Meguri giggled.
"It seems Fujimiya-kun has fans everywhere. But it's good that you're resting now."
Akira simply nodded.
In truth, he wasn't really tired. He simply wanted to continue chatting with them for a while longer.
He walked behind the two girls, glanced at the words written in Nishimiya Shouko's notebook, and said nothing. After a moment, he stepped forward again and stopped in front of her.
Nishimiya Shouko raised her head, a little confused as to why Akira wasn't sitting yet.
Meguri Shiromeguri also realized where Akira intended to sit and her face turned slightly red. She shifted a bit, leaving space on her right side beside Shouko.
Only then did Akira sit down.
One hand slipped gently around Nishimiya Shouko's warm hand, and his other hand held Meguri Shiromeguri's soft, nervous hand.
Nishimiya Shouko face turned a little red.
Before Akira remove his hand and reach out for the pen before writing in the notebook, then passing it to Shouko.
Shouko feeling lost as he remove his hand look at the text with curiosity.
The text read:
(\The relationship between Meguri Senpai and me is like the relationship between me and Yumiko. Understand?\)
Nishimiya Shouko nodded shyly, indicating that she understood, she took glances toward Meguri Shiromeguri.
Meguri, too embarrassed to meet her gaze, turned her eyes away.
"Senpai Meguri, don't feel guilty. I like both Senpai and Shouko and you both are also becoming closed friends, so you don't have to feel guilty or anything...," Akira said softly, holding both of their hand tightly.
"I… I understand," Meguri replied in a small, almost trembling voice.
"Then kiss me," Akira said with a calm voice, looked into her eyes.
"F-Fujimiya-kun, I… I…" Meguri's face heated up immediately.
Kissing him in front of Nishimiya Shouko?
She felt like she would faint out of shame!!
"Senpai, you'll have to get used to situation like this, you will also face Isshiki Iroha someday. Are you planning to run away like this?" Akira asked seriously.
Meguri froze, then swallowed.
"...I understand," she whispered.
She glanced nervously at Shouko, then leaned towards Akira. Slowly, gently, she gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
Chu!
Seeing this, Nishimiya Shouko's blush deepened and she quickly turned her head away, ears pink.
Akira didn't say anything as he remove his hand from her hand as he used signed,
("It's your turn, Shouko,") Akira notify her, his face carry a small smile.
Nishimiya Shouko froze as she read the sign and looked at him, stunned for several seconds, her eyes went wide in embarrassment as she shook her head rapidly.
"Meguri Senpai kissed me. If you don't follow your senpai's lead, she'll think you're disrespecting her" Akira said as he also used signed at the same time with complete serious face.
("Meguri Senpai kissed me. If you don't follow your senpai's lead, she'll think you're disrespecting her,")
"!?!"
Meguri who was still embarrassed, flinched as she heard him, she turn her head and stared at him blankly. She didn't remember agreeing to this logic.
But Nishimiya Shouko — innocent and easily convinced — actually believed him.
She didn't want to make Meguri angry.
So, after a shaky breath…
She leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Akira's cheek.
{T/N: I am dying, inside}
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In front of Sobu High School,
Akira Fujimiya watched Meguri Shiromeguri as she wave farewell and walk away down the sidewalk.
Nishimiya Shouko was standing quietly beside him, her gentle eyes following Meguri's figure as she disappeared from view.
Then Akira took Shouko's hand and began walking toward Sakurasou.
Nishimiya Shouko followed his lead obediently, her fingers tightly holding his hand, as if she never wanted to let go.
When they were almost at Sakurasou, Akira used sign language to ask if she wanted to watch a movie together.
Nishimiya Shouko hesitated briefly, then nodded.
("While Yui is still out, you can keep me all to yourself. When Yui gets home, don't be jealous,") Akira teased.
Nishimiya Shouko quickly shook her head, flustered.
She wasn't the jealous type.
And she didn't.... Mind.
After all, Yuigahama Yui was also his girlfriend and she was also her...friend.
("I like girls who get jealous though. When Yui isn't around, you can lean against me. Let me feel your love for me,")
Shouko's face turned pink, as she read his signed and nodded slowly.
Akira stopped walking and looked around to make sure no one was around. Then he looked down to meet Shouko eyes who was staring at him.
She understood his meaning instantly, just by looking at his eyes. She leaned her head gently against his chest.
As Akira wrapped his arms around her and held her close, The quiet hug lasted several long, warm minutes.
Eventually, Akira let go and they continued walking to Sakurasou.
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Inside Sakurasou—
When they reached the stairs inside the dorm building, Shouko suddenly remembered something and gestured that Akira should walk in front.
Akira climbed to the second floor together with her before he paused, waiting for her to go first.
