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✎ Nene laid in her comfortable bed, though it wasn't comfortable enough to put her to sleep... or maybe, that was just Nene and her stupid brain's fault.
Tsukasa and Nene's questionable feelings for him was all she could think about, keeping her from sleep. "goddamnit, that idiot! this is all his fault... why does he have to be so...." she paused, realizing what she was about to say.
"NO!" she accidentally yelled, aggressively tossing and turning in her bed. "I mean... all that lovey-dovey stuff is all nonsense, right!? there's no way these feelings could be... love," Nene said aloud, trying to convince herself that she could never have a crush on a loud and overconfident guy like Tsukasa Tenma.
"that's just so cliché! what is this, one of those enemies to lovers fanfictions!? I must be going insane to think that I would even..." Nene thought, stopping herself before she could tell herself anything stupid and get herself even more confused.
she glanced over at her alarm clock, it was almost time to get up, and she didn't even manage to get a wink of sleep! "aughhh... I hate my life..." Nene huffed out tiredly, getting out of bed at the speed of a sloth, and going to get ready.
after finishing her normal morning routine, Nene walked downstairs, school bag in hand, going to eat breakfast. she approached the counter, noticing two pieces of buttery toast wrapped in a paper towel, and a small note next to it.
"I'm sorry I had to leave so early for work this morning. I hope you have a wonderful day at school, and hopefully your breakfast is still warm when you grab it. I love you, Nene! -Mom" the note read, along with a cute heart doodle drawn at the bottom, next to Nene's Mom's name.
Nene chuckled slightly to herself, grabbing the toast with the paper towel and walking out the door. it was still warm, luckily.
out on the sidewalk, Nene spotted her neighbor and troupe mate, Rui, exiting his house, probably coming to walk to school with her like they always did.
"hey, R-" she stopped herself, beginning to overthink everything. "wait... what if Rui notices there's something up with me!? and then I have to explain to him that I think I might have a big fat crush on Tsukasa, and-"
"y-yeah, nope! sorry, Rui!" Nene mumbled under her breath, bolting towards Kamiyama High.
"that damn Tsukasa's always causing problems for me! I need these crazy feelings to go away... hell, it can't even be possible for me to like him... can it?" Nene panicked, as she zoomed down the street, her long light green hair flying in the wind, until she eventually reached school, where she would just have to continue to nervously think about her unknown feelings for her annoying troupe leader. why, just why...?
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after class, Nene ran to the library, trying to find a book that could help her understand these feelings, and if she should have them or not.
"ughh... I just wanna go home and lie in my bed..." Nene moaned, as she opened the door up to the library, going to look for a book.
she found a bookshelf that might have a book she was looking for, as she kneeled down, scrolling through the collection of books.
"I hope there's a book that would at least help me understand these stupid feelings..." Nene told herself, right before finding a book that might be useful.
"Are you in love? Trying to understand the feeling of being in love and how to handle it," Nene read, before scoffing.
"how cheesy... I couldn't possibly be in love," Nene brushed off her feelings once again, but decided to skim through the book anyway, when suddenly, she heard a loud thump, shaking the bookshelf.
"hm, what the hell was that? maybe it's another person... I didn't know people came to the school library this early in the morning," Nene thought, as she crept over to the source of the sound, peeking behind the bookshelf.
what she saw, well, was surely unexpected... An and Akito, who had just recently became a couple, but that's not all. An was pinning Akito against the bookshelf with a smug look on her face, while Akito was unamused at blushing.
"ew..." Nene uttered out, curling her nose up in disgust, getting the two lovebirds' attention.
realizing she already caught their attention, she decided to speak up, "can you guys, like, get a room?" Nene said, looking appalled.
"Nene, hey!" An yelled, running over to Nene. "louddd..." Nene mentally sighed.
though, Nene usually wouldn't be one to admit she was jealous aloud, and she still wasn't that person at all, but, she was jealous of An and Akito's relationship.
Nene felt her heart pounding in her chest. "it feels so strange... I've never cared about love or other peoples' relationships before... but, all of a sudden, I have this strong feeling of envy," Nene thought, having trouble even understanding the concept of love.
"An..." Akito cleared his throat as he sneaked up on An, his cheeks still bright red. "oh, yes, Aki?" An asked, smiling sweetly.
"I really want to think couples are weird... God, just let me hate couples again, please," Nene begged under her breath, holding back an exhausted exhale.
meanwhile, Akito whispered in An's ear, her eyes widening. "oh..." An gasped, staring down at the book in Nene's hand.
"Nene, do you have a crush?" An asked, smirking, resulting in Nene turning bright red.
"what!? no way! why would you think that!?" Nene exclaimed, starting to sweat. "come on, why did An have to put me on the spot like that...? I'm not even sure how to answer that question anyway!" Nene yelled out in her brain.
"whatever you say, Nene. I totally believe you," An said, her tone filled with sarcasm. "who's the lucky person, then?" An teased, getting closer to Nene.
"if I told you... would you promise not to tell anyone?" Nene asked, looking worried. "of course, I'm a girl's girl!" An giggled.
"a-ah... okay..." Nene agreed nervously, motioning for An to come with her for the chat. "yay!~" An hummed, as she followed Nene.
"Akito, I'll be right back!" An mouthed that sentence, giving him a flirty wink. who knew what they were planning on doing, or what just An was planning...
"tch..." Akito scoffed in embarrassment, his cheeks about to over-heat. he's still not used to her flirting, or even them being together in the first place.
Nene began talking once An and her got in a more private area. "so, An... I think I might like Tsu-" Nene started, when suddenly a loud ring of the bell interrupted her, alerting the next class.
"oh, there goes the bell!~" An sang, putting her hands on her hips happily. "I gotta go get Akito for our next class, I'll see you in last period! don't forget to text me!" An laughed, before zooming off to catch Akito.
"hm... maybe I do like loud people..." Nene whispered to herself, suddenly reminded of Tsukasa. "no, why is everything reminding me of him?! An isn't even half as bad as Tsukasa!" Nene groaned, running her hand through her bangs to give herself a chance to gather her thoughts together.
"ugh... better get to class, though... I really needed to get these feelings off my chest. I'll tell An later, I guess," Nene sighed, packing the library book in her bag.
"hopefully this book helps me out a little bit, 'cause I know damn well I won't..."
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✦ - 5/18/2024
