Episode 25 – I Want To Hold Hands

Golden Week is over and school life started again today.

I have a new mission after being released from the agony of the past few days.

It is to hold hands with Iori.

It’s only a matter of time before the fact that Iori and I are officially dating spreads out. That’s why I want to show my hater that I am special to Iori.

I know that I am a small person to be concerned about such things.

However, I want to feel the superiority in dating the school idol at least a little bit.

I want a little envy  from my enemy !

Well, that’s just lip service, I’m an adult myself.

I want to hold her hand and flirt with her.

If I move my right arm just a little bit more, just a little bit more, I can touch Iori’s hand.

But it’s a long way to go, and it feels like it’s going to be hundreds of kilometers long after this.

Should I move forward or pull back….. 

Yeah, this is bad.

I’m getting really nervous.

At this rate, if I hold her hands with sweaty hands, she might feel uncomfortable.

Calm down, calm down, Naru. I’m a kid who can do it if he wants to. I was able to confess my feelings to her.

Remember how brave you were back then.

“Hey, are you listening to me, Naru?”

“Eh, ah, I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.”

“Mou, we’re back in practice from today, so pull yourself together.”

Shit !

I got so caught up in holding hands that I ended up talking only half of the time. I had to make things right or we would never be able to hold hands again.

“I’m just thinking about something.”

“Huh, what are you thinking about? Isn’t it rude to think about something while you’re talking to me?”

I made a mistake ! 

I poured oil on the fire, shit.

Should I be honest here……

But, what kind of face should I make when I beg her?

“I was thinking that I wanted to hold hands with you, Iori….”

Are you a middle schooler !

I can’t say it, I can’t say it, I can’t say it, I definitely can’t say it !

There’s no way I can say that !

First of all, I have to come up with some kind of a reasonable excuse to get out of this.

Think of ways to hold hands naturally, very naturally.

“O-okay.”

“Eh.”

“Like I said…..you can hold my hands.”

“Eh !”

“What ! You don’t want to even though you’re the one who suggested it ?!”

“I-it’s not that …….”

It seems that the voice of my heart was leaking again.

“I’m …… happy.”

The male students sent me piercing gazes and envy.

I unexpectedly succeeded in my biggest mission of the day.