I wake up at 5:30. I notice weight pressing against my chest. I look down at it and see Shizune's head laying on my chest, and her arms wrapped around my waist. I pry her arms off of my body, and lay her head onto a pillow. I go and take a shower, bringing a school uniform with me. When I get back, it's 6:48, and Shizune stirs without the warmth of my body. Thankfully, I had thought to buy water from one of the vending machines. Deciding to pull a small prank, I wait for her to wake up. When she fully wakes up and looks at me, she blushes. [Hey, I got you some water.] I handed her the quarter empty bottle, which she downed nearly instantly. I smile perversely saying [I knew you would want some after last night. It was quite the night.] She blushes heavily and her eyes widen. Water bottle? Ten yen. Going to this school? Several hundred thousand yen. Her face? Priceless. I burst out laughing, and she glares at me angrily, not believing she fell for such a simple prank. She uses the water bottle and bonked me on the head.
She was still able to make an empty bottle hurt. After all that was done with, it was 7:50. I grabbed her and picked her up into bridal style. She blushes a little bit, but cuddles into my chest as I carry her to the girls dorm. Even at this early in the morning there were still girls in the common room, looking at us. If they were shocked last night, then they are really shocked this morning. I look at Shizune, who signed the dorm number [4-15]. I carry her up the stairs, and towards her room, shocking nearly every girl who saw them. I enter her room, which was neatly organized. Her bed was in the corner, and had a small collection of trinkets. I set her off at the base of her bed. She got up quickly and grabs a set of clothing and heads off towards the showers. After a while of looking around her room, inspecting the many trinkets. When she enters again, she's wearing her usual outfit. She says [Come on, let's get Misha.] I nod and check the time. 9:03. I follow her and she knocks on the door. Misha opens the door, and says "Hold on, I need to get my shower." We nod and once again we do the waiting game. When she comes back, it's 9:56. Why am I so interested in the time?
We head out, just walking for a while, before the sun looks like it's going to head behind the trees. I look at to the side and see a fortuneteller slinging horoscopes at people, making me chuckle. It's a bit aggressive, but it seems to be working for them, somehow. I felt a tap on my shoulder and see Shizune. [We should eat something. Hungry Hisao?] I shrug and say [Ehh, sure. Anything not fried?] [Candy. Junk food is essential in a celebration. Come on. I will treat you to one thing.] I shrug, and look around at the somehow not complete festival, or that's what the girls said earlier. [I guess the Takoyaki] Misha yells "Yay! I knew that's what you would say." Misha drags us to the takoyaki stall. After getting a plate, I look at the hot food, then to the girls looking at me expectantly, then back at the food before taking one of the sticks, spearing the fried squid, and chewing it. The girls quickly dig in as well, Shizune taking quick but delicate bites, and Misha eating it with child-like relish. This is quite nice. Even back in my old school, where I had a few friends, I never really hung out with them often. After going to the hospital, I hadn't expected to gain quite such a strong bond with a person again, much less two. While I'm in my deep thought process, Shizune tries a quick jab at one of the takoyaki, and I quickly stab her thumb lightly, not hard enough to draw blood, but hard enough for her to draw back. I then stab a squid and bite into it.
I look at Shizune and smirk lightly, making her glare at me. I notice that the paper lanterns are being lit, and finding it quite beautiful against the setting sun's glow. Shizune steps in front of me with a small smile as I finish eating. She grabs my hand as I throw away the paper plate, leading me to a game stall. Misha quickly grabs my other hand and leads with Shizune. They lead me to a countless number of games, most of which I lose, but the ones I do win, I hand the trinkets to either Misha or Shizune, so far with Misha gaining more. I don't know why, but I feel like she would enjoy those things more. [Do they have that goldfish scooping game here?] [Why? What would you do with it?] I look at her with a straight face. [Well, first, I chop off its head, the gut it as cleanly as I could. Then I would marinate it heavily until it soaks up most of it. Then I would put the skillet on high and proceed to fry it. Then try to make it look as appetizing as possible.] Thankfully Misha wasn't looking at us, or she would probably be devastated. Or laugh like Shizune is giggling right now.
