Donut Friendship – Chapter 23: Like a couple…
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Two friends were sitting on a bench in front of the bakery. The two were Yahaba, the chairman of the archery club, and Susa Maru, the leader of the volleyball team. Previously, Susa managed to convince her friend Yahaba to go to the Kamado bakery together with her, and to try out their famous donuts. But unbeknownst to Yahaba, Susa had another goal in mind, rather than just eating donuts together. She wanted him to finally ask her out, and she tried everything in her power to give him a hint. Sadly for her, it backfired.
Now, she decided to give it another try and asked Yahaba to accompany her yet again! After buying some donuts, the two sat down on a bench and ate them together.
"MMMMMMMM! DELICIOUS!" said Susa as she ate another donut
Yahaba just stared at her confused, not knowing why he was there in the first place.
"Why did she say that she wanted me to go with her? We've been here already… Don't tell me that she is afraid of going here alone…or that she is too stupid to find this place." Yahaba thought to himself as he held the donut bag
"Hey…" said Yahaba, to which Susa stopped eating and looked at him
"Yeah?" she replied
"Why am I here again?" he asked
"Huh…?" Susa mumbled and thought about what to say
"Ehm… well…" she mumbled
Her goal was to make him ask her out, but she couldn't just tell him that.
"Crap! What do I say?! I just wanted to spend some time with you? No, that's too obvious! I didn't feel safe coming here alone? No, that's just stupid!" she thought
As she was thinking, Yahaba became annoyed by her not answering, so she decided to blurt something out.
"Ehm… Shut up! Let me eat!" she yelled and continued eating
"Ugh…" Yahaba replied annoyed and shook his head
While eating, Susa blushed and looked away.
"AAARRGHHH! WHY DID I SAY THAT!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME!?" she thought to herself
As she was eating, she noticed that Yahaba was about to get up and walk away, so she panicked even more.
"W-Wait!" she said, to which Yahaba looked at her
"I'm sorry for that… it's just that I didn't know what to say… sorry… Please don't go…" she mumbled
Hearing that, Yahaba leaned back again.
"Ok… I still don't get why I am here, but if you want me to stay, then I don't mind." he replied and took a donut out of the bag
As the two continued eating, Susa thought about her next step.
"This idiot! Why doesn't he get it!? How many hints does he need to finally ask me out!?" Susa thought
She looked around, trying to find something that could help her, and lucky for her, she noticed a couple, sitting on a different bench.
"MMMMM! The donuts are so good! Right, Hakuji?" asked the girl
"Yes. They are really good." the boy replied with a smile
Hakuji and Koyuki were sitting on a different bench, also eating donuts together. Noticing them, Susa got an idea.
"Look. A couple!" she said and pointed at the two
"Yep." replied Yahaba as he glanced at them
Hearing his blank response, Susa looked at him annoyed.
"That's it? You just say yep?" she asked
"Hm? What do you want me to say?" Yahaba asked confused
"Nothing… Forget it." Susa replied annoyed and continued eating
Susa watched the two again, trying to think of something else.
"MMMMMM! I love these strawberry donuts! Do you want to try one too?" Koyuki asked and handed Hakuji a pink donut
"Gladly." he replied and took one
Seeing that, Susa looked at the donut in her hand.
"Hey!" she said and faced Yahaba
"What?" he asked
"You have been eating only the plain donuts… do you want to try this chocolate one?" she asked with a smile
Yahaba stared at her and glanced at the donut.
"Did you spit on it and are now trying to make me eat it?" he asked
"What?! No! Are you stupid?! Why would I do that?!" Susa asked angrily
"…" Yahaba just stared at her with an annoyed expression
"Urgh! Ok, I did that once! But that was a long time ago!" said Susa
"…" Yahaba was still staring at her
"Urgh! Whatever! Forget it!" she said and ate the donut
Annoyed, she looked away and listened to the couple talking again. She needed to find a way to give him a good hint.
"Koyuki…" Hakuji said
"Yes? What is it?" she asked with a smile
"Is that a new hairpin? It looks really nice…" Hakuji said with a smile
"Yes! I am so happy that you noticed it! I bought it yesterday!" she said with a big smile
Hearing that, Susa glanced at Yahaba again. Thinking about it, she was wearing new earrings, which he hasn't seen before.
"Hey…" she said
"What is it now?" Yahaba asked again
"Do you… well, have you… noticed something… different about me?" she asked carefully
"Different… about you?" Yahaba repeated her words
Susa nodded and waited for his answer, hoping he notices her new earrings. Yahaba thought about it and scanned her with his eyes.
"So?" Susa asked
"Hmmmm…" he thought about it
"It's hard, but I think that…" he said
"Yes?!" Susa asked with a smile
"You gained some weight, right?" he asked
"…" hearing that, Susa just stared at him
"…" Yahaba didn't say anything and was waiting for her to reply
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"Forget it…" she said as her smile slowly disappeared
"Hm? That's not it? I thought I was right because you ate so many donuts lately…" he replied
"…" Susa didn't say anything
Not getting a response, Yahaba was confused.
