However, when Runa heard me say that, her eyes lit up.
“Heh heh... I’m so happy. I bought these so I could hear that from you...”
“Huh?”
“You like clothes like these, right?” she asked.
The sight of Runa blushing in an outfit that was new to her was so cute that I was simply captivated. I stared at her, forgetting to reply.
“Also...” She then paused, fidgeting and playing with the hair framing her face. “I’ve been dying my hair ever since my second year in middle school... But recently, I’ve been thinking maybe I should make it black again.”
Her words brought me back to my senses.
“B-But why, Runa?”
She’d been so proud of being a gyaru and of her blonde hair, so what could’ve brought this on?
As I stared in disbelief at her, she shyly lowered her eyes.
“It’s just... I want you to like me more,” she said. “I wanna be the kinda girl you like.”
“Runa...”
I was extremely happy. I wanted to hold her. How could I be any happier?
But while I thought that...somewhere deep inside, I was confused.
“I love you so much already... You don’t need to force yourself,” I said.
Runa was too adorable as she shared her feelings with me as best she could, so at that time, I couldn’t say anything more than that.
The movie Runa had chosen was a Western rom-com. A man and a woman with completely opposite personalities got to know each other at work and, through conflict, grew closer over time. While solving a major problem together, they realized they were perfectly suited for each other and became a couple.
The theater wasn’t all that big, and only about thirty percent of the seats were taken. I could see other people here, but nobody was sitting to the left and right of us, so it was a comfortable watching experience.
Runa and I shared a popcorn that we’d put in the drink holder between us. As I ate some during the movie, my hand would brush against Runa’s when she reached out for popcorn as well. While it made me concerned, I thought it would’ve been strange to apologize to my girlfriend for something like that, so I kept an eye on her reactions and didn’t say anything.
Illuminated by the light of the movie in this darkness, Runa’s eyes were sparkling. She looked at me with those glistening eyes, seeming bashful. With the way she’d been acting recently, it wasn’t a surprise that this would make her feel that way.
Keeping that in mind, I went to focus on the movie again, but I felt something land on my shoulder. And as I checked what it was...
I was startled to find Runa’s head there.
Why...?! She was so embarrassed before, so how come...?!
The realization made my heart pound and I redirected my focus to my left shoulder.
Her floral-or-fruity scent grew stronger in the air. I did my best to focus on the movie, but feeling her warmth again for the first time in a long while took over all of my senses and made my heart race. I just couldn’t ignore Runa’s presence beside me no matter how much I tried.
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