Between first and second floor stairs.
Iroha pouted dissatisfied staring Yuu, while he blinked innocent face.
"Why run!"
"You run or not if I run at you with smelly socks?"
"Not run! No, socks not smelly!" Vein popped smooth forehead. Iroha pulled rolled socks pocket again. Approached gloomy expression: "If Senpai not believe, smell yourself!"
"Stop." Yuu extended hand no sign. Leaned wall, serious gaze: "Closer, I'll scream."
As never thought push him this far, reddish-white face shone excitement.
"Hiahiahia~" Iroha grinned. Arrogant laughed, tossed girl socks hand, said classic line.
"Scream! No hear even throat breaks!"
"No, downstairs many people."
"..."
Situation flipped. Yuu sneered. Calmly crossed arms: "Besides, if scream Not interested, stop perverted stuff!... They believe you, or me?"
Iroha quick pocketed socks. Clasped hands, bowed head honest.
"Senpai, wrong! Shouldn't cross line!"
"Eh~ If sorry works, why police?" Yuu checked nails. Deliberate prolonged tone, showed evil smile plan success: "Shouldn't more fitting words now? Like, forgive, do anything don't leak~?"
Iroha looked up. Saw expression, couldn't hold laugh. Turned covering mouth.
"Pfft... Senpai, imitating gyaru extorting pervy uncle train? Too skilled!"
"Social issue. Now corporate slave must careful not extorted high school girls. Truly sad." Yuu shrugged. Dropped exaggerated act, expressed nation state concern.
Iroha waved indifferent: "No relation Senpai, right? Your handsomeness, even real pervert, only make bold gyaru happy."
"Hmm, not certain." Hand chin, half-second ponder. Yuu serious: "Like Iroha however cute, run at me smelly socks, can't help scream help."
Iroha cold-eyed: "Senpai, sneak praise talking smelly socks... my socks? Too weird. If want raise Iroha affinity, more to point."
Yuu laughed. Slightly challenging tone: "Fine. Iroha-chan super cute. Super cute barefoot wandering socks not dry~"
Few seconds silence. Short flaxen-haired cute girl sighed, lowered head, as gave up.
"Senpai..."
Sudden stomped, instant shortened confront distance. Swung small white hand lively.
"Feel Palm Strike!"
"Eat after wash hands!"
"Said not smelly!"
"Think pretty girl fart smells nice?!"
"No Senpai talks like that cute Junior!"
"No Junior pounces handsome Senpai swinging hand just held socks!"
"Annoying, Senpai, annoying! Stop, moment! Beg smell bit! Swear not smelly—!"
Conclusion, hurt pride Iroha, tried prove not smelly, failed approach Yuu. All attacks dodged ghost-like speed.
No way. Curled stair corner, panting, teary, stared own hands. Kept muttering:
"Not smelly. Didn't keep long. Not smelly..."
"Enough, stop game." Yuu patted disappointed small head. Soft soothing voice: "Don't pull socks. Still fragrant pretty girl. More confident?"
"Really?" Looked up pitiful, Iroha like kicked puppy, hesitant approach owner.
"Of course." Yuu gentle smiled. Extended hand, pulled floor: "No need, won't lie, good or bad."
"Hm." Like clear sky post-rain, Iroha slight happy nodded. As hand back about wipe corner eye tears.
"Wait."
Stopped move, Yuu slipped handkerchief alcohol hand, showed true warm man nature.
"Hand touched many germs. Better not touch eyes, let alone face skin. Sterilize my stuff."
Iroha: "..."
(Smelly and toxic... Though socks indeed not clean, describe me thus?!)
(Rather you lie, Senpai!)
(Liking such person surely masochist! No exception!)
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After daily Senior-Junior bicker ended, both casual chatted stairs.
Since time before class, few passed stairs. But Iroha, happily talking Yuu, occasionally seen suspicious glances. Made face blush linger. Only distanced Yuu as nothing.
"Senpai, Kanade chauffeured school, so shoes socks no rain wet. Don't fantasize."
"Who fantasizes that." Yuu tapped head once: "Rather you, how student council election? Not disrupt class Cultural Fest?"
"Calm, said super smooth. Not much left now." Iroha bored said. Secret glanced health room crowd downstairs, then handsome side face. Casual continued:
"Now just wait rise, we'll rule school~"
"Reality, just teacher-student tools. Hardworking complaint-free school slaves." Yuu spread hands, bluntly.
Iroha annoyed hit: "Don't crush young girl dreams... By way, Senpai."
"What?"
"Your real relation Yukinoshita-senpai, Yuigahama-senpai, two appeared yesterday?"
Found chance, lowered voice, asked naturally with mood.
Yuu natural replied: "Relation won't tell you."
"..."
Damn, how Senpai too smart?