CHAPTER-06: W-WHAT!!??

「Oh~

So Nanami-chan and Ino-kun are next-door neighbors?」said Hayami

「Uh-huh. Right, Ino-kun?」said Nanami

「Being together from the moment we were born, all through our childhood, elementary, middle, and high school days led us to where we are now.」said Ino

「We slept and took baths together!」said Nanami

「When we were children, okay?」said Ino * flustered *

「Do you enter her room from the window?」said Souta

「Really?」said Ino

「If you have been together that long, isn't she like family to you?

Isn't it hard to think of her as your girlfriend?」said Kuro

「Sigh- this is why a loner's way of thinking is a pain.」said Ino *good grief * 

「Huh?」said Kuro

.... Nanami-san and Yuri-san said Sensei ....

「I couldn't stand the idea of having Nanami taken away by someone else. That's enough reason for me to date her.」said Ino

「okay-?」said Kuro

「Wow! You are so cool, Ino-kun.」said Hayami

「Thank you very much, Kiyoko-san」said Ino

(Hm?) {Kuro}

I'm envious that you have someone like that so close-.」said Hayami

「You'll be able to find someone like that someday, Kiyoko-chan.」said Yuri

「Thanks」said Hayami

*astonished* (Wait for a second here. Since when did Ino start calling Hayami by her given name!? Huh? 

Is it alright to call her that? She's a female classmate, you know?

It doesn't look like she hates it or anything, though-. 

I frankly don't get this distance between us.) {Kuro} * stare *

「?」Hayami

*avert*(Was I staring too hard.) {Kuro}

*sigh* Whenever I talk to Yamagi-kun, we unconsciously start quarreling.

But not having anything to talk about- Is kinda sad-) {Hayami}

「We're on cleaning duty today.」said Ino

「Go on to the classroom and eat your lunch.」said Nanami

「Got it.」said Hayami

「Hm?」

「I forgot the textbook you lend me under the desk of the science lab, 」 said Hyayami

「Huh? I even went out of my way to lend that to you.」said Kuro

In the first place, tell me ahead of time that the teacher said we won't be using the textbook!」said Hyayami

「Well, I think it's wrong to forget the things that you borrowed」said Kuro * strictly *

「We'll head on to the classroom」said Yuri

......

*step step step*

「We'll have less time to eat lunch! The science lab is so far away.」said Kuro

「You don't have to come with me, you know.」said Hayami

*freeze*「AH. You're right.

We'll, since I'm already here, might as well go all the way.

You probably don't know your way around school anyway.」said Kuro

*blush*「Well, I don't know, but- I can remember the place I was just in, you know 」said Hayami

(*sigh* Here we go again-. Why is it always like this with Yamagi-kun?

But I'm somehow relieved that he's acting like usual.)

(..........)*flustered*

「? What are you doing?」said Kuro

「... Nothing. It's just-.」said Hayami

「? If you don't hurry, the lunch break will end.」said Kuro * grab *

「AH! Wait a sec-」

*rattle rattle*

「..... Huh?」

「Hm? what's wrong」said Nanami

「Ugh!」Ino

「Uh, I forgot my textbook! Sorry!」Hayami

*slam*

「Oh my, They got away.」Nanami

*embarrassed*「.......」Ino

..........

*Unsettled*「.......... That really surprised me.」 Kuro

「-Me too. That's my first time seeing people kissing.」Hayami

「Yeah-. I've seen it on TV and in manga before, but-」Kuro

「People in a relationship do that kind of thing, huh?」Hayami

*aha-ha-ha*「Uh-huh, yeah」Kuro

(* SIGH- *)

*blush*「... Yamagi-kun, have you ever kissed anyone before?」said Hayami

「...... *blush* No way.」said Kuro

*ease*「I see. Me, neither. *relieved*」said Hayami

「By the way, you're stretching my clothes.」said Kuro

「Ah, sorry!」

(Why have I never thought about it before? 

Dating someone means kissing and touching. Being in a relationship means you'll do those sorts of things.

Since everyone in the class is in a relationship, that means-. All our class is doing that-.

 Aren't they?) {Hayami}

「? Hey. Where are you going? That's not the way to the classroom.」

*spacing out*(I've been wishing. To have someone to love, but-

If I do find someone, and we somehow end up dating. What comes after that? I haven't given it any thought at all.

I was talking normally to Nanami-chan and others earlier, but it's like everyone in class suddenly seems distant. )

「HEY!」

(No. How should I face everyone in class now...?)

「WAIT!」

(*confused* I have no idea-)

*grab*「! Kiyoko! Where are you going!? Our classroom is this way!」

「*glance*......」

「? What?」

*stare at holding hand*

「Hm?」

*nervous*(Ha! Crap!

On top of calling her by her given name, I even went and grabbed her hand!

But it's only because she wouldn't notice me no matter how much I called her!

She must be irritated by it.)

「........」

(Huh?)

*flustered (redder than tomato)*

(* Ba-dump *(kawaii)HUH?)「Um, Hayami?」

Did you call me Kiyoko?」

「Well, uh-um, sorry. (Huh)」

*embarrassed*「It's alright. I was- surprised.」

「(Huh?) O-Okay... Let's go back to the classroom.」

「Sure.」

.........

「Welcome back~」said Yuri

「You took your sweet time, so we started eating~ .

Hey-. Did something happen?」said Souta

*as ripe as a cherry*

「No」Hayami「

Nothing?」Kuro

(Why is my heart beating so fast?){Kuro and Hayami}

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