[Black Basket] Boundaries

<Twenty Four>

"Hurry up, class C is full!"

"almost there!"

The smoky gray short-sleeved shirt was thrown onto the back of the chair, and the boy in black T-shirt hurried out of the classroom, the breeze created by his steps blew the girl's hair hanging down her cheek.

Asai Yuge paused the hand holding the pen, and took a sneak peek while trying not to attract anyone's attention. Himuro Tatsumi had already gone away with the boys in the same class. As the only Asian, he didn't look short standing among them.

Since that day, the two have never talked to each other again.

It's not because I don't want to, there is not even a natural turning point when I talk about it, the relationship between the two has taken a turn for the worse, it's like putting a piece of ice sculpture that is about to completely melt back into the refrigerator, even if it is frozen for the second time, it will only become one. A mass of indistinguishable outlines, even the last bit of beauty is exhausted.

She didn't mean to blame the other party.When he was about to start his own plan, the other party poured cold water on his head. No one could accept it calmly. It is also common sense that Himuro Chen didn't want to see her again. She also consciously withdrew from the other party's sight ──She avoids all occasions that can be avoided, and when she cannot avoid, she also takes the premise of diluting her own sense of existence, talking less and listening more.

Even though she tried so hard, there were still moments between them where they had to face each other.

<Twenty Five>

──She is cramping.

Himuro Chen also came to a conclusion like this.The black-haired girl sitting across from him pursed her lips, looking down at the materials of the speaking test, subconsciously piercing the flesh of her palm with her fingertips.It was a small movement when she was in a trance, to force herself to concentrate.

On the same day, she confessed the news that she was going back to China without warning. In terms of her intentions, she was really not bad.To be honest, Himuro even somewhat appreciates or likes this frankness... If Asai Yuka really doesn't mean anything to him, there is no need to clarify his whereabouts early; if Asai Yuka treats feelings even more If you are more responsible, you can enjoy his company because you like her.

Making things clear is actually a good thing.

It was precisely because he saw the kindness behind it that the boy was completely unable to get angry.The current unfamiliarity between the two is not so much based on the fact that he feels embarrassed by being rejected implicitly and does not want to have any contact with her anymore, it is better to say that Yuka Asai regarded his "resting steps" as "conjectures out of thin air". anger".

It doesn't matter.

He had already thought clearly about what to do next.

<Two Shilu>

The girl put her mobile phone into her skirt pocket and stood up with her hands on the table.

The lunch break was coming to an end, half of the class had returned to their seats, and even Bingshichen, who had changed into a T-shirt, had already stepped into the classroom.By the end of the term, the seating arrangement had changed twice, there was some distance between them, and to get back into his own seat the boy had to pass hers.

The aisle can only allow two people to pass by side by side, and when they meet each other, Yuge Asai lowers his head knowingly, pretending not to see the tall boy.Himuro Tatsu also quickly glanced outside the classroom door, there was a brown-haired boy standing there, a student of the same grade who had been approaching Asai Yuka frequently and intentionally recently.

His eyes fell on the boy's face, and the feeling of uneasiness that was about to overflow made Himuro uncontrollably irritable, but his face remained as calm as before.It was already the beginning of April, and he could probably guess what the other party wanted to do.

The moment they brushed each other's shoulders, Himuro Tatsuo reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist.

The girl looked back in surprise, and asked, "...what's the matter?"

When the black-haired boy answered, he used his mother tongue and lowered his voice intentionally or unintentionally—he didn't want anyone to hear and understand what the two of them were saying, and he couldn't tell the reason for a while.

"There's something I want to ask you."

"Ok?"

"It's about the ball." She answered calmly, so he asked even more calmly, "If you haven't been invited, can you come with me?"

Asai Yuge did not answer immediately, but looked thoughtfully at the boy who was still waiting outside.

He didn't think the girl would accept that person's invitation, but she was by no means unaware of the other party's ultimate goal. The question was, what reason would she use when she declined the other party later.

Himuro knew that she had seen through his psychology, but he had no intention of hiding it at the moment.

The boy cleared his throat and said the key words, "This is the first time, and it will be the last time."

If there is something that Asai Yuka is most worried about during this school year, it must be that she and Himuro failed to reconcile in the end—or return to the initial stage when they had nothing against each other.For others there are two more chances in high school, yet they all know that this "next time" will never come.

The spell called "The Last" can only and will definitely work on her.

Sure enough, Asai Yuge thought for a while and nodded in response.

"I see. Then let's go together."

<Twenty Seven>

...unexpectedly popular on this occasion.

The black-haired boy thought about it, and put two glasses of drinks on the small table beside him.It's just that they just went to get something for each other, and when they came back, they saw Asai Yuge surrounded by several students of the same grade and held up their cameras to take a group photo.Ice room Chen also looked around, most of them were her team members or teammates in physical education class, and the boy who had been waiting for her outside the classroom—in other words, except for the ice room, she had the most contact with girls and was the closest to ordinary girls. people in the sense of "friends".

