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77.TO BELIEVE
note: oh my godddd bro kai[name] is so dark red coded what the fweak. im gonna give a new song rec every chapter atp
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"SO,"
Mariele starts, looking over at you with a tilted gaze. "Ness woke you up in the middle of the night? Huh."
You laugh a little, nudging her with your elbow and staring with your head turned towards her, "Do you not believe me?"
She shakes her head, but not as an answer. "No, I didn't mean to insinuate that. It just doesn't sound like something Ness would do—even for such a character like him."
You can't say you disagree with her. From where she's coming from—it does sound a bit extraordinary. Nevertheless—you can't deny your own eyes, and you certainly cannot deny your own heart.
His words ring heavy through your head and even heavier throughout your consciousness. It would be a lie to say you have not spent every waking moment recounting his words.
"I understand. It was hard to believe it even when it happened, but..."
You pause, gaze trailing down to the ground.
You don't know what you want to say. Do you want to tell her that, ever since she's made that clear-cut comparison between Kaiser and Isagi, you've been questioning yourself since? Do you want to tell her that your eyes have wandered towards somebody you swore you'd never stare at? Do you want to tell her that you just can't seem to pull your eyes away from Michael Kaiser?
No, not really.
You don't want to tell her that, so you don't.
"It really did occur." And you laugh like nothing is wrong and like you are completely, and utterly fine.
You catch sight of Ness, and you think your heart almost drops to your ass.
You never thought that the mindless, blank look Ness would always have plastered on his face would feed you such negativity. It's uncanny, and so is his expression when he meets your gaze. After last night—it's like it's become simply impossible to get a good read on him.
Mariele blinks. She looks between you, and Ness—eyes lowering and smile fading to nothingness. She tilts her head away so you couldn't see her expression. "Is that so?"
