I Hate That I Love You || Todoroki x OC [Discontinued]

Chapter Fifteen- Today just isn't a Good Day

"Yeah? Why'd you need me?

I was so very confused, you see. Half-and-half wanted to talk to me and I had no clue why. We weren't exactly friends; we were just classmates. I was sat on a bench outside and he was sat next to me. I noticed that his right knee was bouncing slightly. Was he nervous?

He hesitated for a moment before responding. "Are you okay? What happened to you yesterday?"

My heart rate immediately sped up.

Yesterday, I had another fit. I collapsed at the park. Akki found me and took me home. That was it, I swear, that was it.

I forced my lips to move and speak. "W-What happened yesterday?"

My body went rigid and I started sweating bullets. I couldn't even think properly. Please don't let him know, please don't let him suspect anything. No one can find out about this, no one can know about the huge awkward mess that is my life.

My breathing began to get shallower and shallower as I struggled to intake the necessary oxygen. My chest tightened and I grabbed my shirt trying to do anything to make it stop. I'm not losing my cool in front of him again.

Again?

Oh, he really was there.

Without realising it, I dug my fingernails into my palms. Hard. The pain somehow eased me, it brought me back to my senses and reminded me that I'm still here. If that makes any sense? I even felt a few tears threatening to fall and I bit my lip to try and keep them in. This is a secret I've been hiding for years; I can't let it out this easy. All that lying would have been for nothing.

I unclenched my palm and saw that it was bleeding. I looked back at him and saw that he was very uncomfortable. Shifting on his feet, scratching the back of his neck and even avoiding eye contact. I was still shaking slightly, but I looked him the eye and silently gestured him to continue.

"No, uh, it's just in the park when you collapsed and your uncle came. I wanted to check up on you."

My knees felt weak. I groaned and held my head in my hands. "You can't be serious. I don't remember that you were there? Oh my God, screw this."

One of the only things I didn't want anyone to find out: the "fits" I have every now and then, my "home situation" and the scars. Todoroki, over here, knows about two of them. Two of them! That was two too many and I wasn't planning on letting him know about anything else.

Little did I know.

For a minute, I forgot he was even there and began talking to myself. "Akki didn't tell me about this, that prick! Well, he probably knew that I would react like this. Oh, wait until I get my hands on you, you bastard."

"You don't remember?"

Still shaking, I took a deep breath. "I remember our conversation but I don't remember anything after that."

"...Okay."

Was it just me or did he sound a little bit disappointed.

I tried to smile. "Well, thanks for-"

"Ryuu-chan!"

Someone is going to die tonight.

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He held up his hands in defence as he knew what was coming. "Now, now, now. Before you kill me or torture me in some unimaginable way that I don't even want to think about or imagine, I came to tell you that uh. I'm leaving."

I scratched my head and groaned. He came all the way here to tell me this? No. There's something else. "Well, you were meant to leave yesterday. You came all the way here just to tell me that? No, what is it?"