There was a boy who was a few centimeters taller than you that looked like a ripp-off of Gojo Saturo starring at blankly.He had electric blue eyes encased by long thick eyelashes and messy snow white hair.
'A win is a win.'
He places his hand on your forehead and you took a step back because you obviously didn't want a hot handsome stranger touching you. "Are you sick?"he asked slightly tilting his head.
You cocked up an eyebrow at his weird question, defensively holding your manga to your chest. "Your face is red," he nonchalantly stated as he picked out the Black Lagoon manga.
"How can my face not be red??you look really pretty" You unexpectedly shouted.
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Everyone turned to stare at you two and you couldn't help but feel embarrassed. People usually gave you disgusted looks but this was something you were not used to. Which made you even more flustered.
He hid behind his manga, face flushing all shades of pink as he tried his best to hold in his laugh because of your outburst. You calmed down seeing his amused expression and you averted your gaze.
"Thank you," he said sheepishly grinning at you rubbing his hand behind his back. "Although I don't think pretty is a suitable compliment for a guy."
You shook your head sideways, "trust me you aren't handsome at all. I know the difference between handsome and pretty. You're pretty, you could even be mistaken for a girl."
He deadpanned, he didn't know whether to take it as compliment or not. He didn't want to be pretty.
"You should really consider cross
dressing," you felt the mood darken and you wondered if you were going too far with cross dressing and an idea popped up into your head.
"Maybe I should consider trying to be a boy,"you mumbled scratching your chin, the albino stared at you baffled by your crazy talk.
"Do you think I would pass as a guy?"You bit your lower lip and squinted your eye's trying to pull of the light skin stare. He leaned closer to you, closing the space between the two of you and your eyes widen.
He flicked your forehead. "Aww" your cried rubbing forehead with your free hand as the taller boy ruffled your hair almost as if he had been shocked by electricity he jumped back surprised by his own actions.
Your eyes sparkled when they landed on the Hellsing manga by Kouta Hirano.
Hellsing was on your to watch list in your previous life but you had died before you could even watch it so you wasted no time in marching away from the stranger and picking up the manga.
"Bye pretty boy," you waved as you made your way to the cashier and paid for your things and to your surprise the albino followed you.
You were walking side by side and you couldn't help but smrik, "so you're a stalker now?"
The albino kept his eyes on the ground,"no I'm trying to make sure you get home safely." You irked at his response response."I'm much older than I look,so i think i can make it back home safely," you reassured.
"How are you?"he asked.
"I'm eleven."
"See you're still a kid," he commented with a smug tone. You were now walking backwards infront of him with an irritated expression.
"How old are you?"
"That doesn't matter."
"Answer the question."
"Like I said it doesn't matter."
"That's not an answer."
"Eleven." He answer averting eye contact with him which was very hard to do considering the fact that you were literally a few centimeters away from his effing face.
"Now that's an answer," you grinned satisfied and you turned on your heel and ran toward your favorite candy store, the stranger tailing behind you.
The oldman smiled upon seeing your small figure enter the store,"Y/n I'm surprised you still remember this store,"he joked.
'Y/n, so that's her name'
"Ojiisan, my parents threatened the teachers to pay a watchful eye on me because of the incident," you explained. You weren't lying your father threatened to sue the school and the boys parents which you had lied about over the phone. You honestly felt bad for the boy because he got detention for a month.
The oldman laughed hearing your story and he looked at the boy by your side with a question mark written all over his face. "Oh this is...."You trailed off.
"Yukio," he finally introduced himself. "We met at the manga store," you added.
The oldman rested cheek on his face as you moved around the store collecting your favorite snacks and candy. "So where is the blonde shortie that you brought last time?"
"I don't know. We haven't met since that day" You dropped all your things onto the counter and he started bagging up your stuff. "What you miss him?"
The oldman shook his head,"he was a bit too childish for my liking," he admitted. He pointed at Yukio and asked "aren't you going to get something for your friend?"
