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★Tohsaka Yui (side)
“Haa, he forgot his promise again…….”
That alone is annoying, but forgetting the key as well……
It’s even starting to rain……
“Hey, you’re gonna catch a cold. What are you doing?”
As I was looking down, I heard a voice like that.
When I looked in the direction of the voice, it was my classmate, a transfer student.
“Shindo kun?”
“Eh? Yui……san?”
He didn’t talk to me because he knew it was me.
“Erm, what are you doing? You’ll catch a cold”
Shindo kun held an umbrella over me even though he was soaking wet himself.
I thought that was very kind of him.
“I’m having a bad day…….”
“I see, but you have school tomorrow, so you might as well go home and take a bath, okay?”
No, well, it’s a good argument, but…..isn’t this the place where you listen to me?
Even if I have never talked to him, he is my classmate…
So I stared at him and said.
“Something happened to you? You should’ve asked that.”
“You seem more okay than I thought you’d be…….what happened then?”
“Nothing much, just a guy I know forgot his appointment with me and went to hang out with his friends.”
I told him what had happened.
“Was that what got you down?”
“I wasn’t depressed…..it’s not like today’s the first time……”
“Then why are you here without an umbrella?”
“I forgot to take the key out of the house today and couldn’t get in until my parents came home. I usually go to this friend’s house to visit, but today I can’t.”
“I see, when are your parents coming home?”
“There.”
I looked in the direction of my house and my mom was just coming home, so I pointed in that direction.
“That’s my house.”
“That mean she’s your mother?”
“Yeah.”
“Hmm. Well, you should get out of here.”
“Okay. Thanks.”
“I didn’t do anything.”
“I know I said I wasn’t depressed earlier, but I was feeling a little blue, and……it cheered me up.
I’m not sure why I’m able to talk to Shindo kun without worrying about his feelings.
Perhaps it’s because Shindo kun is also talking to me without being concerned about it…..he’s the type of person I’ve never seen before.
“I see……”
“I can’t wait to take a bath.”
“Then why don’t you just go home early……”
“Aren’t you a little cold towards me?”
But this feeling of not caring about each other is very comfortable.
“I don’t intend to be that way.”
“Really?”
“There is no reason for me to be cold to Yui san.”
Speaking of which, why did he call me Yui?
I thought he was not good at communication since he usually doesn’t talk to anyone, but…he may be quite used to women?
“By the way, why do you call me Yui?”
“Ah, I did call you that unconsciously…..I’ll call you Tohsaka san.”
It doesn’t make sense to me, but fine…..
“I’m not saying you should stop calling me that,……but it’s just something that’s been bugging me and there’s no need to change it.”
“I see. I’ll continue to call you Yui san.”
“Yeah, I’m gonna head home now.”
It was easy to talk to him, and although I was a little worried, I decided to call him Kei kun as well.
“Oh, don’t catch a cold.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
I waved to him and left.
–The next day I talked to Kei kun again.
Whenever I talk to him, I still feel at ease.
I have always been very careful with other people, but this is the first time, except for my family, that I have not been careful with a man.
I was sad that I had to leave the three of them when we switched seats, but I was happy that Kei kun was next to me.
I found myself talking to Kei kun about my weak feelings.
Kei kun kindly listened to me and said he would at least listen to me.
It’s only been a short time since I’ve known him, but he is kind.
Talking with Kei kun makes me feel at ease……
I decided to talk to Kei kun about Sora.
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–We came to the café after school.
I decided to talk to him as soon as we arrived at the café.
“To put it bluntly, what do you think of the three of us as women, Kei kun?”
“Well, it’s the three girls that often hang out together, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, I haven’t talked to them and I don’t know their personalities, but in terms of looks, I think all three of you are of a very high standard, even better than idols.”
I knew it……I knew those two were on a different level,…….
I mean,……eh? Does that mean I’m as good as them?
“You mean I’m as good as them?”
“Yeah.”
“You really think so?”
Really?
I don’t think I’m as good looking as those two……
I’ve never been able to ask someone that before, so it’s a little hard to believe.
“Of course…..I wouldn’t lie about something like that.”
When I was skeptical, Kei kun said with a mysterious expression on his face, as if to say why I doubted him.
I was able to sense that he really thought so by looking at Kei kun like that.
“I see, I see……”
I was a little happy and continued talking after saying that.
