I LOVE YOU, NOT HIM

、EIGHT '

"I'm sure something is going on between them" Amane headed to Kou's house to ask about yesterday

Amane stopped walking when he felt someone was trailing behind him. He looked back and saw Lemon

"What do you think you're doing here?"

"I could ask the same" he replied with his eyes on the phone

"I'm here to investigate why they were both so fishy yesterday" he replied

"Oh? I guess we have the same goal" he replied plainly

"Boy! Let's go to school, together!" Amane yelled and seconds later the door opened revealing-

"Yashiro!?" Amane yelled in shocked

Lemon also diverted his attention from his phone to Yashiro. His eyes were as wide as saucers

"Amane-kun, Yamabuki-kun, good morning!" She greeted cheerfully. She went out the gate and the Minamoto siblings went out afterwards

"What were you doing there, Yashiro-san?" Lemon asked

"I slept over at their house" she replied and they both gasped

"We'll be going first. Bye Kou, Yashiro!" Teru waved goodbye as well as Tiara

"Eh!? What did you do!?" Amane asked as he pointed the other with an accusing finger

"I didn't do anything to Senpai!" He replied defensively

"Let's calm down, okay?" Lemon said to Amane

"Okay. So, where did you sleep?" Amane asked again but more calm than earlier

"With Kou-kun in his room" she replied while blushing

"Haa!? You're speeding things too fast! Lemon, let's partner up and bring down that boy" he declared

While Amane was throwing a tantrum, Lemon understood clearly why she was blushing.

'She probably thought that Amane was jealous because she got to sleep with Kou in his room while he couldn't. Kou probably slept on the floor considering how kind he is. He won't do anything to his Senpai. Anyway, I know how your brain works, Yashiro-san' he smirked internally and fought off a laugh

"Let's go or we'll be late" Lemon said and he dragged the angry boy all the way to school

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"Ohhhh... So that's what happened. My bad!" Amane laughed while scratching his neck. Kou explained everything to him and they were now friends again

"Hey look! They're both going somewhere again" Kou said

"Let's follow them" they both followed Nene and Lemon to the rooftop

"Let's barge in"

"What!? Stop screwing around, Amane-" he couldn't stop him and he sighed defeatedly

"What are you two doing here?" Amane asked. He saw how they both flinched and they were both holding a book-

"Is that bl?!" Yashiro immediately dragged Amane as well as Kou and forced them to sit down

"Did you follow us here?" Lemon asked and they nodded

"Do you wanna tell them?" He asked her and she nodded hesitantly

"Lemon and I love watching anime and reading mangas. We also read doujin especially contents with bl" she said

"I don't know how you both will react to this but I won't change myself just because you can't accept me for who I am. Accept me as I am or leave" she said sternly

"You don't need to change for us, Senpai. We won't be grossed out or anything. Your happiness matters to us so don't ever stop loving your hobbies or whatever you may call them" Kou said while smiling widely and Yashiro returned the gesture

"Same with me. We just wondered why both of you always disappear or when you both talk to each other secretly" Amane replied

"I was just afraid how you two will react after I tell my secret but I guess everything is all right now!" She smiled happily

"I told you nothing was going on between them" Kou elbowed the other for almost upsetting his Senpai

They were all chattering and laughing except for one....

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Yashiro was waiting for Lemon at the gate to talk about whether Fire Force will have season 3 or not. But he walked past her, he didn't even give her a look. She got confused and followed the other silently. She decided to observe him for a while before asking him what's wrong

"Lemon-kun!" She called out and he stopped walking

"Yashiro-san, what's wrong? Did you just call me by my name? And were you following me?"

"I hope it's alright to call you by your name and yes, you ignored me earlier. You walked past me as if I didn't exist" she replied

"Sorry. I guess I wasn't a little absent-minded" he replied and leaned on the bridge as he stared up the sky

"What's wrong, Lemon-kun?"

"I just got a lot of things to think about"

"Like what? I mean I can carry some of your burdens even if it's just 0.1% then I'd be more than glad" she replied as she sat on the stone bridge while looking at the flowing water beneath

"Actually, I was upset about something"

"About what exactly?"

"I was upset that I was no longer the only one who knows about your secret. Remember what I told you? I want to be the only one to witness the you that you've been hiding from your friends. I'm relieved that they accepted you but- heh just forget everything I said" he laughed lightly

"They may now know my secret but it doesn't change the fact that you were the first one to know" she said and he looked at her

"Nothing will change. We will still talk and watch anime together. We will still spoil each other after reading mangas and recommend to each other some good doujin. We will still go to Comiket together. After all, no one understands me more than you do" she smiled

Lemon looked down and not long after, a smile broke out of his face. He looked at her again and pinched her cheeks

"Thank you, Yashiro-san" he ruffled her hair and she complained

"Why don't you call me by my first name as well?"

"How about a nickname instead?" He suggested

"From now on, I will call you... Darin" Yashiro blinked rapidly and fought off a blush but clearly failed

"W-why would you call me that?"

"Why not? Nicknames don't need to consist of your name isn't it?"

"How about you create a nickname for me as well?"

"Hanii" she mumbled quietly

"Hm?"

"If you're gonna call me that then I'll call you Hanii" she replied as she blushed furiously. He got affected and flushed as well. She looked really cute in his eyes

"That's settled then. Let's go to my place and watch anime, Darin" this time she laughed and played along

"Let's go, Hanii!"

"We act like a newlywed couple" Lemon laughed at her statement and they went to their said destination

(Darin means darling while Hanii means Honey. They're both Japanese phrases. I'm gonna start promoting again! Watch Fire Force, everyone! They have fire powers and infernals/demons. Stay safe and be careful. JAAAAAYYYY OUT!!!)