Unchanging (Prince of Stride Fanfiction; Heath x OC)

Where It All Began

Crazy bitches.

That's what she thought about the girls who were head over heels towards her childhood friend, Hasekura Heath. It's okay if they just fangirling over him, but shoving her away when she was talking with him? Moreover, they put letters on her shoe locker every morning, saying that she needed to get lost from Heath's sight?! That's-- nonsense!

Indeed, she had a crush towards him since a long time ago. But, she never wanted to confess to him because she was afraid that it would ruin their friendship. Still, they didn't need to do that far, right?

That tall boy regained that popularity since the first day of their high school. Yet, this was the worst point ever. Since he got chosen as one of Honan's stride club roster and appeared in competitions often, his fans kept increasing day by day. And because he didn't want to keep heeding them, he asked Aki for help.

"Huh?! No way! Go ask Saori to help you!"
"Please Aki, just this time, okay? Only for a month! And I can't ask my crush for something like that, no?"

Her eyes widened at his last sentence. There was a slight hurt feeling in her eyes but she quickly concealed it with an annoyed expression as she gave another argument, without minding it.

"I get 'curse' letters from your fans everyday and it was because I get too close to my dearest childhood friend," she emphasized the word dearest intentionally, "But now you want me to pretend as your girlfriend? No, definitely no. I'll die, Heath."
"Of course you won't die just because you're acting as my girlfriend."
"They will kill me, you dummy!" Aki flicked his forehead quite hard.
"Ouch! You don't need to go that far, Aki!"
"Tch. I didn't hit you that hard!"

The brunet grumbled childishly at her denial while Aki seemingly didn't care about that as she made herself comfortable in his room by lying ―then rolling around like panda ....or hamster as Heath thought― on his quite spacious bed.

"Stop rolling around. It's my bed, not yours."
"You know that yours are mine but mine are mine, right?"

Heath pouted at her words, regretting why did he agree on a such disadvantageous statement. Aki rolled towards the side of the bed until she laid on her stomach. She then reached out her hand and placed it on Heath's sandy brown locks, ruffled it 'rather' lovingly before....

"Aki, let's go out with me."

There's seriousness in his voice and his gaze towards her unwavered, even for a second, which made Aki halted her action as her face turned red like a tomato.

"N-n-no matter what, I-I won't help you, you dumbass," she replied as she pulled her hand away but wasn't quick enough since Heath grabbed it first.
"Why did you stutter?" He asked as she pulled her closer to him. Aki bit her inner cheek, eyes looked at anywhere except at Heath.
"Y-you're too close! Personal space, idiot! P-personal s--"

A quick peck on her lips silenced her immediately. Not only red. This time, her face burned.

"So now, will you help me? I kissed you alre--"
"Idiotic jerk!!!" she shouted before she took her bag then got out from both his bed and his room, slammed the door shut. The red from before was a pure embarrassment but this one was anger.
"Oh, Aki? What happened? Did you get into another quarrel with Heath?"

Heath's older sister, Hasekura Shauna, was apparently just came back from work. Aki who didn't expect this was bewildered for a moment but she regained her composure in no time.

"Sorry for making a fuss, nee-chan," she bowed slightly towards the other woman.
"Nothing to worry about, Aki. I just barely got home too. Beside, I got used to it, though."
"Is it a sarcasm, Shauna-nee?"
"No, of course not! I'm saying that I love having you around because you make our house quite lively. That's why I'm always rooting for you and--"
"Nee-chan!"