She is Reading My Thoughts Again Today - Chapter 10
“Dating” Day
I just simply agreed to watch a movie with her, but when I got home and think about it, I actually regretted my decision. I had never gone out with a girl before. The first girl I go out with should be my girlfriend. Well, when I think about it again, its actually fine. Its not a big deal.
Nao Kisaragi is a beautiful girl after all.
Even though she has been the talk of our school because of her ability, there is no way that people who pass by her on the street would notice her ability. I’m actually really nervous for our date. What should I do with my hair? What should I wear? If I ask Mikinori, I am sure he will recommend me to wear a cosplay costume, and it is hard to ask other people because of our circumstances. So, I decided to search it up on the internet. …I just realized, I don’t even know the keywords to search for it!
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[Are you really free tomorrow?]
[Yeah, no problem.]
[Okay then. I’m looking forward to it.]
I reread her message last night on SNS. As I’m reading it, I looked down at my clothes to give them a final check. I tried to look as clean as possible, but I’m not sure if I did. So, I asked my mother, the only woman in my house, to take a look, she brushed my shoulders and told me that I look good.
I looked at the time, and realized it is almost time for the date. I came 10 minutes early just in case, but I wonder if I should say something like, ‘No, I just came here, too’, or ‘I’ve been waiting for you’.
“Thank you for waiting.”
“I’ve been waiting for…”
“Yes, I know.”
When she arrived, she was dressed very beautifully. I don’t know what kind of clothes she was wearing, but she looked very soft and fluffy, and the colors of her clothes are just bright enough not to hurt my eyes. I was surprised, I expected she would wear dark coloured clothes, but I think bright coloured clothes suits her as well. She is so pretty that I am intimidated to stand next to her.
“You haven’t changed much since ‘fuusaa’.”
That’s what I thought too.
“Please stop rehashing it.”
“I’m not actually bothered by it, but please don’t be nervous when you compliment someone you like.”
“It’s none of your business.”
I didn’t expect her to say that out of the blue. Despite the wait, I already want to go home.
“Please don’t go home. Look, it looks like our train is already here, let’s go.”
Suddenly, a soft white hand pulled my hand. It was so spontaneous that I didn’t even realize what just happened until I got on to the train. She was supposed to be reading my thoughts, but she doesn’t seem to. There was no space left inside the train, and my feet stopped in an empty space near the entrance.
“Umm, hand.”
I finally realized that we had been holding hands all this time. So, I quickly let go of her hand.
“Sorry, I didn’t realize.”
Yeah, I’m glad I let go of her hand as soon I realized. I was really surprised. My heart is still beating wildly.
“If you are nervous because of that you won’t be able to handle a real date.”
What was that just now?
“How could you say that with a blush on your face?”
“That’s just how my cheeks are.”
“Your cheeks weren’t so red a minute ago.”
“Anyone would blush if they knew they had unconsciously grabbed someone’s hand.”
“If you say so.”
Even the person who you are holding hands with would blush as well, I thought in my mind. I was to shy to tell her that, but I’m sure she can hear me anyway.
“Let’s not do this. It’s pointless.”
To a stranger, it would sound like nothing more than a lover’s quarrel. Even after all this time, we can’t behave like that in public.
“Don’t you think so?”
“I see, let’s pretend like it never happened.”
I quickly changed the topic. I’m going to talk about a topic I’ve been preparing since last night.
“Have you seen the latest trailer?”
“I saw it. It’s almost a spoiler.”
“Do you think they are going too far for their advertising?”
“I don’t think so, but do you want to watch something else?”
“Do as you please.”
“Okay then. Oh, do you like popcorn?”
“Depends on the flavour.”
“I like caramel flavour. By the way, I would love to have a popcorn case.”
“I agree with the flavour, but what’s the case for?”
“It’s a case, so we use it as a case.”
“I see.”
It is a thing I’m not interested in, but apparently some people like it.
“Hopefully there are some good cases left.”
“Yeah.”
After a while in in the train, we finally arrived at our stop. We arrived at a station near the theatres. It was really crowded, it’s probably because it was holiday. In front of us, there were a group of gals coming our way. They really stand out in the crowd. They use very bright coloured clothes that It almost hurt my eyes just by seeing them. When they were front of us, one of the girls shouted.
“Hey, it’s kisaragi! What? Is that your boyfriend?”
‘No, I’m not her boyfriend’, that was what I supposed to say. However, Kisaragi immediately grabbed my hand as if she was asking for my help. So, my adaptable brain came up with alternative answer.
“Yes, I’m her boyfriend. What do you want with my Nao?”
Schedules don’t always work out as planned. Nope, we didn’t expect this kind of encounter.