blue fantasy

Walk out of the stadium slowly.

"Forget it, there is a 24-hour restaurant near here, let's go together."

Yohei suggested it pretending to be relaxed.Ayako glanced sideways at him, and seeing that he looked cheerful, she also nodded in agreement with a happy look.However, the pace behind him became slower and slower. Seeing Yohei striding forward, Ayako quietly looked at the watch with lowered eyes, and the hour hand was pointing to half past nine.She sighed faintly, and the smile on her face disappeared without a trace.

The so-called restaurant is just a fast food restaurant in a secluded alley next to the downtown area.Although the store is not big, the decoration is fairly simple. There are a few elegant gouache paintings on the walls, which is a cute style that caters to the preferences of young people.Probably because of the weekend, even after the dinner time, students or couples in twos and threes still come in and out frequently, and the business is quite good.

Ayako, who had no appetite at all, only ordered a glass of juice, but Yohei across the street happily ordered a curry set meal.The preoccupied Ayako mechanically stirred the juice, watching Yohei's happy mood.Can't help calling out in a low voice:

"Mito-san..."

Yohei raised his head.Ayako avoided his gaze and smiled awkwardly.

"fine."

"What's up?"

Yohei asked angrily.Ayako pondered and said seriously.

"I'm sorry to keep telling you troublesome things."

"Won't."

Yanghei glanced at Ayako's serious expression, lowered her head and said nothing.Ayako had no interest in talking anymore.Afterwards, I left the restaurant and walked up the avenue leading to the tram station. The moon was dotted in the sky like a silver ball, and gradually a long, endless silence permeated the surrounding air.Ayako was in a daze for a long time, and was the first to break the silence.

"Thank you for today."

"If you want to thank you, you should say it to the colleague who delivered the ticket."

"It's been a long time since I shouted loudly, and I'm in a very happy mood."

"Sure enough, it's not in vain?"

Ayako stopped in her tracks.Whether she was watching a football game or in a restaurant, she didn't dare to pay attention to the time in an open and honest manner, but at the moment when the night wind was blowing on her face, cracks began to appear in the pretended calm.

"... Mito-san... I'm sorry, I still have something to do, I have to go first..."

"Eh?"

"Thank you very much, goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away quickly without looking back.

"Shimizu?"

Shocked, Yang Ping followed closely and asked in surprise.

"Where are you going?"

Ayako turned a deaf ear to Yohei's questioning, and she hurried forward without saying a word.

"Wait a minute, why did you leave first? What's the matter?"

Xiao ran forward, blocking Ayako's way.

"If we go back, let's go together..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Ayako's expression of wanting to cry but not tears.

"What's wrong?"

"I can't go home with you."

Ayako's face was white and her appearance was miserable.

"...Mitsui-senpai, maybe he's still waiting for me...Although the agreed time has already passed, thinking about him still waiting for me..."

"..."

"...I miss him all the time... I really want to see him, I really want to see him..."

Yang Ping stared at her blankly, feeling like his heart sank to the bottom of the lake like a stone.

"Don't go, Shimizu..."

"I like Mitsui-senpai! I want to stay by his side..."

Ayako covered her mouth tremblingly, her sad voice was almost broken.

"I've always liked him, no one else... I don't want anyone except Mitsui-senpai! In my heart... there is only room for him!"

After speaking, he left Yangping without any hesitation, walked through the small flower garden beside the boulevard, and was about to hail a taxi.Yang Ping stood there stunned, and after recovering his sanity, he hurried to catch up.When he saw Ayako raising her hand to stop the taxi, he ran towards her with all his might.

"Shimizu!"

He stopped Ayako when a taxi pulled up in front of her.Ayako turned her head in surprise, with tears in her eyes.

"In that case, why did you come here tonight? Haven't you already forgotten about him?"

"Mito..."

"Forget about him!"

Yohei threw down a sentence loudly.

"Don't go to him, stay with me!"

The soft lights of the taxi were shining, and the opened door seemed to be constantly urging Ayako to leave quickly.Ayako stood there in shock, staring at him in bewilderment, bewildered.

"……But……"

"I know."

"in my heart……"

"I know!"

Yang Ping interrupted her with an accentuated tone.

"I understand it all! But I just can't do it. I can't treat you as an ordinary friend. It's a lie to say that you don't want to be a substitute for others!"

The taxi parked at the side started the engine and left the spot as if it was making fun of itself.Ayako slowly shook her head, the confusion in her eyes turned into sadness at some point.Yohei knew that what he did might trouble her, but he couldn't restrain the emotion in his heart.Unbearable, suddenly said loudly.

