When I Saved a Lost Plushie, I Got Close to a Young Lady From a Yakuza Family
“What should I have said?”
The morning after Uruwashi and I went out, I was sitting by myself in front of a shoe box at the high school.
We had exchanged contact information, so I sent her a message last night pretending that nothing had happened, saying, “ We had a good time today,”
But when I looked at my phone, it still hadn’t been read.
What should I do in such a situation?
I had no idea, being a person who is not very good at interpersonal relationships.
I could imagine that I should apologize if we had a fight, but this is a problem at the other person’s house and there is nothing I can do about it.
I wondered if we would ever talk about stuffed animals or go out again.
I let out a sigh for the second time, my shoulders slumped.
“Oh, she’s looking good today, too, isn’t she?”
“You can’t keep staring at her.”
“But, you know, I can’t stop staring”
I knew that Uruwashi had arrived when I saw the boys around me rustling around.
When I looked at the entranceway, I saw Uruwashi walking briskly with her long silver hair. Her unchanged beauty made me feel dignified.
“She is really beautiful, isn’t she?”
“She really has a different bone structure.”
“I wish I could call you Miss.”
“Don’t call me that.”
Even the girls admire her. That is Uruwashi Ten-san.
I heard that there is an unauthorized fan club.
Even the way she changes her shoes in the shoe closet is picturesque.
“….g-good morning.”
I raised my hand to greet Uruwashi-san, but my voice cracked because I was not used to doing it.
I never greet anyone myself, let alone Uruwashi, so it was natural to be nervous.
I think it’s natural to be nervous, but it’s pathetic.
Uruwashi-san left without looking at me.
I felt uncomfortable with my upraised hand and slowly lowered it.
“W-what is that, a daredevil?”
“I guess he’s just trying to get close to us by saying hello”
“We live in different worlds, don’t we?”
Different worlds, huh? I think you are right.
I just don’t know much about this town, but she is the granddaughter of the Uruwashi clan, who controls the entire town, and the daughter of a yakuza family.
The mere mention of her name is enough to make anyone fear her. That’s what I saw yesterday.
But I couldn’t forget the sad look on Uruwashi’s face when we parted.
I tried to talk to her, but she would immediately get down on her desk during recess, and there was no time to do so.
I was afraid of attracting attention in the small space of the classroom, so I couldn’t talk to her. ……
The best time to do this is in the fourth period class.
Uruwashi seemed to have forgotten her textbook.
“Do you want to …… look at it with me?”
I thought this would be a natural suggestion, but Uruwashi did not nod.
It seemed that Uruwashi-san had decided to take the class without her textbook, despite the inconvenience.
The teacher, perhaps fearing for Uruwashi san, did not blame her.
As soon as lunchtime arrived, Uruwashi-san got up from her seat.
I rushed to the back of the gym with my meal, but no one was there.
“Why did I think she might be here?”
That was just the place I used to eat my lunch in appreciation of Uruwashi-san.
The pastries I ate alone back in the classroom were the same as before, but I didn’t think they tasted very good.
I felt terribly lonely even though there were many students in the classroom. I wondered if it was the same for her.
After school, Uruwashi quickly packed her bags and left the classroom.
I knew what to expect, and since I had already packed my bags, I didn’t fall behind.
However, I couldn’t catch up at all. Uruwashi-san has long legs and her speed is different with every step she takes.
Damn, what’s with the height and style? I can’t help but feel the difference between us.
We live next door to each other, so we walk home the same way.
I run after her.
From my side, I look like a prowler chasing after a girl who is running away.
But even if I put it off, it would only make things more and more awkward.
“Uruwashi san!”
I called out boldly when no one was around.
Then Uruwashi-san turned around.
“Why do you keep following me?”
I flinched at the intensity of his glare with his eyebrows furrowed.
I backed away from Uruwashi, who kept coming closer and closer to me, until finally she pushed me back against the wall.
Then, with a thud, Uruwashi-san puts her hand on the side of my face and says
“Don’t get involved with me.”
I look down at her with those eyes, and like a frog staring at a snake, I can’t move. To be honest, I’m scared.
I wanted to talk to her, so I started chasing after her, but I wasn’t thinking about what to say.
“If you knew I was chasing you, it means you were running away from me.”
“That’s …….”
“Uruwashi, you said we should do Stuffed animals activity. I want to do it again.”
I just say what I think.
I don’t know how to solve the problem, so I just tell her my honest wishes.
“That’s enough.”
“Wasn’t that fun?”
“I’m a member of the Uruwashi family, so I shouldn’t get involved.”
“No. Uruwashi san, answer my question.”
Uruwashi looked away from me for the first time.
“I had a lot of fun with Uruwashi san”
I bathed Banira-chan, we went to a trendy café and took pictures of trendy food and plushies, and we talked about what we liked. We talked about what we liked. That was fun.
“The name Uruwashi followed me everywhere I went.”
Uruwashi’s well-groomed face was cast in a dark shadow.
“If you continue this with me, it will cause trouble for Sagara-kun, so…”
“Tenchan.”
“Eh?”
I could see Uruwashi-san was taken aback.
I see, she makes that kind of face, but it’s much better than the one in shadow.
“In that case, from now on I’ll call you “Ten-chan” outside of school. That way no one will notice, right?”
That incident happened because I mentioned Uruwashi’s name on the street.
But there is no problem if you call her by her first name.
Besides, if I call her “chan” in a cute way, it will be harder for people to associate her with the Yakuza family.
To be honest, I’m really embarrassed. I haven’t called someone by their first name since kindergarten, haven’t I?
But I can’t say that.
“You’re my first fellow stuffed animal lover, let’s play together more, Ten-chan!”
“Hnn……”
“What’s wrong, Ten-chan? Mugu!”
Suddenly, my mouth was covered by her hand.
“I know, so be quiet for a minute. You call me names too much.”
I was not allowed to call Uruwashi’s or Ten-chan’s name?
Wait a minute. If I didn’t mishear you, did you just say you understood?
I was about to say that when my lips touched Uruwashi’s hand.
“Hyah! ……”
Uruwashi-san let out a small, cute voice.
And then, we looked at each other in silence. An awkward moment passed.
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!
I wanted to apologize, but I knew that if I spoke, my mouth would get stuck in her hand again, so I just kept apologizing in my mind.
Soon after, Uruwashi took her hand away from my mouth and mumbled, “I understand,” as if she had given up.
I’m glad. It seems I was not mistaken.
“Sagara-kun is more forceful than I thought.”
I was reminded of what happened earlier, and I became embarrassed.
“S-sorry. I didn’t want to make you give up something you like just because of my house, and I guess I got all worked up when it came to stuffed toys…haha.”
I’m embarrassed at myself for acting like a little kid and loudly asking her to play outside with me.
“Well, I was happy that you asked to play with me. And I’m glad that you call me by my first name outside of school.”
Uruwashi whispered in my ear with me pressed against the wall.
“It’s like a secret between us, and it makes me nervous.”