(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

An Uninvited Guest

Walking to Misei's house, Arata was having a hard time keeping his heart calm. Even if he was on better terms with her. Going to someone's house, especially one where he'd never been to before was a bit nerve-racking.

However, he had already made up his mind, alongside the fact that he promised those two that he'd help. Misao had messaged him the address of Misei's house, so all there was for him was to walk on over.

It was a bit on the father side, seemed that she lived slightly away from the city. However, as he walked. Arata had a feeling as if he was being followed. Not like a criminal planning to do him harm, this area was a fairly safe place. No, this felt like someone more familiar to him.

"I know you're following me." He said, directing this to a tree. Out popped Matsu from behind it. He couldn't tell when, but she had been following him, rather poorly at that for a while now.

"Aww, you caught me." She said, a bit more cheerful than he'd think someone would be if they got caught doing this.

"What are you doing exactly?" He confronted her. He may not dislike her, but now wasn't the time for him to be seeing her.

"I just wanted to thank you about earlier. You know, on behalf of the club." He was certain that she had given her gratitude at that moment. "Also, I was wondering where you're going right now." She continued on.

"Well, I'm just on a walk." He lied, feeling that Misei would be pretty upset if he just told this girl of his true plans.

"Oh, well then can I walk with you?" She bought it, but her request wasn't what he wanted. After all, he did have a destination that he didn't want her to know about.

"S-sure, I guess you can stay with me for a little." He allowed it, but he was going to have to take a little detour. Matsu was glad and stayed by his side while they walked through the streets.

"So, Arata." She started the conversation. "You've been sad, right?"

"Sad? About what?"

"About you and president Jingu. I know that you haven't been yourself lately." The only time he could think that he saw her last week, was during the club meetings. At that time, he might've stood up to Misei, but that was the most he'd talked to her all week.

"How would know about any of that?"

"Because, you've always got that look when something's wrong." He wasn't sure what she meant by that. Arata was fairly certain he was his normal self during school. "I mean, when you're thinking hard about something. You got that look on your face when you do that." She imitated what he looked like, furrowing her brow. It was kind of silly, was that really what he looked like?

"Well I'm not against you worrying about me." He said. "But I'm taking care of it, so it won't be a problem when we get back to school." Arata spoke so confidently about this, but the reality was that he was quite afraid of what was going to happen at her house.

He took and mulled over what she said. This girl was concerned for him, a bit more than he'd expect from someone that he never hung out with.

"You know, you're not the first person that's asked me about this." He said, trying to make it sound like it wasn't just her that he was focusing on.

"That just means that a lot of people care about you, right?" He did wonder about that, was that for him? Or for Misei's sake?

"It's just that, with the way everyone's been talking about it. You'd think that she was my girlfriend, or something."

"Uahh! She's not, right?" That got her off-balance.

"Ha! Me with her? As if I'd ever have a shot with her." The thought of dating Misei was laughable. Arata would have a better chance with anyone else, even Erina. "And before you even ask. No, I'm not interested in any girls right now." He anticipated the question. At this point, he was getting used to the repetition. Though, if this was what spending more time with these people was going to be like, going back to his normal life was going to be bliss.