JUMP BUDDIES [Tendou Satori x Reader]

Chapter 12 - Hot

"L/n, are you sure you're alright?" the manager of my workplace asked me.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine! Just a little tired from school but I'm fit to work, ma'am!" I responded.

Her eyebrow rose in question. "Your face is already red even though you haven't even started to work."

"Busted..."

I wasn't actually feeling well but I just bore with it. I still went and attended school. I even decided to go to work.

I just sighed. "How can I persuade you to change your mind, m/n-san?" I asked my manager, knowing that she won't let me work for today.

"You can't," she answered. "Besides, your boyfriend's already here to pick you up," she suddenly told me as she pointed behind me.

"Eh?" I reacted as I turned around and saw my jump buddy.

"Oh, don't mind me. I'm just a stalker," Satori said as he grinned like a Cheshire cat.

"Yeah, I definitely noticed your reference, Satori..."

"Yeah, stalker, whatever," m/n-san waved it off. "Anyway, just go home and take a rest. Come back here when you're finally feeling better, okay?" she told me.

"Okay..." I replied. Walking towards the redhead, I asked him, "You were following me?"

"Pretty much," he admitted. "Our new seating arrangement might've put me so far away from you, but I noticed that something was off about you. I got worried."

My heart skipped a beat at his last three words.

"I-I'm fine. J-Just a little under the weather, that's all," I told him.

And then his forehead touched mine.

"Yup. Definitely hot, alright," he said, talking about my temperature.

"Gosh, our faces are so near!" I internally screamed as the blush either camouflaged to my already red face or turned it to a deeper shade.

He then backed away and said, "Anyway, let's go back to the dorms, shall we?" and I just nodded.

Snow was falling as we walked. We had to share my umbrella as the redhead forgot to bring his. With Satori holding the umbrella as we continued walking, it can't be helped but we kept grazing at each other's shoulder. Each contact would make my heart beat faster.

"Why am I so nervous? It's not like I never had any physical contact with him before..."

"Yeah. That includes the kiss on your cheek," my technical side of my brain reminded me and I blushed.

I slowly looked at the middle blocker beside me to see if he saw me blushed and was caught on fire as he caught me looking at him.

"You're so cute when you blush like that," he told me and I was as red as a tomato.

Minutes later, we have arrived at the dormitory and he took me to my room.

"T-Thank y----------"

"I'll be right back," he suddenly cut me off and ran.

With that, I flopped down on my bed. My body felt hot and heavy. My head felt like it's gonna crack wide open. My eyelids felt so heavy, it wanted to shut off my eyes.

"Argh, I hate getting sick..." I groaned.

After few minutes of laying down, I realized that I was still wearing my outdoor clothes, so I decided to change into my indoor ones.