Rin Okumura x Reader - Helping Hand

Textbooks clattered to the floor in a mixture of flung open folders and fluttering papers, quickly followed by [Name]’s knees hitting the pavement as she hastily tried to gather everything back together. Laughter like birds twittering faded off into the commotion of a crowd of students at True Cross Academy, the culprits behind the woman’s accident walking daftly away.

These supposed unintentional run-ins she’d had with this particular group of girls was beginning to wear thin on the woman’s nerves. Scraping up the last of the leaflets, she shoved them hastily into a folder and stacked that on top of her textbooks. “Hey [Name], you alright?” came the familiar voice of Rin Okumura. Tilting her head up, she squinted against the sunlight that shone brightly behind him.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” she brushed off as she grabbed up her fallen pencil and pen.

“D’ya drop your stuff?” Scooping everything up and cradling them against her chest, she readied to get back to her feet.

“It sure would look that way, huh?” she breathed, beginning to stand but pausing when she heard the boy in front of her say,

“Here, let me help you.”  Looking up to him once more, she saw his hand extended out to her with an expression on his face that gave her the impression he knew more about the situation than he let on. She hesitated for a moment, before shifting all her belongs to one arm then reaching out to take up his offer. His hand folded over hers with ease before pulling her up.

“Thanks,” she said, still having to tilt her head up to see him due to the height difference. He didn’t respond, or even return her stare, but rather looked past and over her shoulder. “Right… well, I’m gonna head back to my dorm now. Thanks again, Rin.” Just as she moved to step past him, he snapped out of whatever idle thoughts he’d been having and spoke,

“Let me walk you!”

“Eh, it’s alright. You don’t have—”

“No really, it’s cool. I don’t mind! Come on, let’s go.” Not leaving her with much option, the two started their trek together in the direction of the Woman’s Dormitory. Mindless chatter and genuine laughter was shared between them, and before either could even realize it they’d reached the building with the sun having almost entirely set behind them. Pausing at the door, they both stood slightly awkward, facing one another but not daring to look into each other’s eyes.

“Well, um, thanks… again…” [Name] said stupidly, having nothing else to say.

“Uh, yeah, no problem,” he responded, sounding just as lame as she did. At last venturing to turn his stare onto her, she decided in the same moment to do the same and their [e/c] and blue eyes met in the middle.

The child of Satan smiled down at her, and she felt a rush of blood be absorbed into her cheeks. Lifting his hand up, he tucked some loose [h/c] strands back behind her ear. “So, I guess I’ll see you tomorrow?”

“Yeah… I guess so…” Letting the back of his knuckles drag slowly down the side of her face, a moment of tension built up between them.

And to the small audience hidden behind a cluster of bushes a few yards away, they felt a wave of disgust wash over them.

And, of course, that had only been part of the male’s plans. Nothing got rid of bullies quicker than knowing their pray was no longer alone.