(Un) Fortunately the Yandere is Not After Me

The 'P' in our Stars

The show was about to being as they entered the planetarium's biggest attraction. Their large and recently renovated projection hall. It hadn't started yet, so the room was brightly lit for people to come in and find their seats. Since this was a newly rebuilt experience, there were also a ton of people excited to come in and watch the show.

This proved to be a problem for Arata and his friends as there didn't appear to be five empty spots for them to stick together. There was a pair of open seats, which led to him taking the opportunity with zero hesitation.

"Akaki and Akiba, you two should sit together here." He told them. His reasoning being that they were the closest so it made sense and that the other three would find their own free spots. It worked and soon he was off with Erina and Yuriko to look for their own places. The boy was cool with these two, so there didn't seem to be any problems with this arrangement.

"This looks like an all right place." Yuriko pointed out a few seats towards the back where most people wouldn't notice them. Arata agreed, so he was the first one to sit down. Where he took one of the seats that were on the side.

"Um..." This was a problem for the two girls now. Only one of them could sit next to him like this, but neither one of them wanted to speak up and ask him to move to the middle. They'd have to suffer on deciding on who should take that spot without sounding too desperate.

"Erina, you should sit next to me." Or he could be the one to make that decision with little effort since the boy wasn't thinking of what was going on their minds. Apparently the one he wanted besides him was his best friend, unsurprisingly.

"I... Guess I can." She responded nervously. Akiba's words had echoed a bit in her head, perhaps she could be a little selfish and have to him herself. Even if it was only just sitting next to him, which she always did during lunch. Then again, Yuriko did like that boy too. Which is what the other part of her mind that was still apprehensive about her felling brought up. They weren't really competing against each other so perhaps... "Okay, let's sit next to each other." Said Erina, but she had went and sat on the opposite end from him.

"Uh, this isn't sitting next to each other." He noted as she giggled.

"If you want to be besides me, then it looks like you'll have to move." She spoke in a teasing manner. He sighed and moved over, not getting what the deal was with these two today. This allowed Yuriko to take his old seat and the two could sit besides him with no trouble at all. The red-haired girl silently mouthed the words, 'thank you' to her friend as she took her place.

Now it was time for the show to begin as the lights dimmed around them. It was nearly pitch dark until the lights from the planetarium itself began to project onto the roof. It was a stunning display of stars as the speaker began to explain cool facts about space.

This was an amazing experience that engrossed Arata that he forgot about everyone around him as he stared up into space. Erina was really wishing that she still had her camera to take a photo of everything around them. Though given the rules, she would've gotten kicked out the moment a flash was made. On the other hand, the night sky was the last thing on Yuriko's mind.

She was quietly thinking to herself about what to do now that she was right next to Arata. Sure, she had this opportunity plenty of times during their babysitting responsibilities. However, they weren't alone like they were now. At least, in the sense that no one could see her in the dark.

After their talk with Akiba, she did some thinking and settled on deciding to tell him the truth about how she felt. Even if it wasn't a proper confession, since she'd also inform him of her lingering feelings for Yogi. So it wasn't as if she was expecting him to answer her right away.