date a live ^The chase^

The chase has started

“Hm......”

Shidou frowned as he moved forward, he finally arrived back home.

It’s almost midnight. Today was really tiring. He’d like to just lie down on the bed and go to sleep immediately, but due to his entire body being sticky from sweat and saliva. I should probably take a quick hot shower and turn in early. After deciding that in his mind, Shidou squeezed the handle of the door.

——However, at that instant.

“shidoooooouuuuuuu!”

A yell came from the apartment next door, Shidou couldn’t help but freeze.

He saw Tohka standing at the entrance of her apartment in her pajamas, she was yelling with an anxious expression.

“Tohka......?”

“I-I just realized ——I can’t! I can’t do it! If I were to be a good girl for today, then wouldn’t I be unable to receive my reward today......!”

Tohka showed an expression that was almost bursting into tears, she ran towards Shidou at a startling speed.

“shidou! There’s no time left! H-hurry!”

“H-hey......Tohka!?”

“Wah!?”

Just as Shidou made a sound, Tohka tripped and lost her balance.

Tohka’s body soared through the sky instantly, falling towards Shidou’s direction.

“Uwah!”

“Uguh......!?”

Falling to the ground with Tohka’s body lying on top of him. Pain ran through his entire body.

However, he quickly noticed the other sensations that were assaulting his body other than pain. Tohka’s soft body was tightly pressing onto his own, aside from that, Shidou’s forehead was also kissed by Tohka’s lips.

“Hm......!?”

Although he felt embarrassed, but he was more worried about Tohka than anything else.

“T-Tohka! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere ——”

“Oo......Oooh!”

On the other hand, Tohka totally did not notice Shidou’s concern for her, asking him with exuberance.

“shidou! What is the time now!”

“Ah? That is......”

Being asked this question out of the blue, Shidou lit the screen of his phone.

“It just passed midnight......But,”

Shidou said, Tohka maintained her position on top of Shidou, letting out a huge sigh of relief.

“That’s great......I made it in time......”

“H-hey, what are you talking about? What’s that about making it in time......”

“shidou.”

As though covering up Shidou’s voice, Tohka continued to speak.

“If it is like this......We’d be able to stay together forever.”

Saying that with an innocent smile......Shidou felt that it was best that he’d pry no further.

◇

“Haa......”

The next morning. Shidou forcefully dragged his body that was still held down by fatigue, he discovered that Tohka, Kotori, Yoshino were all in the living room.

“Hm? What a rare sight. Why are you all here at this time.”

Shidou rubbed his eyes as he spoke.

Today was different from yesterday, it was a school day. Usually he would meet up with Tohka outside his house or at school, but it seems that she woke up rather early today.

“Yeah! Because I feel great today!”

Stating that, Tohka folded her arms in happiness. For some reason, it feels that she was more confident than yesterday, or she could just be full of energy.

“Fufu, isn’t that great? There’d be these kind of days once in a while.”

The person who said that was Kotori. For some reason, Kotori too was looking as happy as Tohka.......did something good happen.

Even though he thought that it probably wouldn’t be the case, but Shidou still turned to look at Yoshino. In the end, there was something different about her as well. Although she did not express it as arrogantly as Tohka and Kotori, but she would constantly gaze at Shidou with a reddened face.

“What’s the matter? It feels that everyone’s feeling great today......”

Shidou weakly smiled, he wore the apron draped on the chair, rolling up sleeves and washing his hands.

Opening the fridge, he took out bacon and eggs. Although there were more people than usual......but there were sufficient ingredients.

[——Well then next up is, the divination channel.]

Just as Shidou was readying breakfast, such a voice came from the living room. It seems that Kotori had turned on the television.

“Hm? Kotori, was this lady the one who appeared on the television yesterday?”

“That’s right. That’s because yesterday was a Sunday which was why they broadcasted it at that time, but usually they would broadcast this in the morning.”

“Heh......so that’s why.”

The three girls engaged in their own conversation, occasionally watching the television. Shidou smiled as he took out the saucepan from the drawer.

A conversation from the television soon came from the living room.

[——Um—, I am someone with the intials S•I, I let my boyfriend kiss me yesterday, so is he going to be the destined one in my life? That’s because you mentioned that the one who kissed me yesterday would be my soulmate.]

[Congratulations——but did you two kiss on the lips?]

[No, it was only on the cheek......]

[Then I’m sorry, it would not come true unless it was on the lips.]

[Eeeeeeeeh——]

“Wha......!”

“Haa?”

“Eh......”

Shidou turned his head around. For some reason, it feels that he had just heard the cries of the three girls and the television at the same time.

“Um? Did something happen to the three of......you......?”

When Shidou turned his body towards the living room......he couldn’t help but stop moving.

That’s because the trio who was supposed to be watching television peacefully, were staring at Shidou with gleaming eyes.

“U-um......what is......”

Shidou involuntarily retr/eated, hitting the sink as he did so. At that moment, the metal spoon placed there fell to the ground, making a clinking sound.

——That sound, became the starting signal.

“shidooooouu!”

“Shidou!”

“S-Shidou ......san......”

The three girls yelled out his name in unison as they lunged for him.

“Uu, waaaaaaaaaah!?”

Shidou’s tortured cries resounded throughout the neighborhood that morning.