"Do you know? I can't let anyone else go in my heart. The only one I like is you!...I like you!"

Like cutting off the back road, and repeating clearly.

"like you!"

"..."

"So don't go, don't go to Mitsui's place, don't go to that guy's place! Look at me...you and me, stay with me..."

While screaming, he slowly walked forward, stretched out his hand gently, and Ayako fell into his arms softly like a scarecrow.As if after eternity, Yohei hugged Ayako's slender body tightly and with all his concentration.

**********

The night wind drifted by silently, gently turning up the skirts of the night traveler, teasing the fallen leaves on the road.Mitsui looked up at the clear moon in the sky, and slowly took a deep breath as if praying.He lowered his head and glanced at his watch. It was almost midnight, but Ayako was still nowhere to be seen.As the party drew to a close, Sakuragi, Miyagi, Mugure and others happily stepped out of Akagi's house one after another.In stark contrast to the lively scene around, Mitsui stood alone under the cherry tree in the northwest corner of the courtyard.Miyagi put on his coat, not without sympathy.

"She hasn't arrived yet? Maybe not today."

"What's up with him?"

Seeing this scene, Mu Mu asked in a low voice.

"...It looks like my girlfriend hasn't come yet."

Miyagi turned her neck, and quickly tore off the button of the collar as if it was troublesome.

"We're going to the second meeting, are you coming?"

The friend asked with concern, so Mitsui could only turn around and smile nonchalantly.

"Save a seat for me, I have to wait a little longer."

"Thank you for your hospitality tonight, then we will take our leave."

Mu Mu turned around and nodded to Akagi who sent him out the door.

"Go back, there's still training tomorrow morning."

"Safe travels."

Akagi nodded slightly, staring at Sakuragi who was joking with Rukawa in the distance.

"Don't be late tomorrow, you guys, do you hear me!"

"Don't worry about the gorilla!"

Sakuragi laughed.

"When was I late today? I'm not that stinky fox. I'll definitely appear in front of you tomorrow with a lot of energy..."

"Idiot, you mean yourself."

Rukawa Feng dropped a word sullenly.

"Boss, I understand."

Miyagi waved his arms in a farewell gesture, pulled one with each hand, and shouted unhappily.

"You two, stop fighting."

"See you tomorrow."

Kiguro gestured to Mitsui who declined the second invitation.Mitsui nodded silently, looking unmoved.Mu Mu shook his head helplessly, and walked away.

"Senior Mitsui."

Haruko bit her lip and said cautiously.

"Ayako tonight... I seem to have heard that she is dating Yohei."

Mitsui raised his head suddenly, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, the corners of his lips twisted and he couldn't speak.

"I don't know if it's true or not."

Haruko hurriedly interfaced.

"But it's already so late, Ayako will definitely not come. Senior should go back early, tomorrow I will ask what that girl is doing?"

"Mitsui, otherwise come in and wait, it doesn't matter if you stay tonight."

Akagi teased Mitsui, who had never seen him outside of school, showing such an obvious look of depression and resentment.Mitsui's face became even uglier, he ignored the other party's ridicule and smiled calmly.

"Don't worry about me, you guys go back."

Akagi no longer forced himself, nodded his head slightly, and went back inside.Mitsui watched his teammates leave one after another, uninterestedly opened a can of beer, walked a few steps, sat down on a clean stone step, and stared at the distant sky in a silent trance.

In the middle of the night, the moon is westward, the sky is full of stars, and dew floats on the ground.There are sporadic Yegui people passing by, feeling cool.He glanced at his watch lightly, threw away the empty beer can in his hand, stood up slowly, looked back at the place where he was waiting for Yelai, remained silent for a long time, turned around and disappeared into the deserted mist.

**********

As a result, Ayako still didn't go to Mitsui's appointment.She just lowered her head and shed tears, and even Ayako herself didn't understand why she was crying.

"...I won't go, I won't go to Mitsui's place..."

Quietly pulled away from Yangping's arms, with a heavy face, and said to Yangping, and even more to himself.

"I'll go back with you."

"Shimizu."

"I……"

Ayako, who couldn't speak any more, raised her hand to wipe away the tears overflowing from her eyes, leaned over to pick up the cheering stick that fell on the ground, and wiped away the dust on the end of the stick in a concealed manner. When she stood up, new tears fell again .The taxi stopped on the side of the road as usual, and when they parted, Yohei spoke.

"Can I ask a silly question?"

"what?"

"Why are you crying?"

"because……"

Ayako, who was trying to make the atmosphere more relaxed, heard this question and thought about answering it.

"Thinking of the puppy I raised before, I was forced to give it away when I left my hometown