26 Chapter 22
(A/N Notes: Good news! I and my family got ourselves a puppy
Bad news: I and my family got ourselves a puppy, and now I didn't have the time nor motivation to write)
"Shoot!"
"Hm? What's wrong, Aki?"
Ayano asked so after Aki's sudden reaction
"I forgot to ask Takeru-kun if he wanted to go to the beach with us!"
"Oh shoot! That's true!"
"W, w, what're you two talking about!"
Yuriko who was hearing for the first time of inviting Takeru to come with them to the beach was taken by surprise, to which the two of them answered her
"Do you really think it would be only us three going to the beach when our dear princely friend is finally experiencing her first youth?"
"Yeah, and even if you refused to invite him yourself we would invite him ourselves, so you don't have much choice here"
"... Wait... So the reason why you two asked for Takeru to..."
"Yup, we wanted to know what his tastes were when it came to swimsuits, and then that happened that made us forget to invite him"
"Hmm... Hold up, his sister is the actress Akari, right?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"She said that she would be doing a photo session here for a publicity campaign for a certain clothes company"
"Two rabbits in one stone! Let's go!"
"Yeah!"
"H, hey! Wait!"
As always, Yuriko had to follow her two energetic friends
At the photo session
... Haaaaaaaaaa... What a pain...
"How much more will she need to keep taking photos?"
"For about one more hour"
"I see"
Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! This is too boring! And I can't even use my phone because I forgot it at home damnit!
"What's the long face? Are you bored, little bro?"
"Keep pushing your luck, and you'll lose your breadwinner"
*Quickly turns and creates distance*
(Sigh) Why did I have to get such a stupid sister?
"Hey! I know you're insulting me in your thoughts!"
And an annoying one at that
"HEY!!!"
*Drinks water* (A/N Notes: Stay hydrated, guys)
"I found him! Hey, Takeru-kun!"
Hm? Oh! It's Takahashi-san *walks over to her*
"What's it?"
"Aren't you sounding a little rude?"
"I just know from the fact that you came over here, and called, that you want to ask me something that will involve me"
"I can't deny that, so I'll be straight do you want to go to the beach with us?"
The beach, huh?... And going with Yuriko and her friends at that *Blushing a little*... But there's one huge problem in that... The destination is the beach! That I hate it
"So how about it? Don't you want to go to the beach with Yuriko?"
"For as tempting as it sounds to me... I hate the beach way more, so no" *Crosses his arms forming an X*
" "Huh?" "
Around 3 seconds later
" "HUUUUUUUUUHHH!?" "
Aki and Ayano couldn't help but be surprised at Takeru's refusal to go to the beach in the company of three beautiful girls, which he was in love with one of them
"Do you know what you just refused!?"
"Something troublesome definitely"
"Don't you like the sand on your feet!?"
"And burning them? Nope"
"Playing in the sea?"
"The two times I remember going into the sea, I got sick afterward and had a horrible time"
"... The sun?"
"Do I look like the type of guy who likes going outside and has any heat tolerance?"
Takeru shut down all of their question, which only dispirited the two girls more and more with each question
"Finally found you two... What's wrong? *Notices Takeru* Ah!"
"*Notices Yuriko* Ah!"
They both looked away while blushing a little. And while that happened, something was happening between the staff of the photo session
"What do you mean, he won't be coming!?"
"Well, apparently the guy who was supposed to participate in the photo session was caught driving while drunk"
"That's dumbass... Did he injure someone?"
"Not that I could find, so I don't he did"
"That's a good thing at least... Hmmm... How about we ask Tanaka-san's brother to do it?"
"It's a possibility, chief... And talking about him, where is he?"
"I'm pretty he was seated over there... ... ... !?!?!?"
When the chief looked around to find Takeru, he found him near a group of three girls, and almost in the same instant he noticed a tall and handsome grey-haired girl with them
"She's the one!!!"
"Huh!?"
The assistant who got surprised by the chief sudden remark didn't have the time to ask him, since the chief made his way towards the girl he laid his eyes on, and when he got close to the girl he
"You! The girl with the grey hair!"
"!... My, what a sudden surprise, how can I help you, my good sir?"
Yuriko although surprised, never failed in maintaining her princely charm in any situation, saved from when it involved a certain someone
"... She's perfect..."
A single drop of tear ran down the chief's face, making a single line, then he grabbed both of her hands enthusiastically and desperately said...
"Please, help me with the photo session, my chosen prince!!!" *Kneeling down*
" " "Eh!?" " "
Aki, Ayano, and Takeru were too confused to follow what just happened, but Yuriko...
"Of course! I shall help you with your problems, my good sir. As that is the right thing to do"
Managed to maintain her cool-headedness and answer favorably to the chief
"Really!? Then please, let's quickly prepare the set of clothes for the next photos"
The Chief had already let Yuriko inside and was taking her to the changing rooms of the store, but before he could continue, Takeru stopped him
"Isn't it about time for you to let go of her hands?" *Smiling*
"Huh? Ah! Sorry, I got too passionate earlier"
"It's alright, you didn't hurt me, nor brought danger to me. But if you will, I want to have a little talk with my friends before going"
"Ah! Sure, sure, take your time. Since you're my lifesaver after all"
Yuriko only asked the Chief that, because she had noticed Takeru holding one of his wrists when he warned Chief to let go of her hand, so she went towards him
*Pats Takeru head* "You really helped me there, Takeru-kun"
"... I just thought that you wouldn't like to have a stranger holding your hand" *Looking away while blushing a little*
"*Happily chuckling* If you want we can go back later while holding hands if you will"
"... It's not like, I was jealous of someone else holding your hand" *Looking away and covering his face*
"I see, I see... Well, if you all may, I will be occupied for some time. So you two can go do whatever you two may want to... And Takeru-kun, can I ask you to look after my things?"
"... Sure..."
He didn't look in the eyes, but Yuriko knew very the reason why, and she was looking calm because she was in her prince mode, but inside her mind, she was heavily blushing and extremely happy at seeing Takeru being jealous. She then left her shopping bags with him and went inside the store to get the clothes Chief was preparing for her
After that photo session, Yuriko became a hot topic in the modeling industry and social media, because of her looks and especially her princely and manly feel
(A/N Notes: Well, better luck next week
That's all for today everyone!)
