The Defectives (CotE x Male Reader)

Revelation

(Y/N): 'Well guys, thanks for the mess that you all left for me.'

I sighed again. The others went back to their own dorms after the celebration, without bringing the mess back with them. Geez. Thank god Kushida stayed back and helped me to clean up my room.

She was washing her hands after helping me to clean up the leftovers while I am tying the knot of the rubbish bags.

(Y/N): Thanks for helping me out.

Kushida: I should be thanking you for letting us use your room.

She replied me with a smile.

(Y/N): No big deal. I'd just hoped that the guys would clean up their own mess, though.

Kushida: (L/N)-kun...

(Y/N): Yes?

Kushida: Do you like girls like Horikita-san?

(Y/N): Where did that come from?

Kushida: I always see you two together. All the girls in the class are talking about it.

I thought for a moment before replying her question. Well, I'm still not sure what's my feelings for Horikita. This kind of problem always troubled me. And it hurts my head if I even thinking about it.

(Y/N): Well, I can say for sure that Horikita is my friend. She's my neighbor, too.

Kushida: I see...

Kushida seems displeased of my responds.

Kushida: I'm going back to my room.

(Y/N): Sure.

Kushida: Well, goodnight.

(Y/N): Night...

After she left, I turned around and picked up the rubbish bags.

(Y/N): Hmm?

I noticed that Kushida left her phone on my bed. I picked it up and went outside. I looked around and she's gone already. I went to the elevator and decided to return her phone at her dorm. But then, the display beside the elevator showed that the elevator was descending.

(Y/N): 'I thought the girls were on the upper floors...'

I pressed the button on the elevator and went to ground floor. I exited the dormitories and saw Kushida headed to somewhere else across the road.

(Y/N): 'Where's she going at this hour?'

I decided to tail her.

She went to the seaside and I followed her closely. I hid myself behind a tree.

(Y/N): 'I don't even need to be hiding, really... She's probably want to feel the sea breeze, I guess—'

Kushida: Ahhh, so annoying!

Her voice was so low that it didn't sound at all like Kushida.

Kushida: You think you're so great just because you're pretty...

She then kicked the rail, again and again.

Kushida: I hate you... I swear, I hate you, hate you, hate you! Just die, Horikita! I hate you, hate you!

I felt like I'd glimpsed another side of this gentle girl, the most popular person in our class. She probably didn't want anyone else to see this darker side. A voice in my head whispered that it was dangerous to stay here. However, an odd question arose. Why had she agreed to work with me if she felt such hatred toward Horikita? Kushida should have understood Horikita's personality and behavior perfectly well by now. She could have refused to help, or just left the study group to Horikita, or otherwise washed her hands of involvement. Why force herself into the study group? Did she want to get along with Horikita? Or did she want to become closer to another participant? None of it made sense. I couldn't explain her reasoning.