Chitanda POV
"Look mayaka san..its a green sea shell" I said
"Its so prettyyyy" she said and i smiled
It reminds me of oreki sans eyes..
Ill go show it to him
I walk towards hik when i see him smiling..with a girl..
She is pretty..
Who is she
And...se is able to touch him so casually..
And he is letting her touch him...
Wasnt he irritated in the morning when i touched him
What does this..
"Chi chan"
I turned around
"Sayuri..?" She said and ran towards that girl and hughed her
Soon fukube san also came back with snacks and hugged her
Do they know her
"Looks like a new friend" makoto said
I nodded
"Lets go intorduce ourselves" he said and pulled me to them
But i had no interest in meeting them..her..
We intorduced ourselves to her and she did the same
"Im kinoshita sayuri and im fukube sans mayaka and Hotaros childhood friend" she smiled
And i realised that she was calling oreki san only Hotaro.
No honorifics
And he did the same too
Just how close are they
"Chitanda san..whats that in your hand?" Kinoshita san asked
"Oh..its a sea shell"
"Waaah...its so pretty and green.."
"Yea..just like-"
"Hotaro its just like your eyes " she said and he blushed
I felt a sudden punch on my chest
I wanted to tell him that
"Come to think of it.."
She leant towards him and whispered something into his ear
Her lips almost touching his ear..her chest pressed agaisnt his hand..
How..
So friendly...
She pulled back and he blushed furiously..
Huh...He is like a totally different oreki san when he is with me..
Oreki POV
It was already evening and we all had gathered around the campfire
Chitanda was originally sitting beside me
But Kaizaki pulled her to his side
Sayuri kept nagging me
"Too bad she is engaged eh Hotaro" she had said
Its playing in my mind now
Damn you sayuri
You idiot
She winked at me from afar and I glared at her
She giggled..
Chitanda Pov
"Mayaka san..can i talk to you for a second?" I askes and she nodded
I took her into the woods
Away from kinoshita san and Oreki san
I didnt want to see them be lovey dovey..winking and giggling
"Mayaka san..wgats the relationship between you guys and kinoshita san?" I asked
"Eh..well..."
She told me how they met in the park and how they played evryday but in middle school she went off to America and now she is back
"Hmm.."
"But why did you ask?"
"I was curious..she seemed close to you people and-"
"Well she is closer to Hotaro than us"
Yes i can see that
"And why is that...?"
"Well...he had a huge crush on her..dont tell him I told you "
What
Crush
Feelings...of love..
Thats surprising
Maybe he still likes her
"Anyway..lets head back" Mayaka san said when it suddenly started to rain...
"Oh no...lets run" i said but she caught my hand and lead me to another direction
"There is a shortcut from here" she said and i followed her
But she was too fast..I am getting confused and ouch!
My ankle..
I look up..but..mayaka sans gone..
Oreki POV
We run back into the Hotel and take a head count but
"Wheres Chitanda?" I ask
"Wasnt she with Mayaka?" Satoshi said
"Where are they..they went into the woods right?" I asked and Satoshi nodded
"Im sure they are fine" Satoshi said and i sighed
"Yeah..probably.." I said
Thats when i hear footsteps
I turn around and see ...ibara..
Wheres Chitanda?
"Ano Mayaka-"
"Chi chan is lost in the forest..I cant find her" she said and panted
"What!?" Kaizaki and I said in unison
I look outside and see thunder clouds gathering in the sky
It is raining heavily
Chitanda..she must be ..
I need to go find her
I run out the room when Kaizaki stops me by the hand
"Let me go" I protest
"Look I ll send my guards down there..they willl be here in 15 mins-"
"15 mins is too much in this weather for chitanda!" I said and got him to let go of my hand...and I ran
I ran out..
Looking..
This girl
Tch.
How careless
Chitanda POV
"M-MAYAKA SAN!" I yell but hear no reply
And..i dont remember which direction she went in
And..its getting darker by minute..
Its actually-
*lightning and thunder*
I fall to my knees
Feeling terrified
But..i can give up..
I need to go back
I get up try to look for a path leading back to the beach ..
I need to find the beach
But as i started to move...i relaised how scary the woods looked at night
And this rain..isnt helping
Its just getting heavier
I ..feel so scared..and lonely
"MAYAKA SAN!" I call out again..no reply yet again...
Its getting cold
I try to run but-
Oreki POV
I run to the beach
Im certain that chitanda will look for the beach
Its closer and with her senses she can probably hear the water
I continue running into the woods
Farhter and farther in
I womder how long it has been since chitanda has been inside
She must be scared
She doesnt like thunder that much either
Baka
Baka
"CHITANDA!" I shout and look around
The rains getting heavier
Snakes and frogs are starting to come out
This is bad
I run farther in and call out once again
"CHITANDA!" i shout and pause for a reply and-
"SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME !" her voice called from somewhere behind me
I ran towards it
"CHITANDA!" I yelled once again
Chitanda POV
I cant move...my leg seems to have..
But...
I heard it
Its..oreki sans voice..
Its calling me
But..i heard rustling in the bushes
I dont want to move from here
But the rustling got stronger and-
"Oreki...san.."
"Chitanda.."
Our eyes met..just like that day in the clubroom and I never felt so happy..
"Chitanda .." he ran to me as i got up and he hugged me
"Baka..you had me so worried" he said as he panted
He ran all the way here..
I couldnt control my tears..
I hugged him back
"Im..sorry" i said as my tears gushed out..
"Its fine..im here..dont be afraid..I found you" he said and I nodded as he caressed my head..
He pulled back
"Are you hurt anywhere?Is it paining anywhere?" He asked and i shook my head..still crying
He gently wiped my tears off and hugged me again as the rain slowly stopped pouring
I didnt want to move away from his embrace
But he almost pulled back and-
"No dont leave" I said and fusted his shirt
"Im..not leaving..Im right here..." he said and I calmed down
"Can you walk?" He asked
I shook my head..
"I sprained my ankle-"
But...my vision blurred and-
