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You always thought that Chifuyu was actually a good kid.
Since you were his classmate, it was kinda inevitable to see Chifuyu beating some seniors who claimed they had authority in school.
You thought that if Chifuyu dropped this bad boy act of his and maybe changed hairstyle, he'd definitely be more popular and liked by people around him.
It was obvious the male was good looking. Or maybe it was obvious because you’ve had your eyes on him since day one and had grown accustomed to his looks.
So when one day, out of nowhere, he came into the class with a big and actually genuine grin on his sort of beat up face, you were shocked.
The whole class was.
Chifuyu ignored the whispers around him, going straight to his seat before taking out his book and started writing god knows what.
Your thoughts were filled with ‘oh my gosh I knew he is good looking’ and ‘who did that?’.
Like usual, those ‘friends’ of Chifuyu finally noticed Chifuyu’s new looks, immediately approaching the humming boy doodling.
“Yo. Chifuyu. Uhh… what’s up with the hairstyle?” One of Chiduyu’s ’friends’ asked, trying to peek at Chifuyu’s notebook.
Upon realising someone was trying to initiate a conversation with him, Chifuyu finally looked up and smiled even wider, some girls around him started gushing about how he’s actually very good-looking.
“Baji-san said that hairstyle was weird and taught me this one instead. He’s right! I definitely look way better like this.”
No shit Sherlock-
Chifuyu’s ‘friends’ furrowed their eyebrows in confusion, until one of them suddenly gasped in realisation.
“Baji… You mean Baji Keisuke? The dude who repeated a year probably because of being bullied?” The random male cackled, causing the others to laugh along.
Though before their laughter could escalate even more, the sound of someone’s shriek and chair falling immediately broke the atmosphere.
Chifuyu gripped the random dude’s collar, his eyes seeing red as he narrowed his eyes,
“Don’t talk about Baji-san like that.”
You were only watching from afar, but shivers still went down your spine.
Chifuyu’s gaze was sharp, eyeing the dude before letting go of his collar and going back to sit down as if nothing happened.
The dude and the rest of Chifuyu’s friends immediately scrambled away, except for a male with shoulder length hair.
This extra should just buzzed off though-
“Dude. It was a joke. You don’t have to be so mad about it. Besides, I thought you’re supposed to teach ‘Baji-san’ a lesson? Not befriend him?” The shoulder length hair male asked, tilting his head and crossing his arms.
Chifuyu gave his attention to the extra, eyes watching his every move before he shrugged.
“Well, Baji-san is super cool. So I wanna follow him.”
The answer was simple and straightforward, and it was definitely not what the extra wanted to hear.
You’ve been watching Chifuyu for a long time, and you knew right off the bat that these ‘friends’ of his simply were his ‘friends’ because Chifuyu’s a cool dude and was powerful enough to make others do what he wanted.
You felt yourself rolling your eyes when you realised how many times they used Chifuyu’s name to get others do what they wanted.
“You wanna follow him? I thought you’re the authority around here?” The extra scoffed, disbelief.
With a glance, the extra’s bossy demeanour switched into a scared one, “Who are you to boss me around? Right. Am the authority around here and I decided to follow Baji-san. You, on the other hand, are not. So buzzed off already.”
As expected, the extra literally sprinted out of the class in a frenzy.
Just like that, the bell rang, indicating the start of the first class.
You decided that you would one day gave your gratitude to this ‘Baji-san’ because without him, Chifuyu wouldn’t be such an eye candy-
🔍 1 🔍
It was easy to find out who Keisuke Baji was.
Obviously Keisuke Baji was the black hair dude with a ponytail and nerdy glasses. The same dude that Chifuyu had been following around during the school festival.
A few months had passed since Chifuyu’s new look, and so his admirers had a sudden increase. Chifuyu changed. He was more approachable, a sincere small smile was always on his face, and he talked more in group discussions and class in general.
You’re surprised no one had confessed to him yet.
“Who’s that guy with Chifuyu?” You heard some people around you whisper.
You were responsible for taking care of your class booth for the hour with some other students. Though there weren’t many customers around, so you were only lounging around and staring at a certain duo who had caught others’ attention as well.
The festival took place at the school’s field, and your class booth was the closest to a quite large tree.
Under the tree, sat the duo who were being talked about.
You ignored what the others were gossiping about, opting to watch the duo instead of accusing those two of weird stuff.
Time went by, and so did people. Though the duo only lounged under the tree without moving.
You watched as Baji said something before breaking into a fit of laughter, Chifuyu following Baji with his silent laughing yet heartwarming nonetheless.