Ever since he took the initiative to break the ice that day, she never concealed the news that she was about to return to China, and she never shy away from related topics when talking with others.Although the girl's parents were both from Kanto, she said that the girl's father seems to have found a teaching position in a domestic university, and he chose Kyushu as the place to live.

There is nothing strange about this. After all, Asai Yuka’s family is the type that lives in a new city every few years. They keep moving to the new environment to get used to it from scratch, and they keep saying goodbye to their past. , is normal for girls.

That's right.

For Asai Yuka, parting is too easy.

<Twenty Eight>

When the last group photo was taken, the girl's phone in her handbag vibrated.

Asai Yuge took it out to look at the sender's name, frowned, and put it back again, neither unlocking it to check nor replying to the other party.

My mother went to San Francisco on a business trip these days, and my father returned to Japan to deal with employment matters. However, both of them bombarded her with text messages. They just wanted to ask a question that she didn't ask the other party. problem of things.

[Have you decided which high school you want to transfer to? 】

Tomorrow, she will go back to her hometown, where she has never set foot, and she has not yet considered which high school she wants to enter.Her father seemed to want her to adapt to life in Japan as soon as possible. After the summer vacation, she had to retake the tenth grade—more precisely, two semesters—courses.As a minor, Yuka Asai has Japanese nationality, so he doesn't need to worry about visas or related admission procedures, but if he doesn't choose a room for a long time, he may not be able to catch up with the start of the school day in the end. It is as late as a school year.

She didn't know why she couldn't choose. She had read the high school guide countless times, and still felt that the college she was in was better. As for what was good, the girl couldn't answer.

Obviously any one doesn't matter, what are you waiting for, and what are you still secretly looking forward to.

Procrastinating to the end will only make you more reluctant.

<Twenty Nine>

"By the way, Chenya." The girl with the camera called out to Ice Room, "Do you want to take a picture with Yuge too? I will put the photo on Facebook when I get home, and the name of the album is Prom."

Only then did the girl realize that she had never had a photo with Bingshi in this year.

"Oh, okay, thank you." Himuro took out the phone from his trouser pocket, opened the camera program, and handed it to the other party, "Then one phone and one camera."

The dark-haired boy approached her.Ice Room was wearing the most common black suit and white shirt, and the satin tie inside was exactly the same color as her tube top dress.Asai Yuge, who was a little unconscious because of being approached, subconsciously wanted to back away a little, but was grabbed by someone before he had time to act.

Her deep purple eyes glanced over quietly, and the boy's hand rested on her shoulder. Under the touch of skin, both of them could clearly feel the other's body temperature.It doesn't matter if you stretch out your arms and let her hold her, or hug her waist directly, if the way you do it will make you look too intimate, then this posture will be fine, right?

"Come on, look this way—"

Asai Yuge restrained his mind, moved his eyes again, and smiled faintly towards the camera.

<three dozen>

After taking back his mobile phone, Himuro Chen, who had been browsing something, finally took the time to look up.

Asai Yuge put the glass on his lips, and the rose-colored lipstick was stained on the rim of the glass, which looked childish and sexy.She seemed to be in a daze, her eyes were out of focus looking at the center of the dance floor, and she blinked lazily for a long time.

"...want to dance?"

She was so startled by the boy's voice that she came back to her senses, then shook her head, "I'm just a little sleepy."

Not surprisingly, the girl is not someone who can easily integrate into this kind of occasion.Ice Room put the phone back in his trouser pocket, tilted his head to signal her to follow him, and his tone was as calm and calm as when he first asked for an invitation, "Then go out and have a sit? The balcony is quieter, it should be considered comfortable. "

The atmosphere here is really not suitable for her, the girl nodded without thinking too much.The two people walked left and right in the crowd, found a door at random, and opened it. There was no light on the semicircular balcony. At this moment, their figures overlapped and were reflected on the ground, as if they were standing very close.Asai Yuge habitually closed the glass door behind him again, and the noisy room was separated by two doors.

Bingshi casually leaned against the balcony, and when she lowered her eyes, she saw half of the toe of her shoe exposed outside. The purple satin high-heeled shoes were three inches high, and after wearing them, they were only a forehead away from him. "...Aren't you used to wearing high heels for so long? You can take them off."

At noon, I realized that girls rarely wear such high shoes, and they will show a bit of bitterness when no one is paying attention. Now they should be in a state where they can sit and don't want to stand.Sure enough, Asai Yuge took a look at him, and after confirming that he was serious, he bent down and took off his shoes, and put them neatly at his feet, while he pressed his hands on the railing, leaned against the wall with his back, and leaned against the darkest among the corners.

Then he turned his head to look at the bottom with a little worry, the height of a floor, the grass below, it shouldn't cause serious injuries if he falls... right?

Seeing this, the young man smiled, "Even if you do stumble and fall, I will catch it in time."

"Hmm." She changed her sitting posture a little unnaturally, the tone of the boy's answer and the atmosphere of the environment were extremely ambiguous.The door shouldn't have been closed at the beginning, and the ice room that didn't stop her on this point is also suspicious.

