My Hero // Baji Keisuke

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The next day...
Morning...

Ryoko woke up and saw your door opened. She went to close it when she noticed you weren't there. That's when she went to check in Baji's room. There, she saw the two of you sleeping together.

"Oh how they grow up so fast. I have to take a picture."

Ryoko left to her room and grabbed her camera. She snapped a picture and then closed the door. She took a look at the picture and just smiled.

Noon...

You were now starting to wake up. You looked around and noticed you weren't in your room. It was Baji's room. You noticed you had your head resting on Baji's lap. You immediately sat up and looked over at him. You were shocked.

He's awake!

Baji was awake and he was watching tv while you kept sleeping. He had trouble sleeping, so he watched tv since he didn't want to get up. When you woke up, he turned his attention to you. Baji quickly turned his head the other way not wanting you to see him blushing.

Shit, she woke up.

The two of you looked away from each other feeling embarrassed. You wanted to leave, but you stayed frozen in place. It's like you didn't want to leave. Baji didn't know what to say. He didn't want you to know that he wanted you to stay like that, even if he couldn't feel his leg. He liked having you with him, it gave him comfort.

"I-I'm going to my room." You said as you were getting off the bed.

"Stay."

Stay?! Why would he want me to stay?

"I-I don't want to bother you."

"Just stay a little longer."

You didn't know what he was thinking. Why does he want you to stay? A part of you wants to stay, but also you felt shy. Being that close to him made you nervous, especially since you have a crush on him. You sat back down next to him. Your face was getting red and you just looked down. He covered you with his blanket. Now you felt yourself blush even more.

What is he doing? I can't stop blushing!

"I'm still tired, gonna take a nap."

With that, he now had his head on your lap. You didn't expect for him to do that. You held your hand to your chest.

My heart's beating fast!

Baji had a smile on his face. If only I could stay like this forever.

Time has passed and Baji was asleep while you watched a show. You would look at his sleeping face admiring everything about him. Seeing him made you want to touch him. You wanted to caress his cheek and play with his hair.

What am I thinking?! I can't do that! That's what couples do!

You made yourself feel embarrassed thinking that. You looked at him again and saw a strand of hair on his face.

I should get his hair out of his face.

You grabbed the strand of his hair and removed it from his face. His hair felt soft. Without thinking, you played with his hair. You tried to not tug on it so he wouldn't wake up.

So soft.

You kept playing with his hair and caressed his cheek. He felt warm. You felt yourself getting drawn to him. You weren't thinking straight, you did that unintentionally. Baji was starting to wake up. As he opened his eyes, he saw you. He felt your hand on his cheek. You saw him wake up and immediately took your hand off him. Baji was surprised you were caressing his cheek. He quickly sat up feeling his cheeks get hot and his heart beating fast.