"It's okay I'm not really a big fan on sweet things," Yukio said shoving his hands in his pockets his eyes moving around the store, you followed his gaze and his eyes landed on a packet of potatoe chips.
"Right...."You paused placing the potatoe chips with the rest of your stuff. "Ojiisan this one is free right?"You asked with puppy dog eyes and the shopkeeper ruffled your hair with a half smile on his face. "Sure."
You two left the store and handed Yukio the plastic bags,"was that your grandfather?" The albino asked curiously.
"No. I'm a regular over there and he could tell that i very well wasn't liked at my old school. Then we became friends" you answered. The albino nodded almost as if he understood what you were trying to say,"so you don't have any friends?"
You pouted your lips,"does that really matter?"
"That's not an answer."
"Hey, don't pull the same thing I was pulling on you earlier"
"Why? Is it working?"
"Yes. It is and to answer your question no I got no friends," you mumbled out the last part and took your plastic bags from his hands. "We're here," You said pointing to your apartment room.
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Emma was so shocked to have learned that you had been expelled from school for breaking a little witch's nose. It totally was unfair, from how the other kids talked about you she could tell you weren't very much well liked but atleast they hadn't resorted to violence.
She had ditched school for the first time and begged Mikey to help her search for you. When Mikey had learned the name of someone who had saved his sister and he hoped it was you, the girl that didn't cower in fear after learning of his name and reputation. You didn't even ask for his help when you fighting someone twice your size and actually held your ground.
After they got your address they made their way there and Emma was so worried for you, she thought you would blame her for getting expelled even so she was worried about you.
They arrived a corner near your apartment complex and saw you arguing about which drink was better, coke or Pepsi.
Mikey was perplexed see you again, your back was turned to them but he knew it was just from your outfit."Y/n-chan" Emma called out to you and you turned around astonished to see the two blondes holding hands.
She ran to you and threw herself into your arms, you stared at Manjiro confused as to what was going on. You and Emma weren't close to the point of hugging, you weren't even close.
"I heard that you got expelled for punching Sakura and I learnt your name from some kids. With the right amount of threatening they told us were you lived."
She rambled on and on about how she was worried about you and how she felt like it was her fault. You didn't know what to do in that moment but to hug her back and that's exactly what you did.
You two stayed like that for a few minutes until Emma calmed down. "Emma-chan it wasn't your fault I got expelled. I was the one that broke that brats nose and acted on impulse," you tried to comfort her and you shot Manjiro a 'what are you doing here expression'.
As if he understood sweat you were trying to ask, he stood beside Yukio and chirped,"oh Emma-chan asked for my help and I helped her." Yukio chuckled hearing that you got expelled for breaking a girl's nose, you were certainly more interesting than he had originally thought you were.
"Would now be a good time for the ramen?" Emma asked laughing tearfully holding both your hands in her grasp, you look at Yukio to see if he was okay with it. "It's okay" he reassured.
"Sure why not," you said locking your arm in with hers. The four of you made your way to the second floor of your apartment complex and opened the door on the first door.
Everyone took of their shoes and you made sure to close the door. Mikey threw himself on your couch and switched on the TV. "I see someone already feels at home" the albino sarcastically remarked as he and Emma sat around the table.
You went to your room and put your manga in your bookshelf and returned to your guests with the snacks that you had bought earlier. "Okay, who knows how to cook or make ramen?"
Manjiro and Yukio both quickly averted their gaze from you with sheepish smiles. "Seriously?" You asked seating next to Yukio, because you felt more comfortable around him.
You looked at Emma hopefully, "I'll do it's she sighed making her way to the kitchen and Yukio followed closely behind her. "Where are you going?" Manjiro asked the albino.
"I'm going to help her," Yukio replied slightly rolling his eyes. You took out a box of pocky, three bottles of ramune, konpeito and Yukio's potatoe chips.
Manjiro had stars in his eyes when you told him he could have some ramune. You changed the chanel and put on a show about samurai. "Y/n-chin do you like sweets?" The little shrimp asked slightly tilting his head, you switched off the TV.
