Disclaimer: I don't own Kimi Ni Todoke, we both know what'll happen if I did... if you know what I mean ;D
Main pairing: PinxAyane!
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KIMI NI TODOKE
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Childish Love
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Chapter 1: Ka-chan and Ayane
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Pin: 12 years old
Ayane, Chizuru, Ryuu and Shouta: 9 years old
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"Ka-chan!" The little Ayane with short hair shouted from the side of a small baseball field.
Pin was playing there with his friends from middle school on a sunny sunday afternoon.
"Shut up!" The young Pin shouted back with a red face as his friends laughed at him. "Don't call me Ka-chan! Do I look like your mother or something?!"
"Stupid Ka-chan!" Ayane shouted, blushing. "Either way! Mom said you could come eat dinner at our house because your parents are going to be late!"
"What?! Again?!" The young Pin shouted, swinging his bat in the air. "Well, I'll go after the match!"
"Okay!" The little Ayane shouted back, sitting down on a bench to watch him practice.
The two of them were neighbours since they were little and had a very interesting relationship. While the little Ayane followed him around everywhere he went, Pin was very embarrassed at her show of affection and pushed her away. But he couldn't stay away for long and always made up with her. He was a young boy at a sensitive age, she couldn't just treat him like when they were very small. And it wasn't helping when she called him Ka-chan in front of his friends...
"Ka-chan I'm tired! Are you finished soon?!" The small Ayane shouted.
"I told you not to call me Ka-chan!" The young Pin shouted in embarrassement. "And if you're bored just go home!"
"No way! It's dangerous for a girl to go home alone!"
"Don't worry! No one is going to attack a little kid like you!" Pin shouted, smirking at her.
Ayane gasped. How dare he?!
"Mom said that there're kids that get attacked all the time!" She shouted, standing up with a red face. "So Ka-chan must walk me home!"
"Well then, just wait a little, I'm almost done." Pin said, facing her with a serious face.
Ayane blushed deeper and sat back down, closing her mouth. The young boy's friends snickered and he chased them around the field. The game finally ended and the boys all went home.
Pin walked to Ayane who took a towel from her small rabbit bag and handed it to him. He ruffled her hair and took the towel to dry his face. Ayane blushed while looking at him and when he put the towel around his neck. She shyly looked down and took his hand.
"B-baka!" Pin shouted with a red face as they walked away.
Yet he didn't shake her hand away and even squeezed it. Ayane smiled softly and the two of them went back home. Their families were very close, adding to the fact their houses were right next to each other's.
"Kazuichi-kun, the bath is ready you can go take one." Ayane's mother said as she greeted the two at the front door.
"Thanks Aunty." Pin said with a toothy smile.
"Ayane, want to go with him?"
"Eh?!" The two kids shouted in shock.
"Mom no!" Ayane shouted with a red face.
"No way! With that kid?! Ew!" Pin shouted, making a grossed out face.
"Wha-you stupid Ka-chan!" The little girl turned to him and hit his leg.
"Ow! You violent brat!" Pin shouted, hoding his leg.
"I hate you stupid Ka-chan!" Ayane shouted again before running upstairs to her room.
Ayane's mother looked at the direction her daughter left while putting her hand on her cheek.
"My, that kid is getting more and more obvious..." The black haired woman said.
"That's why I say she's a brat..." Pin mumbled with a red face before going upstairs too.
"Take your time Kazuichi-kun, I'm preparing dinner." Ayane's mother said. "And can you tell Ayane when you're done?"
"Okay." Pin said as he stopped on top of the stairs to nod at her.
"All right then, I'm in the kitchen if you need anything." She said before walking away.
Pin went to Ayane's room and knocked on the door.
"Go away!" The little girl shouted.
"Y-you! I only came to see if you're okay!" Pin exclaimed with a red face.
"I'm okay you stupid Ka-chan!"
"F-fine! I don't even care!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"..."
"Hey..." Pin said finally, putting his hand on the door. "I'm sorry if I made you angry..."
The little Ayane looked at the door, sitting on her bed. She blushed and looked down.
"T-then I'll forgive you..." She said softly but loud enough so he could hear.
Pin blushed and made a small smile. No way was he going to say he was happy just from that...
"Okay then, I'm going to the bathroom." He said.
"Hm." The little girl nodded and listened to his footsteps walking away.
Stupid Ka-chan... she thought, blushing deeper as she looked at the picture of them on her nightstand. She took the frame in her hands and traced his smiling face with her fingers.
