Chapter 63: They shouldn’t be in the same class
We only had that study session at our house during that weekend before the exam period. After this, the four of us stayed after school to study in the classroom and library, but I didn’t like the way Shinji and Otsuki-san always looked at us when we were leaving.
“Yuya-kun, how did your test go? Do you think you can reach your goal?”
“I’m not sure. Thanks to Kaede’s teaching, I’ve performed the best on this test I’ve ever done, but I won’t know until the results arrive.”
Today was March the 13th, the last day of the tests. School was already over in the morning, so the students were talking about going out for fun, karaoke, bowling, etc. to release the stress they had accumulated during this period.
Kaede and Otsuki-san came to the classroom as soon as HR was over. They had received an invitation from one of the girls in their class to go out with them, and they asked Shinji and me if we wanted to join them. Shinji, of course, immediately said he’d go, but…
“Sorry, Kaede. I can’t come, I’ve got stuff to do.”
Unfortunately, I declined the offer. And they couldn’t believe my answer! The three of them made expressions of disbelief. Kaede’s face looked like the Munch’s portrait ‘the scream’. [TN: View The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch for more info.]
“Yu-Yuya-kun… are you going somewhere? Th-then, I’ll go with you—”
“No, this is more of a personal errand, and Kaede can’t come with me, nor Shinji and Otsuki of course. That guy probably has a hard time with Kaede, so…”
“That guy? Who is that person!? Is it someone I know!? Maybe, Yuya-ku—”
“No! That’s definitely not it! Kaede, it’s Taka-san I’m going to see. You’ve met him once, right?”
It was last night when Kaede was taking a bath. Takashi Omichi, or Taka-san, called me after a long time. [TN: Remember chapter 1 – 4? Yeah, I also somewhat forgot.]
“Hello, Yuya? It’s been a while. How are you doing?”
“It’s been a while, Taka-san. I’m doing well, thanks to you. How are you, Taka-san?”
“It’s not so bad either. More importantly, I’m sorry for calling you out of the blue. Actually, my daughter, Rika, wants to see Yuya again. Isn’t it about time you came?”
Rika-chan, Taka-san’s first-grade daughter, whom he loved dearly, was like a younger sister to me, having played with her many times since she was a child.
Whenever my parents were away from home, I often had dinner at Taka-san’s house, and he was quite fond of me. By the way, Taka-san’s wife was Harumi-san, and she had a cute little animal-like smile on her face. However, when she got angry, she seemed to be as scary as a demon (according to Taka-san).
“That’s why, why don’t you come visit me at home soon? Harumi is also worried about you, so it’s okay if you just show up once. I’m counting on you, Yuya.”
“Sure, Taka-san. I had something I wanted to discuss with Taka-san too, so this is just the right time. Tomorrow is the last day of my final exams and I’ll be done with school in the morning, so can I come over afterwards?”
“Of course! If that’s the case, I’ll also try to be at home, too. See you tomorrow!”
We had that exchange last night. I should have told Kaede at that time, but I couldn’t talk about it because after this phone call, I took a bath with Kaede and went to bed right away.
“I see that’s what you meant. If you’re going to Omichi-san’s house, I certainly can’t interfere.”
“I’m really sorry, Kaede. I’ll try to be home before supper, okay?”
“It’s okay that you talked to him properly. That’s what the relationship between Omichi-san and Yuya-kun is, you’re like brothers separated by years. So, I can’t intervene. I hope you have a great time.”
Kaede smiled at me, but I could see a hint of loneliness in her eyes. I apologized in my heart once again and grabbed her hand to tell her how I felt as best I could.
“The only one I like is Kaede, and you’re the only one in my eyes.”
“Y-Yuya-kun! What are you saying out of the blue!? Please say such things at home or at least in a place where no one is around!”
Kaede’s face turned so red that it looked like it was going to burst into flames, and the rest of the classmates in the classroom, including Shinji and Otsuki-san, let out a huge sigh.
“Don’t you dare confess your love to me out of the blue, you b*****d!”
“I don’t think I’d like it if someone told me straight out like that.”
“Boys think it’s cool not to say they like you. I wish I could be told like that.”
“But only if you’re good-looking. That’s what I think… so, really, go explode, you meotoppuru.”
I tried my best to tune out the sorrowful voices of men and women. Kaede looked down and glanced up at me. What’s wrong? I asked her with my eyes, and she beckoned me to come closer to her face.
“I-I… I love you too, Yuya-kun. So, I mean… please come back soon, okay?”
Kaede whispered softly in my ear so that no one else would hear. The sound of her voice was mixed with a hint of hot breath, which sent a shockwave down my spine. This is exactly what you shouldn’t do in public!
“They easily create this strawberry space everywhere… this is why this meotoppuru…”
“I’m kind of worried that Yoshi’s naturalness has been transferring to Kaede-chan lately. I have to pray that these two don’t end up in the same class.”
What a horrible thing to say, Otsuki-san! That was where you should be praying for the four of us to be in a class together!
“You’ll have to pray about that a lot with your hand on your own chest, Yoshi.”
Smiling grimly, Otsuki-san took Shinji’s hand and walked out of the classroom. The rest of the students started to move in response.
“So, Yuya-kun then. I’m going to go play with Akiho-chan and the others for a bit, too. Please call me when you get back.”
“Uh-huh. All right. Then we’ll go back to the halfway point together.”
We held hands again as we left the classroom.
