𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 | 𝐓𝐨𝐣𝐢 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐨

- Chapter 16 -

Two days later, the sun has just risen, and the morning sunlight filters through the windows of the Zenin estate.

The house is beginning to wake up, with various members of the clan starting their day.

As the first rays of sunlight touch her face, Helia is reminded of the upcoming training session with Toji.

She takes a deep breath, preparing herself mentally for the unpleasing encounter.

The memory of the previous day's events still fresh in her mind, she recalls the irritating experience of cleaning Toji's toilets, and how he had the nerve to stand and watch her, with a smug smile on his face the whole time.

The humiliation and irritation she felt as he observed her, almost enjoying her discomfort, still linger, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth.

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As she makes her way through the halls of the Zenin estate, she can't help but feel irritated. She knows she must fulfill her part of the deal and clean Toji's toilets again, for the first time that day.

Despite dreading the task at hand, she takes a deep breath and steels herself, hoping to get through it quickly and move on to her next tasks for the day.

She arrives in front of Toji's room. Her knock on the door is sharp and impatient, reflecting her mounting anger.

A moment later, Toji's voice calls out from behind the door, the sound of his voice making her irritation flare up even more.

"Come in."

She enters the room, and she sees Toji sitting on the edge of his bed, his expression nonchalant. He glances up at her, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Right on time, Helia." He teases, his tone mocking. "Ready to do your duty?"

Helia hated when he pronounced her name. She hated the way it sounded in his stupid mouth.

And she was sure that he knew that she hated it because he pronounced her name in every sentence he made.

She decides that it would be better to just ignore him. She makes her way to the bathroom without looking at him.

He chuckles quietly as he follows Helia to the bathroom, leaning casually against the doorway.

"No 'Good morning' or 'How are you?'" He mocks, trying to get a reaction out of her. "Just going straight to work, huh? Not very friendly, Helia."

She had wondered why he had offered his help for training her in exchange for cleaning his bathroom even though he hated her for sure.

But she has her answer now, he did that to be able to torture her mentally, irritating her to the point where she won't be able to take it anymore.

"You didn't specify in the deal that I had to be kind and smiling."

He laughs aloud this time, amused by her response.

"Touché, Helia." He says, his tone still mocking. "I suppose I should've been more specific. I just assumed common courtesy would be a given."

He stands in the doorway, watching her as she starts cleaning his toilets, that annoying smirk never leaving his face. He suddenly pushes himself off the doorway and stands straight.

"I have some business to attend to." He says, his tone casual. "I'll leave you to your duties, Helia. Remember, I want the toilets sparkling clean. No slacking off. I'm very sad that I won't be able to watch the show this time."

Right now, Helia wishes she could throw her cleaning supplies at him, but she does nothing. She just turns around and gives him a furious glare.

He laughs again at her silent response, clearly enjoying her irritation as always. He was having fun torturing her.