What if..? // Sugawara X Reader

# 12 - Rumours and Troubles

"So..? What's your request..?" I cautiously asked.
"I want you to hug me one last time... if this is no problem for you, of course" he returned with a sigh.
His deep brown eyes were the saddest I had ever seen. His glance was piercing me and I felt sorry for him, but I didn't want him to do whatever he wanted... he had to learn I wasn't his personal doll. However I thought this would be no bad, so I decided to grant his last wish.
"Yes... I guess this is no bad thing..." and then I hugged him. He held me tight for the last time and I placed a hand into his soft, chocolate hair. I didn't know what to do and I was so embarrassed I soon began patting on the back of his head. Actually, I looked like a mom embracing his son and trying to stop him from crying a river.

It was an extremely awkward situation in which I would have never imagined to find myself in. I wondered why a boy who was the secret desire of every girl had to be so unhappy because of an ordinary girl like me. I thought this wasn't normal, it wasn't fair at all. My heart was filled with sadness, but all I felt for him was mere empathy.
We stayed like that for a lot of time until I heard the noise of some footsteps outside going away.

"I-I think I have to go now..." I muttered in pure embarrassment.
He didn't look at me when he spoke these words: "It's ok... but please don't forget me, [Name]-chan...".

*Short time skip*
Still thinking about Oikawa, I sadly walked into my classroom to have lunch. Everybody was glaring at me, the girls especially. Their looks were piercing me like sharp knives but I acted like I didn't care and sat down with my lunch box and began staring at it as I had never seen it before.
After a while, Noya-senpai rushed into my classroom and hurried to my desk. He looked worried.

"[Name]-chan! It's terrible! I heard something horrible about you... please, follow me outside!" he exclaimed. Then he grabbed my hand without waiting for my answer and pulled me in the corridor.

"Ne, what's up Noya? You didn't even let me carry my lunch with me..! I'm starving" I spoke, trying to dominate the noise of my empty stomach and freeing myself from his grasp , wondering the meaning of all that worry of his.
"Don't you know?! Kiriya popped up into our classroom and told us she saw you and Oikawa kissing and doing... well... nasty things in the girls' locker room!" he spit out with a low voice to not be heard by anybody.

"WAIT, WHAT?! THIS IS NOT THE TRUTH!" I was finally awaken and burst out in pure anger. My cheeks were crimson red.
"Oh, thank god this is not true... I could have sworn it" he sighed in relief.
"W-well, I admit we were together in the locker room, but we didn't kiss or do anything else... or at least he tried, but I stopped him and told him to leave me alone" I precised.
"My gosh, [Name]-chan! What are we gonna do now? Kiriya's already spread the gossip throughout the school!". I was worried about what was going to happen, but I felt relieved when I heard Noya say we. He wasn't gonna leave me alone. Best friend ever.

The days after were a complete hell for me. Not only kept everybody fixing me, coughing and making rumours whenever I was around making me just wish I could vanish, but also my brother didn't speak a word to me. He kept acting like I didn't exist. Besides, I also had to explain the situation to the headmaster.

But the worst problem was with Sugawara.

Dammit, now that we were getting a little closer that lousy, nosy bitch ruined everything!

The atmosphere between us was tense. We didn't know how to behave and he didn't even look at me.
It's not that he was angry with me or something, he was way too embarrassed to approach me... he probably thought I had become Oikawa's girlfriend again, in the end.

One afternoon I was leaving school to go back home with a desperate look on my face when I suddenly found Sugawara standing beside me in the corridor.
My heart skipped a beat and I stood there staring at him, my eyes wide open and not the faintest idea of what to do or say. He noticed me, too. His face was flushed with god only knows what feelings and did his best to get away from me.

But I couldn't stand that situation anymore, so I rushed after him and grabbed his hand begging him to stop.
"Please, Sugawara-senpai... tell me why you keep avoiding me like that..!". I was almost screaming, but I didn't give a damn about the other people around, when it was for Sugawara.

We were not facing each other. He was still turned the other way and I was still holding his soft, warm hand, decided not to let it go.
I heard him sigh.
"I... I'm just kinda busy, you know" he returned, trying to keep his voice slow and quiet but still not facing me.
I decided to face him, but Sugawara's eyes turned away.
"It's not a lie, [Name]-chan..." he stated then, looking at his shoes.

"Yes, but I know there's something else" I interrupted him "and I won't leave you alone unless you tell me".
"Ok..." he replied.
Probably, he didn't believe I really would have followed him, so he stepped out of the school walking slowly. I slinked after him adapting my pace to his.
We were silent for all the walk. Like enough, he was convinced I would have let him go, but I kept clutching onto his arm until we reached his place. Then we stopped.

"So you really did it" he hummed raising an eyebrow and trying to hold back a laugh. The result was an irresistible little smile fluttering on his inviting lips.
"Yep, I did it" I remarked grinning childishly and blinking "I always keep my promises... Koushi. Plus, now I know where you live". He smirked.
"I'm happy you have finally made up your mind to call me with my name" he changed the subject, arranging a bit his perennially messed up - but beautiful - silver hair.

"Ah-ah" I exclaimed "Don't divert from the main point... you should now be able to tell me why you've been avoiding me these days".
"Ok, then... I owe this to you. I did it because... because you told me you were scared of Oikawa but finally you ended up kissing him and... and I-I thought you didn't tell me the truth because you don't trust me..!" he hurriedly let out.

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