I'll protect you...( Neiko ) Discontinued

iv.

Seiko stepped into Yoshiki's apartment, the lack of heat causing her to shiver from being soaked. Yoshiki scrambled to the bathroom and handed her a few towels, before sitting down next to her.

Seiko wrapped her hair in one of the towels, and then the other around her body. "Thank you... Kishinuma..." She said, her tired was made obvious in her voice.

Yoshiki sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, watching as Seiko continued to wipe her eyes. They were all red and puffy. He couldn't help but feel sorry for her, he was extremely close to her, yet he still didn't know how to comfort her. He placed his hand on her head and patted it, hearing a laugh escape her lips.

"Sorry about the lack of heat, the apartment is having problems." He exclaimed.

Seiko nodded. "Yeah I figured..."

Yoshiki noticed her hands were shaking and bit his lip. Whatever happened before he found her must've done a toll on her.

"Shinohara, what exactly happened before I going you?" He asked her.

She sighed. "My dad kicked me out..."

Yoshiki's eyes widened. "What!? Why the hell-"

"He found out I was gay... So he kicked me out..." She frowned.

Slamming his hands down on the table in front of him, he loud out an aggravated groan. "Fuck him. Honestly why can't people just accept that other people are different! You're great seiko... Don't let your dad get you down..." He patted her on the shoulder.

Seiko smiled. "Thanks, Kishinuma. You're the best."

Yoshiki gave her a hug. "Don't mention it, Shinohara." He let go of her. "So where are you going to stay from now on? You could stay here if you'd like, or do you want to see if Naomi can have you over?"

Seiko shook her head. "No, I don't want to worry her yet... I'll tell her when it's time..."

Yoshiki nodded. "Well, you could always crash her if you want, just don't mind Ayumi when she gets her at 5:30am..."

Seiko looked over at Yoshiki. "What is The class-rep doing here at 5:30? And when did you stop calling her Shinozaki?" She smirked at him, back to her old self already.

Yoshiki shrugged. "It's not like I say it to her face, I'm talking to you right now. And she has this mindset that I don't eat healthy in the morning, so she comes by to cook for me. I don't know..." He watched Seiko as she giggled at him. 'You could knock Seiko down as much as you pleased, but it wouldn't keep her down long. I mean... She has been through much worse than this... It's kind of admirable...' He thought to himself.

Seiko had taken a quick shower before putting her, thankfully, heavy pajamas on. She walks back over to Yoshiki and sat next to him on the couch.

"We have got... A week left of winter break... So, if you don't mind, I'll probably be crashing here for the time being, until I find the right time to tell Naomi." Seiko said, grabbing one of her blankets she haphazardly threw into her bag.

Yoshiki gave her a thumbs up. "Fine with me, I'll have some company."

Seikos eyes lit up as she pondered what they could do together. "YOSHIKI! Oh my god we can watch scary movies all night long! Naomi never watches them with me but you totally will, right?"

Yoshiki put his hand to his chest. "I've never been more happy to hear you say that, Seiko."

"... It's... Happier..." She corrected him.

He blushed slightly in embarrassment. "... Whatever..."

The two stayed up basically all night, watching a variety of different movies, betting on who would get scared first. It looked like a tornado blew through the room by the time they were done. Popcorn and other snacks were all over the floor and table, a mess they'd have to clean up in the morning, though Yoshiki really didn't mind. As long as it was keeping Seiko's mind off of her Dad, he didn't really care about the mess.