It was night, and I was dead awake lying on my bed. After the events that had transpired, me and Hana had decided to go over to my house and hang out for a while, we discussed how we could change her present circumstances and how to avoid her moving once again, I offered her many suggestions, one of which she seemed to want to try.
She was going to either tonight or tomorrow ask her dad about why they move so much, and if they could stop moving, she told me that after everything was said and done she would tell me how it went.
I thought about earlier today, when she had hugged me out of nowhere, and how I responded, I covered my face with my hands in embarrassment.
I hugged Hana back, people who have known each other for not very long don't usually hug each-other, and I had only known Hana for 3 weeks.
Or atleast, I had known her for 3 weeks out of the online world, so in other words we have known each other for two years, even so I couldn't stop getting embarrassed about it, and this indescribable warmth in my chest would pop up every time I thought about it.
I decided I needed to distract myself from all of today's drama, and pulled out my phone fully intending to doom scroll myself to sleep, but a wrench was thrown into my plans as soon as I heard the notification of a text.
Yamada Hana : [I talked with my dad.]
I could watch more videos later, for now I needed to talk with Hana
Sato Masaichi : [And what did he say?]
Yamada Hana : [He said he had a vague idea of what he could do, I told him how sad it would make me to move again, but one of his ideas really surprised me.]
Sato Masaichi : [And what would that idea be?]
Yamada Hana : [I'm not telling you.]
I looked up at the ceiling of my room, this girl really was something, and that something was annoying.
Sato Masaichi : [Alright whatever, I'm going to go back to bed.]
Yamada Hana : [Wait no dont, please Masaichi.]
Sato Masaichi : [Why?]
Yamada Hana : [I can't sleep, after what happened today.]
Huh, so she was still thinking about what had happened in the storage room for some apparent reason.
Sato Masaichi : [So you want to keep me up all night, is what you're saying?]
Yamada Hana : [No, I guess I just feel a little lonely is all.]
Sato Masaichi : [Oh.]
Sato Masaichi : [I'm sorry, but I don't want to have a repeat of the last time we stayed up.]
Yamada Hana : [Fine… I have another request though, can you hear me out?]
I sat up in my bed, she wanted to ask me for something else?
Sato Masaichi : [Alright sure, what do you want?]
Yamada Hana : [I want to walk with you to school.]
I scratched my head, her house was farther than my home from school, so that would mean she would have to meet up at my house and then we would be able to walk there together.
Sato Masaichi : [Thats a strange request.]
Yamada Hana : [uhuh well, so are you.]
Sato Masaichi : [You're getting confrontational over nothing.]
Yamada Hana : [Can we or can we not, Moron?]
Sato Masaichi : [Yes, let's do it, why not.]
Sato Masaichi : [So are we going to meet at my house or somewhere else?]
Yamada Hana : [Your house.]
After she decided our meeting place would be my house I talked with her for a little longer, until my clock regrettably read the numbers "10:30", I needed to go to bed quickly before I screwed up my sleep schedule.
*****
My feet were hitting the cold hard pavement at a moderate pace, to my left was Hana. Earlier she had come to my house and I came out to greet her. Soon we both started walking side by side to school, but we had yet to say anything noteworthy.
"Masaichi, I know most of your hobbies, but what are some obscure ones you have?"
"What do you mean, like hobbies almost no one has?"
"What do you think obscure means?'
I put my hands to my sides, and slowed my pace, Hana noticed this and also slowed down.
"Hm, well I do have one."
"Oh, and what would that be?'
"I like baking."
Hana looked in my direction, adjusting her glasses.
"Well I mean, cooking and baking are the same thing right? I already knew you cooked."
"Baking is different in a lot of ways, but yes it basically is cooking I suppose."
"Hey Masaichi."
"Yeah, what's up?"
Hana paused, and put her arms behind her back, and gripped one of her forearms with her free hand.
"Let's bake something together this weekend. Alright?"
"I- ok?"
Hana chuckled, and we continued on as we were before, this talk felt more different than before, and how I felt towards her also was starting to change, I had no idea why but I guess that would have to wait.
Because now I need to come up with what we should bake.