Inside the haunted house, both of them were walking together while still holding hands.
Hikaru seemed on edge, flinching at every sound. Scary props and actors kept appearing suddenly, making him jump.
"Wargh!!!!" Hikaru shouted after being startled by a ghost that popped out from behind a curtain.
Damn it, they're good... They got me so bad!
I need to calm down. This is nothing... I have to stay manly in front of Mizuha...
Hikaru turned to check on her. "Hey, Mizuha, are you okay? You don't seem scared at all..."
"Yes, I'm fine. They really did a good job with this—it all looks so realistic, like something from a movie. They put a lot of effort into making it."
"Hey, this isn't the time to analyze their work! How are you able to stay so calm in this situation?"
Suddenly, something cold hit Hikaru's face from the side. He turned quickly—it was just a konjac prop hanging from the ceiling.
"Ah, it's just a konjac... I thought it was something else..."
They heard another student screaming somewhere deeper in the haunted house.
Hikaru tensed. "What was that scream?!"
"Relax, Hikaru. That's just another customer."
Hikaru let out a breath. "Ah, that really shocked me..."
A ghost actor hiding in the bushes nearby saw them approaching and thought, Oh, a couple of girls... I wonder how they'll react to this...
The actor suddenly grabbed Hikaru's free hand and jumped out in front of him. "I got you, cutie!"
"Kyaa! Let go of my hand!" Hikaru shouted, yanking his arm back so hard the actor stumbled and fell to the floor. Without thinking, Hikaru started running, dragging Mizuha along with him.
"Wait, Hikaru...?" Mizuha said, confused by his sudden sprint.
Two more ghost actors appeared in front of them, blocking the path.
"Kyaa, so scary!" Hikaru yelled. Then he ran straight toward them and punched one in the stomach.
"Get out of the way!"
The actor stumbled back, clutching his stomach.
The other actor rushed over. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine..."
Both actors looked at each other, confused. "What was wrong with that girl earlier?"
"She looked terrified but still managed to punch you..."
"Yeah, she was scarier than the ghosts..."
Meanwhile, Hikaru and Mizuha finally reached the final checkpoint, both breathing heavily.
A female classmate managing the exit smiled at them. "Congratulations, you've finished the course! Thanks for visiting!"
They stepped outside, and Hikaru let out a huge sigh of relief. "Haah, finally it's over..."
Mizuha chuckled at him. "That's so funny, Hikaru."
Hikaru turned to face her. "What's so funny?"
"It's because you totally screamed and ran like a girl back there."
"Oh, shut up. That really shocked and scared me, you know..."
At least she's happy. Good thing Shimizu didn't see that earlier—I'm sure she would've teased me so badly for this.
Hikaru looked at Mizuha. "By the way, Mizuha... how did you feel about today? Did you enjoy the festival with me?"
"Yes, I really enjoyed it. Thanks to you, Hikaru, for keeping me company."
"You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that…"
"Then, what should we do next?" Hikaru asked.
"Um, I think I'm done with everything."
"Then, if you're done with everything, let's go visit my class."
They started walking toward Hikaru's classroom. As they walked through the corridor, Mizuha's eyes suddenly caught a poster on the wall for one of the other club exhibits. Something about it caught her eye and she stopped walking.
Huh, this club poster….
Hikaru was confused before he stopped and turned to her. "Huh, what's wrong, Mizuha? You stopped walking suddenly...?"
"Hey, is it okay if we stop at one more place before your class? Actually, that's a place I want to take a look at."
"Sure, but where do you want to go?"
Both of them went to the upper floor where the clubs were holding their festival exhibits. This floor was less crowded compared to the floor below. They walked past most of the clubrooms until they reached the place Mizuha wanted to go.
"We're finally here…"
As Mizuha stopped, Hikaru looked at the sign in front of the classroom.
Huh, this is...?
It was the art club. They were also doing their own festival exhibit for their club.
"Please excuse us," Mizuha said as both of them entered the art club room.
"It seems no one is inside," Hikaru said.
Then Mizuha noticed a girl club member at the side of the room, busy in her own world drawing something, unaware of their arrival.
Both Hikaru and Mizuha slowly approached her.
