Bridal ✽ Chapter 7

[karoruru]

 

[Scene – the beach]

Kaoru: Oh, this is?

Kanata: Ah, it is a ‘dog’~ fufu, it’s jumping around Kaoru♪

Kaoru: Ahhh, don’t start licking me, it’s ticklish!

It’s really taken to me, huh. This is Koga-kun’s dog, isn’t it? Are you not with your master?

Koga: Oi, Leon!

Haha. You managed to find Hakaze-senpai, huh? Good boy, Leon♪

Kaoru: Nn? Wanchan, you were looking for me?

Huh? Anzu-chan’s here to…ah, I was gone for too long so you came looking for me, huh?

Koga: That’s it. Don’t go making blunders like this, Hakaze-senpai.

Kaoru: Wanchan sure is honest… sorry, it seems like I caused you guys to worry.

Anzu-chan too. I showed you an unsightly side of me, but I’ll pull myself back from now on. Don’t give up on me until the end, okay?

Of course you won’t? Haha, thank you. I’ve kept Sena-kun waiting for a while already, so let’s return to the studio.

What will Kanata-kun do? The ocean is dangerous at night, so I’d much rather you go back to the school with me rather than hanging around here.

Koga: I’m staying here. I want to take photos for Leon’s omiai.

Kanata: I will also stay for a bit longer and look at the ‘ocean’.

Please don’t worry, Kaoru. I won’t enter the ‘ocean’, I ‘promise’ you.

I keep my ‘promises’~ if I break it, I will swallow ‘a thousand needles’. (1)

Kaoru: I see. In that case, I guess it’s just me and Anzu-chan. This is a rare situation, so let’s hold hands and walk back together♪

No? As expected~ you won’t spoil me that much, huh.

I’m already thankful that you came to get me.

Anzu-chan has been really kind to me lately, so I might have gotten a bit greedy.

Nn? Anzu-chan, why are you patting my head?

Ahh, it’s not like I dislike it or anything. It was just a bit surprising.

Hmm, maybe it’s more effective for me if I show a bit more of my weak side to Anzu-chan?

Well, it’s not something I can use every time though. It’d be pretty embarrassing to keep having to be comforted by Anzu-chan.

I’ll become strong enough to comfort Anzu-chan when she’s sad, too♪

[Scene change – Studio]

I, I’m back…?

Izumi: ……

Kaoru: (Uwah…such an intimidating glare the moment I walked in…well, that’s a given, though.)

(I don’t want to lower my head to a guy, but I was in the wrong. I have to apologize properly.)

Umm, Sena-kun. I’m sorry I was late. I’ll do it properly from now on, so I would be happy if you stick with me until the end…

Izumi: Hair.

Kaoru: Huh? Hair? What do you mean?

Izumi: Your hair is messy.

Kaoru: Eh? Eh?

Izumi: Aah so annoying! Sit there, don’t dawdle!



Notes:

(1)   I’ll swallow a thousand needles – a common Japanese saying when people make promises, similar to ‘cross my heart and hope to die’ in English.