{Danganronpa One Shots}

The Dance - Kazuichi Soda x Reader

A/N: Generless for all my pals :)

- Art credits to Hoctalya on DeviantArt

- P.O.V. It's your last year at Hopes Peak and Prom is going on. You don't attend with Kazuichi yourself but well, read to find out!

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"Hey, Kazuichi. Mind if I sit?"

"Huh?"

    The Ultimate Mechanic was knocked out of his trance as he looked up at you. He's in a navy tux and is usually messy hair his slicked back into a ponytail.
    He gave you a smile that you could tell was fake and practiced. "Oh, Y/N. Yeah take a seat. I'm sure the others won't mind."
    "Thanks."

    You sat down in the chair beside him and observed what he has been doing before you had interrupted him.
    He had been (and still was) staring off into the dance floor as it was full of your other classmates having a blast. It was hard not to stare as they jumped around like idiots. But he wasn't starring at them for that reason
    His focus was on a specific two. A couple. Sonia Nevermind and Gundham Tanaka.

    You could tell his eyes seemed even more red and puffy then when he had arrived. Like he had gone to the bathroom at some point during the night to cry.
     "Hey," you reached out and put your hand on his shoulder to draw his attention back to you. "Do you want to talk about it?"
    Kazuichi looked down at the table and twiddled his thumbs. "What, I wasn't doing anything." His voice broke slightly. "There's nothing to talk about."

    You felt your heart break a little. You may have been a new transfer student who just came into the class this year, but you cared a lot about your classmates and their well being. Kazuichi was a different story, though. The way you cared about him was much different then the rest.
    You had a crush on him.
    Not the chill kind of crush where you can keep your blushing to a minimum and act like nothings wrong. The kind of crush that makes you heart go into your throat whenever your eyes meet. The kind of crush that can leave your whole body weak when the person says your name. The kind of crush that gets really hard to hide when you are directly talking to the person.
     It had been like this ever since you two met. Everyone knew it too, except him.
     He was a little...slow.
    Or maybe he ignored you because he was in love with Sonia. Whatever the case may be, you didn't have the guts to tell him anyway so it didn't really matter. Even with all the girls in the class taunting and pushing you to do it, you kept it to yourself.

     Seeing him all sad like this though had sent your head spinning with strong emotions once again. Sure he was a bit of a flirt with some simp like undertones but you were okay with that. You knew he had good intentions deep down from the way he talked about Sonia. He was a bit of a hopeless romantic in more ways than one.
    "Cleary it's bothering you." You pointed out into the dance floor with your pointer finger as your elbow rested on the table. "Sonia and Gundham are bothering you."
    "No they arent!" His face flushed and he crossed his arms. "Miss Sonia chose to go to the dance with Gundham and not me. It's no big deal. I'm not upset." You could see his eyes start to water again but he rubbed them roughly with his knuckles before the tears had a chance to fall. "God damn it. Stop crying Kazuichi." He mumbled.

    You felt your chest ache more. Was it because he was sad or because he didn't like you in the way that you liked him? Either way, you had to help him somehow feel better without letting your own dumb emotions get in the way.
    "Why dont we go outside so you can calm down?" You suggested. "It will take your mind off of them since you wont be able to see them."
     He rested his elbows on the table, his hands supporting his face. He sadly gazed out into the crowd before looking back at you. His pink eyes still glistened with tears that fell down his cheeks when he blinked. He quickly wiped them and sniffled slightly. "Shouldn't you be out there having fun with them?"
    You shook your head. "Its not fair to have fun when one of my classmates is moping around all sad like. Just come outside with me so I can make you feel better."
     Your thumb had been lightly gliding back and forth on his shoulder. You hadnt noticed untill he put his hand on yours, stopping the moment as your body froze. All your blood rushed to your cheeks at the unexpeted contact and the heat sent shivers through your body. 
    A ridiculous response to such a small thing. You had always felt the pain of having a crush much more then all your other friends.
    Kazuichi gave you a soft, real smile. He slowly took your hand off his shoulder and interlocked it with his. "Alright, let's go."