"Wait, did she not realize our presence...? Besides, is she drawing…?" Mizuha thought.
Mizuha looked at the drawing carefully. Wow, she is good, Mizuha thought. Then she paused for a moment and said, "Umm… Excuse me,"
The girl replied, "Ah, there you are, Taki-senpai, how long have you made me wait…?"
Then the girl realized it was not the person she expected and was shocked.
She stopped drawing, her face turning red. "Huh!? A visitor… I'm sorry, I was too focused on my drawing earlier…." She slowly hid her drawing.
"It's okay. By the way, did we interrupt your work suddenly…?"
"Not at all. I'm sorry about that…"
"Is it okay if we take a look at the exhibits inside this room?" Hikaru said.
"Yes, go ahead, please take a look…."
As Mizuha and Hikaru began looking at the drawings and the exhibit, the girl thought,
Wait, is she Yuki-san from class 1F, the one who people are always talking about…
I heard she is good at drawing. Why is she here? Also, was she looking at my drawing earlier? Ah, this is so embarrassing…someone good like her watching me…
Mizuha and Hikaru talked about the drawings and complimented each other on them while the girl observed them.
Mizuha asked the girl, "Excuse me, did all the club members draw these?"
"Yes, they are the members' drawings…"
Then one picture attracted Mizuha's attention and she asked the girl while pointing at it, "Was this drawing yours…?"
Wait, how could she tell…? The girl thought.
"Yes, that's right. It was me…."
"I knew it. It is very nice and very skillful."
The girl blushed. "Really…? Thank you so much… I'm glad to hear that…"
After finishing, Mizuha excused herself to leave with Hikaru, but the girl stopped them and said, "Umm, can I ask you something…?"
Mizuha turned to face her. "Yes, do you need something…?"
"How can you tell that drawing was mine earlier…?"
"Well, after I saw your drawing—the one you were currently working on—there was a similarity between them, so I guessed it was yours…"
The girl blushed at the compliment and bowed while thanking them for that and for visiting the club.
Mizuha and Hikaru were about to leave when a guy who seemed like an upperclassman entered the clubroom. The guy smiled and nodded to them, and they nodded back.
Hikaru asked Mizuha, "Is he someone you know?"
"No, how about you, Hikaru?" Hikaru also said no.
As Mizuha and Hikaru left, the girl said to the guy who had just entered, "There you are, Taki-senpai. Where have you been? You left me alone in this room for so long…?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry. I was taking my time. I found many interesting things at the festival and could not stop myself from visiting them, haha…"
"Geez…." The girl pouted.
"Haha, don't be mad, Honoka-chan. Here, have some Takoyaki and shaved ice…"
"Oh, thanks… Bon appetit," she began to eat it. "Umm, so delicious…"
Taki sat beside her and then suddenly asked, "By the way, the girl who just entered our club earlier, is that… her… the girl you always told me about earlier? Why is she here…?"
"Yes, that was her. She just paid a visit to our exhibit. She also complimented our drawings, saying they were good, and even complimented the drawing I was working on," she said happily, telling everything about Mizuha to Taki.
"I see… She just visited us, huh…?"
Honoka looked confused.
"What is wrong, Senpai…? Why do you look sad? You should be happy that she visited us."
"Ah, it is actually nothing, but I just hope that she will join us in the future… It would be good to have great talent like her in our club."
"Yes, you are right, Senpai. I hope that too… Besides, I want to be friends with her, but with her great aura and many friends surrounding her, I don't think it's possible for me, for now…"
"Yeah, I'm sure you will become friends with her soon."
"By the way, where has Makoto gone? I haven't seen him either…"
"Ah, that guy… Just forget about him. He is not important at all…"
Taki sighed. "You guys really do not get along, do you?"
Meanwhile, Mizuha and Hikaru had already arrived at Class 1-B, Hikaru's classroom, but he felt hesitant to enter.
Mizuha looked confused. "Huh, what's wrong, Hikaru…?"
"I'm sure my classmates will laugh at me if they know I am wearing this outfit."
"Yeah, I'm sure that will happen," Mizuha said, agreeing and nodding. "Anyway, let's enter first. Let's see what their reaction is."
