デカセクト

Chapter 26

It was finally Dori's birthday. Shouko woke up early that morning and even had time to eat breakfast before going to school.

"You're painful to look at today." Haru comments, shielding his eyes from hers.

"What? Do I look that terrible?" Shouko asked before pulling out a mirror to check herself.

"No, you just look so inlove and it disgusts me." Haru pretended to throw up at the side, earning a smack on the shoulder from her.

Haru kept teasing her that day, knowing whose birthday it is. Shouko had never failed to celebrate Dori's birthday but this year, she finally got to actually be with the guy himself on his special day.

Shouko wanted to bring Haru with her but he rejected her offer as is mom wanted him to come home early again.

As soon as Shouko got inside the house, she instantly rushed to her room and picked out a formal yet simple white dress.

Shouko showered quickly and dried herself. She stood in the middle of her room in a towel as she pondered on whether to put on make up or not. It would take too long for her to get that perfect winged eyeliner so she decided not to and just put on her clothes.

The door to her bedroom suddenly opened and she panicked, flinging her towel at the person who just came in.

"You left everything unlocked."

Dori chuckled before taking the towel off of his face. His eyes flickered to her unzipped dress and he instantly looked away, blood rising to his cheeks.

"You should really learn to lock your doors." He muttered.

"Well, you should really learn to knock." Shouko replied with a light chuckle.

It wasn't hard for Shouko to finally zip her dress. She sprayed some perfume on her and took her phone and placed it inside a purse that matched her dress.

"You can look now!" Shouko grinned as she watched him slowly turn to her. She didn't expect him to be this bashful.

"L-Let's go.." He muttered before going out again.

Shouko followed him downstairs and went to the kitchen to search for that cake box she had in store. After finding it, she took out the cake she made for Dori and placed it inside.

Dori got inside the car but he realized she still hasn't gone out yet. He saw her finally come out, carrying a box with her. She locked the doors and gates with one hand before joining him inside the car.

Shouko got inside the shotgun seat, the box carefully placed on her lap.

"What's that?" He asked, his heart starting to beat faster.

"Oh, I made this for you. It's a cake." Shouko smiled up at him, obviously proud of her creation.

"Y-You made a cake for m-me?" He asked in surprise.

Shouko nodded and handed him the box. He slowly opened the lid and stared at the cake in awe. It was hard to believe that the girl in front of him was actually capable of making something so perfect.

Dori glanced back up at her and gulped as he stared into her eyes. The emotion he was feeling wasn't normal anymore. He knew something was up with him as soon as he felt his heartbeat going faster.

It was as if his hands moved on their own, cupping her cheeks before he leaned down and kissed her. Shouko had her eyes wide open, her heart pounding in her chest. She placed a hand on his chest to push him away.