Confession (part 2)

After being bandaged, the nurse told me some things that I should avoid from now on. I have to keep the bandage on for as long as it's still painful. At least one day, since most wounds like this would close itself by then. If it's still bleeding even after three days, then I have to go see a doctor.

I also shouldn't be doing any heavy activities since adrenaline makes your blood pump faster. The next thing I want when I have a wound is to have my blood go faster, so I should reconsider any heavy movement activities.

The wound isn't really that terrible, so I just need to rest and wait for it to heal. There's no real danger to it, at least for now, so no reason to worry.

After being bandaged, I asked the nurse if the school had any unused uniform or whatever. She mentioned that there were some old and dirty exercise pants that were lost and found in the infirmary, but that was it.

I had to make do with the old and dirty pants since my long skirt was fully soaked. I also borrowed a lost and found school jacket that was kept inside the infirmary's storage, since walking around with a soaked uniform is asking to be looked at by everyone.

After wearing the lost and found attires, Nico and I headed out. But, we didn't go to our classrooms right away.

I suggested that we go to the backyard of the school, and Nico agreed. We needed a private time for ourselves to talk, and going back to the classroom where everyone can listen is a bad idea. We went there and sat down in the outdoor hanging area, the same place where Emil and I talked yesterday.

There are quite a lot of students here, but most of them were seniors anyway. They won't recognize us unless a fellow first year makes a fuss of our existence.

After sitting down, Nico placed his head on the stone table. He let out a very tiring breath and whined, which made me look at him confusedly.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing much. Just… sometimes I regret being too nice to everybody."

Hearing that I can't help but giggle a little. I noticed that even laughing hurts my head, so I shouldn't be doing too much movement. And hearing me laugh, Nico lifted his head up again and stared at me with an annoyed expression.

"You don't have to reject me so cruelly like that, you know…?"

Nico looked so annoyed by it, and I simply smiled widely at his annoyance.

"Well, that's your fault for not trying to help me immediately. Also, my head was hurting at the time, so maybe I just wanted to get out of that place as quickly as possible."

"Why do you always make things so difficult?"

"I just like difficult things. For example, you."

I said so openly, which startled Nico. His eyes opened wide from the surprise, and I giggled seeing him like that.

Again, giggling hurts my head, and I quickly cringed at the pain. Nico noticed the pained reaction I had, and he quickly turned worried.

"Does it still hurt? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

"What? No, it's not that bad. I just need to stay still and not move my head that much. Sorry, but I'm okay."

He looked so worried that I felt bad for showing it. It wasn't that painful, but it was just unexpected since I was laughing. And hearing me apologize, Nico felt even more worried.

"About what happened today… it was my fault, wasn't it?"

Nico suddenly said, and that got me confused.

"Why did you think like that?"

"The reason why this is all happening to you was because Alica was trying to keep you away from me, wasn't she? She was trying to confess to me, but at the same time, keeping you away so that you wouldn't ruin her plan."

Wow… He always knew exactly what was going on.

It's almost like he had a third eye or something. He just knows exactly what is happening in other people's lives.

"You are very exact on the guess."

"Then, it was my fault. Alica wouldn't be doing this if she wasn't interested in me. I guess… I was being far too nice to people that they misunderstood them greatly."

"That's still not your fault. Being nice to people can sometimes be a bad idea, but it's not always bad. Don't forget, the mastermind behind all this is Alica. There is no such place where you are in the wrong here."

I told Nico, but the look in his face still says that he is sorry. I knew that he was such a nice person, but this is just going beyond being nice. He would even put himself below the true villain, and that's going too far on blaming himself.

In that case, I should change his mind.

"You were not at fault, but you are part of the reason why all this is happening. It's because your face was simply too handsome."

I said to him while staring deeply at him, and that made him surprised. He noticed that I was staring at him, and he turned his face away from embarrassment.

"W-Well… no need to say that so openly."

