[20th August, 15.47]
[Third Person Pov]
[Words: 4295]
Currently, it was 15.47 o'clock, and all shops had opened.
He wondered whether they should really immediately head out to watch a movie, or spend time together there and watch the movie later.
Besides that, he wanted to buy something for them. But it should be a surprise to her, so he hadn't told her it yet.
"Kaoru, can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Do you think it'll become a problem if we two... date despite being in different classes?"
He shakes his head. "Of course not. To begin with, I'm not particularly interested in graduating from Class A. Whether your class is class A or mine, it doesn't matter to me."
"I see..." she responded embarrassingly.
"But won't your classmates reject our relationship?"
After thinking for a moment, Kurushima answered. "If they try to tell me with whom I should be together... I might need to reconsider in which class I want to be."
Having heard that, she became relieved, but also shocked. Wasn't he basically telling her right now that if his class didn't want them to be in a relationship, he would switch classes?
Didn't that mean... they could be together—not just now, but perhaps the whole day, if that ever happens?
"Anyway, don't worry; I don't believe they would ever think of saying this. But if they do... I might have assessed them falsely."
But that being said, wasn't her boyfriend the leader of his class? If he were to truly switch, what'd it mean to his class?
They'd obviously feel betrayed, and they might not be able to advance towards the class ranking anymore.
Hiyori, slightly embarrassed to what extent he would go for her, smiled brightly. "Kaoru... can we watch the movie at night? I'd like to spend more time with you together today."
"Of course. I wanted to propose the same thing."
"Where should we go?" she asks.
"Hmm, do you want to go... shopping? I think it'd be quite fun."
Thinking of shopping, Hiyori recognized she would only go there a few times there. When she was in need of different clothes, she had the ones she brought from home.
However, yesterday, her shopping with Mei-san was quite fun. She wanted to get an opinion from her for her date with Kurushima. She had tested quite a few clothes out.
In the end, she took a more casual approach.
"Yes, I agree."
In the next three minutes, they arrived at the mall.
Compared to the electronic store, the Mall wasn't that far away. It was precisely almost a couple of hundred meters away from the `All-You-Can-Eat´ restaurant.
"Isn't that... Kurushima-kun?" someone exclaimed.
"But who is the girl... next to him?"
"His girlfriend?"
"I thought he didn't have a girlfriend."
"Kaoru, your name comes quite often in these types of conversations."
Awkwardly, he scratched the back of his head. "I seem to be very popular."
"A bit too popular," she pouted.
"I can't deny that... haha..." exclaimed Kurushima, painfully laughing it off.
"Oh, Kurushima, what are you doing here?"
The voice came from the back. It was a good-looking blonde-haired male, surrounded by a couple of girls.
The person was Nagumo Miyabi, the next student council president.
"I'm just going into the Mall with my girlfriend, Nagumo-senpai. What about you?"
"Nothing much. I was invited by a couple of female friends."
"Well then, it was a pleasure of meetin—"
"Kurushima, I heard that Manabu-senpai intends to make you the next student council president. Do you plan on participating in the general election in two months?"
As one could tell already, the Student Council President is either chosen from the school, as everyone votes for the participants, or you become the Student Council President automatically by having no opponent aiming for that spot.
Right now, the only other person on the student council for the position is Kurushima, who has a decent amount of support.
While Nagumo might have the support of many, Kurushima has that of his class and a decent amount of Third-Year's, as Horikita Manabu wants him to succeed. Given how influential Horikita Manabu is, there's a decent chance of him becoming president.
"You must have heard it wrong, then, Nagumo-senpai. I have no intentions of antagonizing you. Besides, for now, I have no intention of becoming the student council president."
Seeing that Kurushima was speaking truthfully, he stopped with his little game of pressuring him.
"I see. I shall believe you for now, Kurushima."
Nagumo walked back to the group of females.
"Shall we walk further?"
She gave a small nod.
"You two don't seem to have a good relationship."
"Well, he regards me as someone whom he wants to challenge, apparently. I would voluntarily give up, though."
"It must be hard, Kaoru."
"Pretty much. Being a leader requires me to listen to any worries my classmates have and ease them. Now that my Class is in A, I have to look out for the other classes and, additionally, Nagumo-senpai. Perhaps... joining the student council wasn't as good of a decision as I initially thought. But... it pays well."
