[Backdated to the 13th]

[readingreinbow]

[ Early in the evening there's a knock. ]

Kisumi-san. Are you there?

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[readingreinbow]

I'll come back in the morning, I promise.

Oh, and I should ask now... are you going to say anything to the others? About this?

[highspeedo]

Well, Mako-chan already knows what happened, so... If I don't say anything, he might get worried.

[readingreinbow]

You told Makoto-senpai?

[ That makes one person he won't be able to look in the eye for a while. ]

[highspeedo]

—But he gave us his blessing!

[readingreinbow]

[ Covering his face. ]

Nagisa! How will I be able to swim with him now?

[highspeedo]

What's the matter?

[readingreinbow]

He shouldn't know where my lips have been.

[highspeedo]

Rei-chan, don't be like that!

[readingreinbow]

Like what? I just don't want him to think I'm a pervert or something.

[highspeedo]

He doesn't!

[readingreinbow]

... Do you?

[highspeedo]

Eh? Why would I?

[readingreinbow]

You called me one a while ago, when I asked if we had a way to ask for the cabin for ourselves.

[highspeedo]

[turns a little pink at that, bumping his forehead against Rei's chest to hide it]

I can't believe I missed all those hints...! I was just teasing, Rei-chan.

[readingreinbow]

I meant for either of us individually!

But sometimes I'm not sure when you're teasing and when you're not.

[highspeedo]

I don't think you're a pervert! —But if you are, that's okay, too! I won't tell!

[readingreinbow]

[ Getting ready to go into a sputtering rant but then just looks down at Nagisa and nods. ]

... Thanks.

[highspeedo]

For now, I'll just tell Mako-chan that we sorted things out! Is that better?

[readingreinbow]

Alright. I suppose we should tell everyone eventually, but for right now I'd rather have something special that's just between us.

[highspeedo]

[blinks, conflicted]

Between us...

[readingreinbow]

Is that bad?

[highspeedo]

Does it need to be a secret? We're not doing anything wrong.

[readingreinbow]

No, not at all. But... I don't know if I like my personal life being so open. You saw how people reacted to seeing an embarrassing memory of mine, and that was something that happened years ago.

[highspeedo]

[wriggles both his hands into Rei's pockets, standing very, very close]

So if our friends ask, what should I say?

[readingreinbow]

[ Wrapping his arms around Nagisa out of habit. ]

What would they have to ask about?