Social phobia and lonely rock

"Ok!"

She looked determined and nodded slightly.

After she agreed, Ishikawa Hayabusa did not take a step forward, but stretched out his hand to her with his palm facing up.

Pochi looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand, and her little head, which had used all her brainpower to make arrangements for the future, couldn't come to its senses.

After a moment of confusion, she quickly took out her wallet from her pocket and took out all the money in the wallet and put it in Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand.

Then she raised her head and stared at Ishikawa Hayabusa with dull eyes, confirming whether she had given enough money.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the stack of money in his hand, including a ten thousand dollar bill, several other thousand dollar bills, and a lot of change. He had to say that Pochi was quite rich.

But if you think about it from another perspective, it could be that she is saving money and cannot spend it.

He glanced at the dumbfounded Pochi again.

He couldn't help but take her empty wallet angrily, stuffed the money back, and pressed it into her palm.

He reached out and tapped her forehead again.

"Do you take me for granted?!"

Pochi quickly came to her senses after sensing something was wrong. She covered her forehead with her wallet in her small hands, and panic appeared in her blue eyes.

"Ah ah ah..."

What did she do at this important moment! ?

She herself didn't understand what it meant to give money to Falcon.

Pochi is going to break down.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at her usual strange reaction and complained.

"It hasn't been that long since we last held hands..."

Hearing the meaning of Ishikawa Hayabusa's words, Pochi's eyes lit up and he instantly returned to normal.

"Ah, yes."

Although she regretted doing the stupid thing, she still mustered up her courage and tentatively reached out to hold Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand, which had been lowered a little.

The moment she caught it, she smiled happily, even overly happy.

Seeing her so happy, Ishikawa Hayabusa also smiled slightly. Although Pochi was laughing foolishly, she did not ignore Ishikawa Hayabusa. Seeing this, she couldn't contain her excitement.

Even the hand holding Ishikawa Hayabusa tightened a little.

The two of them walked quietly towards the park, each with some light-hearted thoughts in their minds.

As he walked, Pochi suddenly realized why he had done such a stupid thing just now.

She just subconsciously wanted to merge everything she had into Ishikawa Hayabusa's.

...

Holding Ishikawa Hayabusa's hand, she walked forward quietly, looking at the changing scenery on the roadside and the occasional passers-by, and Pochi felt that she was indeed different from before.

Even though I am still afraid to face others, even though it is still difficult to speak.

But she has confirmed her existence, her future, her goals, her belonging, and her heart.

She could never have imagined before that she could walk peacefully and happily on the streets of Shimokitazawa.

As she followed Ishikawa Hayabusa with peace of mind, some scenes flashed before her eyes.

That was myself hiding behind a tree and observing the students walking into the school, and also myself feeling smug about finding a corner of the stairs that no one cared about.

Looking at her confused selves, she suddenly wanted to tell them.

Please believe the black-haired classmate who is approaching you. He can gently lead you into the shining yet not-alone stage, and he can let you see the world outside the closet.

But don't fall in love with him.

Because liking him is an idea that only I can have now.

Pochi has made up her mind. Even if Ishikawa Hayabusa doesn't accept her confession, she won't be afraid.

No matter what, she would try her best to be someone he would like.

...

The surrounding scenery gradually became green, and perhaps influenced by Ishikawa Hayabusa, Pochi was able to relax more in such a natural place.

They walked into the park and sat down on the curbstones under the shade of the trees.

It is late August, and it has been a while since the Beginning of Autumn, and the weather is still a bit hot as it approaches the End of Heat.

The two people hiding under the shade of the tree didn't seem to care about the heat and sat quietly.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Pochi grabbing the pink sweatpants on her thighs with both hands, and saw that she froze again. This time, Ishikawa Hayabusa did not make a sound to disturb her.

He just waited quietly.

It was her choice that Ishikawa Hayabusa could not force, because she was so fragile and so easily distorted by her superficial thoughts.

In any case, he would rather let her decide for herself.

Not long after, the pink-haired girl in front of him seemed to be mentally prepared. She grabbed her pants with both hands and turned her head with awareness.

Pochi tried to raise his gaze, as he was not used to looking directly at others and instinctively wanted to avoid it.

Her eyes met Ishikawa Hayabusa's, and she suppressed her emotions at first, as if she didn't want to get too excited and scare Ishikawa Hayabusa.

"Falcon..."

"Ah."

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at her. It seemed like Pochi was trying hard to force herself, forcing herself to be shy, forcing herself not to dare to express herself, and forcing herself to be uneasy.

She sternly tried to make a sound.

"I...I like...like..."

A faint sound was heard.

She dodged her gaze subconsciously, but was constantly focused on Ishikawa Hayabusa's eyes.