"Is everything alright?" he asked
"Go…" Susa said
"Huh? What do you mean?" Yahaba asked
"Go! Leave me alone now!" she yelled at him, without even looking at him
Hearing that, Yahaba didn't know what to say. He just nodded and slowly left. Susa was now sitting alone on the bench, looking at the ground, trying to fight her tears.
"Why… why doesn't this work… why…" she mumbled as tears formed on the side of her eyes
"Why is it so hard…" she continued
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As she was sitting alone, she heard a voice.
"Hello!" said a cheerful voice
"Huh?" Susa mumbled as she looked up and saw Koyuki
"Is everything alright? You look pretty sad!" said Koyuki as she was standing next to the bench on which Susa was sitting
"Oh… you…" Susa replied and wiped her tears
"Don't mind me… I am fine." she added
"NO, you're not! You're clearly sad! Did something happen? Do you want to talk about it?" she asked
"It is that obvious, huh? Again, don't mind me. I saw you with your boyfriend, you shouldn't keep him waiting." Susa replied
"Oh! Our date is already over, and I was about to head home! So I have time now!" Koyuki explained
Thinking about it, Susa nodded and moved a little, making some space for Koyuki to sit down. Koyuki sat down and looked at her.
"So, what happened?" she asked
Taking a deep breath, Susa glanced at her.
"Well… there is this guy… and I want him to ask me out, but… he never gets the hint. He sees me as his friend… rather than a girl… or girlfriend…" Susa explained
"So why don't you tell him that you want to be his girlfriend?" Koyuki asked
"Huh?! Tell him?! Isn't the guy suppose to…" Susa replied blushing
"Hahaha! No, not at all! I told my boyfriend, Hakuji, that I really liked the time I was spending with him… and that I also liked him! Hearing that, he said that he feels the same way and asked me out!" Koyuki explained with a smile
Hearing that, Susa thought about it.
"So, if you really like him, the just tell him! And he will give you his response!" Koyuki added
Susa looked at her and thought about it. Directly asking him would get a response and a reaction from him.
"I don't know, but… if you say so…" Susa replied
"Great! I wish you the best of luck!" Koyuki replied and got up
"Thanks…" Susa replied and also got up
"Oh, by the way! I am Koyuki!" Koyuki said
"I am Susa Maru. Call me Susa." Susa replied
"Alright! Good luck Susa! See you later!" said Koyuki and went on her way
Susa waved at her and turned around. She was a bit nervous, but she has made up her mind.
"Alright… here I go." she said and went after Yahaba
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Yahaba was on his way home, thinking about the last couple of minutes.
"Did I say something wrong? Why did she react like that? That girl is weird…" he thought
As he was going, he heard a voice calling him.
"WAIT! PLEASE!" yelled Susa
"Susa?" said Yahaba and turned around
"Wait! HUFF* HUFF*" said Susa as she managed to catch up with him
Now, the two were facing each other.
"What is it?" Yahaba asked confused
After finally catching her breath, Susa looked at him.
"I am sorry!" she said
"Huh?" Yahaba mumbled
"I am sorry for yelling at you! And for dragging you to the bakery in the first place." Susa said
"Wha…" Yahaba mumbled confused again
"The reason why I did that is because I wanted to spend time with you!" said Susa
Thinking about it, Yahaba replied.
"So… you told me to leave… because you wanted to spend time with me?" he asked
"NO! I dragged you to the bakery because I wanted to spend time with you! I told you to leave because you called me fat, you idiot!" Susa yelled at him again
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"Huh? I never called you fat… I didn't know what you wanted me to say when you asked me about what's different about you…" Yahaba replied
"Grrr…!" Susa grinded her teeth
Seeing her becoming angry again, Yahaba thought about it again.
"The only other thing that I could think of are your new earrings…" Yahaba added
"Huh?!" Susa gasped surprised, as she heard that
"But I don't think that you meant those, because you're not the type to care about fashion." Yahaba explained
Hearing that, Susa just stared at him.
"You idiot! I meant those!" she yelled at him
"Ah!" Yahaba prepared himself as he thought that she was going to punch him
"But… thank you for noticing… I hope you like them…" she added as she calmed down
"Ugh… yeah… they are nice…" Yahaba replied and looked away
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"So… um… were cool?" Susa asked
"Yeah." Yahaba replied
"Great!" said Susa
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"Ehm… can I ask you something?" Susa asked
"Sure?" Yahaba replied and looked at her again
"Do you… want to hang out again… someday? It was really fun today…" Susa asked with a blush
"Yeah… why not?" Yahaba replied
"Really!? Thanks!" Susa said with a big smile as she heard his response
"Who else is going to babysit you…" Yahaba added
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"GODDAMMIT!" Susa yelled as she realized that Yahaba saw her more like a kid, than a girl…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The first chapter without neither Nezuko nor Tanjiro. Anyway, congratulation to Susamaru on getting her debut in the latest chapter of Kimetsu Gakuen. Next time, Tanjiro finally returns to the bakery to help Nezuko, and the two face their arch-enemy yet again…
