Arisu Sakayanagi x Ayanokouji Kiyotaka [Classroom Of The Elite]

Love?

"Ayanokoji-kun... is something the matter?"

We walk back from the cafe toward the dorms, not long after the kiss.

"Sakayanagi, you're only lucky no one saw us. That was a terrifyingly bold move."

"I couldn't help it, you see," she says, grinning, "Fufu, did you, perhaps, dislike that?"

I sigh,

"I guess I didn't..."

"Were my lips a disappointment?"

"Not in the slightest."

"Are you embarrassed of how bad of a kisser you are?"

"I don't think so..."

"Then what's the problem? We didn't get caught, let alone gather up a crowd."

"We didn't indeed."

"If we were caught, then it would be natural to be mad."

"I guess it would."

"But we did not get caught, Ayanokoji-kun..."

"I guess so."

"Then why are you mad?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hm?"

"I'm not mad at all."

"Fufu, despite distancing away from me, you are not mad?"

"We need to keep a distance as to not create any troublesome impressions."

"That is true."

"I'll walk you back home and we'll call it a day. The sky gets dimmer earlier than usual nowadays."

"Already?"

"It's not that I'm mad, I just want to avoid you for the time being, in case we are caught with the impression that we're lovers."

"You really wish to protect your low-profile character, huh?"

"Well, that will change in a few days. When I'll be at the centre of attention and possibly for a negative reason."

"That is true, however, I don't mind losing faith between my classmates if it means dating you. After all, I've always fastened this dream close to my heart, I won't let people who I regard as mere classmates to tear us apart."

I look at her, "How long have you loved me for?"