[To Live] Revised

Case of the Missing Donuts

Day 3 of "enjoying the school week" with Hanako

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During Recess....

"Oh. My. God."

Y/N shyly looked at the floor as Tazumo slowly put down the paper.

"You got a perfect score?" She clutched her chest in a dramatic way.

"That I did..."

"Y/N-CHAN!" Aborochi exclaimed, pulling her into a tight hug. Tazumo did the same. Y/N choked on air.

"HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!"

"WHO TUTORED YOU?!"

"C-Can't... breathe..."

The two best friends instantly pulled away.

"Sorry!" They laughed simultaneously.

"I'll tell you about them later," Y/N reassured. "For now, I'd like to ask... is there a donut stall around?"

Aborochi blinked in surprise.

"I'm fairly sure there is!"

"By the sushi stand," Tazumo added helpfully. "The one called Yaki Tori."

"Thanks!" Y/N let out a sigh of relief. "I'm sorry, but... I'll take my leave for now!"

"Eh?"

"Y/N! Why are you-"

- But they were talking to thin air. Y/N had already dashed off to find the donut stall.

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Earlier...

"Hanako-kun." Y/N piped up.

The ghost boy jumped in surprise at the new term.

"'Kun'...?"

"What?" Y/N smiled brightly. "'Makes us sound more like friends."

Hanako relaxed a little and returned the grin.

"Sounds fair enough!"

"So," she looked up curiously. "Just asking... as an apparition, can you eat?"

Hanako pondered for a moment on this question.

"Well, we spirits don't necessarily get hungry... but we do like to eat from time to time. We long to taste something once in a while."

His eyes narrowed curiously.

"Why do you ask?"

"Oh, n-nothing!" Y/N hastily waved it off. Hoping not to sound suspicious, she slowly asked.

"My favorite food is F/F. And yours is....?"

Hanako perked up at the question.

"Donuts!"

"Donuts?" Y/N repeated incredulously.

Hanako laughed at her stumped expression.

"Why? I'm too scary to look like I like them?"

"No, it's just..." Y/N trailed off. She smiled teasingly as she repeated his words from last night.

"....that's very soft."

"Can you blame me, though?" He sighed. "I'm a sucker for sweet things!"

"Y/N-chan! Hanako-san!"

The pair turned to look at Yashiro, standing by the classroom's doorway.