Hiyori giggled a bit. "You know, the last part came really unexpected."
"Haha... I know."
Standing in front of one clothing store, he asked, "Should we go in?"
"Yes," she responded. "It seems like a pretty good store."
"Agreed."
Walking in, both of them looked around.
"The store is quite large," Hiyori said.
"It truly is. I wonder why I never noticed this place...? I mean... I'm buying myself clothes pretty often. Too often, actually."
A bit curious, she asks him a question. "How many pieces of clothing do you have, Kaoru? Have you bought yourself much ever since enrolling in this school?"
"I'm not sure if this is being considered much, but... I've bought myself up to 60 pieces of different clothes. I'm not counting the basic needs like an undershirt, socks, underpants, or my jackets in. It's just pants, sweaters, and T-Shirts."
"Are you... serious?"
"Very much. Are sixty clothes perhaps a bit too little?"
She looked deadpanned at him.
For a moment, she thought he was joking, but he did not joke.
"Isn't that way too much? How do they even fit into your closet?"
"They fit. Luckily, they do. But I have come to the point where I'm thinking of buying myself another closet, since the school's one doesn't have any space anymore."
"... If the case ever happens that I buy myself a ton of additional clothes, and they don't fit anymore, I might have to ask Sudo whether he could accompany me to the construction market."
"Kaoru, you're really something else. I don't know anybody else who spends so many Private Points like you."
"I doubt there's someone even in the school who can compare to my spending habits."
"You seem proud of that?"
"Not exactly. I just happen to have a bit of trouble managing my... Private Points sometimes. I admit my faults."
"So... has it become any better?"
He released a long sigh. "No, not quite. I'm now not buying myself clothes anymore, but other expensive things. I just bought myself a yogurt maker today, and I don't even really eat yogurt."
She blankly stared at him.
He really did have a money-spending problem.
"Luckily, I still have a decent amount of Points. Being part of the Student Council and getting more Private Points pays me very well."
"You know... if you wouldn't spend so often on private points, you might have become the richest first-year student."
Even though he spends so much, he is still the richest first-year student by individual amounts. He still had up to 9 Million Points.
"Yeah, I guess."
While talking, the two of them looked around the store, walking in a slow-paced manner. "Should we take a closer look at the clothes?"
"Hmm... yes, it would be seen as rude, if we just talked, but don't buy or test the clothes, right?"
"I guess so. How about... we look clothes for you firstly?"
She nods, embarrassingly. "I'm... fine with that."
Looking around, she asked Kurushima for his opinion. "How is this? Would it suit me?"
"Looks good. It'd definitely suit you."
"Hmm... Thank you."
For the next couple of minutes, she asked him his opinion regarding the different kinds of clothes. Since he had not once told her no, she took all the clothes into the changing room.
*Gulp*
Kurushima couldn't help but gulp. He was truly somehow different now. Normally, he was never like that, yet today, he's. Was it because of them being together now?
"Kaoru... I'm ready... Does it look good?"
She stepped out of the changing cabinet.
[Image:]
"You look excellent."
She was wearing a white skirt, an oversized violet sweater, and, on her left hand, her friendship bracelet.
To put Kurushima's thought in one word, it would be 'beautiful'.
She looked embarrassed, her cheeks showing the color red as clearly as day and night. "Then, I'll try the next outfit."
She closed the curtains. "Ahm... Kaoru... can I give you the outfits that I already tried on?" she asks.
"Of course."
From below the curtains, where a space of 20cm was, she handed over her first outfit in a plastic bag.
*Gulp*
Kurushima couldn't help to gulp once again, over the fact that his girlfriend was only in her underwear's behind these curtains.
It was a far too stimulating thought for him.
"Thank you," she said embarrassingly.
"No... problem..."
He immediately headed over to the bench, which was right opposite the changing cabinet that Hiyori was in.
Due to an unexpected change his body was experiencing right now, he sat down, trying to concentrate himself on something entirely else.
'I can't believe that this is happening right now.... How could I... in this situation? This doesn't even happen... when I'm surrounded in swimming class by a bunch of my female classmates. I didn't expect... my body to become like this...'
To say that he was embarrassed, was not even close. They were just one hour together, and something like this happened. How would she react if she were to see it?
Would she think of him as a pervert or a disgusted individual? Thoughts like this took over his head immediately.