"Yes but my doesn't like the fact that I eat too much sugar," you said recalling the time your mother dumped your stash of candy away because it wasn't 'good' for you.
"What about spicy food?" He asked taking the spot where Yukio originally sat. "I also love spicy food. It's so good" you replied.
"Why do you want to know how to fight?" You felt the atmosphere change, he wore his usual stoic expression. You placed your hands behind you to support your weight and leaned back a bit to take a good look at the blonde.
"Well why not" you smirked when you saw his eyes dilate and he gave you a closed-eyed grin, "Y/n you're pretty cool." You cheeks turned pink only for a moment.
"Who's cool?" Yukio chimed in bringing two bowls of ramen with Emma right by his side. Emma and Yukio sat adjacent you and Manjiro, they placed down the bowl.
You clapped your hands for the two chefs infront of you when you saw the bowl of steaming hot ramen, it look like pure ecstasy. "Wow, I think you guy's just out-did Gordon Ramsey himself," you compliment, taking a bite you almost fainted from how good it tasted.
"Wow you two make a good team," you gave them the thumbs up with a proud expression, Emma blushed hearing your compliments. It made her happy. "If you like it so much feel free to visit me anytime and I'll make you something" Emma invited.
"Eh!?really?" You asked shocked to hear her words and apparently so was Yukio who was glaring at Emma through his thick white lashes."We're still here," the albino and Manjiro said in unison, you and Emma giggled.
You guys were so busy talking you didn't even hear your mother get in, she was puzzled to hear the sound of kids laughing and three set's of children's shoes by the door. She took of her shoes and put on her slippers and walked into the living room to find you seating with living breath humans.
"I'm home,"she announced and that seemed to catch you guy's attention.
"Mom why are you home early?" You asked narrowing your eyes and your mother shrinked under your cold stare.
She nervously gulped, "I forgot to take my...."her eyes darted the room around for anything she could grab and her eyes landed on a blue pan. "My pen! Yes I had forgotten my pen!" She said picking it up.
"So you came all the way back from the hospital because you forgot your pen" you raised an eyebrow and the three stayed silent. You looked like a strict mother interrogating your daughter had came back so late and they didn't want to get the same reaction from you so they kept quiet.
You got up, wrapped your arms around your mother and buried your face between her huge soft chest taking everyone by shock. "Mom, you don't have to come back from work to check on me. I'm really fine" you smiled staring into her arms.
She stretched your cheeks, "aw Y/n-chan you're do adorable~" she gushed twirling you around in her arms and she set you back down and patted your head. "So who are these friends of yours?"
"The girl is Emma-chan, the blonde is Manjiro-san and the other one is Yukio-kun," you introduced them and everytime their names were mentioned they bowed politely. "I'm Y/n's mother. Nice to meet you" she greeted, she planted a kiss on your cheek and left.
Yukio and Emma burst into laughter immediately after they heard the door close and your cheeks turned pink from the embarrassment.
"I will be good~" Yukio said in the squeakiest voice you had ever heard and Emma entertained him more by laughing.
"I do not sound like that!!" You shouted your blush deepening into an even darker red. "Y--es yo-u did" Emma said in between laughs.
You turned to the blonde that was quietly enjoying his ramen completely unbothered,"Manjiro-san tell them that I don't sound like that!" You cried out.
"Y/n is so adorable~~" The albino taunted even more and you threw a cushion at him which missed by a few inches.
He stopped laughing and his face became serious, you gulped nervously.
"I'm serious though, you are adorable" he grinned at you and he recieved another cushion to his face. Emma stopped laughing , "Y/n do you get embarrassed when being complimented?"she asked.
You didn't answer but Yukio gave you a shit eating grin upon hearing that, "Y/n you're so pretty~" he cooed and you backed away and he started terrorizing you with more compliments, your face was redder than a tomatoe and you couldn't take it anymore.
