I don't know what they will and won't do. That guy clearly wanted me to suffer though, so no, I don't think more of a break than this already is will really help me.

[Pushing away from the tree, Natsume had a resigned look on his face as he started heading back to the bus stop. This was embarrassing sure, but until he knew more about this place, he'd have to force himself to put up with it. If he imagined it as an extreme sort of bullying, then maybe he could manage to get through it. No one had actually done more than tease and watch him, after all, despite what others on the bus had.. started doing.. No, he wasn't going to think about that.]