a blink, towards their physical response, but staying silent as the only answer he gives on his own to their reaction is a glance whilst the option of leaving is already at the top of his list. yet ——
’ i’m not —— calm down. ’ not the best he can say right now, but it’s better than nothing. words are followed by a gesture towards what they held; ’ were you meaning to ask for help with that? ‘
she briefly gazes at the object, as she had almost forgotten about it, up until now. attention was turned back to him in a timid manner; ‛ uh-huh. . . ’ a slow nod is accompanied by her response. ‛ i was. .but!! I can c-carry it myself! ’
and at the moment, natsumes words were a small lie. with her arms and legs still being exhausted, it was somewhat impossibleto do anything. a bow is made to show gratitude and to apologize for previously mistaken him for someone else.
best was not to turn around, for it wasn’t him who they were calling out for, yet the direction of voice made body answer before he could even avoid it, — add to that there was no other choice but to stop at the sudden foreign grip — small dark orbs looking through glasses at a smaller frame.
’ . . . ‘
gaze hovers over a shaky visage, a brow raising slowly beneath blond bangs.
realization hit her as soon as he turned to face her; cheeks rose with a shade of light pink embarrassmentquickly overtook her and the grip immediately loosened before letting go completely. a few steps were cautiously took backwards, creating a fair distance between the two.‛ ..ahy-you aren’t…yamaken-kun… ’
voice spoken in a low tone, whilst her gaze scanned their appearance.
as if she already hadn’t been struggling to carry such heavy object. but now her arms were nearly about to give legs trembling from exhaustion and the strain that she put upon herself; therefore, she lets out a sigh of r e g r e t .
I should’ve told haru-kun to come…. ‛ …ehh! ’
one blink came after another; thoughts were quickly interrupted by the blond that had passed her, mistaking him for someone else the moment she saw him lead to her grabbing hold of their arm