"What do you mean?" Mayumi asks, confused about what's going on.
"Don't think about Shihou! I will teach you, and ask me anything, okay?"
Mayumi can't stop thinking about what Shima Sumi said. She's still wondering why she wanted to be her teacher and organize everything.
She looks at Shihou, seeing him with a scowling face after Shima Sumi declares that she will be teaching Mayumi about the 12 families. After a little more talk with her, they decided to leave. But since that happened, Shihou has been in a bad mood. Why?
He was mad. Why did Shima Sumi suddenly want to take the role that his mentor gave him? That's the only reason why Mayumi is on his side if Shima Sumi takes that role. He will never have a chance to be by her side. Sighing, he looks at Mayumi; she's making a worried face. Does by any chance is she concerned about him? He smiled to himself.
Mayumi woke up to the bright sunlight that illuminated the room. Shihou said she didn't need to get up early because today was a rest day. Yesterday, she talked with Isami Chousei, the head of the Isami house. It wasn't the first time they had met. But for the whole time, they talk about the Isami siblings. But he talks about Shihou more, which she finds adorable.
Chousei suddenly said that Shihou is his nephew, his mother died a few days after his birth, and his father died in an accident when he was young. Hearing the story of Shihou makes her heartache; she did not know that he suffered at a young age. She was glad that Isami Chousei took Shihou inside the Isami house. She was glad he found a home. Thinking back on what happened during her talk with the head of the Isami, she smiled as she began to do her morning routine.
Shihou woke up earlier than usual he had been absent from school since they started the encounter, and he didn't want to be behind. So he decided to make this a free day so he could study. He's planning to go to the library today to catch up with the lessons that he got left behind. Finally deciding what he will do for today, he walks out of his room toward the dining area.
Reaching the room, he startles seeing Mayumi eating her breakfast. He finds it adorable to see her eating breakfast smiling. She looks so cute with that mouth full of food, making her cheeks chubby. He wanted to hug her right now, but he held himself back. He approached her with a smile. Sitting beside her, and began to eat his breakfast.
Mayumi couldn't eat properly; her stomach was going crazy. Looking at him, she wonders if Shihou wanted to study today. That's why he decided today to have a rest day. Continuing to eat, she remembered her school and friends as she began missing. Then she suddenly realized that she had forgotten something or maybe someone. Rokuhiko is MISSING! How could she forget about her childhood friend?!
"Shihou-san!" she shyly called him, embarrassed with the realization that she had forgotten her childhood friend.
"Yes?" he asks, looking at her with a chopstick in his hands.
"Where is Rokuhiko?" there is a long silence before he answers.
"Hmm... Rokuhiko, ah! Enami?!" it seems like Shihou also forgot about him, making her giggle. Shihou looks away in embarrassment. He can't believe he forgot to tell her about Rokuhiko.
"He's in the Tsugami house! As far as I can remember, he will be back maybe tomorrow?"
"You forgot about him, didn't you?" Mayumi teasingly asks to which Shihou startles and looks away. He sighs and looks at her giving her a smirk.
"Yeah, but if I'm not mistaken, you did forget about him too!" He said with a teasing smirk. Mayumi blushes and looks at the floor, guilt visible on his face it seems like he did it too much?
She looks back to Shihou, seeing him holding a loving gaze at her causing her to blush more. Suddenly silence consumes them, and no one dares to break it. It was not until the peaceful silence became awkward and Shihou couldn't handle it anymore that he decided to speak.
"Do you want to go to the library with me?" He asks with a slight smile. He feels like he was asking her out on a date. She looks at him with a beautiful smile that causes him to blush slightly.
"Yeah! I'd love to!" She exclaims happily with the invitation.
They're already in the library and studying in silence Shihou found it pretty good. He wishes the time would stop so they could be together for a long time. Also, he badly wants to sit by her side. But she is sitting in front of him! If he moves next to Mayumi, that would be awkward for him.
There's a chance his feelings might be visible to the girl if he did that. Sighing, he decided to resume his study. Then suddenly, Mayumi excused herself so she could go to the restroom. Finally, he can be able to focus on his wholely. He just started to focus when suddenly he heard someone call him.
"Shihou!" looking at the person, he smiles slightly.
"Oh, it's you!" he said, smiling as he faced them.
"What are you doing here, Haru?" she sits beside him, smiling.
"Call me by my first name Hikari! You used to call me that remember?" Shihou slightly smiles at what she said and looks at her.
"Ah, okay! Since you are already here, I need your help," he said as he faced her, the girl looked at him, confused.
"That's unusual? What do you need help for?" she asks; the smile on her face is still present. He looks in the direction where Mayumi went, only to see her going out of the library.
Confused, he excuses himself to follow her when he is already outside; his heart breaks. Hikari looks at him as he leaves. She smiles slightly after all; this is the first time she has seen him interested in another person.
"I need you to come with me, Haru Hikari-san," a voice said. The smile on her face vanished as she looked at the person.
"You!"
When Shihou reaches outside, he looks around to look for Mayumi. When he finally finds her, his eyes widen at the scene. There stood Mayumi and Tennou, hugging each other. Her head is on Tennou's chest while her arms wrap around him. Tennou's arms wrapped around her waist. When Tennou looked up, he saw Shihou making him smirk. A smirk that says... 'I'll win this fight.'
Shihou clenches his hands as he walks back inside the library. He could not take it anymore! He wanted to cry now. Maybe he'll go to his little sister for comfort. Hikari was no longer there when he came back, so that he couldn't bid her goodbye. He decided to take his things and leave quickly.
Going home, he did not know what would happen from now. If ever Mayumi liked Tennou, he did not know what will he feel. He has already decided to confess his feelings to her, but he is unsure what will happen if Tennou is around. Clenching his fist with anger and jealousy, he began to walk home and made a decision. Avoid Mayumi at all costs!