I am in love with him (Yamazaki Sousuke x OC)

Chapter 2 : Do you need help? Because you seem like you do.

-Sousuke's POV-

Ugh.

Looking down at the girl who walked into him without paying attention to where she was heading, she was now fumbling around to pick up her stuffs. Sousuke was heading for the Samezuka Academy. He was already late when he headed out and now this happened.

Sousuke let out a sigh out of habit. The girl looked up once at him for a while but turned away quickly as if she was afraid of him. Not that it was uncommon, or rather, this happens all the time especially with girls so Sousuke was not surprised.

He guessed that the girl was also late for school since she was collecting her papers and books quickly and clumsily at the same time. Sighing again, he crouched so that he was on the same level as the girl and picked up one of the papers that landed beside his right shoe.

"Mm," was what he said as he handed the paper to the girl, trying to grab her attention with the sound he made with his lips. The girl looked up at him again, eyes wide with surprise. Not knowing what to say, she received the paper from him and mumbled a timid 'thank you'. This caught Sousuke's attention. Usually the girls he helped would run away without even saying a word of gratitude to him due to him being huge and intimidating, causing them to feel scared which Sousuke could not help it but this girl, seemed different from the others, special.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of you walking in front of me," he said as he picked up another piece of paper for the girl.

"E-Eh?!" the girl stuttered. "N-No, it was me who was not paying attention! I'm so sorry!" she said, shaking her head as she placed the papers and books properly into her bag, still not looking at him.

"Are you hurt?" Sousuke stood up after the scattered papers and books on the floor were collected.

"I don't think so," the girl said, zipping her bag shut.

Sousuke reached out for her hand to pull her off the ground. She stared at it for a moment, not knowing what to do. A slight blush tinted his cheeks, a very light one. "I'm trying to help you get onto your feet, so can you not leave me hanging?" he leaned down a little. "It'll make me look like an idiot,"

"A-Ah! Sorry!" Sousuke thought he saw her blush but he could not be sure about it since the sun was shining really brightly today, blinding his vision a little. She put her hand into Sousuke's and Sousuke pulled her up with ease. Cocking a brow, he was amazed at how light the girl was.

"Thank you," she smiled, letting go of Sousuke's hand.

That made Sousuke want to smile but he pushed the urge down, letting her hand slide out of his. Keeping it cool, he asked, "So do you need any help? Because you seem like you do,"

Sousuke could feel her looking into his eyes when she answered to his question. "No... I don't want to trouble you anymore than I already did. Besides, you're wearing a school uniform too. Aren't you going to be late for school?"

"The same goes back to you," he crossed his arms, looking down at her because of their height difference. Due to him being abnormally tall, he usually had to look down to look at other people's faces when he talks to them. He disliked it because it would make his neck uncomfortable but he did not dislike looking down at the girl standing in front of him.

The girl was wearing a winter uniform. Duh, because it was winter. She had a small body build like any normal girl would, hair that made him want to caress so badly, wanting to feel how soft her locks are in his hands, how they tangle with his fingers and those eyes, those big round daring eyes that dared to look at him even though it was filled with fear.

It 'weirded' Sousuke out for thinking of the girl he never met before in that way.

She was now looking really troubled after Sousuke said that. She had her thumb and index finger tilting her chin as she struggled to think, tilting her head a little to the right then to the left after a few seconds. Various expressions were worn on her face throughout the thinking process. Sousuke could not help it. The faces she made was funny and most importantly, adorable. He covered his mouth with his hand, stifling his laugh, letting out a quiet pfft.

The girl, snapping back into reality, seemed to have heard him. "W-What?" she asked.

"Nothing," Sousuke mused.

Did she just pout? This girl is trying to murder me, Sousuke thought. He wondered why he was so interested in her?

"Well... There is something I would like to ask you for help if it doesn't bother you,"

He thought that the girl would just escape from him when he asked the question. This was an unexpected turn of event. Even though Sousuke knew that he was going to be late for school but he agreed to help her without thinking of the consequences. Rin is going to be so mad, Sousuke thought but shrugged it off.