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❝Hello! Sorry for taking so long to update. I got sick, I'm sleep deprived, and I lost motivation .-.

I've been trying to get this story out of my head so I wouldn't overthink about how I would write this chapter which led me into reading smau(s) on about, uh, Scaramouche because he's just so 😩 that I keep coming back for him.

Sadly this little bitch didn't come home.

Anyways, continuing on. So while searching for something to read and waste time, I stumbled upon this one fic. (behind the lens is the title, ) just in case if someone among you is interested 😗

I got carried away and went ahead and searched for more which made me motivated!

but not resuming with writing this story 🥲 (ofc I'll still continue this. I managed to have frisk's (from undertale) determination to finish it).

And so, yeah, it made me want to try making a smau fic of Scaramouche and it's already in my notes even tho idk how I should start doing it and the fact that I should doing that Shin x reader first because LMAO that book shoulda been the first thing I wrote and published instead of and yet here we are 🌝

...Look at me getting carried away with my rambling. Apologies for the long talking and taking so long to update. Do enjoy :D

But before that...

Any thoughts about having a Q&A?🧍❞

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At school, a lot of students are seen exiting each of their classrooms because it was now time for lunch.

Some students left with their lunchboxes, some went to the cafeteria, some wandered around to find a quiet place, and some simply stayed in their seats to either eat there or just sleep.

'It's already lunchtime...' Takashi silently thinks, his dejected expression switching to a grim one as his memory about the lesson(s) his teacher(s) discussed on each subjects were either muddled or hazy.

'I keep on losing my focus.' He puts the palm of his hand over the lower part of his face. 'I...can't help but wonder on who she was texting and..making her smile...' his eyes narrowed and his lips slightly parted.

"It bothers me." He admits to himself by quietly muttering the words with a red hue appearing and coating his cheeks.

'This is bad.' He lets out a small groan before shaking his head lightly. 'If I continue to be like this, school might be over before I know it...' His eyes shift to the person who'd frequently occupy his mind, even right now despite telling himself to stop.

But how can he? When he just finds her so captivating – so enchanting.

Mitsuya sees [Y/n] raise her head to see who woke or disturbed her lovely sleeping time. It was one of their female classmates. She took it upon herself to wake her up so she could inform her that it's already break time and doesn't want her to miss it as she knows the (horrifying) feeling of being hungry.

While they were in the middle of talking, the boy notes to himself on how cute the sleepy face looked on the [h/c] teen. His mind went ahead and made a short scenario of him waking up at the sight of that making for him to get lost once more in his thoughts, but only for a moment.

'I want to be the one who makes her smile.' Now he watches her rummage inside her bag and take out her lunchbox after their female classmate walked away when she was thanked for her action which she dismissed and said, "It was nothing."

'The one who makes her laugh.' Takashi felt his heart skip a beat when he saw the [h/c] girl smile towards his direction before standing up from her seat to approach him.

But despite already standing in front of the lilac haired male, he remained unmoving and seated. It made for her to tilt her head while he felt lost in his thoughts as he continued on with his staring.

With her friend gazing at her quite intensely, she also does the same thing. The female blinked her eyes and came to wonder why they were now having a staring contest instead of leaving the classroom to meet up with Rikka and eat lunch.

Meanwhile, Takashi's gaze softened. He was looking at her with affection – full of adoration. If anyone among their classmates were to notice the lovestruck expression he's giving, they would point out the obvious of how it's clear that he's utterly in love and that he should stop or convincing himself that they're just friends.

Memories of him catching or seeing [Y/n] with the others with a smile on her face as laughter passes her lips while in he middle of interacting with the guys or girls in their group came in mind.

Those times would doesn't always fail in making him feel unpleasant, but he does his best in turning a blind eye to what he's feeling and act like it doesn't bother him, not one bit. He's good at it.

'I want to be the person who makes her happy most of the time.'

Takashi abruptly broke out of his thoughts the moment he saw [Y/n] lean in. Unbeknownst to him, he held in his breath as he felt his face turn hot while he could hear and feel how hard and loud the sound of his heart beating against his ears.

"With how hard you're staring," the [h/c] female spoke with half lidded eyes. "You might burn a hole in my pretty face." She teased with a smirk on her face resulting for her friend to get all flustered and embarrassed for his actions.

Averting eye contact, he cleared his throat. "S-Sorry." He stammered an apology, much to his embarrassment, whilst his cheeks were coated in a light red hue. He was mentally cursing at himself.

'Sorry for what?' His inner self asks, a tad bit ashamed at his outer self. 'For staring or for getting caught??' Before he could say another word or even clarify, for the sake of himself, on what he's apologizing for, someone's voice beat him to it.

"So this is the reason why you two were taking long to leave the classroom?" Rikka's sudden appearance and voice that was slightly low startled him. "Are you two kidding me?" She shows a tight lipped smile but it was clear to the two teens that she was irked.

"I don't know about you two lovebirds who gets full just by looking at one another, ew," she huffed, her brows slightly furrowing. "This beautiful person here is hungry. Food is waiting and time is running."

