My Dear Seatmate ♤ Classroom Of The Elite ♤

What to do?

Of all the things you've made me feel, Kushida, I didn't think gratitude would be one of them.

So thank you.

Suzune Horikita

A few days ago we organized study groups to try to raise the class average and prepare for the final exams.

"Good morning, everyone."

I didn't need to look to know who it was, I didn't want to see.

"What's with them?"

I looked at the red-haired boy leaning against my desk, a few weeks ago this scene would have been too absurd to imagine, but there he was casually talking to me. We had developed a good rapport (not thanks to me) but because of Sudo-kun's interest in his studies, so I decided to help him personally.

"I don't know."

I answer, trying not to show my bad mood. He narrows his eyes at me and when I return his gaze, he looks away. For some reason that I still couldn't understand, Sudo couldn't look me in the eye for long.

"Good morning Horikita-san and Sudo-kun, you seem to be getting along well."

Kushida's cloying voice penetrates my ears and I feel that if I hear one more word from her they will start to bleed.

"Ayanokouji you're bad, why didn't you say you were going out with Kushida-chan? Wasn't Horikita-san enough?"

For the first time I thanked Ike for his tactlessness, which saved me from having to interact with Kikyo.

I look at the time, it's exactly 60 seconds before sensei enters the room, so I gesture for Sudo to come a little closer and whisper that only he or someone else should be there.

"Stay after today's study session."

He looks at me confused with his red cheeks, but I don't have time to explain as Chabashira sensei enters the room.

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Lunchtime arrives and once again I'm in the eating area watching Kushida happily eating her lunch.

She's playing with us, torturing us with her obviously unwanted company. I feel Kiyotaka's leg bump into mine under the table. I look away from Kushida to face him, but there's nothing to be said, or maybe he did it because he was afraid I'd suddenly develop heat vision and turn Kushida into a barbecue right there.

"I'm going to the bathroom quickly, don't go anywhere."

Kikyo left almost skipping towards the bathroom.

Kiyotaka fidgeted in his chair, attracting my attention.

"What are you going to do?"

"Why are you asking me this?"

Ayanokouji seme narrowed his dark brown eyes, trying to see through me.

"Why do you want Sudo to stay until after the study session today?"

True, he was close enough to hear, but I didn't think he was paying attention to me and Sudo-kun and...

What was he getting at with those questions? I wasn't trying to do anything strange and yet his questions were full of suspicion. Maybe he thinks I'm angry with him because of what happened, and if I think about it, the way I've been acting also makes him think that.

I'd like to say that all my cold behavior was due to the fact that Kushida stuck to him like gum and so at the moment avoiding Kikyo was the same as avoiding Kiyotaka.

But maybe it's for the best.

I didn't want the end of our sexual adventures to also result in the end of our... "friendship" (if you could call our relationship that). But it's hard... after we've come so far, it's hard to act as if it never happened.