Sweet like chocolate

Part 1 - The photo 

We didn't talk much more about it with Akari, she wasn't well, and I wanted to avoid conversation, every now and then I noticed her glancing at me out of the corner of her eye, somehow her glasses had reappeared. 

I certainly liked seeing her better without those disgusting lenses that Akimoto forced her to wear. 

We were at the place where I had agreed to meet Asuna. A message came to my phone. 

Emi: How is everything going? 

Hikaru: Everything's fine I guess, I'm waiting for my friends, no one has arrived yet. 

Emi: Ok 

Emi: Send me a picture 

Hikaru: What do you want a picture for? 

Emi: Just send it 

I looked around, apart from me and Akari there was no one else on the streets, it was great as if the city was just for us, but Akari was too sad to share my feeling with her. 

I have an idea. 

-Akari, look at the camera. 

Without warning I took a selfie of us, I was smiling and with my fingers I made a peace sign. 

Obviously Akari was not in the picture. 

-Why are you taking a picture if I'm not even going to be in it, besides if you want a picture with me first ask me. 

He had gotten what he wanted, to get her to talk. 

-I apologize Akari, but maybe I'm not in the picture, but it's special to me, because I know you're there, even though you're not in it. 

-Dumb. 

Lately I understand that when she calls me a fool, it's really a compliment, sometimes it's hard for her to be honest... who am I to talk, it took me a year to declare myself, but at least now it's not hard for me to tell her what I think. 

I sent the photo to Emi. 

Hikaru: Photo sent 

Hikaru: There it is 

Emi: 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 

Emi: picture sent 

But what the fuck does she think she's doing, Emi sent me a picture of her in the shower while taking a bath doing the peace sign, mind you, you couldn't see any of her attributes due to the steam. 

Hikaru: What are you doing pervert? 

Emi: Doing my favourite hobby, teasing you :P 

I dried my hair, otherwise I'd get sick, this is getting really tiring, and it's the first day I've tried it. 

What was I thinking with that picture, no, no, I certainly wasn't thinking... but I wonder what his reaction was? 

Strange, what's that spot on the picture, I'd better ask Hikaru. 

My phone received a message again. 

 Now what does the pervert want. 

Emi: What is that? 

Emi: Picture sent 

In the photo she had taken of me she sent it back to me with a red circle and question marks. 

I hadn't checked the photo when I sent it, but barely visible as a smudge was Akari's face. 

Hikaru: It must be a reflection of the lights, I'll let you get to the kids. 

Emi: take care of yourself, use protection if things escalate 😊 😊 😊 

Hikaru: Idiot... Sleep well, you look so tired, don't push yourself so hard. 

Akari I have to show you something. 

-Hikaru I have two questions? 

-Tell me, don't worry. 

I showed her the picture on my mobile phone. 

-Why do you have a naked picture of your sister, and why do you think I want to see it? 

I looked at my phone, there was the picture of Emi that she took in the shower, I must have changed it when I showed her the phone. 

-It's not what you think, I swear. 

I immediately showed him the message chat I had with Emi. 

-She usually makes jokes like that, even though I don't like them very much. 

Although I think it was the first time I did something as daring as that. 

Akari was jealous, of my own sister, which was the opposite of what I wanted. 

-I think your sister has a strange fixation on you. 

I'd better change the topic. 

Akari what I wanted to show you, look at the picture I took of us. 

-Let's see... What's that spot there? 

I zoomed in on the picture. 

-Tell me whose pretty face is that there? 

-I appear next to you... although you could only know if it's me, if you know... you can keep that picture, for... both of us. 

-Of course it's our first picture together as boyfriend and girlfriend. 

Part 2 - The fourth member 

I crossed the street to buy a hot chocolate, with everything that happened in the house, I didn't even drink the one I had prepared before leaving. 

-Akari, do you want something from the machine? 

-Are you serious? 

My bad, I get absent-minded when I'm with you. 

-If you keep saying those things to me, I'll never be able to separate from you. 

-I intend to. 

Akari went from happy to as if she had seen a ghost, ironic isn't it, but I worry. 

-Hikaru, behind you there's a... 

I turned around worried, but it was only the club member who was yet to be introduced. 

-Marcus for so long? 

He just waved his fingers, like a cowboy shooting off his fingers. 

-He's gigantic,' said Akari fearfully. 

Marcus Dubois (15) was brown-haired as Akari mentioned, he is a building that is 1.92 meters tall, he is the tallest in the whole school, he is a foreigner he is a native of France. 

Akari was still scared for Marcus, I wanted to say something to reassure her, but she would think I was out of line. 

-Marcus had suspended you for fighting with the seniors again, didn't he? 

He nodded, Marcus doesn't really like his own voice, even I laughed at him the first time, he has a dick voice, when you see him he looks like a delinquent guy from any mafia, he has even fought several times with the thugs of our academy, coming out victorious almost every time, but deep down he is a loveable person, and when you hear him for the first time it's hard not to laugh at his voice, after all it doesn't match his huge and massive body. 

I took a sip of my hot chocolate, Marcus pointed his finger at Akari, as if to ask, 'Who is that girl? 

You'll understand that I spat out all the chocolate in shock. 

-Can you... see... me? 

Marcus turned his head as if he didn't understand the question. 

-Marcus can you really see Akari. 

He nodded, then scratched his head. 

With him we would already be 3 people who can see her, I have to find out what allows us to see her. 

Akari was still scared of Marcus, in fact, I think for the first time she would rather not be seen by someone. 

-Marcus explained everything right away, but could you please talk. 

-Ho...Hello, Miss...rita,' he said, very embarrassed of his own voice. 

For God's sake Akari don't laugh.... She actually didn't, but Marcus' voice had the impact I expected, it made Akari lose her fear of him. 

-Akari nice to meet you, it makes me happy that you can see me. 

-Guys, here I am your dear president Asuna. 

Asuna was making her introduction doing a cute girl pose from some manga. 

This girl... I had forgotten that she usually dresses pretty cool outside of school, she looked like a girl out of a video game.