But Shouko froze.
Her face turned crimson as she stared down, refusing to move ahead of him—
With a sigh, Akira bent down, scooped her into his arms, and carried her up the remaining stairs in the princess carry.
Before long they reached his room.
He set Shouko on her feet, but didn't open the door. Instead, he stood quietly and looked down at her.
Shouko lowered her head.
She felt like she did something wrong, without even knowing what!
After a moment of silence, she raised her small head.
("Sorry…") She signed, as she looked at him with guilty eyes.
("Why are you apologizing?") Akira signed back.
Shouko looked confused as she thought he was angry at her, so she naturally felt she should apologize first.
("Look me in the eyes and tell me why you think you need to say sorry,") Akira gently raised her chin as he signed with one hand.
Shouko signed honestly—telling him that she thought she made him upset.
("And what do you think I should do to forgive you?") He signed back.
Shouko's eyes widened. She instinctively looked toward the stairs, as if searching for help from someone.
"It wasn't your fault. But you apologized just because you thought I was angry. Are you stupid?" Akira's voice brushed past her ear near her hearing device.
("It wasn't your fault. But you apologized just because you thought I was angry. Are you stupid?") As he also used signed so that she could understand what he was trying to say.
Shouko's mouth opened as if to gather courage to say something but no words come out, she also raised her trembling hands to signed before she lowered them.
"If you keep acting too submissive, someone will take advantage of you in the future,"
("If you keep acting too submissive, someone will take advantage of you in the future,") Akira continued. "Unless—" ("Unless—")
He leaned closer, his hands didn't stop its movement.
"You want me to bully you for the rest of your life. Always being the cute, innocent girl. Are you willing to let me have my way?"
("You want me to bully you for the rest of your life. Always being the cute, innocent girl. Are you willing to let me have my way?")
Shouko's mind spun.
She thought carefully… then nodded.
Akira smiled faintly.
"Good. Then… try on...some special dress of Yui today, you would not refuse right?."
("Good. Then try on some special dress of Yui today, you would not refuse right?.")
He opened the door.
...
Inside Akira's room—
Inside the room, Shouko changed into slippers and followed Akira into the small bedroom. The atmosphere was soft, warm, with a girlish charm — clearly a room shared by a girl.
Akira opened the closet and pulled out a maid outfit from inside.
Shouko stared at it, speechless.
Her first thought: Why does Yui… own a maid outfit?
"If you want me to forgive you, change into it," (If you want me to forgive you, change into it,") Akira said, sitting casually on the bed while also signing to her.
Shouko stared at the outfit, then at him, then back again at the outfit, then again at him. Her face burned hotter than ever.
She signed with her shakily hands, asking Akira to leave the room first…if he want her to wear this dress.
He didn't move, simply stared at her, like he had no intention of doing so.
Shouko stood frozen for minutes, battling her embarrassment and shame. Finally, she placed trembling hands on her clothes—
But before she could actually begin changing, Akira stood up.
"If you kiss me first, I'll leave."
Akira said playfully, but he signed with a calm expression.
("If you kiss me first, I'll leave.")
Hope flashed in Shouko's eyes as she show his message. She quickly rushed a few steps forward, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him gently, lips pressing nervously, shy but sincere.
Akira wrapped his arm around her slender waist, deepening the kiss.
Shouko closed her eyes as Akira started eating her lips, her whole body get warmer.
It lasted a full minute.
When they separated, Shouko stared up at him with embarassement which also carried some...timid anticipation.
Changing clothes in front of him would be far too embarrassing. They were already moving way to fast for her and she wished for just a little more time before she could fully...
"I forgive you," Akira whispered. "But tonight, you'll stay here and share a room with Yui. Okay?"
Before he pulled back as he signed, to make it clear.
("Tonight, you'll stay here and share a room with Yui. Okay?")
Nishimiya Shouko nodded almost instantly, she thought that he would somehow "forced" her to share the same bed with him, and compared to that—sharing a bed with her friend Yui is no problem at all!
Satisfied with her quick answer, Akira stepped out of the bedroom and closed the door behind him.
His lips curl up, without his knowledge.
.....
Ten minutes later.
In the living room—
Shouko was wearing the maid outfit.
She sat curled up in Akira's arms, watching a movie with complete seriousness — forgetting the embarrassment from wearing the maid outfit for the first time— looking every bit like a soft, shy maid who didn't realize how adorable she looked.
Akira's arm rested around her waist, holding her close but not doing anything excessive.
Time passed quietly.
Then, near the end of the movie…
Click!
Creak!
Akira heard the sound of the front door of his apartment room open.
Yuigahama Yui had a spare key.
He glanced toward the entrance, smiling.
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