Kalma

Reddish Manga Cafe

The story is about a girl that is moving from country side towards the highlight city of Tokyo. She began her 2nd year in highschool with new school and new city for a whole package of different things. And then she met this wonderful, handsome young boy who is actually very scared of girls.

This boy was traumatized because back in middle school he was made fun of because of his childish act, well often by girls. But the girl, the transfer student, is determined to win his heart with the help of a certain otaku who happened to be the boy's childhood friend. And this otaku is actually a neighbor of this girl...

"What a striking resemblance to my situation." Kentarou murmurred in his mind. As he began to read the manga, which they took from the shelf up to 3 volumes, he learned that actually the girl became attracted to the otaku boy. He began to feel concious about it. This situation is far too similar with his upbringing.

As they took the third volume at that book from the floor, they touched their hands together, Akira and Kentarou.
"Her hands feel so soft."
"His grip is strong."
"I guess she really is a girl after all."
"Why do i feel different than other boys aside him?"
These were all tracked in their minds alone, as they felt a spark was ignited in that particular moment. They suddenly locked their hands and looked each other in the eyes for about a minute or so.

"Customer, we are ready to be closed now. Please maintain your belongings and come again soon!" The announcement shook their moment off. They soon regain their senses and hurried up to their neighborhood, to also prepared for the night shift at "Kalma".

"Hey Akira! Don't forget to lend the other shoujo manga title!" Requested Kentarou as he prepared himself and Akira's bag so they can leave soon. "Okay Kentarou-kun!"

The cashier asked Akira when she ordered the mangas that is being lent towards them. "Hey, what a nice place to pick on to have a date. I rarely saw couples here."
"N-n-n-no ma'am! You are wrong we aren't dating, i just helped him so that he..."
"You think i didn't see both of the way you look to each other? I guess i can tell the difference of people falling in love now that i'm older hahahaha."
Akira then blushed for the very first time in a really red aura. "Y-yeah ma'am, anyway thank you for today ma'am! I-i'll bring these back next week, goodbye!"
With the help of the "Cutie Cat" cashier, Akira got a bit of a push to extend her own feelings of love. She got a bit concious of Kentarou because of it. "Hey Akira! What is the next step now? How do we get Riri-chan's heart?"

He felt a pinch in his right palm. "Hey that's hurtful you know?!!"
"Just why do you call her by her first name? Do you think you're that close huh?"
"Ohh are you jealous? Cause if you are then i'll be..."
Kentarou also felt very concious of this situation. Then the conversation is silenced throughout their journey in the subway and walk to their homes. They just felt very embarrassed for the first time since they met each other back at the first day of 2nd year.

"O-okay, let's end this confusement," Akira stated, and pull her breath through her nose,"Do you still want this game plan or not?"

"Y-yeah of course," Kentarou replied and also fixing his glasses through his ears.
"Here's what we gonna do. So at the strike of the go home bell tomorrow, i will put one of these mangas, well actually the "isn't it love" ones in your desk, and when she grabbed her bag at the back of the class she can notice it."

"Well if i'm still sit there i guess she can't notice it already." Kentarou commented. "Now, now, you can ask for a bathroom break just before the school ended and you came back as the bell rang."
"Is it okay to do that?"
"Yeah, it's okay, the teacher's already flexible if the school day is about to end."
Akira then continued her idea. "I will give you the signal in Line so that you can come back to the class at the perfect time when you both are alone. Just leave it up to me."

"Okay, Akira, i hope Kokoro-san really liked that manga."

"Let's try it tomorrow."