A Tight Situation

*Asahi Ryo's POV*

//April 14, 2040//Saturday//

"Oi, Asahi! I thought you said that Hyakuzawa will not come here inside?"

"That was just a thought. I was not sure about it in the first place."

We tried looking carefully for Hyakuzawa to know his location, and we saw him rushing towards our side.

"Asahi this is bad, do something!"

"Hey, who do you think I am, Doraemon?"

I looked around and saw a locker on the other side from where we are. I grabbed Ichika and rushed towards the lockers.

"HUUUH?! WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?!"

"Hey, Asahi! We will get caught!"

I can hear Hyakuzawa's footsteps getting louder, and louder approaching where we came from. Luckily, we are in front of the lockers where two people can fit.

I opened the locker and pulled Ichika inside with me. Ichika and I were so close to each other that I could feel her heart pounding so fast.

"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?! COME OUT YOU BASTARD!!!"

Hyakuzawa began kicking the things he could see and slammed the closet we were in.

I looked at Ichika's face, she began shaking and tearing up while covering her mouth with her hands. I tried comforting her by hugging her and patting her head.

I know that it is embarrassing to do these kinds of things to Ichika but because of it, she finally calmed down, and I can feel her heart beating normally.

"Tch! I guess it's just my imagination."

Hyakuzawa left from where we were, and we heard a door slam shut loudly, It seems that he just left the library.

We waited a little longer until it was quiet, and the two of us went outside the closet. We sat down on the floor and tried catching our breath because of the intense situation that we were in. Suddenly, Ichika slapped my face really hard.

*SMACK*

"HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! WHY DID YOU JUST SUDDENLY PULL ME INSIDE WITH YOU IN A CLOSET, AND HUGGED ME?! ARE YOU A PERVERT?!"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU WERE SHAKING EARLIER, AND I AM TRYING TO CALM YOU DOWN!"

"I DID NOT ASK FOR IT!"

"Sigh…"

The two of us calmed down after and apologized for shouting at each other.

"Hmph! I guess thank you anyway..."

"Hey! Are you two okay?" Megumin asked.

We saw Megumin rushing to where we were, and she looked worried at us as well. I am glad that Hyakuzawa did not find her, and that she is also fine after what happened.

"Yeah, we are fine."

"I'm glad that Hyakuzawa didn't find any of us. Ummm… but why are both of you sweating so much? did something happen?"

"NOTHING!!!"

Both of us yelled at her. Megumin was a little startled at first, and then she smirked at us.

Sigh... I guess she figured out why we acted like that.

Megumin told us what she discovered, and all she found was a variety of books about different things just like what I saw a while ago.

We looked at the clock, and it was already 5:30 pm. Time passes by really fast if you are in a dangerous situation.

"From the looks of it, we do not have anything else to explore. Let's go back to the cafeteria. If you want to, you can help me cook for dinner while waiting for the others to come."

"Gladly!!" Ichika cheered.

The three of us left the library and went downstairs. Megumin was leading the way gaily, and the two of us were at her back.

Geez… I think Megumin knew that something happened between the two of us earlier at the library.

"Oi." Ichika called me.

"What is it now?"

"Umm… Can you keep that a secret between the two of us? About the reason why I went to this school?"

"Yeah I can do that, but can you keep mine a secret as well?"

"It's a promise."

Ichika gently smiled at me after that conversation. She really is beautiful when she smiles like that. Even if she has that sassy attitude to others, I suppose that she has a soft side as well.

I saw Megumin looking at us with that grinning face of hers. So she really planned all of this all along.

Sigh… I really wanted to live a normal life just like the others. Maybe have someone that I can trust, and rely on as well. Hmm… I realized that after what Ichika and I went through, this might be the start of something good between us.

"Gross… You are looking at me again."

But then again, she still acts like a bitch.

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