"Mom, what's wrong?"
Tsuna, lying on his bed researching, heard his door open. Thinking it was his mother coming up to check on him, he asked in confusion, not even looking up.
Hearing no response, he slowly turned his head, only to see a figure gradually enlarging in his vision.
Shouko leaped onto the bed barefoot, straddling him, wrapping her arms around his neck, and biting his ear. She said in a muffled voice,
"Is this why you told me you were asleep!?"
Her hot breath continued to blow into his ears as she spoke.
His ears began to turn red rapidly.
Without a second thought, he tried to break free from her, but then his back was thrust—
empty…
His movements stopped instantly. He admitted he wasn't into a lolita complex, but the temperature in his face kept rising uncontrollably.
Seeing that he didn't resist or speak, Shouko assumed she was using too much force, causing him discomfort and silence. She quickly released her grip on his ear and pressed her upper body against his back, her head resting against his. She looked at the contents of his phone and asked worriedly,
"Why aren't you talking? Did I use too much force?"
As she finished speaking, she could see a blush creeping onto Tsuna's once-fair face.
Confused, she released her grip from the bed and leaned her entire weight onto him, reaching out to touch his face.
But feeling uncomfortable, she shifted her upper body against his back before reaching out to pinch his cheek, wondering,
"Why is your face getting redder?"
Tsuna tried to control the temperature, silently chanting a mantra, but finding it ineffective, he quickly made an excuse, saying,
"No, no, it's okay. Shouko, can you get off first? You're a bit heavy..."
!!
Shouko angrily tugged at his cheek and then, without hesitation, disengaged herself from him.
"Are you bothered by my weight?" Shouko sat down in a chair, looked at him, and took a few deep breaths before slowly questioning him.
"No, no! I was lying on the bed, and you were pressing on me like that, so it was a little uncomfortable. It wasn't because you were heavy."
Tsuna hurriedly explained. He knew calling a woman overweight was taboo, but he'd just said that to get her to get up quickly.
"Are you really okay? I see your face is red," Shouko asked worriedly, hearing that he was feeling unwell.
Seeing her approach, Tsuna quickly waved his hand to assure her that nothing was wrong, even tugging at his collar.
"It's okay, it's okay. I just felt a little 'hotter'. I was just about to turn on the air conditioner, and then you came."
Shouko, seeing his sincere eyes and gestures, withdrew her movement and slowly nodded.
"Alright, go get some rest. I just came up here to teach you a lesson for lying to me."
She stood up, said goodbye, and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Tsuna stared at the wooden door she had closed, raised his hands, and patted his still slightly red face, complaining:
"Isn't this lesson a bit too harsh? And how can this be called a lesson? I'm afraid it's not a welfare?"
He thought to himself, if he wasn't a good citizen, a gentleman, and if she and he were not innocent, which cadre could resist such temptation?
Well! The key point is that he is not a Lolita control.
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Time flies.
March 15th:
Accompanied Shouko to the movies and brought Yuzuru along.
March 16th:
He was bored and looked for light novels on his phone, but found that there were not many worth reading, all kinds of messed-up stuff.
March 17th:
Shinnosuke and his group made an appointment to go out together on the 20th.
March 18th:
Tsuna and Shouko were out shopping when they ran into Naoka. They greeted her, and then, inexplicably, he was slapped in the face by Shouko.
March 19th:
Tsuna asked Shouko why she had slapped him the previous day, and was subsequently slapped in return and given a cold shoulder.
March 20th: Sunny turns to heavy rain
Early in the morning, Yuzuru, Shouko, Hachiko, and Tsuna went to the park to wait for Shin-chan and his group, but the rain started pouring down as soon as they arrived.
They took shelter in the park for the entire morning, and their plans to go out were ruined. They each went back to their respective homes and mothers.
March 21st:
Shouko added Miyoko's contact information, and her mother bought her a phone. They then arranged to go out the next day.
March 22nd: While shopping,
Tsuna and Shouko ran into Chika and Miu, accompanied by a girl wearing glasses.
I took the initiative to greet them, but this time, I didn't get a slap from Shouko. I began to realize what the problem was.
Shouko, the two of them, and her new friend, Mari Sakuragi, had planned to go out with Miyoko the next day.
March 23rd:
Shouko said it was a girls' party, and he had been heartlessly abandoned at home by her, even taking Yuzuru with her.
He was also met with sarcasm from his mother, and unable to bear it any longer, he angrily took two sharp bites of the orange he was eating.
March 24th:
Tsuna pretended to be hurt by Shouko's behavior yesterday, even though he had promised to forgive her only after she had done something and comforted him.
Then, she fell for it.
March 25th:
Tsuna and Shouko learned from Shizuka that they were in the same school. She also said that she would ask his father to help them get into the same class and continue to sit at the same table.
Of course, she also asked himself and Shouko if they agreed.
Shouko agreed without hesitation, and so did I.
March 26th:
Tsuna ran into Takeuchi, his former homeroom teacher, on the street. His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were untidy. He saw him, but didn't say hello. He hurried away after seeing him.
March 27th: Light Rain.
"Why!? Why?!" Tsuna lay on the tatami in the living room, repeating the exact phrase over and over again.
Shizuka, who was watching a TV series nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and hit him on the head, saying impatiently,
"What are you yelling about? What are you doing?"
Tsuna quickly covered his heart and pretended,
"My heart aches just thinking about going back to school in a few days."
Beside him, Shouko gently rubbed his head, her cheeks slightly red.
Shizuka ignored him, rolled her eyes, and said speechlessly,
"Don't think I don't know. You were sleeping during class. I have an undercover agent next to you."
Tsuna glanced at Shouko, who was rubbing her head. The answer was obvious.
"By the way, April 1st is just a few days away. Let's go buy some school supplies tomorrow."
At this time, Shizuka paused the TV with the remote control and looked at the two people interacting, and said softly.
"Yeah." Shouko nodded obediently.
"Mom, is it March 31st? Shouko and I still have to go to school to check it out?" Tsuna picked up the washed grapes on the coffee table and fed them to Shouko, wondering.
I don't know what the junior high school uniforms will look like then. I heard it might be JK...
(End of this chapter)
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