POV: Ayatsuji-Tsukasa
Morishima-senpai reluctantly shook my hand as an acknowledgement of her defeat and acceptance of terms. Starting now, to end tomorrow night at 11:59 PM, I was Tachibana-kun's girlfriend.
With a really tight hug, Morishima-senpai and Tsukahara-senpai departed toward the stairs. I could here Tsukahara-senpai giving 'Haruka' and lecture. She definitely had the sense to see all the alarms going off, but to my advantage Morishima-senpai couldn't see past her extreme desire to always make things interesting.
I turned to Tachibana-kun. He looked blankly at me. This all pivoted off how I could Tachibana-kun to go along with this. This could all fail here.
His blank disappointment gave way to a warm smile, "Morishima-senpai told me before she left to play along with this role play as well," he chuckled innocently. "So..I guess..I'm your boyfriend for the time being..." he said blushing. "Geez, its embarrassing to say even in these circumstances," he followed.
I felt embarrassment. This rush was extreme! My heart felt like it was going to literally burst.
"Ayatsuji-san, youre face is getting really red- Whoa! You're temperature is really warm, are you okay?"
"Please dont look!" was all I could manage to say before burying my face in his chest, pulling him into a tight hug.
"Eh! Ayatsuji-san?"
I subconsciously took hold of his hand, holding it tight.
"I'm not used to being this embarassed," I managed to say.
He wrapped his arm around my back, embracing as well.
"You better not say a word of this to anyone!" I exclaimed, still buried in his chest.
He laughed at this. "Why did you suggest it then?"
I pulled my face out from his coat and looked him straight in the eye. "You know how it is! Victory is always a plus and an objective!"
He laughed again, "Hai, Hai, Ayatsuji-sama! Heheheh."
I groaned, "Don't mock me..."
The next morning was a bright sunny day, with a moderate wind. I pulled on my blazer and opened the front door. As soon as I turned from locking it, I noticed I was being waited on. ,
"Ohayo, Ayatsuji-san!" Tachibana-kun called from just beyond my gate.
"Tachibana-kun? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Waiting for you," he replied.
"Waiting? For me?"
"Yeah, I wanted to walk to school with you this morning," he stated.
"I see...Well, we don't want to be late then..."
The walk to school was awkward, especially for me. I couldn't even bring myself to ask about the committee work he should have completed last night.
All I could really think of were the small desires and things I wanted to do with Tachibana-kun... How could I let myself become preoccupied with these unnecessary, trivial, matters?
Geez, you're really losing it Tsukasa...
I looked down at his hand...
Hell, I let it take the better of me. Why not then?
I took his hand and held it tightly.
"Hm? Ayatsuji-san?"
"I...Wanted to hold your hand..again... Have a problem with that?" I scolded.
I could see and feel that we were both warm in the face. This, even under these circumstances, was embarrassing, and I felt vulnerably timid...
But this warmth..
It feels, welcoming.
