Silent Love: A Love Live Sunshine Fanfiction

Extra Practice

"Italicized" = Signed

"Regular" = Spoken

Italicized = Yō typing

Bold = Someone else typing

----- = A spoken word Yō can't understand (or at least not lip read)

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Yō's POV:

Today was going to be terrible. We had a test today. An English test. A test that had a requirement of listening and copying what was said on it. A test I was going to fail no matter what I did.

I had woken at my normal time and gotten dressed before my mom came in. I sulked back to my room from the bathroom and grabbed a case from my dresser. I brought it with me to the table where breakfast was waiting for me.

"Why are you bringing that out? Don't you hate it?" Mom asked as she spied what I laid on the table.

"English test. It requires listening." I replied.

"Oh you poor thing." Mom responded.

She knew I hated this thing. I never wanted to wear it anymore. It really sucked. It would just give people even more of a reason to pick on me.

After eating I said bye and walked to school. I stopped at a bench along the way and put the cursed thing in my ear. I am going to hate today so much.

But at least that class is third. I could take them out at lunch. I just hope no one sees them. I really don't want them to have another reason to hate me in this school.

I reached school and went to my seat as usual. Chika and Riko entered a few minutes later. I prayed they wouldn't notice, but when did prayers ever work to begin with?

"Hey, Yō-chan! What's in your ear?" Chika noticed it first, or at least asked about it first.

I cringed at her voice. It was really high. I wasn't used to noise like this.

"It a cochlear implant. Basically a hearing aid but better." I replied.

"Wait. Can you hear me?" Chika seemed excited.

"A bit. I'm really deaf so it only helps so much. I can hear you though, because you're being really loud." I responded.

"Why are you wearing it?" Riko asked.

I sighed, "The stupid test in English..."

"Oh. Won't they let you pass on it?" Riko seemed shocked.

I shook my head, "She laughed in my face when I asked."

"How cruel." Chika growled.

"I'm not surprised. They've probably never had to deal with a deaf student before." I sighed.

"But still..." Chika protested.

"It's fine. It's not like I'm gonna pass this test anyway. I didn't want this class at all." I reassured her.

"I don't know many kids who do." Chika replied.

I glanced around the room, making sure the teacher wasn't in yet, "I don't need to know a third language. I don't plan on using it."

"Third language?" Riko asked.

"Sign language is my native language. Japanese is my second language." I explained.

"Oh..." Riko whispered.

The teacher walked in the room. We all took our seats and waited. I hope this day goes fast. I hate wearing these things.