Encounter

On the way when he go back home. A kid that look pale-skinned with quite messy gray hair, and olive eyes running desperately from a dog. Izumi take immediate action and catching the dog's neck. He then slap the dog ass to shoo it away.

"Are you alright little kid?" said izumi as he look at the little kid. To his surprise, the kid he saved seem to be little brother of Hori Kyouko, a girl from the same class as him.

'Could this be coincidence?' thought izumi.

"*sob* *sob* than-thank you *sob* big brother." said the little kid with sobbing.

Izumi pat the kid head and say "Shhh, a boy shouldn't cry easily. it's embarrassing you know." izumi try to calm him down.

The kid wipe his tears then nod. "I won't cry big brother."

"What's your name?" said izumi.

"My name is Shouta." said little kid.

"Alright, someone might worried about you. Should I take you home, or you go home by yourself?" asked izumi.

Shouta said nothing but he grabbed izumi shirt which look like he want to tell izumi to bring him back to his home.

"Okay, just tell me your address, I'll take you back home." said izumi with smile.

Then both of them walking toward shouta home.

"Why are you alone shouta?" asked izumi.

"I was playing at my friend's house. What about you big brother?"

"I'm just done jogging, exercise will make your body healthy. You should try later shouta." said izumi as he rubbed shouta head.

Sometimes later.

"That's my home big brother." said shouta with pointing at certain house and then shouta pulling his hand while Izumi just complying his wish.

"I'm home." shouted shouta.

Then a girl same age as izumi run toward shouta. "Ah, shouta. Where have you been? You've been playing since morning and only come back until now. Do you know how worried I am?"

That girl is Hori Kyouko which same class as izumi. She is a tall and slim girl who is cute and pretty with chest-length chestnut-brown hair that is tied up with bangs swept to the right side and golden-brown eyes, she dresses in relatively casual and simple attire. It's very different from her appearance at school.

"Then I'll go back home. Bye shouta!" Said izumi with waving his hand. While kyouko seem surprise seeing izumi which she hasn't even noticed when shouta go back with izumi.

'What should I do? It's look like I'm ignore him!' said kyouko in her mind.

"Umm, sorry to trouble you." said kyouko nervously.

Izumi turned around and smile at her.

"Big brother, can't you stay for a while!" then shouta said as he grab izumi's clothes. Izumi looks perplexed, should he stay or should go.

"Umm, if you're not that busy, just please stay for a while. I'd like to thank you for bring shouta back home." said kyouko.

"Ah, alright then, I'll trouble you for a while."

"No, no, not trouble at all."

And then kyouko invite izumi to living room.

'Uwahh, this guy has piercing' thought kyouko when she looked at izumi face. Then she is going to the kitchen.

"Shouta, next time don't let your sister to be worry. okay!?" said izumi as he sit down in the sofa.

"Okay big brother." replied shouta, then he add "can you play here next time?"

"Well, I don't mind as long as I'm not busy."

"Busy?"

"Yup, because big brother own a cake shop."

"Wah, I want a cake."

"Then, next time when I visit, okay!?"

"Yay."

'Seems my encounter is little bit early. Well, anyway it's better to know her earlier.' thought izumi with smile.

"What are you talking about?" said kyouko while bringing drinks.

"Big sis, big sis. big brother said he owns a cake shop." said shouta happily.

"Heeh, that's nice. Anyway thanks bringing back my little brother." said kyouko. then she add "How did you met shouta?"

"Umm, well. this little guy running away from a dog. I just shoo it away." said izumi while pointing at shouta.

"But big brother is really amazing. the dog is catched by him easily." said shouta.

"Ah, I'm sorry if my brother trouble you that much." said kyouko apologitely.

"Don't mind. Can i lend a pen and a piece of paper?"

"What for?"

"I'll give you my shop address. so you could visit anytime you want to buy a cake. or you could call me directly if you want. I'll deliver it here." said izumi.

"Umm, okay. wait a moment."

After a while, kyouko back with pen and piece of paper. Izumi write his shop address and phone number, so if kyouko couldn't come, izumi could deliver to her home. And then izumi stand up and bid farewell to kyouko and shouta.

"It's almost dark, so I should go back home right now." said izumi.

"I see. Once more, thank you." said kyouko.

"No problem. see you later at school." izumi wave his hand and walked away. Meanwhile kyouko dumbfounded.

"Come again big brother." said shouta.

'He said "later at school", is he katagiri stundent too? did he know me at school? eh, eh, what should i do? he seen my messy looks.' said kyouko in her mind. she want to contact him, but immediately reject that idea. it's too embarrassing to ask that way. even her face already red from embarrassment. 'I forgot! I didn't ask his name. why am I so dumb.' mumbled kyouko while covering her face with her hands.

Meanwhile.

"First step is done. At least this first meeting will make her remember me. Since she didn't want to be seen in her simple attire. What I said last must give her an impact in her head." murmur izumi.

A night passed.

Izumi is in his class right now. He look at kyouko which seem depressed. She had no idea who is the person yesterday. She try to remember, but no matter how hard she think, there's no student that match the appereance of the person he met yesterday. Izumi just smile lightly at her and he seem to be daydreaming while looking at her. Suddenly Kyouko looking around, then her eyes focused on izumi which looking at her with his light smile. She was taken aback. Feel like someone look at him, Izumi turn his head away, but it's already too late. How embarrassing to be seen when he daydreaming about her. Kyouko look at izumi suspiciously. What she thought of izumi is that he seem like weird guy with quiet personality. But when she saw him looking at her, she thought his appearance quite familiar.

"Hori, are you ok?" a girl cut kyouko thought and process. That girl is short and slim with light olive-green hair that is cut short with bangs parted in the middle, round yellow eyes and thin eyebrows. Her name is Yoshikawa Yuki.

"Ah, I'm fine. by the way, do you know him?" asked kyouko while pointing toward izumi.

"Him? His name should be miyamura. i think." said yuki doubtfully. She didn't expect kyouko ask about a boy.

"I feel like I've seen him somewhere." murmur kyouko with puzzled expression.

"Keep quiet. First lesson will start." a teacher barged into the class and starting the lesson.