[Natsume] When the sun shines

In classrooms.

I looked at my hands in a daze.

This hand has not suffered any injuries, has not experienced any hardships, and has not even held a pen. Although it is not considered as white as jade, it can be regarded as the prettier one in ordinary hands.

And now this hand is going to beat someone... Although it's not like it hasn't beaten someone before, but...

I thought of the gentle smile on the corner of that boy's mouth, and suddenly felt that I was really unable to do anything.

"It's all because of that fat cat." I was a little annoyed, if it wasn't for that cat, I might have succeeded last time.

Suddenly my eyes were covered by a shadow, I looked up, and the orange-haired girl put her hands behind her back and looked at me with a smile, "get out of class is over, do you want to go to the canteen?"

Multi-track penetration...?

I put my head on my arm, "No time."

"That's it." Duogui Tou scratched his hair, as if he was in a bit of a dilemma, but the next second his eyes were bent again, "Then, is there anything Qin Mu wants to eat? I'll bring some for you."

"..." I lay prone on the seat, suddenly a little confused, I raised my head to look at her, "Why?"

"...Huh?" She seemed to be stopped by my question all of a sudden, and she didn't seem to know what I was asking. She was a little taken aback.

"It's okay." I leaned back on the table, squinted my eyes lazily, and looked at the little monster that looked like a fly flying past the window, "I want to drink juice."

"Yup."

Duoguitu's eyes were curved, "What's the taste?"

"...orange juice." Facing her smile, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, "I'll give you the money when I come back."

Looking at her leaving back, I lowered my head.

It's really a bit, too much.

Why...you have to be so nice to me?

The noon sun was shining brightly. Sitting under a big tree on the mountain behind the school, I took out the bento box, and there was an orange-haired girl next to her. Actually agreed.

"Student Qin's bento box is so cute."

Duogui smiled and took out his bento box, wrapped it in purple cloth very seriously, "Well, guess what's inside~"

"……who knows."

"Then Qin's bento is—" Duoguitu opened his eyes wide, "Let me guess~ there must be chicken legs..."

"how do you know?"

I am a little surprised.

"Hey, for a foodie, not having a sensitive nose is fatal." Duogui smiled very expertly, with an expression of "you can't do it", "and ah, it is said that I personally fried chicken legs and put them in the bento , means blessing."

The meaning of blessing... When did this weird fashion trend start again?

"...It's just a bento." I opened the bento box, the food inside was a little cold, but the aroma was overflowing, grilled brown fried chicken legs, sweet bread and donuts, tacos, glutinous rice dumplings and other sweets .I couldn't help thinking of that woman's warm smile in front of the oven, shallow, thin, and happy...

"Does Qin all eat these things? Eating so many sweet things will make you fat." Duoguitu blinked, "Isn't Qin afraid of getting fat?"

"Sweet food is life." I picked up the fried chicken leg with chopsticks expressionlessly, and sometimes I have to admit that the woman's craftsmanship is really good.

"Multitrack classmate? Xiao Mu?"

The boy's soft voice sounded, and the harsh noon sun seemed to soften all of a sudden, "You are here."

"Ah, Natsume-san." Duogui laughed, "Why are you here? Are you looking for us?"

I looked up, saw his gentle eyebrows and eyes, and heard him smile, "No, I just came by by chance..."

"Does Natsume know Qin? Xiao Mu...seems very familiar." Duogui Tou narrowed his eyes, looking like he found adultery/love gossip, the corners of my mouth twitched, "No..."

"I know you." Natsume smiled, "I met Xiao Mu on the way to school."

"It turned out to be on the way to school." Duoguitou suddenly realized.

I closed the bento in my hand and suddenly felt that this should be a good opportunity.

He doesn't have a fat cat on him either...well, very nicely.

So I raised my face, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, it was a bit dazzling, I squinted my eyes, "Natsume."

"Ok?"

He turned to look at me, and I smiled at him, "I have something to tell you."

Duogui looked at me and then at him, his eyes lit up, and he quickly packed up the lunch box—"Student Qin, I have some things to deal with quickly, haha..."

In a blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

"Little Mu?"

Natsume looked at me with a puzzled brow.I packed up my lunchbox, patted my ass and got up, grinned at him, and then knocked him on the neck without hesitation!

"Snapped!"

My strength is not small. I practiced it when the vagrant was bullied before. A knife in my hand can make people dizzy. Although I haven't made a move for a long time, I have practiced it anyway, right?

I saw Natsume staring at me with wide eyes in a daze, and his slender body slowly fell towards me. I grabbed him and sighed, "You should listen to that cat's warning."

