Heart Beats 💙 Choutarou Ootori

15 ✶ TV

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"You better have one hell of a good reason for waking me up in the middle of the night or you're dead," you growled at the two boys sitting across from you at the kitchen table, folding your arms over your chest.

They tensed at the word dead and Gakuto began to shake, biting his lip and closing his eyes tightly. Your lips pulled down into a frown. You had made such threats a hundred times over and it never bothered them before. They should know that you wouldn't really do it, you were just pissed. So why are were taking it to heart all of a sudden?

"Must you always make such threats? And you don't have to speak to them in such a cruel manner," Yuushi scolded from behind you, pushing his glasses up. You scowled, sliding down in your seat and attempting to ignore the disapproving look he was sending you. Choutarou stood next to him, glancing at Yuushi before back to you. He wasn't sure how he should feel about this whole mess.

"I-It's important," Shishido stuttered, his hands balling into fists around his jeans. This sent a wave of shock through everyone in the room. Shishido... stuttering without just cause? It was hard to believe.

"Talk to us. What happened out there?" Yuushi questioned, his blue eyes watching the two for any slight changes in attitude or expression.

"Out there?" You questioned, glancing at Choutarou.

"Gakuto-senpai and Hiyoshi-san heard a gunshot, so Shishido-san went with Gakuto-senpai to check it out. They were like this when they returned," Choutarou explained softly, his brown orbs shining with worry. You felt a pain in your chest when you noticed how upset he was. Choutarou was not a person who should be sad or upset, it's just unbearable.

"Alright, so what did you see, then?" You questioned, eyes narrowed at the two.

They tensed again, glancing at each and gulping. After taking a big breath, Shishido began to explain what they had seen upon discovering the cabin. He made sure to explain in great detail the entire scene. Everyone's eyes widened in shock aside from yourself, who found it hard to believe. Everyone was left speechless; they just didn't know what to say to that.

You stood up, the chair scraping across the wooden floor as you did so.

"Where are you going?!" Shishido stood up as well, his eyes still clouded with fear as he watched you walk towards the hallway.

You paused, turning back around to face the brunette. "You've both been watching too much TV. It was probably just a dream. Maybe you should stop watching those damned horror movies, Shishido." You turned back around, shaking your head. "I'm going back to bed."

"You can't!" Gakuto cried, jumping out of his seat and latching tightly onto your arm, halting you from moving any farther.

"It wasn't a dream!" Shishido grabbed onto your other arm. "It was real! We both saw it, and the others heard the gunshots, too!"

You scowled, closing your eyes in an attempt to contain your growing annoyance. Sensing this, Choutarou pulled his friends away before moving to stand in front of you, his brown orbs locked with your narrowed ones.

"They won't be able to sleep until we figure out what's going on," he said softly, taking ahold of the bottom of your white tank top and sending you a pleading look. "Can you please check, Y/N-senpai? And then you can go back to sleep without anyone bothering you,"

Your eyes softened as you listened to his words and pleading tone. Why did this boy make you so weak? Your gaze moved to the side and you bit down onto your lip. Normally, you'd flat out say no and be done with it, but Choutarou was holding you back from doing that. You just couldn't refuse anything he asked of you and that alone was enough to piss you off.

Talk about adding fuel to the fire.

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