The chirping of cicadas in early autumn was still shrill, but it could not drown out the girl's determined voice.

The hot, dry ground of the park, the falling leaves of the evergreen trees, and the sultry afternoon air did nothing to distract the two from each other.

Pochi's struggle was short-lived, as Ishikawa Hayabusa knew she could finish what she was saying, but after understanding her thoughts, he reached out and held her shoulders with both hands.

"Pochi."

He could clearly feel with his hands that Pochi was shaking.

"Falcon... I haven't yet..."

Pochi lowered his head, showing for the first time that he did not accept his words.

But what responded to her was.

"I like you, go out with me."

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the brave girl in front of him who was extremely determined, who was trying hard to overcome things she was not used to and who dared to face her fears.

Behind her stupidity and timidity is her gradually perfect heart, and she still likes her pure heart.

Although I want to hear her confession, as a man I can't always avoid it and force the girl to do it.

When Pochi heard what Ishikawa Hayabusa said, he blinked in disbelief.

Mist suddenly filled her eyes. She suppressed her excitement and uneasiness, and looked at Ishikawa Hayabusa, wondering if she had heard it wrong.

"Falcon... that... say it again..."

Seeing her so excited, Ishikawa Hayabusa felt a little embarrassed. He crossed his arms and said in a slightly arrogant tone.

"I'll say it once, Pochi."

Pochi bit her lower lip excitedly and looked down at her legs, her tears dripping onto her pants and her body shaking.

But this time, her voice was extremely clear with a crying tone.

"I like Falcon. Can Falcon date me?"

After she finished speaking, she raised her head and checked Ishikawa Hayabusa's expression with her eyes covered with tears.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at her with tears in her eyes, and couldn't help but tighten his face and responded very affirmatively.

"I like Bo...Yili, please date me!"

Pochi felt like she couldn't hold back her tears and even her nose was about to run. She sniffed and just as she was about to reach out to wipe her tears, a handkerchief appeared in front of her.

Her blurred vision did not allow her to see clearly when Ishikawa Hayabusa took it out.

She hesitated.

"Although the first gift after dating is a bit cheap, but considering that I hope Yili can wipe away all the tears from today on, it should be not bad."

Ishikawa Hayabusa's shy but pretentious voice reached Pochi's ears.

Faced with such rather corny love words, Pochi didn't find them corny at all. She couldn't help laughing, but her tears still kept flowing.

She took the handkerchief tremblingly, hesitated for a long time, and still couldn't bear to wipe her face with it.

For a moment, she felt that she was so stupid and weird that Falcon would accept her confession and even confess to her. Her confused heart actually became sad.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Pochi who was really beginning to feel sad, and found a tissue to give to her, feeling both amused and helpless.

This time, Pochi took the tissue and hesitated before wiping his face clean. After blowing his nose, he hesitated before quickly getting up and walking to the trash can to throw it away.

She didn't wait for her tears to dry and hurried back, as if she was afraid that Ishikawa Hayabusa would run away.

She carefully and slowly sat down in her original position, but felt the distance was too far, so she secretly moved closer.

She didn't know what she was going to do next, but she just wanted to stay with him.

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at the petite, silly and cute girl.

He didn't dare get too close to her at this time, for fear that she would be too delicate and break.

After both of them calmed down a little, Ishikawa Hayabusa asked.

"One mile..."

Following Yili's words, Ishikawa Hayabusa clearly saw Yili's body tremble slightly and a charming smile appeared on his face.

Ishikawa Hayabusa's next words made her put away her smile.

He said.

"Come to think of it, Yili never told me why he likes me. I have told you why I like Yili before, so why don't you tell me too."

Every time Ishikawa Hayabusa called her name, Yili's heart was moved, but after hearing it, she was stunned.

Looking at her silly look, Ishikawa Hayabusa guessed what she was thinking.

What to do? I never thought about it!

A pair of blue eyes glanced to the side in panic.

She had made preparations beforehand, thinking through various confession scenes, confession dialogues, tones, and expressions, but she hadn't thought of this.

Or rather, apart from the above four items, she didn't think about anything else.

She yelled at herself in her mind what a fool she was.

But fortunately the question is simple. There are so many reasons to like Falcon, and she can give endless examples...

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Ichiri and began to think. Her face began to turn red and gradually her head began to smoke. He waited for a while.

Yili seemed to have learned bad things from him, lowering his head and speaking in a muffled voice as if he was shy.

"Falcon...Say it again and I'll tell you."

Yili still didn't understand the situation clearly. The boy next to her was not a shy boy who dared not speak. Moreover, Ishikawa Hayabusa had already finished speaking, so wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for her to speak?

Ishikawa Hayabusa looked at Ichiri quietly; the chirping of the autumn cicadas failed to disturb his thoughts.

He spoke with a gust of wind.