Both Mizuha and Hikaru then entered Classroom 1-B. Mizuha said, "Excuse me…"
Akemi and Takeru, who were nearby the entrance, approached and greeted her. "Welcome..."
"Ah, Mizuha-chan, you're finally here… I thought you weren't going to visit us."
"No way I'm not going to visit you guys… I promised I was coming here, right?"
"By the way, do you know where Hikaru-kun is? He still hasn't come back here. Was he not with you all along?" Takeru asked.
"Yeah, that guy is the worst. Not only is he skipping his own class duty, but because of him, we are stuck here and can't go visit your class."
"He also made you enjoy the festival with your classmates instead," Akemi said, referring to Hikaru in disguise.
"Huh, is this your new classmate? I have never seen her before…"
It looks like they noticed her, Mizuha thought, then she turned to face Hikaru. Should I tell them now…?
Hikaru sighed and nodded and thought, Do as you like, Mizuha.
Mizuha then chuckled. "What are you saying? This is Hikaru… you know…!!"
"Ehh….!?" Both Akemi and Takeru were shocked before they both laughed.
"Seriously, you're Hikaru…."
"Yeah, that's me. You got a problem?"
"Why are you in that outfit? Also, it really suits you. I never noticed it was you."
"Yeah, you somehow look cute."
Hikaru's face turned red. "Ah, shut up, you two. It's not funny at all. You don't know how I felt being humiliated in this outfit, you know. Also, I had my own reason for this."
Then Akemi's expression turned serious, and she glared at him. "So where were you going before, huh…?" "How dare you skip your class duty…?" "Do you have any excuse for that…"
Ah, this is bad, Akemi is totally mad at me… Hikaru thought.
"Well, actually…."
Hikaru then told them the story about what happened after he left his class and how he got into the maid outfit.
"I see, that's what happened. But I still feel mad that you skipped your duty. However, after seeing you in this outfit, pft…." Akemi looked at him from head to toe, then tried to hold herself from laughing.
"That's so mean, Akemi-chan. You should not laugh…" Takeru did the same.
"You were the same, Takeru-kun!!!"
Hikaru sighed, "Ah, laugh as much as you want. I'm tired of all this already…"
He turned to face Mizuha. "See, like I said, right… I knew they would all laugh."
"Yeah, you're right about that…"
Akemi interrupted them. "Okay, enough talk. Here, Mizuha-chan, I'll show you what my class is doing for the festival."
Akemi dragged Mizuha by the hand, showed her around inside the class planetarium, and explained everything to her.
Mizuha looked amazed and absorbed in Akemi's planetarium presentation, while both Hikaru and Takeru followed them from behind.
"Oh, that's nice, Akemi-chan. Your presentation is so good; it's easy to understand."
"Really? Thanks. I'm glad you were able to understand it."
"Here, there is more I want to show. Let's go to that side."
Meanwhile, Hikaru and Takeru were observing them from behind. "Oh, Akemi is really good at explaining everything, as expected from her."
"She's great, right? I know that my girlfriend is really capable of that."
Hikaru chuckled. "Why are you the one who's proud suddenly…?"
Both of them watched Akemi for a moment.
"Is she really okay now? Even now, I still feel guilty and bad for her after I rejected her that day."
"She's alright now. Besides, she is done with you already and has me by her side now, so you don't need to worry about that anymore.
"Also, I'm glad that she and Mizuha are close friends now."
"Yeah, I feel the same way about that too."
"So, speaking of Mizuha, how was your time with her earlier? Got any memorable moments from the festival together?" He grinned while elbowing Hikaru.
Hikaru's face went red. "What are you saying? It's not like that. We just walked around and enjoyed the festival together. That's all."
Takeru laughed. "Haha, you can't hide it from me, Hikaru-kun. Your face right now is really happy. I'm sure you were happy with her earlier, right?"
"Ah, shut up… it's nothing to do with you."
"Well, either way, keep making her happy, okay? I'm really glad seeing you two happy together."
"Takeru…"
Hikaru paused, his face turning serious. "Hey, that was something I really wanted to ask you for a long time."
"Huh, what is it…?"
"I know you both are childhood friends, but somehow the way you look out for her… it's like she was your younger sister. Did something happen between you two in the past?"
