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'Example': Thinking
'Example': Telepathically talking
"Example": Normal talking
' "Example" ': Reading what the person wrote out loud. Or telepathically rephrasing something.

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❛ ፧ 𝟕| 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦! 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞
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𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔 . METANOIA . 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔
𝟎𝟎𝟕. ( &&. a fan fiction book ) ! ━━━━
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3rd P.O.V –

June 1st. When a person has extreme social anxiety, also known as sociophobia, they struggle to communicate with others.

But take this into consideration. They only struggle to communicate; it doesn't mean thus don't want to form long lasting connections or friendships.

When Komi was in front of half the students in the school, they all cheered and threw their book bags in the air.

Najimi's reaction.

"Oh, Komi." She looks at the uniform. "Woah...That's nice!" She gave her a thumbs up and Komi had '?!' on the back of her head.

Yamai's reaction.

"Oh, good morning, Komi!" Yamai waved at her. She stops.

A blush starts to appear on her face. She reached her hand out. Eyes look like their rolling to the back of her head.

She passes out...

We could see Agari when she fell.

Agari's reaction.

...
"???" Komi was confused on what she was doing.

Nendo's reaction.

"Hey, hey buddy! Wanna get some ramen?" He waved running up to Komi.

...
Komi started to shake. She didn't have the notebook with her.

"Roots sickness!" Nendo ran away.

Saiki's reaction.

'Hey, good morning, Komi.' He looked at the uniform.

'What's up?'

' "Everyone's acting weird. Is there something wrong with me?" Huh?' Komi wrote that down once she had her notebook.

'Oh, no... I guess it's nice...' Saiki looked off in the distance.

She's worried.

That was everyone's reaction to Komi's summer uniform.

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭.
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3rd P.O.V–

"Hey, there! So, we meet again. It's me, Teruhashi Kokomi. We tied at the last physical examination, but I hope everyone understands now that Komi and I are good rivals. You know?" She winks at the screen.

"Mhm-Mhm-. That's right. Today, we complete in physical fitness! It's on! Komi– Ow!" Teruhashi was knocked over by running, blushing students.

"Komi's wearing gym clothes with her hair in a ponytail!" The students cheered on.

Teruhashi bites down on her nail multiple times.

Teruhashi hates losing.

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Seven-Game Showdown.

Grip strength
Komi wins.

Seated forward fold.
Komi wins.

Side steps.
Komi wins.

Sit ups.
Komi wins.

Long jump.
Komi wins

Ball throwing...
Not even close.

Teruhashi- 1 meter
Komi - 26 meters

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Teruhashi sits by the wall. Head on her knees and her arms covering part of her head.

"I lost every round..." Teruhashi is gloomy.

"Oh? Teruhashi, what's the matter? Do you feel sick?" Najimi walked up to her.

"I'm frustrated!" Her face looked like she was a grandma. "I-... Oops! I mean I'm just not in the right mindset at the moment!" She blushed out of embarrassment and rubbed the back of her head.

Fifty-meter dash.

'This is the last event. If I don't win this, I'll finished with no wins at all. A total loss! I truly believe I can change my life on my own. It doesn't all depend on your upbringing, DNA, or talents. Well... maybe some talent and looks!'

"On your marks..." The teacher began.

'As long as I put in the effort, I can be whatever I want to be. Maybe like last time I could have some boys run for me as I'm sitting on a chair! But no! The teacher will call foul play and I'll lose! People would start to hate me for cheating!'

"Set!"

'That's why I want to win this. No matter what! In order to prove myself!'

The teacher shot the gun as a sign to go.

'I must win, whatever the cost!' Teruhashi got too close to the screen you could see her gums sticking out and she looked horrendous... what happened to looking all fabulous?

'Impressed? I'm fast, right? I'm confident when it comes to running. I don't care what anyone thinks! Who cares about looking girly of cute right now. I just want to beat Komi in one thing, that's all!'

Teruhashi heard breathing run by her. Looking to see who it was... it was Komi.

She started to slow down looking at how elegant the girl looked.

She stopped in her tracks, breathing heavily with blush on her face.

Komi made it to the end and Saiki stopped the timer.

'So beautiful...'

Komi sets a new record.

'Let's see... 6.89 seconds. Oh, yeah, and, uh...' Saiki looked at the timer and told Komi what to write down.

"Komi..." Komi squeaked. Her and Saiki looked at the person who said her name. It was Teruhashi.

"As I was watching you run, I realized just how sour my attitude has become."

'About time.' Saiki rolled his eyes behind his glasses. Thankfully no one saw.

"You defeated me in this showdown." Teruhashi brought her hand up. "Thank you for competing with me." She looked up at Komi. She was glowing. That yellow glow was starting to come back.

