❛ scared to love . ❜ ↦ erasermic

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MONDAY MORNING, 7:30 AM

School had just started for the teachers, basically with all of them gathering up in their work areas and talking about the events that would unfold in the current day, Nemuri and Toshinori talking in one area of the room with Hizashi and Shouta in the area.

Nemuri paused her speaking to glance over at Shouta and Hizashi who still were just chattering on, Hizashi seeming as happy as ever with Shouta just doing his computer work with a look as dead as ever. a grin came upon her lips as she nudged at Toshinori, pointing over to the two males afterwards.

“ Cute couple, eh, Toshinori? ” She asked with a blink of her blue eyes, causing Toshinori to chuckle with a shake of his head. “ I see where it could work between them. ” he said.

That was the start of all of this.

The hookup Shouta never wished they attempted.

“ Might as well try to make it a thing! ” Nemuri exclaimed with a happy squeal, clapping her hands together before rushing over to the blonde and ravenette males. Toshinori just stared before shaking his head and following.

The conversation Hizashi and Shouta held stayed peaceful before Nemuri jumped up behind them, wrapping her arms around their shoulders.

“ Hey, lovebirds! ”

Shouta paused mid-sentance at this, feeling his palms get sweaty at the nickname for both of them. “ Lovebirds . . ? ” he asked quietly, trying to take her arm out from his shoulders.

“ Yeah! That's the best fitting nickname for you two anyways. Always flirting. ” she said with a grin, causing a obviously uncomfortable expression to form on Hizashi's face as he looked at Shouta.

“ We never have flirted, Nemuri . . ”

“ Whaaat? You're not telling me in the many years you guys have been friends you never have flirted! ”

Shouta felt his chest tighten, his head become light, though this wasn't the end of the symptoms he knew he was going to have.

He's been stuck with a certain phobia named philophobia since little due to a horrible experience with love and all, and due to that he couldn't just sit there and listen to love conversations with him in it without freaking out.

Shouta snapped himself out of his thoughts when Nemuri lifted up his hand, though, looking at his ring finger. “ Think of it, Shouta! Maybe one day you'll have a beautiful ring on this finger from Hizashi ~ ” the girl teased, causing his heartbeat to just speed up.

“ R - Ring? ” stammered out the ravenette man, causing Nemuri to stare at him for a moment before giving a nod.

“ Yeah . . why did you stutter upon hearing that? Do you like not know what a ring is or somethin'? - if so - I don't think you're living a correct life, Shouta - ”

“ N - No its not that - i - it's - ” the man trailed off, knowing admitting any of his fears is completely irrational and he didn't need to keep them informed on his own personal life and personal fears. he may be close to Nemuri, but he didn't trust her that much.

He took a deep breath in attempt to calm down and looked over at the time. it was almost time for class. thank god.

“ Ahem . . Class is starting soon. You all should head to your classrooms . . ”

and with that, Shouta stood up and grabbed his things before rushing out of the room and to the class he taught which had been labeled as ' 1-A '. when the door was shut behind him Nemuri, Toshinori, and Hizashi just looked at each other with pure confusion of what just happened to Shouta.

“ Is he okay? - ” Toshinori asked and blinked a few times causing Hizashi to stand up and grab his things.

“ I don't think so. I'm going to find out what that mental breakdown he just had was all about. ” said the blonde, giving a wave of his hand before leaving the room and heading to Shouta's classroom.