As The Wind Blows Your Scent To Me

The sports festival started the next morning accompanied by the students' cheers. Joyful and loud marching music blasted all over the school, further heightening the excitement.

Once the short speech by the principal met its end in the hall, the students, parents and others gathered in the school field.

"Wow, I don't expect it would be this grand," Himari whistled the moment she saw the scale of the sports festival.

Currently, the classes of Grade 2 were having parades.

All of them were dressed in colorful costumes.

Some were historical, others were funny and there were also cartoonish ones. The students were having the time of their lives as they demonstrated actions when parading the school field. Their antics made everyone laughed.

"Hahaha! It's your first time because the sports days ended before you came to this school," Teacher Ayase laughed as she sat next to Himari, "It's indeed grand. That's why we have two days of it when most schools only organized a one-day sports festival."

"That's true," Himari agreed.

It was the same with the school where she previously taught. More often than not, most schools would only have one day dedicated as sports day. 

"Let's just watch this parade. It'd be Grade 3's turn soon," said Teacher Ayase.

"Ah, you're right. Hehe, we have to see what our classes have prepared!"

Himari and Teacher Ayase sat under one of the white tents that were set up around the field. The parents and other school staff were with them. All of them were enjoying the parades.

Bzzz~

Himari felt her phone vibrated in the pocket of her tracksuit jacket. She unzipped the pocket, brought out the phone and saw a message was sent to her.

She smiled seeing the sender's name.

[Kazuya: I couldn't find you]

[Kazuya: Let's watch the parade together?]

Hehe, did that man was looking for her since the start? 

[Himari: Where are you? I'm at Tent 5]

[Kazuya: Have empty seats left over there?]

Himari glanced around. Her eyes fell on the right next to Teacher Ayase. She immediately asked the English teacher to reserve the seat.

[Himari: Have one here]

[Kazuya: I'll go there]

"Is there someone who wanna sit here?" Teacher Ayase asked after Himari placed her phone back inside the pocket.

Himari smiled secretively, "There's someone."

Teacher Ayase threw her a meaningful look. Himari just laughed.

Five minutes later, Kazuya appeared with Chiharu sitting in his right arm.

Himari felt her heart skipped a beat the moment she saw him dressed in a black-and-white tracksuit. The outfit slightly clung to his broad chest and tapered waist, revealing his lean and muscular figure.

Ugh... Did this guy come here to seduce people?

"Teacher Kato~"

While Kazuya wore the dark-colored tracksuit, the dumpling was dressed in the school-issued kindergarten tracksuits. Chiharu looked so adorable in the pink-and-white tracksuit. Her long hair was tied into a single bun, sitting on top of her head.

"Chiharu~ You're so cute!" Himari quickly took the dumpling from Kazuya.

"Hehehe~ Teacher Kato, you're pretty!" Chiharu rubbed her chubby cheeks against Himari's face.

While the two of them were being clingy to each other, Teacher Ayase moved from her seat to the empty chair, gesturing at Kazuya to sit next to Himari. Both of them exchanged polite smiles.

Teacher Ayase had already known that Himari was in a relationship with this man, a guardian of her student. Seeing that both of them didn't act discreetly right now showing that neither Himari nor this man had the intention to conceal their relationship.

"Ah, you brought a camera too?"

Himari had just noticed the digital camera that was hanging over Kazuya's neck. It was the same camera he brought the time they had a spring picnic a few months ago.

"It's a necessity," replied Kazuya with a smile.

He lifted up the camera, focusing the lens on Himari then snapped a photo of her dazed look. 

"Ah! I'm not ready yet!" 

"Hehe, you're already cute," Kazuya deliberately teased her.

Himari puffed up her cheeks. She harrumphed then ignored him.

Kazuya just smiled.

Well, she was indeed looking so adorable right now.

Instead of her usual shirts and skirts, today Himari wore a set of a soft gray-colored tracksuit with light pink stripes. Her hair was tied into a ponytail with a pink scrunchie. Her bangs framed her face, making her appearance resembling a college student.

"It's Big Brother ah! Look! Look!" Chiharu exclaimed in excitement.

