>> Walk home with her.
takki
Bringer of Stars and Caretaker of Seals
"Well, I guess we can walk together... Do you live near the school? And if so, in which direction do you walk?" I directly asked her. "My house is on the seventh block, second lot. Normally, I'd take a bike to school because it's a little far, but I don't have one yet." She answered, accurately pointing out where she actually lives. "I see. So just beside my house, huh..." I picked up my bag then I looked at Furuka, who had a beaming smile on her face. It was then that I just realized... "Wait, I didn't ask you where you actually live! Also, why are we neighbors?!" This day, I experienced two revelations. The first one is about Furuka Maika. I thought she was a weird and delusional girl, like the crazy ones that only exist in manga. I assumed that because of my experience with her during middle school. The next one is Aiko being my girlfriend. Just this morning, during homeroom, I said to myself that I wanted to experience a normal highschool life, with the primary objective is getting a girlfriend. It seems like I already accomplished that goal before I even tried to do so. Speaking of girlfriends...
Wait, I have girlfriend. I shouldn't have agreed to Furuka-san that I'd walk with her! What if someone sees us? The whole school is going to know about it the next day. After that, my social reputation is screwed! And I might lose my only girlfriend, at that... I held my hair and ruffled it with my two hands, cursing myself for the blunder that I made. "Something wrong, Akaki-kun? You look troubled," I looked towards Furuka. "Ah--It's nothing. Let's go home." And of course, I couldn't just take down my choice after telling her that. I already treated her badly, so my conscience isn't going to calm down until I do something in return for her. I reminded myself to be careful of students, especially Aiko. Even though the sky is already orange, it doesn't mean that all of the students in the school already went home. Some may still be wandering around, and some may still be doing club activities.
While I was being careful of everything, me and Furuka have already reached the ground floor and we were already changing shoes on our lockers. While there was still no one in sight, I took this as a chance to ask her some questions. But the first thing to do is... "Furuka-san. I'm sorry for treating you badly before," I smiled at her apologetically, then she gave me a forgiving look. "It's fine, Akaki-kun. It's also my fault that I made you act that way towards me," Thankfully, the girl seemed to understand me. Now, time to ask questions. "When did you change houses?" Then she answered. "Six months ago. You should've known, since I gave your mother a basket of fruits from where I last lived, which was near a farm." Then the two of us started to walk out of the school.
"You already knew I was your neighbor right after you transferred?" To this point, I'm not even surprised. Maybe a little, but not so much unlike earlier. She practically knows everything, or maybe I was just clueless. "Hm. Your family name was plastered on the wall outside your house, so I would've known anyways. And the fact that you haven't noticed that I was living beside your property means that you haven't went out of your house during the whole vacation." Furuka smiled at me. I couldn't even say anything in reply since everything that she said was true, so I just looked away, a little embarrassed. "Which means you've also changed. I take that you don't have a creepy personality anymore?"
I quietly muttered. "So that's how you thought of me back then..." I felt my heart clench as she spoke of that, but I answered normally. "I gathered up the resolve to change my identity and personality, because I wanted to have a normal high school life."
"I see... That's good, Akaki-kun." Furuka smiled. "Speaking of high school life, do you have a girlfriend?" After she asked that, my mind froze. How should I answer that?! I internally panicked and thought of what to do. If I stall the question, we might reach our homes with me answering the question. If I answer, then would she misunderstand? I'm walking home with someone who's a girl and is not my girlfriend. Anyone can misunderstand this situation. I just sighed and gave up, though. I nodded in response to her question. "I see... tch."
After that, both of us stopped talking. Maybe that question of hers killed the easygoing atmosphere earlier. I still wanted to ask her some things but I couldn't bring myself to do so, for some reason. The walk to our houses was finished with neither of us opening our mouth.
"Thank you for walking me home, Akaki-kun." She said before she entered her house. "We might not see each other tomorrow, so remember this: Be wary of Mitsumine Mizuki."
"Furuka, wait--" I still wanted to ask her something and also about her last statement, but she already entered her house. It was getting dark, so I went home as well and processed everything that have happened today.
Wait, I have girlfriend. I shouldn't have agreed to Furuka-san that I'd walk with her! What if someone sees us? The whole school is going to know about it the next day. After that, my social reputation is screwed! And I might lose my only girlfriend, at that... I held my hair and ruffled it with my two hands, cursing myself for the blunder that I made. "Something wrong, Akaki-kun? You look troubled," I looked towards Furuka. "Ah--It's nothing. Let's go home." And of course, I couldn't just take down my choice after telling her that. I already treated her badly, so my conscience isn't going to calm down until I do something in return for her. I reminded myself to be careful of students, especially Aiko. Even though the sky is already orange, it doesn't mean that all of the students in the school already went home. Some may still be wandering around, and some may still be doing club activities.
While I was being careful of everything, me and Furuka have already reached the ground floor and we were already changing shoes on our lockers. While there was still no one in sight, I took this as a chance to ask her some questions. But the first thing to do is... "Furuka-san. I'm sorry for treating you badly before," I smiled at her apologetically, then she gave me a forgiving look. "It's fine, Akaki-kun. It's also my fault that I made you act that way towards me," Thankfully, the girl seemed to understand me. Now, time to ask questions. "When did you change houses?" Then she answered. "Six months ago. You should've known, since I gave your mother a basket of fruits from where I last lived, which was near a farm." Then the two of us started to walk out of the school.
"You already knew I was your neighbor right after you transferred?" To this point, I'm not even surprised. Maybe a little, but not so much unlike earlier. She practically knows everything, or maybe I was just clueless. "Hm. Your family name was plastered on the wall outside your house, so I would've known anyways. And the fact that you haven't noticed that I was living beside your property means that you haven't went out of your house during the whole vacation." Furuka smiled at me. I couldn't even say anything in reply since everything that she said was true, so I just looked away, a little embarrassed. "Which means you've also changed. I take that you don't have a creepy personality anymore?"
I quietly muttered. "So that's how you thought of me back then..." I felt my heart clench as she spoke of that, but I answered normally. "I gathered up the resolve to change my identity and personality, because I wanted to have a normal high school life."
"I see... That's good, Akaki-kun." Furuka smiled. "Speaking of high school life, do you have a girlfriend?" After she asked that, my mind froze. How should I answer that?! I internally panicked and thought of what to do. If I stall the question, we might reach our homes with me answering the question. If I answer, then would she misunderstand? I'm walking home with someone who's a girl and is not my girlfriend. Anyone can misunderstand this situation. I just sighed and gave up, though. I nodded in response to her question. "I see... tch."
After that, both of us stopped talking. Maybe that question of hers killed the easygoing atmosphere earlier. I still wanted to ask her some things but I couldn't bring myself to do so, for some reason. The walk to our houses was finished with neither of us opening our mouth.
"Thank you for walking me home, Akaki-kun." She said before she entered her house. "We might not see each other tomorrow, so remember this: Be wary of Mitsumine Mizuki."
"Furuka, wait--" I still wanted to ask her something and also about her last statement, but she already entered her house. It was getting dark, so I went home as well and processed everything that have happened today.
How should I go to school tomorrow?
>> Walk to school.
>> Ride a bicycle to school.
>> Walk to school.
>> Ride a bicycle to school.
