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and nobody believes you now (you’re bleeding magic out)
Ever since TetsuTetsu had first seen Yui showing that she was scared, he had been in a permanent state of shock. I mean, c'mon! It was Yui!
He had tried so hard to convince everyone (for multiple days, I might add) and to show them that he was telling the truth. But none of them believed him!
The first time he tried was the day after the Demon show. The only reason he hadn’t tried to tell anyone earlier was because he still needed to take time to process it. Like, wow. Yui had been worried.
"I swear! She was worried, I know it!"
"Dude it's Yui. There is no way."
Shit, Awase didn’t believe him. He would had to try someone else.
TetsuTetsu decided to go after Bondo next, about ten minutes after they had gotten back from USJ. And while they were all feeling a bit down, he needed to tell someone.
Bondo was a gentle giant, and was pretty nice, so he would have to believe him, right? Right?!
"So... Kojiro..." Bondo turned, waiting for TetsuTeutu to continue.
"Y'know Yui?... Right?" Great start, dude. Honestly, ten out of ten. Six out of five stars. Best in the world. The galaxy even. If I'm as bold as to say the multiverse-
"Yes. I do know of her," Bondo replied, slightly confused. They had all been classmates for almost two weeks, why wouldn't he know of her?
'Just get straight to the point, 'Tetsu,' he thought, before speaking. "Well, the other day, she was telling me that she was anxious."
"I think you must be mistaken," Bondo said, barely waiting until after TetsuTetsu had finished. "Are you sure it was her?"
"Yes! I am!" TetsuTetsu said, eager for the boy to believe him. Bondo looked hesitant, but more considering than Awase had.
"One hundred percent sure?" Bondo asked.
"Yep!" The silver haired boy replied, almost jumping. Would someone believe him this early? He thought no one would!"
"Sorry, I just... Find that a little hard to believe." FUCK!
TetsuTetsu groaned and stomped away, leaving an apologetic Bondo behind.
It was lunch, the day after USJ when TetsuTetsu decided to confront his closest friends. Well, they were exactly his "closest" friends, he has other since he's know since he was eight- but y'know. They were the people he hung out with the most at U.A.
"I swear I'm telling the truth! I wouldn't lie about something like this!" TetsuTetsu exclaimed. Kendo simply raised an eyebrow at him.
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again. It's Yui." Kendo stressed, hands shaking in front of her.
"Please forgive us for not believing you-” ("I will not.") “but it's not really believable." Ibara admitted, twirling her hair (vines?!?!) around her fingers.
Tetsutetsu went to look at Monoma for help, but he had apparently disappeared some time during their conversation. Fucking coward.
(TetsuTetsu found Monoma about ten minutes later, harassing some kids from Class A. TetsuTetsu did not feel a single ounce of pity when he released Kendo on him. That's what he deserved.
But when Kendo started lecturing him, he did wince a bit.)
TetsuTetsu found Kamakiri and Kuroiro walking to their seventh period, and set off to talk to them. Someone had to believe him, right?
TetsuTetsu winced at his own thinking. Was he really desperate enough to ask them?
Yes, he decided, speeding up. He was.
"Hey guys!" He called out, walking next to them once he had caught up. Both boys leveled him with a stare, that didn't seem quite... hateful per se, but definitely one that let him know he was intruding, and better have a good reason for it.
Fuck, he should've listened to his own instincts. Well, too late to back down now.
"Guys! You will not believe what Yui said the other day-"
Kamakiri was yelling that he should stop lying to people and Kuroiro looked at him like no help in the world could fix him.
Dammit.
The silver haired boy smirked when he found Monoma.
"You bastard!" He called out, enjoying the way Monoma flinched and stopped walking. His shoulders raised up to his ears before relaxing, then turning around again.
"Yo... 'Tetsu... How's it going?" Monoma asked, shooting weak finger guns.
"Cut the bullshit. Do you believe me or not?" TetsuTetsu got straight to the point, and groaned when Monoma started looking nervous.
"Listen dude... You're my friend and all, but Yui isn't the type to-"
"Shut up!" TetsuTetsu stormed off, and Monoma sighed in relief, glad the boy had forgotten he was made at him.
"Setsuna! You're my last hope!" Setsuna winced, she had been trying sneak away from TetsuTetsu.
"Hey, 'Tetsu! How's it going!" She asked, whirling around.
"God, you're a carbon copy of Monoma! I'm guessing this means you don't believe me?" TetsuTesu groaned, dissapointed.
Setsuna grinned impishly, slinging an arm around his shoulders. "If it makes you feel any better, I'm not the only one!"
"I know. And it doesn't." TetsuTetsu said, his heading dropping. Setsuna patted him on the back and skipped away.
Tanjiro smiled kindly when TetsuTetsu approached him, simply reeking of disappointment.
"What am I supposed to do?! No one believes me?!" TetsuTetsu groaned, dropping his head on his desk. Tanjiro patted him on the head, and tried to console him.
"Well not everyone expresses their emotions and affections the same way. Maybe you only got to see that because of special circumstances. Remember, she may not be comfortable showing her affection with words, so maybe she has another love language." TetsuTetsu nodded into the wood, his thank you coming out muffled.
"Alright, it's time for lunch. I'm gonna go head out. You coming?" Tanjiro asked. The other boy dragged himself up and lugged after Tanjiro to the cafeteria.
Tetsutetsu had tried to tell nearly everyone in Class B, with the exception of Yui herself.
He sighed to himself at lunch, Kendo, Ibara, and Monoma ignoring his emo episode in favor of eating. Maybe Tanjiro was right, and he should just leave it. After all, it was only because she was asked, so it was probably a one time thing…
TestuTetsu suddenly shot up, no longer slouching in his seat. EURIKA! She said it because they were being interviewed by Lightning Pervert and Tape Elbows from Class A! One of which who was recording them!
If TetsuTetsu could get the footage from one of them then everyone would have to believe him-
“You know he isn’t going to listen to what you said, right?” Genya asked Tanjiro later, while they were chilling their apartment. God, the beds in Japan were comfortable.
Tanjiro snorted from where he was playing with Genya’s hair, Genya head in his lap. “Yeah, I know. I wonder if he’s remembered that they were interviewed yet.”
“GUYS! WAIT UP!”
“Why is he chasing us?! We didn’t do anything this time! Did we, Sero?!”
“Not that I’m aware of! Hurry up, there’s a shortcut this way!”
"So I heard TetsuTetsu's been walking around and telling people I have feelings?"
"Yep. But don't worry, Yui, no one believes him. You can troll on."
"Thank god. One day, I'm going to smile, just to fuck with him."
"God that would be so fucking hilarious."
"I know, right, Shinazugawa?!"