Strictly business (MikeyxSenju)

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Senju had started to sweat, her nerves were eating her alive. Mikey was so close to her, she could smell his cologne, and even his shampoo.

Mikey had reached behind Senju to grab something, but instead of resting his arm back at his side, he let it dangle over her shoulders while he examined it, then he rested it there, saying he needed support.

She knew that was a lie, his ankle had healed up, he needed no support at all. She just wondered why he was messing with her head so much.

He confessed his love her, then acted like he didn't want her, but the he cared about her more than anything, then he ignored her. Then he flirted, then he ignored her again. And now his friends were big. Nice and talking to her, and now he was obsessed again.

Did he only like her when others gave her attention? Was she just an object to him..?

Now she was unsure if she liked his close presence or not.

"Oh, that scarf is the same as Emma-San and Hina-Sans!" She exclaimed, taking this as her opportunity to slightly nudge away Mikey's arm to try on the scarf. She just wanted to know if he genuinely liked her still or not.

Mikey frowned, sad Senju had pushed him away. He wanted to be near her, he wanted to hold her, be even closer to her, but when he tried to do so, she didn't seem to like it.

"You look beautiful in that scarf, Senju~" He said, trying to show his genuine interest like he'd been told so many times.

Senju thanked him, feeling flustered again.

Their eyes were locked into each others, the air around them had gotten serious. Slowly, Mikey reached toward Senju's hand, only able to slightly brush it before being interrupted.

Smiley walked up to them, causing Senju to turn from Mikey. He glared at Smiley, making him feel challenged in a way. He enjoyed fighting, this was like the lead up to one, so to him, it was exciting.

He then remembered what he was there for. "Draken said he wanted to go to a different store, and he took the girls with him. Me, Mitsuya, and Chifuyu were gonna check out the arcade, you guys wanna come?" Mikey considered it, he enjoyed games and having fun. He was also competitive and liked to win, and many arcade games were two player, so he could definitely win.

"Yeah, I'll come. You wanna go Akashi?" Smiley saw the tension between the two, noticing it was more of a romantic one than earlier, which was more awkward.

Senju also enjoyed the arcade, so she agreed to go. "I just need to buy this before then. Go ahead and go without me, I'll catch up."

Smiley nodded, walking back to the other two. Mikey watched as Senju fiddled with the scarf, clearly trying to avoid him.

He was now confused. Was he coming on too strong? Well, she already knew his feelings, so that didn't seem to matter. Did he make her uncomfortable? But she didn't seem like that. Was she upset about something else? Should he ask? Was it even his business?

Before he could make a decision, Senju had started to walk off to the register. He missed his opportunity.

He decided to walk over to Senju, waiting in line with her. Senju didn't look at him, she only looked ahead, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Akashi, are you okay?" He asked, gaining her attention.

Senju nodded, still looking ahead. This answer didn't satisfy Mikey, but he wouldn't pry. It probably wasn't his business anyway.

He couldn't help it, though. Some thing was nagging at him, and he just couldn't resist. "Did I make you uncomfortable?" He asked seriously, making eye contact with her.