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Chapter 2 - Love and Rain

Hi, it's Kouta Shiwamari again. It started to rain, and I forgot to bring my umbrella. Though the school has some that we can borrow, but knowing me... I'll probably just shiver right in front of the teacher at the desk.

"It's pouring really hard huh..." said Kouta softly. Someone was watching him from behind, Kouta was confused about how to ask to borrow the umbrella. "Hmm... Shiwamari-kun?" Junko said as she peeked from the corner. Seeing him struggling to ask made her heart pumped, "How cute, hehe..~" she continued with a chuckle.

Meanwhile the boy here still tried his best to ask. Until he gave up at the end, he then walked back to the shoe locker and sat there.

Shoe Locker:

It's very common in Japan, as it is also located right in front of the entrance which makes it easy for students to change their shoes before entering their class.

"Hey, Shiwamari-kun~" she whispered to his ear. This shook Kouta, "EH J-JUNKO-SAN!?" he yelled. His face turned a bit red due to his shyness around girls.

She grinned, and started to poke Kouta, "Aww were you surprised? Hehe... '' Junko continued poking her friend there. The boy then nods, though he turned the opposite way to avoid eye contact.

Junko then released a sigh, "Hey, did you forget your umbrella?" she asked with a smile. Kouta, a bit red on his face, replied, "Y- yeah... I guess I may have to wait until the rain stops." he said while taking off his bag.

She stares at him. "Hey, why don't we share the umbrella?" she said excitedly. Kouta was stunned for a brief second. "Eh... but where do we-" his words got cut off by Junko. "I HAVE MY OWN!" she yelled.

The boy froze yet again. "Eh... but that'll be embarrassing..." he spoke softly while facing down. "Hmm~... are you thinking about the love umbrella thing hmm?~" she said with a smirk on her face. Hearing this, Kouta went red and denied almost ten times due to the embarrassment.

"Well if we're not sharing it, then how?" she asked again with a smile. "I'll just run then..." he said to her.

Junko then stared at him for a while. "You know what?" She opened the umbrella. " Here you use it and go home!" she said as she ran outside as fast as she could. "EH JUNKO-SAN!?" he yelled in confusion.

In a mere instinct, he catches up to her. She turned to her right, she's a bit shocked. "Damn it, don't do something like that... Junko-san..." he spoke while taking a breath. She then smiled, "Hehe... my plan worked!" she said with a joyful tone. Kouta sighed. "I fell into her trap..." he thought.

A car suddenly appeared out of nowhere, it was moving fast. The car hit a puddle next to them. "JUNKO-SAN!" he exclaimed and immediately shielded her from the splash using his body. "EH SHIWAMARI-KUN!?" she was shocked.

SPLASH. The environment went silent for a while. "Junko-san, are you alright?" he asked worriedly. "I'm alright... but Shiwamari-kun, your clothes are drench now-" she suddenly stops. Kouta's clothes are now seen through due to it being wet. Though it seems he doesn't realise this. "I- I FORGOT MY HOUSE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO UH BYE!" Junko ran as fast as she could. "EH WHAT ABOUT THE UMBRELLA!?" he yelled.

The girl turned around and replied, "KEEP IT!" with a nervous smile on her face. "And she's gone..." he mumbled. He then slowly walks towards his house.

Meanwhile with Junko...

She arrived at her house. Her heart suddenly began beating faster than earlier. She said, "Phew... that was..." she remembered what she saw earlier.

Junko started blushing hard due to embarrassment. ".. a critical damage..." she continued with a shaking smile. "Haa... what am I gonna do with you... Kouta... hehe..." she mumbled and blushed even more.

TO BE CONTINUED...