"Ka-chan..." She whispered softly with a small smile.
"Wow aunty! That's super good!" Pin exclaimed while the three of them sat at the table for dinner.
"Thank you Kazuichi-kun." Ayane's mother said with a smile. "I'm glad you like the food."
"Baka." Ayane said, looking away from Pin who glared at her while he ate.
"When something is good, you have to say it's good!" He exclaimed once he swallowed his rice.
"Shut up." Ayane said, pouting and taking a shrimp from the plate.
Her mother watched the two of them getting at each other's throat like every time they were together. Her daughter was truly amusing when she was with her lifelong friend. She acted very cute, jealous, childish and made adorable faces even when she was angry.
Mrs Yano remembered the first time they met. His parents and him came to their house when she finally came back from the hospital with Ayane.
"Where is the baby?" Pin asked, his round face curious.
"Come with me, she's in the living room." Ayane's mother said, leading the small three years old boy to her tiny daughter. "Her name's Ayane."
The little Pin walked to the middle of the living room and came face to face with the tiny Ayane moving her arms around as she laid on a fluffy cover with plushies around her. The little boy kneeled down next to her and brought his face close to the chubby baby's one. Ayane stopped moving and turned her small face to the boy. She opened her mouth to babytalk cutely and Pin's eyes started to sparkle. He slowly lifted his hand to the baby's face and gently touched her cheek.
"So soft..." He whispered in awe, watching her tiny hand reaching for his bigger one.
She caught his forefinger and squeezed it.
"Woah... she's very strong..." Pin whispered as he gazed at the baby girl's face.
She started to smile and Pin felt his little heart squeeze in his chest. He gently lifted her up in his arms and sat her on his lap.
"Ka-Kazuichi-chan..." His mother said, kneeling next to him in worry.
"It's okay, he's holding her very well." Ayane's mother said, kneeling beside the two kids.
"She's very light." The little boy said, turning to his mother and aunt.
"Yeah, she's a very small baby..." Her mother said, smiling at the little boy.
"So you have to be very careful." His mother said, ruffling his short red hair.
"Hm." The little boy nodded and hugged the small baby in his arms.
She started to laugh and Pin couldn't hold back his own laugher.
"They're so cute." His mother said, watching the two kids laugh as they stared at each other's face.
"Indeed." Her mother said. "I'm sure those two are going to be great friends."
"Yes, it looks like it."
Well, proves out they were right at that time. All through dinner, Ayane couldn't stop looking over at Pin as he ate with delight her mother's cooking. She was frowning and puffing her cheeks in anger.
She's jealous, her mother thought, smiling at that cute face her daughter made.
"Kazuichi-kun," Ayane's mother started, "Do you want to sleep over?"
"M-mom!" Ayane exclaimed with a red face.
"Okway." Pin said, stuffing fried chicken in his mouth.
"All right, I'll lay down a futon in Ayane's room." Her mother said with a smile as her daughter blushed even deeper.
"B-but Mom!" The little girl protested.
"No but Ayane, Kazuichi-kun can't go home and stay alone." The black haired woman said.
Ayane didn't talk back and took a little of rice to eat it. Pin smirked and took some food from her plate.
"Hey! That's mine stupid Ka-chan!" She shouted, slapping his hand away.
"Ow that hurts!" Pin exclaimed.
"That's your fault! Don't pick in my plate!" Ayane shouted back, holding her bowl very close to her.
"Cheapstake..." Pin mumbled, taking more food from the plates in front of them.
"You eat too much, you're gross." She said, looking away with a pout.
"I just like food okay?!" The red haired boy shouted. "And I'm a boy anyway!"
"Boys are gross!" Ayane shouted and showed him her tongue.
"Now girls that do that are so not cute!" Pin angrily frowned.
"I-I don't need to be cute in front of Ka-chan! Stupid!" The little girl shouted.
"Now that's enough." Ayane's mother said, patting her daughter's head.
Ayane stopped shouting and crossed her arms on her chest, frowning. Pin glared at her and kept eating. When they were finished, the young boy helped Mrs Yano take back the dishes to the kitchen. Ayane followed them to the kitchen to watch Pin as he put the things back in the fridge.
"You should help too." The red haired boy said, looking at her.
"Mmh..." Ayane pouted but walked back to the table to take the rest of the dishes.
Ayane's mother washed the dishes while the kids went to the living room to watch TV. She received a call from her husband saying he had to work late again and he was sorry.
"That man..." Mrs Yano sighed, putting her hand on her forehead. "What a liar..."