Hearing her suddenly change her clothes into another outfit, he couldn't help but imagine how it was looking there right now.
'Think of something else... Think of something else... Think of something else... Kaoru...' Repeatedly, he repeated his thoughts
'But about... what? It doesn't matter. Just think of the first thing you see in this room. ' thought Kurushima in panic.
He looked around himself for a moment, scanning the large room. But he didn't find anything noteworthy that could redirect his attention. Nothing at all.
Suddenly, the curtains opened again.
"I'm finished... Kaoru. How does it look?"
[Image:]
"Perfect. Absolutely, perfect."
Blushing from his compliments, she closed the curtains again. She changed herself over and over again, and he said yes to every outfit she wore, while sitting on the bench, permanently. He didn't even think of standing up.
Not even once did his lips try to say no to her.
Inside of his mind, he remembered each outfit she wore.
[Images:]
He couldn't help but blush. Now it was time for the final outfit, it seemed. He didn't know how it would affect him, either. If he remembers, it was more of a dress or something like that.
"Ahm... Kaoru can you help me?"
"H-Help? Help with what?"
"With... the zipper. At the back, there's a zipper. I can't reach it... with my hands at all."
"Of course. Shall I come in?" he asked, embarrassingly.
"Yes, please. I don't want... other people to see me."
"I'll come in, then, Hiyori."
Looking embarrassed, she said, "Okay."
Gulping with his throat, he opened the curtains slightly, then closed them immediately.
Going in, he noticed she was facing him backwards. "One moment, please," he said.
In the process of zipping it up, he accidentally touched her back.
"Hmm."
"I'm sorry, Hiyori. It wasn't my intention."
"It's ok. Is everything okay with the zipper?"
"It's a little bit stuck..."
"Ah, I see..."
She was quite embarrassed. She had never worn a dress before, and it was harder, when there was a zipper on the back.
"One more moment. I have it soon."
He zipped it completely up within the next two seconds. "Okay, I have it now. Sorry that it took so long."
"It's fine, Kaoru. That being said... Does it suit me? The dress, I mean? It's my first time, in fact, wearing one. I hope it looks okay."
"Of course. It looks really beautiful on you, Hiyori. Phenomenally beautiful, if I'm being honest."
He looked shyly away.
A smile toggled her face. "Thank you, Kaoru. I appreciate it."
"Glad to be a help."
For a moment, she looked into the mirror.
"Is that me? I look so... different from usual. Can clothes really change a person that much?"
She looked in the mirror for a couple of seconds.
"Do you want to buy it?" he asked in curiosity.
She shakes her head.
"No, I think I'll buy it sometime else. I simply don't have enough Private Points for other things when I decide to buy this dress too. This dress alone... costs me 44,000 Private Points. I only have about 111,000 Private Points remaining. Besides... all these clothes combined cost as much as the dress does."
"I see. Do you like it? The dress, I mean."
She nods her head. "I don't really have anything against the dress specifically. But... I wouldn't wear it in public... I don't want other boys... to see me in... this. It'd be a bit embarrassing. Just you, Kaoru. I would only wear it when I'm with... you."
"Ahm..." he said, looking a bit embarrassed. "Thanks, I guess.""Kaoru... I want to change myself. Would you mind?"
Hectically, he said. "Of course."
Then, he left the changing room, opening the curtains.
"Kaoru... can you unzip... my back? I wanted to say."
'I'm so stupid... How did I forget that?'
"Ah, yes."
Opening the curtains, he immediately unzipped the dress.
He then left the room.
She was changing herself. After a minute, she came out.
"Kaoru... can you wait a bit? I have to go to the bathroom."
"Of course."
She looked for a moment for the toilet in the shop, until she found it. In the meanwhile, Kurushima placed the dress in a plastic bag.
'I hope she doesn't mind if I buy all these things for her.'
[Kurushima Kaoru:]
[Private Points: 9.377.256]
"I have more than enough, so it won't be a problem."
He quickly went to the cashier.
"All of these, please."
Saying that, he handed over all the plastic bags.
"Are those for your girlfriend, dear customer?"
He nodded his head. "Yes, they are."
Without hesitation, the cashier began to scan outfit after outfit.
"That'll make 89,000 Private Points."
With a slight nod, he holds the back of his phone against the scanning device.
[Kurushima Kaoru:]
[Private Points: 9.288.756]
"Thank you, dear customer. Please come again."
