【Round Flame】Sun Flower Field

"I also think Miss Xiaomei is very good...so-"

"—Do you want to have a date?"

Small spaces, rain, solitude.

No matter how you look at it, there is an atmosphere that something more substantial progress will happen, but nothing seems to happen.

I don't know why she blurted out that sentence, maybe it was because of the suspension bridge effect she said. Yuan is an emotional person, and she was really frightened when she got stuck on the Ferris wheel. Looking for a safety bag under the seat, and telling myself anecdotes about her fourteen cats, I don't know what to do.

Although there were radio announcements for tourists on the Ferris wheel to rescue themselves after being trapped, the deep male voice from the radio was not comforting at all.

If something worse happened—like in an American horror movie, where the Ferris wheel fell or something like that—the last person by my side would be Miss Xiaomei.

Yuan vaguely felt that it might be possible to associate with this person...

"OK…"

The other party froze when they heard Yuan's proposal, and Yuan heaved a sigh of relief when he got such an acceptable answer.

Then came the enigmatic silence... What should I do at this time?

Also, it's not that I haven't seen anything about love. In this case, it seems logical that I will kiss, but it is still difficult to put it into reality. I only met once a week ago, and this date is the second. On the face, there is no such short-term friendship as kissing.

"Um... do you have towels or something in the car?"

——It was Akami Homura who broke the deadlock.

"Ah... Yes, wait a minute."

Yuan hurriedly opened the car door and went out, went to the trunk to find a clean towel.

The rain was still crackling outside, so she got back into the car.

"If you get caught in the rain and don't dry yourself well, you'll catch a cold."

Saying so, she stretched out her hand to untie the round hair tie, covered it with a towel and wiped it carefully.

It's different from the male (I think it's dad) way of rubbing it indiscriminately.Akatsuki Homura's movements are not rude at all, and she won't get scalp pain because her hair is rubbed randomly.

very gentle.

"Well... go back."

After drying his hair, Yuan fastened his seat belt and started the car.

...in fact, nothing happened.

Although it can't be said to be a good experience just for an amusement park, but unexpectedly, Madoka didn't feel unhappy at all.

I feel a little closer to her...

"Ah, choo!—uh..."

A snicker from the students came from the audience, Yuan shyly went to his bag and took out a tissue to wipe his nose.

I don't want to, but it is force majeure to want to sneeze, so I can only cover it with my hands to reduce the embarrassment a little.

"Does Kame-sensei have a cold?"

"yes…"

"Teacher, it's an idiot who catches a cold in summer."

"Don't make fun of me...Okay, okay, go back to class. Yes, it's just you, Takeda-san, get up."

"what!"

"Read the passage of the text I just said."

"...uh...sorry, teacher, I wasn't listening just now..."

"Oh really, listen carefully to the class. Although Chinese is a course that is used every day, it's okay to not listen well. The second paragraph on page 34."

"Yes!"

what…

When Yuan inadvertently looked out of the window, she found someone waiting outside. When she realized that people in the classroom had spotted her, she smiled at Yuan and signaled that she didn't need to worry about it.

It was the fifth class, and it was only 10 minutes before the end of school time. The lessons that should be taught were all finished, and there was nothing to disturb them.

I just didn't expect her to come here at all...

"Sorry, I came here uninvited... I just went to buy the ingredients for dinner and saw this spot, so I wanted to drop by to have a look..."

"It's okay, I just finished class too. Cough..."

"...I still have a cold."

"Yea, haha."

Xiao Meiyan, who claims to be weak and sick, is fine, but Madoka, who has always been healthy, has caught a cold.

What's the matter, is it the same concept as "I failed the exam" that Xueba claims.

"I'll pack my things and wait for me."

"Ok."

While talking, the teachers from other classes who came back to the teacher's room after class to tidy up and go home also came back one after another.

"Hey, there's a face I don't know."

"Hi, I'm a friend of Mr. Shikame, I'll stop by and have a look."

"Oh, like this."

Uehara, who teaches three classes of English, nodded symbolically, and passed Madoka to his desk.

…Oh my friend.

...Also, even though they were officially in a relationship after that day, it was shocking to say that they were lovers.

Yuan smiled to herself, and put the homework to be corrected at night and lesson preparation into the briefcase.

"Hey, mom, I won't come back for dinner at night, ah, I'll be home later...boyfriend...not—well...well."

"……(laugh)"

"Understood... Don't give favors to the agency company last time. This time I found it all by myself. Those guys didn't help at all-what is Yuan has grown up, I am already an adult."

"...(continues to laugh)"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, I will come back later at night. Yes, I will be careful on the road. I will hang up."

Yuan sighed, hung up the phone, and threw the mobile phone into the small basket for mobile phones in the car.

"...Why do you keep laughing?"

"It's nothing, I'm a little envious. The house looks very lively."

"There are a little more people, mom, dad, brother, etc." Yuan said as he drove the car out of the school gate. It is convenient to have a private car, at least there is no need for crowded buses and subways on rainy days, "Miss Xiaomei is not Do I need to talk to my family?"