"Mom?" Ayane asked, looking at her in worry.
"I'm all right honey." Her mother said with a smile, hiding her anger and deception.
Pin didn't say a word and suddenly took Ayane's head under his arm.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" The little girl shouted, blushing madly.
"Shut up bedwetter!" Pin shouted, blocking her.
"S-shut up stupid Ka-chan! I was still little at that time!" Ayane shouted. "And you wetted your bed too!"
"Not at all brat!"
"Let me go!"
"Try to shake me off! So weak ha ha ha!" Pin laughed loudly as she tried to bite his arm and wriggled like a eel in his arm.
"Stupid Ka-chan just die!"
"Ayane!" Her mother suddenly shouted. "Don't say such things!"
The little girl stopped fighting and her chin started to tremble. She usually didn't get yelled at and she hated to see her mother angry at her. Pin let go of her head and sat her up on his lap, patting her head.
"Don't cry baka." He said softly, his arms wrapping around her smaller body. "Your mom is just upset, it's okay."
Ayane let small tears fall down on her cheeks and turned into his embrace to lay her head against his neck. She sniffled and let his warm hug soothe her.
Mrs Yano sighed and walked to the couch, kneeling in front of the two.
"I'm sorry Ayane." She said gently, rubbing her daughter's knees. "Mom is just irritated, I'm not angry at you."
The little girl nodded in Pin's neck and sniffled.
"I-I'm sorry Mom... I shouldn't say that..." Ayane admitted in shame. "I-I don't want Ka-chan to die..."
Pin smirked and squeezed her in his arms, making the little girl gasp and blush hard.
"Good." Mrs Yano said, smiling at their antics. "You two are going to bed now, it's time."
"Okay." Pin said, putting Ayane down on the floor and standing up. "Come on."
Ayane took his hand and the two walked upstairs, blushing. Mrs Yano sighed as she looked at them. Those two were as close as ever, even after a fight.
Ayane's mother had already prepared a futon beside Ayane's bed with a cover and a pillow. Pin took a pajama in her drawer that only countained his clothes in case he sleeped over. Which often happens since both his parents were working late most of the time.
Ayane took her nightdress from under her pillow and put it one while Pin put his own pajama on and went to sleep in the futon next to her bed. Ayane went to switch the light off and walked back to her bed, climbing on it before sliding under the covers.
"Are you feeling better?" The young Pin asked, turning his face to her.
"Hm." The little girl nodded, moving so she could lay on her side at the edge of the bed to face Pin.
"Good." Pin said with a smile, she couldn't see it in the dark but could hear it.
"Thank you Ka-chan..." She said softly, glad the dark hid her blush.
"Baka." He said, blushing too.
"Ka-chan?"
"Yeah?"
"Good night." Ayane said before closing her eyes.
"Goon night." Pin replied, closing his own eyes.
The two fell asleep soon after that and rested well until the next morning. Pin woke up first, yawning a little before turning over. He fell face to face with Ayane who'd sneaked into his futon at night. He blushed a deep red and held his breath. She was facing him and had a very cute face, smiling and mumbling in her sleep.
Pin felt his heart squeeze and slowly lifted his arm to hug her when she opened her eyes. He froze, his arm in the air as Ayane sleepily rubbed her eyes.
"Ka-chan?..." She mumbled, looking around.
"That's not what you think!" The young boy suddenly stood up, running out the room in a flash.
"What?..." The little girl yawned, sitting up on the futon.
She blushed hard when she realized she wasn't in her bed. She'd slept with Pin again. Ayane quickly jumped on her bed and hid under the covers, her heart beating madly. Ka-chan...
Pin and her were blushing very hard when they took their breakfast. Mrs Yano already guessed her daughter had slipped into the young boy's bed again. It seemed like she did in her sleep and ended up there the whole night. The black haired woman shook her head from left to right with a smile on her lips.
"Aunty we're leaving!" Pin said, taking Ayane's hand as they left the house.
"Bye Mom!"
"Bye you two, see you after school!"
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"Ka-chan you're walking too fast!" The little Ayane said, following his long strides with difficulty as he pulled on her hand.
"Shut up, we can't be late." Pin said, slowing down only a little.
He let go of her hand as they walked up the street with his middle school and her elementary school. Pin walked her to the entrance and ruffled her short hair before he walked away.
"Be a good girl!" He shouted, embarrassing her in front of her classmates.
"S-shut up you stupid Ka-chan!" She shouted back, making him almost trip.
"Why you little-" Pin shouted back, as red as his hair.
