Note: This chapter and the couple next ones will be following Kou's perspective because why not! As always, feedback=welcome.

Kou rolled his eyes, getting up and groaning as his alarm sound fills his ears. He instantly found a memory of last night. His brother, Teru, had hosted a massive party, meaning a quick game of truth and dare. So, eventually, Kou had given in, writing some random letter to somebody. He didn't know who, but he hoped it wasn't anyone important. That way, he could just continue his school day, without working on anything. However, when Kou arrived at the gym locker room, he spotted Sakura, Tsukasa, and Mitsuba all gathered around Mitsuba's locker, all staring at a piece of paper that gave Kou a sinking feeling of dread.

He instantly noticed the paper's lines, knowing who had written it instantly: him. He turned on his heel, instantly walking into the bathroom with a nervous expression, biting away at his lip. He'd confided in his little sister about Mitsuba, sure, but nobody really knew he wasn't straight except for her, and she didn't particularly care. He knew Teru had been vacuming the house, but his earbuds were always on during that point, so he knew that hopefully wasn't an issue.

He paced in the bathroom, before hearing the door begin to open, and he instantly darted into a stall, locking in and sitting on the toilet seat, staring at the ceiling as though it held all answers for the universe. He could hear somebody walking in, then the noises of texts coming onto their phone, the buzzing noise filling up the room. He internally panicked, before contemplating-then deciding- to stay in the bathroom, at least until everyone left for the field. He twiddled with his thumbs a little, watching the rough skin brush past itself, before taking out his own phone, opening his messages and texting Teru.

"Literally why did you have to put my note inside of Mitsuba's locker."

"It was only fair! Plus, I know Mitsuba never actually locks his gym locker, so it was an easy break in.

Kou rolled his eyes, closing his message with Teru page. He sighed, scrolling through his camera roll. It was almost frustrating, seeing how little pictures he had of Mitsuba, his camera roll a barren wasteland of childhood pictures, places he'd never see again, people who he didn't remember, and random namesakes. However, when he went up to "Shared with me", he spotted a page from Mitsuba, different pictures of their photoshoot. It actually looked nice, and now Kou was really torn. On one hand, he was freaking out, thinking that he should ignore and avoid Mitsuba for as long as he physically could. Or, he could simply treat Mitsuba like normal. He'd have to probably choose the second option, simply because he sat next to Mitsuba in class, so he definitely couldn't just ignore him. That plan would have to be thrown out the window by his next class, seeing as Kou was sat next to Mitsuba in nearly every class, so the first idea would never work.

He heard the significant bell, showing that gym class was officially over. He had only a couple minutes to spare, so he rushed out of the bathroom, grabbing his bag, carefully slinging it over his shoulder, before realizing: he had to check everything in there. He put down his bag, slowly opening it and checking that everything inside was right, He had everything, or at least it looked to be so. Now, he grabbed his shoes from his locker, changing out of his gym shoes and back into his normal ones. Just as he slung his bag back over his shoulder, the contents bouncing against his back, he heard a voice behind him, one he could only recognize as Mitsuba.

"....hi."