Momoko hurriedly tugged at her skirt, pressing her cheek against the cool door panel. "N-No..."
"Come out and let me see?"
The door opened a crack, and Momoko poked her head out like a startled rabbit. Her dark green eyes swept quickly over Kageyama Sora before she hastily lowered her head again. Sora was sitting on the bench. Hearing the movement, he looked up, and his gaze paused slightly when it fell on her.
The light apricot cotton dress made her skin look even fairer. Flecks of sunlight filtered through the glass window and fell across the ends of her hair, while a few unruly strands hung by her cheeks, softening her features.
Her slender ankles looked especially delicate in the store slippers. She resembled a lily of the valley freshly watered by spring rain.
"It suits you." Sora's voice was lower than before. He stood and walked a few steps closer, gently pinching the loose tie at the back of her dress. "This isn't tied properly."
The moment his fingertips brushed across her back, Momoko's body tensed like a touched mimosa.
Sora's movements were gentle. The slight roughness of calluses on his fingertips brushed over the soft cotton, and his breath fell against the back of her neck. The warm air made the tips of her ears burn.
"There." He tied a simple bow, then stepped back half a pace to look her over, a faint smile rippling in his dark eyes. "Let's go with this one."
Momoko stared at the tips of her shoes, curling her toes. Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. "Wouldn't it... stand out too much?"
She had never worn such a light color before. It made her feel uncomfortable all over, as if everyone would start staring at her the next