Nonohara-san and Aikawa-san

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>Nonohara-san invited me to come see a movie adaptation of one of our favorite author's books.
>Alright, how about next Sunday?
>Sure!

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>Sunday
>Ai-chan!

>Sorry, were you waiting long?
>No, I just got her myself.

>So you're wearing your glasses today?

>Yeah. I'm on a date with Ai-chan, after all.
>I want to be able to see your face.
>Eeeh?

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>Just kidding. I usually wear these when I go to see movies.
>Ah, is that so?

>That aside...

>There sure are a lot of couple-looking pairs here.
>Yeah.
>Well, it is a love story after all, so the chances of that are probably high.

>I see. In that case, I'll be your boyfriend for today.
>Here's your ticket.
>Eh? Eh?

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>Ah, the ticket fare.
>Aah, it's fine.
>I'm the one who invited you, after all.
>Eh, but...
>Now, now...

>Come on.
>Let's get going!
>It's gonna start if we don't hurry.

>Here, let's have some popcorn and juice together.
>Th-Thank you.
>Do you prefer orange juice or cola?
>I'll have orange juice.
>Just when did she...

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>Haah...

>That was really interesting.
>More than I expected it to be...

>Yeah! It really was!

>We should probably cool down from the heat. Why don't we sit over there and chat?

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>Ahaha, and then...

>Lately, I've been having a lot of fun being with Nonohara-san.
>But for some reason, it feels like a different kind of fun from when I spend time with everyone else.

>It feels warm and makes my heart pound.

>Just what is
>this feeling...
>Ah

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>Sorry, Ai-chan. I just kept blabbing on.
>You okay?

>Ah
>Yeah, don't worry about it.
>I had a lot of fun.

>I was just... thinking how amazing it was that you would come talk to me like this. I don't have any special qualities after all.
>Even today, I probably wouldn't have come here if you didn't invite me.
>You're easy to talk to, you're fun to be around, and you're also very smart. You have all kinds of qualities I don't...

>And also
>for some reason, my heart really pounds when I'm with you, Nonohara-san.

>You've got plenty of qualities I don't have, Ai-chan.
>Besides...

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>My heart really pounds when I'm with you too, Ai-chan.

>Could this be a mutual love?
>Mutu...

>I see... So that's what it was...

>Hey, wanna do something a little more heart-pounding?
>A little more?

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>Something that feels a little different than usual
>like holding our hands.

>Hands...

>What the heck...
>What the heck is this?
>Ahaha
>It really makes your heart pounds when you know you're doing it.
>Yeah.

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>Ah...
>Come to think of it, you're leaving your glasses on?
>Hm?
>Yeah.

>After all
>I want to see Ai-chan's smiling face properly.

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>Holding onto Nonohara-san's hand made me feel warmer than ever before.