Chapter 039: Relationship 2

Haru was once again eating lunch with his friends and was planning to invite Chika but he couldn't find her anywhere. He would have continued searching but lunch was already nearing its end so he decided that he'd just ask her when he gets home.

"Still, can't believe she was actually just your neighbor…Makes it easy to do some echii stuff."

"Hey! You know I'm not mentally strong to do stuff like that…"

"I'm just saying, there's also no family to get in the way."

"Can we please change the conversation?!"

Haru was turning red while thinking of dirty things and tried to clear his thoughts but that only made them stronger.

"Fine then. As someone who runs a couple counseling, you can always come see me when you're having trouble with your love life."

He held up a thumps up and gave a big smile alongside it. Hajime Hino has always been able to read situations and solve many social problems with ease, because of this he decided to start a couple consulting business and he surprisingly had quite the active business.

Akira cut into the conversation with a face of dread and sadness. "I wonder when I'm going to find a lover…Haha…Why is it my friends are able to be remotely connected to love and yet I have nothing…I even run the biggest information network but everyone treats like a creep because of that…"

"Would you like to enlist in some counseling?"

"I don't need that! I know my day will come eventually! You'll see!"

"You can see me when needed to then…But I'll be raising your bill by 50 percent…"

"Huh?! What'd you say bastard?!"

Haru started laughing and watched his friends fight with each other and waited until they were finished. There were only a few minutes left for lunch so he thought he'd tell them his plan.

"Hey…Hey guys?"

"Hm?"

"I'm planning on asking Chika out on a date after school today…"

"Oooohhh, it appears you're being rather bold. Is there a reason for you're sudden boldness?"

They were making faces as if they were cats asking for a person's fish that they had just caught.

"I just thought it would be nice if we got to know each other better…"

"Well we'll be watching from the sidelines then…We will make your date a success!"

"Eh????!!! I don't need that, I swear!"

"We're still going to do it no matter what you say."

"…Just please stay out of the way then…"

"We definitely can't promise that!"

Haru looked at them while sulking and then the school bell rang signaling them to return to class. He went through the rest of the day as he normally would and waited eagerly for the school day to end so he could see Chika.

After waiting for what felt like an eternity he sprinted home and waited for Chika to get home. While waiting he started getting cold feet and just slipped a letter through her her door asking if she'd like to hang out.

He went into his apartment and started his homework and about an hour later he heard a knock on his door. He opened it to find Chika in casual clothing.

"Is now a good time?"

"Eh? Oh! Uh, yeah! Just give me a second to get ready!"

Haru hurriedly got ready and within about 5 minutes he was completely ready.

"So, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

"Hmm…How about we just do some shopping for now?"

"Okay, In that case I know a store that should be good."

"Lead the way!"

Haru brought her to a large clothing store and she looked around for clothing that she thought would look good on both of them. After awhile they walked to the changing rooms and she entered one of the rooms.

'Holy shit! My heart is racing so much! I'm shaking, sweating-Wait does it look like I have a fever?! Ahh! There are too many things making me worry…I just need to calm…Down?'

He noticed that one of the many clothing items mixed in was a bikini and this made his heart race faster then before, he could have sworn that you could visibly see his chest going up and down.

Chika came out of the changing room and gave a little spin before looking at Haru.

"What do you think?"

"Y-Y-You look nice!" 'Crap my voice cracked!'

"Would you like to se eke try this on next?"

He looked at what she was holding and lost his words. She was holding the bikini he saw mixed in with the other clothes.

"Just kidding."

She giggled a little before changing back into her original outfit. Haru tried on one of the outfits she picked out for him and he had to admit that she actually had been able to pick out a good outfit that suited him good.

"I'm going to buy this. I like it."

"Really?"

"Yeah, thanks for picking this out for me."

"You're welcome!"

He bought the outfit and bought a dress that Chika wanted which led to a little pricey of a purchase. They left the store and continued on to a game store. Chika was particularly interested in the Nintendo titles like Mario and Zelda.

"Do you like these types of games?"

"Yes! I'm still playing through A Link To The Past but I will beat it eventually!"

"Is there any games you'd like me to buy?"

"In that case…"

She grabbed a Super Nintendo box and handed it to Haru.

"This way we can have a game to play together."

She handed him Super Mario Kart and he smiled before going to the counter to buy the game.

"So what's next? Wanna go home and play some Mario Kart?"

"Sure!"

They headed back to the apartment complex and Haru realized what he really just asked. He practically asked if he could come over to her apartment. She opened the door and walked inside while Haru stood there frozen realizing what it is he just asked for.

'I don't know if I'm mentally prepared…It was hard enough in my one apartment…'

"Are you coming?"

"Y-Yeah!"

He walked inside and took a seat on her couch while she turned on her Super Nintendo and put Mario Kart in. She handed Haru a controller and they played until late into the night which made Haru forget he was even over a Chika's apartment. The relationship between the two was steadily growing.