Dangerous Thirst - It's Sizzling Hot

Neighbours?!?!

Yuuto was more calm now. He knew that no one had noticed what he felt or thought the previous day, but he was still embarrassed.

The morning was cold and misty. It was mid january, a couple weeks after the winter holiday. He rubbed his hands together and blew into them to create heat. All he could hear was the wind rattling the leaves and his own footsteps. But then it wasn't only him. He suddenly heard more footsteps approaching.Yuuto never heard anyone else's footsteps on his street at this time in the morning. Today was different because he knew he wasn't alone. He slowly and discreetly looked over his shoulder only to see that the person behind him was the 'new kid'.

Could it be? It was just his luck that the only person he was trying to avoid was now his neighbour. Yuuto put his hood on and put his head down so the 'new kid' didn't notice him. He didn't look back once and kept telling himself "He's not as handsome as what i remember. No. He's not handsome at all" and "why am I nervous? This could be a good friendship, not romance. I mean, romance is not even in the question"

A walk that usually took fifteen minutes seemed to take a lifetime. But finally he got there. Yuuto rushed to his locker still hiding but he was interrupted with the soft, gentle voice of the 'new kid', "Hey, do you know where there is a free locker?" Yuuto heard him clearly but kept walking until he felt a light hand on his shoulder. The hand was pale and lightly freckled. Yuuto knew exactly who's it was. His face became pink as he turned around to look at him.

He was carrying about ten books and had a lock and key balanced on the top of them. His hair was messy and the morrning sunlight perfectly highlited his freckled face. Everything became a blurr except for his face, his smile. "Excuse me, I'm talking to you". Yuuto realizes that whilst he was staring at the 'new kid' he was trying to tell him something. "Do you know where there is a free locker? I'm Ren by the way."
" Um yes. There a a couple spare this way" Yuuto leads the way shyly and Ren follows.

The walk to the lockers the other side of the hall was awkward and, once again, minutes of Yuuto blushing turned to hours. Finally, Ren spoke, "So, I've told you my name what's yours?"
"Y-Yuuto" He said quietly.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you over that paper falling."
"Yuuto" this time he said it looking up, but was still shy.

Eventually Ren got his locker, put his books away and left Yuuto alone. "So Ren is his name?" He thought to himself "He definitely is cuter then I thoug- No. What am I saying?" Yuuto got up from the floor and ripped the page from his sketchbook where he was drawing Ren.