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Fuck, she’s beautiful.
I follow Jiro’s movements, noting the curve of her smile, the sound of her laugh. Her eyes move over to me, and I quickly look at my book, praying to heaven I’m not blushing.
“Wow. You really are down bad, aren’t you, Akatsukasa.” Yamada comments from beside me, snapping me out of my thoughts.
“I… what, no.” I splutter, but my eyes betray me, straying over to Jiro once more. “I mean, sure, she’s gorgeous, and talented and so extraordinarily smart…” My voice trails off as I fall back into my revery, looking at her softly.
Yamada snickers, their ears twitching in amusement.
“Sure. You’re not in love, and my hair is a vibrant, fluorescent, glow in the dark green.” They deadpan, brushing a bit of their bone white hair out of their eyes as if to prove a point.
Rolling my eyes, I turn to Yamada, pink dusting my cheeks. “Fine. Maybe I do like Jiro.” I admit, “But what can I do? A crush is all it’s ever going to be. She’s the most amazing person I’ve ever known. However that doesn’t mean she feels the same abou… Yamada. Why are you looking behind me like that. Is she looking at us.”
Yamada doesn’t respond, a grin slowly appearing on their face.
“Yamada, I swear to Nezu, is she looking at us.”
“...Maybe. You know, you forgot she has enhanced hearing, didn’t you.”
“Yamada?”
“Yes?”
“I hate you.”
“Fair enough.”