Don't Let Me Down (Mafia! Sasuke x OC x Mafia! Gaara)

Part 23: Promposals

(Noriko's pov)

I yawned tiredly as I sat in my seat. My condition has gotten better over the past few days and I feel more energized. Miss Mei is finally allowing me to come back to work today but she said she had cut my hours.

I tried to reason with her, but there was no room for argument. 

We were getting out of chemistry when a bunch of kids rushed past me, excited. I watched them with a raised brow and followed the crowd. 'What's going on?' I thought bewildered. The crowd and I ended up in a hall that had windows looking out at the courtyard. 

I pushed through the large crowd till I got to an open window and let out a sigh of relief. I finally able to breathe.

Surprisingly Temari was next to me. "Temari what the hell is going on," I yelled over all the shouting and squealing. Kids behind me pushed me forward a bit so they could videotape what was going outside. 

"HOI STOP PUSHING!" I yelled behind me angrily. Some kids listened while the others were too crazy to understand me.

"Promposal!" she shouted back in response. My whole body shivered in fear at that word. My entire face fell too as I turned completely white. Promposal. Since the Christmas dance was going on everyone was proposing to a girl/guy. 

The reason this word freaked me out is because I always get heart attacks from the things people have set up. They're unexpected to make the day seem normal. 

~Flashback~

I was humming happily as I walked down the hallway. Today was like any regular day. I was headed to my locker to get my books. I noticed some strange behavior from the people around me but ignored it entirely. 

I made it to my locker and calmly began to put in my combination. The girl one locker away from me was doing the same when suddenly the locker between us slammed open and confetti shot out. "GAH!" We both screamed, dumbfounded. 

I fell on my butt and held my chest. My heart felt like it was literally going to jump out of me. A guy coughed as he stepped out and looked at me and the girl. "Oh....wrong locker..." he muttered awkwardly as his wide smile became a frown. 

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!" I yelled at him while wheezing slightly. I threw my chemistry book to his face.  He fell to the ground, twitching slightly. 

Some people released cries of horror and shock. But the only thing I was focused on was trying to control my heart rate.