Kiyopon was in the bathroom, drying his wet body with his towel after taking a nice shower to rinse himself before going to bed.

Kiyopon wrapped his towel over his lower half, concealing his dangerous weapon before proceeding to brushing his teeth.

A few seconds later, his phone had received a message notification while he was still brushing his teeth.

But to Kiyopon's convenience, he had brought in his phone in the bathroom while he took a shower, so he can check it easily.

Kiyopon grabbed his phone with his free hand and checked out the message.

It was a text from Sakura Airi.

Kiyopon typed his response and sent.

Kiyopon saw Sakura's bubble icon typing her response.....but it took quite a while before she sent her response.

Her icon kept typing and then suddenly disappearing again. This had repeated 4 times in a row....which made Kiyopon a bit concerned.

He sent.

she responded after a few seconds.

Kiyopon sent before placing his phone down before continuing the brushing of his pearly whites.

Meanwhile, Sakura's face went red as she couldn't get a certain image out of her head.

I'm pretty sure the image I'm talking about is obvious to you, right?

But in case you're a complete cinnamon roll and didn't get the implications. Then I will gladly ruin your non-horny mind with a proper description of what our dear Sakura Airi had imagined in her head.

She imagined our silent protagonist, fresh out of a warm shower. His body dripping wet, his eyes staring at you with an inviting, seductive gaze, hot mist covering his lower region while we gawk at his wonderful upper body as he walks towards the horny Sakura and slowly pulls her close, whispering sweet nothings and dirty everythings, igniting a fire somewhere down her nether regions as she melts in his hot gaze.

.....Should I continue?

Nahhh, I'm pretty sure I made my point clear, so there's no need to go into further detail. :)

To summarize, Sakura was horny. :)

Authors, I want a dominating horny Sakura Airi! She's wasted potential in the LN but not in Wattpad! So for the sake of Sakura simps........WRITE HORNY DOMINATING SAKURA!

Anyway.....back to the main story.

Sakura fumed red as she muffled her cute screams in her pillow, in an attempt to extinguish such inappropriate thoughts of her crush.

" A-Airi, how could you think of such things!" She spoke to herself as she kicked her legs in the air.

" I-If A-Ayanokoji-kun knew about my thoughts......how would he.....no...don't even go there, Airi!" She reprimanded herself, her voice was still muffled due to the pillow.

' Okay...calm down! You've got to focus on the main reason why you wanted to chat with Ayanokoji-kun!' She thought before putting her pillow down and taking a deep breath.

She picked up her phone and began typing.....

Back to Kiyopon....

He stepped out of the bathroom, towel still wrapped around his lower half as he placed his phone on the night stand while he picked out his bedtime clothes from the closet.

Kiyopon managed to change before his phone received a new message. He quickly went to it and checked it out.

it said.

Kiyopon nodded in approval, he felt proud of Sakura once more as he typed his response.

And sent.

She asked.

Kiyopon responded.

Sakura stopped responding after that. Kiyopon assumed that their conversation had just ended until moments later, after he had settled into his bed...

He received another message.

Kiyopon grabbed his phone from the night stand and checked the message.

She asked him.

Kiyopon typed his response.

And sent.

And a few seconds after Kiyopon sent his response, a call was being initiated by Sakura. But Kiyopon was suprised to see that it was a video call, but nonetheless, he answered it.

" Eep! I-I didn't mean it to be a video call!" Kiyopon's phone screen showed a very flustered Sakura Airi. Her long pink hair was loose and she was currently wearing her pajamas, while she was seated in her chair.

" H-Hold on, I'll end the call and make a normal one instead-"

" It's okay, Sakura. I don't mind video calling." Kiyopon softly assured her.

" Really...?" She asked.

"....Unless you have problems on your end...?" Kiyopon redirected the question back to her.

" No! I'm completely fine on my end. J-Just making sure that you're comfortable on your end, since....well...I kept bothering you for quite a while now." She said in an apologetic tone.

" You're not bothering me..." Kiyopon reassured her, " So....why did you want to call?" He asked.

" Well....you recall when I said that I'd meet Yamauchi-kun tomorrow?" She asked.

Kiyopon nodded.

" Well...um....I don't really want to go alone....so.....ugh, this will be a bother for you..." she looked down as she said that.

" What is it? " Kiyopon asked.

" Is it okay for you to.....come with me? Just be around the area while I give my answer to Yamauchi-kun?" She asked, meekly.