Ayane showed him the tongue and ran inside her school.
"That baka!" Pin shouted as he ran away to his own school to escape the curious stares and snickers of elementary schoolers.
He arrived in front of his middle school and spotted his friends. They saw him and immediately started to laugh at his hard blushing face. He fought with them playfully as they all went inside.
During lunch break, everyone laughed at Pin's antics as he imitated some teachers, and made gag faces. A girl from the class was blushing as she looked at him.
She was the manager of the baseball team and had a secret crush on Pin. Of course, being the dense boy he was, he never noticed it.
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On the baseball field, after classes:
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"Home run!" Pin shouted as he hit the ball with his bat.
"Woah!"
"Run stupid! Go catch the ball!"
"That's not even a home run!" One of his team mate shouted.
"Shut up!" The red hairde middle schooler yelled as he ran fast to pass the bases.
"What are you doing?! Catch that stupid ball!"
"Shut up!" Another team mate shouted, throwing the ball to the catcher.
"Safe!" Pin yelled as he stopped at the base before the catcher could finally have the ball.
"Pin you're the best!" His teammates shouted in joy, jumping in the air.
"Ha ha!" Pin shouted at the opposite team's players. "Take that you slowpokes!"
The teacher in charge of the club was watching from the side, rubbing his chin with his hand as he followed Pin with his eyes.
"He's really good." The teacher said as he observed the red haired middle schooler.
The manager girl was beside him, a notebook in her hands. She was writing comments about the game and held the scores. Pin was one of the best, if not the best player of their team. She blushed as he made a victory sign at her and the teacher.
After practice, the manager finally had the courage to ask Pin to go home with her. He accepted it without understanding the real meaning of it. His friends whistle at them as they left, Pin running after them. Finally, the two of them walked away in awkward silence.
"I'm going to fetch my neighbour." Pin said to break the tension. "She's a the elementary school down the street."
"Oh, okay." The girl said, smiling shyly.
"She's a little special, but she's a nice girl." Pin explained as they walked.
"How old is she?" The manager asked.
"Err... she's... hm just wait I know it!" Pin said, searching in his memory.
"Pfft..." The girl laughed. "You're so funny..."
"Oi, don't laugh at me huh, I know I tell you!" Pin exclaimed, rubbing his head.
The two arrived close to Ayane's school and waited in front of the entrance, talking all the while. Ayane spotted Pin's red hair as she went out of the school building with her friends.
"Aya-chi, that stupid Pin is here!" Chizuru exclaimed, pointing her finger at him.
"I-I know I saw him too." Ayane said, blushing.
"Hey! Pin!" Shouta called out, running to him.
"Yo shrimp!" Pin greeted him, taking him in headlock.
"Ow! Stop it!" The black haired boy shouted, wriggling in his arm.
"Pin." Ryuu nodded at him as he arrived to their level, followed by Chizuru and Ayane.
"Ah good, you're all here!" Pin said, still holding Shouta.
"Let go!"
The manager girl beside them was observing the scene, not daring to intervene. Chizuru spotted her and noticed she was wearing the same uniform as Pin.
"You're from his school?" She asked, totally natural.
"Hm, yeah, nice to meet you, I'm Ogawa Rinne." She said softly, bowing at the kids.
"Oh yeah, she's our manager." Pin said, finally releasing Shouta who rubbed his neck.
"You're okay?" Ryuu asked his friend who nodded, glaring at Pin.
"I'm Chizuru, this is Shouta, Ryuu, and Ayane." Chizuru said pointing at each of her friends.
"Nice to meet you." Ryuu said, bowing slightly.
"Nice to meet you." Shouta said, coughing a little.
Ayane was looking at the girl and then at Pin. She'd noticed how the girl blushed when Pin presented her and narrowed her eyes.
"Ka-chan, what is she doing there?" Ayane asked, making an angry face.
"D-don't call me Ka-chan!" Pin shouted, his face turning red. "And you're being very impolite!"
"Stupid Ka-chan! I say what I want!" Ayane exclaimed, crossing her arms on her chest.
"No you don't, you brat!" Pin frowned at her. "Now apologise to Ogawa-san!"
"No!" Ayane shouted, glaring at him.
"I said apologise or I'm not taking you home!"
"!" Ayane didn't want to apologise at all. She really didn't like the way that girl looked at Pin. He was her Pin dammit!
"Fine!" Pin exclaimed. "Let's go Ogawa-san, I'll walk you home!" He added, taking her by the arm to lead her away.
