"Would you go on a date with me?"

He really wanted to ask those words. He had practiced a lot, but couldn't quite make the words come out when he saw her face.

The teenage boy would prepare extensively each day he deemed worthy enough. His preparations wouldn't land him on the front cover of any fashion magazine, but he did earnestly try.

He came really close yesterday. A few of the words left his lips, but he never got the chance to finish before she was whisked away by a friend. She probably didn't even notice he was asking her a question.

A bouquet of flowers in his hands, his heart almost leapt out of his chest when she turned the corner. "Naru," he whispered.

"Wait!" He cried, stumbling over his own feet in order to catch up with his fair maiden. She turned around, her hair catching the sunlight. He was momentarily dazzled and lost his footing, stumbling headfirst into Naru. With a feminine shriek, Naru fell to the ground with Umino in a heap at her feet.

The flowers nearly hit her in the nose when he presented them to her. "Please?" He begged as he spoke the words he had practiced so carefully. Even if she had said no, Umino would have been content just to see her smile and accept his gift.

Just imagine how he reacted when she said "yes".