Utatane Piko x Reader - Trapped

Chapter 8

I gazed up at the stars and shuddered slightly as the cool night breeze brushed over my arms. Piko stretched his arms around me, draping a sweater over my shoulders. I sighed appreciatively and glanced over at him. He smiled softly, his pale skin glowing in the moonlight. He stood up and extended his hand out to me. I took it, and as I stood, Piko pulled me into a warm embrace. After a bit, we both pulled back and walked towards the edge of the roof. I looked out at the vast expanse of city spread out before me. The lights all seemed to sparkle and dazzle with a mesmerizing beauty. Piko came up behind me and grabbed my shoulders gently. I glanced up and back, meeting his glowing gaze. As our eyes locked, I was immediately lost in the sea of blue and green. I suddenly felt a gust of air, and I saw Piko's face shrinking. My eyes widened as I saw him smirk, a sudden realization sweeping over my consciousness and shaking me back from my daze of serenity. My lips parted and I emitted a scream. I was falling. Piko had pushed me off of the roof. I saw the stories passing one by one. I'm falling. Piko pushed me. I'm falling. I'm going to die. Piko pushed me off the roof and now I'm falling to my death. PIKO PUSHED ME. I screamed again, shutting my eyes and bracing for the crushing impact I was sure to meet. The harder I shut my eyes, the more vivid the image of Piko's smirk became. I finally felt the ground nearing me, and tensed all of my muscles. I couldn't help but shed a tear as I prepared to meet my end. Piko pushed me.

I bolted upright, sweating and panting. My eyes stung, and I realized that I was crying. Every muscle in my body ached, and my frame shuddered with every breath I took. The image of Piko's smirk was still vivid in my mind, and I shuddered at the thought, beginning to sob. I shoved my face into my pillow and sobbed, my entire body shuddering with the effort. I screamed into the pillow, unable to contain it any longer. I cried until my chest ached and heaved with every breath, and my eyes stung from all the tears. I rolled onto my back, trying to calm myself, repeating over and over again that it had only been a dream. No matter how hard I tried to forget, to relax, Piko's smirk kept resurfacing in my mind. I dozed on and off for the rest of the night.

*~*~*~*~* Next Morning *~*~*~*~*

I went through the rest of the day unable to forget the events of the previous night. I kept seeing his face, feeling the bone-chilling terror. I shook off the thought when I noticed my science teacher gazing expectantly at me.

"P-pardon me, what was the question?" I sputtered.

"I said, what is structure of this molecule. Are you sure you aren't sick? You seem awfully pale and distant. Have you hit your head recently?" He asked, more because of his job than legitimate concern.

I look pale? I squirmed under my teacher's gaze, the excessive eye contact making me panic slightly.

"I-i'm fine, sir. I just had an odd encounter earlier is all, and I guess I'm just a little shaken up from it. No medical care needed." Crap. I said more than I should have. My teacher seemed satisfied, however, and didn't ask any more questions. I sighed, reminding myself to keep my distance in check. I couldn't draw attention to myself if I wanted to live.

I didn't look forward to lunch as I usually did. In fact, I dreaded seeing Piko, and I feared that when I saw him, I would see the smirk that had haunted me all through the day. I suddenly heard a soft, sweet voice drifting through my mind. I thought back to the first day we had met, and I heard his beautiful voice play in my head: Daijoubu, daijoubu... Tears threatened to surface as I desperately tried to push them back. There was something about him that just made me crumble whenever I was around him. He is so sweet and caring, the most gentle person I have ever met. I couldn't think whenever I thought of him, and I felt warm and safe. And yet I had had that dream. I shuddered at the contrast, and refocused myself, telling myself to take things one step at time until I could handle more.

Lunch rolled by faster than I had wanted it to. I got my lunch, a sandwich, and sat down at my usual table, I stared blankly at my sandwich, blocking out the rest of the commotion as I took in the contours of the bread, analyzing every aspect of the slice. I vaguely heard a lunch tray thunking onto my table, but I didn't look up. The image of Piko's smirk, the sensation of falling, replayed in my head. I shuddered, and was all of a sudden overwhelmed by my surroundings. I was crying again, and I stooped my head even lower to try to hide myself.

"___? Are you alright...?" Piko's soothing voice drifted over to me. I couldn't take it. I raised my gaze, looking straight into his eyes. I was immediately swept up in their deep color. For a moment, I was calm and I felt like I was in the eye of a hurricane, but just as fast as it came, it was gone and I was overwhelmed again.

"I'm sorry." I said. I looked at his face one last time, so innocent and confused, before I slipped into the crowd, tears streaming down my face.

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WOOOO ok that was EMOTIONAL. Dang. IM SO SORRY!! I havent updated in like 999999 centuries DX I started high school recently and I have z period and volleyball so I'm pretty busy ;^; BUT DONT WORRY my updates will be more frequent soon... I hope... o-o

So I hope you guys enjoyed this
And by the way just to clear up any confusion, this is before he left. I felt like there needed to be more background before that happened so I had to start before that point
I bet I really threw you guys off with that first chapter hehehe ah the joys of writing. ANYWAYS ugh I need to sleep its like 11:48 >~< so I hope you all are enjoying reading this fic as much as I am writing it. Gnight minna-san! Dream of Piko! (And not a nightmare ;))