“I was losing more and more confidence because Mitsuki and Akari chan were so cute,……but that didn’t mean I could compare the two of them with me and ask which one is cuter. And Sora looks so happy when he talks to them…….”
“Aren’t you overthinking this? Why don’t you just take it easy on yourself?”
Maybe I’m thinking too much…that might be true.
But even though I want to be easygoing, I often feel uneasy.
Because there are two cute girls around Sora who like him……it’s impossible not to be anxious,…….
I’m jealous of course, but I love them.
We can talk about anything, but when it comes to Sora, we can never have a deep conversation.
So it’s not an easy thing to talk about……
But I’m glad I talked to Kei kun about it……because it gave me a little confidence.
“If I could do that, I wouldn’t have any trouble, well, but thank you….for giving me a little confidence.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
I started speaking to change the atmosphere, which had become a little dark.
“By the way, Kei kun, do you have anyone you’re interested in?”
“Of course not, I hardly talk to anyone.”
It’s rare that you don’t even have someone you’re interested in…..Kei kun seems to be quite popular.
“It wouldn’t be strange if you were interested even if you haven’t talked to them.”
“Well, I don’t have anyone like that anyway.”
But from the way I’m talking to Kei kun, he certainly doesn’t seem like he’s playing around……
Is that really the case?
“Hmm, is that so…..well, Kei kun certainly seems to be pretty old fashioned.”
“Hm? I don’t think that’s true either.”
“Really? Then have you ever had a girlfriend?”
“No, I don’t.”
The expression on Kei kun’s face as he said this in frustration looked a little cute and made me want to tease him.
“You see… Ah, Kei kun, have you ever been confessed to?…”
“I’ve been confessed to many times,……but I’ve turned them all down, and I can’t go out with someone I don’t have feelings for.”
That’s really old fashioned……
If you’re a guy, there are a lot of guys who will go out anyway if someone confess their feelings…..
“Well, it’s not uncommon for boys to try going out with someone anyway.”
“Well, I guess there are some people who do that,…..but there are also girls who want to date because they are willing to,……and vice versa.”
“Yes, that’s true……well, to each their own.”
“I guess you could say that.”
I looked at Kei kun wondering why I was talking about this with someone whom I just know for 2 to 3 days and our eyes met.
We were laughing at each other.
After all, talking with Kei kun is fun and makes me feel better……
He really is a strange person…….I never thought I would feel like this after only a few days together…….
“I really enjoy talking to you, Kei kun, because I don’t have to worry at all.”
“Thanks, I enjoy talking to you too, so I guess it’s mutual.”
“Can I continue to talk to you like this?”
I felt a little embarrassed for some reason, so I turned my head and asked.
“Yeah, sure.”
“I see, thanks ! We’ve talked a lot today, let’s go home.”
“I guess so.”
So we decided to go home.
“Do you want me to walk you home?”
“Are you after me, by any chance?”
I replied, making fun of him as usual.
“No, it’s a little dark outside.”
“Fufu, I’m just kidding. Then I’ll ask you to take me home.”
“Oh, but it might not be a good idea if anyone sees.”
“Well, if you say so, sure…….”
I was told so and I thought surely.
Is it bad to be alone with a boy?
But even though Mitsuki loves Sora, there are times when she and Kanata kun go home together…
I mean, we were at the café together, so it seems like it’s a little late for that.
“Then, I’ll keep my distance and follow you. My house is close to Yui san’s after all.
“Eh?
Is that so?”
“I was on my way home from buying a convenience store lunch that night, and it’s not more than a five-minute walk from Yui san’s house.”
I didn’t realize that……
In that case, wouldn’t it be okay if we went back together?
“Hmm, isn’t that fine? Even if someone sees us, I can tell them that I happened to meet you and went home together because our house is close by…I feel bad if you kept your distance to drop me off.”
“Yui san will be the one who gets troubled if someone misunderstood……boys are jealous.”
Do you think Sora is jealous? He doesn’t say anything when I talk to boys.
Besides, Kanata kun is always flirting with Mitsuki and Akari chan……
“Is that so? But do you think Sora is jealous? I’m usually the one who’s jealous…….”
“But just in case……we go home the same way, you don’t have to feel sorry for me.”
Well, I’m asking him for advice about love… so I think I should listen carefully to what Kei kun has to say.
“Right, if Kei kun says so, I will do it.”
“Yeah.”
Then we went home.
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