~ Day 17- Scarves ~
"Ayano-Chan, isn't it too hot to be wearing a scarf?", Takane groaned and looked at her junior while fanning her face with her palm. "Seriously, I'm sweating from just looking at you."
The girl in question laughed triumphantly at that. "Well, Takane-San! That's because I'm a super hero and my scarf is something like my cape!", she told her and hit her chest lightly a few times.
Takane looked at her in irritation before sighing. Next to her, Shintaro muttered a quick 'hero my ass'. Haruka tilted his head and blinked, as if trying to wrap his head around it. "Still, you don't have to wear that all day, idiot. You're probably gross and sweaty below that", she said and motioned around her neck for emphasis.
Ayano just smiled at that and sat back in her chair. "Don't worry", she smirked. "I can just feel that you're being jealous, Takane-San."
Her senior didn't get what the younger girl had meant until the next day, when she came waltzing into their classroom before lessons started, a small bag in hand and that stupid scarf still warming her throat.
"Look what I brought!", she exclaimed and put the bag on Takane's desk, receiving the usual morning-glare mixed with utter confusion. Haruka next to her perked up and gave Ayano a small smile.
Then, she pulled a long, blue, soft and fuzzy scarf out of the mysterious bag, grinning evilly as she threw it around Takane's neck. She looked at the shorter girl with a look of amazement. "That scarf looks so big on you. It's so cute!", Ayano told her and looked at Haruka. "Isn't it cute, Senpai?"
Haruka frowned at that and scratched the back of his neck. "It's really cute" – cue Takane blushing – "but it looks strange in summer, doesn't it?", he asked innocently. "And Takane seems really unhappy in it, too..."
"Does she?", Ayano asked and dug around in the bag again. Then, after a few seconds, she pulled out another scarf, a yellow one this time, holding it up for the two other occupants of the room to examine it. "I got another one for Haruka-San as well", she explained and went to wrap it around the boy's neck quickly.
"Ah", he said at that and went to touch it gingerly. It felt a little scratchy, but was still warm and cuddly. "Um, thank you Ayano-Chan, but... well, it's still summer?", he told her weakly.
Ayano pouted at her seniors. Both of them, in turn, winced. "Well, I still want you to keep them! Show me in winter!"
As Takane and Haruka agreed, they had expected to wear them one day and show the girl.
That chance never came though.