Awow Highschool AU

22: Library

WARNING!: This chapter mentions physical abuse, verbal abuse, and sexual abuse. If triggered, you have been advised to not read this.

In no way, shape, or form am I making fun of any of these issues. This is for character plot, development, and depth.
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Neteyam 🎯

"What classes do you have?" Ao'nung inches closer and grabs onto the paper that contained my schedule, reading it over my shoulder. I feel the rush of heat on my cheeks and stiffen. I shake it off, moving my eyes toward the paper as well. It was 7:40 in the morning for Ewya's sake! I need to calm down.

After a few seconds, Ao'nung starts to softly read my classes out loud in order.
"AP Biology, AP World History, AP Calculus, Biotechnology 4, PE, and free..." His voice comes out more like a low whisper, but his breath brushed up against my neck. It sent shivers down my spine whenever it made contact with my skin. It was warm and comforting. I wonder how it would feel to have his lips against my neck inste- NO. No, I'm not gay.... We're at school, dammit.

"Look's like we have first, third, and fifth periods together." He releases the paper and drops his hand down to his sides. I nod and turn my head back, only to see that he himself, hasn't moved. His body was still closer behind mine while he looked over my shoulder at me. I somewhat panic a bit and move a little forward, enough for me to turn around and face him.

"I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. Na'Tok is a crazy piece of shit and I shouldn't have let him in." He opened his mouth again to continue but I stopped him before he could.
"You don't have to apologize. I don't know what actually happened to make the two fight, but from Tsireya's reaction, I had a feeling it was his fault." He pauses for a second before nodding.

"Thanks... But it was foolish of me to leave Tsireya downstairs with him. So I'll take that responsibility." He smiles down at me. Even though he's criticizing himself, he looks so.... I don't know? Calm? Unbothered? Whatever it was, it didn't matter. I relate to him. I know the feeling of not being there for your siblings and feeling burdened with the responsibilities as the eldest.

We didn't speak for a moment, just looking at each other. I decided, why not brighten up the mood and change the topic.
"So, did you sleep well?" I smiled and perked my head up. He returns my smile and nods.
"Surprisingly. Though, I did have trouble sleeping for a few hours." He looks at Tsireya and then back at me. I listen contently, waiting for what he had to say. "Knowing what she'd been through with Na'Tok really irked me." And we're right back to the prier.

I tried to restrain myself from prying and asking for more details but curiosity got the best of me.
"If it's okay to ask... What happened between them?" He sighed and dropped his head for a split second before picking it back up.
"It's not really my story to tell, but..." He looks back at the group and quickly pushes us further away so no one hears.
"I trust you. But please don't tell people." I immediately nod. It's not like I would anyway.
"Okay, let me start from the beginning. Remember when I told you how me and Miles used to hang out with this group of people?" I nod and he continues.

"Well, Na'Tok and his friends were that group of people. I occasionally brought them over to our house and one day when I did, Tsireya was home. That's when he took a liking to my sister. At the time, I didn't mind it. He was one of my most trusted friends and I thought that, with his personality, it would be fine. But I was wrong. During their relationship, Tsireya would come home from school, exhausted. I would notice her speaking less and not participating in any social activities. When I caught sight of how skinny she'd become, I finally asked."

He sighed again. I could tell from his voice alone how guilty he felt. I started to form possible reasonings for what he listed, putting pieces of the puzzle into place.
"She'd denied anything happened. Said that she was happier than ever. I left it there as it was because I didn't want to overstep. Then a few months later, I started to distance myself from the group due to Miles and the overall vibe of them. They weren't good people so I decided to surround myself with those who were. Then one day, Tsireya came home from a date in tears. The two fought and had broken up."