{FNAF} Notice Me Senpai! Ch. 9

Freddy looked over the papers in hand tapping the pencil against the desk. "This...is really first. Yet you haven't given me a clear explanation as to why you don't want to be Michael's TA anymore."

Jeremy fiddled with his hands looking down at them. "Um...it's...complicated Mr. Fazbear..."

A sigh came from the principal as he set the papers and the pen down. "Jeremy you've been with us close to...what a month now? Maybe two? I'm not keeping track, but despite that you know that you have become one of our friends. Work aside what is the real reason you don't want to be Mike's TA anymore?"

Sheesh was the guilt trip on him or what? Though he had been there almost 2 months now he did consider these people friends. In the weird way they were that is, sometimes he felt like he couldn't trust them all...mainly William but that's besides the point. Yeah he saw them as friends, but could he really tell them about his...crush for his Senpai? The thought alone was embarrassing!

"I-It's still complicated...F-Freddy...um...c-can I tell you all then...a-at lunch? W-When Michael isn't there..."

Freddy looked at Jeremy's face seeing how nervous and uncomfortable. He held up his hands to him. "Alright we can wait for when you feel more comfortable. So you will be assigned to a new teacher once you finish your task of helping the other teachers. You still have one more to do don't you?"

Yeah yeah I know sadly...have to finish up with Mari. The brunet just nodded to him.

"So stay with them while we find a new teacher for you."

"How long exactly?"

"Hmm...couple weeks max."

"W-What?! Why so long?!"

Freddy picked up the papers. "Well Jeremy it's a much more longer process than you realize, not only that but now I need to find you another teacher. You're very talented Jeremy and you deserve the best. The best we have here in the field of teaching you want to go in is Michael, but if you don't want him then I have to see if I can find someone that can compare close to him. That in itself will take sometime. So until then you will have to stay with...was it Mari?"

He nodded again to the principal.

"He isn't in the same field as you, but observing different teaching methods help as well so you won't be too behind until I find another teacher to take you. You understand don't you?"

So basically I'm stuck with a pervert until I get a new teacher. How wonderful...then again I brought this upon myself... Jeremy nodded once again to him.

A soft smile came to Freddy's lips. "Alright then, I'll start to work on the change. Class will start soon so head on out."

Jeremy stood up nodding to him as he walked out.

"So it's true then?"

The brunet stopped in his tracks.

"Come on we all knew it was going to be true!"

Pulling at his shirt a bit he turned around to defend himself when he stopped once again.

"You know it girl come on! Think you can pull a fast one through my eyes hell no!"

Jeremy was confused when he saw Jonas on the phone talking. So he's not talking to me...okay that was weird... He softly sighed going to leave for real this time.

"I have to call you back Shela I have another person that need spilling too." Jonas hanged up the phone. "Don't think I wasn't talking to you too Fitzgerald, it just happened to be the perfect conversation at the same time. Spill it is it true that you are switching teachers?"

And just when he thought he had the clear. "Uh...well...may...be?"

"So then it is true! Come tell me what did Mike do this time? Was he being an ass or find you finally get tired of his poor attempt at puns?"

The brunet held up his hands to him. "Hold on hold on! I haven't even confirmed anything yet."

"But we all know that it is totally true. You know we were gonna find out sooner or later."

Did everyone know about his little blow out with Mike? Was he just that predictable or did it happen before? "D-Doesn't mean anything is true Jonas."

"Uh huh course it isn't, it's okay you don't have to tell us just yet. But know we are all pretty much thinking it. Besides we are your friends Jeremy let us help you, and by help basically making it worse though knowing that we all care for trying."

Jeremy softly smiled at that. "Thanks Jonas...I'll keep that in mind. I got to go class is gonna start soon."

"Don't let me keep you then. Remember you promise to tell us!"

"I know I know." Jeremy waved to him as he went out. He walked to Mari's room since that is where he'll be for the next couple weeks. A sigh escaped his lips as he clutched his bag to him.

