I walked to the library, my nose tucked under my neon green muffler. Bringing my wrist close to my eyes, I could barely make out the time 3:33pm. My black boots echoed against the faded sidewalk as I turned the bend towards the plain gray building on a hill. I scanned the small parking lot and breathed a sigh of relief. Yuma's beaten up pickup truck was there in, mostly, one piece. I wonder if he's even been here before…

Pulling open the heavy doors, I smiled as I found myself surrounded with walls of books. The librarian smiled, "Hi Teto."

I put a hand up, "Hey."

"A strange boy with pink hair said that he needs to find you." She looked over her thick rimmed glasses, "do you know him?"

"Unfortunately."

She stifled a giggle, "Okay then! He's in the back."

"Thanks!"

I brushed my fingertips on the shelves as I made my way towards the archipelago of tables scattered in the back room. Yuma was hunched over a book, furiously chewing a pencil. I walked over behind him and placed my palms over his eyes.

"What took you so long?" He whined.

I retrieved my hands, "Had some…business." I pulled out a chair and made myself comfortable, "So what do you want to start with?"

"Math." He stuck his tongue out, "it sucks."

"Okay. But the last comment was unnecessary." I winked, "Almost obsolete."

"What the heck does that mean?"

"C'mon Yuma! That was a vocab word in 6th grade!" I elbowed him in the side, "Sound it out and use a dictionary."

"A DICTIONARY. You can't be serious."

I brought my hand to my lips, "Shhh. Now go and search it up."

"Whatever" he groaned.

After we cleared that up Yuma shoved his hand onto the paper, "Teto. These problems are hard."

"That's all of your homework!"

"Yeah, so?"

"Yuma really?" I glanced suspiciously at his books, "Is it like this for all of your subjects?"

"All except Choir." He slumped, "I mean, like, I pass choir. It's not like I sing well or anything."

"Dude, you sing gorgeously."

He brushed his hair from his forehead and raised his eyebrows suggestively, "Anything else you find gorgeous?"

I gently placed my hand on his cheek, and his eyes began to shimmer with anticipation, "Now that I think about it…" My palm slammed into his face, "No, not really."

"Ow."

"You deserved it."

"True dat." He thrust the paper towards me, "Now explain."

I sighed, "Alright."

Yuma was a pretty quick learner. He got how to solve the equations after I went through them step by step…I didn't really see what the problem was.

"Yuma!" I held his paper up, "You got all of these problems right on the first try!"

"Really?"

"Don't act so surprised." I pouted, "How come you're not doing as well in school? I mean, you got the hang of these really quick."

Yuma picked up his pencil and began tossing it in the air, "Eh. They bore me." He paused, "Unlike you."

"What's wrong with you Yuma? " I gripped the fringe of my skirt.

"Nothing." He smirked, "Nothing at all."

"I don't believe you…" I started.

"Teto, are you saying you still haven't figured it out?" Yuma gripped my hand, and began to drag me out of the building.

"We haven't done History yet!"

My captor pulled open the doors and steadied me outside, "Now think for a moment." Yuma cocked his head to one side and smiled, "Why do you think I have been acting strange around you. Or did the…thing…in the car?"

"The…thin- oh." This is exactly why I put it in the vault. I just didn't want to believe it myself…

"Teto, I love you." He looked down at his feet, "I-I always have."

Forcing a grin, I began to slide towards the library door, "Maybe we should get back to studying…"

"Wait, answer me this…" He grabbed my shoulder, "Do you…"

"Yuma, we really should be-"

Yuma cornered me against the brick wall of the library, his arms on either side of me. You have a knack for making things awkward, don't you? His hair was blowing from under his beanie, the color kind of reminded me of pink lemonade. Teto why the heck are you thinking of pink lemonade all of a sudden? Idiot. I had to admit, he was cute. Everything about him was cute. His flushed cheeks, his boyish eyes… Except that he was forcing me against a wall. That definitely wasn't too attractive.

"Teto Kasane," he whispered in my ear, "Please…tell me…"

"Let's take this somewhere else," I placed my hand firmly on his wrist and shoved it down, "Don't do this at the library."

"I'm sorry," He backed away, "I know this place is special for you…I don't want to ruin it…"

"You'll never ruin anything for me Yuma…" I wrapped my arms around him, "You're one of my best friends. You always make things matter how awkward you are." I muttered under my breath.

I felt the warmth of his embrace as he pulled me closer, "You make me feel better too." I felt a hint of moisture on my forehead, "But you're more to me than just a best friend…"

"It's 4:45" I heard a faint beeping from my wrist, "We better go to work."

"Can we just stay like this a little longer?"

I have to mention…this is nice….maybe…maybe I do like Yuma, more than a…

"Sure…" I buried my head in his jacket, "But then we go to work, kay?"

He rested his chin on my hair, "Kay."

OMG IS TETO GONNA STAY WITH YUMA?

BUT WHAT ABOUT POOR KAITO?

and what went down at school...?

hmmm

OH WELL

I HAVE LIKE 3 TESTS TOMORROW

IN SCIENCE, ENGLISH, AND FRENCH

SO.

BETTER GO STUDY NOW.

YES.