Written for Makoto Kurou for the "Mega Round of Drabbles" event on the DFC.
"It wouldn't be hard to teach you, Nene-san," Zenjirou said, moving the stick closer to Nene. Still pretty awkwardly - he couldn't get rid of that feeling - but at least his nervousness wasn't off the charts like it was before.
But Nene just simply pushed the stick away. She wasn't exactly the girl who would walk around everywhere with a microphone despite being an idol, but she wasn't the type who would walk around with a kendo stick either.
"I'm just not interested," she responded. Zenjirou knew it was some kind of an understatement - in the language of girls, not interested could mean they didn't care. Then again, Nene wasn't exactly the not caring type…
"What about a round with Taiki? Would that make you want to learn?" Still nervous and he was still not used to this kind of thing. Why was he made so nervous?
There was a smile though. He just couldn't tell if it was because of he mentioned Taiki or because of the way he was nervous. Probably Taiki though. He was cool, at least when Zenjirou got to know him better. Still, not cool enough to get Nene though. He didn't seem ready for that.
"Why would Taiki-kun matter in this?"
And why did he? Zenjirou prodded in his mind. Taiki, Taiki...why did he matter? Besides, there was still that kendo match they never finished.
He just shrugged. Maybe it would get her to actually try it. He didn't know, it was one of those odd things he blurted out and realized it didn't make sense afterwards.
"But still, would you try it, Nene-san?"
The question was better left unanswered.