Watching his expression shift from anticipation to shock, then to utter frustration, Utaha couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Raising a hand to lightly pinch his cheek, she spoke in a doting tone to her aggrieved-looking boyfriend. "Don't make that face."
"But..." Being coaxed by his girlfriend, Miyahito's eyebrows drooped helplessly. His tone carried a hint of guilt. "Today's supposed to be our first day together, and instead, I'm making you suffer through tutoring in a classroom with ."
"I feel like I've let you down."
Sensing the love and guilt in his words over "spending our first day of dating doing sumr school," Utaha released the finger pinching his cheek. She gently cupped his face with both hands, her tone carrying a mix of gentle reproach and touched emotion. "Lift your head up, Miyahito."
"From now on, don't ever say sorry to , okay? Our days together are just beginning."
"And besides..."
Utaha tilted her head up and left a soft, light kiss on his cheek.
"As long as I'm with you, I'll be happy anywhere."
Hearing this heart-fluttering confession from Utaha, who kept her head slightly lowered with red-tipped ears, Miyahito froze for a mont.
He grinned foolishly and nodded like a dummy. "Yeah, too."
As long as I'm with Utaha, I'll be incredibly happy no matter where we are.
Hearing his answer, Utaha slowly lifted her head. Her wine-red eyes naturally t his dark ones.
Gradually, in that affectionate gaze filled with love, their lips unconsciously drew closer.
Feeling each other's slightly warm breath on their faces, at this mont, both Miyahito and Utaha...
In the world reflected in their eyes, unintentionally, only each other remained.
However, just as their lips were about to touch—
Click-clack——!
The sudden sound of high heels in the hallway snapped the love-struck pair out of their trance.
Startled, their cheeks instantly flushed. They instinctively pulled apart and hastily straightened up in their seats.
Just as they sat properly, Tachibana-sensei appeared at the classroom door. Dressed in a casual dress, she appeared empty-handed. Seeing Utaha in her horoom, she smiled and asked, "Huh? Kasumigaoka-san? Why are you back too?"
Finishing her sentence, she noticed Miyahito sitting upright, looking like he was studying seriously. Tachibana-sensei instantly realized what was going on. A teasing smile touched her lips as she looked between Miyahito and Utaha sitting close together. She sighed with feeling: "How nice. Good, very good. Youth! So youthful~"
Hearing this, both Miyahito and Utaha instantly beca restless from the teasing.
"Ahem." Glancing at his girlfriend who had lowered her head, afraid to speak, Miyahito forced himself to ignore the discomfort of Tachibana-sensei's amused gaze and changed the subject. "Tachibana-sensei, I... I finished my worksheet."
"Mhm, finished it already?" Clearly, from her tone and expression, the young teacher wasn't quite willing to let this golden opportunity to tease Toyogasaki's star couple slip away. "Did you do it all by yourself? Or did your girlfriend help?"
"If it's the latter, that won't do, Aragaki-kun. School rules state sumr tutoring assignnts must be completed by the student personally."
"Sensei." Miyahito raised his right hand, putting on a "please let off the hook" expression, laughing helplessly. "I did it independently. Utaha was just keeping company in the classroom."
"Tsk tsk. Well, true." Still wanting to tease, Tachibana-sensei saw her star student surrender. As a teacher, she couldn't go too far, so she rephrased: "After all, it's your first day dating. If you weren't this affectionate, it wouldn't match that sensational 'declaration of love,' would it?"
"Sensei!"
Please have rcy!!!
Smiling at the pleading looks the two students shot her, Tachibana-sensei's playful heart satisfied, she finally reined it in.
Walking to Miyahito's desk, she picked up the worksheet for a quick glance.
"Mhm, not bad. Apart from so minor flaws in your steps, all the answers are correct."
Hearing the evaluation from his English teacher, Miyahito instinctively muttered under his breath: "How reliable is that? Isn't the teacher an English teacher?"
Sitting beside him, Utaha heard his mutter and paused.
Looking up at Tachibana-sensei, who had already put down the worksheet and was now staring expressionlessly at the bow-headed Miyahito.
Already guessing what was about to happen, Utaha facepald and shook her head helplessly.
Sigh, as expected, no matter how smart a guy is, he can't resist courting death sotis.
...
"I'm done. I'm completely burned out."
Linking arms with him, listening to Miyahito lant in a deadpan voice, "So many worksheets... I'll have to pull an all-nighter tonight..." Utaha covered her mouth with a hand, chuckling softly.
"Utaha." Noticing his girlfriend's amused snickering, Miyahito's expression grew even more gloomy.
"Sorry, sorry..." Because she was covering her mouth, Utaha's laugh sounded slightly muffled. "I... I didn't an to laugh."
"Sigh, just laugh if you want to."
What could he do? She was the girl he'd secretly liked for so long, and finally succeeded in confessing to.
"Hehe...." Hearing his words and seeing his gloomy face, Utaha finally burst out laughing, her steps becoming unsteady.
Seeing this, Miyahito quickly stopped walking. Reaching out with both hands, he caught her as she laughed, nearly stumbling over herself.
Speaking helplessly to his girlfriend, who buried her face in his chest, occasionally letting out muffled laughs: "Here, stand up straight, Utaha."
"Hehe...." Unfortunately, Utaha, laughing so hard she could barely stand, didn't listen.
Helplessly, Miyahito had to hold her trembling, laughing body a bit tighter, then turned his back to the street.
Carefully shielding his girlfriend in his embrace.
A short while later, Utaha finally laughed enough.
Slowly lifting her head from his chest, her eyes still holding traces of laughter and blush, she blinked her wine-red eyes.
"Miyahito."
"Hmm?" Unconsciously smiling, Miyahito sensed the attachnt in her voice. "What's wrong?"
Gently wrapping her arms around his waist, resting her forehead against his chest and listening to his heartbeat, Utaha spoke softly: "I want to stay with you forever."
Hearing her loving words, Miyahito's smile gradually deepened, filled with unwavering affection and resolve.
Then, he replied:
"Utaha."
"We will always be together."
At the sa ti.
Not far from the embracing couple, a pair of parents watched. A trace of surprise flashed in their eyes as they looked at Miyahito gently protecting the girl in his arms.
"Ara ara, Seiichiro-kun, isn't that your son?"
"Mhm. Looks like that girl is the Miss Kasumigaoka."
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