•This is Real• [Diabolik Lovers × Male! OC]

Chapter 21: you thought this was a title, but it was ME, DIO

Time passed rather quickly since that first day of school, the Mukami run in's seemed to slowly fall into a strange routine.

Like clockwork everyday, Kou would follow me around during all my free periods.

Ruki would be in all my math and science classes and always sit two rows behind me.

As for Yuma, i found him in my gym class as well as home economics.

Basically my only time free of them was during my languages and art.

And boy if I didnt love art before, i sure did now.

Today my bodyguard happened to be Mr Sleepybutt, Shu himself.

True to his nature he was slumped in the corner behind me snoozing. In fact, now that i think about it, he was the one who basically insited we sit in the back of the class...

That sneaky bastard.

We were supposed to do a project centered around Japanese culture today. Modern or traditional, it was up to us. I, of course, immediately thought of anime. After all an anime character was blowing Zs right behind me.

Well if he had the audacity to sleep in front of me, hed have to deal with me drawing his pretty face. I shifted my eisel a little to have him in an easier-to-see position. Slowly i blocked in the construction lines for his face and shoulders, deciding for *reasons* to only draw from the bust up.

His features were nice and pleasing to draw, smooth curves and easy angles, everything seemed to draw itself

except...

HIS DAMN EYEBROWS.

In real life, they had a nice flow and structure to them, stern but not bushy. Yet the brows on the picture were BLOCKS.

I tried everything, turning my pencil, my wrist, THE DAMN CANVAS. NOTHING WORKED.

I got pretty annoyed, huffing and puffing my way through each line.

My head was basically on a constant pivot as i alternated between looking to my side at the boy and towards the front at my canvas. It was on my last little pivot when i realised the boy's striking blue eyes were open and staring right at me.

Flashes of what happened the other day came back to me. His breath on my neck, face inches from mine.

I turned away before the blush had time to sink into my cheeks. Busying myself with the artwork, i erased his eyebrows one last time and finally acheived a decent looking result.

I could still feel Shu's eyes staring at me as i picked up the tubes of cheap acrylic paint from the side table and began mixing a warm yellow on my pallette.

Then I got another flashback, one of Subaru with globs of paint all over his white hair. Then i realised he wasnt here in class like normal.

I felt a pang of... disapointment?

Why?

This strange pressure filled my gut as i thought of the two brothers side by side.

I applied my brush to the canvas and my thoughts flowed with the paint.

Glimpses of each brother seemed to flash before my eyes, each one a strange dichotomy to each other and yet all carrying a strange charm. A fondness i found so nostalgic.

Then a shooting pain hit me in the head.

I stumbled

Breathless

Dizzy

Then, just like that it all went away.

Then i realised i wasnt sitting up like before.

Behind me stood the eldest Sakamaki brother, his body supporting my back as his hands gripped my hands that nearly dropped my paintbrush and pallette respectively.

"Do you intend to constantly make me spend energy on you?" He grumbled and i quickly sat up amd pulled my hands free of his hold.

"Ahah, sorry, just a little headache." I muttered, not quite feeling like myself.

I felt his gaze look me up and down.

Then i heard the wooden chair legs scrape against the floor as he pulled my stool backwards. My eisel followed soon after and before i knew it, my back was against the back wall and a blonde head was propped up on my shoulder.

"You'd better be sure you're fine, if i rouse you will be punished." He muttered and yet I couldnt sense an ounce of severity in his voice.

Is this

Him being nice?

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UPDATE TO ALL READERS:

I have actually made a few changes to the first few chapters of the story

Mainly:

Removing Ace's old backstory
Removing Ace's adoptive family

I wanted to streamline the story a bunch more so: If you've been reading this book for a while I highly suggest    REREADING THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS     for everything to make more sense!

Thank you guys for all the support and amazing comments, I have a bunch of chapters in the works now so look forward to it!

Love,
Ari