·~· Noire ·~·
"H-hey, Noire!" I turn to find Hiroshi glancing down at me with a blush. This is the first time we've actually spoken in a while! I blush and set down my pencil to look back up at him.
"Y-yes, Hiroshi?" I hear myself stammer, deepening the blush on my already red cheeks.
"U-um… Is it okay if we talk outside?" He stammers, almost looking everywhere but me.
"Sure. Let me finish this problem." I get a nod out of Hiroshi as he makes his way to the door, slipping on his shoes and heading out.
"I'll be waiting for you on the porch." He says before closing the door behind him.
"Okay. I'll be there in a minute." I call out to him, quickly finishing the problem I was working on.
"What is is that you'd like to talk about, Hiroshi?" I open the door and find Hiroshi sitting on the porch.
"I owe you one for helping me nail that test, Noire." He smiles and my face immediately flushed red.
"Wh-wh-what are you talking about, you idiot!" She stammers, blushing even more.
"How much longer are you gonna put up that harsh tsundere personality of yours, Noire?" Hiroshi grins and pats me on the head, making me let out a growl.
"Whatever! Just get to your point!" I huff and he sighs.
"Alright, alright!" Hiroshi takes a deep breath. "It's a… more private matter to talk about, Noire. Can we talk about it at the secret base?"
"Of course! If it's something that needs to be private, then so be it. I'll follow you." I stand up and brush off my skirt, looking down at Hiroshi with a smile.
"Alright! Let's head over there right now!" He grins and the two of us head up to the hill and down the pathway.
...
"This really brings back the memories!" I let out a relieved sigh as I stretch. The last time I've been here was back on my second day here! Time really flies when you're having a good time!
"It definitely does." He looks at me with a smile as we walk through the gravel pathway.
"I guess we definitely came through with our promise!" I grin and he laughs.
"Wow, I'm surprised you still even remember that!" Hiroshi exclaims.
"Did you seriously think that I would forget a promise like that?" I smile and he nods.
"I didn't think at the time that you were serious, since it was only your first full day here in Earth."
"That is true. I'm still the same person that I was back in Gamindustri, you know!" I retort, turning my head with a huff.
"I still can't get over how beautiful the scenery is here." The two of us stop and I gasp, looking out at the scene in front of us.
It was late afternoon, so the sun was beginning to set. As the sun was setting, the vast ocean reflected the sunlight off of it's blue surface, adding even more to the view.
"Wow…" I gasp in awe, staring at the magnificent sight in front of me. "I've never experienced something this beautiful in my life!"
"I wouldn't necessarily say that, Noi-" He quickly cuts himself off, his face flushing a deep red.
"Wh-what do you mean, Hiroshi?" I say, looking up at him with anxious eyes, not quite understanding what he was getting at.
"N-nothing!" He says, glancing away from me.
"Tell me!" I puff out my cheeks and stomp up to him, looking him straight in the eye.
"It's nothing, seriously!" Hiroshi protests, but I got the feeling that he wasn't telling the truth.
"Whatever you say!" I then turn away from him. I then mumble to myself. "I-idiot." Feeling my face flush up as I call him that name, I hear Hiroshi sigh.
"You little tsundere." He looks at me with a smile. I roll my eyes, but then I stop when I hear Hiroshi's next words.
"I'm sorry."
"...Sorry? Why should you be sorry?"
"I didn't do anything to make things up with you, Noire. We spent a month. A whole month avoiding each other, just because you had confessed to me. I've been such a wimp and I'm asking for you to forgive me. I'm sorry." The next thing I know, Hiroshi was bowing down in front of me.
"Wh-wha-?" I frantically look around, not entirely sure why I was looking around, and step up to him, wrapping my arms around his head and pulling him to my chest. "Honestly, Hiroshi… You didn't have to go as far as begging for forgiveness. I know I'm a CPU and all, but seriously, how can I get mad at the person I love? To be honest, I was waiting for you to hurry up and apologize for being such a meanie to me." I sigh, bonking Hiroshi on the head with a smile.
He then starts to laugh, throwing me off by surprise. "What's wrong? Did I say something to make you laugh at me or something? What did I do?"
"N-nothing's wrong, Noire! It's just that I felt like how you worded what you had said sounded like it came out of some sort of manga or something like that. I think that that's quite the change for someone who's one of the most tsundere girls I've ever met." He straightens himself up to find me glaring at him.
"Y-you idiot..!" I growl, holding up a fist before throwing it into his gut.
"Damn...that seriously hurt! You wanna go, Noire? I can take you on anytime you want!" He grins, throwing his arms around me and tickling me on the stomach.
"Ahahahahah! St-stop that! Not there! Y-you're gonna make me run ou- ahahahaha! Seriously! Don't make me fight back!" I grin and turn around, pushing Hiroshi onto the ground.
"W-woah! Be careful next time! You're lucky that you're a light girl, Noire!" He grins back to me as he grabs my wrists before I could tickle him back.