I smile at her as Misha brings us to the only game we've played that has stuffed animal prize, surprisingly. I remember this stall, and the girls realize this as I start glaring at it. They giggle as they buy some balls for me to use. I look at the objective and realize that it's that game where you try to knock down the pyramid of bottles. "So could you give some balls for free to the cute Student Council members that made this happen?" Hahahaha, Hahaha, No." Damn, he DOES have balls. "[I remember this stall. It was a pain in the ass, wasted at least two hours of my life on this thing. I deserve at least a free round] and Me. [Me too.]" Shiraki shrugs and gives us each four balls. The girls hand me the balls. I look at the balls and throw a ball really hard at the pyramid. It hits and makes it budge. I glance at Shiraki, who says "There is water in the bottles. Trade secret." I shrug and throw more balls at it. I see them looking at a stuffed animal shaped like a cat. They aren't really all that different. I throw one more ball, leaving me at eight, and the bottles tumble-down. I triumphantly claim the girlish prize. Misha laughs uproariously as if she won it, and Shizune stares at it, making it quite clear she wants it too. I look at the doll, and hand it to Shizune, motioning to Shiraki to set it up again. Shizune looks at the doll, seemingly surprised. I take the rest of the balls and try again. After eight shots, I managed to take a single bottle out. Shit. I look at Misha and send her an apologetic smile. She pouts a little bit, but brightens up considerately. "Oh well, I still having everything else you won for us." Shizune is still looking at the doll, before Misha tugs at her sleeve. I see them conversing slightly, but I'm not paying any attention. Someone else was trying the game, and a ball ricocheted, straight into my chest. I try desperately to calm down my heart, and when I do, the girls were looking at me strangely. I shake my head and motion for them to continue.
We decided to take a break, and before long, it's night-time. I look over at Shizune, who was cradling the cat close. I feel a pang of guilt, but quickly shake it off. The girls drag me off to a food vendor, which was a sandwich stall. They look at me. [Um, just order for me.] They nod at me and I say [It's getting kinda of crowded.] Misha says "we could eat on the roof." I nod slightly and Misha goes off to get the food and drinks. I look around once again. The paper lanterns and fireflies is really an amazing sight in the night sky. Shizune looks up as well, and absent-mindedly grabs my hand. We stare up and admire for a little while, before Misha comes back. She has a small smile on her face, looking at the grasped hands, and then at me. I rub the back of my head, before pulling Shizune's hand, making her notice Misha. She looks slightly uncomfortable, but eventually relaxes. We head up to the roof. We hunker down and start eating. We joke around for a while, before Misha passes out, and we don't disrupt her. We instead finish up eating and we look up towards the stars, ignoring the sounds below us. We grasp hands once more, just enjoying the sight. I glance at Shizune, who is still grasping the stuffed cat. She notices me look at it, and offers it to me. I shake my head, smiling slightly. We both return to looking at the stars. Shizune tugs on my hand. I ignore it, continuing to just gaze at the stars. She pulls me up, motioning to the sky behind her. I focus down onto the city, and her. She leans against a nearby railing saying [Just wait.] after a while, I hear a faint whistling sound. It erupts in a flash of light and a large bang. The fireworks continued and we leaned closer together. I look at Shizune, who also looked at me. I kept looking into her eyes, which reflected the fireworks. We slowly leaned in and we felt our lips brush. The kiss starts getting deeper and deeper, until we stop for a breath. She rests her head on my chest, looking towards the display, while I lay mine atop of her head, watching as well. They continue on for 15 minutes before a large grand finale of several, and then silence returns. We sit back down, continuing to hold onto each other tightly.
A perfect end to a perfect night.
