The scheduled time for meeting up was 10 infront of the station.


    I checked my phone. Its Eight Forty-Five now and I''ve been standing awkwardly for over 20 minutes now...


    Perhaps I arrived a ''little'' early?


    I opened my phone and checked the weather, calculator and note apps just to look busy.


    "Ah! Ryota-kun!"


    I looked up to see Yuna running towards me waving her hands in the air.


    I could see the light of the heavens descending upon Yuna.


    ''A Total Angel.'' I thought to myself.


    "huff..huff..I thought..huff.. I was early.." she said smiling and out of breath.


    "Anyways you sure came early didnt you? did I make you wait?"


    "Don''t Worry. I also Just arrived."


    for some reason I felt really cringe saying that.


    "A-Ahem.. anyways shall we?" I asked trying to recover from the cringe.


    "Yes!"


    Chapter 3: Shopping as...Friends?


    A few days ago in the school library...


    "Say Ryota-kun, are you free this weekend?


    I was obviously caught off-guard."


    "I mean... It''s not like I have anything to do." I replied.


    "...Because you don''t have any friends?" Yuna asked curiously.


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    "...."


    "I see..."


    Yuna thought for a moment before speaking again.


    "Want to go shopping this weekend?"


    Back to present:


    We are just shopping together... As friends of course!


    Yup. This is just a normal shopping between two friends.


    Thats totally it....


    "I heard that there was a new store that had just opened and wanted to check it out." Yuna said breaking my train of thoughts.


    "But wouldn''t going to shopping with other girls make more sense? I asked


    "I mean I don''t even know anything about girl''s clothes."


    "hmm... I wonder..?"


    Looks like she has no intention of answering my question... well, I did decide to come on my own violation anyway.


    "Hey wait up Yuna!" I cried out, after spotting her already standing in the mall entrance.


    "Hurry up slowpoke!" she said laughing


    Yuna dragged me around to various stores, and we weren''t done shopping until 5 that evening.


    Luckily the mall had a food court where we decided to rest for a while before heading back.


    "Here!" Yuna said handing me a box.


    "Whats this?"


    "A gift" Yuna replied, smiling.


    "T-thank you. Can I open it now?"


    ''Of course!"


    I slowly undid the wrapping and opened the lid of the box.


    Inside was a white handkerchief.


    I took out the handkerchief and slipped it inside my side pocket.


    I glanced towards Yuna, who was excitedly watching me. I couldn''t help but feel happy adn embarassed.


    "Are the bags too heavy for you?" Yuna asked, as we walked back to the station


    "Not at all. This much is nothin." I replied, even though I could literally feel my bones shaking.


    Yuna stopped and turned around.


    "...Im sorry i dragged you along to shopping with me today. It must''ve been a burden huh?..." she said.


    "I enjoyed It." I said, smiling.


    "I enjoyed shopping with you today, and I''m honestly glad you invited me! And if you want to, I can definitely go shopping with you again!"


    "Im glad you enjoyed... even me.....(Mumbling)..I..enjoyed being with you too..."


    "Whats that? I couldn''t hear you.."


    "It''s nothing." Yuna replied as she started walking again.


    I picked up the bags and followed.


    "Next time..." yuna said, as I caught up to her.


    "...Lets go to the movies."


    .....Today was just a shopping between two friends...


    .....why does It feel like date....