"I probably will, in a couple of days... haha."
'I think it's impossible for me to get 10 Million Private Points... For that, my spending is simply too high.'
Kurushima waited a couple of meters away from the toilet, leaning against the wall. He was gaining quite a bit of attention, but he simply dismissed them completely, without talking too long.
Then, Hiyori came out. "Sorry that it took so long, Kaoru."
"No problem."
"Could you wait for a moment? I still have to pay for the outfits."
"You don't have to anymore."
A bit confused, she leaned her head to the left, until she realized it. "Don't tell me... You already paid for it. I can't possibly accept it."
"I did. Don't worry, I have the Points."
"But still, I can't possibly accept it, Kaoru." she said.
"You have to, Hiyori. I don't have the receipt anymore. It's gone."
"Did you..."
Proudly admitting it, he nods his head.
"Please see this just as a gift of us getting together."
"If that's so, let me buy you something too."
"Ah, you don't have—"
"Kaoru," she said, looking into my eyes, knowing what I wanted to say.
"Ahh, my closet. It's already full—"
"Kaoru, don't expect that excuse to work against me. Besides, didn't you say you would buy yourself a new closet, if it's full? Isn't the problem solved with that?"
'I did say that, indeed....'
"Ok, but please have mercy with me, Hiyori."
"We shall see," she giggled slightly.
'I should contact Sudo in advance to head with me towards the construction market...'
For the next fifteen minutes, Kurushima changed into the different kinds of clothes, upon asking Hiyori whether she liked them or not. She also didn't seem to be able to reject him in these different kinds of outfits.
In the end, he chose the outfits that Hiyori liked in particularly.
That being said, Kurushima just thought about one thing.
'My poor closet... Hopefully, it suits the minimal space you have left.'
Hiyori went in the meanwhile to the cashier.
"That'll make 53.640 Private Points."
She immediately paid, by scanning the back of her phone against the paying device. It looks like they both had quite the amount to carry.
For a small moment, Kurushima looked at the clock.
He wanted to know whether they would still have time for the movie since, at 20 o'clock, everyone had to be in their respective rooms. He did know a way to avoid it.
To get caught by the camera entering, while leaving, use the small loophole the school deliberately designed, where the camera would slightly rotate so you could leave.
But... Hiyori didn't know that. And he didn't intend to tell her that, since it would make things pretty awkward.
If needed, he didn't mind getting caught on camera if it was him leaving her room.
He didn't know what punishment would await him, but it definitely wasn't expulsion. So in that kind of regard, he wasn't worried.
That being said, it didn't change the fact that he wanted to spend as much time as possible with her.
Hiyori returned from the cashier. "Here, Kaoru."
She handed the plastic bags over to him.
"Thank you."
She nods. "Kaoru, I asked the cashier whether there was also a store that sells DVDs, and she said there's one here. Should we go there?"
He nods. "Hiyori, before that, I wanted to ask you: are you perhaps interested in something like a couple bracelets? There's a store here that sells them, apparently. So I've heard at least."
The moment she heard the word 'couple bracelet' she wanted to say yes. Seeing that a store was here, she wanted to immediately head there over.
"Couple... bracelets? I'm definitely interested. But what about the expenses? They are surely expensive, though."
"I can't say anything to that. I wasn't there, so I have no idea, actually. However, we could still look around. And if we can't buy them today, then we can still do it on September 1st."
"Yes, a couple of days later... wouldn't be too bad. But..."
"... Yeah, I'm also dissatisfied with not getting them today. With both of us paying together, there shouldn't be a problem. If there is one, I'll gladly sell my Yogurt Maker. For that, I happen to have the receipt."
"Was it expensive?"
"Not at all. 10,500 Private Points. A fair amount for a Yogurt Maker, I presume."
"Does it taste delicious? I haven't tried it out yet."
"Hmm... It kind of does. But I do prefer Ice Cream, honestly. I still happen to have a couple of free coupons that I got from the Student Council."
"Didn't you join the student council immediately, on days three or four? Do you really have your coupons already that long?"
"Yes. But if I'm being honest, I always eat them outside. It feels strange eating them in my room. So that's more or less the reason why I still have such numerous amounts of coupons. Do you want one?"
She shakes her head. "I still have some in my freezer. Don't worry."
At the same time, they arrived at the store.
"We're there, Hiyori."