Chifuyu was cute and honestly, you really felt like melting-
You couldn’t make out what Baji had said, watching them as Chifuyu suddenly stopped laughing, his hand scratching the back of his head bashfully as his cheeks heated up.
All the while, Baji had simply stared for a few too long seconds before laughing it off.
Hold up-
This kinda sus-
“Are those two dating or something?”
Your head whipped around to the person who had made the claim, and, realising it was those girls who love to spread rumours, your mouth moved without you knowing.
“They’re definitely not dating!” You had exclaimed, catching the other girls’ attention.
They stared at you, narrowing their eyes before they decided that they’ll drop the topic, proceeding to talk about the latest famous boyband or something.
You didn’t know why you did what you did, though you knew that there’s some truth to the girl’s statement.
You turned, thinking if you should say something to the duo, when your eyes bulged as you saw Chifuyu placing a peck on Baji’s cheek before running into your direction.
Your brain short circuited, internally screaming and wondering what you should do with this new information you’ve acquired-
“Y/N?”
Chifuyu’s voice pulled you out of your thoughts instantly, a strained smile on your face as you felt your face heat up.
“Uhh ahh yeah yeah what’s up?” You asked, trying and failing to keep your composure.
Chifuyu only tilted his head before he chuckled, the sound repeating in your head like a broken radio.
“What’s up is that it’s my turn to take care of the booth. You can go and visit other booths now.” Chifuyu said, taking the empty chair beside yours.
Thanking the gods above for helping you out of your situation, you thanked Chifuyu and scrambled off, feeling Chifuyu’s eyes in the back of your head.
🔍 2 🔍
A few weeks had passed.
You’re going nuts.
You have no one to tell about your new discovery. Though even if you had someone, you probably still wouldn’t tell anyone because of obvious reasons because-
Uhh… because of what again-
Anyway, you decided you didn’t want to tell anyone and to not bump into those two together ever again.
Jokes on you, honestly.
Because at the moment, you were stuck in a really packed train, squished among the other passengers and wow what a coincidence those two were literally right in front of you-
The three of you were standing near the train’s door, Chifuyu managed to squeeze between Baji and the wall because, well, obviously it would be better if you’re squished between the wall and your (boy)friend rather than among strangers-
You squint your eyes in agony when someone suddenly pushed and wriggled around, forcing you to lean against Baji’s back and effectively squishing Chifuyu even further.
“Sorry.” You whispered, yet not feeling apologetic at all because Baji was literally enjoying this.
“I-it’s okay.” Chifuyu had answered, flustered.
Poor blonde was blushing while Baji had this teasing and amused grin on his lips.
For a sort of tough and cool guy like Chifuyu, it still amazed you how easily his attitude changed around Baji.
“You good there, Fuyu?” Baji had asked, his voice low and teasing.
You might blushed because of gosh Chifuyu are you melting yet-
“Yeah. Absolutely! Yup yup.” Chifuyu had answered, proceeding to ramble about something you can’t quite decipher.
All of a sudden, the train halted, causing the passengers to stumble due to inertia.
You prayed for Chifuyu’s head that was probably knocked on the train’s wall due to inertia as well-
-or maybe not.
Baji’s hand was behind Chifuyu’s head while his other arm went around Chifuyu’s waist, literally hugging the boy into his chest.
You never felt so single in your whole life-
“Are you okay there?” Baji’s tone was genuine, worried while he released Chifuyu yet keeping Chifuyu close with his hands on the blonde’s shoulders.
Chifuyu looked like he was about to combust.
You watched as Chifuyu blabbered, his face flushed and avoiding eye contact.
Your eyes widened and you immediately tried your best to cover the two because Baji actually thought it was a good idea to suddenly peck Chifuyu on the freaking lips?!-
“Baji-san!” Chifuyu had scolded in a quiet voice, yet enjoyed the brief contact anyway.
Once out of the train, the three of you awkwardly looked at each other before you waved them goodbye and ran away from the tensed air around the other two.
May this be your last encounter, honestly.
🔍 3 🔍
You can’t believe it.
You can’t believe you just realised the three of you lived in the same literal building.
Chifuyu’s on the second floor, Baji’s on the fifth floor and you’re on the third floor.
Life was great-
-but you really wondered why you have to bump into those two in times like this.
It was around 2 in the morning when you’ve just come back from a store nearby, craving peyong yakisoba all of a sudden.
You were walking up the stairs when you heard it.
Some people were making out nearby.
Honestly, you would’ve ignored and ran into the safety of you apartment to avoid these swarming thoughts in your head like isn’t that Chifuyu’s voice-
“B-Baji-san-” you heard a very very familiar voice whimpered, feeling shivers run down your voice at the lewd sound.
