Hino sighed and took out a handkerchief, and he passed it to her. "You're crying again; you should really tell Yuhi."
"No, I don't want him to drop everything and fly over to ."
"He won't be, he will just be paying a visit. Co on, it's almost been half a month. Surely he can take a break."
Sumire shakes her head. "If he sees how weak I am, he will surely stay here with ."
"But, recently, you keep having nightmares. It's not good for you."
"I'm okay, Hino, really." Sumire tried to give him a reassuring smile, but he still looked at her, filled with concern. "It's truly okay, my anxiety isn't as bad anymore. I stood in front of that crowd earlier and didn't panic, right?"
She still felt a bit afraid, so she focused her attention on Hino. Seeing him there for her, she understood why she could stand there calmly because Hino was by her side. She would have broken down if she had been alone, but because Hino was there, she was okay.
'I wonder if it's okay for to tell him that, or will he misunderstand ?' Sumire debated in her head but decided not to say it.
"That's true. But if you need anything, I am still here."
Her thoughts break off when Hino reaches over and gently squeezes her hands across the table.
"Thank you."
"Eh?" Sumire looked at him, confused.
"For treating Yuhi so well. Since I have known him, he has never had much luck with won. At first, I thought there was sothing wrong with him seeing and dating such strange won. But, then, later on, I learned about your presence, and it made more sense." Hino mumbled. "At first, I didn't think he was serious about you."
Sumire didn't say anything but continued to listen.
"After all, Yuhi never treated any won well. I just couldn't see him being sincere toward won. As much as I want to defend him, those rumors about him were correct after all."
"You were his manager then, Hino. Didn't you try to stop Yuhi from sleeping with random won?"
A troubled look flashed through Hino's face. "I tried Sumire, but he was out of control. Whenever I turned to look away for a mont, he would be making out with another woman. Yet whenever I saw him do that, sothing felt wrong. I don't know how often I received news from the dia that he spent the night with so weird woman in a hotel. I had to bail him out so many tis. The first ti I walked on him and a woman, I was in for a shock; all I saw was a lifeless look on his face."
Just the thought of Yuhi being together with another woman was enough to anger her. This is why she never asked for the details about it before. Yuhi always thanked her for being so understanding, but the reality is if she had heard the details, she would have gotten angry.
"Hey, calm down. You're going to crush the life out of that mug."
Sumire sighed deeply. "I just don't like the idea of Yuhi being together with another woman."
"Yeah, I figured, or rather Yuhi said it himself. He said your jealousy is really cute, and whenever he dropped so details, your face would go red from anger, and you would puff your cheeks."
"W-what else did he say?" Sumire felt her cheeks redden hearing Hino's words. She could already imagine Yuhi saying it and boasting.
"Well, I don't think I should be the one saying it. By the way, this was before he learned I liked you."
"Uh, right," Sumire replied awkwardly, and she stood up. "Do you want to watch a movie? We can wash the dishes later."
"Yeah, sure."
This is bad, after all, being left alone with Hino. Even though she trusts him not to do anything, she feels a bit strange every ti she hears about his feelings. Sumire walked over to the TV and flicked it on. She cautiously joined Hino, who was already sitting down on the couch.
"By the way, your birthday is coming up."
"Ah yes."
"I cleared your schedule out, and you have a leave of absence from the University." Hino trailed off. "Do you already have plans?"
"No."
"Then, make it with . Rather, I already have an idea of what to do. So if you turn down now, the tickets will go to a waste." Hino takes sothing out of her pocket.
"An aquarium?"
"Yeah, it was either this or the amusent park, and sothing tells that you prefer looking at animals overrides."
Sumire laughed. "You guessed correctly, mister." Her gaze softened, seeing the tickets. This aquarium had opened up shortly after Yuhi left, and she had been aning to go. But she didn't like the idea of going alone.
Hino must have wanted to know that she wanted to wait until Yuhi returned.
"I'm not Yuhi, but I can't think of another place that would make you happy right now."
"Then, when are you picking up? Or are we eting over there?"
"I have so etings to attend to first, so we can et up there."
"If you are busy, you don't have to-" Her sentence fell short when he flicked her forehead.
"Don't be a fool; those etings are for your sake."
"For my sake?" Sumire repeated, puzzled.
"Hmm. I can't tell you just yet, but an amazing offer is for you."
"Then I'll trust you, Mr golden manager. My life is in your hands." Sumire joked.
In the past two weeks, they have gotten a lot closer. She doesn't rember when was the last ti she felt so comfortable around another person. Asami and Aika are good people but don't have much in common. On the other hand, she and Hino had similar hobbies. She truly saw him as a good friend.
They were watching a random movie; she felt nervous after hearing Hino's feelings again, so she didn't check what she clicked. She just had to pick a random mushy romance film that any normal teenage girl would like.
"You know, what's the point of romance movies?" Sumire asked.
Hino sighed. "Says the one who picked it." He turned to the screen and grumbled. "The sa as all the other romance films. A normal girl will fall for the most popular guy in school. That most popular guy is dating the cutest girl in school, whom everybody hates because she is a bully. The normal girl changes her appearance, and that popular guy falls for her instead."
Sumire raised her eyebrow. "Sothing tells you watch stuff like this often."
Hino sighed and paused for a mont before pausing. "Before everything beca awkward with Cas and , she often dragged to watch such movies. Yuhi also made tag along on his dates with Touko too."
"Don't even get started on musicals. I love music but do not see the point in musicals." Sumire passes him a bag of chips, and Hino takes so.
"Finally, sobody who understands. It just seems strange that people burst out singing about everything, even sothing serious."
"Right? It doesn't make any sense. I prefer plays and books turned into movies."
Hino laughed. "Like a Shakespeare play adapted into a movie?"
"Correct; you can get a chocolate bar for that answer." Sumire passed him a chocolate bar, only for him to bend down and take a bite. She looked at him, startled. "W-what are you doing?"
"Yeah, I thought so. This chocolate is bitter. Do you have any lollipops instead?"
Sumire couldn't say a word as she stood up and walked over to the kitchen cabinets. This is weird; maybe they shouldn't spend so much ti together. But if she did push him away, she knew how heartbroken he would be.
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