It should be the account of friends next.

"Roar--"

My hands trembled slightly, and the cold gaze behind me made my hands tremble a little, Emma, ​​it's so cruel.

"Let go of him." The deep voice carried a strong warning.I didn't have to turn my head to know it was the changed fat cat.

"I'm here to ask for someone's name." I hugged the fainted Natsume, and turned around to look at it. The huge body, the black runes on the snow-white fur, and those fierce eyes made people a little dazzled. Fantastic, really like ah.

"Name?" It looked at me condescendingly, "You really are a monster—"

"I'm not a monster." I was powerless to reiterate, "I'm just here to ask for someone's name."

"Oh? Is that what you want?" It bared its teeth, its eyes full of desire to kill me.I shrugged, the boy in my arms was very thin, "That guy said he wanted me to teach him a lesson, luckily he cursed him, there's nothing he can do about it, but he's learned his lesson like this, and the next thing is the name— —Where is the account of friends?"

"Hmph, the account of friends is mine, and the one in your arms is also my prey—"

"Cat teacher."

The boy's gentle but confused voice sounded, my spine froze, what?woke up?

... Sure enough, things that haven't been practiced for a long time will still be unfamiliar.

"Little Mu."

The boy in my arms pushed me away, raised his head, his eyes were as gentle as the autumn sunshine, but he seemed to be speaking to that fat cat, "Xiao Mu is just like me."

This month, the sweet-scented osmanthus seemed to be in bloom, and its light fragrance floated in the air. I suddenly blushed, saying...it was the first time that I was so intimate with a human male.

"...Who is as weak as you." I turned my face away, "No wonder I beat you up."

"Hehe." The young man scratched his hair and smiled softly, "Xiao Mu will also receive commissions from monsters, right? Hmm...me too."

A request from the youkai...?

I thought of that evil dragon full of evil spirits, and thought a little speechlessly, rather than entrusting it... it might be better to say it was unconscious compulsion, right?

Also, I seem to have only done things for the dragon so far, and looking at the current situation, I seem to have screwed up.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me the commission... I think there should be something I can help with?"

"Natsume!"

The giant beast that the fat cat turned into was obviously not happy, "Don't trust this woman..."

"Hey, it's okay, Teacher Cat." He turned his face slightly to look at it, and the corner of his mouth gently raised an arc, "I believe in Xiao Mu... because Xiao Mu and I are the same."

——Xiao Mu and I are the same.

I will never admit that for a moment, I was really moved.

It's like... the same feeling.

"Tch." The giant beast glanced at me, and with a "Peng" sound it changed back to the fat tricolor cat, with two crescent moon eyes staring at me threateningly, "What are you looking at?"

Hey, it was you who saw me, okay, Fat Cat.

I stare at it too.

"Hey, Xiao Mu, can you tell me its commission?"

The boy bowed and picked up the fat cat on the ground. His pale golden hair glistened in the sun. I looked away and looked away, "I'll beat you up and get my name back."

"So it's the name." The young man seemed to heave a sigh of relief, then he bent his eyes and looked at me with a smile, "Don't you know, Xiao Mu? It's just not allowed if you have a friend account... I can give it back the name, but I want Just know what it looks like."

"Say it earlier." I took a breath and lowered my eyes slightly. The smiling young man was too gentle, just like that woman. It was all too much like a false dream. I was afraid... one day, I I can't help but shatter such a dream with my own hands.

What I want is...real.

But this dream, no matter who is in the dream, is too gentle after all, so gentle that I can't resist it, so gentle that I almost give up and give up that seemingly ridiculous persistence.

"...It's an evil dragon. I don't know its name. The time limit I agreed with it is three days. It will come after three days. When the time comes...um, maybe it will visit your house?"

I lowered my head and said softly.

Whether it is a dream or reality, if possible... please let this gentle dream last longer.

I really don't want to see those false dreams suddenly shattered.

I haven't heard the boy's echo for a long time. I raised my head and looked at him. The boy was holding a three-color fat cat, his brows were lowered slightly, and the slender figure was covered with a faint golden light by the sun. I heard He said softly, "...Sorry, maybe not."

Maybe I shouldn't ask this, but I still asked, just subconsciously wanting to know the answer.I just don't want to see that boy who always smiles frowning——

"……why?"

"Because...maybe, it will cause trouble for them, sorry...Xiao Mu."

The boy's voice was soft, as if he was afraid of hurting me.

It seems that someone said that only those who have been injured will be afraid of whether others will be injured by themselves.

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