"I can't help it. It's your fault for being so handsome."

"I said stop…"

His embarrassed reaction is also really cute. God, I loved teasing him so much.

"In that case, you should atone for it."

I suddenly had a bright idea, and Nico turned back to me with curiosity.

"How can I do that?"

"It's quite simple, actually."

I grabbed his left hand that was above the table and moved it closer to me. Then, I simply placed my right hand above it while still staring at his face. I kept my chin above my left hand, and I acted as appealing as possible, so that he can never reject.

And with all those weapons combined, I spoke softly as the final pack of punch.

"How about making me your girlfriend~?"

I finally asked him, and Nico turned very shocked. The look on his face was more or less the same when he first saw me in the classroom, all soaked and bleeding. I completely took him by surprise in this one, even though we are sitting in front of one another.

Maybe it was my untied hair? Or does my smile just look so adoring right now? Either way, it seemed like a critical hit to Nico.

But, surprisingly, he recovered from that shock pretty quickly. He coughed to clear his throat, and finally gave me a menacing look.

W-Why does he look so angry?

"No. You declined first. Rejected!"

Huh…?

"W-What do you mean?"

"Didn't you decline me in front of everybody? You get what you deserve!"

Nico pulled his hand and folded them on his chest, and he straightened his pose as if acting like he was genuinely mad. He even snorted at me to further show how 'angry' he is, and I cannot be more speechless.

"Haha! You're right, I guess I did deserve that."

This time, I laughed without caring for the pain in my forehead. I just laughed openly and loudly, because I know that it was actually my fault for embarrassing him in front of so many people.

"In that case, how can I atone for that sin?"

I asked him again with the same alluring act, and Nico fell for it once more. Only this time, he acted the same way.

He placed his hand on top of mine, and he moved his face closer to me.

"Kiss me."

"H-Huh??"

Right here!? In the middle of all these seniors around us!?

"There's so many people."

I whispered to him, but he cannot look more interesting than this. His smile was so cheeky that I just wanted to mess his face up. I really just want to slap his face away, but my heart is telling me not to.

I… also wanted it. Deep in my heart.

However, I know that this is not the right time nor place.

"I can't… this is just… not right."

I said to him, and Nico disappointingly moved his face away from me. He then stood up, and I closed my eyes from the regret.

Man… that was my one and only chance to kiss him…

"In that case, I'll be straightforward."

Suddenly, I can hear Nico on my right. I turned to face him, and I was shocked when he grabbed my left waist. I quickly panicked when I saw his face getting closer, but it was too late.

He… forcibly kissed me while standing.

I opened my eyes widely from the shock. And during the entire kiss, I was still very widely shocked. It didn't last that long, because Nico pulled away after only five seconds. And yet, it felt like it was a whole year.

"See you later after school! I got us a spicy demon to take down!"

Nico said as he walked away, leaving me alone and embarrassed to death in the middle of this outdoor hanging area. And as Nico walked away from me, I could hear claps coming from the senior students around us.

I noticed that the other students were watching us when we kissed, and they all clapped at Nico for seizing the opportunity. Hell, they even cheered for him as he walked away.

And Nico being Nico, he lifted his right fist up like some champion as he walked away.

He is just… unbelievable.

Now that Nico has left, I noticed the gazes landed back to me, and I realized what I was doing. I was covering my mouth from the kiss, and my whole face is burning up. Very quickly, I stood up and ran away from the location, ignoring the whistles and cheers coming from the seniors around me.

They probably didn't know that we were first years… Or they did, and they purposely cheered because they were supporting us.

How surprising. They were supporting us even though they didn't know us. And yet, the people who know who we are didn't even bother considering us being together.

Why was it? Why did those seniors cheer for me and Nico? Were they just in it for the fun and thrill of seeing other students kissing out in the open? Just what was their reason for cheering!?

Also! Why did that guy just suddenly force himself!? I told him it was a bad place to do so!!

He is so… so dead, later.