Chapter 63: They shouldn’t be in the same class
We only had that study session at our house during that weekend before the exam period. After this, the four of us stayed after school to study in the classroom and library, but I didn’t like the way Shinji and Otsuki-san always looked at us when we were leaving.
“Yuya-kun, how did your test go? Do you think you can reach your goal?”
“I’m not sure. Thanks to Kaede’s teaching, I’ve performed the best on this test I’ve ever done, but I won’t know until the results arrive.”
Today was March the 13th, the last day of the tests. School was already over in the morning, so the students were talking about going out for fun, karaoke, bowling, etc. to release the stress they had accumulated during this period.
Kaede and Otsuki-san came to the classroom as soon as HR was over. They had received an invitation from one of the girls in their class to go out with them, and they asked Shinji and me if we wanted to join them. Shinji, of course, immediately said he’d go, but…
“Sorry, Kaede. I can’t come, I’ve got stuff to do.”
Unfortunately, I declined the offer. And they couldn’t believe my answer! The three of them made expressions of disbelief. Kaede’s face looked like the Munch’s portrait ‘the scream’. [TN: View The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch for more info.]
“Yu-Yuya-kun… are you going somewhere? Th-then, I’ll go with you—”
“No, this is more of a personal errand, and Kaede can’t come with me, nor Shinji and Otsuki of course. That guy probably has a hard time with Kaede, so…”
“That guy? Who is that person!? Is it someone I know!? Maybe, Yuya-ku—”
“No! That’s definitely not it! Kaede, it’s Taka-san I’m going to see. You’ve met him once, right?”
It was last night when Kaede was taking a bath. Takashi Omichi, or Taka-san, called me after a long time. [TN: Remember chapter 1 – 4? Yeah, I also somewhat forgot.]
“Hello, Yuya? It’s been a while. How are you doing?”
“It’s been a while, Taka-san. I’m doing well, thanks to you. How are you, Taka-san?”
“It’s not so bad either. More importantly, I’m sorry for calling you out of the blue. Actually, my daughter, Rika, wants to see Yuya again. Isn’t it about time you came?”
Rika-chan, Taka-san’s first-grade daughter, whom he loved dearly, was like a younger sister to me, having played with her many times since she was a child.
Whenever my parents were away from home, I often had dinner at Taka-san’s house, and he was quite fond of me. By the way, Taka-san’s wife was Harumi-san, and she had a cute little animal-like smile on her face. However, when she got angry, she seemed to be as scary as a demon (according to Taka-san).
“That’s why, why don’t you come visit me at home soon? Harumi is also worried about you, so it’s okay if you just show up once. I’m counting on you, Yuya.”
“Sure, Taka-san. I had something I wanted to discuss with Taka-san too, so this is just the right time. Tomorrow is the last day of my final exams and I’ll be done with school in the morning, so can I come over afterwards?”
“Of course! If that’s the case, I’ll also try to be at home, too. See you tomorrow!”
We had that exchange last night. I should have told Kaede at that time, but I couldn’t talk about it because after this phone call, I took a bath with Kaede and went to bed right away.
“I see that’s what you meant. If you’re going to Omichi-san’s house, I certainly can’t interfere.”
“I’m really sorry, Kaede. I’ll try to be home before supper, okay?”
“It’s okay that you talked to him properly. That’s what the relationship between Omichi-san and Yuya-kun is, you’re like brothers separated by years. So, I can’t intervene. I hope you have a great time.”
Kaede smiled at me, but I could see a hint of loneliness in her eyes. I apologized in my heart once again and grabbed her hand to tell her how I felt as best I could.
“The only one I like is Kaede, and you’re the only one in my eyes.”
“Y-Yuya-kun! What are you saying out of the blue!? Please say such things at home or at least in a place where no one is around!”
Kaede’s face turned so red that it looked like it was going to burst into flames, and the rest of the classmates in the classroom, including Shinji and Otsuki-san, let out a huge sigh.
“Don’t you dare confess your love to me out of the blue, you b*****d!”
“I don’t think I’d like it if someone told me straight out like that.”
“Boys think it’s cool not to say they like you. I wish I could be told like that.”
“But only if you’re good-looking. That’s what I think… so, really, go explode, you meotoppuru.”
I tried my best to tune out the sorrowful voices of men and women. Kaede looked down and glanced up at me. What’s wrong? I asked her with my eyes, and she beckoned me to come closer to her face.
“I-I… I love you too, Yuya-kun. So, I mean… please come back soon, okay?”
Kaede whispered softly in my ear so that no one else would hear. The sound of her voice was mixed with a hint of hot breath, which sent a shockwave down my spine. This is exactly what you shouldn’t do in public!
“They easily create this strawberry space everywhere… this is why this meotoppuru…”
“I’m kind of worried that Yoshi’s naturalness has been transferring to Kaede-chan lately. I have to pray that these two don’t end up in the same class.”
What a horrible thing to say, Otsuki-san! That was where you should be praying for the four of us to be in a class together!
“You’ll have to pray about that a lot with your hand on your own chest, Yoshi.”
Smiling grimly, Otsuki-san took Shinji’s hand and walked out of the classroom. The rest of the students started to move in response.
“So, Yuya-kun then. I’m going to go play with Akiho-chan and the others for a bit, too. Please call me when you get back.”
“Uh-huh. All right. Then we’ll go back to the halfway point together.”
We held hands again as we left the classroom.
