Chapter 3
When they arrived, Draco quickly went over the Gang’s room to knock the door 2 times. After waiting a few seconds, he opened the door and he quite literally threw Dazai inside.
Before he could protest, Dazai was surprised by the crowd waiting for him with proud and happy smiles.He stared with eyes wide open at them, visibly confused, but before he could speak, he saw Hermione standing in front of him.
She was red as a tomato, crearly nervous, fidgeting with her fingers before she spoke:
“Umm, Dazai..”
“Hermione? What’s wrong? What are y’all doing here?”
He looked at Blaise from the corner of his eye, catching him flinching at something Draco had whispered in his ear. Blaise was completely stiff from that moment and Dazai couldn’t help but wonder what Draco had told him, but by the looks of it, he will soon find out
“Y-you see Dazai, I’ve been wanting to tell you something for some time and…”
Oh my god. Was this really happening? He should have known not to act like that around his friends, but now what is he going to do? He doesn’t want to lose any of his friends! That’s why he hates feelings, he knows he doesn’t like girls like that. But how is he supposed to tell them that?
But Hermione was determined to confess, he couldn’t back down now that she was this far.
“And the truth is that I really like you Dazai, and if you did me the pleasure of dating me, I would be more than happy” she finished
As she raises her head, she is faced with a blank face. Dazai is looking at her as if she hadn’t said anything at all, and it’s getting her really nervous. She nervously fidgets with her hands, waiting for an actual answer
“Hermione…”
She really didn’t like that tone.
Dazai bowed exaggeratedly, closing his eyes really hard, as if he was scared of what was in front of him. Which he definitely isn’t. Not even a little bit.
“I’m deeply sorry but…”
Ok, maybe just a little bit.
“I’m afraid I cannot return your feelings.”
Hermione didn’t know what she was expecting, but hearing it from Dazai definitely hurted more that she thought
“It’s ok Dazai… Can I ask why you can’t?” She asked with a weak voice.
Dazai took a really deep breath before replying, nervous about confessing something like that in front of the whole gang.
“If I’m being really honest with you, ‘Mione… It’s because I don’t like women that way”
Ok, that wasn’t what she was thinking but she’s not really sure he heard that right.
God, this silence was really killing Dazai. Of all the ways he imagined going out of the closet, this was not how he imagined it to happen.
*****
Blaise’s head was spinning so fast. He couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t really a surprise that Hermione liked Dazai. He was just like that. Completely perfect. Just who wouldn’t like Dazai?! At least his looks, he’s just so pretty…
But that’s not the point!
He couldn’t believe Hermione was confessing to Dazai before him! He felt like a coward.
He began to imagine Dazai accepting her confession, dating her, holding hands with her, kissing her…
His stomach got twisted in ways he didn’t even know it could at the thought.
But as long as Dazai was happy, so was he. Even if his heart got squeezed every time he thought of Dazai with someone else.
But then, Dazai admitted that he didn’t like women? Does that mean he has a chance? That meant he was rejecting Hermione which shouldn’t make his heart jump like it was doing it right now. He did felt bad for Hermione, but was still relieved by that.
God, he really loved Dazai.
*****
“What?” Ron broke the silence
Dazai sighed before replying
“That means I’m gay, Ron. I just like boys.”
Silence again.
God, was staring in silence the best they could do?
He was starting to get nervous when Hermione finally responded.
“Oh Dazai… I’m so sorry I put you in such an awkward position! It must have been very difficult to tell us. But don’t worry, we all love you just the way you are” said Hermione with a smile on her face.
Now it was his turn to blush.
“Gross…” he muttered under his breath
Then, the twins got closer and hugged him really tight, as always.
“Yeah! Don’t worry snakey, we don’t care who puts his tongue through your throat!“ Smiled Fred
But then, their eyes went to Blaise to winced at the unwanted attention, since he was blushing so hard he could be a tomato, and then hugged Dazai even more tight
“We changed our minds, you’re still our little brother! We have to protect you! Or at least wait till your older, we don’t want to catch you smooching with little Blaise here” said George
Both Blaise and Dazai covered their faces at what was being implied.
They all laughed at them and continued to hang out with each other for the rest of the day and Dazai couldn’t help but feel relieved at how his friends reacted to how he felt.