Takeru went quiet for a moment.
Then he laughed and slapped Hikaru on the back. "Haha, what are you talking about, Hikaru-kun? Nothing happened between me and Mizuha. Just like I said, we're just long-lost childhood friends. You're just overthinking it."
"Really…? Hmm… but I really feel like you're hiding something from me about her…" Hikaru mumbled.
As expected from you, Hikaru-kun. You're so sharp. You almost made me reveal her past to you, Takeru thought.
Then Mizuha and Akemi approached them. "What are you guys talking about…?"
Both Hikaru and Takeru were shocked. "Huh, you guys are done already…?"
"Yes, we are done. Thanks to Akemi-chan, she explained it properly to me, and I really enjoyed it."
"It's not a big deal. I was just doing what I could to explain it to you…"
"By the way, what were you guys talking about earlier? It sounds interesting. Hey, come on, share it with us?" Akemi grinned at them.
"Ah, it's no big deal, right, Hikaru-kun?"
"Yeah, just guy talk. It's not worth sharing."
"Really!? You guys seem suspicious. You two are definitely hiding something from us."
"But, right now you are a girl, Hikaru-chan."
"Wait, are you still going to tease me about my outfit?"
"Haha, nice line, Mizuha-chan."
"Geez, you guys, stop it already….!!"
After that, the four of them laughed together.
After that, Mizuha took out her phone and looked at the time. Ah, it has been a long time already since I left my class. I need to come back now, she thought.
"Then, you guys, I need to go now. Thanks for showing me your exhibition; I truly enjoyed it."
"You too, Mizuha-chan. Thanks for coming. I'm glad you liked it."
"Also, Takeru-kun and I are going to visit your class after this, so please prepare something good for us to enjoy, okay?"
"Understood. I'll be waiting for you guys there… then, see you soon…" Mizuha said before starting to leave.
As Mizuha disappeared from their sight, Hikaru suddenly thought, Ah, I forgot something…
"Sorry, you guys. I need to go to Mizuha's classroom to get my clothes. Don't worry, it won't be long…" Hikaru excused himself to leave the classroom.
Then Akemi pulled him back by the shoulder from behind. "Please wait a moment, maid-chan. Where do you think you're going…?"
"Like I said, I just want to take my clothes from Mizuha. That's all."
"No, you are not going anywhere from now. Just stay here. After you skipped your duties earlier, I cannot leave this class anymore."
"Wait, how about my clothes…?"
"About that, Takeru and I will take it back when we go to visit Class 1-F soon. For now, just stay in this cute maid uniform, okay…"
"Wait… Do I really have to stay in these clothes until you guys get back…?"
"Yup. Just deal with it, okay?"
"No way…."
Akemi then clung to Takeru's arm. "Then, Takeru-kun, it's our time to enjoy the festival together. Let's go."
"Wait, Akemi. You don't need to do that; everyone is watching you now…"
Tch, these two are acting lovey-dovey suddenly in front of me… Hikaru thought.
"Well, Hikaru-kun, I'm going to leave now. Good luck, okay?" Takeru said before starting to leave with Akemi.
"Wait, you guys… you guys…" Hikaru called out to stop them, but they ignored him and left the classroom together.
"Geez, Takeru you traitor…"
"Damn it, why did all this happen to me today…." Hikaru said in disappointment.
Meanwhile, Mizuha arrived in front of her classroom and saw that the crowd was still lined up there.
Wait, why are so many people still lined up…? Did we get more customers…? she thought.
As Mizuha entered her classroom, she was shocked. Her class was filled with customers, just like before, and her classmates were busy taking care of them.
Shimizu called out to her. "Ah, Mizuha, you're back already! Please lend us a hand. The number of customers is increasing, and we don't have enough hands here."
"Yeah, I'm coming now… wait a moment," Mizuha said, approaching them before joining her classmates to handle the customers until the end of the festival.
As the day grew darker and the sun began to set, the classmates were exhausted after finishing the cleanup.
Their classmates were talking with each other.
"It ended already…!!" "Yeah, we must be exhausted, but today was the best, right?"
"We got many customers, and our café was successful." "Yeah, that's thanks to Shimizu-san, who worked so hard for this."
