Hated [Oumasai]

Chapter 1 : An Unexpected Meeting

Saihara was woken up by the sound of his alarm clock. Rays of golden sunshine pierced through the closed curtains in his bedroom. It was time to start a new day. He got dressed and made his way downstairs. He lives with his uncle, who is usually not home except if it comes to special occasions or he was on a break. He made himself some breakfast and headed out the door.

Saihara's POV:

My typical journey to school started. I wasn't too worried about being tardy since I usually leave the house quite early. I leisurely took my time and looked around. Oh how beautiful and peaceful my neighbourhood was in the morning. This was one of my reasons I usually leave the house early, to see the scenery. My house wasn't too far away from school, it was the perfect distance. It wasn't too far, to the point where my legs would ache from walking but it wasn't too near, where I couldn't enjoy time out in the nature. I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't realise I almost reached school. Then I heard...

Crying.

I looked around. Where are the cries coming from? I soon found out that they were coming from an alleyway. I followed the sound until I stumbled upon a crying boy. He looked like he was from my school. He was crouching down and leaning against a wall. I walked over to him.

"Hey...Are you okay?" I hesitantly asked. His head jolted up.

"H-hey...I-I'm fine...P-please don't hurt me..." he replied, tears still rolling down his cheeks as he attempted to wipe them off using his sleeve.

I was confused. Why would I hurt him? Why was he crying? Questions were flowing into my mind and scattering like a hurricane disaster but I didn't want to ask him too much.

"It's okay...I won't hurt you. Would you like to walk to school with me? You seem pretty...Terrified." I tried to comfort him. Though, it was a little awkward considering we've never met.

"O-okay..." he replied. I was relieved he agreed. I didn't want to come off as weird. I took his hand and helped him get up as he wiped his tears with his other.

We silently walked to school.

"It's nice to...Have some company...For once", he mumbled.

I smiled.

"Oh I forgot to introduce myself! My name's Shuuichi Saihara."

"I'm...Kokichi Ouma"