Girl in the rain

20 minutes later.

The train stops.

Naoki and Itsuki got off the carriage, and a cold wind mixed with water vapor hit their faces.

"Very cold." Itsuki hugged his arms and shivered slightly, "It's raining hard."

When the two boarded the train, it was already raining, when the train arrived at the station, the rain not only stopped, but also got heavier.

"Let's hurry back to the apartment..."

Before Itsuki finished speaking, his body suddenly froze.

"What is wrong?"

Naoki turned his head and looked at Itsuki.

"I-I guess…forgot to bring an umbrella."

As she spoke, Itsuki looked left and right, reluctantly accepting the sad reality.

"Ah, I was so busy reading English words in the morning that I accidentally forgot to bring my umbrella."

"I see…" Naoki said quietly, "The problem is that you don't remember any English words."

"Forgive me." Itsuki was embarrassed and crouched down, "I'm sorry for being so careless!"

Itsuki looked at the high-rise apartment in the rain and fog, "It's only a few hundred meters away, and it usually takes two or three minutes to walk there… How about we run over there?"

Hey, no kidding! The rain was light, but now it has become a moderate rain, even if it's only a few hundred meters, passing through it will still make your whole body drenched!

The weather is very cold, once it rains, the chance of catching a cold is more than 80%, and the symptoms of cough, fever, and runny nose also don't want to try!

"Wait." Naoki reached out and grabbed Itsuki who was eager to try "Why don't you ask me if I have an umbrella before it rains?"

"Hah?" Itsuki's eyes lit up and looked up expectantly, "Asakawa-san has an umbrella?"

"Of course there is."

Naoki opened his school bag and took out a small folding umbrella.

"It really is an umbrella." Itsuki was surprised. "I saw Asakawa-san empty-handed, and I don't think Asakawa-san prepared an umbrella either."

The umbrellas used in Japan are mostly long-handled umbrellas. For solemn occasions, long-handled black umbrellas are used. The other is a transparent umbrella which is very common in anime. Looking around, these two types of umbrellas are basically the same on the street, the color looks quite monotonous.

The folding umbrella used by Naoki was relatively rare, mainly because he didn't want to cause trouble for others——

After using the umbrella, it won't dry out for a while, and it's easy to wet the ground when you take it to a company or supermarket. Therefore, at places such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and izakaya, there will be a dedicated umbrella stand at the entrance for guests to hold umbrellas. On the other hand, folding umbrellas are quite a hassle to store.

"Why did Asakawa-san prepare an umbrella specially?"

Itsuki asked curiously.

Naoki said with an expressionless face:

"Since the umbrella in the school bag will not disappear, another umbrella is likely to be taken by someone else, and then can only wait for the rain to stop on its own."

"This sentence feels full of vision."

Itsuki subconsciously complained.

"Hurry in."

Naoki opened his umbrella and looked at Itsuki.

"Okay."

Itsuki hastily walked under the umbrella while keeping his distance.

"Let's go."

Naoki was holding an umbrella and walking in the rain with Itsuki.

Raindrops fell on the umbrella, and the sound of the rain suddenly became clear.

"Very cold..."

Drops of icy cold rain fell on his arms, causing Itsuki to shiver slightly.

Naoki glanced at Itsuki: "Too far, come closer."

"Oh..."

Itsuki took half a small step.

Naoki said, "Just a little closer, and your shoulders will get wet soon enough."

Itsuki was getting closer, and at this distance, he could feel heat radiating from Naoki.

Naoki sighed, "How about you take an umbrella?"

"Hah?" Itsuki said in surprise, "Asakawa-san wants to run to the apartment alone in the rain?"

Don't joke, I'm not so self-sacrificing yet!

"You are here to hold the umbrella." Naoki narrowed his eyes and said. "I'll carry you on my back?"

"I don't want to."

Itsuki blushed and hastily shook his head in refusal.

It's a street where people come and go, so enough to hold an umbrella, carry you on your back... Too embarrassing.

"When we went to give incense to aunty for the first time, I was the one who carried you on my back."

"Last time was the last time." Itsuki stammered. "I can walk on my own now."

"Since you want to go alone, don't go too far." Naoki complained, "Otherwise, the clothes will get wet right away."

I've kissed, hugged and carried you. You want to keep your distance and wait until I get back to the apartment. Now my clothes are wet!

"It's not an exaggeration, it's just an arm..."

Itsuki finally stopped resisting, bowed directly, and bumped into Naoki's shoulder.

The rain was drizzling.

The umbrella not only covered the rain and fog, but also seemed to isolate the whole world.

Taking a deep breath, Itsuki raised his eyes to look outside the umbrella. There were no pedestrians on the busy streets of the past. It seemed that there were only her and Naoki left in the whole world.

Itsuki reached out and grabbed Naoki's clothes. The shyness and nervousness from before disappeared, and his heart suddenly calmed down, and even gave birth to the subtle thought of 'it's good to continue like this'.

The two of them walked through the cold, rainy and foggy streets and quickly made their way to the apartment.

"In the apartment."

Itsuki looked up in surprise: "So fast?"

"What did you say?"

"There isn't any!"

Itsuki hurriedly shook his head, dispelling the strange thoughts in his mind, and raised his hand to touch his cheek, it was really hot.

"Having such strange thoughts… Sure enough, when it rains, people get sentimental, that's all!"

Slide the door card to enter the apartment, then take the elevator directly to the top floor.

"I am home."

Itsuki pushed open the door and entered. The living room on the first floor was empty, and she didn't know if the other four sisters had returned.

That's wrong, the existence should be three people. Needless to say, Miku as a member of the Homecoming club, must have been in the apartment.

"The stockings are wet." Itsuki frowned slightly, bent down to take off his stockings, and stepped on a pair of sandals with his bare feet, "Asakawa-san sit down for a bit, I'll go upstairs to change my clothes. Watch TV and turn it on yourself."

"Know."

Naoki agreed, sat on the sofa, placed his schoolbag on the table, took the remote control, and turned on the TV. After visiting the door more often, he naturally wouldn't be held back.

Footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.

"You changed your clothes so quickly?"

Naoki turned his head to look, and immediately realized that the source of the voice wasn't Itsuki, but a wet girl walking out of the bathroom.