"Oh, come on, you guys. Don't say that; you're making me blush."
"Besides, it wasn't just me; you guys worked hard too, for our class," Shimizu said.
Shimizu talked with them until they left. Then, both Eri and Zul approached her.
"Good job today."
"Ah, you guys, good job for you too."
Shimizu put her hand on Eri's shoulder. "Eri, I'm so hungry. Are there any leftover desserts and side dishes from our café earlier?"
"Sorry, but everything is sold out, nothing left…"
Eri smiled quietly and said, "But don't worry, I have already prepared another dish for us to eat during 'that' time, okay? Please wait for it, okay…"
"Really… what is it…?"
"Just wait until that time okay…?"
Hikaru then came to their classroom to return his maid clothes. "Excuse me…"
Shimizu looked at him at the classroom entrance. "Tch, you already changed? Too bad — I wanted to see you in that a little longer."
"Shut up. I'm never wearing that again. Because of you, I got humiliated like this for most of the days, you know. Damn it." Hikaru yelled and threw the bag containing the maid clothes at Shimizu.
Shimizu caught it and spoke. "Ah, relax, why do you need to be so upset like that…"
Mizuha then approached Hikaru. "Ah, you're here, Hikaru… good job today..."
"Good job to you too, Mizuha."
"How about your class? Are they done already…?"
"Yes, we are all done cleaning and have already wrapped up."
Meanwhile, one classmate approached Shimizu and whispered to her.
"Really...? Understood, let's prepare for that now…" Shimizu said quietly.
She then took out her phone and texted Hikaru: Hey, we are going to start preparing for that thing right now. Keep Mizuha busy and away from the classroom for now.
Hikaru looked at Shimizu from afar and gave her a nod.
Understood. I'll keep her busy for now… Hikaru thought.
"Ah, Mizuha, since you're already done cleaning here, why not head to the ground floor? Akemi said they're holding a campfire and fireworks for the festival afterparty."
"Oh, that sounds interesting. I'll go take a look. But please wait a moment. I need to help them clean up here too."
"Don't worry about this; we're almost done here…"
"But…" Mizuha felt hesitant to leave her classmates.
"Don't worry, Mizuha-chan. You go first with Takamiya-kun; we will catch up with you soon, okay..."
"Even you, Eri-chan… Understood, I'm going now. Thanks, guys..."
"Then let's go now," Hikaru said before they left and walked together toward the campfire site.
As they disappeared from sight, Shimizu said, "They're gone now. Let's prepare for that quickly." Shimizu urged her classmates to prepare quickly.
Meanwhile, as Mizuha and Hikaru were walking together, Hikaru said, "By the way, why are you still in that outfit? Everyone in your class has already changed."
"Well, I really like this maid outfit. It looks really nice, and I feel like keeping it on until I get back later," Mizuha said with a smile.
"Oh, you like it that much? I see. In that case, if you want, I can ask my maid to make one for you. How about that?"
"Ah, you really don't need to do that, actually…"
After they arrived, they watched the student council president give a short speech and toast for the successful festival day.
At the campfire, some students were dancing with their partners. Mizuha watched them quietly. Then Hikaru came back with some drinks and handed one to Mizuha.
"Here, Mizuha, this is for you."
"Ah, Thanks."
"So, the festival is already over. Did you enjoy it?"
"Yeah… I really enjoyed everything today from the beginning until the end."
"I see. I'm glad to hear that…"
"How about you, Hikaru…?"
"Me? Of course, I enjoyed it too, even though wearing that maid outfit for most of the day gave me bad memories."
Mizuha chuckled. "Haha, you're still complaining about that now…"
The two of them had small talk about their moments together earlier that day. Then Mizuha looked around, confused. Shimizu, Zul, Eri, Takeru, Akemi, and her own classmates were still nowhere to be seen.
"What's wrong?" Hikaru asked.
"Shimizu, Eri-chan and others, they're still not here yet…"
Hikaru pretended not to know anything and just agreed with her.
Then fireworks appeared in the sky.
"Mizuha, look at the fireworks."
"Yeah… they're beautiful."
