Drawing
"You look surprised."
"You weren't drawing."
"Was I supposed to?"
Risa Harada giggled as she sat, eating lunch under the sakura with her friend. "No, but for the past three days, you have been."
Satoshi Hiwatari shrugged, adjusting his glasses. "Would you like to see it?"
"You've finished?"
As a response, Satoshi took a folded piece of paper from his pocket. He opened it and spread it across the empty space on the bench between them. Risa was struck speechless. "What do you think?"
She blinked a few hundred times. "U-umm..."
"I was in art class one day, and saw you laughing with your friends outside," Satoshi explained. "See how I drew Ritsuko as well? I apologize if the sweat I drew on your brow bothers you, but you two were in gym class..."
"H-Hiwatari..." Risa said breathlessly, as she touched the drawing. "This is beautiful."
Satoshi felt his cheeks heat up, but he didn't let it show. "The way you smiled merely intrigued me, so I decided to do a watercolor of it."
Risa lifted her head, tearing her eyes away from the artwork. She smiled so gently at him... "Thank you."
The bell rang, signaling that lunch was over. Satoshi cleared his throat and stood. "It was nothing." It was nothing? He had worked on it for three days straight. "You may have it if you like."
Risa stood as well, taking the picture and folding it carefully. Before her friend could walk away, she grabbed his hand, rose onto her tiptoes and kissed his cheek. Satoshi froze in shock, but was pulled forward, towards the school entrance, by his giggling, blushing companion.