I'm surprised they are all so nice to me about this...honestly I didn't think they would be like this...We all have gotten closer together these past few months...wow has it really been that long already? Doesn't feel like much but it sure does to me...they are the first friends I've had in a long time...I don't want to lose any of them...though...I already lost Mike at this point huh?

Though it was only yesterday when everything happened yet it felt like already a couple weeks. What more was he gonna do? Really he didn't even want to see Mike anymore it was already so weird just thinking about the man. But the feelings take a while to die away so he had to try and just keep his mind off of him.

"Easier said than done though..." Jeremy sighed as he went into Mari's room.

"Jeremy. Here to serve your final day?" Mari looked up from the tests he was grading form the other day.

"Uh...well...sort of."

"Sort of?"

The brunet set his things down as he explained to him what he talked with Freddy about. "So yeah I'll be with you for a couple weeks."

"I see, that's such a shame. Well then before class start would you mind helping me grade these tests?"

"Yeah sure." Jeremy came over but felt his phone vibrate. He took it out seeing all the text messages he was getting from the girls. "Yikes."

"There a problem?"

"Oh no no let me just..." He texted them both back saying he would talk to them later. Putting his phone away he came back over to the tall man. "Sorry just had to respond to some people. What do you want me to do?"

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"We're all here! Except for Mike, Mari, and Wolfy since it is lunch time. No idea where Mari went." Goldie practically yelled out as he had his arms around Freddy practically hanging all over him.

"So is it really true then Jeremy?" Chica asked him.

"That you aren't going to have Mike as your teacher anymore?" Bonnie crossed his own arms though looked at him genuine.

The brunet rubbed his neck as he saw them all looking his way. They...we're all friends now right? Well in some weird way really...yeah defiantly in some weird way how could he really say it any other way? This whole place was weird and always had its moments. But these people always did help him in some form or another. This was the least he could do for them.

"Lad, we not be pushin' ye, but we all be stanin' 'ere waitin' fer ye ta talk ta us."

Jeremy blushed a bit. "Right right...s-sorry...this is just...weird you know? N-Not that you all are weird no! ...Well actually that in itself is debatable but that's not the point. I just...I don't know how to exactly tell you all about this...I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't have anyone to talk about these types of things..."

"Awww." Mangle smiled.

"You're making this weird now..." Springtrap mumbled.

"Hey when you are with us a lot of secrets spill." Jonas grinned.

William grinned with him while wrapping an arm around his shoulders. "That's right~ Everything just loves to spill out."

"I will murder you. I still haven't forgiven you from the last time you hear me?"

"See? All the wonderful secrets. Love you too~"

"Yeah Jeremy we all are one big happy family!" Goldie hang onto Freddy's back.

"Weird, dysfunctional at times, very mix family." Freddy mumbled pushing at Goldie.

Bonnie smiled to them before back at the boy. "But a family none the less."

Chica nodded clasping her hands together. "Yeah! So we won't judge you Jeremy if anything we would love to help you. Freddy has been struggling to find a teacher replacement."

"You didn't need to spill that secret Chica."

Jeremy softly smiled at all of them at how comfortable they all were with one another. He really should give them the benefit of the doubt. Besides he's gonna have to tell this story twice so might as well get some practice in. "Well...it's...gonna be stupid really...but...the uh...reason why I wanted to change was because...I...I liked Mike..."

"Really you like him?" Mangle came closer.

"What about him do you like? Tell tell!" Chica came closer next to Mangle.

That wasn't the reaction he was thinking would happen. "U-Uh wait I meant-"

"His attempts at puns?"

"His charms?"

"Personality?"

"Looks?"

Jeremy didn't know what to tell them as he just nodded to them all.

Both of them squealed holding hands together while jumping.

Foxy rolled his eyes at his cousin. "Ye be an girl Mangle. Less of an man."

Mangle stuck his tongue out at him.

"Oh that's wonderful Jeremy! Why didn't you tell us sooner! We can totally hook you up with him!"

"W-Wait C-Chica..."

"We have to come up with ideas Mangle! There will be a way that we can get them together!"

