Chapter 13

"Whatever he does. It has nothing to do with us. Don't forget, Naoko, you're my girlfriend now."

She said anxiously, "Stop saying that word, you bastard. But, Amamiya-kun, you and Irie-senpai..."

"I don't want to hear that name from you."

"You're too domineering," she said, changing her address. "So what's going on between you and Senpai? He... He's in love with you, right?"

"Naoko..."

He paused, his face flushing, then pale, then blue, before finally giving up and sneering.

"Naoko, are you deliberately trying to piss me off? You say such disgusting things. Who wants to be liked by a 'rat' like that?" He flicked her forehead condescendingly. "...except you."

Regardless, she could only accept this harsh reality. After all, she couldn't harbor any feelings even remotely resembling "resentment" towards Amamiya-kun.

And Irie-senpai was also a very kind person—even though he had done something terrible to her.

"Senpai is different from the others."

"There's nothing different about them. They're all despicable, vicious scum." "Naoko, have you finished your love letter?"

"I've written it, but..."

But it can't really be called a "love letter.

" "Then please read it to me."

She glanced around: "Huh? We're on the street."

Amemiya didn't care: "What does it matter? They wouldn't dare get close anyway. Besides, I want to hear it now."

It wasn't a difficult letter to read, so she cleared her throat: "Okay then."

She filled a whole page with a letter, but the more Amemiya read, the uglier her face became.

"...So, thank you for taking care of me all the time, Amemiya-kun."

After the letter was finished, they both fell silent.

He stared at Naoko: "...Is it over?"

"Isn't it enough?"

"Huh, is this what you call a 'love letter', Naoko?"

"I've tried my best to write it, don't push it any further."

"Is this what you really mean, Naoko?"

"Huh?" "To

my family or something."

"Of course. "Although he's annoying and irritating, Amemiya-kun is like family."

He scoffed, "Ha, who wants to be your family? Boring."

With that, Amemiya took a few steps forward, putting some distance between them.

...What had pissed him off again? He

was such a heartless guy.

"Why don't you hurry up and catch up?"

Amemiya-kun's heart was truly unpredictable.

After walking in silence for a while, he suddenly held out his hand to her: "Give it to me."

"What?"

"Of course, that 'love letter'."

"Isn't it boring?"

A warm hand touched her hair, and Amemiya's voice, tinged with resignation, came out muffled: "Are you asking too much now? Just give it to me."

She had just taken the letter out of her backpack when he snatched it away, glanced at it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Do you want to take it?"

"Why are you asking this? Are you going to charge me for it?"

"Ha, you don't have to be so harsh. "

As they were walking, Amemiya stretched out a hand towards her again.

She was confused: "Didn't I give you the letter?"

"Hand."

"...Huh?"

"Hand." Seeing that she still didn't respond, he directly took her hand and walked a few steps.

Naoko followed behind him, raised her head and glared at his back: "You want to hold hands but you still have such a disgusting attitude."

Only when they stopped at Kawase's house did Amemiya let go of her hand: "We're here, you can go back."

"Amemiya-kun, are you angry?"

He didn't say anything, lowered his eyes and glanced at her: "No."

No... I don't know!

She racked her brains, thinking about what she had accidentally said to offend him just now, but it was obvious that she had no clue.

Did he think she was not worthy of being his relative?

...This stingy guy.

Kawase Misato in the house poked her head out of the door with a spatula in her hand: "Naoko? Aren't you coming in? Hey, Amemiya-kun is here too. Do you want to have dinner together? "

She immediately took two steps back guiltily, and was looked at coldly by Amemiya.

"It's me, Mom. I'll come in."

Before she could answer, Kawase Misato slapped her head: "Oh, no, it seems to be burnt... I'll go in and take a look first."

It seemed that there were only the two of them in the quiet community. She coughed lightly twice: "Do you want to come in?"

"But Naoko, you don't seem to welcome me."

"No, I welcome you very much."

"..."

He stopped talking again.

Naoko couldn't grasp what he meant, so she turned and walked a few steps towards the door: "If you don't want to come in, then I, I'll leave first? "

Amemiya stood under the street light, and it seemed that even the light favored him, casting a soft halo on his already fair face, while the upper half of his face was hidden in the darkness.

He stood there quietly, and although she couldn't see his eyes, she knew he must be looking at her.

When Naoko stepped into the door with one foot, he still didn't move.

Suddenly, as if possessed by a ghost, she grasped some clues in her mind, turned back, and gently hugged Amemiya.

The hurried embrace separated in an instant.

"Okay, Amemiya-kun, don't be angry. It's really annoying to keep saying this."

Kawase Misato shouted in the house again: "It's time for dinner, aren't you two coming in?"

"I'll be right there. "Her cheeks were burning, and she didn't dare to look at Amemiya's expression, so she walked away.

When she put down her backpack and looked out the window carefully, the slender figure was still standing there, and she didn't know if he had calmed down.

Fortunately, what Naoko was worried about did not happen.

When she saw Amemiya again the next day, he didn't seem angry, and he returned to his usual attitude towards her.

Naoko's high school life was no longer peaceful.

Why do I say this? Of course, it's because Amemiya did not hesitate to reveal their relationship to his classmates.

Although he never admitted it, the news that "Amemiya and Kawase are in love" still caused an uproar in Kamikawa Academy.

In the past, because of her reputation as "Amemiya-kun's childhood sweetheart", Naoko had been the focus of everyone's attention, both openly and covertly.

But the gazes were never as naked as they are now.

From time to time, someone would suddenly point at her and exclaim, "Oh, so she is Amemiya-kun's girlfriend."

Maybe there were other comments, such as:

"Oh, she's very ordinary..."

"What does Amemiya-kun like about her?"

"She is not worthy of Amemiya-kun at all."

"Maybe Amemiya-kun is in love with her because he feels sorry for her. After all, childhood sweethearts have a deep relationship and it's impossible to refuse, right?"

...

She just wants to go crazy.