Author's Note: I intend to write this as Raku's POV based on Takumi na Muchi's doujin - Nanairo (I love Takumi na Muchi's works to the very max! And by the way, NSFW warning~ teehee~).

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"This is really the best treat for summer!" I exclaimed as I sipped the last drops of the iced tea from the glass. I glanced over to her as I got no reply or some witty retort whatsoever.

'What the heck!' Her gaze seemed to be a million miles away, 'She's zoning out again! And she's still somehow finishing the third parfait!'

I sighed as I swirled the straw around. The remaining ice cubes clinked. 'She's been zoning out quite often during our dates recently… Could it be that she's getting bored with the routine…?'

I stared absentmindedly into my glass.

'I'm being ignored...' That thought brought a little tears to my eyes. 'But we still have to continue on with the scheduled dates. Is this how it's gonna be for the remaining year?'

She suddenly sighed.

'What's with the sigh…?' was what I was about to ask but I could sense that Chitoge still had not completely returned to planet earth yet.

I watched as she finished up her order. The tip of her tongue darting out slightly to lick the cream from the spoon.

'Pink.'

I gulped as my gaze followed the movement of her tongue as it licked some cream off from her upper lip.

I felt a strong urge to repeat that action with my own tongue.

'…'

As conscience finally came flying back to me, I stood up straight immediately.

'Self-control, Raku! Self-control!'

Her head shot up, following my abrupt move.

I swallowed hard.

"A-alright! Another date successfully completed. Let's start heading home!" She mumbled something but I strode ahead hoping that she did not notice the blush.

'I feel guilty…'

Suddenly, I felt a tug on the sleeve of my shirt, "Did I get cream on myself?"

'Are you trying to make me feel even more guilty?!'

"No, you didn't" I replied as I slowed my pace but still making sure I was walking slightly ahead.

"None at all?"

I turned around and she cocked her head slightly to the side, prompting me for an answer, "Yeah, none."

'Cause you've already had them licked off…' I added in my head.

'I shouldn't be having such impure thoughts of Chitoge! I already have Onodera… Not that I should have any impure thoughts at all…'

I felt her letting go of my sleeve as she jogged a little to catch up with me. 'Just a few more streets away from her home, huh...?'

"Hey, wanna take a small detour to the bookstore?"

"Oh yeah, the new volume of that cooking manga is on sale today, right?"

"Oh, you remembered!"

"Of course! I've been dropping by the bookstore to check it if it's out recently. The story's pretty good."

"I thought you wouldn't be into it since you suck at cooking yourself." I teased as I eyed her.

She pouted and folded her arms, "I might cook up something as amazing as the main character someday, just you wait!"

I rolled my eyes. "I can't wait for that day to come."

She smirked, looking slightly smug, "Maybe you will even come begging me for more of it."

I couldn't help but to smile in return, "We'll see."

'I wasn't really looking forward to the new volume was I…?'

We bought the manga and walked down the familiar street to her home.

'I was just wishing that the date wouldn't end that early, wasn't I…?'

Just outside her house, I handed her the manga, "Here, you read it first. I want to keep a complete set of this series."

An unfamiliar silence again.

"… Chitoge?" I waved the manga in front of her as her soul finally returned to her. "Huh!?"

"What's the matter? We're here."

"Ah- no, It's nothing at all!" She stiffly covered her mouth with her eyes widened – as if she just realized she had committed a crime.

She continued to stammer, "Just… Having these sorts of thoughts all the time… Uuh… I'm sorry, Raku…"

'Is she planning to murder me?!' I backed away. Slightly. "What are you talking about?"

"Erm… Ah… Thanks for walking me home."

"No problem…"

I panicked. 'She's running away! I sure hope she's not thinking about killing off her fake boyfriend so that she can be with the one she truly likes…'

The thought got me feeling a little depressed. "Well, see you later then," I handed the manga over to her.

I was about to turn around and head home but just at that very moment she grabbed my arm.

"Raku…"

She pulled me down towards her as she lunged forth.

A pair of warm lips touched my cheek.

She broke off the contact in less than a second and dashed off. "Later!"

My hand automatically shot up to hold my left cheek - an unnecessary reminder of where the brief contact had occurred.

I gaped.

I stood there for a couple of minutes.

Stunned.

'She… she…'

My cell phone beeped as I got out from the bath.

'It's a text...'

I rubbed the towel to dry my hair as I checked the mail.

My heart stopped for a second.

'It's from Chitoge!'

I drew in a few short breathes and my hand shook a little as I open the mail.

'I wonder what's it about...'

"Good night, darling!"

'What the heck! It's just her usual texts...'

I shook my head, desperately trying to clear my thoughts.

'Calm down, me... Why am I so nervous about this..? This isn't the first time a girl kissed you on the cheek. Marika even did this twice. Quit acting so shaken up every single time!'

The tingling sensation was still lingering on my cheek.

I brushed my thumb across it, trying to reenact the quick peck.

'However, it does feel a little different from Marika's...'

My thumb trailed down my cheek and brushed lightly across my lips.

BEEP!

I nearly threw my cell away in shock.

'Who's texting me at this time?!'

"I'll return the manga on our next date~"

'She's worrying about the manga now?!'

BEEP!

"Sweet dreams!"

'Why are you sending me multiple texts?!'

I sighed.

'She's probably just trying to one-up Marika...'

"Good night, Honey"

'It's just...'

Losing concentration, the towel fell from my head and landed on my feet.

'...Chitoge...'

Ramblings: I just love Raku and Chitoge! Which is why I'm dying for the new chapterrrrrrrr!

I find it a little challenging doing a guy's POV... I don't think I could completely grasp Raku's character yet...

I tried restraining from overusing caps and exclamation marks which I realized I tend to over use... Also, I have a short attention span and I end up reading stuff that are mostly not more than one line long... Hence my style of writing style sorta changed with this habit as well... I hope it's alright..?

I plan to leave it as a one-shot for now but I feel like my passion for this particular doujin is really strong so I might write more... I'm not 100% sure though cause summer course gonna start pretty soon... (Yes, summer! Greetings from a student studying in the Southern hemisphere!)

Anyways~ Comments and criticisms are appreciated! Thank you in advance!