Ayane looked at the two in alarm. He was really going away?!
"Ka-chan!" She called out, running behind him.
"Don't call me Ka-chan!" Pin angrily shouted, turning to glare at her. "Apologise or I'm really leaving you here!"
"Hm, Arai-kun it's alright..." Rinne said softly, trying to calm him down by holding his arm.
Ayane saw red and slapped her hand away.
"Ow!" The girl gasped, holding her hand.
Pin frowned deeply and slapped Ayane. It wasn't a hard slap but it was more than enough to shock both of them. He'd never, ever raised his hand at her before. All because of that girl.
"I hate you Ka-chan!" Ayane shouted, tears falling on her cheeks. "I hate you!"
She ran away, Chizuru glared at Pin before following her. Shouta looked between the two and ran after the girls. Ryuu looked at Pin and saw he too was shocked by what he'd just did.
"You always said that guys can't hit girls." Ryuu said before following his friends.
"Arai-kun..." The manager softly whispered, feeling guilty of what'd just happened. "I-I'm sorry, all of it is because of me..."
"No..." Pin whispered, looking down at his hand. "It's my fault..."
"You should go..." She said, noticing his sad expression.
"No." He said. "I said I'd walk you home, so I'll do it."
"But your neighbour..."
"She's not alone, those kids are with her, so I'm not worried." Pin said, walking away.
The manager looked at the direction the children had ran to and decided to follow Pin. She'd never have thought he could look like that. And she understood that those two were very close. She'd have to act fast... (lol)
He walked her in front of her house and bowed at her before walking away. The manager closed her eyes, mustering all her courage.
"I-I really like you Arai-kun!" She exclaimed. "Please go out with me!"
"W-what?" Pin turned back to her, surprised to say the least.
"I've always liked you, since the entrance ceremony..." She confessed, her eyes still closed.
"Ogawa-san..."
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"Aya-chi!" Chizuru called out, running after her.
"Leave me alone!" Ayane shouted, blinded by tears as she ran away.
"She's going to fall." Ryuu said, running after them.
"Ow!" Ayane tripped and fell down, face first.
"Aya-chi!" Chizuru shouted, crouching next to her, Ryuu stopping right beside them.
"Yano!" Shouta shouted, arriving to their level.
Ayane stayed on the ground, hiding her face in her arms, her body shaking.
"Aya-chi..." Chizuru whispered, hearing her sob. "Come on, sit down..."
Ayane shook her head in her arms, sobbing harder.
"Yano..." Shouta whispered. "You shouldn't lay down like this."
Ayane shook her head once again. She didn't want to see anyone, she was too shaken by what happened. Her Ka-chan had slapped her because of that girl. Why was she there in the first place? Why did he take that girl home without running after her? Did he like her? Her sobs doubled in intensity in realization. He must like her!
"Noo..." Ayane sobbed harder, feeling her heart break in two.
Her three friends looked at each other, not really knowing what to do. Chizuru just rubbed Ayane's back, trying to help her calm down.
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Pin was walking home, thinking back of his classmate's confession. He hadn't seen it coming at all. Maybe he really was stupid after all. It was the first time he got a confession from a girl and he didn't know how to react.
Then he thought of Ayane. He was feeling so bad for slapping her. He knew he shouldn't have raised his hand at her and regretted it immediately. Yet he promised to take the manager home and it came first to running after Ayane. And what with her anyway? Why did she hit the manager first? She really was a kid if she wanted to monopolize him that much. It's true that they were childhood friends and neighbours but still, was it really necessary for them to always be together. Until she became unreasonable and jealous over such trivial things.
Pin shook his head. He'd apologise to her, but she had to do the same for his classmate. He walked back home and first rang the bell to Ayane's door. She wasn't back yet. Pin frowned, getting slightly worried. He sat on the steps in front of her house and waited. They couldn't be too far away.
Ryuu and Chizuru were walking Ayane home. Since the first two were neighbours they could go home together afterwards. Shouta had already left, his father was very strict and he didn't have time to stay with his friends to much after school. Ayane was sniffling, her eyes red and puffy from crying. Chizuru was looking at her friend in worry as they walked. She'd scrapped her knees and hands when she fell and they had only washed away the blood with water, none of them having band-aids.
When they finally reached her house, they saw Pin sitting on the steps, waiting for them. He saw the three kids and stood up suddenly, walking to them in a hurry.
"Aya!" He called out, stopping in front of her. "I was worried you baka!"
"Liar!" Chizuru shouted at him. "You didn't even followed her!"
