The next morning, under the constant urging of the bedside alarm clock, Naruse opened his eyes with difficulty.

When he felt the alarm clock to turn off, he rolled over and closed his eyes again.

Don't want to get out of bed......

I stayed up until midnight last night, ate a piece of chocolate made by Naoko, and the two talked a little more before going back to their rooms to rest.

And by the time he actually fell asleep, it was almost a little bit.

Didn't get enough sleep at all.

It was only a minute before he closed his eyes when another sound rang out, accompanied by a constant vibration.

Jingle Bell Bell –

Buzz –

“……”

Naruse opened his eyes, and the source of the sound and vibration was far away from the desk, and he couldn't turn it off without getting up.

It's the phone's alarm that goes off.

He had put it before he went to bed last night, in order to force himself to get up from bed the next morning.

“……”

With a deep sigh, Naruse sat up, walked on a vain footstep, endured the tiredness and the thought of complaining about himself, and got out of bed and turned off the alarm clock on his phone.

The voice stopped abruptly, and after this toss, he was much more awake than just now.

Looking at the chocolates on the desk, he yawned again.

Rise and shine......

I have an exam ahead of me today.

Changed into a uniform and went downstairs, but Naoko really hadn't woken up yet.

"Naoko, Naoko—"

shouted twice at the bedroom door, but she didn't respond, Naruse walked in, stood on the edge of the bed and pushed her.

"Hmm......"

Naoko flipped over, opened and closed her eyes, and held out her hand to him.

Naruse took her hand, "It's time to get up." ”

"Hmmm......"

With just a slight pull, Naoko sat up.

As his body shook, his hand touched hers.

“……”

Looking to the side again, the underwear that I took off was casually thrown on the other side of the bed.

He glanced at her pajamas again.

The pajamas propped up high, faintly inside.

"Naoko doesn't wear underwear when she sleeps now?" When the words came out, he himself was stunned for a moment.

And Naoko didn't seem to mind, just smiled at him.

"If I'm wearing underwear, I'm a little panicked, so I took it off...... Isn't it possible? ”

"Not ......"

She squeezed his hand again and slowly pulled it in front of her.

"Spring Sea."

She slowly let go, letting his hand fit snugly against her body.

"Spring Sea...... Spring Sea! ”

“……”

Naruse snapped his eyes open.

Naoko stood beside the bed, looking down at him with a helpless smile on her face.

"Why can't you wake up...... I've come up and shouted Harumi twice, and the alarm clock keeps ringing. ”

"Naoko ......"

Naruse blinked a few times, looked at her, and then looked out the window.

It's dawn.

"Aren't you awake yet?"

Naoko leaned down and touched his face.

"What time did Chunhai go to bed last night, is it late...... Sure enough, you shouldn't be asked to eat chocolate before bed. ”

She leaned closer, already restrained in her uniform.

What is in front of him is reality, and the intimacy just now is just his absurd dream......

Naruse looked away and took another deep breath.

“…… No, already sober. ”

Naoko sat up straight, her face flushed a little, and then said:

"It's not early now, and if Chunhai doesn't get up again, there won't be time for breakfast."

"Well, it's up......"

Naruse sat up, lifted the quilt, and quickly covered it again.

“…… Naoko go down first, I'll get up right away. ”

"Hmm."

Naoko got up and walked out of the room, closing the door with her hand.

“……”

Inside and outside the door, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Touching her cheeks, which were still a little hot, Naoko put down her hand and stayed for a while.

She bowed her head.

Staring so bluntly, is it because you didn't wake up......

Standing for a while, suddenly remembering the breakfast in the kitchen, she hurried downstairs again.

“……”

Naruse sat on the bed with his hands over his face.

How could you suddenly have that kind of dream?

Could it be because of that piece of chocolate I ate last night?

After a moment, he finally got up before Naoko came up to call him for the third time.

Hurry up and change into her uniform, go downstairs to wash, and then sit down at the table, Naoko has been waiting for him for a while.

"When did Naoko wake up?"

"A little later than usual. I thought that Harumi had woken up and would come and call me, so I slept a little longer. Results ......"

Seeing that her expression was as usual, Naruse also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know why I didn't wake up."

"Harumi slept very deeply. When I went up, the alarm clock was still ringing. ”

"Don't worry about it for now, let's eat it quickly."

"Hmm."

After breakfast, the two hurried out.

When they came to the bus stop, Morimi and Starfish had already arrived, and when the former saw him, he said, "It's a lot later than usual, did you oversleep?" ”

"You guessed it."

"Because you're looking forward to today's chocolate?"

"Hah......" Naruse laughed dryly, not wanting to explain.

Morimi looked at the starfish, who looked at her, then at Naoko, and immediately looked away when she looked.

Both sighed silently at the same time.

Because Naruse and Naoko came a little late, it didn't take long for Hikaru Takikawa to come over.

"Good morning~"

"Good morning."

She approached and stared at Naruse, "Harumi doesn't seem to have slept well. ”

"It's okay, I had a little bit of insomnia last night."

She smiled, "Didn't you go back early, looking forward to today's chocolate?" ”

Morimi looked at him and smiled silently.

“…… You say yes, yes. ”

"Here comes the chocolate."

Hikaru Takikawa took out two pieces of chocolate from his bag and gave it to him, "Happy Valentine's Day." There is also a piece that the moon asked me to bring to the spring sea. ”

Naruse took it, "Thank you." ”

"Today's fourth and fifth blocks?" Hikaru Takikawa asked again.

He smiled and put away the chocolate, "The second and third." ”

"Yes......" She looked at Starfish and Morimi, and was about to say something when the bus came.

Squeezed onto the bus and grabbed a seat for Naoko with Hikaru Takikawa's cooperation, Naruse fell backwards uncontrollably until he was held back by the two behind him with all their might.

"I can't retreat, you stand firm......"

He grabbed the handrail and looked back at Morimi and Starfish supporting him behind him, "I guess." ”

And as the people on the platform crowded onto the train, the passengers in front finally stopped squeezing back.

Naruse grabbed the handrail, tilted his body and glanced at Naoko, who turned her head in front of her, and nodded to her.

The bus started quickly and she turned back.

Between the shakes, Naruse is also trying to stand firm.

"Naruse."

Only when his body stabilized did he turn around.

Morimi looked at him, and the starfish next to him was holding a carefully wrapped gift box in his hand, and handed it over when he looked at him.

"For you...... Chocolate Liquor. ”

"Thank you."

"Happy Valentine's Day."

"So are you."

Naruse took it, looked down, and couldn't open it in the car, so he stuffed it into his schoolbag first.

The two looked at each other, and looked away at the same time.

"It's just a chocolate ......," Starfish whispered.

"I know."

She pursed her lower lip and nodded.

While the car was still stable, Morimi leaned on her, took out the only chocolate he bought yesterday from his bag with his free hand, and handed it over.

"Happy Valentine's Day."

"Thank you."

"Have you thought about the White Day gift?"

"Ah, it's troublesome, I don't want it."

“……”

She glared.

Naruse still took it.

"Thank you for the Chocolate."

"No, it's Natal Chocolate."

“……”

He glanced at her, and she just smiled.

"So when you return the gift next month, you can't just take a book or something."

Starfish looked at her and breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason.

Is it just kidding......

"We'll talk about it next month." Naruse also packs her chocolates in her school bag.

"I remember."

"Yes Yes ......"

(End of chapter)