Before the end of lunch break
Takumi Yuuya received a message from Yukino Yukinoshita.
Yui Yuigahama had found a ton of cat pictures and shared them with her.
Yukino was genuinely grateful and planned to bake some homemade cookies to thank Yui tomorrow.
Of course, Yui didn't know about this yet.
Yuuya watched Yui approaching and put his phone away.
"How did it go?" he asked.
"Yukino-san really liked it… she thanked me properly," Yui said.
"And how are you going to thank me?" Yuuya teased.
"Huh?"
"I gave you such important information… you're not planning to thank me?"
"Well… what kind of thanks do you want, Yuuya-kun?"
Yui hesitated, and Yuuya looked her over.
Caught under his gaze, her face flushed red.
She quickly turned her head to the side.
Yuuya looked away and smiled.
"Let me think about it… I'll send you a message later."
"O-okay," Yui mumbled.
She couldn't help but remember the sleepover at Yukino's apartment last week, and her face warmed at the memory.
After school
Yui pulled out her phone.
"Date."
It was a message from Yuuya.
She packed her bag and looked toward him.
Yuuya, carrying his commuter bag, walked out of the classroom.
Yui stood up and called to her friends.
"Yumiko, Hina, see you tomorrow."
After saying that, she ran to catch up.
Hina Ebina watched Yui's back, no doubt it was a date with Yuuya.
Miura Yumiko guessed the same, her expression a mix of envy and admiration.
In the corridor, Yui caught up to Yuuya—but then she spotted Yukino.
Yukino froze for a moment at the sight of them.
Instinctively, Yui slowed down.
Yuuya stepped in front of Yukino and whispered in her ear.
"I told Yui your secret. She earned your gratitude today. She thanked me, and I don't think gratitude should only be words. So I proposed a date. Consider it thanks for your recognition of her efforts."
"Yukino Yukinoshita disgust +30"
Yukino clenched her small fist, glaring at him.
Yuuya grinned.
"Don't try to stop me. If you do, I'll go tell Miss Yukinoshita instead."
"Yukino Yukinoshita disgust +30"
She snorted coldly, stepped on his shoe, and walked past him.
Yuuya hissed—it seemed the step hurt.
Passing Yui, Yukino said softly:
"See you tomorrow, Yuigahama-san."
"See you tomorrow, Yukino-san," Yui replied quickly.
Yukino went downstairs.
Yui watched her back and muttered, slightly flustered.
"小雪乃 is really petty… she's just upset I reported that I'm going on a date with you."
"Yuuya-kun, you're going too far," Yui said, unable to hide her blush.
Outside the convenience store
Yuuya stopped his bike.
"What is it?" Yui asked from the back seat.
"Buying snacks for you," he answered.
"Aren't we supposed to be on a date?"
"The date is about getting closer. Since that's the goal, we can skip the intermediate step."
"Can I go home?"
"Nope. Come choose some snacks."
He took her small hand, and Yui had no choice but to follow him inside.
Yui hesitated and picked out a small pile of snacks—under 10,000 yen.
Yuuya shook his head and grabbed a small box.
Yui glanced at it, her face red.
The cashier was equally quiet, softly stating the price.
Yuuya paid and took the bag.
Outside, he placed it in the front basket of the bike.
Yui lowered her head, shy.
"Yuuya-kun… I don't know you very well yet. Can you give me some time?"
"Of course."
"Then… can you return that thing?"
"Yui, you don't think that was for you, do you?"
"Huh?"
"Our relationship hasn't reached that point yet. That was for another girl."
Yui's face burned as she realized she had misunderstood him.
At Yuuya's home
Yui sat on the sofa and watched Yuuya carry the small box into another room, confirming that he hadn't lied.
He closed Kawasaka Saki's room door, grabbed drinks from the fridge, and sat beside Yui.
Opening his laptop, he found a movie.
He looped one arm around her slim waist.
Yui's face flushed.
He handed her the snacks, and she took them without refusing, opening and eating them.
Yuuya kissed her cheek.
Yui kept her eyes on the laptop, silent.
Yuuya lifted her chin, turning her to face him.
She closed her eyes, bracing herself.
Her pale face was already deep red.
Yuuya leaned closer and kissed her—not holding back this time.
Yui's mind went blank, unsure how to respond.
Minutes later, she noticed his hand wandering but didn't resist.
Seeing she didn't reject him, Yuuya grew bolder.
They fell back onto the sofa.
Yui's outer clothes were tossed aside.
"Yui Yuigahama favor +30""Yui Yuigahama favor +50""Yui Yuigahama favor +50"
5:00 PM
Yui emerged from the bathroom in pajamas.
Seeing Yuuya on the sofa, she was both embarrassed and angry.
Yuuya stood in front of her.
"You can't blame me. You never said no. I assumed you meant yes."
"I thought Yuuya-kun was a good person… didn't expect you'd be this… bold."
"No, I'm still good. If I were really bad, you wouldn't be standing here now."
"Yuuya-kun, you big bad!"
"If you call me that, I'll just keep going."
"You… don't come closer! You're a good person!"
Yui stepped back twice.
Yuuya pressed forward, cornering her.
Finally… she had nowhere to retreat.
He held out his hand, blocking her escape.
"Yui, do you know what a wall slam is?"
"N-no…"
"This is a wall slam. You can't escape. Just close your eyes obediently."
"You… you can't do the same as before… mmph!"
He kissed her again.
Yui couldn't escape and could only accept it.
"Yui Yuigahama favor +30""Yui Yuigahama favor +30""Yui Yuigahama favor +50""Yui Yuigahama favor +50"