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Chapter 4: he went on a date with her!?

Kohanes POV:

I go to Street Sekai and see Toya with An. An ended up scolding him as I kept telling her it's okay. He apologized many times to me even after the whole situation was over. But I couldn't help but notice something about Aoyagi-Kun. His eyes were so relieved.
And he looked so gentle after yesterday. I was happy for him because he might be with the person he loved. I asked him how his confession went with Akito. He said that they were just going to remain friends for now. But then to my surprise we ran into Shinonome-Kun
and he wrapped his arm around Aoyagi-Kun and said they weren't going to put a label on it. I saw how both of them blushed when they were near each other. I stood behind them with both my hands on my mouth as I stared in shock. I really think that made Aoyagi-Kun
happy. When we met back in the cafe, I told An-Chan what happened. She was surprised and thought they would be dating by this point. I don't think she realized how much Akito liked her and for how long he had feelings for her. Everything pretty much went back
to normal and I'm glad. Hopefully, things will be less tense for now on.

Akitos POV:

Things are looking better now. Kohane seems to be alright... and Toya looks happier too. I'm glad they are back to normal. I've been trying to get rid of my feelings for An. I think it's working. I don't know. But that also means that we haven't been hanging
out as much. It's fine though. Everything is okay now. Now we can focus on surpassing- 'Akito!!' I hear yell An yell. "Huh?" I say confused. 'I choose your cards! Get ready!' she says pointing at me. "Uh, okay." I say trying not to blush. As she leans toward
me, I can just feel that I'm blushing at that point. Her beautiful face and her beautiful hair. I just start admiring her as she chooses her card. 'NO WAY!' she yells out as Kohane laughs beside her. 'You're kidding! You were making a weird face so I thought
for sure this was it!' she says to me. Weird face? Did she see me make a weird face when she got closer? Crap. My feelings come back. Ugh. Why can't they just leave me alone for once...

A while later:

'You should talk to Shiraishi soon.' Toya says to me. "Huh? What's this about Toya?" I ask him thinking I can get away. 'You've been acting weird. You haven't actually moved on from her, have you? I don't think hiding your feelings is good for you Akito.' Toya
tells me. "Toya... You don't have to worm so much about me. I'm actually over it. For real this time." I say with an annoyed expression on my face. '...Akito.' he says looking at me. I get caught off guard. I decide to actually tell him what I'm feeling. "Okay,
fine. You got me. But I-" I try saying with a blushed expression on my face but then he interrupts me. 'I'm worried about you, Akito' he says with a blushed expression similar to mine. 'Hey! You guys!' I hear a familiar voice yell out. It was An. 'There's
a new cafe that opened nearby! Wanna go with me?' An asks us. I immediately blush even more when I see her excited expression. I look at Toya and he says that he can't go. 'Aw, that's too bad. What about you, Akito.' she asks me. I glance at Toya as he glances
back. "Uh... Okay..." I respond with. My insides are freaking out because without Toya, I get anxious because if something goes wrong, Toya always backs me up.

Ans POV:

We arrive at the cafe, and we take a seat. I look around there is a bunch of people. "Hey, Akito. Don't we look like a couple right now?" I ask him. 'What?' he responds with a confused expression on his face. "I mean look around us Akito! There're couples everywhere!
And it's not even Valentines Day yet!" I say to him. 'Maybe they're offering a special discount for couples... Maybe an event?' he says looking around. "Ooh. Think we can blend in? Free discount!" I say with an excited tone. 'As if. You'd be way too awkward
An.' he says as if he was about to burst out laughing. "Like you'd be any better... But... Fair point, I can't imagine being all lovey-dovey with you, Akito." I say to him. 'Maybe you should've brought Kohane with you instead then.' he says with a somewhat
sad voice and annoyed. "Come on. I didn't mean it like that Akito! You'd totally hate it if people thought we were dating!" I say to him. 'No, I wouldn't mind.' he says. I look at him with a shocked face and he looks back at me blushing. "Haha! What was that
about?" I say laughing. "Oh! Don't tell me... That you "like" me?' I say trying to contain my laughter. 'Well, I-' he tries saying but I cut him off and say "Nah, I'm just kidding dude!" I say to him laughing because I couldn't contain my laughter anymore.
"I mean, us together? That'd be so weird! No, wait. Not weird. Just... Unexpected? But hey, you almost got me for a second" I say but when I look back at him, he's just spaced out. He looks down all gloomy and sad. What's going on with him? "Okay, okay! Sorry,
I'll stop teasing you now Akito." I say to him. "Uh... Akito?" I say, snapping him back into reality. 'Oh, uh. Sorry I got distracted.' he says. After that we try blending in but the staff say that we had to kiss because to many people are blending in and
getting free discounts. I look at Akito and he just has a red face. When I turn around the least unexpected thing happened. Akito had quickly leaned in and gave me a peck on the cheek. It was very close to my lips. I look at him and he has a very red face.
The staff says we can get the discount thinking we were a couple. I just stood there in shock as we got our coffee. When we walk out, we are just silent. "Hey. Thanks for blending in so we can get a free discount. I'm surprised you kissed me. I thought you
were going to chicken out!" I say to him. 'Yeah.' he says as he goes to his house.

