Shadows of Almia (Keith x M!Reader) 5

"Keith! You can't just ignore me, too!"

Keith glared at the blonde girl following him. "What do you want, Rhythmi?" She returned his glare with her own and crossed her arms. The ginger haired teen had to admit the girl looked pretty intimidating right now.

"It's been a month since you've started ignoring, (y/n)! A month! What the hell is going on?!"

"It's none of your business."

"It is so my business! (Y/n) is hurt and confused! He doesn't know what's wrong so it's pretty safe to assume he had nothing to do with your terrible attitude- Shut it Keith! I am talking!" The teen just scowled and allowed the blonde to continue.

"Besides, Ms. April noticed a few weeks ago and she's starting to get upset! You know she hates it when we fight! So you better tell me what is wrong this instant so everyone can go back to being happy!"

Keith sighed before leading Rhythmi to Ascension Square. He made sure no one was around before going into his explanation. "It's (y/n) and Isaac. A month ago I was looking for (y/n) cause he wasn't back yet and it was gonna be curfew soon. Ponte told me (y/n) was still in the library so I went to go get him.

"When I got there I went to the back where (y/n) likes to hang out and saw him and Isaac. They were sitting at the table back there. Their heads were close to each other's and they kept whispering. They'd laugh and sometimes their hands would brush... Ugh just thinking about it is making me mad!"

Rhythmi felt like slapping Keith. It was so obvious that (y/n) and Isaac had just been studying. They recently started to do it more often. A small part, however, was happy that Keith was angry about this. She knew what was wrong but she wanted to try something out.

"You're so stupid. They've been going out for a few weeks now."

The horror on Keith's face was priceless. "Wh-what?! No! There's no way (y/n) would date that stupid mushroom! Why would he when he has..."

"You're jealous." 

".... I'm not."

"Just admit it Keith! You like (y/n)!" The blonde teen smirked as realization dawned on Keith. She'd tell him the truth in a minute. Right now, though, she really wanted to see how this played out.

"I... I do like him.. But it's too late now! He's dating that fucking nerd!"

"Actually," Rhythmi started, "he isn't. I made that up. Now don't glare at me! I'm gonna help you win our best friend's heart."

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(y/n) sighed as he placed a library book back on the shelf. He missed Keith a lot. Constantly getting the cold should from the other was starting to get to him.

"Are you alright, (y/n)?"

"Not really, Isaac. Keith's still avoiding me like I'm a fatal disease." The blond boy hummed in response and walked over to the (h/c) haired teen. "Maybe this is all just a big misunderstanding? Perhaps he feels like you did something wrong."

"Yeah well he's still an ass. And it wouldn't surprise me if this happened all because of something he made up in his head. I just wish he'd tell me-"

"(y/n)!!"

Said teen cringed as an obnoxious voice he hadn't heard in a month called to him. He glanced over his shoulder to see Keith walking over. Isaac offered a polite greeting but the other teen ignored it.

"We need to talk, (y/n)."

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Like with Rhythmi, Keith brought (y/n) to Ascension Square. Even though he knew what to do, he still felt nervous. Keith took a calming breath, steeling his nerves to tell (y/n) how he felt about him. But he was interrupted before he could even start.

"Why the fuck have you been ignoring me?!" The (h/c) haired teen took satisfaction at how his friend winced. He was happy the other felt bad.

"You have a lot of nerve, Keith! You ignored me for a whole month! You never explained what was wrong so we could fix it, you ignored Rhythmi, and you've been rude to Isaac! Don't look surprised I'm not stupid or blind!

"And now you think we're going to talk? Just because you damn well feel like it? Well, that's not how it works! I have no time for guys who treat their friends like they're-"

Keith interrupted his friend's rant by pulling the other closer and pressing their lips together. It wasn't a full on kiss, but (y/n) felt his anger ebb away and his body weaken. When Keith pulled away, he looked so fragile. (Y/n) felt his heart break a little.

"I'm sorry. I really am. Forgive me?"

"... Well I'll consider it."

The ginger haired teen smiled slightly and kissed his friend again. This time the other teen responded, quickly making the kiss become much more passionate. 

"Alright you're forgiven," (y/n) said softly when they pulled away. The two teens stared at each other for a few minutes before (y/n) started walking away. "Come on. I'm pretty sure the bell is going to ring soon."