"Chizuru..." Ryuu softly said, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"No!" She turned to him and shook her head in anger. "You saw what he did!"
"Sorry, we'll be going now." Ryuu said, taking her arm to pull her away.
"You better apologise Pin!" Chizuru shouted, looking at him over her shoulder as Ryuu walked away.
"Aya..." Pin softly called, his hand brushing her cheek softly, thank goodness it wasn't red. "Aya I'm sorry for hitting you..." He said gently, searching for her eyes.
She didn't look at him, turning her face away. She sniffled and he felt his heart painfully clench.
"I'm sorry... I'm really sorry I'll never do it again..." He softly said, taking her hands in his.
She winced again and he looked at her palms. She was bleeding.
"W-what the hell happened?!" He shouted, standing up straight. "Did you fall?!"
Ayane didn't reply but she nodded slowly, sniffling again. Pin felt awful, noticing her scrapped knees too.
"Aw man! I really can't leave you alone!" He shouted, lifting her up in his arms.
She instinctively wrapped her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. He ran to her house and took the keys from her bag before opening the door. He ran inside and put Ayane on the living room couch. He then ran upstairs and to the bathroom. Pin came downstairs again with a pack of cotton, disinfectant and band-aids. He then kneeled in front of Ayane and started to disinfect her wounds. She hissed a little in pain and Pin apologised again. When he was finished bandaging her knees and palms, he finally put his hands on her smaller ones.
"Aya..." He softly said, rubbing her hands with his fingers. "I'm sorry... Please forgive me."
"You went with that girl..." Ayane whispered, trying to hold back fresh tears. "You even hit me..."
"Aya..." Pin softly whispered. "I'm sorry... hit me if that makes you feel better, come on. Slap me okay? You can hit as hard as you wan-hmf!"
Ayane just slapped him with all her strength, his face tilting to the side in the shock.
"I... IT HURTS!" Pin yelled, holding his cheek with both hands.
The little tears Ayane saw in his eyes made her smile brightly.
"I feel better now, thank you!" Ayane exclaimed, laughing loudly.
Pin glared at her but didn't say anything more.
"O-okay, I deserved it..." He said, blinking away his tears.
"Yeah!" Ayane nodded with a big smile.
"I'm glad it made you feel better..." He mumbled.
Ayane laughed again and sat comfortably in the couch. Pin took the disinfectant and cotton from the small table and went upstairs to put them back in the bathroom. When he came down, Ayane was wincing, touching the band-aids covering her knees. Pin felt bad again and kneeled in front of her. She immediately sat straight up, her hands falling down on the couch.
"I'm sorry..." He said again.
"It's okay... I hit you already, so you're forgiven." Ayane said, smiling.
Pin knew she was trying to be strong and he felt his heart squeeze painfuly in his chest. He shouldn't have walked the manager home, none of it would have happened then...
"From now on, I promise I'll take you back home everyday." He said, holding her hand gently. "Okay?"
"Okay..." Ayane nodded, her cheeks blushing.
Pin smirked and ruffled her hair. She didn't feel the need to protest and let him sit down next to her, taking the remote in his hand. He switched the TV on and Ayane put her head on his shoulder. Pin blushed a bright red, gulping.
"A-and tomorrow, when I come to get you, you have to apologise to Ogawa-san."
"What?!" Ayane shouted, turning to him. "No!"
"Aya!" Pin shouted too, a vein at his temple. "You hit her, remember?!"
"So what! She shouldn't have grabbed your arm!" Ayane frowned deeply, her cheeks puffing.
"That's nothing you baka!" Pin shouted. "Anyway you'll apologise to her!"
"She's your girlfriend?!" Ayane shouted, horrified.
"Of course not!"
Ayane stared at him, panting. She wasn't?
"Really?..." She asked softly, looking into his eyes.
"I told you no, what are you thinking?" Pin asked.
"T-then she's just the manager?"
"Yeah." Pin nodded.
Ayane bit her lip to hold back her smile. Pin of course, knew exactly what kind of face she was going to make. He flipped her forehead and sighed.
"You're a real brat." Pin said, putting his hand on her head to ruffle her short hair.
Ayane laughed, too happy to talk back. She even hugged him, hiding her bright expression from him. She wasn't his girlfriend! Pin let her and sighed, patting her head a little. They spent the rest of the day watching TV, waiting for Ayane's mother.
Pin never told her that the manager had confessed to him and asked him to go out together. She would go berserk again.
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To be continued...
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