◇magenta Lilac Tea◇ Pg Oma X Reader

How did I not notice?

•time skip•

You let out a sigh of relief while looking at the clock in the corner of the classroom, school was finally over. Packing up your things you made your way to exit door, running into your "friend" group on the way out. While walking you chatted with them, learning trivial things and small details.

Eventually you split up with your group because, thankfully, you walked a different route from them. They walked the shorter way to your house, but you took the longer one instead. You just wanted an excuse to get away from them, just to relax. Plus they knew where you lived, they were just so use to you taking a different route that they didn't pay attention to it.

While on your way home you decided to stop to get some udon takeout on the way. You were going near the restaurant anyway so it made sense for you to get food for you and Tsumugi. While paying you glanced to the side. That's when you saw him, Ouma. You felt your heart skip a beat.

'Calm down, I just need to not get spotted'

This wasn't supposed to happen, you weren't meant to see him out of school. Once you looked in the other direction your heart dropped, there was another group of kids, all wearing your school uniform. You could practically feel the stress of the situation gnawing at on your nerves. Knowing this, you tried to quickly pay for your food. Key word tried.

' Just my luck'

You didn't have enough cash, just two dollars short. Your eyes began to drift between Ouma and the group.

' Why am I worrying so much anyway, he's a social outcast'

He was sitting in a corner after all. You doubt if he looks he'll even notice you... But what if he does?

At this point you've decided.

You have to manipulate the cashier.

Usually you didn't use your ultimate on meaningless things, it was too risky and half of the time unmoral. You had no idea how'd it effect who ever is getting manipulated, hell, you didn't even know if the two dollars would come out of the cashiers check if they got caught or not. But this was an exception, this could be harmful to your reputation at school. As extra as it was, you didn't want nor had the patience to start over at square one again. 

'U-um are you okay?"

Enough thinking, more tricking.

You replaced your default soft smile with a slight frown. 

"Ah, sorry I didn't... I don't have anymore" lowing your voice with each word, you pretended to be let down, with a mix of embarrassment for good measure. 

Out of your corner of your eyes you could see the cashiers expression begin to falter. Their mouth turned into a small frown. Good. You were pretty sure you got a new employee, and you were admittedly glad you did. 

' I have to speed this up'

Before you could continue your façade, the cashier spoke up. 

"I-it's okay! you can have it, you're not missing much anyways." The cashier sent a understanding(?) smile.

'score'

You made your face light up at the workers sentence. A light hearted smile came to your face.

"Thank you! ill be forever grateful"

You swiftly but gently grabbed your food and discreetly sped walked out of the restaurant. Once you were a good block away, you sat down on the curb and took a deep breath. Not only was it risky to try and fool the worker with a lack of information, that situation could've ended badly for you. If Ouma saw you and decided to talk to you he could've drawn attention to your connection. That not only would've made you a target for bullying teasing , it would've taken way away your peer benefits. Even if you managed to save yourself by lying it'd almost entirely ruin your new connection with Ouma. Why you cared so much about it, you didn't know. Not only that it's also......

'what?'

You moved from the curb into some near by shrubbery and squinted. 

'Ouma? what was he doing here?'

Why was he walking in the direction of your route? As much as you felt you shouldn't, you had to find out. Brushing off some loose leaves from you and your food, you began to follow him. Half way in you realized how creepy you were being, but you needed to know why he was walking your route. Hopefully he didn't live near you-.

After following him for a few minutes he stopped at a small house near the middle of the row of houses. He lived a block away from you... A genuine look of disbelief was visible on your face 

✜How'd you not notice ✜