Funny attitude

Right after hearing what Kurono had said, now it was Shizune who froze not knowing what to say at the same time Kazumi's voice was heard.

"Ohh, so you're quite aware that I can steal Shizune-san from you, aren't you?" An amused look was on Kazumi's face when she said that, although she was a little disappointed that Kurono exposed her likes too quickly since she wouldn't be able to tease Shizune a bit as she had thought.

"I said it because I know you very well and I know you would do something strange to Shizune-chan." Kurono stared at Kazumi. He was not at all bothered by her likes or her way of acting with any other girl, but he had told himself that he must protect Shizune at all costs.

The interaction between them was quite obvious to Shizune, she still hadn't said anything after hearing what Kurono had said earlier, but she had to ask to be sure.

"Excuse me, Kazumi-san. This may sound a bit strange, but… Is what Kurono-kun said true?" A small silence was present after that, but it didn't last too long as Kazumi quickly gave a reply.

"Well… Would you like to find out, Shizune-san?" Kazumi had gotten close enough that she could take Shizune's chin gently in her hand. Before Shizune's sight, those eyes that she could compare to a pair of emeralds were now looking deeply at her making both what she had heard and Kazumi's action make her a little flustered.

Kazumi smiled when she saw Shizune's attitude. She could even say that she really liked seeing her that way, besides that, she had taken the opportunity to get even closer to her by making their breasts touch each other so that later a scene was generated that could leave many with their mouths open.

But as if she suddenly came back to reality, Shizune broke free from Kazumi's grasp and she quickly hid behind Kurono as if she was looking for some kind of protection. This itself made Kazumi very amused, but she also realized that maybe she was scaring Shizune a bit at the same time that she saw again Kurono's serious face that seemed not to want to disappear.

"Haha! I'm sorry, Shizune-san. I was just teasing you a little bit." Kazumi raised her arms and waved her hands in an attempt to show that she was really just playing with her a little bit. "Regarding what Kurono said, it's true, I hope that doesn't bother you or something like that."

The last words Kazumi said were totally serious. She was aware that not all people in the world could easily accept her preference, even though it was not very common, she had already encountered such situations in the past and things always ended badly. She wasn't going to change or stop being who she was just by listening to the opinions of people who had nothing to do with her, so she really wanted to know Shizune's attitude towards that, maybe it was true that she was Kurono's couple, but if Shizune didn't agree with her preferences, there wouldn't be much to do about it and she would simply forget to associate with Shizune.

Kazumi had remained silent after asking that, Shizune listened carefully and realized that her action might have been a bit rude, and from what Kazumi had said, it was enough for her to give her honest opinion.

"Of course, it doesn't bother me, Kazumi-san! I'm aware of it and I respect the preferences of others. Please don't think that I'm trying to avoid you or something, it's just that I was a bit surprised." Shizune spoke clearly without leaving anything in her head. She had even abandoned the protection that Kurono gave her to approach Kazumi again and take her hands the more words came out of her. "I don't want there to be any misunderstanding between us, and as I said, I don't have any special thoughts about your liking girls, so let's make that weird atmosphere go away, okay?"

Shizune didn't know if she had expressed herself correctly, it was actually the first time she had met someone like Kazumi, but she was being honest with her words. Kazumi was speechless for a while, but inside she was smiling.

"Also... I don't know if you'll agree, but I'd like to be your friend, not only because you're close with Kurono-kun, but because you're quite nice to talk to, hehe." It seemed that Shizune had already put her nervousness aside, from the beginning she had felt that Kazumi was a good person, so she really wanted to get to know her much better.

Kazumi saw again the sincere smile on Shizune's face as well as hearing her words, that was also something she was very aware of, in addition to those people who she could only define as idiots, some accepted her completely, Kurono was one of them in addition to many of her friends, so seeing that Shizune was part of that group, she couldn't help but smile at the same time that she resisted the urge to continue joking with her.

"I think the same, Shizune-san. I would also love it if we could be good friends. Sigh… But I must say it's a shame, if Kurono hadn't caught you, I wouldn't have hesitated to make my own move, hehe." This time, Shizune also laughed at Kazumi's words, it seemed that she had begun to understand a little the way of acting, so she didn't think too much about it.

To one side of them, Kurono sighed inside him seeing that nothing serious happened. He wasn't worried that Shizune would judge Kazumi, he felt that she wouldn't care about those things due to her way of being, so seeing two people important to him get along made him feel happy too.

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"'Ohhh, so that's about it, then I'll be more than happy to offer my help if that's the case." Kazumi's voice was quite excited at that moment. Kurono had already explained what both he and Shizune came to do at the gym, so she wasn't going to sit idly by. "I hope you weren't thinking of making Shizune try all the gym equipment, I'm aware that you're not a beginner, but you should leave the task of helping people who have never set foot in a gym to me."

Kazumi said what was on her mind, maybe Kurono was knowledgeable enough about exercising, but he wasn't going to miss the opportunity to get closer to Shizune.

"Besides, I guess you need to do your own routine, you won't have time to take care of Shizune-san all the time." Kurono wanted to say something after hearing all that, but as much as he thought about it, he had to agree with Kazumi's words and fully trust her.

Shizune was also aware of the conversation, and from the context, a question occurred to her which she promptly asked.

"Do you work here, Kazumi-san?" Both Kazumi and Kurono turned their eyes towards Shizune after they heard her words, Kazumi was about to reply, but the question seemed too funny and she couldn't bear to let out a rather loud laugh at the same time that Kurono explained something to Shizune that it made her surprised.

"Shizune-chan, actually... Kazumi-nee owns the place."