If I stay like this

"Just stay like this." He whispered again.

I closed my eyes.

If I stay like this....It wouldn't be so bad, right?

Those were my thoughts when I felt Shouto-kun's breath closer and closer towards mine. It smelled like barbecue sauce and the scent actually made me more excited.

"What are you doing? Aoi and Shou-kun?" My excitement died when I heard his annoying voice. To be honest, his voice has that quality that makes ladies fall in love, but because he added a feigned innocent tone to it, so it sounded sly and annoying instead.

I immediately opened my eyes and looked up at him, standing a step away between me and Shouto-kun. His silver eyes reflected the dark blue tint of the sunless sky. He was staring at us knowingly. I immediately pulled myself away from Shouto-kun.

"Why are you two silent?" He asked again.

"I...Uh..W-we—"

"Do you need anything, Kuroiwa?" Shouto-kun asked him, stopping me from my stutters. Shin nodded.

"Since the sun has already set, and since we have a still have a lot of food left, I think that we should get back home. And for that, I need help to get the things we used back to the house." He stated, pointing at the spot where we put the table, grill, umbrella, and more.

"Ok, I'll help." I stood up, trying my best not to stutter a word, or stumble down. Shin looked at me and I immediately felt embarrassed.

He knows. He always knows.

I looked down, as if that would help me with anything in this situation. I heard Shin spoke again.

"Thanks, Aoi~" He stated cheerfully but I can still feel the sly sound around that tone. He turned around and walked towards the table and grill. I followed him and soon after, Shouto-kun also followed quietly.

I took the container with a couple of barbecues left, and hung the plastic of empty soda bottles on my arm. Shin took the grill, and Shouto-kun took the foldable table and umbrella. We crossed the road with Shin leading in front and Shouto-kun behind me. When we arrived, I placed the container on the kitchen counter and went out to throw the empty bottles of soda on the large garbage bin beside the house. When I came back inside, I sat on the dining chair, and rested my face on the table. Shouto-kun sat across me, and Shin was cooking the remaining food.

It was extremely awkward.

The silence made me remember the words Shouto-kun told me. It made me remember the painful look in his heterochromatic eyes. It made me remember how his two-colored hair swaying along with the wind; his face moving closer; his scar; his breath; his lips.

I felt my face becoming hotter and hotter. I couldn't handle the silence. It made me wish Shin would say something but what if he'd say something that would make things more awkward?

When my face became so hot that I started wondering if I'm having a fever, I stood up.

Shouto-kun looked at me.

"Is there something wrong, Aoi?" He asked me with concern. But my eyes landed on his lips.

If he kissed me, what would've happen?

"I..." My tongue left me again. "I..uh.."

His eyes were looking at me. His mouth slightly parted. Those lips...

"I'm going to take a bath!" I ran upstairs after saying those words and shut the door closed. I could feel my heart pumping so fast and loud. It made me dizzy. I leaned my back on the door while covering my face.

"God...What's wrong with me?" I just couldn't help but focus on Shouto-kun's lips, how good it would feel to kiss those.

I shook my head.

No, I must not think of those things. Not right now. Even if I'm his fiancée. Even if I like him. Even if...

Just stop thinking about it!

I stomped my way to the bathroom and shut the door close. Looking at myself in the mirror, I've noticed that I didn't even tan or burn my skin from swimming for hours. My hair feels frizzy and heavy, though.

~*~

After clearing up my body (and thoughts) with a bath, I went downstairs with a black casual-looking summer dress that was the first thing I saw in my wardrobe. I didn't bother wearing indoor slippers since I was already hungry and I could smell the barbecue and burger patties and grilled vegetable. Just in time, Shin was already serving the food on the dining table.

Seeing Shouto-kun again, I decided to sit beside Shin. We ate quietly...and awkwardly. Shin was either so good at pretending he was not bothered by the awkward atmosphere or he was not bothered at all. Either way, he looked normal. While eating my grilled burger and pork barbecue, I found myself staring at his moonlight eyes.

Somehow...the fact that Shin didn't say anything about what happened made me feel more awkward.

After the excruciating awkwardness of dinner time, Shouto-kun stood up and told us that he would take a bath first. Shin agreed and I helped him wash the dishes. He was still quiet even when washing the dishes. When I finished wiping the last plate dry, I almost jumped.

