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Chapter 7

"I-I'm Fujisaki Toru..." The unknown male mumbled.

The male seemed gloomy, with his messy black hair covering his face, and he avoided eye contact with Akito. He was a bit taller than Akito, but it might have just been his hair.

"What year are you in?" Akito decided to make small talk, as the male reminded him of himself, in a way.

"I'm a second year..." His voice was shaky, and he avoided eye contact with Akito.

"Oh, a year older, then? I apologize if I've been rude. This place is nice, isn't it?"

"Yeah..." He trailed off, and silence ensued.

The silence was more peaceful than awkward, probably due to the atmosphere being calmer than when he was with Toono. They stayed like that for a while, and Fujisaki seemed to relax a bit.

About 15 minutes passed before Akito decided to leave, and say goodbye to the male. "It was nice meeting you, Fujisaki-senpai. I hope to see you again." He finished with his normal refreshing smile, and Fujisaki blushed.

As he walked away, he scarcely heard the male whisper something. "Senpai, huh...?"

As the days continued, Akito felt that something was off. Someone was watching him. His things were going missing, and he had no time to rest and remove his persona. The stress increased as it was exam week, even though Akito didn't really have to study.

He started to feel dizzy, but Akito tried to brush it off. He thought it was just the lack of sleep causing it. It wasn't bad enough that he would faint.

This didn't go unnoticed by his friends, as Toono, Yacchan, and even Ichirou, who he almost forgot about, have expressed their concern about him.

It was break time, and everything was going well. That is, if you aren't Akito. If you are, then...

'Ugh... When. Will. This. Stop. I swear, if I have to smile at one more person, I will-"

"Um, Akito? Are you okay? You look kind of tired..." Toono asked, concerned about the slight eye bags Akito developed.

"Oh, It's nothing." Akito smiled, and he felt his mind break into tiny pieces.

'Can't I just tell him? That I have a weird stalker that's been taking my stuff and watching me, and I'm so damn tired of acting like some sort of prince or something 24/7! Stop bothering me already!'

"Though... I do have a feeling I'm being watched."

"Eh?! By who?!" Toono shouted, which seems to be a daily thing. Their classmates look at them, but Toono doesn't seem to notice, while Akito gets second-hand embarrassment.

"I'm not sure..." He says, going over the possible suspects. Maybe the person he kneed in the crotch, but he hasn't shown up in a while.

While they are thinking, Yacchan walks to their desks. "How did you guys do on the test? ...Hm? Why do you guys look so serious?"

"Ah, Yacchan! Akito has a stalker!"

"That... Well, I'm not entirely sure. My things have also been going missing, though I may have just misplaced them."

He recalled all the troubles he went through to find his uniform, and it was wrinkled and smelled like another person's scent. It was a bit familiar, but he couldn't place where it came from.

"Really?! Are you okay?" Akito's eye twitched.

'Yes, I'm perfectly fine when my stuff is going missing, I'm being watched, and I find weird notes in my locker, thank you for asking.'

"I'm a bit tired, but that's all it is. Thank you for worrying about me." His mask seemed to slip for a bit, and his smile wasn't as reassuring as it always was.

Yacchan thought for a moment, "Hm...Oh! If you want, we can sleep in my room again! ...I also need help with the math homework."

Toono seemed happy at the thought of being in Yacchan's room again. "Y-yeah! Um, could you help me too, please?"

"Of course. I already finished, so I can help with anything." In typical Akito fashion, he finished so he could lie around and do nothing, but with the stalker around he had to change his plans.

"Wha- How?!" Toono and Yacchan were in sync, in awe and confused at how that was possible.

"I found it quite easy, actually. Do you also need help with the science homework?"

Toono stopped for a moment, "We had science homework?!"

Yacchan answered his question, "Yeah, I didn't understand it at all..."

"I'm also done with that, so I'll explain it to you later."

"You should be a teacher! You're really smart, Akito!" Yacchan beamed at him.

'Yeah, no. I don't want anything to do with this hellhole after I graduate.'

"Ah, I'll consider it. I have acted as a tutor in the past, for my classmates."

Toono looked at Akito with admiration, "Wahh.... You really are smart!"

'That's all I am, huh? The smart kid.'

"Thank you for the compliment, but I wouldn't say I'm smart, just that I studied a lot." And again, finished with a smile.

And it was true. Akito worked hard to get to that level, sleepless nights were common, and his health declined. This was a factor to why he wasn't good at Phys.Ed. Nobody noticed, though. Because Akito just smiled, like he always did, and everything was fine.

Time passed, and it was now after class. Toono and Akito were heading to the club room, and Akito tried to start another conversation.

"Toono, I still don't know much about you. Would you mind telling me about yourself?" Akito smiled and tilted his head.

"Ah, well... What do you want to know?" Toono was still awkward around him, but Akito caught him sneaking glances at him when he thought he wasn't looking.

"Hm, how about family? Do you have any siblings?"

"I'm the eldest in my family, I have 3 siblings. Two sisters and one brother."

"I see, I assumed you were the youngest child. I have two elder brothers myself, actually."

"Oh, they must be as smart as you then..." Toono trailed off, thinking about the type of people Akito's brothers were.

"Yes, they are. Even more so, I'd say. They are both very talented."

'Even more than me.'

"You have a good relationship with your brothers, Akito?" Toono asks, since he spoke so highly of them.

Akito paused a minute before answering, "Yes, I do. How about you, Toono?"

"Yeah, I guess. It's average, I think."

"Hm, then they must be as nice as you, then?" Toono was nice...and gullible.

"Eh?! Ah, well... I think." Toono blushed a bit, and looked away.

"It seems we have arrived." He stops at the club door and opens it.

When he does, he sees a rather familiar face, although tied up and gagged, with his club mates surrounding him.

"Ehhhhh?!" Toono yells, which everyone in the vicinity was prepared for, and covered their ears, excluding the male on the floor.

"Is that... Fujisaki-senpai?" He remembered him as the person on the roof he met a few days ago.

"Akito, Toono! Perfect timing! We saw this person watching us from outside, so we caught him!" Akemi cheerfully stated.

"I remember meeting him, Akemi-senpai, so would you please remove that gag so I can talk to him?" Akito was a bit exasperated, and concerned for the male.

"Sure!" And the gag was removed.

"Fujisaki-senpai... Was there any reason you were watching them from outside?"

"T-that... I was waiting for you..." He blushed more with every step Akito took.

"For...me." For the first time in a while, Akito was lost for words.

"Ah! It's Akito's stalker!" Toono shouted, realizing who he was.

The club members were all various levels of shocked.

"I see... Then, you must be my stalker. Is there a certain reason for this, Fujisaki-senpai?" Akito asked, but he thinks he already knows the answer.

He blushed again, "Because... I l-like you..."

The club members were a bit more shocked this time, saying things like "Why do you like him?" or "When did you start liking him?" and "Did you have to stalk him!?"

He kneeled down, "I'm sorry, Fujisaki-senpai, since I do not share your feelings. However, we can still be friends, but please stop stalking me and taking my things." He was just happy it wasn't the person he kneed in the groin. He really didn't want to deal with that.

"...R-really? I... Thank you."

With that done, Akito could finally rest. He stood, but was hit with a sudden wave of dizziness, and fainted on Fujisaki, which did not turn out well. He overheated and passed out as well, but not before getting blood on Akito's clothes.

The last thing Akito heard was Toono and Shikitani yelling about blood getting everywhere before everything turned to black.

~End of Chapter 7~

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