You tried to move, though your feet were stuck onto the ground.
After what felt like hours of just standing there, head dizzy due to the noises Chifuyu has been making, you finally snapped out of it, shaking your head to stop thinking for a while before dropping your purse.
As expected, the noises stopped.
You heard hushed whispers, Baji grumbling and trying to tell Chifuyu that he heard nothing while Chifuyu was trying to stop Baji from doing whatever.
Eventually, you took a deep breath and went to pick up your purse, pretending that you’ve just arrived.
When you were about to confront the other two, you felt yourself heating up instantly.
Chifuyu was straddling Baji, his eyes meeting yours, letting you see his obviously flushed state and red lips. Due to his love for sweaters, obviously there’s ton of his collarbone area was shown and wow look at those marks-
Opposite of Chifuyu who was at least embarrassed, Baji still had his hand on Chifuyu’s waist, pulling the blonde even closer and burying his face into Chifuyu’s neck that was littered with-
You thought it’s a good time to act like you’re blind.
“Uhh wow. What a coincidence! Y’all live here?! Definitely didn’t expect that. What are the two of you doing in the dark?” You blabbered, feeling yourself still steaming despite not even looking at the ‘couple’.
You could only watch in pity as Chifuyu tried to stand up but the hold on his waist was not getting weaker anytime soon.
“Oh… uhh Baji-san sometimes have trouble sleeping. So we usually just talked until we get tired. Though today is a b-bit differen-hmmp-!”
When Chifuyu’s sentence was cut by a small whimper, you decided it’s time to scram.
“WELL OKAY THEN HAVE FUN YOU TOO- I MEAN HAVE A GREAT TALK OR WHATEVER! BY THE WAY ANYONE CAN COME SO YEAH IF YALL WANNA DO ANYTHING DO IT IN YALL HOUSE OR SOMETHING SO UMM BYE!” You literally rapped before walking pass the two and into your beloved apartment.
You didn’t know why but whatever those two were doing, they probably didn’t stop even after you’ve caught them in the act.
🔍 4 🔍
Baji’s gonna be pissed.
“Why do you actually look cute in that?” A classmate asked, eyeing Chifuyu who was groaning in regret, covering his face probably due to humiliation.
Since you’re 18 now as a few years had passed, your class decided to arrange a small gathering.
As Chifuyu was a changed man, of course he had come.
He even went to the party with you since, well, both of you lived in the same building.
You actually thought of ditching the party because you really wanted to sleep more despite it being night already.
But when someone knocked on your door and that someone was a shy Chifuyu who wanted to go to the party with you because he said he was most comfortable with you, you immediately went with him.
The party was held at a friend’s house, since he was the one who proposed the idea and was rich.
As usual, like any other party, there were people dancing, talking, eating, drinking and, of course, some who started playing spin the bottle already.
You thought of bolting out of there but when you saw a quite drunk Chifuyu being taken away to play the cursed game, you decided you had to stay and watch just in case.
You were right to stay, honestly.
Internally cursing why he looked cute in that maid uniform more than the rest of the female population, you contemplated if you should do something because the maid uniform was so short and his thighs were wow and it just looked super uncomfortable-
“Why would you have a maid uniform out of nowhere?” Chifuyu had asked, still covering his face.
The owner of the house, you remembered his name was Mark, only shrugged, “That was actually my sister’s. Though she didn’t use it anymore so why not?”
Chifuyu finally looked up, and you could hear literally everyone in the room gasped because wow the female population was really being threatened because of a boy in a maid outfit-
“Uhh… Chifuyu…” Mark broke the silence.
Chifuyu, who was a little bit drunk and was too upset he had to do this, grunted in response, crossing his arms over his chest and pouting.
Mark stared, kept on staring until suddenly he grabbed Chifuyu’s wrist and literally pulled the blonde into his lap.
“Are you seeing someone?” Mark casually asked.
Oh crap Baji’s gonna be pissed and Mark’s gonna die-
“Yup! Have been seeing that person for years now!” Chifuyu had giggled out in a drunken haze, his arms going around Mark’s neck and reaching out for a drink behind Mark.
Chifuyu my dear, your actions are contradicting your words right now-
“Oh- okay…” Mark said that, but he probably didn’t process Chifuyu’s words because obviously Chifuyu was in a maid uniform, literally straddling Mark and was hugging Mark.
When Mark had stared at Chifuyu’s exposed neck a little bit too long, you decided that you should step in.
There’s not many people watching the duo now, so this was literally the perfect time to interfere.