Komi shook.

She doesn't understand the situation.

Komi looked at her hand. She was going to shake it until Teruhashi pulled away.

"So, you won't shake my hand? That's alright. For me, this is a sign of giving up. "Put in more effort," is that what you're saying?" She brought both her hands to lay on her chest.

"In other words, you now refinish me as your formidable enemy, correct? I won't lose next time, Komi!"

'What the hell is wrong with Teruhashi today? Is that even Teruhashi? Or is it just her brother pretending to be her...' Saiki looked at the blue haired girl dumbfounded.

She leaked into the air. "It seems that the battle between us has only just begun!"

Komi made a formidable enemy.

Saiki was changing out of his school shoes as Najimi was talking and Komi listening.

"And so, buying fast food only takes about five minutes, right? So, I thought I could get away with it, but then, the old guy who always cracks down on parked bikes was there." Saiki finished and stood up to look at them.

"And so, he says to me, "You little..."." They stopped talking for a second. Probably remembering something.

"Oh! Komi, can I come over to your house today?" They asked her.

'Huh? I'm now curious about what happened next...' Saiki thought.

'Inviting yourself to her place? Thats high on the difficulty scale-' Najimi puts a finger to their mouth and the other arm in front of him. Signaling for him to shut up.

"Unh!" She shushes him. They both then look at Komi.

'She must be struggling. I think it's been her freak to invite friends over to her house. But I'm sure she also feels shy about revealing her private life. On top of that, she's also struggling with other anxiety factors. Don't worry Komi, I get it.'

"What's with your ability to read people's minds?" Saiki side eyes Najimi. Do they somehow know? Or were they just saying that?

They both look back towards Komi. She nods. Najimi smiles.

'You sure?' Komi shakes. Saiki awkwardly stands there. Najimi is still smiling.

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The Komi residence.

"Woah! What a nice single-family home! Alright, thanks for having me!" Najimi rushed to the front door. Nendo happened to be walking by and decided to join them without asking.

The four of them walk in. Saiki is the last one in, so he shuts the door and goes to Najimi's side.

A woman who looks like Komi happens to walk by with a basket. She stood in her tracks.

'She's so beautiful!' Najimi blushed.

'That weird feeling...' Saiki thought.

'Those eyes!' Najimi blush got darker.

'That nose...' Saiki and Najimi were observing the woman's features.

'There's no doubt: she's Komi's mom.' Saiki though calmly, yet Najimi was excited about it.

Komi's mom dropped the basket. "OH, my gosh, are you Y/n's friends?! No way, this is a first!" She happily invited them inside.

"Welcome, everyone. Please, come in, come in!" She walked up to them.

"Huh? Is she your... mom, sis, unrelated?!" Nendo was baffled. The woman giggles and gets on her knees.

"Hello, so nice to meet you! I'm Y/n's mom, Shuko Komi." She stands back up.

"And I am forever 17!" She does a peace sign with her fingers and puts them on her right eye. Y/n was frantically waving her hands to make her mom stop.

"My dear! Shoshuke! Y/n brought her friends over!" She then remembered something.

"Oh, that's right. They're not home yet...Whoops!" She sticks a tongue out and closes her right eye, putting her left wrist on her hip and her right hand on head.

Komi continues to frantically wave her hands. Saiki, Nendo and Najimi were all confused.

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On the door hanging had Y/n's name on it with flowers and a yellow bow. They all enter and is awed by her room.

"Komi! Is this your room? Psst! Hey, Saiki, Nendo, it smells nice, right? Really nice! Do you smell that? Oh, can I sit on your bed?" Najimi sits on the bed anyways.

'Just stop.' Saiki was getting annoyed by them.

"Hey, that stuffed animal cat is so cute!" Najimi turns her body to see the stuffed animal on the windowsill.

'Yeah, I guess.' Saiki shrugs.

"It's super cute! I want to squish it! Can I squish it Komi?!" Nendo went to grab the stuffed animal.

They're trying not to say anything about her mother.

Komi lays out two pillows for Saiki, Nendo and her. She sits on her knees and awkwardly sits there with her hands between her thighs.

They all awkwardly sit there doing nothing.

"Um...Saiki, talk about something."

'Why me?'

'Uhm...' He sweat drops.

Komi doesn't know how to entertain guests.

Y/n's door opens and reveals her mother with stray in her left hand.

"Hi, there! I brought some hot tea and snacks." She gave them a wide smile.

'She saved us!' Najimi and Nendo thought happily.

'Finally, this was awkward enough.' Saiki turned to look at the mother.

After some time of drinking tea and eating, Najimi stood up and asked to use the bathroom. Komi, of course nods.

