The friendship that they culminated during that spring vacation was most likely deep. Or at least, that’s what the two girls thought about it. But in Hana’s case, the way she openly admitted that she only used the two, while it was surprising, also wasn’t that far from how I understood her during that ti.
She never had soone she could be friends with nor did she even try to get one. Because for Hana, she believed that everyone was only drawn to her due to the angelic smile that she honed even before she started grade school.
I got her interest because I was probably the first one that she saw who behaved differently than the rest of those crowding around her.
Anyway, with my ntion of Hana and the two girls’ reaction to it, I told them about my interaction with the girl these past few days, albeit summarized to the point that I didn’t tell them what Miho and Akane did that night.
And upon hearing those, the two both showed a gentle smile. Furthermore, despite being aware of Hana’s intention, Chii and Hifumi looked like they wanted to cheer her on.
“You two. If I got stolen by her, I doubt she’d allow to retain my connection to you.”
“You? Stolen? We all know she won’t succeed.” Hifumi scoffed and waved her hand, dismissing that without much thought. That confidence to … it’s undoubtedly influenced by how unbending I was during these past few years.
Although I was still like that nowadays, the girls were seeing as soone gentle and softer with my thods. And for most of them, my actions translated to selflessness rather than selfishness. Even if I told them that it was the latter, they would just dismiss it, the sa way Hifumi did.
“Kii, cheering for her doesn’t an we’re certain that she’s going to succeed. It’s you we’re talking about here. If you will lose to soone, it will only be to one of us and it will probably be because you let us win.” Chii added to which Hifumi seconded.
Just like this, our conversation’s main topic steered towards Hana rather than the real reason I was here.
That’s fine anyway. It’s not like I ca here to take them into a more elaborate date that would end in either going to our house or a hotel. This was more of my decision to spend ti with them and watch how close they really are.
“Alright. I have no choice but to agree to that. That’s really what I’m thinking. Except the ‘letting you win’ part.” I flicked my fingers rather exaggeratedly and that made the two girls start a fit of laughter.
“Here’s the stubborn guy again. What do you think, Fumin?”
“He never changed that part of him. No wonder we all picked up on that.”
“Yeah. Hana ntioned that once. That his stubbornness was one of the reasons why he couldn’t easily reverse what he said. He’d rather be wrong than correct himself.”
Hana said that? It’s true that I was always stubborn but I never even thought that it was part of the reason why I stood by my decision of cutting them off and forgetting about them as my desire grew rampant. I found them separate issues altogether.
“Wait. There’s one more thing she said regarding that… Let try to recall it.” Hifumi added as she closed her eyes to focus on it.
While waiting for the girl to rember it, I stared at Chii to check on her and likewise, the girl was staring back at . She had this aningful smile on her lips. But that’s because I could feel her feet rubbing my legs under our table.
Since I sat across from them at this four-seater table, it’s hard for her to be affectionate. She could easily change seats next to . However, she’s not doing so… Most likely, it’s in consideration of Hifumi or just because we’re in a public space.
Anyway, Hifumi soon finished digging into her mories. As she straightened her back, the girl nudged her glasses and stared at with her sharp gaze. “Hana also said that if not for your stubborn personality, it would be near impossible for us to look at you favorably.”
“Hmm? What did she an by that?”
That’s quite confusing… But I guess it’s just the sa case like with the other girls, their reading on was different from my own reading on myself.
Anyway, since Hana said that… That girl was truly too attentive.
“Let think…”
“Isn’t it because Ruki will not stick with us throughout the end of our grade school? It’s his stubbornness that made him keep us by his side regardless of the situation.”
“Yes. That’s right. You stole us. That’s what you believed. And you stubbornly held onto that detail. I believe you already realized this by now… We’d never really fostered any other close relationship apart from you. That guy you thought my boyfriend is just soone trying to beat in test scores. And for Chizuru…” Hifumi trailed her words and looked at the girl sitting next to her to say it herself.
“… I confessed to that boy but once I got entangled with you, I stopped seeing him in that way.”
“Hear that, Ruki? Your stubbornness is both a positive and a negative trait. Hana must be the sa. But I never heard her reason why she stuck with you when she could easily ask those who admired her and wanted to be her friend to keep you away.”
“ neither. Hana is sotis hard to understand. Even so, that spring vacation, after you cut us off, turned us into friends suffering heartbreak from the sa guy.”
“Un. And here’s that said guy… Shalessly wanting to keep us close again…” Hifumi grumpily harrumphed before sipping her milktea again. But then she cautiously checked my reaction and upon seeing unbothered, she clicked her tongue.
This girl… She’s probably mad because I hugged her earlier. Furthermore, guiding her here in this shop without letting go of her hand added to that. She might not have voiced it out but I could read her like a book whenever she’s upset.
“Alright, I surrender. How can I receive my punishnt?” I jokingly said as I raised my hands on both sides.
While Chii laughed at it, it just made Hifumi more incensed. However, instead of voicing it out, the girl stood up and sat next to before pushing into the corner. She appeared rather intimidating but that’s if I wasn’t … I simply played along and acted to let the girl vent her frustration on .
And seeing that from across the table, Chii stared at us enviously but at the sa ti, excited for Hifumi. She probably thought the girl had started becoming assertive.
Around two minutes after venting her frustration on through various ans, Hifumi raised another question to . It’s about Hana yet there’s also underlying aning within it.
“Hana is returning to steal you. She cut off contact with us and she’s not replying to my ssages through the email and number you provided. Yet you’re here saying that she’s been exchanging emails with you. Tell Ruki, is she trying to avoid us?”
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