Twenty

Terasaki-san was walking a little behind us as usual. Shibata-kun was telling me about college. It was a pleasant evening all-in-all. The shrine festival was in a week and somehow, we ended up planning for it.

"How late can you stay?" He asked.

"Decently late." I replied. The shrine grounds were safe, right? "Not too late but late enough."

"There are a lot of things that I want to do- starting from eating at all the stalls to playing all the games." He said enthusiastically. "I promise you a fun evening."

"I'm looking forward to it too." I smiled.

"Will Terasaki-san be following us around then as well?"

"I guess not. We should be fine."

"What? Your pursuers are religious?" He chuckled. I just sheepishly went along with it. I had no answer to give him. "We'll have fun. Mark my words!"

"Ah."

"How good are you at Gold fish Scooping?"

I beat you last year, love. "Good, I'd say."

"Hm." He mused. "Well, you do seem capable of a gentle touch."