She steps out and leaves, not a big, but not a small crack in the door. 'Ha! They actually bought it. I'm really going to spy on Komi and Saiki!' She creepily got on all fours and had a big smile on while watching them from the door.

'A boy and a girl alone in a small room! Now humor me with the awkwardness!'

Y/n's mom walks up the stairs seeing Najimi.

"Oh, are you playing hide-and-seek?" Najimi got spooked from the sudden voice. She explained that they were just playing a game. The mom then left and Najimi continued to watch them.

Oh yeah, and Nendo decided to leave because no one made ramen and he got bored.

5 minutes later

They are both just awkwardly sitting there staring at each other. Not knowing what to do.

10 minutes later

Saiki and Komi were nothing looking at her shelf. Saiki was observing it. Komi was watching him observe it.

15 minutes later

They sent back to awkwardly sitting there, drinking more of the tea.

The door opens and reveals a distressed Najimi. "Hey, you two, why aren't you getting awkwardly?"

'Huh? Is your stomach okay, Najimi?' Saiki wondered why they were gone for so long.

"That was a lie." They stood in the doorway, shade covering their eyes.

'What? A lie?'  'I knew they were lying. I just need to act like I didn't know what they were talking about. It has been super awkward already...' Saiki remembered what Najimi said 15 minutes ago, and he was disappointed.

'Ugh, it was a fail. Oh, well...' They threw their head back. 'But this is Komi's room! Komi's a human, too! There's gotta be one or two things she doesn't want anybody else to see!' They weirdly walked around the room.

Saiki rolled his eyes.

Komi was confused and worried for her friend's wellbeing.

'That's what I really need to see. Because it seems like fun! I mean, we have to share our secrets in order to deepen our friendship, right?!' Najimi got into Komi's bed.

'Good grief. There they go again.'

Najimi laid on their stomach, facing the other two. They reached a hand under Komi's bed looking for something. Thinking that Komi probably has dirty magazines or photos.

'But, well, I'm sure it's not in the place a typical junior high school boy would hide things...'

Komi started shaking. She was nervous because there was something she was hiding under her bed...

'Huh?' Najimi swiped something out.

"Hmm?! Oh. Hey, is that your photo album, Komi? So, can I, look at it?" Najimi was smiling at them like they did nothing wrong.

Komi was in distraught and was shaking a bit. She nods.

In the photo album shows a little Komi.

"Aww, so adorable! Where is this? It's pretty!" Komi was blushing out of embarrassment.

"Oh. Komi I'm a swimsuit!" Najimi pointed at it, smiling towards Komi.

She frantically waves her hand towards the book. Next was her playing piano.

"Oh, I didn't know you could play piano."

Next was a swimming lesson photo.

'You were taking lots of different lessons.'

Next, she was writing something. And then the next photo was her and other students. She was shaking and the kids were scared.

Komi can't converse in her English class either.

"Sorry Komi, I know we stayed pretty late." Najimi apologized.

'Najimi is sorry for the mess she made.'

"Huh?!" Najimi was shocked and in disbelief.

'It's true.' Saiki told them.

Komi shook her head. Basically, saying it was fine.

'Thank you for, uh, having us...'

"See you again tomorrow, Komi! Bye-bye!" Najimi waved while walking away.

The two walked on not saying a word to each other. Komi stood there, watching them walk away.

She went inside and walked up the stairs to her room. When she shut the door she stood there, looking at everything.

Her phone buzzed and that surprised her. When the phone was opened it was a message from Najimi.

Ta-da! I was actually secretly taking pictures! You didn't notice at all, right? Oh, I'm not sending these to Saiki.

Komi read the message. She had fireworks going off in her stomach. Komi went downstairs to ask for a picture frame.

"What? You want a new picture frame?" Her mom was making food. Komi nodded. Her dad was watching the conversation and her brother wasn't thinking anything of it.

"It's really rare for you to ask for things, (Y/N)." Komi was holding her phone to chest. A blush on her face and a tiny smile.

Komi or should I say... (Y/N), was so happy after everything happened that day. She would love to do it again.

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I want to apologize for not updating anything. So, for you guys, I'll be updating a lot more since it is Christmas break, for me that is.

Also, I'm sorry if the chapters are long, if you'd like I will make them shorter. Adding onto that, the reason I haven't been updating anything is because of a few reasons.

1. I wasn't in the mood write anything or I probably had writer's block.

2. I was reading other books and forget this book even existed.

3. I'm also dealing with a lot of stuff at the moment that I won't be saying because it is my business. (I hope that doesn't come off rude.)

Forgive me for not updating and thank you so much for 2k reads! ❤️

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𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔 . METANOIA . 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗔
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