But one thing was certain: Chika and the newly transferred Yukinoshita classmate really were very good friends.
Once that was confirmed, a few girls who loved gossip quickly gathered around. At first, they'd thought the newly transferred Yukino looked cool and distant, and didn't seem easy to approach. But with Chika acting as a buffer, there was no problem at all.
"Yukinoshita classmate, which high school in Kamakura did you transfer from?"
"What made you transfer? Of course, I'm just curious. You don't have to answer if you don't want to, Yukinoshita classmate."
"I'm super curious. Chika-chan has always lived in Tokyo, so how did she become friends with Yukinoshita classmate?"
"..."
Gossip was in a girl's nature. Amamiya Natsuki propped his chin on his hand and looked out at the schoolyard, feeling as though his head were filled with the quacking of little ducklings.
Yukinoshita Yukino sat perfectly straight, quietly answering the questions from the curious girls. She seemed a little cool and distant, but not so aloof that she was impossible to approach. With Chika there, the atmosphere soon turned warm and cheerful.
Just then, one girl suddenly asked:
"Yukino, are you seeing anyone?"
"No..."
Yukinoshita Yukino instinctively started to deny it.
"I know, I know!" Fujiwara Chika jumped in. "Yukino-chan already has someone she's dating, and they're really close."
Through the window, Amamiya Natsuki looked at the girls gossiping behind him.
That's right. She means me.
As for whether they were close...well, Yukino had personally admitted that she liked him very much.
"Ah, I knew it!"
"I thought so. Yukinoshita classmate is so cute, of course she'd have a boyfriend."
"Is Yukinoshita classmate's boyfriend handsome? Do you have a picture?"
"..."
The curious girls all started talking at once. It wasn't surprising; someone even seemed to breathe