My Best Friend (A Nontoxic Pregame Saiouma Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

Part 2

So, uh, ehehe...I might have a little more to say. Amami-san ended up auditioning for Danganronpa 52 that fall. Akamatsu-san got REALLY mad that he didn't tell her, because he got in and she didn't even have the chance to audition. So, she was kind of alone. I'm a very observant person, so I could tell there was something pestering inside of her. Some frustration. Ouma-kun told me not to pay attention to her because she was "a bully", but it was really hard not to. The way she glared at me...it scared me. She wanted back at me.

I tried to block those thoughts out by thinking of Ouma-kun. He had invited me to his house to hang out, so I stared at him as he worked hard to figure out his math problem. As my eyes fell on his cheek and scrunched up concentrated face my mind drifted to how soft his skin had been when I had held his hand one time before. A tingly sensation grew on my nose and cheeks, alerting me that I had grown a slight shade of red. I shifted on the bed, trying to make myself more comfortable when I caught sight of his lips. Not processing exactly what I was thinking, I imagined him kissing me on the cheek, right where the tingly sensation was. My train of thought went further from there, painting a soft fantasy of kissing on the lips as we cuddled and watched Danganronpa. His lips looked so soft...I wanted to rub his cheek softly and kiss his forehead and-

I realized I had broken out in a nervous sweat and my cheeks felt like they were on fire. I shifted positions again but that only made me more flustered. "O-Ouma-kun, I'll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom," I said before I quickly made my way to the one in the next room over.

"A-ah, ok! I'll try my best t-to h-have this done when you get back!" I could hear him giggle from the other room.

I splashed water on my face, rubbing my cheeks to get the tingly sensation to go away.

What the hell was I thinking?!? Stupid idiot..! Get it together, Saihara! Y-you're not supposed to be thinking those things about him! It might make him uncomfortable! No, it WILL make him uncomfortable...

My heart sank a little bit, knowing that most likely Ouma-kun didn't feel the same way.

Maybe he does, you never know-

That was true, but I was NOT about to ruin the only actual friendship I've had since...since...forever. So I tried to block out those thoughts as well.

I walked back to Ouma-kun's room and hopped on the bed. "Did you figure that one out?"

"A-ah, almost..! I just don't get how I'm supposed to turn the sin graph-"

"The sin?" He had said it as "sin" as in an unholy sin or something. I chuckled for a second. "Oh...it's pronounced 'sign' lovely-"

SHIT-

"Oh! I-I'm sorry!!" he cried, embarrassed. He covered his face. "I-I'm sorry if I upset y-you I a-always g-get this stuff messed up!" He sounded disappointed in himself just because he said it wrong.

Thank GOD he didn't even seem to notice the pet name. I tapped his shoulder and he looked up at me, a bit sad looking. Resisting hugging him because it might make him uncomfortable, I offered him some comfort. "You didn't upset me Ouma-kun, I don't get upset at little things like that. It's ok, I promise. Now, what about the sin graph did you need help with?" I smiled at him, grabbing his hand and squeezing it.

"Oh o-ok...thank you..." he said softly, looking down. I thought I saw his cheeks flush red a bit but that was probably me seeing things. "I don't understand how you're supposed to turn a sin graph into a cos-" He said it wrong again.

"Co-sign-" I said softly.

"R-right!! Aww geez, I suck at math..." he cried softly.

"Hey hey, no you don't!" I said, squeezing his hand again. "D-Don't worry, I didn't say it right at first either."

"Y-You didn't?" He looked up at me with his big violet eyes. My cheeks grew red again. His eyes were gorgeous...

"N-no, and I got made fun of in class for it. And I d-don't want you getting made fun of so I was just-"

"Oh no! S-saihara-kun that's so s-sad!" He seemed concerned about me. That was new..no one really cared usually.

"Ah! It's ok Ouma-kun! P-please don't worry about me! I'm good now! Now, to turn the sin graph into a cos graph all you do is-"

I showed him, and he asked me a couple questions. Time passed and I helped him with the other problems until he was finally done. He put away his homework with a smile.

"Thank you so much...I a-actually feel like I u-understand it thanks to you, S-saihara-ch- I mean! Uh, I- S-saihara-kun..." He looked away, embarrassed.

My heart jumped when he almost called me Saihara-chan. "I-I wouldn't mind you calling me Saihara-chan if you think we're close enough my b- I mean, O-ouma-kun-"

"R-really? Ah o-ok! Hehehe! Thank you again for tutoring me, Saihara-chan!" He smiled and hugged me tightly.

I felt like I was gonna explode. He was actually hugging me. My heart was racing and my face was a tomato. I managed to hug him back before we released and I said, "I'd do anything for you...you're my friend."

"I-I think we're b-best friends!" He said, giggling.

Jesus, Ouma-kun, I don't think my face can get any redder than this!

"I've never really had a b-best friend..." I muttered back.

"Me n-neither, we can be eachother's f-first ones!"

"A-ah..." I pulled my hat down to hide my blushing face. "Thank you so much...you really don't know how much this means-"

"Oh my gosh look Saihara-chan! A bird!" He jumped out of his bed and pointed out the window.

Ah, he must've lost focus again...I thought to myself, smiling.

When I'm with him, I don't feel despair. Everything bad seems to go away. What does this mean...?