"So." He finally spoke. What is he gonna say? Is he gonna ask something? Probably. Certainly. But what would it be? Why would he ask something he already knew?

"Are you going to brush your teeth?" Wait what?

I looked at this tall black-haired guy beside me again, as if he spoke some bizarre alien language.

"What? You're not gonna brush your teeth?" He asked again.

I blinked several times.

"I-I will." I nodded and opened the upper cupboard where our tooth brushes were placed. I actually have two of them, one was at my bathroom upstairs, but instead of excusing myself to brush my teeth upstairs, and decided to brush my teeth here at the kitchen.

I never thought the sound of the tooth brushes could be this irritating. I felt so awkward that my senses felt more alert. I could hear the sound of the shower in the bathroom where Shouto-kun is; the rhythmic tapping of Shin's foot against the floor; the sound of the tooth brushes against our teeth.

The water running at Shin finally cleaned his toothbrush; the sound of me gargling water and spitting it out to the sink;

"What were you really doing a while ago?"

My heart then joined the band of awkwardness, becoming the lead vocal. Shin was tapping the back of the toothbrush against his wrist to dry it while I continued cleaning my brush with water.

I know that I'm expecting him to ask me but I still couldn't help myself from feeling very tensed.

I looked at him. His eyes were on his toothbrush. It somehow gave me enough courage to speak with my dry throat.

"Did you kiss?"

"It wasn't a kiss!" I blurted out when he caught me off guard. He still wasn't looking at me. Instead, he was placing the toothbrush inside its container and placed it above the cupboard. His eyes looked at mine with amusement. I immediately looked away.

"Really?"

"R-Really." I replied as I fumbled my brush back to its container and placed it to the cupboard.

"There was never an attempt on kissing?" He stated. I couldn't hear any sly sound on his voice, but I could feel his amusement.

I started washing the cup I'm using.

"Well, there was an attempt but it never happened." I stated. After washing my cup, I took the cloth I'm using to dry the dishes while continue talking. "He only moved his face closer... And I felt his breath," I looked at Shin. "But I never—"

I felt something soft and warm against my lips.

"Felt his lips against yours?" He whispered softly, with his face so close against mine. He was so close that I could smell his minty breath and feel his lips slightly brushing against mine while whispering.

Before I could speak, or move away, or do anything at all, he held the back of my head and pulled me towards him,

Giving me a deep yet gentle kiss.

Thoughts swirled inside my head.

What's happening? Is he really kissing me? Shin is kissing me? Why is he doing this? For amusement? Is this some sort of prank? Does he like me? What should I do? Should I pull away? I want to pull away but I couldn't. I was frozen on the spot. His other hand, took the cup and cloth that I was holding, then held my waist. I shut my eyes close, feeling utterly confused.

Then I saw a person in front of me, with his head down. I immediately recognized him because of his red and white hair.

Why am I seeing him?

"I don't love Kiseki Aoi."

Shouto-kun stated in a painful voice.

My heart sank down to the pit of my stomach. A lump clogged my throat. My hands started shaking.

Then I opened my eyes, and Shin slowly pulled his lips away from mine. What I saw made me forget that he was kissing me. It felt like I was in a different place.

I didn't know how long his kiss took, but I saw a thread of saliva on the corner of his lip. He licked it with his tongue seductively. Feeling my mind completely blown, I looked up to his eyes to see any confirmation that what happened (and what I saw) was real.

But his eyes like the silver moon weren't looking at me. They were glancing at the side, where someone just went out from the bathroom.

I followed his gaze and my heart sank so deep that I was having trouble standing up. There, I saw Todoroki Shouto looking at us. 

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7-9-2018

Aaaaaaaah! Another twist in the manga =~= it's a great twist... But I need to do re-adjustments again to align this story with it. I won't change the ones I've publish though (don't worry) but the chapters I haven't written yet and are still on my mind. Sooo, it would mean that I can't update as regularly as I could (plus my schedule at school which includes Saturday Classes T-T) 

Thank you for the ones who are reading this story and are still keeping in touch with it. I really appreciate you guys T^T  You gave me hope to continue more! I hope you bear with me more... I really want the story to be as near as the canon so yeah ^^; 

See ya soon~