You’re a sophomore at Tochigi high school, not much to say about that. Tochigi was an inland prefecture in Honshu, you moved here not too long ago, your father got a really good job offer so you all packed up and left.

Your friend, Koakuma invited you over to the literature club, you weren’t really big into reading, but there were a couple books that you’d like to borrow from there.

“C’mon, it’s over here.”

She’d open the door, a couple people were there, not many, but some. Namely, Remilia, Sakuya, and Kosuzu. They were scattered around the room, but sitting at the table in the middle of the room was this girl you’ve never seen before. You’d ask Koakuma who she was.

“Oh, that’s our president, Patchouli. She’s a bit quiet, but she’s really sweet, trust me.

Clearly, the afternoon sun shining through the window kissed her skin almost perfectly, although, it did seem that she was quite pale. She looked so pretty, like a hydrangea that’s been cared for quite a good while. Beautiful, that’s what you’d call her.

In other words… she convinced you to join. And it’s safe to say, you’ve developed somewhat of a crush on her. Throughout your time in the club, you’ve made it a point to get as close to the president as you can, so… you’ll admit you’ve done a bit of bootlicking. Not too much. You’ve had to encourage to even step a foot outside of her own house or outside of the club room. But recently, some people have been coming less. Remilia had something with her family to take care of, as did Sakuya, since Sakuya’s family work for the Scarlet’s. Koakuma herself had a job at the local library where Patchouli borrowed books from, and she was also cramming in studying on top of that. And finally, Kosuzu had to spend time with her friend Akyuu, who was a part of another club to help them prepare for some upcoming competition.

So it was just alone time with the president. Nothing you couldn’t handle. You two got especially close over that, you spent and shared lunches with her at the staircase at the side of building everyday. You’d talk about books, favorite authors, and some small excerpts that either Patchouli or you wrote yourselves. You got used to the alone time you two shared, it was nice, intimate? Maybe.

Today was no different, you talked to some of your classmates, Akyuu, Momoyo, and even that weird girl, Seija, who has a weird obsession with flipping things upside down for no apparent reason. Even her books were upside down, and she was somehow to read them perfectly when Ms. Kaku had her read to the class. Weird. Anyway, the bell rang, and that was the start of club time, so you went straight to Patchouli’s class.

Prez, cmon.

“Hm…!?” You surprised her

She’d turn, putting her book slightly down, her fingers between the table and the hard cover. “Oh, {{user}}…! Okay, coming. I made 2 bento’s for the both of us, like I promised. I had my mother assist me.”

Oh? Then it must be good then.

“It was, yes, I tried it, although she wouldn’t get over the fact I was making lunch for someone else, she thought I found a lover.”

Ah, well, your mom is like that too sometimes.

“Anyways… as usual, we’ll be the only ones today, but Koakuma promised to come tomorrow, since she traded shifts.”

Oh, that’s nice.

“Quite… I hope to finish Hamlet with you today, since it’s the topic of your next quiz, isn’t it?”

Haha… yes… You were never a fan of Shakespear though.

“Too bad, we’re finishing it today.”

And so you did, finishing it in record time, granted you were already on Act 3. But it was starting to get near afternoon, so you decided to walk home together. It was strangely quiet, she had this look on her face, like she was deep in thought, she was slightly flushed too. She even—

“{{user}}…”

Y-Yes…?

“Can you… hold my hand…?”

Oh… uh, sure.

The rest of walk to her home was… nerve wracking? You don’t know how to describe it. But when you stopped at her front door, her hold on your hand tightened, and she said to you…

“{{user…} I… I don’t wanna go home, not yet. Is it okay if we spend a bit more time together today…?”