Katherine sat quietly on her bed looking at Emma who was currently tidying up her things to put in her bag. Her facial expression was sad.
"Hey… if you put on an expression like that I'll be sad too," said Emma when she saw Katherine's face, she then put down the clothes she was holding and walked over to the woman and hugged her.
"I won't be gone for long, I'll be right back," Emma said softly and let go of her embrace when she felt Katherine nod.
"So you're not going back home?" Emma asked when she saw that Katherine had not untied her things.
After the midterms ended, the students had their summer vacation which was used by them as an opportunity to return home. Of course there are some students who choose to stay in the dormitory, but most choose to return home because they miss their families.
"Yes, I think so," said Katherine with a smile.
After learning about the summer vacation from Emma, Katherine immediately looked for Luca and asked what they were going to do, but Luca instead asked her back, saying that he would follow Katherine's decision.
Katherine, who had nowhere to go, decided to stay here. After all, the Faith Alive academy gate to the neighborhood had finally opened, Katherine wanted to take a look outside the academy building.
"Okay, then…"
"Knock… Knock… Knock…"
A knock from outside the bedroom door stopped Emma from continuing her words. She and Katherine stared in unison at their door, wondering who was coming to visit them on a night like this, especially since they had very few visitors.
Emma who was closest to the door, decided to walk over to the door and open it. Her eyes immediately opened wide when he saw the guest who had arrived.
"Ja-James?!" said Emma in surprise.
Even though James and Katherine were dating, this was the first time James had come to visit their room and it took Emma by surprise.
"Uh… Hi… you're Emma, right?" James asked waving his hand awkwardly. "Is Kate in there?" he continued.
Emma immediately snapped out of her thoughts and quickly turned to look at Katherine.
"Kate, your boyfriend came looking for you," she said teasingly.
Katherine who was sleeping immediately woke up when she heard that and hurriedly walked towards the door.
"James? What is it? What are you doing here?" asked Katherine who was also surprised to see James coming into her room.
"That…" James looked at Katherine and also Emma who was behind Katherine who was looking at her curiously.
"Can you come out for a second? Looking for some fresh air?" asked James looking very awkward.
Katherine blinked, confused, before finally nodding.
"Of course."
However, just as Katherine was about to step out of her room, Emma suddenly grabbed Katherine's hand.
"Wait a minute, James," Emma said then immediately closed the door to their room, making James blink his eyes in confusion, not expecting someone to close the door like that in front of him.
As soon as the bedroom door closed, Katherine looked at Emma questioningly.
"Sorry I was rude to your boyfriend, please convey my apologies to him, but are you going to come out looking like that?" asked Emma who now looked worried because she had closed the door right in front of the dangerous man of Faith Alive academy.
Hearing that, Katherine then lowered her eyes to see her appearance.
Trousers and a gray long-sleeved shirt were all she saw. It's her sleepwear! Her eyes immediately opened wide when she saw that.
"Emma! Thank You! You are the best!" said Katherine, who immediately understood why Emma was holding her back. How could she not have thought of that before? This was her first time dating James at night and she was wearing her sleepwear instead?
Emma's lips curled into a smile when she heard that, she then immediately patted Katherine's back gently. "Let's quickly change clothes. Your boyfriend is waiting."
***
Katherine glanced occasionally at James who was walking beside her. It was the first time she'd seen James in anything other than their school uniform and he still looked cool in that black outfit.
"Kate.." James called quietly, making Katherine a little surprised and embarrassed because she thought she was caught stealing glances at him.
"Yes?" asked Katherine at last.
"You… look beautiful tonight," James said softly, scratching his non-itchy cheek.
Katherine's face felt a little hot when she heard that. She knew she was beautiful and looked even more beautiful in this red clothes, but this was the first time James had complimented her like this, making Katherine feel a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time.
"Thank you, you look handsome too," Katherine replied shyly.
James just smiled shyly at that.
"Le-Let's go over there, the flower garden looks beautiful at night," James replied, pointing towards the place he was referring to.
Katherine nodded and started walking after James. As they walked, Katherine didn't know if this was just a feeling or not, but she could feel James getting too close to her, their arms so close that they touched a few times, as well as their hands.
Then she didn't know what happened, suddenly James' hand, which had just nudged her hand, now gripped her four fingers. Causing Katherine to immediately turn to James.
"Ehem, I hold it because your fingers keep touching my hand," said James who sounded embarrassed. Katherine could also see that his face was a little red.
Katherine's lips immediately formed a wide smile. Here it is! This feeling she meant! A feeling of heartbeat and happiness that she hadn't felt in a long time.
"I see, then let me hold you too," said Katherine who immediately tilted her fingers so she could hold James' hand before their fingers finally intertwined.
"Ahh… tonight is really beautiful!" commented Katherine who looked up at the sky to see the moon and stars which seemed brighter than before.
She was really happy right now, not only did James ask her out first, they ended up holding hands. The thing Katherine had been waiting for so long.
"You're right, tonight is really beautiful," said James who was also looking up at the sky, his expression looked happy.
Not long after they finally arrived at the flower garden that James said, Katherine's expression looked surprised, she didn't expect the flower garden she saw during the day would look so beautiful at night.
Having had their fill of looking at the flowers, still holding hands, James and Katherine finally walked over to one of the benches to rest for a bit.
"Thank you, James. I really like it," said Katherine, who was sitting looking up at the sky. She could finally feel happy.
"James?" asked Katherine, turning to James as the man remained silent.
"Erm… Kate…"