"I'm not hungry. Go eat by yourself."
"Yukino, don't be rude." Mrs. Yukinoshita spoke sternly, looking at her daughter. "Natsuki has gone to so much trouble for us. It's only proper to have a meal with him."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."
This guy was pretending he wanted to eat, but what he really wanted was to eat her. If they went out to eat together, he'd definitely take advantage of her.
But her mother's authority still held sway. Yukinoshita Yukino pursed her lips, then ultimately didn't refuse. She silently left the hospital room with Amamiya Natsuki.
Once they were outside the hospital, Amamiya Natsuki reached for Yukino's little hand, but Yukino warily dodged him.
Amamiya Natsuki sounded aggrieved.
"We're officially dating now, and you still won't even let me hold your hand?"
Yukinoshita Yukino folded her arms over her chest and replied coolly, "Please don't make things up. I never agreed to date Trash-kun."
"I see..." Amamiya Natsuki sighed and said mournfully, "So Yukino's one of those legendary girls who lets a guy have his way with her, then puts on a skirt and pretends nothing happened."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."
Dinner ended.
Yukino knew exactly what Amamiya Natsuki was up to. She kept her distance the whole time, giving him no chance to get his way. With so many people around in the restaurant, all he could do was give up.
"I'm heading back to Tokyo." Amamiya Natsuki waved goodbye to Yukino. "I still have to go home tonight and see if I can get in touch with Otherworld Miko... See you tomorrow."
In fact, apart from last night, when he'd been too exhausted and stayed the night in Kamakura, Amamiya Natsuki had gone to see Miko every night in recent days, trying to contact Otherworld Miko through the Dream World.