"Whatever you say, Hiroshi! I'm not going to give up anytime soon!"
·~· Hiroshi ·~·
"How are you two lovebirds doing?" Neptune smirks and the two of us immediately blush a bright red in response.
"Wh-wh-wha-!? 'Lovebirds'!? We're not lovebirds! Just because we were out for a while doesn't mean that we did a-anything… special!" Noire stammers as she tries to clear up the misunderstanding.
"Noire… I don't think you're helping the situation." I then turn to the rest of the group. "Let's just say we cleared up a problem that had occurred."
"Whatever you say, you two! Anyway, let's get started! So a couple hours ago, I had gotten an email from Mr. Jameson about the first field trip of the school year!" Everyone cheers and Neptune quiets the group down. "Anyway, the reason I'm making a big deal about it is that it's an aquarium!"
"Awesome! I can't wait! When is it?" Uni exclaims, holding up a hand.
"Today is… Sunday, right?" We all nod. "It'll be tomorrow then! We're gonna be out for most of the day, so make sure you bring money and your phone!" Wow! This feels like I'm going on some sort of trip to another city like Hiyoshi or something! Neptune must really likes aquariums if she made such a big announcement for it. I think to myself with a smile, getting an odd glance from Noire. Shaking my head to avoid suspicious thoughts, I hear Histy speak up.
"So, I have a few questions!" She stands up and puts her hands on the table… or she attempts to; the table was almost as tall as her, so she had to stand up on the chair in order to reach the table comfortably. "Question one! How are we getting to the aquarium in the first place?"
"By bus. Each class will have their own bus to take to the aquarium so you don't need to pay for public bus or train," Neptune explains.
"Question two! When are we supposed to be there on Monday?"
"Normal time. The aquarium opens at 11:30am so we'll most likely leave as soon as we get to the school; it takes around two and a half hours to get to the aquarium."
"Thanks for clarifying, Histy!" I smile and she just awkwardly glances away with a bright red face.
"N-no problem, Hiroshi," She mumbles and slumps back in her chair with embarrassment. "A-anyway! We should get some sleep for tomorrow! Tomorrow's going to be a big day for everyone, so we need to rest up!"
"Yes, ma'am!" We all exclaim and instinctively salute, wandering back into our rooms.
While the others headed to their rooms, Noire and I made our way upstairs. Closing the door behind us, I hear Noire sigh as she flops onto the bed.
"What a day this has been!" She sighs and rolls over, her face nuzzled into the sheets.
"I guess you could say that," I say, sitting down next to her with a smile.
"Wh-what do you mean by that?" She sits up and puffs out her cheeks.
"Nothing really happened for the first half of the day until I worked up the courage to talk to you," I explain, getting a sigh out of her.
"Geez, Hiroshi… You're such a mood killer, you know!" She huffs I chuckle, patting Noire on the head. "H-hey! The head is off-limits!"
"You're just so adorable, Noire! I can't help it!" I grin, rubbing her head even more, getting a scowl out of her. She then pounces on me, pressing me down and starts to tickle me. "H-hey-! I'm ticklish there! Sto- Ahahahahah! Stop it!"
"Haha! Payback, Hiroshi!" She grins and tickles me even more, making me laugh even harder.
"S-seriously, stop it! I'm running out of breath!" I gasp and grab Noire's wrists, taking in a deep breath as she starts laughing.
"C'mon, you wimp! I'm just getting started!" She grins and I sigh, looking up at her with a grin.
"Whatever you say, you tsundere. Just wait until Neptune teases us for it." I chuckle as her face flushes red.
"Wh-whatever! Let's just get some sleep already! It's already ten!" She huffs and flops down onto the bed, turning away from me.
"Do you want me to cuddle with you again like last time?" I tease her, poking her in the nerve on her spine, making her flinch.
"D-do what you want, you pervert! It's not like I care or anything, I-I'm just tired is all!" She pouts, bringing the pillow that was already cuddled up against her even closer to her chest.
"Whatever you say, Noire." I smile and lie down next to Noire, getting a small noise out of the tsundere as I do so.
"G-goodnight, Hiroshi. Don't try anything weird while I sleep, okay?" She turns to face me with a pouty look on her face.
"I promise I won't, Noire. Goodnight." I smile and get a blush out of Noire, who "hmph!'s" and turns away, scooting as far as she can from me. I sigh and roll to my side, not sure if I should be grateful to be this close to Noire or if I should be worried about Noire hitting me the next morning because I ended up doing something weird to her in my sleep.
~Author's Note!~
Hey, everyone! I'm going to post this a little bit earlier than normal because I have an announcement to make. I'm sick with a high fever...meaning that I won't be able to write at all until I get better. Now, you may be wondering "if you're sick, why are you posting it while you're sick?" and I'll answer that (okay, maybe you weren't thinking that at all. sh-shut up.) I've already written this chapter probably a month in advance, and I usually write the Author's Notes before I post them, so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle to write maybe 70 words(?). Anyway, thank you so much for all of the support you've given me and have an amazing day!