S M I T T E N ( Kuroo Tetsurou x OC )

『 18 』

Original Art by Tamabakuro

A/N: Ahh, sorry for the super delayed chapter! I just recovered from being sick for the past 2 weeks. Thank you for the super kind messages, everyone! （*'▽'*)

"Oi, who did this?" Kuroo growled, a shadow cast over his face.

My heart pounded rapidly as I awaited the answer, but not a word was said.

"You're telling me that there are 10 of you here and none of you saw who wrote this?" He glared at everyone as they all looked away in shame.

"Kuroo, it's okay."

I grabbed the sleeve of his blazer and shook it until he faced me. My voice was shaking with anxiousness.

"No, it's not."

He exhaled as he ran his hand through his hair that was already slicked back.

"I know she's behind this." He walked to the storage closet behind us and grabbed cleaning solution and rags. "Here."

Kuroo handed me a rag. He sprayed the table with the solution then we began to scrub the table. Bit by bit the writing disappeared.

I never thought I'd be the victim to bullying. I've always been quiet and, aside from my grades, was practically invisible in class.

How did things end up this way?

"I'm telling you, that Sakurai girl seduced everyone in my class"

That voice.

"....Ha ha! It's true! Even I fell for her for a moment...."

The class was so quiet, we could hear everything Saito was saying from the other side of the door.

"She acts all quiet and innocent, but once she takes off her glasses she's like a beast."

I bit my lip.

How could someone twist my character so badly?

Kuroo dropped the cleaning supplies and headed towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to talk to him."

I looked down and noticed his hands were balled into fists.

He's not going to resort to violence, is he?

"Alright, I gotta head to class. See ya!"

The moment Saito slid open the door, Kuroo grabbed him by the collar. He pulled back his other hand, ready to punch him.

"Stop it!" I grabbed Kuroo's arm back, using all my strength to stop him.

The other students gasped as they watched the scene unfold.

"Let go!" I pleaded.

"No way!" His arm shook as I held it back.

Saito looked at me then to Kuroo, a smirk forming on his lips. "I see you're her next victim."

Kuroo pushed him into the door before letting go. He didn't say anything as he walked past Saito and left the class.

"I'm going to talk to her," he muttered through gritted teeth.

Kuroo is a little scary when he's like this....but I'm glad he's doing this for my sake.

The thought of going through this alone made me shiver. I would have kept quiet and let everyone walk all over me.

Once we got to her class, Kuroo slammed the door open. "Where's Sumiko?"

Everyone jolted at the sound.