Are you the one that loves me? (Yōu x MC)

Chapter 15

"SUMIOOOOOOO!" Shintaro yelled loudly in the hallways.

"It's seven o'clock in the morning..." His friend said sleepily, "Can you please shut the hell up?"

"Aww! Don't be like that!" He said patting his head, "How's it going with Yōu?"

"What do you mean 'how's it going?'" Sumio said taking a drink of water.

"Of course you know what I'm talking about! You guys are gonna start dating right?" He said causing Sumio to spit out his drink.

"What are you talking about?!"

"Well... you two like each other right?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Come on!" Shintaro nudged him, "Are you scared that I still like her? I've given up remember?"

"That's not the reason! The reason is I don't like her!"

"Sure..." his friend grinned as they entered the class.

"What are you two yelling about this early in the morning?" Yōu said covering her ears.

"Funnily enough-"

Sumio elbowed him, he wasn't too comfortable talking to Yōu right now anyways.

The basketball star was still caught up on what happened last night. Aside from almost being killed by an angry sailor, the conversation Yōu and him shared had him shaken up.

Maybe it was his own fault for overthinking things like this, but he felt awkward around her.

Yōu however, didn't seem concerned at all. At least... from his stand point.

In reality, the aspiring sailor was trying her best to remained composed in front of him.

It wasn't really working.

The two didn't share a conversation for the rest of the morning.

At lunch, while getting in line with Tsuki, Yōu noticed the line wasn't moving.

Trying to get a glimpse as to why they weren't going anywhere, she stood on her tiptoes.

"So? What's happening?" Tsuki asked annoyingly. "Who thinks they can just hold up the line? I'm hungry!"

"Guess who." Yōu said.

"Not again..."

There was Sumio, pleading with the lunch lady to let him slide. He didn't have enough money to pay for his mountain of food.

"A growing boy has to eat!" He answered.

"And also has to pay."

"Let me slide please! I'll do a fancy dunk just for you next time! I promise!"

Students behind him began to complain. Including the two Watanabe's.

"Move along!" The crowd yelled.

"Please I'm just really hungry!" he begged.

"Normally I would, but you've done this too many times." she shook her head. 

Dejected, the basketball star began to turn away. 

"Um... actually I'll pay for you." a girl told him. "Y-y-you're only a little bit short right?"

Delighted, Sumio immediately nodded his head. "Are you sure?"

"O-of course!" she quickly said handing him the remaining cash he needed.

"Thanks so much!" he shook her hand vigorously. "I owe you one! Anything you want!" 

"R-really? T-then... maybe you w-would want to get ice cream or something some time?" she twirled her fingers around.