"Lovebirds...?" The young lad quietly repeats before letting out a sigh. "How many times do we have to say that we're just friends. Seriously..." With a tired expression still present on his face after speaking those words out, he leaned his torso down a little to get his bag and lunchbox.

As the three of them start to exit the room, a smirk crept on Rikka's face. "I heard that you two have been friends since elementary." she whispered to the lilac haired after leaning a little towards him. "I really can't help but wonder why you still haven't shoot your shot." She hummed while the boy went wide eyed at her statement before turning his head to face her.

"What?" The dual tone haired hummed as Takashi glances at [Y/n]. Luckily for him, she was busy greeting back to the students on the hallway who first said their hellos. "I mean, with the way how you were looking at her earlier just proved the rumors and my assumption right about you having a crush on her." Rikka continues her teasing with a laugh that died so soon.

"What kills me is how that girl still haven't noticed your feelings for her!" She whisper shouted with a thumb pointing towards said girl. "I mean, your crush on her is quite obvious that a lot of people, including me, already knows it because only an idiot would...oh." While in the middle of her rambling, her expression held a look of utter disbelief but when she almost reached the end, it changed into something that came to a realization as her lips formed in a little 'o'.

At this point, Takashi was now feeling a tad bit bashful and wondered how or when did he get himself in this situation or conversation, though he's mostly on the listening side.

"I guess she's the type of person who's smart but oblivious to things like this...or maybe, what if, she's acting because, hmm, she doesn't know what to do or she doesn't feel the same way and doesn't want to make things awkward between you two..." the lilac haired heard her mutter and get his attention back again. Though only for a little second.

His eyes shifted to their [h/c] friend who's walking a little ahead from them while Rikka let out a sigh, indicating that she gave up coming up with those theories with a shrug of her shoulder.

"Either way, hang in there," she pats the back of Takashi while they start to descend the stairs. "I'll be rooting for ya, bud."

With Rikka walking ahead to catch up with the [h/c] girl, she puts her arm around her and ask, "What's in your bentō?"

"Food, obviously." Was the kind of reply she received from the person in question with a roll of her eyes, in a playful way.

"The hell? I was asking nicely." Remarked the dual tone haired with a huff. "How dare you reply so rudely." She dramatically voiced.

"I dare." [Y/n] deadpanned, a grin coming to show on her face not too long as they started to bicker back and forth.

Takashi couldn't help but to let out a small laugh and the next show an unreadable expression on his face as he could hear the words that Rikka said just minutes ago. It's starting to get to him and make his stomach churn because, somehow, it does make sense.

As they walked behind the building of the school, the usual spot where Pah, Peh, [Y/n], and him would usually hang out during break time because only a few students would hang around there, the lilac haired boy busies himself in assorting his thoughts or connecting the dots along the way to their designation.

'It was probably after a year or something since we met that I started to like her after I had the chance in getting to know her better.' With him thinking that, the memory of them meeting for the first time resurfaced.

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"Huh? Wait."

"What's wrong?" The ten year old Takashi halt in his steps when he saw his dragon tattooed friend, which he also has, do it first.

"It's [Y/n]." Draken confirms after squinting his eyes and watching the [h/c] person with a little boy holding her hand slowly get closer to where their standing for a few more seconds.

"The handkerchief girl?" The lilac haired teased with a light coo which resulted in him seeing a red tint spread across his friend's cheeks that it reached the tip of his ears. "She's pretty."

"I know that and shut up!" Ken's outburst and piercing glare didn't faze Takashi a bit as his lips only curled up, showing a smirk.

"Keep it cool, Kenny." He taunts, making for the blonde boy to snarl at him but he quickly calms himself when he heard Takashi add, " is getting closer." How funny and amusing for him to see his usually cool headed friend be flustered for the first time. Such a sight.

"Oh?" The said girl now stands in front of them with a bright smile that somewhat felt like mysterious at the same time. "What a surprise to see you here, Draken."

The said boy nod his head, a light tint of pink coating his cheeks which went unnoticed as [Y/n] turned her head to face her brother. He was looking in awe at the two older and tall boys in front of him because of the tattoos adorning their temples. He found it so cool that he immediately told himself that he'll get one once he gets older.

"Say hello to the two big brothers." She tells him softly which the child obediently abide, and he was enthusiastic with it too. "This is my little brother, Akio." She introduces the cute child to who beamed a smile after bowing his head and torso before resuming with admiring the tattoos on their temples.

She let out a little giggle that made Draken's heart to flutter. The lilac haired couldn't help but to let out a small snort at the sight of his friend being lovestruck while the girl was being oblivious about it.

"Mikey and the others are coming over to hang out at my place." [Y/n] informs, her smile reaching her eyes. "Will you be going, too?" Her eyes shift to the blond boy's friend.

Takashi felt somewhat bashful under her gaze and at the same time, he felt weird. She's oddly familiar even though it's their first time meeting each other.