With Chifuyu’s clothes in your hands, you approached the drunk blonde and literally pulled Chifuyu off Mark’s lap, surprised how easy it was to pull Chifuyu.
Mark immediately switched his eyes to you, raising an eyebrow.
“Uhh we gotta go home. Uhh his mom called me.” You lied.
But it was a convincing lie though.
Mark only hummed, his eyes going back to train on Chifuyu.
You awkwardly tried to drag Chifuyu away, yet to no avail.
Eventually, Mark suddenly stood and went to carry Chifuyu bridal style.
“I’ll help you. Your building is nearby anyway.” Mark reasoned, his hands on Chifuyu’s thighs because the maid uniform was really that short.
Hoping Mark’s intention was sincere, you thanked him and decided to lead the way.
You would’ve tried and convinced Chifuyu to change before going home, but he passed out so…
Before leaving Mark’s house, Mark asked you to stop for a while.
You watched Mark place Chifuyu on a nearby bench before taking off his jacket and placing it over Chfiuyu’s shoulders, trying to probably cover Chifuyu’s neck.
“Okay. Let’s go.” Mark had said before he picked Chifuyu’s up.
With that, the two of you started walking.
Except you guys didn’t even get to walk too far because both of you bumped into none other than Baji.
You halted your steps when your eyes met Baji’s, his eyes narrowing before it landed on Chifuyu and narrowed even more.
“Y/N?” Mark had questioned.
Before you could even do anything, Baji was suddenly in front of Mark and literally took the passed out blonde in an instant.
Mark was about to told Baji to buzz off when-
-when Chifuyu started blinking awake before beaming.
“Baji-san!”
Both you and Mark stood there awkwardly, watching the exchange in silence.
“What are you doing in this… revealing maid uniform?” Baji grumbled, clearly annoyed.
Chifuyu only giggled, wriggling out of Baji’s hold.
Once Baji released him, he twirled, the skirt barely covering anything before he grinned at Baji.
“Cute, no?” Chifuyu had asked, his voice bordering teasing and oh gosh this was the first time you saw Baji blushed so hard-
For your and Mark’s sanity, you decided to drag Mark away.
Mark was still in a daze after watching Chifuyu acting so…
Cute-
“Please don’t tell anyone about whatever we just saw.” You sighed, facepalming.
You were confused if Chifuyu and Baji wanted to tell the whole world they’re dating or keep it a secret-
“So the other dude was probably the one Chifuyu was seeing, right?” Mark asked, his eyes unreadable.
You opted to answer truthfully.
“I… guess? They’ve never confirmed it but I’ve… kinda caught them a few times already…” you mumbled, groaning everytime you caught them doing… stuff…
Mark hummed, not sure out of pity nor understanding.
“Too bad… He was so cute too…” Mark had shrugged casually.
After asking if you want him to walk you home and you’ve politely told him it was okay, he bid you goodbye and went back to his house.
Honestly, you hoped he could walk you home because you guessed that the other two were probably doing… stuff…
Though because of the same reason, you decided to decline Mark’s offer.
It was already midnight, so no one was around.
You still found it amazing how Baji and Chifuyu were so brave to make out in public despite it being midnight though.
You wanted to ignore them, really.
But when you noticed Baji’s hand was going up Chifuyu’s thigh, you decided to knock some senses into them.
Approaching the two, you used Chifuyu’s clothes and smacked Baji’s head from behind, the male groaning and stopping whatever he was doing.
“Both of you! Please take whatever you’re doing somewhere else. I know it’s midnight and no one’s around but you really should be careful, you know?” You lectured, mostly directing your words to Baji because Chifuyu was drunk and he probably couldn’t decipher whatever you were talking about.
Baji grumbled, pulling Chifuyu’s closer causing the blonde to giggle and nuzzle into Baji’s chest.
“…whatever.” Baji had retorted in a low voice, placing a peck on Chfiuyu’s forehead,
Okay, that was cute but you were being serious-
“What if I want to tell everyone we’re together? Will it actually affect people around us negatively?” Baji asked, his eyes trained on the blonde on his lap who had passed out.
You suddenly felt tense.
“…that’s for you to discuss with Chifuyu.” You answered vaguely before leaving the two alone.
For some reason, unlike the other times you caught the two together, you felt like you actually might affect their relationship.
🔍 5 🔍
You affected their relationship for real.
The morning after your talk with Baji, you received a text from Chifuyu, the male had told you he’s dating Baji.
You felt like face palming because did he not know that you’ve found out about them years before?
A few hours later, you received a text from Mark, the male saying everyone was fussing about Chfiuyu’s relationship.
