Something was definitely wrong. This girl looked like Kimi, but the resemblance to the girl he knew ended there. Her posture, the sharpness of her eyes, and when she spoke–! Just what had happened to her?
“Huh… Just hang on a second, I can catch up to ‘em.” He lifted a hand to indicate that she should wait, before taking off in the direction of the fleeing girls. With a long stride and a fast pace, he managed to catch up to the one that held the distinctive red ribbon. As if her brush with the suddenly-bold Kimi wasn’t enough to deter the girl’s bullying, she was holding up the fabric and snickering to another student as she walked toward their classroom.
It didn’t take much to convince her to return it, really. A stern, irritable look on his face and an outstretched hand for “something that doesn’t belong to you” was enough. There were, at times, rare benefits to the way he looked. If bullies knew that Kimi was under his protection, they’d likely steer clear from then on.
Making a hasty return to the somehow-altered Kimi, he triumphantly held out the bow for her to accept.
“If anybody else ever bothers you like that, just let me know, okay? Might as well put this reputation I’ve got to good use.” Kasanoda chuckled, before his expression shifted back to concern.
“You are okay, right? Maybe it’s just me, but somethin’ seems a little off.”
━♡❣♡━ “Sure..” She muttered as she watched him take off.
Crap, this was a pain.. Kimi would be upset for a long time if this guy thought bad of her after this whole ordeal. She sighed, arms crossed as she waited for him to come back. He didn’t seem like someone who would distance or break ties with Kimi because of something like this, but she’d been wrong before.
She pulled herself from her thoughts when she saw Kasanoda’s familiar red hair come back into view.
Once he was back in front of her and presented the ribbon, she stared at it for a moment before looking up at him, a skeptical and thinking expression on her face. His words made her lips press into a thin line momentarily before she finally spoke.
“Thanks..” she began, “You’re not wrong.” She finally took the ribbon from his hand, not yet tying it back in her hair. She still had some things to say. “I’ve got something to ask you, Kasanoda,” she paused only for a moment, “Are you Kimi’s friend? Would you ever hurt her?” Her tone and darkened eyes were dead serious, staring him down.
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