whispy peach (josuke x reader) EDITING

SPECIAL EP 14

"What crush?" A deeper voice asked suddenly. You jumped up in your seat and joined Nanami in gesturing for him to keep quiet. A perplexed Asahi was now looking in your direction.

Josuke regarded the two of you with an amused glint in his eyes. The boy with a pompadour seated behind you leaned slightly forward, propping his elbow on the table to rest his chin on his hand. A grin spread across his chiseled face. "Whose crush are we talking about? Yours?"

Before you could respond, Mr Ueno called you to the front. You tore your attention away from them to the teacher's desk. Mr Ueno's grey eyes softened as he spoke, "You improved significantly since the beginning of the term. I'm proud of you."

Handing you your paper, he wasted no time in calling the next person. You took it from him and shuffled back to your seat, staring at the cover page. "A seventy five? I guess that's high enough..." You leafed through the pages, wondering if there were any flaws in the marking that could raise your marks when you bumped shoulders with someone.

"Sorry... I spaced out." The girl who had spoken had icy ramune coloured hair. She had two fluffy buns atop her hair and an curly ahoge poking out of her hairline. You accidentally caught sight of her score: a fifty and a half.

"Ah, it's okay!" You beamed and walked past her to your seat. She pushed her glasses higher up her nose and minced her way to the back of the classroom, sitting behind Josuke. You blinked and set down your papers.

"Misao¹ is so quiet, isn't she? I wonder what she's thinking sometimes!" came Nanami's hushed, angelic voice as the both of you looked in Misao's direction. The girl was hidden at the back, behind Josuke, who had such broad shoulders and towering height that she was hidden from plain sight.

You wondered who came up with the seating position and how you had never noticed Misao until today. Were you always so oblivious? And could the poor girl even peer past Josuke's frame? Maybe I should ask her later, you pondered, suddenly remembering her pitiful score.

Josuke was the last to collect his papers, the boy had sauntered back to his seat proudly with the same score as you. You rolled your eyes when he grinned from ear to ear, proud of his achievement. While waiting for Mr Ueno, Nanami, Josuke and you compared your answers until the teacher ran out of papers.

Everyone faced the front when he cleared his throat, the man's fingers laced together as he gazed at his students solemnly. "This mock paper was not a straightforward nor a complicated one. Though some of you could have done better, I know that all of you studied diligently. I adjure all of you to continue working hard and striving higher."

He paused, furrowed eyebrows relaxing as warmth laced his words. "Good job everyone. I look forward to teaching all of you after summer vacation." The man gave his class a lidded smile as cheers erupted and reverberated off Budo-ga Oka High's walls.

The class' tension waned as the students ran amok: boys hooted, girls hugged each other and cavorted round the classroom. You clapped hands with Nanami, and even high-fived Josuke. There was only so much shenanigans Mr Ueno could tolerate before he ordered the class to return to their seats.

It didn't take long before school was over and class was dismissed. Nanami and you exchanged home numbers so that she could stay in touch with you. You were now on the bus home with Josuke, Okuyasu, Koichi and your little sister Tomoyo.