As the fireworks ended, Hikaru received a message from Zul. Everything is ready. He asked Mizuha to follow him.
"Mizuha, can you follow me now?"
Mizuha was confused. "Huh, but where are we going…?"
"About that, just follow me, okay."
They arrived in front of Class 1-F. Mizuha looked confused and thought,
My classroom is dark. Has everyone already gone home?
As she and Hikaru entered the classroom, the lights came on and there was a popping sound from popper cones. Mizuha was shocked and confused.
"Happy Birthday, Mizuha!!" her classmates said all at once.
Mizuha blinked. "Wait… what…?"
"Did you forget? Today is your birthday, you know," Shimizu said.
"Really!? I completely forgot about it because I was so busy with the festival, haha…" Mizuha said.
"Well, since you're here now, why don't you blow out the candles?" Eri said as she brought the cake over and placed it on the table.
Mizuha blew out the candles and the classmates applauded.
"Thank you, everyone…" Mizuha was happy that her classmates celebrated her birthday.
Then Zul turned to Shimizu. Shimizu noticed and asked, "What is it?"
"Now it's your turn, Shimizu."
"Huh, me?"
"Did you forget? Let's cheer for our class for the festival and Mizuha's birthday," Zul said.
"Ah, I forgot about that."
Shimizu then went to the podium in front of the class and announced:
"Okay, guys — for Mizuha's birthday and our class's successful festival today, cheers!" Shimizu raised her glass.
"Cheers!!" everyone said together.
They started enjoying the party. Some of them started giving Mizuha birthday presents.
"Here, Yuki-san, a birthday present for you."
"Oh, thank you for this."
Then, both Zul and Eri approached her. "Mizuha-chan, here, this is from me and Zul…" Eri said, handing the present to her.
"Oh, it's from you two… I wonder what's inside."
"It's a secret. You'll know when you open it." Zul said.
"That makes me even more curious now. Thank you two; I can't wait to open it."
Akemi then approached her. "Happy birthday, Mizuha-chan."
"Ah, Akemi-chan, you came too!"
"Of course, it's for my friend's birthday. Takeru-kun is here too. Here, this is from me and Takeru-kun," Akemi said while handing her the birthday present.
"Oh, thanks…"
"Also, this was actually Hikaru and Takeru's plan. You should thank them later."
"Really!? Understood, I will thank them soon."
Then Mizuha asked, "Is it okay for us to have a party here…?"
"Don't worry. I already got permission from the student council, so it's okay."
"Really… thank you, Akemi-chan."
Then Shimizu appeared holding a plate of cake, grabbed Hikaru's arm, and dragged him to Mizuha.
"Wait, Shimizu, what are you doing?"
"Okay, you guys, now the main event — Mizuha's beloved Hikaru is going to feed her cake," Shimizu announced.
"Oh, nice move, Shimizu-san," the classmates said.
"Wait, what? Are you serious…" Both Mizuha and Hikaru were shocked.
"Well, what are you guys doing? Everyone is waiting. Feed her the cake now!" Shimizu grinned.
"Geez, this girl did something like this again…"
Takeru approached them, "Ah, I'm going to take a picture of you two now. Look here!"
"Wait, stop it. You don't need to do that…"
Hikaru sighed. "Ah, I'm tired of everything Shimizu has done today. I don't have the energy to be angry anymore."
"Better just follow what they are asking…"
Hikaru turned to Mizuha, face red. "Mizuha… I'm going to feed you as they asked. Is it okay?"
Mizuha's face went red too. "Well… if you're okay with it, then I'm okay too."
"Then open your mouth."
"Ah…"
Hikaru fed Mizuha the cake. The classmates cheered loudly. Both of them were red in the face. Eri and Zul smiled quietly watching them, while Takeru took a photo of the moment.
Both Mizuha and Hikaru thought, Ah, this is so embarrassing…
After that, they continued with the party. Then, in the middle of it, both Mizuha and Hikaru slipped away together and headed to their usual rooftop, sitting together on the bench.
"Thank you, Hikaru, for this party. I heard from Akemi-chan that you and Takeru-kun planned this."
"No need to thank me for that. Besides, the one who suggested this was actually Takeru, after all, as he was the one who reminded me of your birthday. You should thank him instead."
