She's a straightforward kid just as she looks. The pen is funny www.biquge.info completely exposing himself to others and not acting. Occasionally, there will be misunderstandings, but if you understand her words, you will feel that there is no one who can be trusted like this child.

- Mariko Shinoda

The night breeze is still a little cold, and Mariko's heart is also getting cold little by little like the night.

A hand suddenly grasped Mariko's slender and cold fingertips, and A-chan's voice sounded in her ears: "Mariko, I'm hungry, let's go for supper." ”

Feeling the temperature from her fingertips, Mariko couldn't help but turn her head to look at A-chan's quiet face. A-chan didn't look at her, her eyes looked straight ahead and walked towards the bus, and Mariko's footsteps couldn't help but follow A-chan and sat down on the bus.

Sitting in the back row are Yona and Yuko, Yuko is holding Yona and foaming at the mouth, Yona is smiling and listening, and Mariko, who saw this scene, felt a sting pain that had nowhere to hide the moment she sat down.

Suddenly I felt my hand grip on it, and it tightened.

"Where do you want to eat?" Mariko turned her head to look at A-chan's face, her heart suddenly settled, and she asked with a chuckle in her words.

"I know it's nice to have a late-night snack near Mariko's house. A-chan bit her lip and thought for a few seconds to give an answer.

"Huh~ I don't even know!" Mariko was a little surprised.

"That's because Mariko doesn't eat after 7 p.m. Ah Jiang seemed to sigh and said, but still didn't look at Mariko, and then hugged the panda doll to his chest and nestled into Mariko's arms: "I'll sleep for a while, and call me when it's time." ”

"Good. As if afraid of waking up A-chan, Mariko lowered her voice and replied softly. Yuko, who was talking excitedly in the back row, didn't notice that Yona's eyes were getting more and more blank. "I'm tired and want to sleep. Yona suddenly interrupted Yuko's words and closed her eyes against the car window.

"Yona, you can't sleep like this, your head will hit the glass!" Yuko domineeringly restricted Yona's behavior, as if he was pampering and declaring a certain privilege.

Mariko resisted the urge to turn back, but A-chan raised her head from her arms, wrapped her arm around the back of the chair and handed the panda to Yangna in the back row: "It will be more comfortable to sleep with this." ”

Yangna was stunned for a moment, but still took it, hugged the panda and closed her eyes.

After completing the work of passing the panda, A-chan immediately turned on the power-saving mode and nested deeper into Mariko's arms. Mariko, who was a little stiff because of the conversation in the back row, relaxed the moment A-chan leaned back into her arms, A-chan was like a small animal that was such a small warm lump, she touched A-chan's soft hair, and there was a faint doting in her eyes.

And A-chan's eyelids, who were buried in Mariko's arms, trembled slightly and invisibly: Mariko, I didn't look at your face tonight because I couldn't bear to see your eyes showing such a lonely look.

The bus quickly arrived at the nearest parking lot to Mariko's house.

"A-chan. Mariko called A-chan's name lightly, feeling a little unbearable to wake her up. Sure enough, A-chan raised her head in a daze, picked up her bag and prepared to get out of the car.

Mariko grabbed A-chan and stopped talking: "You forgot something." ”

"Huh?" Ah Jiang blinked hesitantly a few times, and suddenly came to his senses, looking at Yangcai in the back row: "Mari Panda." ”

The suna in the back row is still asleep. After thinking about it, A-chan bit her lower lip as if she had made some difficult decision: "Yangcai looks tired, let Mari Panda accompany Yangcai for a few days for the time being." ”

At night, even if there are layers of disguise, it may reveal what is on your mind. Because, the night was originally like a dream.

A-chan's eyes are not fully open, but she seems to have the instinct to find food, pulling Mariko to shuttle freely through the streets full of night. Mariko glanced at A-chan a few times with some amusement, while paying more attention to her feet, if there was something on the ground that made A-chan fall, it wouldn't work.

