Requested by CandyCresent123. I hope you (and everyone else who’s reading this) are not laughing at the title. You dirty minded peeps.

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“Maybe?”

This was the answer Class 3E heard from Koro-sensei as he conversed with someone over the phone.

“Who the heck is that?” Irina-sensei queried curiously. She was one of the nosy people who decided to eavesdrop on the conversation. “Don’t tell me that octopus has his love life already. That can’t be.”

“That, Bitch-sensei, is something impossible.” Karma said flatly, though he looked like he was about to die of laughter like everyone else did.

“Stop moving—ugh, I can’t breathe—woah!” Terasaka, unfortunately, fell from where they where hiding which was just behind the bushes. Koro-sensei noticed him but didn’t look quite surprised.

“You guys were eavesdropping. I knew it from the start because of your scents.” He elucidated, smiling. “Who’s the leader of all this?” Everyone, including Irina-sensei who even batted her eyelashes to feign innocence, pointed at you. “Ah, I see. If you don’t mind, (y/n)-san?” You nodded lazily before he could finish the sentence, knowing what he’ll discuss about—your grades and etiquette.

Class 3E slowly dispersed to give you and Koro-sensei the time to chat. The yellow octopus took a deep breath then looked at the slightly gray sky which screamed rain. “(y/n)-san, I’m tired of saying the same thing over and over again, so let’s try something new.” This perked up your attention. “How are you?”

Your brows furrowed as you answered, “Fine?”

“How’s your crush?”

You weren’t one of those typical girls who had crushes—celebrity, anime guys or someone you personally knew. Koro-sensei was very well aware of that so it’s a wonder he even asked that. “I don’t have a crush.” You said glibly, frowning. He just beamed down at your figure.

“Okay,” he voiced out after awhile. “So I’m gonna tell you something. It’s the usual love story between a student and a teacher. The teacher fell in love with her student. Let’s name the teacher as Miss Denial. She’s an outstanding professor in her school. Whenever she’s around, students will be on their best behavior and listen to her discussion.

“Though, among all of the students that she handled, one of them caught her attention. Let’s name this guy as Playboy. Truthfully speaking, he’s a playboy. He played with girls’ hearts then dumped them like it’s nothing. Miss Denial and Playboy were close to each other so there were times wherein Playboy would flirt with her playfully. She wished that he’d court her like what he does to every girl, but he never did. Miss Denial thought he wasn’t courting her out of respect or because she was too old for him.”

You waited and waited for the continuation. “And?”

“Please continue the story.”

“What!? Um. . . sure. The end.”

Koro-sensei laughed heartily. “It’s commonplace to hear that from you. Still, I’m surprised.” He turned serious. “Sadly, that hurts.” You opened your mouth to query but he stood up abruptly. “Okay, time to go back to the classroom.”

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Uncomfortable.

This was the feeling that lingered in the room. The yellow octopus and you were alone. Weird, because it’s rare for you to feel awkwardness. Your habit to stay behind and lurk around after school began to slowly vanish in your plans for today.

“(y/n)-san.”

“Y-Yes?”

Koro-sensei looked puzzled. “Why are you nervous all of a sudden?”

“Nothing. . . I’m going home.”

“Oh. Okay. Keep safe. Do you want me to accompany you? It’s six in the evening already, and the way to your house is dangerous.”

You tried to weigh the consequences and advantages of being with the teacher. Being with him meant free food and protection. Being with him meant uneasiness too. Gah! It was all because of the story he told you earlier that you began to feel odd.

“No.”

“Why not?” He asked kindly. “It wouldn’t be a bother for me, don’t worry. In fact, it’ll be an honour.” In what way would that be an honour?

“If that’ll make you happy, suit yourself.”

Koro-sensei led the way. You didn’t want to fall in step with him so you just followed his figure.

The environment was filled with light from certain houses and street lights. To not be overly conscious, you searched for Nagisa’s house.

Sooner or later, your home sweet home was in sight which made you feel relieved. That said, Koro-sensei spoke. “But Miss Denial is madly in love with Playboy.”

“Huh?”

Koro-sensei smiled and opened the gate. “Go in. Good night.”

“Yeah. Good night.”

“I love you, the inside you and the outside you.” It’s only a product of my wild imagination, you tried to convince yourself as your heart got ready to jump out of your chest.

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For me, this chapter was a ‘meh’.

Word count: 825