You ran away, you locked yourself in your room and the two followed after you. "Eh?! Y/n you can't lock yourself in your room when you have guests"
"Tell him to stop" you demand and you heard Yukio get whonked on the head by Emma on the other side of the door.
After a brief minute, his compliments stopped and you creaked the door open to see Yukio bowing down infront of the door and your eyes flew wide. He had a black eye and Emma was standing next to him, frowning.
Upon seeing you they apologized repeatedly, "it's okay. I forgive you" you said patting Yukio's back and he shot up from the floor and gave you a bear hug and you hugged him back. Emma joined in on the hug and you three stayed like that for a few moments and you knew a new bond had been born.
Emma peeped inside your room and deadpanned seeing the mess you lived in,"you need help cleaning your room?"
Your eyes lit up from the idea, you pulled away from the hug, "yes please" you nodded.
The two of them helped tidy your room up, the albino helped putting your dirty clothes into the basket and the clean ones in the closet while Emma helped picking up the plastic wrappers and bags in your room. You organized your manga collection.
Once you were done. You guys threw your exhausted bodies onto your bed, you were all trying to catch your breaths. "Wait where's Manjiro-san" you asked jolting up from your bed and the two were too tired to even bother following you.
You sluggishly made your way to the living room and your eyes softened seeing him asleep. His head was buried in between his arms, you sat down next to him and ran your fingers through his blonde hair. It felt so soft and fluffy in between your fingers, it reminded you of patting a chow chow.
You pulled your hand away when you heard the other two coming your way and they both seemed surprised to see Manjiro asleep.
"How am I gonna carry him home?"
"Just wake him up," Yukio suggested. Emma sighed "that's the problem... he is a deep sleeper so it's not very easy to wake him up. Even if he does wake up he'll need some carry him home, he's too drained from today."
"I can carry him" you volunteered and the other two looked at you as if you were crazy. "It might actually be good exercise for me."
Emma reluctantly agreed and she helped you get Manjiro onto your back and he consciously wrapped his hands around your neck.
"Okay let's go" you said locking the door behind you and Emma looked at you unsure of what they were doing. You and Emma dropped of Yukio by his neighborhood and Emma kept on insisting on helping you carry Manjiro but you told her it was okay.
"I had today" Emma grinned, "same. I'm so happy I punched Sakura."
"What!? Why?"
"Because if I hadn't had gotten expelled you would have never looked for me"
"And I'm also glad you got expelled." You stopped infront of the Sano residence and you knew it was time to part ways.
"So what do I do about him?" You laughed referring to the chipmunk sleeping soundlessly on your back.
Emma knocked on the door and you were taken aback to see the ravenette open the door, he was alive and breathing. If the age difference wasn't so big you would've throwing yourself at him like a cheap skank but that wasn't the case so you had to accept the fact that it was impossible for you two to end up together.
"Good evening sir, I'm Y/n Amajiki" you bowed and you heard Manjiro slightly groan. The older male crouched down and ruffled your hair with a huge grin on his face. "And I'm Shinichiro Sano," he saluted imitating your serious tone. He ruffled your hair.
Emma puffed giggled seeing your face light up from getting your ruffled by Shinichiro. "Shinichiro-nissan this is the girl I was telling you about." He dramatically gasped, "the female Baji?"
The foreigner nodded proudly and said "and also my new bestfriend."
The ravenette smiled fondly and noticed Manjiro on your back, he shook the sleeping boy aggressively and he lazily opened his eyes. He groggily got up from your back and wobbled inside the house, "Y/n?"he yawned rubbing his eyes.
You gave him a toothy grin,"goodnight" you beamed turning around on your heel but Shinichiro grabbed your wrists, "it's too late for you to go home alone, let me walk you" he suggested. You shook your head almost instantly, "I can walk home alone, I'm tougher than I look."
"She is tougher than she looks" Emma agreed.
"Tough or not she's still a girl" Shinichiro said stepping out of his house but you didn't even bother waiting for him you waltzed away.
"I'm okay. I can handle myself."
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