"Seriously?" Christine asked incredulously. "Seriously?"
Nanami, Santa, and Aya just finished recounting what they saw to Nozomu and Chris, who could not believe what they heard.
Aya commented, "It's a good thing you and Nozomu-kun are going out, or else you would have murdered Miyu-chan!"
"I still can't believe this, though," Nozomu said. "I didn't think Miyu-cchi and Saionji had feelings for each other."
"Well, I was sort of expecting this to happen. You know, with the business of Ruu and all. Besides, I always thought Kanata got jealous when he sees Miyu with you, Nozomu-kun…" Nanami smirked.
"We know what we saw, Hikarigaoka," Santa declared. "In fact, we'll prove it to you!"
"Yeah? How?" Nozomu asked.
"We'll spy on Kouzouki-san and Kanata when they go out!"
The gang murmured their agreement.
"Sssh! There they are!" Aya whispered to the group as they hid behind a big blue mailbox. Kanata and Miyu were going grocery shopping, and it was the perfect opportunity to do some spying.
They watched the two enter the grocery and grab a basket.
"Okay, let's go."
Smiling, Miyu watched Kanata pick out the perfect pumpkin, his handsome face scrunched with concentration. She loved how intense he could get when it came to his favorite food.
Kanata felt her eyes on him and he slowly turned to look at her. "What, is there a giant zit on my face or something?"
Her pretty face reddened and she stuck out her tongue. "You are a zit."
"And you're a pus-filled boil." He snorted.
"Shut up." She brushed his brown hair from his eyes.
He took her hand and led her to the next aisle. "What do we need over here?"
Miyu consulted her list. "Low-fat cereal drinks."
"What for?"
"I, um, gained a few pounds," she admitted.
He looked her up and down and said in a surprised tone, "Really? It doesn't show."
"Don't tease. Ever since Ruu-kun left, I kept getting fatter and fatter because of all the comfort foods I eat."
"I'm not teasing!" he said, putting an arm around her slender shoulders. "You look absolutely amazing."
Blushing, Miyu said, "You're just saying that."
"I am not." He kissed her cheek.
"Kanata!" she exclaimed, exasperated.
He winked. "You're beautiful just the way you are."
Hidden in the next aisle over, Chris and Nozomu stifled their gasps.
Aya, Nanami, and Santa stood next to them with smug looks on their faces. Their eyes spoke to each other: We told you so.
Chris's mouth was wide open. "T-they kissed!"
"In a grocery, no less!" Nozomu added.
"Are they going out?" Chris asked Nanami.
"We're not really sure."
Santa excitedly said, "We'll just have to find out for ourselves! Listen, I have a plan."
