Asou had woken up to find that Hinata had already left for school. He was more tired than he would've thought. He knew it was past time he leave and he didn't want to outstay his welcome, but it wouldn't feel right leaving while she was gone. It just seemed rude somehow. So he decided to stay until she returned home from school. Then he would go. Unless she offered him dinner, then he couldn't possibly refuse.
Four days after their date Asou was still staying at Hina's house. He couldn't bring himself to leave and kept finding excuses to stay. Asou decided he had to leave eventually and made up his mind to confront Hinata as soon as she got home from school. When he finally heard her call from the entrance to the house he rushed to greet her. "Hina! I'm glad your back."
Hinata beamed at this greeting, which made Asou feel worse since he would be disappointing her in a moment. He took a deep breath, bracing himself, and said, "Hina, I have to go back to my apartment. I've stayed too long and I don't want to trouble you anymore than I already have."
As he said it he realized that he was the one who was disappointed. When his companion smiled up at him he was slightly confused. "It's okay, you can stay here if you want. It's a pretty big house and there's plenty of space," she said in earnest.
He smiled sadly down at her. "Thank you for the offer Hina, but I couldn't. I'd be too much of an expense, and people would think it's indecent. Besides, I should be getting called into work any day now." Her face fell awfully quickly. "I'll come to see you on the weekends," he said truthfully in an attempt to cheer her up. He was grateful to see that it worked.
Her eyes lit up with new joy at the thought of Asou visiting so often and quickly acquiesced. The man gave his companion a pat on the head before exiting the house to catch his train.
