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" You have the most perfect life, Ike. Its like a Romcom Harem anime and you're the MC " declared Mysta, a manga book covering his face while having his head laying down on a library table.
Beside him, Ike stops writing his book report. Looks to the guy beside him puzzlingly. "Huh?" , the only response he can give to the statement.
"I mean.." continues the boy "Ike Eveland, the perfect student. Member of the Student Council ANND the Class President of year one class a. Being pursued by the MOST Popular Guy on the School and the New Star of the Theater Club,Vox Akuma. The Childhood Friend of the Super Hot Self Proclaimed Leader of the Yankees, Luca Kaneshiro ANDD The Best Friend slash Student Council Co Member and the Coolest Most Smartest Person Ever, Shu Yamino. You got the whole cast in there!" Mysta explains, hands waving and all.
"Not to mention your MC qualities, from Singing to playing Instruments, Karate and parkour? And you're like very very pretty too!! You've.... you've got it all .The perfect main character. Man I can't wait to see who you would pick" blurted the boy, not even breathing in between his words but a slight sigh could be heard from the last words he said.
Ike still baffled with Mysta's lil speech, seems to be lost in his thoughts too.
But he was right tho.
His life to his perspective IS in fact a lil too close to a RomCom Anime. Its like the writers of his life decided that this is what will happen, they prepared him for it. And for the longest time, Ike felt reassured in a way. It's what it's supposed to be.
But something is missing.
"And what about Mysta? What's his role in this RomCom Harem Anime?" playfully asks Ike.
Ike expects Mysta to give him a teasing answer like "The perfect Male Lead" or like "The Hidden Genius that would make the MC fall in love with him bcos he is super smart" at this point, Ike is used to Mysta's flirting with him on the daily.
"Nothing" Mysta's immediate reply.
"Huh?" another confused reply from Ike
"Nothing.. Mysta's not part of the Harem, of the story. Mysta.. " Mysta pauses as he thinks
"Mysta.. is Shu's brother. Luca's classmate. Vox's acquaintance. Mysta is character B. Nothing more."
Ike can't help but frown upon the idea.
He doesn't like it one bit.
"Mysta is nothing more like a watcher, in a perfect movie, waiting for the MC to pick his choice." There is a long pause, as if Mysta's trying to dig up words to say.
" So.... who... are you ganna pick... Ikeey?" Mysta drags his words as yawning, like he's falling asleep.
A wave of sadness floods Ike's chest. His ears are burning up. His hands are sweating.
Wow, so you're not even on the choices huh . Thought Ike. How messed up is that.
The two were silent for what looked like an eternity. Loud noises from the playing field can be heard from outside the library window. An indication that time is passing by but for Ike, it seems like it's not.
Ike looks beside him, a boy with light brown hair shines as the soft sunlight reflects on it, his head laying down the library table, a popular manga covering his ,what Ike guesses, is his sleeping face.
"Ahh..Should've confiscated that manga already, we're not allowed to bring that to school much less read that here in the library" thought Ike.
Much to Ike's dismay, the fact that Mysta didn't include himself in his "Harem" is much more disturbing than the fact that Mysta even compared his life to a RomCom.
He gave up on thinking. It's useless to think of an answer to this bizarre question thrown at him.
Ike sighed as he took off his glasses.
He joined Mysta laying his head on the table. He laid facing him.
He tried to think of an answer to this problem once again for a while but the only thing running on his head is that he wanted to see his face.
I want to look at you. I want to see your sleeping face. How pretty would you be?
Ike lost to his desire and curiosity , reached out to the book shielding the boy's face. Carefully he lifted it up out of the way revealing Blue
'Ahh blue and pink' Ike thought. 'It really does remind you of the sunset'
The two of them laid there, facing each other. Ike thought, Mysta would be sleeping but he's not. He's awake and he just stayed there looking back at Ike, expression new to Ike's. There's only a few times he have seen this kind of expression to the expressive boy. Most of the time Ike can read Mysta so easily just by looking at him but now.
Mysta looks so serious. His eyes seemed like its shade were a lil deeper. He stares at Ike's eyes without loosing contact for a straight minute before speaking, lower in tone unlike his normally high pitched voice.
"So Ike ... who's it going to be?"
It sounded more of a demand rather than a question.
"I" Ike starts to answer.
"I dont know. The one that I want.." he paused.
"The one that I want to choose..... wasn't on the options”