Super Heart-Throbbing Chocolate Confession!

Akane

       Hajime blew hot air into his hands as he waited patiently by the row of trees leading to the school gate. Eventually, he gave up and just shoved his hands back into his pockets.

  Akane lightly punched him on the shoulder, "Did ya wait long?"

  "Not really, but my hands are already cold. I could've sworn I brought gloves with me to school."

  "Huh, would you look at look that. Neither of us have our gloves on," the gymnast smiled, "I guess all we can do is hold each other's hands."

  "Huh? Why would we need to-?" Hajime took a second to catch on, "Oh, alright."

  Hajime's eyes widened when he felt his classmate squeeze his hand, "Woah, your hands are super warm!"

  "Yep, that's what people tell me! It's probably cuz I'm moving around," Akane laughed as she walked Hajime through the pathway between the trees, "You know, I'm not the type to do cheesy stuff like this but my secret weapon told me this is a classic move that anyone could do."

  "Your secret weapon?" Hajime asked.

  "You know our senior, Ruruka? She makes the tastiest desserts ever! I think she could give Teruteru a run for his money but she said baking isn't like cooking," Akane scratched her head, "I kinda thought they were close enough."

  He agreed, "Yeah, I told Teruteru the same thing. Oh, and her name did come up a while ago."

  "She has a boyfriend called Sonosuke, I think. I'm not sure but he was quiet the whole time we were in her kitchen. She showed me how to bake a few things at her family's store and I'm pretty sure I heard Fuyuhiko over at the counter."

  "It sounds like you had fun."

  "Yeah, I did! Ruruka even brought them to school for me so I wouldn't eat them!" Akane's smile fell, "But I sorta messed up on the cupcakes. She told me to pass her the red food dye and I picked up the orange one instead."

  "Orange or red," Hajime smiled at her, "Cupcakes are cupcakes. What matters is you tried your best, right?"

  Akane smiled back at him, "Yeah, you're right. I was probably overthinking it. I'm used to stuffing my face with food, not making it. Anyways, they're in the classroom if you want to see the cupcakes later."

  "We could check them out now, if you don't mind," Hajime suggested.

  "Really?" she looked at him excitedly.

  He nodded, "Really."

  "Hell yeah!" Akane pumped her fist into the air before she jogged a few yards in front of Hajime, "You won't believe your eyes when you see them!"

  "Ah crap, I almost forgot!" Akane ran back to place something soft in Hajime's hand before shyly looking away, "I kinda had to take your gloves for a minute there. You're the kind of guy who'd complain about me not wearing gloves before you'd me offer one of yours."

  "For the record, I'd tell you to bring your own pair next time," Hajime shoved the gloves into his pockets and held out his hand to Akane, "But for today, I think we can manage without them for a little longer."