Genius (ohshc x reader fanfic)

Chapter 20: Confusion

'I don't get it.'

My feet echo through the halls.

'What's wrong with them?!'

I stumble then fall to my knees, my eyes wide.

'What's wrong with me?'

My heart pounded, my stomach felt sick, but it wasn't from eating earlier.

...what is this feeling?

•••

I grab Tamaki by his shoulders, shoving him away. I bewildered by his actions.

His eyes shown with surprise himself, probably running that moment over and over again through his head.

We start to hear the rumble of thunder overhead is, but that didn't matter now. Nothing mattered right now, I was too confused.

"Maru...I-!"

I shove pass him, sprinting as hard as I can out of that room, away from Tamaki.

I couldn't breath...I want to hide away again.

•••

I stay curled up on the floor against the wall, surprisingly, tired gasps were forced out of my mouth. The thunder didn't help either, the flashes, the darkness...

•••

I stayed sitting there for maybe hours, and I didn't even flinch when I heard footsteps coming through the halls. They sounded...gentle...and comforting. I shoot my head up in hope.

"Haru-"

"Miss Kitsune? What are you doing up at this hour? ...Maru?"

The shaking of my body and desperate breaths cuts Kyoya off. Silent tears ran down my face, out of frustration, anger, disappointment. I grabbed my arms, huddling myself closer to the wall.

"I-I want H-Haru...Cousin Haru! Har-"

A hand covered my mouth, as I heard Kyoya crouch down in front of me.

"Please be quiet Maru, everyone is currently sleeping."

His voice sounded calming, quiet, a little irritated, but soothing, calming even.

His hand slowly moves away, only to reposition himself down next to me.

We stayed quiet. He sat there and waited until my breathing seemed soft enough for him to speak to me.

"You've been...acting strange."

He's stares at me knowingly, watching me twiddle my thumbs.

"..."

"You...and Tamaki?"

"...you know."

I bluntly stated.

He didn't seemed fazed by any of it, but only had a straight face, watching closely at my slumped body.

I felt so guilty for a reason I don't know...I just feel...something's off.

"Hey, Maru?"

"...yes?"

"..."

"..."

"...I...I love you."

My heart stops, my face reddened, but the same feeling only worsened. I feel an ache in my heart, and my fingers felt numb. My wide, red eyes stared into his cold ones.

"I love you...as well...as the others."

It was silent.

I didn't move, nor push him away when he brought his face closer to mine. I didn't scream or slap him. I didn't run from him like I did Tamaki. I just sat there, letting him press his sweet lips on mine.

Why was I allowing this? Why was I enjoying it.

He pulls away for us to breath, but by then, my head was already looking down in shame.

"K-Kyoya, why me? Why not Haru, o-or even one of your customers? Why-"

"It's because you're special. You're one of a kind, so perfect in so many ways, you're beautiful, even gorgeous inside and out."

"But I have so many flaws-"

"And that's why we all love you. It's what makes you human."

'It's what makes you human.'

I was actually able to hear those words. For once in my life, they see me as human. Not a prodigy or demoness, a human.

I wrap my arms around his back, burying my face into his chest.

I feel him tense slightly, but wraps his arms around me as well.

"Thank you...Kyoya."

'Jealousy' is only the beginning of what the hosts were feeling as they hid behind the wall.