Itsuki gets up, and walks toward his station, gets there perfectly on time to enter the metro, and meets Naoki there.
- Hey! Itsuki!
- Oh, Naoki...
Itsuki gets in the metro, and they´d talk about a platform climbing game called Rocks, which Naoki would give his opinion on:
- Dude, those platforms after stage 45 are insane, i can´t pass through them at all, i only got to 50 MAX; i find it really unfair they made the game this hard.
- I mean, the game is hard, but in my point of view, it only gets hard after platform 62, since you get even less time to jump on shorter platforms.
After hearing Itsuki´s opinion, Naoki is shocked
- Are you some sort of reflex god?! you need to jump to other platforms in 0.3 seconds!!
- One of the multiple advantages of being a videogame addict.
Says Itsuki, trying to flex
- Addict? How much games do you play?
- I don´t know Naoki, im pretty rusty actually, there´s a while i don´t play videogames.
Itsuki starts regretting approaching Naoki, since he wasn´t the type to talk about completely random stuff with a random person
He´d keep anwsering more of Naoki´s annoying questions, until he arrived at the metro, and walked out
- I´ll see you soon, Itsuki!
- Yeah, see you, Naoki...
Both would go separate ways, and Itsuki released a very loud sigh
- Sometimes... your biggest regret is trying to be approachable... i am not gonna stand another ride back home with him...
He´d be very tired from anwsering Naoki´s questions
- Come on, i shouldn´t say that, he´s just trying to be friendly, actually... way too friendly.
He´d approach Ms. Nakamura´s bakery, and enter
- Hey! Ms. Nakamura.
- Oh, so you did arrive on your usual time! - She´d chuckle - Here you go.
She´d hand him the bag, as he handed her the money
- Thank you, Ms. Nakamura!
- Don´t worry, Itsuki, also, could you come here after your class ends? I have a surprise, and it´s on the house!
She´d say, excited.
Itsuki is filled with confusion, but tries to be polite about it and accepts the offer:
- Alright. - He´d put the paper bag in his backpack - I will pass by, don´t worry, but do you have any spoilers for me?
She´d chuckle:
- No spoilers, you have to come here to see it.
He´d nod:
- Okay, i will, don´t worry, see you soon then, Ms. Nakamura!
- See you, Itsuki!
He´d walk out, really grateful for that unexpected event
- Okay... atleast i won´t have to go through Naoki´s questionaires again...
He´d chuckle to himself, as he walked towards his school.
As he arrived and walked in, heading to his class, he´d see someone familiar walking into the other classroom, a girl, the same girl he bumped into yesterday, as she turns around, they lock eyes, and her eyes would start shining as they kept staring at each other, he didn´t have time to notice her clothes, only noticing the same golden necklace she was using, they wouldn´t move a single muscle and were completely lost in the moment, until, someone pulled her in, with a loud:
- Ayano! What are you doing?! Why are you standing out there?! They´ll see you!
And the door would slam shut, as a hand pulled her in
Itsuki stands there for some seconds, amazed
- Ayano...
He´d start blushing as he reminded himself of her name
- That´s... not how i expected to see her again...
He´d then be quite underwhelmed, as he´d realize something
- She´s on the top class... of course... how didn´t i realize this sooner?... maybe i didn´t wanna accept it...
He´d look pretty sad
- I should give up, she wouldn´t like to be around a guy who´s in the bottom class...
He´d walk into his classroom, and sit down, looking more thoughtful that usual
- Damn it... this doesn´t seem fair... not at all...
...
- She looked... so pretty... and i didn´t even look at her uniform...
He´d start smiling, softly, then catch himself and blush
- What am i doing!?... Why am i smiling?!... And wait... she´ll know i lied about having a friend who studies here... since she saw me...
He´d blush a lot
- She´ll think im a weirdo! And won´t wanna see me again anyway! Damn it!...
Suzuki notices him blushing:
- You thinking about a girl or something? Sure seems like it...
He´d look at Suzuki with a jump:
- N-no! What?! Where´d you get that from?! Im just, imagining things.
Suzuki smiles maliciously:
- You little sicko...
Itsuki blushes even more at Suzuki´s conclusion
- NO! I would never think about THAT and blush!! What the hell?!
Suzuki would chuckle at Itsuki´s embarassment:
- Aight, if you say so...
Heavy silence falls upon them, until the teacher finishes his class, and they walk out of the classroom
Sato approaches him, and would notice him staring at the other classroom, but no one had come out yet:
- Hey, uh, why are you staring at them? They left earlier today, because of "good behavior".
- How do you even know that if you don´t talk to them?
Sato smirks:
- I have my methods; Actually i just went to the bathroom, saw them leaving and overheard a conversation between two of them.
- Oh... makes sense.
Sato then changes subjects:
- Hey, we were thinking of going bowling today, with the entire crew, you in?
- Oh, sure i guess, i´ll get there a little late since i have to pass by Ms. Nakamura´s bakery.
Sato´s face turns into a satisfied smile, then, tap his shoulder twice
- Alright, me and Suzuki will see you there.
- Yeah, see you there.
Sato walks out with Suzuki
Itsuki thinks about what happened earlier, their stare, and the way her eyes seemed to shine perfectly, and would be a little depressed with the fact he wouldn´t be seeing her again
- Alright... swing by the bakery, go bowling, then go home, simple.
He´d keep walking towards the bakery, trying to put those thoughts aside
He´d open the door to the bakery, and walk in, with his eyes closed
- Ms. Nakamura, im he-
As he opened his eyes, he saw the girl, dressed in a beautiful sweater, with her green eyes shining again as her necklace reflected the lights, and he would think he was dreaming, until, Ms. Nakamura spoke up.
- Itsuki, i want you to meet my daughter, Ayano Nakamura.