O22 - bonus

     It's been a stressful day of school. Your schoolmates wouldn't stop bugging and asking you, "what happened?" "Where have you been?" "I heard you got into a car accident!" "I thought you died!" and things such as these.

More worse, someone spread a rumor that a pink-haired alien abducted you. More like, Kusuo kidnapped you and held you hostage. You hated putting him in the wrong spot, and having a bad image can ruin someone's reputation in an instance. You felt the sudden need to apologize.

You didn't mind people spreading rumors about you, but if they were to talk bad about Kusuo, boy, would you snap their neck one by one.

You squinted your eyes as you scanned the cafeteria, looking for a particular pink-haired. Spotting him at the very corner, your eyes lit up. 'There he is!' You mentally grinned, happily making your way over to him.

He was sitting alone, quietly eating his lunch. "Saiki!" You smiled, slamming the table. Kusuo looked at you before tilting his head slightly to the left as he smirked. 'Why is he so attractive?!' You mentally mumbled as your mouth gaped at his sudden action.

Upon hearing your thoughts, the psychic raised a brow. "What's wrong?" He paused for a second, observing the look on your face. "I saw you smile, so I figured I might smile as well."

The moment his words have reached your eardrum, you let out a small gasp. "I— W-whatever!" you stuttered, trying to prevent yourself from blushing furiously. "I c-came here to apologize, not to flirt with you." You continued, biting your inner cheek.

"Go on, then." The smirk on his face faded as he looked at you intensely, making your sweat drop. You fiddled with your hands while finding the right words to let out. "Sorry about the rumors. Y-you helped me, and yet people are talking bad about you. But I promise that I'll take care of this rumor myse—"

'Hmm, she's something else.'

"Apology not accepted." He abruptly declined, cutting you off. Your eyes widened at his response. "What?! Why?" You were on the verge of crying, which Kusuo found funny.

'She knew I could take care of this situation using mind control,'

"I'm kidding, it's alright. I have no problem with it." He let out a soft hum as he took a spoonful of his lunch into his mouth. For some reason, you let out a relief sigh right after hearing his words.

'Yet she's still willing to do it herself. For me.'

You sat down across his seat, grinning like an idiot. "Let's hang out later after school!" You suggested, your eyes not leaving him. Oh, how you envied the spoon that went inside his mouth.

"A date." He responded, looking at you with the metal utensil in his hand.

"Whaaat? Excuse me?"

"Consider it a date. I'll pay this time." He grabbed something from his pocket before showing you a familiar coupon (from chapter two). "I can take my girlfriend out with this, right?" He added.

'He r-remembered what I said back then. I'm going to die!' You internally screamed, obviously simping for the man in front of you. After a while of fan girling over Kusuo, your mouth gaped at a sudden realization. "Hold on— w-we're not dating," you mumbled out loud.

"Yet." He continued, looking at you with siren eyes. You almost squealed when you heard that from him. He was the type of person who's very hard to get, yet he's submitting to you.

You rested your head on your palm as you calmly stated, "I love you, and I know you love me too." You watched as his expression changed from a cold one to a soft one and back to a cold one again.

"Do I, really?" He responded, mirroring your actions. There was a slight smile planted on his face, but it wasn't that much visible.

"Yes, you do!" You grinned while he tilted his head to the side. He gave you a questioning look for a few seconds before saying, "You're indeed smart. No wonder you're the top two student."

Your smile faded, making Kusuo concerned. "..I'm not the top one, though." You quietly muttered as the pink-haired raised a brow.

"I don't see any problem with it. Don't force yourself to do something that is above your level. I'm proud of you, [ name ]." He said with a slight, genuine smile. "But you're still an idiot. My stupid idiot." He added, making you roll your eyes.

"Hey!! You're not supposed to compliment someone and then tell an insult moment later, okay?" You scolded, crossing your arms.

The psychic scoffed, "I do what I want."

"Then do me."

"What."

"Uhmmm, anywaay.." After noticing the deadly glare he was shooting you, you immediately changed the topic. "Did you know a shrimp's heart is in its head?" You gleefully questioned, giving him a close-eyed smile.

"It's funny how I don't remember asking." He bitterly uttered, making you pout. "Rude much?" you grumbled as he mentally chuckled. He didn't know if he was a sadist, or he just found it funny to tease you.