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

Chapter 20: Prom with Heizou... and?

I'm actually really starting to hate this story the more I think about it... it's bad and I know it

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Heizou took a deep breath as he gazed at the event venue for prom. He was about to enter with Ink holding reluctantly onto his arm. It would be a lie if he said that that alone didn't make his heart race...

"Are we going to go in or just stand out here all night?" Ink mumbled somewhat impatiently, pulling at Heizou's sleeve. "Let's just go, I wanna stuff my face with sugar." With that, Ink dragged Heizou into the building and directly to the snack bar, where he began to munch on various cookies and candies.

A sigh left Heizou's lips as his eyes swept around the large, crowded room. Loud dance-pop music was blasting, there were colorful lights everywhere, and lots of people were crowded near the DJ, dancing together. It seemed like a lot. There were various tables as well, most taken up by purses and jackets and a few people sitting together and chatting.

Maybe this was a bad idea...

He never should have asked Ink to go to prom with him. This wasn't what he wanted, anyway.  Leaning against a wall, watching his supposed date shove various kinds of store-bought cookies in his mouth. As cute as it was to see how much Ink loved desserts, it sort of hurt knowing he'd rather give his attention to sugar than the person who asked him to prom in the first place.

Ink seemed to notice how down Heizou was looking, as he stopped eating cookies and approached him, leaning against the wall as well. "You ok?" he asked, eyebrows furrowed with concern.

"Yeah..." Heizou's eyes wandered around the venue, taking it all in again. Another sigh escaped him as he absentmindedly fiddled with his shirt cuffs. "Are... you? Like... are you having fun? You... don't regret coming with me?"

Ink placed a hand on Heizou's shoulder, looking into his eyes. "Heizou. I don't usually get to eat this much sugar, and I intend to make myself regret eating this much. Of course I'm having fun."

"Yeah, of course." Heizou gave Ink a small smile, ignoring the feeling of dissatisfaction lurking underneath. Ink could've eaten too many cookies whether Heizou was there or not, so the real answer was, he wasn't having fun with him. Heizou really should never have asked Ink to the prom...

"Heizou, your friends are over there if you wanna hang out with them," Ink pointed out, gesturing towards one of the tables. Sure enough, there they were, playing a game of Uno. Scara seemed like he was about to throw hands with the next person to give him a draw two, because he had so many cards...

"But I can't leave you alone. I'm supposed to be your date. I'm here to spend time with you, maybe dance a little, if you want..." Heizou sheepishly scratched the back of his neck, averting eye contact. "Uh... I just feel like, since I asked you to come with me, and you might not have come otherwise, I should stick with you. I-I mean, not that I don't want to stick with you, because I do! That's the whole reason I asked you in the first place... 

"Ugh, Heizou, just shut up, you're not helping yourself.." he muttered to himself, placing a hand over his face. He slowly peeked out from under his hand to look back at Ink, who was seemingly amused by Heizou's awkwardness.

"Heh... you know I have a few friends here too, right? It's not like I'd be alone if you went to be with your friends. Don't feel like you have to hang out with me. I'll be ok if you wanna go play Uno with your friends." Ink turned away and picked up a cookie from the snack bar, holding it in his mouth as he walked away to go find his own friends.

Heizou felt a pang of disappointment in his heart as he watched Ink leave, feeling a bit crushed. So much for using this as an opportunity to get closer...

Sitting down at the table his friends were at, Heizou sighed as he propped his chin on the palm of his hand. "Hey, deal me in, I wanna play."

Kazuha's eyebrows knitted in concern. "Where did Ink go? I thought you were supposed to be here together. Did something happen?" He counted out cards and handed them to Heizou as he spoke.

"Nah, not really... he just kinda told me not to feel pressured to hang out with him, and I should hang out with you guys, and then he left." Heizou picked up his cards and looked them over, being extra careful to keep them away from Venti's eyes. "I'm not entirely sure why, though. I thought things were going well, but now I don't know what to think."

"I know my brother; he probably thinks you feel obliged to spend time with him and doesn't want to feel like a burden," Scara explained as he placed down a draw two, and it happened to be Kazuha's turn next. "Sorry, Kaz, I have cards to get rid of."

"Oh, don't worry about it... I have this." Kazuha placed another draw two on top of it, to which Xiao retaliated by placing yet another one, and Venti was left to draw all six cards, a pout on his face.

Heizou played a card, sighing yet again. "He's not a burden, though? I told him I wanted to spend prom with him, I mean, why else would I have asked him to go with me, right?"

"Why are you talking to us about it instead of him, then?" Xiao asked as Aether played a draw four, which made Scara seem ready to throw his cards across the room.

"Archons-fucking-damn it, Aether! I already have 23 cards..." Scara grumbled in annoyance as he reluctantly picked up the four cards from the draw pile. Kazuha put a hand on Scara's shoulder, seemingly trying to calm him down a bit.

"I dunno, I think he's trying to keep me in the friend zone or something. Or... acquaintance zone, since I don't think he wants to be my friend or boyfriend," Heizou sighed, setting his cards face-down on the table.

Scara rolled his eyes at Heizou. "For someone who claims to be a master detective with perfect intuition, you're really bad at picking up on hints."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Heizou narrowed his eyes skeptically.

"Just go talk to him, dumbass," Scara chided, watching Kazuha place down his next card.

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I didn't wanna end the chapter here but I didn't know how to continue it. anyways I know what I'm gonna do next chapter so BYE I'M SORRY THIS STORY IS SO BAD THANKS FOR READING IT ANYWAY <3

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