Chapter Six: Tsundere!

<Your POV>

The weekend had finally arrived, and my thoughts kept me from sleeping at all on Friday night. I tossed and turned until I had eventually gave up and succumbed to my icky thoughts about my 'secret' roommate.

It had been a while since Ja'far and I first met, and our relationship hasn't progressed from mutual hate. It bothered me a bit; seeing that he seemed like he wasn't concerned at all. Did he really have the intentions of keeping his word about not being interested?

Usually in shoujo manga, the main character encounters the love interest and they have no intention of being involved with the main character. Despite the love interest's intention, they fall in love anyways. This seemed like a shoujo manga plot, so why wasn't Ja'far showing signs of being in love with me?

I glance at the clock. 2:30am, it reads. I breathe out a sigh, and my thoughts continue as I stare at the blank ceiling in hopes that it would miraculously give me an answer. I don't like that guy, but.. Is it really hate? Am I the only one who thinks about these things?..

Deciding that I would not be lost to the maze I call my mind like so many other nights, I get up and leave my room. Soon, I found myself grabbing my jacket and leaving the apartment to take a walk. As I left the apartment complex, I pondered more about the reasons why Ja'far, a guy, wasn't making any moves.

Maybe it's just me being needy and developing a crush, I conclude, biting my lip. I'm not the main character, then?

I sigh for the second time that night, and I stop to rest at a bench at a nearby park. My attention turns to the glittering stars in the dark sky, and I stared up at them in envy.

They didn't have to worry about anything, nothing at all, unlike me. A shooting star, as if mocking me and my unfortunate life, raced across the sky. Frowning, I rubbed my hands together for warmth before grabbing my phone— Wait. Where was my phone?

My hands grabbed at air in the pockets of my jacket and pajamas. The cold air nipped at me, and I couldn't do anything but rub my hands and my arms. "Worst night ever," I mutter to myself. Then, I noticed a dark figure running towards me a second too late.

<Ja'far's POV>

I woke up for probably the third time, and glanced over at my alarm clock sitting on the window sill. 2:47am. Groaning, I get up and leave my room. If I kept waking up like this, it would probably be better to just grab some coffee and do something productive. As I was making coffee, I realized that (Name) is sleeping, so I should probably be quiet.

After pouring the black coffee in a cup, I walked by the door to get to the couch. I glanced at the shoes out of boredom, and there was only my shoes laying there. "Where did she go?" I muttered to myself, rubbing the tiredness out of my eyes. "She'll be fine.."

"Lately, there's been a man attacking people at night.. Preys on women and men alike.."

My mind wandered to what I heard on the news channel, and started to panic. I took a large gulp of my coffee before putting it down on the nearby table and slipped on my shoes. I quickly grabbed my phone from my room before aggressively opening the door and closed it as I left, before full out sprinting to go outside. On the way down the stairs, I unlocked my phone and scrolled through my contacts. (Name), (Name).. Shit, I don't have her number!

I hastily shoved my phone in the pockets of my pajama pants and stopped nearby a park to catch my breath. "Worst night ever," a voice suddenly made its way to my ears, and I glanced around the corner. Turns out the voice belonged to the source of my worries. I ran towards her, not caring about anything but (Name) in that moment.

"(Name)!" I skidded to a halt in front of her, panting. "Are you stupid or something?! You can't just go out on your own!"

Her eyes slightly widened in surprise. "Ja'far? Why are you..?"

I paused. Why was I worried about her? I don't care what happens to her.. "I didn't want to live with the guilt, I guess. You should know better than go out this late at night, you know." I adverted my gaze and crossed my arms, huffing. (Name) started to laugh, and my attention went straight back to her. "Why are you laughing?! This is serious!"

"You're- You're a tsundere! Oh my god! That's hilarious!" Her laughter continued to increase in volume.

"I am not! Take that back! Ugh! I should never went looking for you!" I turned away, and started to walk out of the park illuminated by the moonlight and street lamps. I heard the laughter slowly start to calm down and follow me.

"You're just proving my point." (Name) caught up, and walked by my side. "I didn't know an idol like you is a tsundere."

I ignored her words. "Why were you out here in the first place?"

"To clear my thoughts. What are your actual reasons for coming to find me, Ja'far?"

The apartment complex soon got into view. "We're here."

She huffed at me changing the subject, but didn't comment on it. We walked back to the apartment in silence. On the way, I thought of Sinbad and my conversation the other day.

"Hey hey, Ja'far, rumor has it that you like (Name), is that true?" Sinbad eagerly awaited Ja'far's response.

I sighed, not wanting to tell him that much. "If you must know, I think of her as an annoyance most of the time."

"Aaand the other part of the time?"

"I guess.. she's okay-ish. Don't you dare tell anyone I said that or I'll kill you, got it?!"

Sinbad laughed. "Yeah, sure."