Strawberry Season [Karushuu]

Chapter 6

(P.O.V : Akabane)

When I awoke, I sat up yawning and looked at the clock.
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"Sh*t-"
I said, while I rushed into the bathroom.
It was 8:57 am.
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"He will be here in 3 Minutes."
I reminded myself.
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I threw some water in my face, brushed my teeth and-
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*ding dong*
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No time left.
I rushed downstairs and made my way to the door.
My heart was beating fast before I finally opened it-
'Did I forget something?'
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I thought until I faced Asano.
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"Sh*t."
I forgot to put on some clothes.
My head turned completely red in less than one second.
I shut the door in front his face and leaned my back against it.
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'Should I rush upstairs to dress myself and keep him waiting or should I pretend it doesn't bother me?'
Thoughts kept swirling around my face and I took a deep breath.
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I opened the door once again.
"Hey there!~"
I said with a slight grin on my lips to keep up the act.
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"..."
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He suddenly bursted out into laughter and made me blush again.
"Shut up already-"
I hissed and pulled him inside so I could finally close the door.
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"Give me 5 minutes."
I said quite embarrassed and rushed upstairs into my room just to slam the the door behind me.
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"I'm such an idiot-"
I kept whispering to myself while I put on some pair of jeans and a simple red shirt.
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Once again, he messed me up with nothing more than his presence.
I tried to calm down and took a deep breath, once again.
'I faced so many hard challenges before- This shouldn't be a problem for someone like me, a trained assassin after all.'
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I made my way downstairs and saw the strawberry blonde male staring at the pictures of me and my mom on the wall.
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"She looks a lot like you-"
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"I know, I get reminded of this very often."
I shrugged and walked right past him, paving my way to the kitchen.
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"let's prepare something to eat- I'm starving."
I explained, while hearing a soft laughter.
He smiled at me with an certain expression - as if he was telling me I'm an idiot.
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"What?-"
I muttered and looked at him slightly pissed, making him laugh even more.
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"Idiot."
I whispered and took some eggs out of the fridge.
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"I'm not the one, who forgot to put on clothes-"
He teased while grinning widely, making me glare at him as soon as I closed the fridge.
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"Oh shut up or-"
I was interrupted by Asano, who was suddenly walking right towards me with a smirk on his lips.
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"...Or what?~"
He asked and came extremely close, while I took a step backwards in surprise and pressed my back against the fridge.
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"Or I'll make you-"
I told and tried to hide my red cheeks while I pushed him aside, successfully escaping the situation.
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"I'd love to see you try!~"
He said, still smirking.
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"You will, and now make yourself useful and hand me a knife."
I commanded.
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"I don't think this is a good idea-"
The smirking strawberry-blonde male teased once again.
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"How bad nobody asked for your opinion, mr. second place!~"
I said and grabbed some vegetables.
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"If you want something to eat, you should stop being a pain in the ass and simply comply-"
I said smirking.
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"As you wish, sweetheart!~"
He handed me the knife and begun to set the table.
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"Thanks, darling!~"
I continued to prepare the lunch.
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I had to admit, he got some guts and he surprised me with his behavior once again- and I really liked this side of him.
He simply drove me crazy, but in a good way.
I admired people, who had the guts to be on the same wavelength with me and such people were rare to find- but who'd have thought someone like him could be such a kind of human-being.
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While I was lost in my thoughts I begun to smile, not noticing how I almost cut myself.
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"Be careful, honey."
Asano said, as he took the food to place it on the table.
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I blushed. I completely forgot about our jokes a few minutes ago and looked at him, making him look at me.
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"..." Silence.
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The moment I remembered, I facepalmed myself and needed to hide my bright-glowing cheeks.
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At first, Asano seemed confused but ended up like me, laughing in awkwardness.
"Just sit down already-"
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After breakfast, we went to the park and I fed some ducks.
Asano was trying to stop me, because we crossed a big announcement sign, which told us not to feed those poor hungry animals.
I mean, I used to go here for a walk quite often and it's pretty usual for people around here feed them.
That's something my mother and I enjoyed doing together when I was younger.
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"You're no fun."
I sighed.
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"You're too reckless."
He said and sat down on a bench.
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"You're too strict-"
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"You're too bold."
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"You-"
I was about to answer, but he covered my mouth.
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"Just give in."
He said annoyed.
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I grabbed his hand and removed it.
"Never!~"
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He looked at me in annoyance but as I was about to speak up, he began to laugh.
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'For real, this guy is simply unpredictable-'
I thought and smiled.
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"Let's go-"
He said.
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I nodded and we continued our walk.
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After half an hour, we ended up lying in the grass next to the lake.
He was lying there with closed eyes and seemed pretty relaxed.
I smiled and moved a little bit closer to feel his heat.
Even tho the afternoon just started, nobody was around to interrupt the two of us.
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I do like him, yes.
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'But- What should I do?'
I wasn't shy, nor was I afraid to confess my feelings.
I just didn't want to take the risk of losing him.
He was not the type of person, who seemed to fall in love easily.
Neither was I, but something told me he's the right person to be at my side.
I never noticed it before and then-
somehow, I ended up falling in love with my rival.
An idiot, who kept pushing my buttons and made me go crazy about him.
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I chuckled and put my head on his shoulder, still looking at him.
'He's beautiful-'
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Yes, he was and has always been.
It's pretty obvious.
Many people had a crush on him, but somehow he managed to stay single.
'Did he never return any of their feelings for him?'
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'-or is he not interested in dating?'
I gulped and faced the lake.
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"What's wrong, Akabane?"
He asked smiling, creating a smile on my lips as well.
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"It's nothing. Don't worry about it-"
I explained and snuggled up to him.
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Yes, I was aware of the fact that we were having a lot of physical contact with each other during this period of time.
Like I said, I used to do it to make him feel uncomfortable or just to annoy him.
But as the time had passed by, I started to do it subconsciously.
I started to enjoy it in a non-teasing way and as long as it doesn't bother him- I would continue to reach out to him.
I loved being with him and it seemed like he wasn't disturbed at all.
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'After all, I do have feelings for him now.'