" It's not a problem, Sakura." Kiyopon replied.

" Really?" Her eyes lit up in suprise, to which Kiyopon nodded, confirming it.

" Oh....thank goodness!" Sakura said before releasing a sigh of relief.

" But....why do you need me there? I'm sure you can handle it....you've improved yourself, after all. You're not the same girl you used to be." Kiyopon asked, curious about Sakura's true thoughts.

Sakura chuckled at that before sighing.

" That's not true, Ayanokoji-kun. Even though I've gotten better.....I still get flustered and scared when it comes to things like this.....especially when I don't know much about Yamauchi-kun in the first place. " She said.

Kiyopon nodded in response. Looks like he was right about Sakura still holding the fear of talking to others deep in heart.....but he can tell that she'll get over it soon.

" Um...." Kiyopon noticed that Sakura was trying to say something, but was struggling to do so.

Sakura's cheeks turned a bit red before she looked straight into the camera and gave a small nervous smile.

" Thank you for always being there, Ayanokoji-kun.....even now, you still are . If....If I hadn't met you....I would've probably stayed the same....like I always had." She said with a tone full of gratitude.

Kiyopon felt touched by that. Her sincerity and gratitude was appreciated by our silent protagonist.

" I promised you, didn't ? I'll be there for you, when you need me to...." Kiyopon repeated his promise to her back when they were still aquaintances and not quite friends.

Sakura giggled at that.

" Hahaha! I just realized how cheesy all that sounded..." Sakura said before releasing more giggles.

" ....Hm....I guess it was...." Kiyopon agreed.

" Well...." Sakura finally stopped giggling, " I think it's time we end this call? You still have to sleep, right?" She said.

Kiyopon nodded.

" Then.....goodnight, Ayanokoji-kun!" She said.

" Goodnight, Sakura." Kiyopon said, softly.

Kiyopon walked to the meeting place, he decided to arrive 10 minutes early and as he predicted, Sakura was also already there.

She seemed confident but Kiyopon could tell by the fidgeting of her hands that she was still nervous.

Sakura's eyes scanned the area until she spotted the approaching Kiyopon.

" Goodmorning, Ayanokoji-kun." She smiled as she walked from her spot to meet him half way.

Kiyopon writes in his notebook.

It said.

" Um, sorry. Why don't we walk around a bit? You wouldn't want Yamauchi-kun to spot us like this, right?"

Sakura suggested quickly and grabbed his arm as they walked to the tree-lined spot at the back of the school building.

Kiyopon noted that she took him to a hidden spot, most people wouldn't be around here so it was quite a nice choice.

They finally stopped.

" Oh, sorry!" She quickly lets go of Kiyopon's arm and bows apologetically.

Kiyopon writes in his notebook.

It said.

Sakura sighed in relief before speaking.

" And to answer your question....I'm absolutely jumpy! Today has arrived and Yamauchi-kun should be arriving in 8 minutes! " she said as she began playing with the strands of her hair, in an attempt to brush away her nervousness.

" Why did he have to like....me.....confession on both ends....feels awful...." she said in a sad tone. She was feeling guilty now.

Kiyopok writes in his notebook.

It said.

Sakura slowly nodded.

Kiyopon continues writing in his notebook....

It said.

Sakura's eyes widened as she nodded slowly in understanding. " You're right..." she said.

Kiyopon watched as she began to take deep breaths to try and quell her unsure heart.

But then....

Plop! Kiyopon felt a single water droplet land on his cheek.

Could it be...? Kiyopon stretched his hand and felt more droplets of water hitting it, which basically confirmed his thoughts.

Sakura didn't seem to notice yet, so he had no choice but to grab her.

" Huh?" Sakura was suprised to feel a warm piece of clothing over her head.

" H-Huh? Wait, Ayanokoji-kun why did you-" she tried to ask but Kiyopon didn't answer and instead handed her his notebook.

Sakura subconsciously clutched it tight to her chest but was still confused until she looked around and looked at the sky and ground.

" Oh no! It's raining!" She said.

The shower quickly started pouring down, and quickly drenched Kiyopon in rain.

But Kiyopon didn't care about that and quickly ushered Sakura to a place with cover. Kiyopon spotted a waiting area nearby and decided to head there while he quickly but gently ushered Sakura.

Throughout the way, the rain shower showed no mercy on our protagonist while Sakura was protected by Kiyopon's jacket along the way.

