Levelmaker

"In the end, you've been luxurious."

Cherry blossoms told Leaf that when he finished accounting at the donut store.

I reply to cherry blossoms as I nick what makes the leaves happy.

"I knew I was going to pay for it, except for transportation and admission."

"Oh, yeah."

Ye paid 300 yen for donuts to the clerk standing in front of the cashier. As it were, the two tried to get out of the doughnut shop premises, at that time.

"Um, excuse me"

My uncle in this store uniform, seen as one middle-aged man, spoke to two people.

Ip immediately confirms that the person is the store manager from the name tag that was on the uniform.

"... what have you done?

"Uh, um, could you wait a minute?

The two people who are spoken to abruptly and told to wait abruptly are bewildered. The manager disappeared behind the store for about a minute and came back with a small paper bag in one hand.

"Would you get it if you like? It's our prized donut."

"What... ah... yes?

Leaves and cherry blossoms that can't swallow the situation dot their eyes.

The manager, who sensed how those two middle school students were doing, went on like this.

"I saw you two on TV last year… and in the newspapers in the meantime. I'm ashamed of you. Very grateful. Seeing you come for our doughnuts made me want to do something.... We're a doughnut shop so this is all we can do, can you take it? Of course, keep it to yourself."

Leaves and cherry blossoms looked at each other.

Too surprising a suggestion. To talk to you for now.

"(What do we do?)"

"(Thanks to your generosity, I thought you should take it.)"

"(I knew you would)"

We've decided on the two of us.

"If that's the case, thank you"

"Yeah, yeah, go ahead!

The doughnut shop manager looks very happy and gives the paper bag to the leaves.

"Thank you!

"Yes, no, thank you for this one!

"Ah... thank you!

The manager bowed deeply to the drop off and both bowed lightly at it.

"Please be happy!... Ha!"

To the two who try to leave. Yes, the manager, who speaks up, spins his mouth in a hasty hurry.

Leaves and cherry blossoms decided not to hear it and left the spot with the sleaze.

"Oh... oh, I'm so happy."

"Ha, we're not married yet."

"Not yet. Eh heh."

The two dye their faces bright red and cross a beautiful underground road.

We never told each other 'even though we still don't know' or anything like that. Somewhere, because we remind each other that we are childhood tamers and all the time.

Leaves and cherry blossoms walked straight down the underground road, stopping their feet at one entrance and exit.

"When you get out of here, you can go to the aquarium on foot."

"Yeah."

Keep going outside.

A path that has passed several times for leaves and cherry blossoms, but not other than when going to the aquarium.

The two of them went from being great best friends and just childhood friends to their beloved lovers.

Eventually, we reach the aquarium.

The aquarium is all over the city but was therefore small.

Even if you take a closer look at one tank at a time, it would be better if it took two hours.

But it's the perfect date spot for middle and high school couples around the area, and this aquarium, which understands it, itself had a lot of campaigns for couples.

"It's been months since I've been here?

"... um, maybe two years"

"Oh well."

Big for elementary, middle and high school students. Biting those two years, the two go inside the aquarium.

The receptionist paid a total admission fee of 800 yen for two middle school students and admitted them.

It is dim inside, and there are many water tanks drifting blue.

"... hey, Leaf"

"What?"

"Just a little more... can I stick with you?

"Yeah, sure."

Hearing that acknowledgement of the leaves, the cherry blossoms held their hands shy but hugged to the arms of the leaves.

Each other's bodies are tight, though over clothes.

"Hard to walk?

"I'm perfectly fine, I can be"

"Well, you did. …. Thanks."

In keeping with cherry blossoms, the leaves walk, as they are used to.

Cherry blossoms became aware of how well they had been protected by childhood.

As it is, the two peek into the first tank.

"Like."

"Yeah."

"It's neat like this."

Carefully, the two burned into their eyes the figure of the major fish swimming in the tank.

"You're swimming. Sounds delicious."

"Ugh, yeah. Right."

"Oh, now you thought you were eating, didn't you?

"I don't think so."

Smiling, Ye gently stroked the cherry head.

Cherry blossoms just say they are as maneuvered, and I happily accept that. Then the two moved their eyes away from the first tank and onto the tank next to the front.