"Senpai Please Don't Notice Me"

Chapter 3: "You're just fiction"

Hiroki finished up his homework, head phones on. As soft piano music played in his head. The song "River flows in you" Remix version. Putting away his homework in his bag.

He looked up at his window, getting a view of the neighbor's bedroom window.

'Oh did I mentioned my crush lived next door with his foster parents..?'

Hiroki felt his cheeks flushed when he called Nowaki his crush.

He huffs, furrowing his eyebrows slightly. "I need to stop thinking fiction, and focus on my studies." Hr grabbed a book, looking through the pages of it.

Slam!

Hiroki jumps slightly hearing a door slam and yelling afterwards. He looked up at his window, pulling his curtain to the side.

Ba-Thump!

It was Nowaki.

He seem to be talking on his phone, he looked so frustrated. He kept yelling on his phone, pacing on the floor.

Hiroki blinks his eyes, realizing something 'Since school started on Monday, I realized Nowaki-senpai has been getting stressed or frustrated lately. Not only that, when ever he gets home he's always arguing on the phone till up late at night.' Hiroki's gaze lowered, feeling overwhelmed.

'It's probably him again..' Hiroki crumpled the paper in his hand.

'Tsumori..'

Hiroki shook his head, tossing the crumpled up ball of paper in the basket near his door. Missing the shot.

Hiroki growls kicking his foot against the desk. 'Stupid' His face flushed from anger and irration.

He looks back up at his window, seeing Nowaki sitting on his bed. With his head in his hands tugging at his hair.

Hiroki's gaze soften, feeling his heart squeeze.

'Senpai...'

Hiroki looks away, his bangs covering his eyes. Biting the side of his lip 'I-'

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Hiroki snaps out of his daze, looking up at his window. Seeing Nowaki was throwing peebles at his window. Now holding a notebook up, with big words reading.

"Can we talk?" Nowaki was smiling awkwardly.

Hiroki felt flustered, feeling his cheeks flushed. 'Him and his big idiot smile!'

He quickly grabbed a notebook, scribbling acrossed it. He holds up after he finished

"Something wrong?" Hiroki furrowed his eyebrows with his cheeks slightly flushed.

Nowaki quickly written something down on the notebook. Holding up towards him;

"I miss you."

Hiroki covered his mouth, gawking at him. While his whole face turned bright red.

"Shut up! What do you want?"

Nowaki just laughs, Hiroki hearing some what of it making his heart pound a little.

"Can we meet?"

Hiroki blinked his eyes

"Sure, the usual spot?"

"Yeah! See you there in 5?"

Hiroki felt his heart squeeze, he shakily written his reply.

"Yeah, sure whatever."

Nowaki held up his last reply

"Thank you so much! You're the best! : )"

He then put down his notebook, walking out of view.

Hiroki let out a breath of air, not even knowing he was holding it.

'What's wrong with me? Why do I feel like I'm getting my hopes up for nothing? Why am I even doing this?'

Hiroki buried his face into his arms on the desk. Feeling his chest tighten 'I don't want to feel like this anymore...'

Heart; 'But you love him.'