A/N: This is just an idea that I randomly came up with. Expect this story to be considerablely short(4-5 chapters). Also expect this to have lower priority than my other two stories. If feedback is positive though, I might increase the priority of this one. Anyways, enjoy the story!

The air is cold and I feel a bit chilly myself. It can't be helped though given that it's the winter season already. Even with all these extra garments, it's still difficult to fight against the cold. I just want to hurry up and head to the club room already. What's taking that airhead so long anyway? I'm getting tired of waiting for her in this corner. Even though she keeps on pestering me about going to the club room together, she could at the very least hurry up a bit.

"Where are you Hikki?" A confused Yuigahama says as she comes out of the classroom door. After a couple of seconds, she finally spots me and walks toward to me with a slight pout on her face.

"Oh come on Hikki! How many times has it been already? Why can't you just wait for me like a normal person?" Yuigahama complains as she put her hands on her hip almost as if she's scolding me.

"I don't see any problem with it though. Just like you said, I waited for you." I nonchalantly say as I start walking towards the club room. Once Yuigahama noticed that I started walking, she quickly followed suit.

"Same old excuses huh Hikki?" She says to me as she starts walking next to me. I don't understand if it's a riajuu thing or something but Yuigahama is always insistent on walking right next to me. Whenever I increase or decrease my pace, she would always complain. Since dealing with a complaining airhead is annoying, I decided to just go with it. Every once a while though, I see her have a slight grin on her face whenever we walk together like this. I don't understand why she would finding the act of walking right next to me enjoyable.

"For your information, they're not excuses. That is simply the way I act." I respond to her as I continued my journey towards the club room. After a couple of moments of her pouting, Yuigahama finally accepted my response. Although a completely new expression has appeared on her face, an expression of worry. I am somewhat curious to why she is like that since it is rare for a cheery person like Yuigahama to worry about something.

"Is something wrong Yuigahama?" I ask her with a slight tone of concern in my voice. Yuigahama seemed to have been slightly surprised by my question but after a few moments, she answered me nonetheless.

"It's nothing really. It's just that Yumiko has been acting a been weird lately."

"Miura acting weird?"

"Yeah. Like she doesn't pay attention whenever we talk. It's almost like her heads in the clouds or something. I even left the classroom late because I was looking for Yumiko. I think she immediately left by herself once classes ended which is unlike her."

"Maybe she just has something on her mind. It's probably something minor, so you don't have worry too much. If it was important, she would have said something already to your clique given how important you guys are to her."

"I guess you're right Hikki. I just can't help but worry though."

"That's just you overthinking at this point."

Before Yuigahama could've responded though, we already arrived at our destination. The two of us then entered only to see Yukinoshita sitting in her usual seat. When she noticed our presence, she gave each of us a greeting. Yuigahama responded affectionately with her own greeting while I just said my usual 'Yo.'

After Yuigahama and I sat down on our respective seats, the usual routine of the Service club commenced. I was simply reading my light novel while Yuigahama and Yukinoshita were chatting on some random topic I couldn't care less about. Despite clearly showing my disinterest, Yuigahama still managed to drag me into the conversation while Yukinoshita was playfully insulting me like always. The same old routine I've come to known over the past few months.

Well the bell finally rang, club session finally ended which signaled us to return home. Usually, Yuigahama and I would go ahead while Yukinoshita would return the room key to the faculty office. Today though, Yuigahama wants to accompany Yukinoshita today in returning the key. Apparently, Yuigahama wants to continue her conversation with Yukinoshita. At first, Yukinoshita was reluctant to allow Yuigahama to follow her. After being subjected to her puppy dog eyes though, Yukinoshita finally gave in. This resulted in me going home first. After I told them my farewells, I made my way towards the school gate.

As I exited the school building, I was met with the sight of a beautiful sunset on a winter afternoon. Even the snow scattered all over the ground complemented the beauty of the sunset. It was truly something magnificent to see.

As I walked towards the exit of the school with my eyes fixed on the amazing scenery, I came across a certain blond haired girl wearing a dark green coat over her school uniform waiting by the school gates. The reason she caught my eye though was because I recently talked about her with Yuigahama. Yes, Miura Yumiko was waiting by the gates for someone. Hayama must be doing something and she's just waiting for him. I swear that she's hopelessly in love with that damn faker. Well it's none of my business though.

When I passed her, our eyes met for a few seconds. I simply ignored her though and proceeded to walk home. Suddenly, I heard an angry shout coming from behind me. When I looked back, it seems like the source was a certain fire-queen from my class.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going Hikio!?" Miura said to me in an annoyed tone as she approached me. This seems like the same old Miura to me. I wonder what Yuigahama was even talking about in the first place.