"Sure, I'll do that later."
"Also, Mizuha, here, this is from me for your birthday," Hikaru said while handing the present to her.
"For me…? Thanks…. Can I open it now…?"
"Sure, go ahead…."
Mizuha opened the wrapper of the present and opened the box. It was a set of drawing stationery.
"Wait, this….?"
"Yes, your new drawing stationery set… Please look at each brush and pencil…"
Mizuha looked confused and examined it.
"Wait, my name is engraved in golden font on every brush and pencil... wow, this is so amazing..."
"Yup, it was a premium custom-made set I specially ordered for you…"
"But this looks expensive. Are you sure it's okay to give me something premium like this? You spent too much money on this, didn't you…?"
"Well, about that, let's put that aside for now, okay…"
"Geez, I'm sure this was expensive… You always do something like this…"
"Haha, you really understand me, don't you…?"
"Anyway, thanks, Hikaru. I will treasure it, and I promise I will use it soon…"
"You're welcome… I'm glad you like it…"
Then a shooting star passed across the sky in front of them.
"Mizuha, look. A shooting star," Hikaru said, pointing to the sky.
"Yeah, it's so beautiful…"
"Why don't we make a wish?"
Both of them made their wishes silently. Mizuha wished to do better with everyone around her.
Hikaru wished for their relationship to become closer and better from now on.
After making a wish, both of them smiled at each other.
Then Hikaru spoke. "Hey, Mizuha. Do you remember when we went to town together with everyone for the first time?"
"Oh, that was when we played bowling and watched a movie together, right?"
"Yes, that's it. Do you still remember that I asked you to do the same thing, but just the two of us?"
"Yes, I still remember that."
"Then how about we go on a date for that, this weekend...?"
"Wait, what… date?" Mizuha was shocked.
"Yes, a date…"
Hikaru held Mizuha's hands and faced her. "Mizuha, I really like you. Will you go out with me?"
Mizuha's face turned red. She closed her eyes, nodded, then smiled. "Yes. I like you too. I will go out with you."
Both of them smiled at each other and fell silent for a moment because they felt awkward after the confession.
Then, to break the silence, Hikaru suddenly spoke, "Then what now… Should we return to them now?"
"About that, can we stay here a bit longer…? I feel calmer staying here now and do not want to leave this place at all…"
"Well, if you want to do that, then I'll stay with you here…"
Then, Hikaru suddenly yawned. "Ahhhh… I suddenly feel so sleepy."
"Well, you're really tired today, aren't you? We did many things, didn't we…?" Mizuha said before yawning herself.
"Haha, you feel sleepy too, don't you…"
At the same time, Shimizu, Eri, and Zul noticed they had disappeared from the party and started looking for them.
"Where did those two go? Did they already go home?"
"No, their bags are still in our classroom."
"Wait, there's one place they might be," Zul suggested.
"Huh!? Where is it…?" Shimizu and Eri asked, confused.
"Our usual place, of course: the rooftop. I'm sure they might be there…"
"Oh, you're right. I never thought about that… let's go there."
As they went up to the rooftop, they spotted Mizuha and Hikaru sitting together on the bench.
As they got closer, they noticed both of them sleeping together, with Mizuha leaning on Hikaru's shoulder.
"Good grief, these two…" Shimizu said, putting her hand on her waist.
Eri and Zul smiled at each other. "Oh, look at them, doesn't it look sweet…?"
"Yeah, they really fit together…"
Shimizu turned to them. "So, what should we do now…? Wake them up…?"
"No, just let them sleep for a while. We'll wake them up when we wrap up our party soon."
"Yes, that's a nice idea, Zul..." Eri agreed.
"Then, let's get back to our class for now…"
Zul and Eri started moving, but Shimizu stayed behind and took her phone out of her pocket.
"Ah, before that…" Shimizu said and immediately took a photo of both Mizuha and Hikaru sleeping together.
"This is going to get interesting from now on. I will send this to her soon; she must be shocked when she sees this…"
"Shimizu-chan, what are you doing? Let's go now."
"Yeah, I'm coming now…"
The three of them returned to their class party, leaving both Mizuha and Hikaru sleeping there alone.
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