"I live alone, it's okay."

It means that my parents are not around so I am fine.

"Miss Kame, you told your mother that you were with your boyfriend, are you okay?"

She nodded to herself, Xiao Meiyan's gender was female.

"Probably. Anyway, it's fine now."

"..."

"Gender doesn't matter, what matters is who you want to be with."

"... also."

"It's a bit closer than that—by the way, is it okay if I go to your place for dinner?"

"Hey?"

"Will it bother you?"

"Ah... no, I can't finish it all by myself, and multiple bowls are fine."

I have dinner at Miss Xiaomei's house. Fortunately, I will help my father when I am at home, otherwise it would be really embarrassing to just eat plain rice.

Many, many cats... To use an adjective, it can be said to be "scattered". Cats, big and small, are scattered in the house. The first floor is the storefront, and the second floor seems to be where she lives.

There is also a cat lying on the stove, nestling lazily next to the stew pot.

Obviously there are too many cats, but there is no sense of incongruity at all, as if these cats should have existed in this coffee shop, staying with their owners.

"I'm lazy even on rainy days, don't look so good now, I don't know how many things have been knocked over by them..."

"Huh? Can't tell..."

They all look good.

"I've also done things like spilling ketchup and laying down on it and pretending to be dead. Not to mention I was shocked when I came in, just cleaning the floor and washing the cat is a lot of trouble."

"Haha... Do you still have so many?"

"... I raised it without knowing it, and I can't even throw it away."

She shrugged helplessly, went to the stove to open the pot, scooped up some soup with a taster spoon, let it cool down, and handed it over to Yuan to taste.

Looking back, leaving aside the school cafeteria and some restaurants around the school, it seems that I have not eaten outside of home for a long time.

The taste of the stew is very good, the miso soup is also very delicious, and only one or two dishes can be very filling.

Cats of unidentifiable breeds are nestled on round legs. I always feel that this atmosphere is so reassuring and makes people drowsy, and the words on the homework are flying.

It would be bad if you corrected something that looked like you dozed off in class and didn't know what you were writing, Yuan put down the red pen.

"what happened?"

Miss Xiaomei, who was quietly reading at the side, raised her head to look at her.

I see, this kind of atmosphere is like the kind of study meeting in the student days.

Coupled with the sound of raindrops falling on the awning outside the house, it is full of an atmosphere that urges people to fall asleep.

The boundary between a top student and a bad student is an insurmountable gap. Even if you become a teacher, you will still feel sleepy in this environment, ah... Ms. Xiaomei was definitely a top student when she was a student, and she would not want to doze off at this time .

"Want sleep…"

"Pfft...the homework is still unfinished, isn't it?"

"Even so, I'm still sleepy..."

...Is it okay to act like a baby to someone you've only known for a week?

Thinking this way in my mind, but what I said was completely opposite.

"Is there no way to refresh yourself?"

"... Apply wind oil essence to the temples?"

"You won't be able to keep your eyes open."

"Um……"

Miss Xiaomei closed the book and seemed to be thinking about something in silence. After a while, she put the book down and moved over to Yuan.

? …

"Are we dating?" she asked.

"Ah... yes."

"So……"

She takes off her glasses.

With a cool hand caressing her round chin, that pretty face approached in front of her eyes, so close that her eyes would feel blurred.

The lips were touched by something, soft and equally hot.

It took Madoka three seconds to realize that she had been kissed.

The mouth opened involuntarily, tentatively touching with the tip of the tongue in response.It's instinct.

"..."

"........."

I don't know how long it has passed, the time seems to be frozen, and it seems to pass by quickly, regardless of the sensory illusion, I think the duration should not be particularly long.

Because they are very close, even if they are separated, they can still hear the slightly rapid breathing coming from the side.

"…woke up?"

...It can no longer be said that it is a question of whether to wake up or not. My heart is beating so fast that I can't calm down at all.

Cautiously glanced to the side, it was the same over there, his face was as red as an overcooked shrimp.

"...that... I said." After a long silence, Xiao Meiyan said again, "Although it seems to be too late to say it now... the timing is also very strange... May I call your name."

The back of her hand was covered with a hand that was as cold as rain, and she might not have noticed that her fingers were drawing circles on the back of her hand.

"…flame."

"...!"

The fingers that drew the circle trembled slightly.

"flame."

...I feel that this name is much more fluent than Xiaomei.

Seems like that's what it should be called.

"Homo... do it again... is it okay?"

"it is good……"

"Hey, call me by my name too."

"Okay, round..."

……

result.

"Uh, let's continue with the content of the textbook for this lesson. The teacher didn't finish grading the homework because he was busy with some things yesterday..."

"Kamame-sensei, you are too honest, you can just not mention it at a time like this."

"You have to be honest. Alright, Mr. Zhutian, it's up to you to explain this question."

——The homework still hasn't been approved.