Chapter 46

Walking in a straight path nearing closer to a bush

"We'll have to go though there"

Claude said as he points towards the bush

"We'll go through the bush?"

I asked confused I looked at him with a shock on my face asking

"Everytime I go to your house I always go through that bush using this short route"

Claude said with a smile on his face as he looked at me gently

"Is that why everytime you visit me I always see your red hair popping out of the bush?"

I asked looking at him smiling gently

*Blush*

"Y-yeah..."

Claude blushed as he turned away his gaze embarrassed with his ears as red a tomato

"Hehe"

I giggled thinking about it again and to see Claude's embarrassed face

"Ok let's!"

I answered enthusiastically

"Will you really?"

Claude asked with shocked expression it's as if he did not expect me to say yes

I nodded my head excitedly looking at him with a happy expression clenching both of my fist

"But are we going to fit through there?"

I asked confused as I looked at the bush

Claude that time was still a little boy so of course he'd fit in

But now he has grown up and i'm not sure if he would fit and also me who is older than him

"We'll have to try"

Claude smiled at me as he giggled

I then gave him a suspicious look but agreed anyways

"Ok then lady's first right?"

I looked at Claude as I fold my sleeves to crawl better smiling enthusiastically

Claude then smiled happily and made a way for me to go

"Yes of course"

He said

"Ok then, I'll be going first!"

I shouted happily

I then bend down and crawled

I tried crawling under, over, and tried other things but it was a fail

I then looked back at Claude to see him smiling without saying a word

"...."

He stared at me silently

"Is the only thing to do is to crawl through the bush...?"

I asked looking disheveled

*Giggle*

Claude giggled as he looked at me and nodded

"I tried going under, over, and other things too but the only thing left to do was to go through the bush, you'll have to do that too"

Claude as he said smiling

"..."

I looked at him awkwardly with him still staring smiling

"Do you want me to feel how you felt where you have to go through this just to see me?"

I asked having the feeling that is what he wanted

He did not deny nor agreed and just stared at me with a smile on his face staring at me silently

"...."

I looked away for it was too quiet and just turned to look at the bush again

Ok let's do this I'll go through the bush!

I shouted excitedly inside of my head with a face that is pumped with hope

I tried crawling through the bush again and tried as hard as I could finding myself even more disheveled and my clothing were full of dirt

"Grr..Urgh"

I kept grunting and grunting trying to force myself through the bush

"Uhm... Athy you don't have to do it anymore we can juts go back and take the long-"

As Claude was trying to stop me I kept on crawling forcing myself through and cut him off from talking

"Are you kidding me?! we're already here plus it's too embarrassing to go back now since i'm all disheveled like this"

I tried convincing him to just stay here and go through this bush

"Athy you can-"

Claude spoke again and I cut him off

"Nope! i'll go through here and you can't stop me!"

I answered very loudly still trying to force myself in

As I tried and tried and finally!

*Swoop!*

"Oh!"

I went in!

I shouted inside my thoughts

"A-athy! are you okay?"

Claude said as I feel him running towards me and came close

"Were you hurt? where?"

Claude asked again

"No Claude don't worry i'm fine I got in!"

I shouted happily

"I' mean half of me did...!"

I answered again

My upper body successfully went through the bush while my lower body was with Claude

"Uhm.. Athy..."

Claude said as I can feel him embarrassed by the tone of his voice

Very understandable since my bottoms were facing him

I must look very unattractive right now...

It's not the time to think about how unattractive I am

I'm in a very embarrassing position!

I can't have Claude look at this unsightly pose for he is too young!

I thought to myself nodding my head

I then tried to pull myself out of the bush again and again

After several tries and that I have realized

"I am stuck..."

I mumbled

"What was that Athy?"

Claude asked me nervously

"I'm stuck..."

I mumbled again

"Huh..?"

Claude asked again I can't see his expression but I can feel the nervousness of his voice and he seemed to understand what I was trying to say

But asked because he was shocked

"Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Claude I'm stuck!"

I shouted desperately squirming around hitting the ground

I then heard Claude's footsteps tree brunches scrunching as I heard him walking towards the other direction

"Ah w-wait Athy i'll go and a-"

Claude then suddenly stopped talking and stopped walking away

?

"Claude? what is it?"

I asked again

"If they see you in this state they'll have...."

Claude mumbled

?

What is he mumbling about?

I asked myself

"H-hey Claude? are you okay what happened?"

I asked again

But once again there was silence

*Mumble mumble*

Claude kept on mumbling

"Claude?!"

I shouted for him and this time he heard me

"Ah! Athy let me help you go through there"

Claude said without any hesitation and the nervousness in his voice has completely gone

"Eh? b-but how though? a-and Claude my bottom is faced towards your direction!"

I said in a panic trying to find another way

"There is no other way Athy..."

Claude said with a calm tone of voice

"Aaaaaaaah! wait Claude!"

I shouted desperately

"Yes Athy?"

Claude said once again with calming voice

I don't want his innocence to fade but I need to get out of here

Living in this body for 9 years exactly and already with the most embarrassing things happening

I cried inside thinking about that

All Claude has to do is push me!

I said shouting inside of my thoughts

But not with his hands of course that'd be very... embarrassing

But instead with his feet he just have to forcefully push me then I'll pull myself using my hands and later

I can get out of this bush and next would be Claude!

I he gets stuck i'll just pull his hand as much as possible so he can come out too

Ok let's go with that

I thought of what to do inside of my head

"Claude!"

I called out for Claude who was waiting for me to say something

"Yes?"

He answered happily but calmly

"Please push me with your feet!"

I shouted

"With my feet?"

Claude asked confused

"Yes! for there is much force on your feet than on you hand!"

I answered making an excuse

Claude went silent for awhile then answered

"Ok!"

I heard rustling noises where Claude was and felt something touch my bottom

"Athy my feet are in place!"

Claude shouted telling me he was ready to push

"Okay then as you push me from behind i'll pull myself in too!"

I said shouting

"Okay!"

Claude answered back

"1....2....3...G-"

As I was about to yell start I heard rustling noises near me when I saw a pair of mans shoes infront of me

"Athy?"

Claude asked but I wasn't able to pay attention because of the shoe that was infront of me making me go quiet

"A mans shoes, why is there-"

I talked to myself looking at it confused when I heard a familiar voice from where the shoes was

"What are you doing down there Athy?"

Someone asked me

I then slowly looked up to see a man with an ash blonde something I still don't know how to explain his hair

And as soon as I saw that hair my eyes widened to see him here...

"Cythe...."

I said shocked to see him here

Cythe then gave a shock expression

"Eeeeeh!?"

I shouted a soundless noise as I looked at him in embarrassment

His face was shocked but as soon as he saw the state I was in

He's face then quickly softened and smiled gently

!

C-cythe....

I mumbled inside of my thoughts

He then kneeled infront of me and fixed my disheveled hair and said

"I haven't seen you in days and this is the first thing I see when I finally see you?"

Cythe said smiling gently at me

My face flushed red to see him so close to me

I then calmed down when I saw him with softly flushed red cheeks

He's embarrassed too

I thought

"Cythe i'm glad you're here..."

I accidentally thought out loud and I quickly covered it with my dirty hands

Cythe then quickly took my hands away from my mouth and said in a smile

"Your hands are dirty why place it on your mouth?"

Cythe then giggled softly looking at me in the middle of the sunset

As the both of us looked at each other quietly

This was the happiest moment in the sunset i've had...

I unconsciously thought to myself

Without noticing Claude had gone completely quiet....

To be Continued~