Chapter 12

(A/N Notes: Am I a simple guy? Probably, am I easy? I think not, am I going to write something serious for once that doesn't involve countless horrific deaths? Nevah)

Did she leave the library while I went to the vending machine?... Wait, why are the chairs we were using put together?

*Silently walks back to the table he was using* "..."

"*Light breathing*"

Is she sleeping again?... ... ...

*Silently puts down the drinks he brought on the table*

Just a little bit more is fine, right?... *Starts petting Yuriko's belly* Aaaaaaahhh... This really reminds me of Pochi and Tama

"Mmmmmm!... ... ... Eh!"

Huh?...

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

... ... ...She was awake!?... Oh god... I'm totally screwed aren't I?... *Still petting her belly* ... But I can't get enough of this feeling of satisfaction that I get from petting her belly damnit!

"..." *Reaching the limit of her embarrassment* "P, please... Stop..."

*Throb* "... Okay..."

W... What's up with that cute voice and face!? I just felt that my heart stopped for a second here!... Uuuuuugh... I hate these chills that happen in these situations... And why is my face feeling so hot!?

"..."

"..."

Yuriko sat up as she continued to blush, while Takeru kept standing in place looking away as he also blushed

"... I think we should stop here..."

"... Yes..."

The two of them put their things back into their bags and left the library. After 30 minutes or so of walking, they were in front of their apartment's door

"See you tomorrow, Takeru-kun"

"Yes, see you tomorrow, Yuriko-san"

And they entered their homes and closed the door

At Yuriko's place

"..."

*Fall to her knees and then to her hands*

WHAT WAS THAT VOICE OF MINE BACK THERE!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! THAT WAS SO EMBARRASSING!!!...

*Intensely blushing with a trembling smile while sweating a lot*

... ... ... But that petting on my belly felt really good, that I probably wouldn't have stopped Takeru-kun from petting it if I didn't get this embarrassed... ... ... WHY AM I WANTING HIM! TO PET MY BELLY!?!?!?... ... ... Wait... ... ...

"... ... ..."

*Came to a sudden realization*

"... ... ..."

*Trying to understand her realization*

"... ... ..."

*Finally gets her realization*

"... I see... so I..."

I'M IN LOVE WITH TAKERU-KUN!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! WHY DOES THIS FEELS SO EMBARRASSING???

Yuriko after realizing what she felt for Takeru, she felt another wave of embarrassment attacking her, and she was also completely lost at what to do since it was the first time she had fallen in love with someone

At Takeru's place

"..."

*Drops his bag on the floor*

"..."

*Sits on the sofa in the living room with his fingers locked together in a pensive way*

"..."

... ... ... I'M SO DEAD!!!... Yuriko-san is definitely mad at me for doing that to her!

*Sweating while covering his blue face of despair with both hands*

And she'll certainly be doubly mad at me because of how shameful that was!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! I always get bitten in the ass whenever I let my desires decide what I should do next!... WHY DO I STILL KEEP LISTENING TO MY DESIRES??? DAMNIT!!!

"Haaaaaaaaaa..."

... I'll apologize to Yuriko-san tomorrow morning, and maybe she'll not end up being so harsh on me...

"... ... ..."

... She looked really cute when she asked me to stop petting her... I shouldn't be thinking of that in the situation I'm in right now

He decided to stop thinking of that before he got even more worried about his horrible situation, that was completely the opposite in actuality

After some time, they both managed to calm down. They took a bath, had dinner, did whatever they needed to do, and went to sleep...

"..."

"..."

They both stayed awake because of their own worries for quite a while before eventually falling asleep

Around 4:59 AM of the next day

"*Yawn*... Phew... I woke up slightly earlier today..."

*Alarm goes up*

*Turns off the alarm* Well, I think I should do double the effort today"

Yuriko readily got up and changed her sleepwear for a jersey and running pants, then at her shoe rackers she put on her running shoes, and left her apartment, and went to do her morning jogging and exercises

thirty minutes later

*Alarm going off*

"*Turns off the alarm*... *Deeply inhales* Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..."

Takeru sleepily sat up and stayed like that for a few seconds

"*Sigh*"

Then he got up, and changed from the clothes he used to sleep, for the ones he used for his workout, he left his apartment and went to the gym he frequented with a light jogging

At the nearby local park

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

Yuriko was doing exercises that didn't require any equipment to do at the park near the apartment

"You came today, Yuriko-chan! Good morning!"

"Ah! Good morning, Baa-san!"

The old woman who approached her was an acquaintance of hers that she would always pass by during her morning exercises

"Say, do you want to do some exercises together?"

"Sure!"

The two of them went on doing their morning exercises together

"So is there something that you would like to ask this obaa-san here?"

"Not really, why you ask?"

"You know, I have a lot of life experience so I can give you a tip or two in your love life"

"!? *Twitch*"

Yuriko looked at the old woman with a surprised face

"Fufu! I was like you in the past when it came to that, and I ended up marrying the guy I fell in love with, so don't worry and ask me anything!"

"Okay..."

Yuriko who didn't really have a reason to refuse accepted the old woman suggestion

At a nearby gym

"Fuu!!!... Fuu!!!... Fuu!!!..."

Today was leg day, so Takeru was right now using one of the various equipment in there that was for lifting weights with his legs as he listened to some music

"... Whew!... This makes one for this exercise"

"Hey! Can you share the equipment with me? Take-kun!"

"Ah! Tank-top-jii, sure, sure, no problem"

"Thanks, so do you have any worries that you want to share with this old man?"

"... *Thinking about it*... Well, I think I probably made a friend of mine who's a girl very angry at me"

"I see, in that case, all you can do is apologize and promise to do anything that she asks because that will make her both surprised and troubled that she'll stop from being angry"

"I see, that certainly makes sense!"

That old man might be married, but his advice was certainly a horrible one, but thankfully Takeru's situation was pretty much the same situation that the old man found himself in when he was young

(A/N Notes: I'll be right back)