By the time we got out of school, it was completely dark. It was dark, and almost all was a vague outline. However, the lights were always on near the school gate. So, we all invariably intend to go in that direction.

Walk directly through the flower bed where the fountain is built. Normally, if you do this, you will be taught by the teacher mercilessly, but it doesn't matter now. Izumi also seems to be very happy because he has taken a route that he would not normally take. You just have to look at her expression......

The two of us walked side by side, unhurriedly, like this at first. But maybe it's a whim? She suddenly ran in front of me, opened her arms with great interest, and said, "Do you want to come to the game?" If you get to the school gate first, what will you ask the other party to eat? ”

"Why? Are you hungry? "As a result, before I could ask, I heard a loud sound like a drum." Wow?! In the blink of an eye, Izumi, who was a little overwhelmed, hurriedly took his schoolbag to cover his already red face, and slowly squatted down.

It's like a deflated ball.

"Can you pretend you didn't hear it?" Then, he asked me in a low voice. "I see. But would you like to have something to eat? "I didn't expect Izumi to refuse without even thinking about it, and his attitude was very resolute." Wouldn't that be pointless! ”

"That's what you should care about?"

At this time, as if deliberately singing against her, the drumming just now sounded again, "Let's go, I happen to be hungry anyway—" I said this, and walked up and patted Izumi's shoulder gently, her expression was very embarrassed and a little embarrassed. "Thank you." But I still thanked him.

"No, it's a trivial matter!"

I turned back to her. Then, the two of us walked out of the school gate together. By this time, many stores have closed. However, convenience stores and vending machines are not yet available. So the two of us went to a convenience store across the street and bought a burger, then bought a lemonade at the vending machine with change, and ate it as we went.

"Thank you."

Izumi munched on a hamburger; He thanked him again, "Actually, I was really hungry just now." "After that, maybe you're a little shy, right? She immediately looked away, looked up and pretended to be looking at the stars. "It doesn't matter. You just see this as a thank you gift, right? ”

"Thank you?"

"Look, it's rare that you've been with me for this time—" As soon as she finished speaking, my body swayed a little, and she immediately reached out and grabbed my arm. "I'm not doing this to get you to eat, are I okay?"

At the same time, ask in a somewhat worried tone. "It seems that if you don't rest for ten days and a half months, you won't be better." At this juncture, I'm not going to lie. What's more, even if it's a lie, I'm afraid I can't hide it from her. At this moment, my arms are really hurting.

But she wasn't much better—her left foot, from ankle to knee, was bandaged. He walked up a little strangely...... "Do you want me to send you?" At the second intersection signal light, away from the convenience store, she broke the silence again.

"No need."

"But—" I could see that she wanted to insist on sending me home. To be honest, I am very grateful to her for this kindness, and I am very happy. However, he refused. "Don't worry, I'm really fine. Besides, it's not far from here to where you live, and it's a ten-minute walk at most. ”

After listening to my words, Izumi sighed, "Okay, so be it." Immediately after that, we parted. Her figure soon disappeared into the shadows created by the houses. With my shopping bag in hand, I went back to my apartment.

He took the key out of his trouser pocket and gently inserted it into the keyhole—and when he reached the hallway, he turned on the light on the wall. Then, close the door. —Normally, at this time, Natsume's energetic voice should have already broken into his ears. But now, it's ......

When I got to the living room, I watched as the coffee table was littered with uneaten snacks and the floor filled with empty cans that I couldn't remember if they were beer or carbonated drinks. In the kitchen, there is also a pile of unwashed dishes and garbage, lying quietly waiting to be cleaned up......

But now I'm inexplicably irritable, and I just want to curl up in the sofa. — This is what happened after the loss of Natsume.

Unexpectedly, I fell asleep after that. Until the next day, I was woken up by the phone ringing, "Chihiro, I said how long are you going to sleep?" Get up! "As soon as I put my phone to my ear, I heard Izumi's loud voice inside.

"What's the matter?" Somewhat reluctantly, I rubbed my eyes and slowly sat up from the couch and asked. "It's time for your life next week, you're really laid-back!" I turned on the speakerphone and put my phone on the coffee table that hadn't been tidied up in the slightest. Then I remembered to open the windows for ventilation.

