"Um… should I bend a little more?" I asked, gritting my teeth while trying to keep calm.
"N-no. Yui is almost there." Yui said, trying to climb up my back.
*Why did it come to this?* I thought.
We played some games together in the arcade, and she decided to make a bet.
"You'll piggyback Yui for a week if you lose, and if you win, you can ask Yui for whatever you want." She said.
There wasn't anything I wanted in particular, so I disagreed at first, but Shinji just had to annoy me.
"Hahaha, don't tell me you're chickening out now. She's just a girl. There's no way she's gonna win you, right?"
"I'm not!"
"Then play with her. I'm sure you can do it." He said sarcastically.
"Uuu… is Atsushi-kun chickening out?" Akatsuki asked as Teijiro began to laugh.
"Hmph! I'll show you." I said, sitting on the seat opposite her.
"Okay, he's taken the bait." She said happily.
And so… I lost the first game and asked for a rematch till I lost for the tenth time.
"Hahaha, you really lost." Shinji said, hugging his ribs and laughing 'psychopathically'.
"Pfft!"
"Hahaha! Hahaha!"
*Tsk! She's good.*
"Up!" She said, jumping on my back.
"You're relaxed, right?" I asked.
"Mmn! Let's go, Sushi-kun." She said.
"Hey, don't move around." I said as we left the arcade.
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"Sushi-kun."
"Hm?"
"Let's buy a cake."
"Cake?"
"Yeah. Yui wanted to eat some for a while, but Yui couldn't leave her room."
"I'll bake one for you when we get back to the dorm."
"You will?!"
"Mm-hm. We've got everything we need at the dorm." I answered as she clung unto my neck.
"Thank you."
"Hmm… hope they'll be enough for the three of us?" Akatsuki asked.
"Of course. She won't be able to finish them all. Wait, will you?" I asked immediately.
"Tee-hee."
"I'm sure she'd be able to." Shinji said.
"Whew, that means I'll need to make a lot." I said.
"I'll help out too." Teijiro said.
"Cool, I'll be happy to have you." I said.
"Yeah."
"Make enough for each of us. Let's buy some ice cream before going back. It's so hot i could die." Akatsuki said.
"Sure, sure." I said.
"Sushi-kun is the best!" Yui said.
"Hey! Be careful, or you might fall."
"Atsu…" I heard someone call as we stopped walking.
"Tsk…" Akatsuki uttered, looking away immediately.
"Huh…? Are you guys now babysitting?" Ryuto asked, looking up at Yui.
"Hm?" Yui asked, looking at the others.
I looked at Akane, and then I looked away.
"Let's get going, Atsushi-kun." Teijiro said as if noticing my change in mood.
"Yeah…"
"Why do you want to leave when we just met? I'm surprised you came out to have fun when you're only thinking about training." Akaji said.
"For real? He doesn't usually have fun?" One of the girls from Mimori asked.
"Yeah. He mostly spends his time alone." Yusuke answered.
"Scary."
"Hmph, I've got something better to do after all." I said, smiling at Akaji.
"Who's the little girl you're piggybacking?" Kimishita asked immediately.
"Yui… chan?" Hiroto called, walking towards us.
"Hiroto-kun?" Akane called.
"Yui-chan, when did you leave your room?" Hiroto asked.
"Just today. Is something wrong?" She asked.
"Wait, is she the 12th member?" Ryuto asked.
"Yeah." Hitotose said.
"Who would have guessed?"
"Looks like you guys are having fun. Yui has important things to do, so Yui and Sushi-kun will be leaving now. Bye-bye." She said.
"Su-sushi-kun?" Yusuke asked, bursting into laughter.
"Hm? Do you have a problem with Yui?" Yui asked.
"Hey, Yui-chan." I called.
"Huh?! And if I do?" Yusuke asked about to walk towards us.
"Hey!" The guys from Mimori said immediately, stopping him from going any closer.
*Huh?* I thought.
"Hmph!" She snorted.
"Yui-chan. He only acted out of character now." Hiroto said.
"Yui thought as much. Anyway, let's get going immediately, Sushi-kun!" She said.
"O-oh… yeah."
*Huh…?*
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We returned to the dorm and began baking the cake immediately after changing into our night wears.
"Mmm… Yui can smell something really nice." Yui said, standing from the sofa.
"Sit back and wait, Yui-chan. It'll be over in a few minutes." I said, putting on some gloves.
*Well, I did plan on leaving this weekend open for a break. An extra day won't hurt.* I thought smiling.
"Is it done already?" She asked.
"Not yet."
…
"Is it done yet?"
"…no."
…
"Is it done now?"
"…"
"Huh? Sushi-kun?"
"I think he's already annoyed." Shinji said
"Why? Is Yui a bad girl?" She asked, her eyes teary.
"No, he's just a bad guy." Akatsuki said.
"Is that so?"
"Yes, he is a bad guy." Shinji said.
"You guys…" I said, sighing.
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"It's really good~" Yui said.
"Atsushi-kun, you're a god." Shinji said.
"He's really good, right?"
"Hmph, you guys should be happy that I had some free time." I said.
"Yeah yeah, sure." Teijiro said as the door creaked open.
"Looks like you guys are having fun."
*Just mind your damn business.*
"What's wrong? Don't be greedy, and let us join you guys." Kimishita said with a smug smile.
"It's not gonna be enough for you guys." I said.
"But it looks much. Can't you share a little?" Hiroto asked.
"Hiroto-kun?" Yui called, looking up at him.
"Tsk… I'm just asking if the cake could go round. I meant no real harm." He said, looking away.
"You…"
"Sorry guys. The cake was prepared specially for someone. It was requested, so you have no right to have a share. Not even a bite. You guys also said you didn't need dinner. Why make a fuss now?" I asked, cutting some cake into Yui's plate.
"Thanks." She said, munching it away.
"Moreover, you guys have had your fun. I'm sure you had dinner while being wasteful. Oops, I wasn't supposed to say that out loud." I said.
"Pfft."
"What?!" Akaji asked.
"I'm sorry if you couldn't hear me properly. I was busy serving a princess." I said, smiling at him as he bit his lips angrily.