When passing a stall, Ah Jiang stopped, his dazed appearance was completely gone, and his eyes suddenly brightened: "This is it." ”

"Huh~" Mariko was a little surprised, although she often ate at a restaurant infested by civilians like COCO curry shop, but she didn't expect A-chan to eat at a stall that didn't have such a store.

Watching A-chan skillfully report the food she needed to the boss, Mariko, who was sitting in the night breeze and waiting, felt a little cold. After ordering the food, A-chan turned around and saw Mariko shivering, and quickly put her hand into her wide pocket.

A-chan sat down next to Mariko, put both hands in Mariko's pockets, and rested her head lightly on Mariko's shoulder.

Mariko thought that A-chan was about to turn on the power-saving mode again: "Want to sleep for a while? I'll call you when the food is ready." ”

Ah Chan didn't answer, but the hands in Mariko's pockets took the place of words, holding Mariko's cold hand in the palm of her hand and rubbing it back and forth, Mariko's fingertips warmed up little by little.

A wordless emotion and complex emotions permeated Mariko's heart. Although they ...... But A-chan has always been such an inseparable partner and friend. Looking at A-chan's soft black hair leaning on her shoulder, Mariko couldn't help but bow her head and kiss A-chan's black hair.

For a moment, A-chan held her breath, but only for a second or two, almost negligible pause, and her hands continued to rub her hands together for Mariko.

Mariko suddenly blushed, she remembered the moment when she kissed A-chan for the first time a long time ago, that inexplicable and sudden heartbeat.

A-chan's head rested on Mariko's shoulder, Mariko's head was slightly on the side of A-chan's head, neither of them spoke, in the night breeze, around the two of them, there was a faint, strange warmth.

"Here! The stall owner's energetic voice shattered the somewhat strange silence.

A-chan, who has always been a food fanatic, slowly raised her head this time.

Mariko on the side rubbed A-chan's hair and said in a cheerful tone, "A-chan, don't save electricity, watch me perform." Mariko put her hands in the middle of both sides of the chopsticks, snapped and parted the chopsticks, and handed them to Ah Chan: "Divide chopsticks or something, I'm the best at it!"

Seeing the naughty child's full blooming Mariko, Ah Jiang couldn't help but laugh, and put a chopstick to eat in his mouth: "It's so delicious!"

"Really?" Mariko separated a pair of chopsticks like lightning again, and scrambled to pick up the food and put it in her mouth: "Wow~ It's just the same level of good taste as curry, so happy!" Mariko closed her eyes and the corners of her mouth rose, revealing a happy expression.

Under the firepower of the two, half of the food was quickly wiped out. An older child shifted his target, staring at the corner of the stall with sparkling eyes on sake.

A-chan noticed Mariko's gaze and smiled, "Mariko wants to drink?"

Mariko nodded again and again: "Yes, yes." But he soon pouted and showed a look of regret: "But...... A-chan can't drink alcohol if you're not under the age of 20. ”

A-chan bit her lower lip as if thinking about something, and after a while said, "I can watch Mariko drink." Without waiting for an older child to show a happy expression, A-chan lowered his voice and continued, "But we can't be here, let's buy sake and go back and drink it." ”

Yes, it's okay to be seen having a late-night snack at a stall, but it's a shame to get drunk here. Mariko nodded vigorously, fulfilling her wish, her eyes sparkling.

Mariko's house.

There were two pairs of chopsticks and a lot of food on the table, but there was only one cup.

Although A-chan repeatedly said that she wanted to taste the taste of wine, a little bit was fine, but Mariko firmly refused. Looking at Mariko in front of her, who was sipping sake contentedly, A-chan poked her chopsticks on the food in hatred, declaring her little anger.

"A-chan is so cute. Speaking of which, when A-chan spoke to me for the first time, I was a little surprised, but such a cute child took the initiative to talk to me who was so indifferent......"