"Lives at stake? What do you mean? ”

I'm opening the window on one side; He asked with a yawn, his voice a little slurred. "Of course it's an exam!" In an instant, she seemed to be really angry. "I'm sorry, I forgot—" I remembered after she finished. "Forgot?! Did you just say that at last Friday's class meeting? Is your memory an old uncle? ”

I was immediately amused by her accusation, "You can still laugh?" On the phone, she sighed helplessly. Anyway, I'm right outside your door with Aster and Lola, hurry up and open the door! ”

"Huh?"

After listening to this, I was startled, and my expression stiffened like a plaster cast that had been solidified for a long time. "What, what's going on! Why? Then I asked myself over and over again in the depths of my heart why I was like this. I also ran to the entrance and looked out through the door—but Izumi and the other two were really standing outside the door.

I cautiously opened the door a crack while trying to make my expression look normal—"What's the matter with you?" This bird's nest-like hair—" was still pointed out mercilessly by Izumi in a very disgusted tone.

"Give me some time!"

With that, I closed the door as if I was running for my life, and put the snacks on the coffee table, the empty cans scattered on the floor, the cigarettes and ashtrays near the TV cabinet, and the clothes that were piled up on the sofa and hadn't been washed for several days into a bag and threw them in the bathroom.

Then I went to the second room on the right side of the hallway, the bedroom, and changed into a light-colored shirt that looked fairly clean. Then wash as fast as you can. Once all this is done, just in case the whole living room is sprayed with freshener......

Then he breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door to let them in. "Please come in—" I said with some embarrassment. Naturally, Izumi stepped into the hallway, took off his light-colored boots and replaced them with slippers on the shoe cabinet next to him. Lola seemed a little nervous, but she followed Izumi into the living room.

Shion looked at me for a moment before catching up with the two of them.

"I'm just here today to deliver this week's courseware—!" Then, as we sat around the coffee table, Shion emphasized. "Then, by this guy—" she said, turning her gaze to Izumi, who was sitting next to her left, and pointing to her, "I propose to come to your house to review together." ”

Her voice was a little hoarse, and I don't know if it was because of her uncomfortable throat. After saying that, Shion reached out and took off her glasses. At that moment, the gaze stayed on my face for a few more seconds. Like, very wary look.

To be honest, this made me a little embarrassed, after all, she also happened to be there when the gymnasium and Izumi were fighting with the basketball club. It is not surprising that there would be such a reaction. "Chihiro, what are you looking at? Is it love at first sight for asters? ”

Izumi seemed to see my thoughts, and interjected with a wicked smile. "How is that possible!" I replied angrily. As a result, Izumi covered his mouth and laughed. "Well, I don't think it's possible." At this time, Shion's answer was belated.

"Don't be so serious! It's just a joke. Izumi immediately explained, "Also, Shion, don't keep a straight face. Chihiro isn't a terrible guy either! Then, he persuaded the asters for me.

"But you say he's super capable of fighting."

As a result, Shion shook her head unhurriedly and said, her expression not changing in the slightest. "I did say that, but do you understand it in a subtle way?" Izumi admitted with some embarrassment. "That day, I saw it in the gymnasium. That's true, that's right. ”

As a result, Shion's next words made her even more embarrassed. "That's a last resort!" Izumi jumped ahead of me and said, "And, even if that's true, it's just a recklessness." Then, Shion's gaze turned to me again. It's as if Izumi was surprised by what Izumi said and asked me for an answer—

"Is that so?"

"yes."

I replied to her with a sigh of laughter. Then, Shion nodded slowly with a thoughtful expression, and then reached for the schoolbag on the left hand side, and took out the stationery from it in the same shape as the textbook.

Izumi finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, "Let's get down to business today!" "I also took out textbooks and stationery." By the way, Lola, are you okay? At this time, I suddenly thought of something that I was a little concerned about, so I asked her in a whisper.

Unexpectedly, Lola immediately looked up and turned to my side, "It seems that you are wearing hearing aids today." She smiled and nodded, and immediately wrote in her notebook: "I have been wearing it since I woke up this morning, because I took this situation into account." So don't worry. ”

She said so...... At the same time, the stone hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground because of these words.