|Gamer Girlfriend| (Chiaki Nanami x Fem!Reader Self-insert)

|Chapter 6|

*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*

I slammed my hand down on the alarm clock, trying to get it to shut up. Once it complied, I turned onto my back and stared at the ceiling.

Before coming to Hope's Peak, my sleep cycle was all over the place. But now, I have to get up early to start classes, and I've been having a hard time adjusting.

Regardless, I begrudgingly get up and ready for the day, slipping on my shoes before going out the door. I make my way down the hallway, and start down the stairs, only to see Chiaki leaning against the wall at the bottom of the stairs, playing on her handheld.

Walking by, I shoot her a quick wave. "Morning Chiaki!" She looks up from her handheld and up at me, giving me a small smile. I watched her pause her game, slipping her handheld into her pocket.

"Morning (Y/N)."

"What're you doing stopped at the bottom of the stairs? You gotta get to class, right?" I ask, finding it a bit strange, considering she's almost always on time.

"Oh, um," She stammered, cheeks lighting up a little. "I was just waiting for you."

"Oh," I say, and start walking to class, her standing to my right. "What for? You need something?"

"Oh, I just wanted to talk is all." She said quietly, pulling her hood over her head and looking away.

"Oh, so what'd you wanna talk about?" I tilt my head, slightly confused. Why would Chiaki wanna talk to me? I don't think I'm all that interesting to be honest...

"I dunno, just whatever I guess..." She trailed off, clearly not knowing what to say next. Sensing her slight social ineptitude, I decide to say something.

"Hmm, ok. What video game were you playing earlier?" She immediately perked up at the chance to talk about video games, turning on her game console and showing me what the game is about, while I half listened and tried to make sure she didn't run into anything.

We continued our conversation all the way to homeroom, Chiaki happy to talk about video games, and myself just glad to get to talk to her. The bell rang, signaling the start of homeroom, so we have to cut our conversation short.

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The bell rang once again, startling me with its reminder that homeroom had ended. Kizakura-sensei spoke up as we were leaving, though.

"Remember! The school trip is tomorrow! Make sure you have everything you need packed and ready to go by morning!"

Right, the trip is tomorrow. I have everything I should need but... I don't have anyone to dorm with. I could ask Chiaki, but chances are she already has a dorm mate... Still, I want to ask her. Maybe at lunch, she did say she wanted to meet again...

...

Yeah, I'll ask her at lunch. What's the worst that could happen?

~~~

Lunch came sooner than I expected, the day going by unusually fast for some reason.

I walk out into the courtyard to see Chiaki, sitting under the tree with her handheld and unopened lunch, clearly already making herself comfortable.

I sat down next to her, silently watching her flawlessly finish the level of her game.

"Nice job." I tell her. She jumped a little and gasped quietly, clearly not aware I was sitting next to her.