Apparently, Chifuyu did tell everyone he was in a relationship. But he didn’t say with who.
You thought it was a good move,
Yeah right.
“Why are we even here…” you groaned, slumping on a chair in a cafe near your apartment.
“Well, I didn’t plan on bumping into them but wow fate huh?” Mark had joked, wearing his black specs and a cap as he slurped his bubble tea, eyeing a couple nearby.
Since Mark had accidentally witnessed the exchange yesterday, you decided to just tell him everything because you’ve been keeping it a secret for years and you’re really dying to tell someone else.
Mark had conveniently suggested meet up at a cafe near your apartment.
You were elated since you didn’t have to get ready properly and put on makeup or whatever since the cafe was near.
But at what cost?
The cost of having to see a lovey dovey couple and feeling single.
“Honestly, they look like they’re just friends.” Mark had said, still watching the duo who were just talking and joking around.
Feeling bored, you also turned to look at the duo.
You were a few tables across Baji’s and Chfiuyu’s table. From your position, you could see Chifuyu’s face clearly, but not Baji’s. You assumed the same goes for Mark.
“Aren’t we supposed to talk about my miserable life having to bump into those two doing stuff though?” You grumbled, turning to Mark who was still eyeing the duo.
Mark was really invested in this issue, huh?
“Well, you said you’re done ranting.” Mark had said, finally turning his attention to you.
You grumbled, knowing you did say you’re done ranting.
You sighed, turning to watch Chifuyu’s and Baji’s interaction.
Feeling guilty, Mark went to the counter and ordered bubble teas for you and him, leaving you alone at the table.
When you actually started paying attention though, you noticed how flushed Chifuyu’s face was.
…
Odd.
Actually-
“Y/N! Here’s your bubble tea! Why are your eyebrows scrunched like that-”
“We’re leaving.” You said firmly, dragging a confused Mark out of the cafe as you felt two pairs of eyes on you in particular.
You could really told the other two about public awareness and how to fucking hold themselves back in public.
🔍 +1 🔍
Fate was really cruel to you.
You were simply looking for a part time job. And when a certain pet shop had offered you a job,
You grabbed it, of course.
You didn’t know what to feel when a familiar face had greeted you.
Chifuyu, whose hair was not blonde anymore, beamed when he saw you.
“Baji-san! I told you the new guy’s name boss told us is familiar! It was Y/N! The girl who kept on bumping into us!” Chifuyu had called out before turning to you.
“The world sure is small!” He grinned, patting your head.
You only stood there in a daze, the compromising situations you caught yourself in everytime you bumped into these two surfacing in your busy enough head.
…
Fate really wanted you to realise how single you are-
“Oh. You were right, Fuyu.” Baji said upon noticing you and Chifuyu.
Chifuyu hummed, waving at the two of you before excusing himself to check on some cats who were causing a ruckus inside their cage.
A few moments of silence passed.
…
“So… are you two still together?” You asked, the questions slipped past your lips before you could even think about it.
You were about to apologise for being nosy when Baji laughed, a genuine smile on his lips.
“Yeah. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have made it this far. Would’ve fought millions of times because Fuyu wanted to keep it a secret and I just wanna tell the whole world…” Baji had trailed off, his smile still on his face.
You really felt like that smile was too genuine for you to see.
“Anyway…” Baji suddenly said, the genuine smile gone on his face and in the blink of an eye, you were pinned against the wall.
Say what now-
“You’re not as sneaky as you think, you know?” Baji had whispered, his eyes staring into yours.
You felt yourself blushing at the close proximity, your head filled with alarms and how wrong this was considering Chifuyu was literally in the same shop-
Wait-
“Sn-sneaky? What exactly do you mean?” You asked, praying it’s not what you think.
“The times you bumped into us when we’re doing stuff were definitely a lot, no? And the fact that you get to see and hear what’s mine kinda pissed me off, ya know?” Baji had whispered, his voice getting lower and lower with each word leaving his mouth.
God please save me-
“W-well, why did you two even do it in a public place anyway?” You retorted, failing to sound convincing with how embarrassed you’re feeling right now.
Baji only seemed amused at your embarrassed state, finally putting some distance between the two of you.
“Since you kinda helped Fuyu and I in the end, I’ll let it slide.” Baji said, a satisfied grin on his lips.
Even after Chifuyu had came back, questioning your flustered state and Baji had showered Chifuyu’s face with kisses, you still haven’t got over the fact that…
Oh god…
Someone actually know what a creep you were-
By the end of the day, you’ve regained your composure by convincing yourself that you were watching them because you’re simply worried.
Yup.
That definitely worked.
🔍 END 🔍