✁—- Truthfully, Shion could feel her heart ache from his response.
She wanted to know what happened, but from how little he spoke,
she figured she wouldn’t press right now. Maybe later. She nodded
slowly as she followed behind him.
✁—- The day went by as normal, with Shion passing glances every
so often to the other ; make sure he was doing well. She’d make sure
to write her notes and homework down much clearer, figuring if he
didn’t get the work down, Satoshi could just copy off of Shion. That’s
what friends were for, right?
✁—- The day came and went, and Shion waved off her friends with
a smile as she headed out to the baseball field. She took her time
with getting there, reviewing her notes and homework and finalizing
some highlighting. Shion smiled softly down at Satoshi and swayed
from side to side, shifting on her own feet.
✁—- “ Hi! “ She greeted back, before taking a seat next to him. Hands
fell to her lap and she tilted her head. Satoko was spending the night at
Rika’s, huh? Shion’s smile grew into a toothy smile, and she placed her
hand on Satoshi’s shoulder carefully, unknowing if any of his limbs were
sore. She wouldn’t be surprised if his face is that scratched up. “ Hey, if
that’s the case, why don’t you spend the night at my place? “ She realized
how weird that sounded, and her cheeks flushed red. “ S-So I could help you
with schoolwork! Ha… Good job, Shion… “ Shion gave Satoshi a firm thumbs
up, and a grin. She knew he’d do well!
✁—- …Until he fell. Shion’s face warped with worry, and she stood up on her
feet, pressing her hands over her eyes while squinting. He was hurt?
Shion’s heart ached again, and a hand went up to her chest, clutching
over her heart. Oh gods- Oh no- Was he going to be okay?
✁—- Shion would sit next to Satoshi, and carefully wrap her arms around him.
She’d sigh, before giving him a smile. “ Don’t worry, “ Her voice was soft,
barely above a whisper. “ You did your best… ! Don’t apologize, ‘kay? “
her words were kind —— BUT NOT REALISTIC. NOTHING WAS OKAY. though, he couldn’t blame her. she had no idea what satoko && himself were going through day by day. but being a sonozaki, she had to know nothing, right ? satoshi lifted his head && stared towards the ground. ❝ i’ll come stay the night with you. ❞ he finally answered her request. he knew his aunt would not approve, but it’ll all blow over by tomorrow. he hoped.
lifting his head to give her a soft smile. he was slightly worried though. what would her family think if they knew he stayed the night with her. not only because it was a boy —— BUT A HOJO. ❝ only if you really want me to though ... okay ? ❞