They made it under the waiting area, which was covered by its own roof.

Sakura quickly looked at the heavily drenched Kiyopon and immediately started fussing about it.

" A-Ayanokoji-kun! " she quickly took out her handkerchief and placed his notebook on the bench.

Kiyopon turned towards her but didn't expect her to be so near to him.

He felt her handkerchief gently wipe away the excess water from his hair. Sakura stood on her tippy toes as she continued drying his face at the very least.

" Why did you even do that...." she seemed disappointed.

" Would you have wanted to get drenched like me?" Kiyopon asked.

Sakura pouts, " Well, it would certainly make me feel better if we got drenched together instead of letting yourself get drenched and saving me." She wiped his forehead and gently went down to his cheeks.

".....I don't understand your logic, but I won't question it." Kiyopon said while Sakura just sighed.

Kiyopon stared at Sakura's face as she continued wiping the sides of his face and making her way down to his neck.

Suddenly, everything clicked into his head all at once.

So this is....the appeal of romance....He silently thought as he focused on her expression. A beautiful girl who was doing her best to dry the rainwater drenched boy under a shelter to cover from the rain.

And they'd talk to pass the time. They'd talk until they'd ran out of things to say. And then their eyes would meet once more....before they start drawing in closer to the other.

And then.....well....they'd kiss.

Sakura and Kiyopon sat beside each other in silence until Sakura spoke.

" Do you think Yamauchi-kun is still waiting? " she asked.

Kiyopon shrugged and Sakura immediately groaned into her hands.

" Aaahh....I feel so bad! What if he's waiting under the rain? " she said.

" I don't think he'd do that...." Kiyopon tried to assure her.

" I hope not..." Sakura said before sighing. " This is a very unlucky day, huh?" She mused.

Kiyopon disagreed as he silently began to think back to the water bottle problem he helped Horikita with....

" Well...today wasn't that bad...just inconvenient..." Kiyopon said.

Sakura hummed sadly in agreement.

" I wonder if it'll pass?" She asked.

Kiyopon checked his phone and then placed it back down.

" It's just a passing shower. It should stop soon." He reassured her.

" Ah, that's good...." she said.

" I'm sorry that I got you soaked again...." she said.

" It's okay, really. After all, a kind old gentleman would kill me if he were to find out that I let a girl get soaked by the rain." Kiyopon joked.

Sakura giggled.

" A kind old gentleman? Are you talking about your father, Ayanokoji-kun ?" Sakura asked, curiously.

Kiyopon averted his eyes after that.

" Huh? Did I say something wrong?" Sakura immediately panicked.

" No...it's just....the person who I was actually referring to....was my caretaker." Kiyopon admitted, there was no need to lie.

Instead, he just needed to divert the attention away from the topic about his " father ".

" I see....." Sakura nodded along.

Soon, the rain began slowing down.

" Oh, it's slowing down!" Sakura said.

Kiyopon nodded.

Kiyopon hid around the corner as he watched Sakura walking up to Yamauchi, who had just arrived.

" S-Sorry to have kept you waiting." Yamauchi stuttered out. " So, did you read my letter?" He asked.

" Yes...." Sakuta took a deep breath to try and calm down her nerves.

Sakura...gambatte ne....Kiyopon cheered for her in his thoughts.

" I like you too, Yamauchi-kun! Let's go out!" Sakura smiled.

" H-Huh?! Really?!" Yamauchi's jaw dropped to the floor.

Kiyopon widened his eyes in suprise. He didn't think she'd return his feelings.

" I'm sorry. But I can't return your feelings." Sakura bowed apologetically.

Kiyopon felt a bit bad for Yamauchi, but he had to accept this, even if it's painful.

In a confession......

Either both become happy,

Or one of them becomes heartbroken.

Either way, you gotta live with it.

" I-I see...." Yamauchi looked like he was trying to digest this rejection. His voice shook, it was clear that he was indeed hurt.

But after a moment of uncomfortabke silence, Yamauchi suddenly spoke.

" Thank you, Sakura. For coming all the way here....to tell me in person." He said.

After that, Yamauchi bid his goodbyes and walked away, leaving Sakura alone to sigh in relief as she placed her hand on her chest.

Once Yamauchi was definitely gone, Kiyopon stepped out of his hiding spot and walked to Sakura's side.

" I feel bad for hurting him.....it's a shame he somehow....liked a girl like me....." Sakura said.