One week ago, the day after Rei finds out about Miharu and Yuzuki's friendship. Early morning.
Rei stayed awake the whole night, going through all the chats, exhausted. Meanwhile, at Miharu's place—
Miharu was lying in bed, watching anime in her cute, short pajamas, snacking on chips and cuddling a side pillow.
Suddenly, her alarm blared, "TRUUUUU TRUUUUU." She groaned in disappointment and shut it down.
"It's already 5...? Ugh… I stayed up all night watching anime again."
She cuddles her pillow tighter and kicks her legs in frustration. She gets up, opens the curtains, and steps out onto the balcony, yawning with a small sleepy stretch—unaware that Rei is already watching her from his balcony across from hers.
"Ugh… I feel weak and sleepy..."
She scratches her butt lazily and sighs. Then she notices Rei — chin resting on his hand, smiling at her with a charming gaze.
Wait—he's smiling at me?!
She freezes, blushes, and then mistakes his smile for judgment of her sleepy early-morning look.
Oh no… I'm still in my pajamas!!
Panicking, she spins around awkwardly, hides behind the curtains, and slams them shut.
She totally forgot what she's wearing… So cute.
Miharu crouches down inside, hands on her head in embarrassment.
I didn't think anyone else would be awake this early… Has he been there the whole time?
Miharu peeks through the curtains and spots Rei still looking at her with a bright smile. She closes the curtains again.
Ehhhh I'm not going school today...
She jumps onto the bed flat and closes her eyes shut, falling asleep soon after.
The next day, Miharu sits in class by the window, bored during a lecture, scribbling on the last page of her notebook.
I already read all this at home... This is so boring.
Suddenly, she sees someone pass by. It's Rei, looking right at her as he walks by. Miharu doesn't think much of it.
Him again...?
Then Rei appears again—walking in the same direction as before, just to pass the door a second time—and smiles at her.
Miharu is embarrassed and flustered. She shifts in her seat, fixing her posture, and blushes.
He definitely saw me scratching my butt yesterday... Or is he actually starting to like me…?
No way… He's probably just messing with me.
Miharu turns to pay attention in class and eventually forgets about Rei for the time being.
After school, Miharu doesn't go the usual route home because she's in a hurry. Rei follows a few steps behind—or so she thinks.
Is he really following me...? I only took this route to get home quicker. Now I'm stuck with him...
Rei Ayanagi… If he is interested in me, it's a problem. If even half of those rumors are true, I don't want anything to do with him.
She's visibly tense, her body language giving her frustration away, gripping the straps of her bag.
Don't get mad at me — you're the one walking this slow… I should probably keep more distance.
He pulls out his phone, trying not to look suspicious, but Miharu keeps glancing back.
He's still following me… If he keeps this up, I swear I'll teach him a lesson.
For a few moments, they remain in the same situation. She keeps walking… glances back again…
Still…?!
She turns around — but at that exact moment, Rei turns a corner and enters his house, still pretending to look at his phone.
Oh… right. I forgot he lives nearby. So he wasn't stocking. Thank god…
Miharu proceeds to walk toward her house. Rei quietly peeks, watching her go, smiling to himself. Miharu stares at Rei, just curious.
The next day, after the volleyball competition, Rei and Haruki are distributing refreshments. The crowd is huge.
Rei notices Miharu struggling to get through. It suddenly clicks—he sees they've run out of kiwi. That's when he goes to the storage room to grab it.
I didn't even eat breakfast today… seriously…
Suddenly, among the chatter and chaos, she hears footsteps. Time slows. She turns.
It's Rei — sweaty, a little out of breath — holding out a bottle of kiwi juice and some snacks, just for her.
Miharu blushes gently as she accepts it. Their eyes meet.
"Thank you…"
As they awkwardly stare at each other, one of the teachers calls out to Rei. He snaps out of it.
"Y-Yes!"
He rushes back to distributing refreshments, leaving Miharu in deep thought. She looks at the snacks.
Later that night, Miharu lies in bed, pajamas on, cuddling her pillow, in deep slumber… dreaming of Rei.
In the dream, she's in his arms. They're alone in an empty classroom, making out.
Miharu's back agents the wall.
"Mm...mm... Let me breathe… You have to stop. Someone might see..."
Rei stops, and in a playful tone, he says.
"You're the one who brought me here."
"I wanted to talk, not… this!"
Rei moves his hand down to her waist—she jolts.
"H-Hey! You're moving way too fast!"
Rei pulls her closer; she gasps, her hands on his chest while his slide over her curves. He replies mockingly.
"So?"
Miharu giggles and leans closer to his lips, playfully saying,
"So the rumors are true…"
"What rumors?"
Miharu lowers her voice and whispers,
"That you like messing with girls."
Rei whispers back in her ear, gently,
"But you're different."
Miharu laughs a little, smirking.
"Oh? So you want to try something different with me?"
"Why not?"
Rei kisses her neck, tracing it with his lips. He starts unbuttoning her top… They fall to the floor.
His hand reaches for her thighs—Miharu GASPS and wakes up in shock. She scrambles up, panting.
"H-huh?! I know you like that stuff but I'm not ready for it!"
She looks at her surroundings and then realizes it was just a dream. She collapses back, blushing hard.
"...It was just a dream."
Breathing heavily, palms sweaty, she fixes her hair and rubs her eyes.
"Why am I dreaming about him…? I mean… yeah, he is handsome… Wait, am I starting to like him…? Noooooo!"
She shakes her head side to side, disagreeing, and cuddles her pillow tighter.
"He's a playboy… Still… he did bring me kiwi juice.
How did he even know that's my favorite…?
It's like… he knew exactly what I needed."
She punches the wall in frustration before burying her face in the pillow and screaming,
"Ahhhh, what happened to me in the dream! I will not fall for your traps!"