"Why did you stop me?" I ask in a slightly confused tone. It is unlike her to call me out like this after all given that she's on top of the social hierarchy while I'm on the bottom. She literally has zero reasons to call me out like this.

"I just found it rude that you ignored me like that Hikio. Isn't it normal to say goodbye to your friends?" She told me as if she was lecturing me on proper etiquette. I wonder if she even realizes that she's talking someone who doesn't give a damn about the norms of riajuus.

Wait a minute though, did she just call me a friend? I can't even properly label all the relationships I have with other people although I'm pretty sure that the relationship I share with Miura isn't that of friends.

"You consider me a friend? I thought you couldn't care less about me." Once I mentioned this to her, a blush suddenly appeared on her face. Odd, I was expecting a reaction of disgust but instead, I got a reaction of embarrassment. She's even resembles a flustered Yuigahama right now. What's going on with Miura today?

"F-Forget that... Anyways, I want you to follow me." She said in a demanding tone which almost instilled fear into me. It's amazing how she can just suddenly change like that. I want to decline and just head home already since it's been a long day. It's also annoying how she thinks that she can just order me around however she wants. Although it may look pathetic, I might as well follow her in order to avoid some trouble. Komachi also said that she would be home a bit late today, so no real harm if I do end up going.

Once I nodded as a sign that I agreed to go, I saw a small smile appear on Miura. Before I could comment on it though, it seemed like she noticed that I saw that smile of hers. As if she was hiding her embarrassment, she immediately started walking forward which prompted me to follow suit. Our destination must be the place she wants to bring me though.

After a few minutes of silently walking together with Miura, I found myself standing in front of a small rural-looking cafe. From the looks of it, this is not a regular cafe a popular teenager would go to given how barren the place is. Currently, the only person inside is an kimono-wearing old lady seemingly in her sixties attending to the store.

"Is there something wrong Hikio?" Miura suddenly asked me as if she knew that I was lost in thought.

"Oh, I just didn't expect you to visit cafes like this." I responded to her after I was able to regain my composure.

"This is an old cafe I would always go to as a kid. It's one of my favorite places to go to when I'm alone. Anyways let's go inside." She explained to me as she entered the cafe. I then entered the cafe myself to how simple the interior of the cafe was. All the chairs and tables were wooden and there were also no modern decorations whatsoever on the walls of the cafe. It's almost as if this cafe is a hundred years old. Once the old lady noticed our entrance, a smile appeared on her face.

"If it isn't Yumi-chan. What brings you here today? On a date with your boyfriend?" The old lady gently asked Miura which prompted Miura to blush a bit. It can't be helped though since that's the natural reaction when someone assumes that the person of the opposite sex you're currently with is your lover. I mean, it's such a natural reaction that I'm blushing as well.

"It's nothing like that Chiyo-san! He's just a classmate of mine. I just wanted to talk to him about something..." Miura said in a flustered tone as she responded the the old lady's comment. It's a rare sight though to see the fire queen of Soubu flustered like this with no Hayama Hayato in sight. It's almost cute actually...

"What are you waiting for Hikio? Take a seat." Miura told me as she regained her composure. I simply followed her order and sat on the nearest chair as I removed my jacket. Miura also removed her coat then went to the counter in order to get our drinks. While I was waiting for her to return, I couldn't help but feel extremely relaxed. It must be because of how serene the atmosphere of the cafe is. It's amazing how Miura has known a place like this for years. When Miura finally came back, she brought along with her 2 cups of warm tea. I was hesitant to drink it since it was tea and not my beloved MAXX Coffee but Miura's glare was enough to make me drink it. When I took a sip of it, it was unexpectedly sweet and refreshing.

"It's amazing." I unconsciously say as I finished taking a sip of this sweet tea.

"You like it huh? Well, it's a given since Chiyo-san is known for making amazing sweet tea. I'm glad you like it." Miura told me in a gentle voice as she also gave me a warm smile. It was so warm in fact that I almost forgot the coldness of this winter day. This prompted me to blush uncontrollably given how beautiful Miura looked right now.

"I-I see..." I shyly say in a quiet voice. Afterwards, an oddly relaxing silence fell upon the two of us. Over the course of a few minutes, I couldn't do anything else but drink my tea as Miura was also drinking her tea. As the silence continued, I noticed that Miura has had a confused look on her face. I didn't think much of it but she continued to look confused for the new few minutes. Curious about it, I wanted to ask her a question but before I could, she suddenly stood up from her seat.

"This is all your fault Hikio! I've been acting weird for the past few days! It doesn't even make any sense anymore! I don't even know why I'm so happy when I'm with you. Especially now!" Miura shouted from the top of her lungs. Luckily for the two of us, we were the only people here with the exception of the old lady. That's irrelevant right now though. What's more important is what Miura is saying right now. It's almost as if-

"I think I'm even falling in love with you Hikio."

Wait, what?