Soon enough, the sun was quite high, and Higo had already found himself standing on the pitch while all of his teammates were warming up. He still glanced at the bench secretly, especially at the only girl there. Kumiko also caught some of them, and she would always wave at him with her warm smile and a slight blush on her face.
Higo was so glad that this was the kind of response he got from Kumiko. After all, he heard a lot of stories of how awkward it was from being a childhood friend to a couple, and while they were not there yet, he didn't want his invitation to turn their relationship into the worst-case scenario here.
"Hey, Chibi, what are you doing?" A familiar, annoying voice suddenly snapped him from his happy imagination. When Higo turned around, he saw Makino standing in front of me, both arms folded with a big frown on his face.
'Tch, what a spoilsport.' Higo cursed under his breath.
