But... Syo said it was okay, didn't he?
It seemed so sudden, being pulled aside by Hyuuga-sensei like that. Even worse so when he was pulled into a room that had Tsukimiya-sensei and Saotome in it too.
At least, it seemed sudden for Natsuki. What the blond didn't realize until it was explained to him that the rumors of the true nature of his relationship with Syo had been circulating for a while...
He said that since I was always affectionate it would be fine...
What he didn't find out until it was explained to him, the same way a parent scolds a toddler. Natsuki hated being talked down to like that, he wasn't in the master course, wasn't he?
But I deserve it for how I am, don't I?
"You have to be careful Natsu-chan~! You're not really in a relationship with Syo-chan, are you?"
I denied it... I hate lying, but Syo said it was better this way...
"Well, even if it's true... It's still a little too much, the way you interact with him. You need to stop it if you want to stop the rumors. If you want to keep you and Syo safe.."
As Natsuki finally curled up in his bed he continued to remember what they said to him, what they implied. His interaction with Saotome was the worst, simply because... He didn't say a single word. He was sitting in his chair, silent... Staring. the usually talkative head was too annoyed to even scold him.
"What should I do...?" He says out loud, as if talking to the plush animals in front of him. He starts to reach out, his instinct in a moment of stress to hug the bear that was dressed up like Syo himself. But he soon pulls his arm back, forcefully tucking it underneath himself.
He doesn't even notice when he hears the door to the room open and close, too swept up in his own thoughts and doubts.