Bonnie sighed as he tapped Chica's shoulder. "Uh Chica you missed one crucial detail."

"And what could that be huh?"

"He said liked Chica...meaning he doesn't anymore." Springtrap spoke up when he felt Goldie now hanging all over him.

The blond woman looked back over at the brunet boy. "Really? You don't like him anymore?"

Jeremy nodded his head as he fiddled with his hands. "Y-Yeah...w-which is w-why I asked for a-a new t-teacher..."

"But why don't you like him anymore?"

"U-Um...i-it's because I f-found out t-that he would n-never feel the s-same about me a-anyway...a-and that he wouldn't w-want me either..."

Foxy crossed his arms. "Thar doesn' sound like ouar Mikey."

"M-Mikey?"

"Believe it or not but while Foxy was in his last years as a performer he actually performed when Mike was...what almost a teenager? So almost 13?" Mangle looked over at his cousin.

The redhead nodded. "Aye. Around tha thar time. The lad be so carefree an' truthful in 'e 'ere feelings. When we be meetin' again 'e be different...like...oblivious fer sure an' vary...secretive? Me guess but me not sure."

Freddy came up to Jeremy placing a hand on his back. "What Foxy is trying to say is that Mike is oblivious. Like a lot. So unless you slap him in the face with the truth he might not pick up on the signs until it is too late. He also has a hard time expressing the things that troubles him so he doesn't say anything on it. Have you ever told Mike how you felt?"

Jeremy nodded to him.

"And what was his response to it?"

"U-Um...I-I didn't stay long enough to figure out what..."

"So you don't even know how he really feels about it?"

"N-Not really..."

Freddy sighed as he flicked his forehead. "Then why have you jumped to conclusions before even finding out all the truth?"

The brunet rubbed his forehead from where the man flicked it. "B-Because I didn't want t-to be there any m-more than I had t-too..."

"Well you are not going to find out at that rate. Listen Jeremy we really do want the best for you, but if you can't figure out all the facts how do you know if you aren't going to regret something that you did? Wouldn't you want to figure out first what Mike truly felt about you?"

I....I do...he...didn't say anything when I first told him...would he feel the same way about me? Is...is that a possible chance at all? Jeremy nodded to him glancing back up at him.

"Then you deserve to know the truth of his feelings. Take your time and think about this okay? This is still your decision in what you want to do, but think about yourself too."

"Yeah Jer!"

"We're all rooting for you!"

"Make a decision already..."

"Do what you think is best Jeremy."

"Aye tink 'bout what ye be wantin' lad."

"No matter what you decide we will support you either way."

Jeremy looked at them all hearing their encouragements and any little advice they had to share with him. He didn't expect for them to really support him like this...it was like he had a real family here with them. A smile came to his lips. "Thank you...all of you..." Jeremy saw the time as he realized he didn't have that much left until lunch was over. "Oh I have to go you guys. I need to do one more thing before lunch is over. But I will think about all that you have said to me really."

"Don't let us keep you then."

With a final nod, the brunet grabbed his things as he went out quickly heading over to the spot he promised his two original partners in crime. Jeremy got there seeing both girls sitting there chatting away. "Alex. Cassie."

Both girls looked over almost glaring at him. "Where were you?!"

A nervous laugh came from him as he had his hands up. "I-It wasn't my f-fault promise. I had some meeting to go to."

"Then tell us what is going on!"

"You haven't been answering our messages or telling us if the plan is going right!"

"Right...about that..." Jeremy rubbed his neck as he explained to them what had been happening lately.

It was quiet once he finished before a simultaneously, "What?!" came from both girls.

The brunet cringed holding his hands up again. "It's j-just as I said it would be...I-I mean I'm still going to t-think about things...b-but as of now t-that's how things s-stand."

Cassie and Alex looked at one another before turning away talking to each other quietly.

Should I be worried in what they are saying? I feel like I should be... Awaiting his sentence took longer than he thought would when probably about 10 minutes passed before they finally turned back to him.

"We talked it over and have come to a solution."

"First we want to point out you are an idiot."