Akito's POV:

I kissed An! Oh my god! I run to my house and get some things and go to Street Sekai. I tell Toya what happens and he is in shock. 'Akito how did you manage to do that?' Toya asks me. "I don't know. I just went for it" I reply. Toya grabbed his phone and texted
Kohane what happened. Then I saw An come to the cafe I immediately got flustered. 'Hey Akito!' An says to me. I start panicking and just leave as Kohane comes into the cafe.

An's POV:

What the hell is wrong with Akito? Was it about when he kissed me? 'So, An how did your date go with Akito?' Toya asks. "That wasn't a date Toya." I say to him. "We were just hanging out!" I say happily. Kohane and Toya glance at each other. "It's funny because
we talked about the exact same thing! About how we looked like a couple. And Akito actually played into it by fake-confessing. And you won't believe what he did for a free discount. He kissed me! It was so funny!" I say to both of them. They both look at each
other weirdly which was awkward? "What's with those faces you two?" I ask confused. 'I'm not sure... It's not like Akito to joke about something like that..' Toya tells me with a concerned face. "Huh? Well I thought so too... but..." I say to Toya but then
Kohane jumps in. 'Is that why he's been acting so strangely...?' Kohane says while looking to the side. I'm now questioning what is happening here. "W-wait a second!" I say getting nervous. "Come on guys, this is Akito we're talking about!" I say to both of
them. "There's no way he'd like..." I say but then get cut off by my thoughts. Him giving me valentines day chocolate. Him fake confessing. Him kissing me. "Like...". "...me?". I say until I finally put the pieces together. I immediately get shocked and start
thinking how have I not seen the signs. I run to my house because of how shocked I felt. When I get to my house I go up to my room and get changed because honestly, I was shaking. I started thinking. How long has this been going on? Did Toya and Kohane know
this whole time? Did he... feel that way when I was telling him that stuf about Kohane? "AHHH I'M THE WORST!" I yell out looking at my ceiling. Calm down, An! What can I do to make this right? I turn over and grab my phone. I text him trying to get his attention.
He doesn't answer. Is he mad at me? Ok. Just sleep it off. I'll talk to him tomorrow-. *DING* I hear and I reach over to my phone.

Akito: ??

An: Let's talk. NOT RN THO. TMR! im not mad btw

Akito: ?????

I turn off my phone and go to sleep. The next day I wake up and get ready to meet up with Akito. Iwas determined to talk to him about this. 'So, uh... You needed to talk, An?' he says to me. I breathe and i just go for it. "Uh, yeah! I... I'm really sorry for
everything. For not recognizing how you felt and accidentally dismissing your feelings at the cafe! I feel like such a horrible friend for not realizing your feelings for so long and... I know you like me!" I say to him. '...huh?' he says confusedly. "...ah"
I say realizing what I just did. 'An, you... You're really awkward right now.' he says to me. "I... I don't know what you're talking about!" I say to him. He sighs and then looks at me. 'You got me. I do like you. You got a problem with it? ...Think it's weird?'
he says looking at me. "No, I-" I say but then remember what I said to him. "I'm sorry." I say to him. "I don't know how long you've been feeling this way. But I've bothered you with a lot of things... Like my feelings for Kohane." I say to him feeling extremely
guilty. 'An-'. "And... I'm also sorry for what I said at the cafe." I say but then he grabs me. 'An!' he says. 'It's okay, seriously.' he says reassuring me. 'It's my fault too. I should've been more upfront. I've just been unsure about all sorts of things-'
he says but then I cut him off. "That's not your fault! I mean, you've heard me rant about Kohane, I'm the same way!" I yell to him. There is a silence between us. We both start laughing a lot. 'See, you're way better this way. Less awkward too.' he says teasing
me. "Oh shut up" I say laughing. We meet up with Kohane and Toya and we tell them how it went.