Chapter 7 - Break from Project

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Keiko's P.O.V

Today I had noticed something weird about Akemi, she wasn't all that well, she looked tired, but every time I ask she kept denying it.

I decided that we should just skip the project for today and just have a bit of fun and also that would mean that Akemi would rest for a bit without stressing herself and she would hopefully get better.

Hmm I must think, what do we do? And more importantly, where do we go? I think that a calm and quiet place would be perfect to have fun and relax.

Oh! I think I know exactly where to go!

Time Skip

Akemi's P.O.V

After school ended I grabbed my bag and slowly made my way to the library... well tried.

Before I could even take two steps away from the classroom's doorway, I was grabbed by the wrist and dragged towards the exit.

"H-hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I yelled after the person that is dragging me away from the library where I'm supposed to be.

The person looked at me over their shoulder and I let out a sigh of annoyance.

"Oi, Keiko, what the hell are you doing?! We're supposed to be at the library ya know, did you forget about the project or something?!"

Keiko turned his head back to the front and paid no attention to what I just said. "Hey! Are you deaf or something?! Did you not hear me?!?!" I said and yet I was still being dragged.

We walked out of the school and then Keiko started talking. "You seem tired today, and working on the project would only make you more tired, so I decided that today we would relax for a bit!"

I sighed and said, "Are you still going on about that? I told you I'm not tired."

"Oh yeah? Well those dark eye circles tell another story," he said.

"Geez thanks for pointing them out, but they have nothing to do with the project, I would never stay up all night just for a project, " I said looking around trying to figure out where we were going.

Keiko suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around to face me.

"You stayed up all night?! Why?"
Oh crap I shouldn't have told him.

"Eh... well," I looked away trying to tell him to drop it. He looked at me with a strange look saying, "Spill it."

I pondered on whether I should tell him or not. Seeing he won't give up I sighed and told him.

"Well I stayed up watching anime ..."

...

...

"Haha, you should've said so from the start! I do that sometimes too!" He grabbed my wrist again and continued to drag me.

I'm sorry Keiko, I wish that that was the real reason for why I stayed up all night.

Time Skip

"A cafe... really? You dragged me all the way here from school just to relax... in a cafe?!"

Yup, Keiko had dragged me to a cafe, and I could smell all the sweetness from the warm drinks and the lovely deserts in the air.

"I figured out that a calm place like a cafe would be perfect to help you relax and just stay away from the stress for a bit, so I knew that if I told you, you would've probably refused to come so I dragged you here," Keiko said.

That's sweet.

"Well I guess it is a little relaxing, thanks," I leaned back in my seat and stared out the window.

I really was thankful, I would have died from the stuffiness in that stupid library. The rest of the day was really relaxing and it made me forget about the project and have fun.

All thanks to Keiko.

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