddly passive.

Eventually, their search for Ink was fruitful. He was standing in a bathroom, leaning against the wall. As soon as they found him, Scaramouche instantly had him wrapped in his arms.

"Ink, you idiot, I was worried about you! You didn't do drugs, right?"

"No, I didn't do drugs! I just wanted to be alone!" Ink was squirming, trying to get out of Scaramouche's grip. "Damn it, Kuni, let me go!" After a while of struggling, he managed to get away from his brother's bear hug. "Now don't touch me, you motherfucker..!"

"Ink, we have the same mother... that would be weird."

"You know what I meant!"

"Or did I?"

"Shut up!" Ink turned to face Heizou, seeming annoyed. That was the look he was used to, and it was nice to see Ink still had that fiery temper. "Heizou, you traitor! I told you not to tell anyone where I was." 

Heizou shrugged. "Scara was really worried, ok?" He paused for a moment before a smirk came to his face. "Besides, I'd rather you be alone with me than alone by yourself~." Ink's face turned red, but whether it was out of anger or embarrassment was hard to tell. 

"Stop talking." Ink pushed past both of them, leaving the bathroom. Scaramouche followed after him, but Heizou stayed for a moment. This part of the building was poorly maintained, and it made him a bit sad. He sighed, leaving and heading back to his friends.

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A few hours later, Heizou was lying on his side on the couch, the TV playing Heartstopper in the background. He scrolled through Ink's social media page, looking at each photo and video he's posted, being extra careful not to accidentally tap the like button. If Ink knew Heizou was stalking his profile, he'd be furious. A small smile came to his face as he saw a clip of Ink and his friends at a local music festival from a few months ago. The four were in a crowd, seeming to have fun enjoying the performance on the stage before them.

Heizou found himself growing sleepy, it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep his eyes open. If he got the chance to go on a date with Ink, he'd take him to a concert...

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