"Your friend is also free to come, too!" She chirped which caught him out of his thoughts.

"Huh? Oh. I'm Takashi Mitsuya..." he introduces himself, a hand on the back of his head as he still can't help but be bothered at what he thought seconds ago.

"I would love to join but sorry, I can't." He lets out a small sigh. "It's time for me to head back home to watch over my two sisters since it's almost time for my mom to go to work." Draken's eyes went to him then to [Y/n] and back to him.

"It's alright to bring them over." They both heard her say with a tender smile that lasted long on her face as she talked to her little brother. "I'm sure Akio would love to meet and be friends with them, right~?"

"Mhm!" The little boy beams with a nod. "Yay! New friends!" Out of glee, he jumped up and down.

"Then it's settled." A sunny smile shows on [Y/n]'s face. "I'll be seeing you all later. Say bye bye, Akio."

"Bye bye, dragon bros!"

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That was the start of Takashi and [Y/n]'s friendship and with a year passing by, he acknowledges the fact that he was feeling something more, something stronger towards her. Spring has begun.

Takashi's silent thoughts were cut off for a short second when he heard laughter come from [Y/n] due to the (funny) annoyed expression that's plastered on Rikka's face.

Then he resumed. 'I'm sure I dropped hints that I'm in fact interested in her...even doing it by accident several times throughout these years.' his brows scrunched while his eyes narrowed as the vivid memory of [Y/n] being confessed to on the school's rooftop came in mind.

Let's clear this first. No, it wasn't that he followed them, he was there first. He wanted to be alone for a bit to clear his mind before classes start again but unfortunately for him, the odds were against him that day.

If he knew something like that was gonna happen beforehand then he wouldn't have come to the rooftop then and went off somewhere instead because he remembers it well 'til this day even though almost two years have passed since then.

"I'm not looking for, nor interested in being in a serious relationship." Those words were the response [Y/n] told her admirer with a smile. The same words Takashi heard that made his heart clench even though he wasn't the one being rejected, but he could already see it the moment he imagined himself confessing.

Deep down, he felt like he could change her mind if he continued on with his subtle, sometimes not so, with approaching her as sweet, caring, kind, and a complete gentleman.

Sadly, nothing changed. No matter what he did throughout the days, weeks, months, until it became years since they met, everything remained the same. They're still friends. friends.

Of course, not just him, but everyone in the group that gradually became big and he found himself having more and rivals.

Honestly, sometimes he would find it amusing at the sight of everyone doing their best or hardest in trying to win [Y/n]'s heart by complimenting her, giving her gifts even at random times, treating or giving her favorite food or drinks, offering her rides to wherever she wants and accompanying her along the way, and many more.

But then his mind just had to play with him by making him anxious and sick down to his stomach and ask him questions like:

What if one day someone in their group or a random guy or girl managed to win her before he could despite how hard he's tried to be that one for

How would he be able to handle it once she announces that she's finally taken? Would he take it well and support her? Ha, no.

Judging by how he's thinking too deep into this, it's clear he won't be able to take the news well if it indeed does happen one day.

Well, sure. He might be able to congratulate her with a smile plastered on his face, but it'll only be an act he, himself knows then after that, he might avoid her. Intentional or not as he starts to put a limit on how much he'll interact with her.

Hm, This are all just an imagine that his own brain is thinking, but the thought itself is already breaking his heart...

Ah, he's reminded once again of how deep he's fallen and how true his feelings are for you and yet there you are. Just laughing and being lovely with that pretty smile on your face without an ounce of clue of what he's thinking, of what you're doing to him.

With a cold breeze passing by, Takashi takes a deep breath and releases it before sitting down on the wooden bench along with the girls and opened his lunchbox to finally start eating even though he lost his appetite.

Things aren't so funny and amusing now, huh?

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"Say hi to Kazutora for me." The lilac haired smiles while he accompanies [Y/n] down to the shoe lockers and patiently waits for her to finish changing them.

"I will." She hummed, now done changing her shoes and is currently facing her friend. "It would be nice if you also came to visit Tora with me." Closing the small locker after putting her uwabaki slippers inside, she let out a little sigh.

"I'm sure he'd love to have more company and hang out with you boys instead of just being alone with me." She adds, an infectious smile shown on her face as they continued to walk outside the building.

"Don't worry." Takashi assures with a hearty chuckle. "I'm sure Kazutora will have fun just by hanging out with you." The smile on his lips widen as it reaches his eyes that gave a hint of fondness while peering at her. "You aren't a boring person to hang out with."

"Aww, such a sweet boy you are." [Y/n] teased, a toothy grin now shown and before the boy could say a remark, someone's voice beats him to it. Deja vu.

"[N/n]~!" Mikey calls out happily with a wave of his hand and a smile accompanying his words and little but cute action while sat on his cb250t. "Hey, Mitsuya! I'm here to pick [n/n] up." He announces so casually while being enthusiastic about it as a winsome grin changes the tightlipped smile on his porcelain face.