[1] Smile Magic (UtaPri - Ittoki Otoya Fanfic)

Chapter Twenty: Resurfacing

C H A P T E R 20 :

☆ Dormitory ☆ Evening ☆

T'was the hour before the festival and everybody was up and about, getting together their outfits and making sure they were ready to prance and shout.

Every one of them were away in their rooms, startling the other students in the dormitory considering it was a Friday night, and they had a curfew to meet.

Though, a certain redhead was in higher spirits than everyone else, invoking a heavy sigh from the ravennette, as usual.

"Otoya, instead of sitting there daydreaming, get ready," Tokiya scolded, grabbing his outfit laid out his bed.

Otoya snapped out of his reverie and tilted his head towards his roommate, before completely flopping down backwards onto his bed. "It's fine, it's fine~ I already know what I'm going to wear."

He stretched out his arms and legs, excitement showing on his face. "I wonder if Akahana will wear a kimono..."

An image of Mae in a kimono flashed through his mind and he let out a dreamy sigh. "I bet she'd look cute in it... What do you think Tokiya?"

Tokiya flinched in an uncomfortable manner, sparing him a glance. "Why does it concern me?"

"Because you've been around her lately too. You can see how cute she is everyday so you could just imagine that she'd be extra cute in a kimono!"

Tokiya stared at Otoya incredulously. "I'm pretty sure your words right now can only apply to you."

Otoya glanced up in confusion. "What do you mean? You don't think she's cute?"

Tokiya felt embarrassed, just listening to him ramble, and he quickly turned away to gather his things. "This is not a matter of whether I think she's cute or not. You probably think she's cuter than before because you like her, right?"

Otoya was silent, and Tokiya looked in his direction to see why. When he saw Otoya blinking blankly, his jaw fell.

Could somebody really be that dense?

Face-palming, Tokiya stalked towards the washroom. "Never mind."

When the washroom door slammed closed, Otoya pursed his lips together.

"Like her...?" Otoya said to himself. Well, of course he liked Akahana. She was extremely adorable when she smiled, and she was always so bright and trying her best. If Otoya had given up and not given her her notebook back when they first met, he never would've been able to learn that such a sweet girl existed.

"This is not a matter of whether I think she's cute or not. You probably think she's cuter than before because you like her, right?"

Was that true...?

I mean, lately he had been thinking that Mae looked a lot cuter, yes. But that wasn't because she looked any different... Well, she was cute in appearance too anyways; though was the reason why Otoya had seen her to be more breathtaking... Was that possibly because...

Wait...

When Otoya's mind blared with realization, he flushed as red as his hair.

Then that would mean...

H-h-he...

"Otoya, ready to go?" The slamming on his dorm room door startled the redhead and he almost tumbled off the bed. Kurusu Syo stood there in surprise, startled to see how flustered he seemed. "Sorry... Is everything alright?"

"P-p-perfectly fine!" Otoya croaked.

Syo raised an eyebrow dubiously. "Are you sur-"

"Oh, look at the time, I really have to get ready!" Otoya cried, nudging him towards the doorway and sending him a forced smile. "I-I'll see you later, Syo!"