(A/N Notes: After some deliberation with myself, and looking back at saying everyone went to the beach within the span of the 10th to 23th of August 2020. I'll be saying that they went to the beach around the 17th of August and that they stayed there for about a week or so because it sounds reasonable and still fits with the few previous chapters time)
"Hmm... The summer vacations are going to end soon, huh"
Yuriko was lazing under the warm sunlight from the window in her room, as she remembered that she only had just more four days of summer break
"And so much stuff happened just a little while ago..."
And she began reminiscing about everything that happened during, then when she remembered about her accepting Takeru's confession, she covered half of her face with both hands as she began blushing, but she still felt happy nonetheless. Then she went to a straight position
*Slaps cheeks* "Alright, I need to prepare my stuff for returning to the apartment, get back to my school routine..."
Yuriko then noticed her bangs getting in the way of her vision
"And maybe I should get a haircut too..."
She said so as she fiddled with her already long hair that had grown even more by a noticeable amount, but she wasn't entirely sure about that matter yet
At Takeru's house
"Isn't it about time for you to get a haircut?"
"Nah"
Hideo asked Takeru so, as he looked at his little brother's short hair, which was now long enough for the back part to cover most of his neck. But Takeru shot him down, because he didn't like having to go to a hair salon, because he was a scrooge, and that he knew he would make some mistake if he tried to cut his hair himself... And he also didn't want to ask his family to cut his hair either
The next day
Today was the day that Yuriko would be going back to her apartment, and right now she was looking at herself in the mirror behind the bathroom sink
"I should've gone to a hair salon yesterday... Well, now it's too late for that... I guess I'll just trim down my bangs a little for now, so that they won't be getting on my vision"
Yuriko then picked the hair scissors inside the sink cabinet, then she put her bangs in between the scissors blades and carefully measured the best place to cut her bangs for now
"Hey, are you ready-"
"!!!" *Snap*
Then because of the surprise, she took from hearing her brother's voice, accidentally closed the scissor... And then her bangs fell on the sink, and they all had around three-fourths of its original size
" "..." "
She looked with her face blue at whatever remained of her bangs, a perfectly straight cut that showed most of her forehead. And at looking at that result she felt her body growing cold, as one single thought filled her mind
And she covered her forehead with both hands
Some time later at the station
*Fiddling with her now cut bangs* "I really should go to a hair salon after I return to my apartment... *Sigh* Thankfully, I won't be seeing Takeru anytime soon"
Yuriko didn't want in any way for Takeru to see the mess she made with her bangs, but when her worries eased a little bit
"Ah! Yuriko, Good afternoon"
"!?!?!?"
And then she heard Takeru's voice coming from behind her
"H, hey... Takeru"
"... Why didn't you turn?"
"F, for nothing"
*Doubts* "Is that so?"
"Yes?..."
"..."
Takeru at seeing Yuriko acting like that walked to her side, but when she noticed him coming from her side, she turned her face in the opposite direction
"..."
At seeing that, Takeru continued moving around Yuriko, while she kept turning to not allow him to see her face
"..." *Pouting*
After doing some laps around Yuriko, Takeru stopped and stared at her, as he began pouting his cheeks in dissatisfaction
"So you're not going to let me see your face?"
"No"
"... *Pouting even more* Then you leave me no other choice then..."
"Huh?"
And then Takeru hugged Yuriko's waist and buried his face on her back
"..." *Confused face*
Yuriko could only make a confused face, that then changed to one of enjoyment
Then after the short sense of enjoyment, she felt from Takeru hugging her, she noticed that quite a few people were looking at the two of them
"..." *Quickly getting very embarrassed* "... T, Takeru... C, can you p, please... S, stop?"
"No"
"..."
He was doing just like how she was doing earlier, and Yuriko quickly noticed what he wanted to do... And it was being extremely effective
"Please! I beg you! This is too embarrassing for me!!!"
"... Will you look at me if do so?..."
"Yes! So please stop hugging me!... For now..."
After hearing that, Takeru stopped hugging Yuriko. Then after gathering some courage she turned towards him with a beet-red face as she held her bag with both hands
"..." *Stare*
"..." *embarrassed*
"..." *Staaaaare*
"..."*Getting more embarrassed*
"..." *Staaaaaaaaaaaaare*
"..." *Too embarrassed for her own good* "C, can you please... S, say something?"
"... You were really just turning away from me because you simply didn't want me to see the mess you made with your bangs?"
"But not like that!!!"
Yuriko could only shout at Takeru tactlessness
"But why so? It looks cute on you"
"Fueeeehhh!!!"
Yuriko got more embarrassed and surprised at Takeru's compliment
"After all, I'll always whatever haircut you do cute since I love you, Yuriko"
"... *Making a happy tearful face* I love you too, Takeru!!!"
And Yuriko who got extremely happy at hearing that, couldn't help but hug him as she cried in joy, and because of that she ended burying his face in her bountiful chest, which made Takeru turn embarrassed as he hugged her back
" " " " "..." " " " "
That was all that everyone else could think at the same time, as they themselves felt embarrassed from the exchange of that baka couple
Some hours later
Yuriko and Takeru left the train car at the train station in the city their school was located. And the two had a great disparity in their expressions since Yuriko had a happy and satisfied face, while Takeru face was mostly filled with embarrassment
"That was a great trip"
"Yeah... It really was"
During the trip, Yuriko kept clinging and pampering Takeru with love, until it was time for then to leave, he did enjoy Yuriko's attention, but he couldn't really help the feeling of embarrassment from receiving countless stares all with differing emotions