Love, Dreams, Friendship

Happy Awkwardness

Atsushi and Nao did not speak for a while after leaving the classroom. Atsushi finally opened his mouth when he came away from the classroom.

“maaf... suddenly invites me”.

"Eh? Oh, it's okay."

"I'm surprised that I've never been with you, right?"

Atsushi had an apologetic expression on his face.

"Yes, I'm surprised, but I'm happy."

Nao obediently said that and smiled.

"I really want to get out of that circle..."

Then, this time, Atsuto looked like he was in trouble. Nao sympathizes with Atsushi, remembering that he is surrounded by girls and is in trouble.

"As an excuse to collect it, I called Mr. Mamiya because it was a committee ..."

Nao was a bit disappointed as it was a reason to hear Atsushi's words and call out to him. I immediately wondered why I was disappointed. Nao didn't really understand what he expected, even though it should be fine.

Atsushi was a little impatient when he saw Nao, who was silent for a while, and wondered if Nao was offended because he was the reason. And I thought I was going to follow something, and I was just saying why I really wanted to hide it.

"No, I just want to talk to Mr. Mamiya without it..."

Atsushi's face was slightly red.

"So, is it good to have such a reason ... No, what did I say?"

After adding that, Atsuto laughed bitterly and held his mouth with his hand. Hearing Atsushi's words, Nao felt the disappointment he had just felt was gone and his sense of joy increased. Unlike when I was in class, Nao would rather see Junto talking to me with a different facial expression.

"thank you. Please talk to me. I'm glad I also want to talk to Hasumi-kun."

Nao smiled and said that, Junto laughed with the telescope, saying, "That's good." At that moment, Nao felt a strange sense of superiority, saying that he would show various facial expressions to me. However, a sense of superiority confuses Nao's heart.

I don't like this feeling.

The sense of superiority that Nao felt was obvious to the girls who talked to Atsushi in the class earlier. I don't want to compare what Junto looks like when I talk, but I hate myself so much because I feel proud of something.

"Master Mamiya?"

Atsushi called out to Nao, who was silent, anxiously. Nao replied in surprise.

"Are you okay? Do you feel pain?"

"Oh, yeah, no. Sorry .... I remember basketball today."

Nao hurriedly tries to deceive him, saying that he has caused strange worries to Atsushi.

"That, Hasumi-kun is cool ..."

I think the words I want to remember came out in a hurry. It was a compliment, so it was okay to tell him, but the contents were rather bad. Nao regretted after saying that it was not something to say with such momentum.

"... Thank you"

Atsushi could only say that to the sudden words, and after that he kept quiet timidly.

After that, until the committee meeting is over and they return home, Nao and Atsuto can only have the minimum conversation necessary due to the telescopic nature of each other. Strange awkwardness remained, but their hearts were filled with joy.

"What should I do?"

Nao comes to visit Masaki's house when Masaki returns from the club activities. I want to spit out about Junto today.

After hearing about today, Masaki calmly replied.

"... What's up, I'm confused. My feelings are fucked."

Seeing Nao and Atsushi so far, including today's story, and Nao's circumstances today, Masaki thought "It's time to pay attention", but he hasn't said it yet.

Nao in front of me was struggling alone with a difficult face and slapstick. After observing the situation for a while until it calmed down, Masaki suddenly recalled Atsushi's situation in the club's activities today. He is the cool Atsushi as always, but in throwing practice, the ball drifts and his control is compromised. Masaki was convinced that he was "tired of basketball", but he thought that the conversation with Nao might have an effect, and his face smirked a little.

"What are you grinning at?"

Masaki is shocked when Nao, who thinks he is worried alone without worrying about this, sees himself before he realizes it.

"Well, did you see it?"

"I can see it"

Nao replied with a slight coldness. Masaki asks Nao, who seems to have regained his normal spirit.

"What's? What are you doing?"

"Make ordinary"

"That's it"

"Because there's nothing else"

Masaki was amazed at Nao giving a normal answer despite the commotion and worry.

"So, did you notice anything else?"

Masaki asked another question because he wanted to get closer to the core. Nao had a firm view of what else was there.

"No, the answer now is I said something telescopic and came back a little awkward, right?"

"that's right, but"

"I haven't finished anything about Hasumi's facial expression, which hasn't changed when talking to the girls in her class, that she's happy to see her emotions in front of her and that she feels superior and moody. ? "

"Oh ... Is it necessary to finish it?"

Masaki is very frustrated by Nao, who tells him to deviate something.

"Aren't you really paying attention to him anymore?"

Masaki sighed at Nao who did not answer anything.

"... I'll regret it again if I don't face it forever because I misled my feelings."

"... It's easy to say, because it's scary."

Masaki understood the meaning of Nao's words being blackmailed. I was a childhood friend, so I know a lot and I have seen a lot. I know most of Nao's happy, sad, and regrettable things. Of course the trauma and regret about love in it.

It's true I never had romantic feelings with Nao. However, I love Nao as a person and I really hope he will be happy. I'd like you to have a pleasant love with someone who really likes Nao ... I think more because I've seen Nao's love in the past. Therefore, when understanding Nao's feelings of not trying to deal with him without confessing his feelings towards Atsushi, he must be frustrated.

"... That's bad"

Perhaps he remembered the past, Masaki patted Nao on the shoulder to look a little far away.

"... I can tell you that Hasumi is not like him. I regret it again if I mislead my feelings. Just these two."

In Masaki's words, Nao was small and muttered "... Yeah." yeah."