56 56 The day after White Day (1/2)
”How was it, White Day”
The next day, Zhou gave a thoughtful face when the tree asked his thoughts.
She didn't ask me if I cared for her at school, but when I stopped by the fast food store on my way home, she asked with a smile.
Sometimes I just came for potatoes because I want to pick something soggy, so maybe I shouldn't have stopped by if they asked me about this.
”I don't know... I just gave it to you normally”
”Happy for you?
”... well”
If I said I was happy or not, I was happy.
It wasn't an innocently shaky grin, but I think you're pretty happy because they turned you on a sweet, indescribably colorful smile that resembled a scuff.
That beautiful grin just makes me uncomfortable remembering.
If I returned it in as flat a voice as possible while keeping the heat from sneaking up on my cheek from the inside, the tree was nodding in the wind as I understood it to be ”yeah yeah” with my arms together.
”Your reaction sounds pretty good. You were delighted to see her smile.”
”Hmm,”
”You see. We're getting along steadily.”
With a smudging tone and voice rather than teasing, Zhou bites his lips.
Trees don't step in where you don't want them to, but otherwise they are very hard to do because I point them out exactly as best friends. Thousands of years old and I were originally close to each other to get back at it, so I don't have the means.
Guru, the tree is laughing calmly at the perimeter where he stumbled on the words. I was angry that it was a subtly raw and warm look.
I can't help it, and the tree's bitter smile arrives around me pointing that way while picking the fries I asked for.
”I'm happy for you, aren't I? I was wondering if Spring was finally coming around.”
”It's not like that.”
”You don't know if it's for the other side, do you?
”... nothing like that”
Indeed, I know with my own hands that I trust Zhou deeply at midday. Whatever Zhou is the most trustworthy man of midday, enough to say, I'm going to stay close to her. At least, Zhou is the most forgiving person in the interactive range I can see right now.
However, if that's romantic sentiment, it wouldn't be.
Sometimes I can be treated as heterosexual, but that's common among heterosexuals. I have received a favor, but I don't think it's a favor in the sense of a love affair directed at the opposite sex.
It's only recently that I've gotten somewhat more familiar with Zhou, but no man has changed. I don't really think I'd like the type Zhou.
”You, when are you so humbled? Really, I don't think I can be liked.”
”Instead of being given anything from that heaven... it's more of an effort, but you think I'm gonna be liked for working so hard and not taking it from a cute, amazing kid?
”If all pretty girls are tied up with capable beauties, they won't be terrorized.”
I didn't think that was the kind of thing a tree in a beautiful man could say.
”Well, if that's what you say, so far, fine.... then let's prophesy as friends”
”What the fuck?”
”Soon you will change. Or there are signs of change. All you have to do is step out.”
”... ok, talk to me”
”Ha ha, how many years do you think your friends have been doing this”
It hasn't been a year.
He laughs out of tease when he calmly puts in a penetration and says, ”That was it.”
This is the kind of casual interaction, but Tree, a friend from high school, is a man who understands and cares more about Zhou than his boyfriend who has spent time with a local junior high school.
”Tsukasa”
”Hmm?”
”You know, you're just saying that you don't deserve her, but you're admitting that you're fond of that way of saying things and attitude.”
”Fries, we're gonna stick it in your nose.”
”Excuse me.”