My normal school life

Karakai Jouzu no Ayanokoji-kun!

Matsushita and I were walking together after school. For some reason, she was now constantly blushing when she looked in my direction. Is it because I said I like her? Well, it's true. If I didn't like Matsushita, I wouldn't spend so much time with her.

But still, perhaps the point here is that she did not quite correctly understand the meaning of what I said. That is, she could interpret my words a little differently and put a different meaning into them. If so, should I specifically clarify this point?

– Ayanokoji-kun... what you said back then... were you serious?

– What do you mean?"

Suddenly Matsushita blushed deeply and looked away. The uncertainty of what she was doing was clearly visible on her pretty face. She probably wanted to discuss something with me, but I still couldn't figure out what it was. She carefully looked around and continued talking.

– Well, you said that... you... you like me."...

– Yes, that's what I said.

I still didn't understand what exactly she was trying to achieve. If she wants me to repeat these words, then it's not difficult for me, but what's the point? Does she like being told things like that?

- Waaa!!

Suddenly, after my answer, she screamed as if she was afraid of something. Matsushita took a few steps away from me and stopped. There was a feeling that she wanted to escape from me, but did not dare to take a few more steps to finally leave.

At that moment, I was confused myself, because I did not understand my friend. She's so weird right now, and I don't really know how to help her. What should I do?

- Ayanokoji-kun!

Suddenly she turned in my direction and looked at me with a certain determination. Her beautiful blue eyes were filled with some special feeling. It seemed that Matsushita could do anything right now.

– Ayanokoji-kun. I... I like... l-like...(//>-<//)

She came a little closer to me, so that the distance between us could be estimated at just a couple of meters. I tilted my head slightly to the side, as I didn't quite understand what she was trying to tell me.

Her face was completely red, I could also notice that her breathing was a little faster. Her hands were trembling slightly, but she was trying to resist her uncertainty, caused so suddenly for a reason unknown to me.

I took one step to meet Matsushita while she was trying to collect her thoughts, after which I took another step towards her and was already standing almost right next to her. She just now got distracted from her thoughts and realized that I had come close enough to her. She, like a timid cat, tried to recoil away from me, but I grabbed her by both hands and did not give her the opportunity to move.

"Matsushita, I want to know.

I understood that we would be at a dead end if she didn't finally start saying what she was thinking. Let her tongue slur, let her hands tremble, let her blue eyes be full of uncertainty, but this does not mean that my curiosity can be quieted in this way. I wanted to know what my friend was trying to tell me so persistently and at the same time weakly.

I pressed her graceful body to my chest and could feel her breathing in all its glory. For some reason, suddenly she began to breathe even more often and harder than before, and after that I even managed to hear her rapid heartbeat.

"Please tell me, Matsushita.

- Waaaaa! 

She tried to pull away, but I wouldn't let her. Hugs are one of the most classic ways to calm a person down. Matsushita tried to break away from my grip, but every few seconds her attempts came to naught. I still felt the tension in her body, I still felt the rapid heartbeat, but she at least more or less leveled her breathing. Her sweet face was only a couple of centimeters from mine, the warm air after each exhalation of her slightly scorched my cheek. She also slowly hugged me with her gentle arms, thus trying to find a point of support and reassurance.

- Say it.

– Ayanokoji-k-kun... I like... like you... I mean, I like ice cream just like you!! Σ>―(//0/_/0//)♡→

What a coincidence! I love ice cream too. It's so good that Matsushita loves ice cream as much as I do. I knew that there was an unbreakable bond between us, built with the help of trust, friendship, mutual understanding and ice cream. Peaceful life in freedom is really wonderful, because there are so many types of ice cream that I will have to spend years trying them all.

"That's fine, Matsushita.

I released her from my embrace, and she immediately moved away from me to a distance of several meters. Is it so unpleasant for her to stand next to me? Do I smell bad? I knew I shouldn't have used that shampoo with the aroma of green apples. I won't trust this shampoo anymore. I've also heard that there is an ice cream-flavored shampoo. I'll have to try it out sometime.

Anyway, Ayanokoji-kun, I'll see you tomorrow.

Matsushita immediately turned 180 degrees and tried to leave, but I couldn't let her go so easily. After all, if she left now, we wouldn't meet tomorrow. So I had to quickly close the distance between us and grab her hand.

– Eh?!

"Matsushita, where will we meet tomorrow?" We haven't discussed this point yet.

- Oh? Oh, yes, indeed. Well, why don't you come get me?

- Okay, I don't have a problem with that. Where do I need to go?

- Do you see that small mansion? I live there.

She pointed to a hill a few streets away from my mansion. Her mansion, or even her family's mansion, in general, this mansion was older and smaller than mine. It could hardly be called a mansion.

– I get it. Then I'll see you tomorrow.

- Yes.

Matsushita and I parted ways, and then she was already walking home at a brisk pace, as if in a hurry. Damn, I'll definitely need to use another shampoo tomorrow morning. I will also ask Matsuo to consider the idea of an ice cream-flavored shampoo.

The surprise for me was that when I came to my mansion, I found that Matsuo was holding a small dark box in his hands. Which he handed to me a little later.

– What is this Matsuo?

–This is your phone, Kiyotaka-sama. I thought you might want to call or text Matsushita-san in the middle of the night to talk to her about something very personal. Don't worry, I'll teach you how to use your new phone. There is also no listening device or anything like that. I really don't want to know anything about how you tell Matsushita-san about your secret desires, and then plan together with her how you will embody these desires. You can also call me at any time, and I will immediately prepare a room with a large bed and a bottle of strong wine for the two of you.

Is that true? In any case, I didn't quite understand what Matsuo was talking about, but I was still grateful to him for deciding to buy me a phone that I had never had before. This is really good, because now I will be able to communicate with my friend not only during school or after school.