Underneath the Moonlight: REBOOT! || Osorō Shidesu x OC

36 - Out In The Open

(Hi! Sorry for the sudden disappearance. To make up for it, I'll mass-upload a few chapters for you guys :) I also wanted to mention that there are a few stories I am debating posting on here, some original, some fanfic, I'll update once I've made a decision on that. One of them is a fanfic where some of the characters act a bit OOC to not necessarily "fit" the narrative of my OC, but more like how when opposites attract and sometimes they try to get into each other's likes/hobbies and such... I wrote said fic during my party-girl era LOL. Anyway, enough yapping: enjoy the story.)

Week 8

By the time Monday rolled around, my relationship with Osorō was beyond out in the open — it had already gone viral.

News of our relationship first hit the Akademi Academy school blog the next morning, under the title: "Osorō Shidesu is ACTUALLY Dating the Goddess of Akademi?!"

It showed both our pictures from the school photoshoot and some pictures people took of us, disheveled after sleeping in the storage room, with him touching my hair to flatten it down, and holding my hand as well, as we entered the headmaster's office.

"Osorō Shidesu and the Goddess of Akademi, our dear Athena-sama, were caught sleeping at school together," Aru read out loud to us from his phone, as we woke up to say bye to him before he left for school. "They were seen holding hands as they walked into the headmaster's office, where an inside source has informed us they've been suspended for the rest of the week. Who knew our goddess was such a rebel?!"

We all laughed at the blog. "Whatta load of shit," Osorō said, chuckling.

"Yeah," I agreed, "but now everyone is gonna know when we go back to school together."

Osorō, however, shrugged. "So what? Our worst enemy already found out, and you're basically no longer living at home with him. I see it as good — no one will think twice to flirt with ya now, and that freak should have no reason to attack you now, right?"

"Yeah," I said, suddenly feeling determined. "You're right! This is a good thing."

Aru chuckled. "That's the spirit, guys. On that note, my driver is here. I'll see you guys after school?"

"Sounds good, dude," Osorō said, bumping his forearm against Aru's as he left.

Then, next, multiple news articles who saw the school blog were highlighting our interactions at my party, as well as citing the school blog, too. Our secret relationship was no longer a secret — and we were even trending. Aru told us that Father was fuming, trying in vain to shut down the preposterous rumors, to no avail. Apparently, there were also news clippings of him roughly dragging me out of the school — which he also was trying to shut down to no avail.

It was certainly the rumor mill of the decade.

By Monday, I was feeling well enough to go back to school, and Osorō drove us there in his car. Since I was disowned, I didn't have access to my driver anymore — I tried to call Kaelyn, who regretfully informed me that if she picked me up, she was out of a job. I told her I was sorry, and hung up.

Osorō and I walked into school together, and it felt like all eyes were on us as I strolled into school with him trailing right behind me. I held my head higher, feeling confident and untouchable with him by my side. Take that, Ayano Aishi, I thought as I met her gaze and raised my eyebrows at her in defiance. She glared back at me, but I averted my gaze and chose to ignore her existence.