"It's quite a large store."
"It is, indeed. It's a famous jewelry store among the school."
Both of them headed in. They firstly asked an employee about the couple's bracelet.
"Excuse me, do you know where the couple's bracelets are?" Kurushima asked.
"Please follow me."
After a couple of seconds of walking, they saw behind the glass quite a lot of couple bracelets, with price tags attached to them.
They went from low to very high.
"We can afford them. But... which one should we choose?"
"I like the middle one," she said bluntly.
"Good choice. Those are magnetic couple bracelets in silver." The employee said.
There were not only ones in silver, but with gold and platinum too. But those were... quite expensive.
"I like them too. Should we choose them?"
She nods her head. "Yes, let's take them."
They were around 33,000 Private Points, in other words, 16,500 Private Points each.
He didn't know how to feel, given his large amount of Points, that he had split up with her. In the end, he had to accept it.
He did feel bad, though.
"That'll make 33,000 Private Points."
"Can we split the bill up?" Hiyori asked the employee.
"Unfortunately not," she responded.
"How about... I'll pay, and you will transfer it to me? Problem solved."
She nods her head. "But don't try to change the topic the moment we're out of the store. I have a good memory."
"Ahaha... I wasn't trying to do so."
Immediately, he scanned the back of his phone, making the payment.
The employee handed over the couple's bracelets.
"Hiyori, on which side do you want to wear the couple's bracelet?"
"On the right, please."
"Should I put it on?"
"Yes, please."
With great care, he put it on her right wrist. "Here you go."
"Thank you, Kaoru."
When he wanted to put his one on, she simply stared at him.
He gave it to her, knowing she wanted to put it on him.
"Finished."
"While I'm at it, Kaoru, I'll transfer the 16,500 Private Points to you."
Immediately, she held her phone against his phone, specifying the amount on her phone she wants to transfer to him.
"Okay, done. Shall we.... hold hands now?"
"Sure."
Holding hands, they walked towards the DVD Store.
Arriving there, he immediately asked the employee a question to the employee. Perhaps the movie they wanted to watch for a long time might be there. "Excuse me, do you perhaps have the movie 'The Great Gatsby' here? We've been looking for it almost everywhere."
Searching in the register for a moment after the title, the employee nods. "One minute. I'll be right back."
"We promised that we would watch it together, didn't we? Whether it would be here in school or outside the school,"
"Yes, we did. I gave up hope, since I never found it. I can't believe it's right here."
"Neither do I. It's been a long search. A very long one. But finally, we found the movie."
The employee returned.
"Found it. That'll make 1,200 Private Points."
Without further ado, he prepared himself to pay for it. He slightly looked to the left towards Hiyori, and she gave him a nod.
It didn't seem like she was now against it; he was paying for it. Not wasting any additional seconds, he paid for it.
"Should we head towards your room, then, Kaoru?"
"Sure thing. I do happen to have a large television, and a DVD-Player, so it would be a waste not heading to me."
"Your television is new, right?"
He nods. "I bought it a week before we were going to the Cruise Ship. I have used it today for the very first time."
As they walked out of the Mall, they gained quite a bit of attention. In particular, throughout the school, rumors spread an hour ago that he had a girlfriend, which was true.
He confirmed it when he saw Nagumo. Since there were a lot of people nearby, they must have spread it. Not that he minded it, though.
It was just a bit surprising, how fast they were.
Within tens of minutes, they arrived in front of the dormitories.
But then, he remembered something important. `My clothes are lying on the floor everywhere. Besides... I still have to wash my plates.´
"Can we meet up in ten minutes in my room?"
"I'm fine with that, Kaoru. But why?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"I have to clean my room firstly. It's a bit messy."
"Then, until ten minutes."
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A/N: That's Chapter Number Two.
How do you guys find these chapters? I hope they're okay.
That said, soon, the Sports Festival will begin, during mid October. But he'll do a few things in the meantime.
One thing he does is to expel someone, whom he wanted Kushida to expel. That's something I can tell. But unlike Nagumo, per example, he'll not frame them on being a shoplifter.
He'll create a rather more or less complex plan. I'm not the judge of that, so once that chapter is released, I would love to hear your opinions.
Also, I might upload today evening the Last Chapter with Hiyori.
But anyway, that'll be all.
Please leave a comment there. It'd be appreciated.
Goodbye. That'll be all.