When the bus pulled up in front of the school gate, she was looking forward to spending time there with her friend.

But even with these thoughts in mind, her heart skipped a beat when a stranger next to Mafuyu leaned against their seat and turned to look at her, and although their lips formed one of those crooked smiles she did come to associate them with, she couldn't help but notice how pretty their eyes were.

The stranger is you.