Soon, it was the turn of Class 3-3. Izumi was marching the school field together with his classmates.

The boy was positioned just behind the girl who brought the placards. His good looks were magnified by the warrior costume that he wore. From the way that the female students acted even though their parents were present, they were clearly cheering for Izumi.

Aye, he was just this small yet he already had so many fans ah.

Did his uncle over here was like this too?

Himari secretly threw a glance at Kazuya who was busy taking the video of the parade. She inwardly clicked her tongue, suddenly felt so sorry for herself because she was unable to see how cute her man was in childhood. 

"Would you be busy after this?" asked Kazuya once Izumi's class parade ended.

Himari glanced at her clock, "It's still early but, I have to go to the cafeteria at 10:30 AM. What about you?"

Lunch would be served at 12:00 PM. Before that, Himari and the others had to go and make sure the flow was aligned to what they had planned.

Her job wasn't as tiring as the other teachers that got involved with the sports events but, she still had to ensure only the best.

"Izumi's relay race is after lunch. I'd just stick around watching the children competing. Chiharu would have her games after this parade," replied Kazuya. He lifted Chiharu from Himari's lap and placed the dumpling on his, "Do you need my help for your task?"

From what the dumpling had told Himari before, she happily saying she would join the ball-rolling event. The kindergarteners would be paired into two people per group then both of them had to roll the giant ball until they reached the end of the tracks. 

In another event, Chiharu said she needed to ride on her uncle's back to complete the race. Kazuya would really be needed for the event. 

"Ah, thank you but there's no need," Himari quickly refused. She grinned, "I think Izumi would participate in the morning events too. I heard his friends talking about having him joining the bread-catching one."

"Heh," Kazuya smirked, "I wanna see how my cool nephew looks when he's playing that game."

Himari laughed funnily. Even without him verbally saying it, his bad intention was clearly written on his face.

Once the parade ended, Himari followed Kazuya and Chiharu to where the kindergarteners gathered. She still had some free time right now. Teacher Ayase gave her a sneaky grin when the three of them wanted to move away from the tent. 

The idle elementary school students also came to see the adorable children playing together. Their games won't start now. Not long after, Izumi joined them after changing into his tracksuit. 

"Who would be your partner, Chiharu?" Himari asked when Kazuya was tidying the dumpling's hair bun.

Chiharu grinned, revealing her cute little teeth, "With Seiichi ah!"

"En, Seiichi? Didn't he..."

That name was kind of familiar?

Himari broke into a cold sweat once she remembered who was the boy.

Didn't Chiharu say he was the little tiger she kissed at the zoo a few months back?

Chiharu also said once again she kissed the boy when the boy had just transferred here.

Himari sneaked a look at Kazuya and Izumi.

Sure enough, both of them remembered as well judging from how sour their faces had turned.

Ugh...

"Did the teacher arrange you with that Seiichi?" Izumi asked with a frown.

"No ah! Chiharu asked Seiichi to play with Chiharu," replied the dumpling without missing a beat, "So, the teacher got us to play together!"

Izumi, "..."

Why did he think that from the start, his little sister was the one who initiated everything?

"Chiharu's going to Seiichi now!" The dumpling ran away as soon as her bun was neatened.

"Wait! Chiharu!"

Kazuya's voice was drowned by the crowd. The dumpling deng deng deng ran to where her classmates gathered. The three of them saw Chiharu happily patted a little boy's shoulders before she stood next to him.

While the little boy looked shy, the dumpling kept on smiling happily. 

Needless to say, the boy might be the little tiger.

"Cough, your niece is indeed..."

In the end, Himari laughed before she was able to finish her words. It was funny to see Chiharu being so outgoing while the other party looked so shy even though he was the boy here. 

"Hah, I don't know from who did she learn to be that brazen," Kazuya was speechless.

Izumi threw his uncle a look of disbelief.

How could Uncle say that without feeling guilty? Obviously, Chiharu had learned from him. Just looked that the way Uncle was with Teacher Kato ah.

While the three of them were having different thoughts, a certain dumpling was so joyful to be able to talk to the little tiger.