We didn’t stay longer at that parking lot. As soon as she finished returning three tis of what I did through those kisses we shared, Hitomi returned to her seat and deactivated the tinting of the inner part of the glass after helping wear back my top.
When that happened, she returned to being her usual self and resud driving to my school.
Along the way, we already exhausted the current topic so we spent those few minutes in silence. Nonetheless, at tis, our gazes would just naturally et through the rearview mirror.
But that’s it. Whatever happened between us during that ti, none of us talked about it.
Well, I could ask her what was truly in her mind about but the actions and gestures she showed during that ti already answered that.
“See you later, Hitomi. Take care on the road.” I said before getting out of her car a few streets away from our school.
“Mhm. See you, Ruki-sama.” Hitomi answered with a slight smile on her lips.
Since Otoha’s grandfather had already woken up once, there’s a huge possibility that eting him would happen soon.
Nonetheless, I expect Otoha will keep sending Hitomi to while she’s staying cooped up in the hospital but once she returns ho, seeing the two would surely be hard again.
eting and talking to her grandfather might be a way to alleviate that situation where her mother grounded her from going out.
By the ti I reached the school gates, it was a few minutes before the closing and the start of the 1st period.
Seeing arrive on ti, Eguchi-sensei nodded approvingly.
As more ti passes, she’s becoming more adorable, huh?
When I reached the classroom, our other classmates cheered and clapped as if it was an achievent for to arrive on ti.
After playing along with them for a bit, I then settled down next to Aya and Satsuki.
As always, Aya adorably greeted . And perhaps influenced by what she witnessed, she also congratulated .
Satsuki, on the other hand, put on a sowhat unenergetic smile but a relieved expression passed on it after a while. She had her head slumped on her desk and considering how her hair was still sowhat wet, their club probably had another intensive training today, draining most of her energy.
Being with her for more than a month now, reading her and translating her actual intention to everything she did was sothing I already mastered.
I leaned towards her desk and whispered, “Let’s go sowhere later at lunch.”
As soon as my voice entered her ears, the girl’s slightly sleepy eyes opened wide as if she’s hearing sothing unbelievable.
But to confirm that, I just nodded at her which resulted in her unenergetic smile transforming into a truly delightful grin.
After what I heard concerning Satsuki from Shizu yesterday, I thought of easing up this girl’s worry about . And in turn, I wanted to let her know that her presence alone was enough to help tide through the problems or any issues I was facing.
We agreed not to always et up in that empty clubroom starting today so… for starters, I thought of inviting them like this from now on.
Perhaps, I would also look for Aya before or after spending so ti with Satsuki. There’s always that urge in to keep on doting on her.
Whenever I find so free ti, I will decide who to spend that with.
After energizing the sleepy Satsuki, my eyes naturally looked for my other girls.
Yesterday before retreating to bed, Nami updated about the progress of nding their circle.
Thanks to Shizu, talking so sense to Ogawa had begun. Although it’s clear that he still couldn’t accept that he already lost Nami, his rage lessened. Or rather, he’s not openly expressing it anymore.
In fact, when I looked in his direction, he’s already maintaining a calm expression.
Well, if he’s that calm, that didn’t an that I have to be relaxed with him now. In fact, he’d beco more of a headache if he began thinking calmly, weighing in his choices. As long as he still had a hint of hope of getting Nami back, I would never ease up on him.
A few minutes later, Shio arrived at the classroom at the sa ti as the bell rang, indicating the start of the 1st period.
Before starting her class, she announced sothing.
The opening of the application for being a Student Assistant.
It’s no surprise that once she finished her sentence, everyone, even my girls, all turned to .
Ah no. Everyone except Ogawa.
That’s as expected. He probably decided not to be involved with anymore. I was the cause of his rage after all.
Anyway, with that kind of attention, I had to put on the silly act again as if I was embarrassed by their stares.
But by doing that, it only intensified the enthusiasm of those ignorant of my relationship with Shio.
Soone even shouted “It’s finally your ti to make it official, Onoda!” or “Your nickna will finally be justified! Go for it, Onoda!”
Once again, I beca the source of their entertainnt.
When I looked at Shio, there’s also an expectant smile on her lips. She’s waiting for to nominate myself or submit my application to her right there and then.
In any case, since I already planned to do that, I fueled their enthusiasm by standing up and walking towards Shio’s table.
“Sensei, may I ask for the application form? Also, the requirents for it.”
“Onoda-kun, are you sure? I know I’m always asking for your help but it will be bad for if you’re just forced to do so.” Although she asked that with a hint of worry for my well-being, I could clearly feel her excitent concealed by her still lips that were on the verge of stretching themselves into a grin.
Upon hearing our exchange, our classroom once again drowned with cheers from my overly enthusiastic classmates.
My hope of returning to being the Classmate A still hadn’t died down but with how much I stood out ever since the start of the school year, I had no choice but to embrace that now. Besides, it’s for my Shio.
As her Student Assistant, being with her for an extended period would now have a justification.
“Uh. I feel bad for being late at tis. Take this as compensating for it. Moreover, being asked to help you more than once, I noticed how badly you needed assistance. If I could help and get a few points from it then I guess it’s a fair trade.”
That answer I ca up with was actually my way to create formidable reasoning why I wanted to apply. This way, it would be way harder for them to connect the dots about my true relationship with her.
I made myself into an opportunistic student going after the extra points in my final grade.
After a few seconds of silence, Shio showed an understanding expression as she handed the application form that I needed to fill up before sending back to my seat and starting her lesson for today.
However, when I returned to my seat and checked on what she handed , Shio gave two pieces of the sa application form…
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