Almonds
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Lately, he found himself waiting at the rooftop to eat lunch with her. It was no official affair, as Amou-san would call it. They would just eat lunch together on one of the benches and then play something for the whole school below them to hear. The rumors about them being together because of it spread and sure enough, he took advantage of it. No matter how much Kahoko would deny it in front of the other guys, they were still not thoroughly convinced; therefore Len here had his competition jealous and backing off.
And today? Well, today was normal. Len was waiting at their usual spot. Now, that wasn't something so uncommon, really, since Kahoko would come running through the door, panting and apologizing loudly, a few minutes after Len would arrive. But this time, Kahoko was later than usual—eleven minutes, Len counted; it was eleven minutes and counting since Len has arrived with no signs of Kahoko coming anytime soon. There was no swift shuffling of feet on the stairs that would make Len's heart quicken its pace with the thought that in any second, Kahoko would be bursting through and would smile softly at him albeit her tired form.
He heaved a sigh. He was lonely again. He usually didn't eat lunch and would spend the free time to practice some more, but since Kahoko was too special to him, he accepted her offer and they would share whatever Kahoko would bring. So aside from him being lonely right now, he was also hungry. He was already used to eating during midday that his body would now react differently when he refused to eat during weekends. Kahoko sure has changed him so much, don't you agree?
He sat again at their bench and heaved a long and heavy sigh. He leaned on the wall and scanned his surroundings: the clear blue sky above him, the metal railings on the side of the roof, more benches and plants beside them, and some paper bag on the floor—wait, paper bag? He stood up and scooped the small paper bag from the floor.
I'm sorry I can't come today, Len-kun. Sensei said that I have to do some extra credit so I wouldn't take removals. I came in advance so that I could leave these—I know you don't bring food and you might get hungry. But I swear I will make it up to you tomorrow, Len-kun! The wind might blow this away so I'm not sure if you'll find this note. So if you're not Len-kun, please do bring this to him! :) – Kaho
He smiled lightly as he opened the small paper bag; he loved almonds.