Chapter 31: After the Storm (1/2)

“I’m really sorry about that.”

It was evening, after Itsuki and Chitose left, and Amane apologized to a clearly weary Mahiru.

The latter was immediately harassed by people she did not know, and her secret was revealed. It was likely she too felt perturbed and weary.

Amane had a feeling this was a deja vu from the last time Shihoko visited.

“No, it was because I was careless.”

“She’s noisy, isn’t she?”

“…A real lively person.”

“You can just say she’s really noisy.”

“She is just a little energetic, but an interesting one, I think.”

“What do you mean, a little…….……well, I guess it’s fine if you don’t mind.”

Amane felt that Chitose was a loudmouth, but the courteous Mahiru was merely being demure about it, it seemed.

Luckily, it appeared she did not dislike Chitose, but he did not know whether it would be a good thing to be friends.

They had different personalities…and it might be interesting for them to be friends, probably.

Of course, if she said anything that left Mahiru troubled, he intended to remind her, but he decided to just watch for the time being.

“I do not have such people around me, so i am a little happy.”

“Well, it’s rare to see someone like Chitose…smack her on the head if she gets too aggressive, you know?”

“Vi-violence is not good. I will try to coax her with words.”

Both of them felt Chitose would go crazy at times, and there were times she would be passionate about strange things, so such a reminder was necessary.

So he swore to remind Chitose later in his heart, and turned towards the window, looking at the falling snowflakes.

If not for this weather, this secret would not have been revealed to that couple…but snowfall might be a blessing to the lovers, so he could not complain too much.

It appeared Mahiru too liked the snow, and once she noticed Amane staring at the snow, she too enjoyed the sight.

The sun had set early as it was winter, the scenery darkening.

It was dark enough to be called night, and little snow fell, so one could faintly see snow from the lights in the room

“It is a white Christmas.”

“I guess. But it has nothing to do with us.”

“But they are pretty. Is that not fine?”

They were not dating, so the meaning of White Christmas was irrelevant to them…but since Mahiru liked it, perhaps the snow was not bad after all.

The fluttering little snowflakes founded a white coating to the darkening world. At the rate the snow fell however, there would not be much piled up, even if it snowed the entire night.