"Cassie."

"But given the situation you did what you thought was best and we can't blame you fore that. We just hope that you know what you are doing."

Alex smiled hugging her friend while patting her head. "Aw and you didn't cuss him out."

"Oh once this is all over I defiantly have a couple fucking words to tell the both of them."

"Spoke too soon. Though we mean it Jer we hope that you know what you are doing."

Jeremy smiled to them both going over and hugging the two. "Thank you and I really do. You both have supported me the most in this and you will be the first people to know on what I decide next. Deal?"

Giggling both girls hugged him back. "Deal."

The brunet let them go hearing the first lunch bell ring. "Alright time for class. I'll talk to you both later."

"Okay Jeremy! Bye!"

"We'll talk to you later Mr. TA."

Jeremy waved as both girls went off to their next class. He smiled at the two as he softly sighed. "I hope I do make the right choice...."

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The school day was coming to its end; everyone was either making their way home or to their last class. As one class made their way out, the teacher stayed behind packing away their things. With all their classes done for the day, the teacher swung their messenger bag over them and to the side as they stood up.

"Mari."

Hearing his name, Mari turned around seeing Mike standing by the door to his class. "Ah Mike, what an unexpected surprise. What do you need?"

Mike came into the class going up to him. "I need a word with you."

"Oh? And what would that be about?"

"You know what."

Mari crossed his arms. "Do I now? Please refresh my mind about it."

It went quiet for a bit. The silence couldn't be more tense then it already was. But then again when there is a 6'10 man standing there anything would feel tense. Or scary.

.......

Yeah scary for sure who in their right mind would go up against someone that tall?

"You fighting me over Jeremy."

Idiots that's what.

The tall raven tapped his arm. "What ever could you mean?"

"Cut the crap Mari you know exactly what."

Mari raised an hand to silence him. "Alright alright I do know what you mean but so what? Is it wrong for me to pursue someone?"

"No but-"

"Then what is the problem Michael? Why even have this conversation with me? What does it have to do with Jeremy? Is there something you're not telling me?"

Mike got overwhelmed by all the questions that Mari was throwing at him. He bit his lip in distress. What was he suppose to do? Usually in any situation he would be calm and try to think things over, but here his head spun as all he wanted to do was yell at the man. The questions were right ones why was he doing all of this?

"That's none of your business just-"

"It is every right my business to know why you come up to me and accuse me for something I don't even know."

"I'm telling you to stop pursuing Jeremy."

Mari put a hand to his hip while the other went to his chest. "Oh now you're telling me not to pursue Jeremy?" He leaned over a bit to be slightly closer to the man. "Give me one good reason as to why I shouldn't."

Silence fell over them once more. Mike was at a lost now; he didn't know how to respond to him. Why had he confronted Mari? Yes he knew that he liked Jeremy now but then why go through this trouble? He didn't have any right in saying who Mari could and could not pursue. The same would apply for Jeremy. So then why do it?

"No reason?" Mari straightened up. "I'm disappointed Michael. You managed to waste my time so I suppose that could be given to you. Now if you excuse me I have things I must do."

Mike gritted his teeth as he grabbed at Mari's tie pulling it down so he could grabbed the front of his vest. The raven pulled the taller down enough so they were almost face to face. He kept his composure; there was no yelling or hitting just a hard stare up at him. "You are not going anywhere. I'm only going to say this once. Stay away from Jeremy. He is my TA. I will be the one who is there to teach him, who will be there to help him through his problems. You can talk with him and be friends, but in the case of pursuing him you will stop."

Mari's eyes were wide the whole time the raven talked. Not once did he expect that someone would stand up against him. Most would either leave him be or not challenge him at all. This man either had guts, or was a a complete idiot.

"Did I make myself clear?"

The tall raven stared back at him before slowly nodding his head.

"I didn't hear you."

"Yes...I understand Michael. I will stop trying to pursue him."

Letting him go, Mike continued to stare up at him. "Then we are in agreement. Have a good day Mari." He turned walking out a determined look on his face.

Now to make things right with Jeremy