Thinking of this, the girl anxiously picked up other topics to escape from the old one—but in the worst way, she mentioned the one she didn't want to touch the most.

"...Speaking of which, I've been laughing since just now. Did something good happen?"

"Ah, it's a good thing, for me." Himuro looked at her with a smile, and rubbed the phone body with his right hand in his trouser pocket. After getting confirmation, he was finally able to speak, and the tension was no less Yu played an extremely difficult basketball game, "It's a high school thing."

She seemed to be hit by some keyword, she straightened up and looked at his face again, this vague premonition was hard to describe in words, the only thing that was certain was that she was not sure of anything. "...Aren't you going to study here?"

Himuro didn't answer her question directly, but opened the interface and read the email again.The dim light of the mobile phone screen can just illuminate his face, and there is a smile in the dark gray eyes that are not covered by bangs, "I just received the admission confirmation email from the school I chose. I will leave soon."

The girl felt that she had asked a question that she didn't know the answer to, but she probably already knew it by heart, "Departure or something...meaning where are you going?"

"Japan." At this point, he finally raised his eyelashes and looked back. The second half of the sentence sounded completely illogical at first glance, but both of them knew what he really wanted to say, "You know what to do by Akita by Shinkansen?" How long does it take to get to Tokyo?"

She shook her head blankly to indicate that she didn't know.When he spit out the syllable of "に", her mind was already in chaos, and she couldn't think of anything.The plan that the other party is proposing step by step is too sudden and bold, God knows how long he has been preparing for this moment.

"Three hours, four ten minutes. Where's the plane?"

The girl still doesn't know.This time, the ice room did not solve the problem so easily, but quietly waited for her reply.Asai Yuge was silent for a moment, and finally gave in, "One hour?"

He raised the corners of his lips, but unfortunately the corner where she was standing was too dim, and it was hard to see even her expression, and she could only discern her emotions from her tone of voice.It is impossible for her not to know the answer to the next question. "Correct. How about flying from New York to Tokyo? How long is the flight?"

"A little over fourteen hours."

"Fourteen hours and four hours." Himuro pondered, "Compared to staying in New York, if I go to Akita, I will earn a full ten hours, right?"

"..."

"But I'm not as good-tempered as I look." He continued, his expressions and movements were the same as usual, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter, "I also feel that I am not a particularly patient type. So It would be better to save the four hours of dull driving."

<Three eleven>

I never proclaimed the word love, and I didn't even use the word like.

However, this was the most tender confession she had ever heard.

<three twenty-two>

"Take fourteen hours in exchange for the chance to meet people," she asked, "...is it really worth it?"

"It's up to me to decide whether it's worth it or not." The young man replied, and then he seemed not to want to put too much pressure on her, "But the fourteen hours are not all for one person. I also have friends who have returned to Japan. It’s not something that came up on a whim or something you’ll regret when you go back.”

"The whole thing," the girl who noticed something strange in her voice sniffled like a small animal, "it definitely can't be done in a short while. It's not a trivial matter after all."

was seen through.Himuro Chen also smiled, still with the soft arc that said "No matter what happens, I am there", "Indeed. The idea was in early March, and the dust settled just now."

"Then for me..." She changed her words again, "The 'last' I told that person was a lie?"

Now that she has revealed her identity, there is no need for him to put on a show.The previous tact was just to give her the last bit of reason, but now that he has revealed it himself, Himuro Chen will not be unable to open his mouth. "If I don't tell you this is the last word, will you agree to my invitation?"

【No way】

[Because I know that I will leave the last warm memory for the other party at the same time]

[I also need to bear the same beauty, and keep it in my heart]

Silence was the best response he could have hoped for.Himuro Tatsu also stood up, approached the girl, shortened the distance to try to see the other person's face clearly - but could only see a vague outline, "So, I haven't heard anything about that one-sixth day. Reply. You haven't decided which high school you want to study in yet? Otherwise, you won't be asked by your parents to make a decision in the past half a month, and you won't put your phone back with a sullen face every time you receive an email from them .My observation skills are not so poor."

...There is nothing to refute.

He was also rejected by her, compared to the person who still looks embarrassed when he meets someone now, Himuro Chen has not given up; also knowing that she is going back to China, compared to coming to find her to take a group photo and then store it away, the present The dark-haired boy made an extraordinary decision.

We are all born alone.

When the unfettered kite is hooked on the canopy of the tree, who can conclude that this is a fall from the sky to the ground, rather than finding a place to settle down.

"In terms of Akita, there will be a lot of snow in winter." She fell from the railing and stared at the boy with a slight upward angle. "Although I like skiing, I haven't had a snowball fight with my friends yet."

"...So, please give me your advice."

【fin.】

The author has something to say: The psychology of writing this article is not "You guys are not finished, hurry up and go back to my hometown to get married, okay?"

It’s like “Hey, it’s not bad to have a magical twist here. It doesn’t matter if the heroine dies, but the copywriting says HE is to blame.”

...So do you know how hard it is for the two of them to be together? 【Deep face

Thanks to Pan Eryang for mine www

2015-2-16 first release

2015-04-08 Bugfix