Futaba gets inside

"Come on!" Futaba said as she got up, pulling a dazed and red Akira to his feet. "If we go around, I can sneak inside!" Akira nodded and they started sprinting as Sojiro rounded the corner.

They burst around the house to the front door as Sojiro chased them; Akira took off towards LeBlanc as Futaba slipped through the now open door. She heard Sojiro yelling after Akira from the door as he ran.

"You better stay away!!" he yelled lamely. It seemed that he hadn't recognized Akira. He sighed and walked back inside, where Futaba quickly rushed to her room, slamming the door behind her. She leaned against, staring at the safety of her room, and finally, collapsed to the floor in relief.

It was finally over.

Just as she was about to get up and move from the floor to the bed, she almost jumped out of her skin at a knock on the door. "Futaba? Are you okay? I thought I heard you slamming the door."

"I-I'm fine!" she yelled. "J-just getting ready for bed!" satisfied, Sojiro walked off. Finally, after a long night, she fell onto her bed still dressed in just the shirt, which flew up as she flopped down. She curled up.

Then she thought.

A lot of things had happened tonight. A lot. She looked down at the shirt, and smiled. He had helped her a lot.

Her face went red when she remembered the position they were in just minutes ago. She still could feel it, like a phantom itch. She took a deep breath, and snuggled up, deciding to push that all away and go to bed.

She drifted off with a smile on her face.

The next morning, Futaba was sitting in LeBlanc, back in her normal clothes, which she had never appreciated more than she did right now. She was sipping some coffee when Akira came downstairs and sat down next to her. There was no school today, so he hadn't left.

However, an awkward silence filled the air, one that Sojiro quickly noticed.

"Are...you two okay?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "Did you two have a fight?"

"Oh! No, its fine. We're just...tired, right?" she answered quickly, glancing at him. Unlike last night, he was back to his cool self, and nodded. Sojiro gave them a disbelieving look, but didn't press it further.

"Just so you know, I think someone tried to break into the house last night." he said. "Be careful, okay?" The two nodded, and he left to go serve other customers.

"Hey, can we talk?" she asked Akira. He gave her a nod and glanced upstairs. She nodded back, finished her coffee, and they went upstairs. Futaba was reminded of last night as she sat on the bed, Akira standing in front of her. She looked up at his calm face.

It had been bothering her since she woke up, and she needed to talk about it with him. She felt a sort of...trust with him after what they had went through together last night. So, she needed to talk about this with someone, and he was the best person she could think of. She readied herself, and...