“The three of you seem to get along well. It was you and Wako-san who found him, correct?” Keito looked at him now, still with that light smile, but this time she's distanced herself from them again. Sugata nodded, perhaps taking on a more distant demeanour himself now. “Wako to be precise. She sniffed him out and saved his life. It didn't take long to see the spark between them, even then.” He was still suspicious, still confused as to why Keito was asking.
“Does that bother you?” she asked. There were so many reasons to ask this question. As an interested member of Glittering Crux, for pure curiosity alone, for herself. “You two are promised to each other after all.”
“...” He seemed to hesitate at the question. Why did she need to know? Why did she care? It was true they had been friends long ago, but things were different now. But as usual he disguised his awkwardness and his suspicious thoughts with a winning smile. “I just want Wako to be happy. Takuto too.”
“And who's looking out for you, Sugata?” There was that look in her eyes now. It was hard to read, hard to explain, but there was something there. Almost like a knowing. Though it was impossible to tell what she knew and what it pertained to off of that information alone.
The smile faded at that look. He turned back to the ocean, as if trying to hide himself from her, to stop her from seeing into his own eyes. Why? She made him feel uncomfortable at the question. It was as if she was feeling him out, trying to manipulate him somehow. And with Samekh’s power within him, that was a very dangerous idea to think about. He gave a sigh. “We all look out for each other. And when that doesn't happen, I'm perfectly fine by myself.”
She noticed the way he looked away. An obvious tell of Sugata's when he was trying to hide something. But without any other cues, she couldn’t tell what exactly that was. Only guess at it. “You haven't changed.”
“Is that a bad thing?” He asked and seemed to soften slightly with her again. “Even if I haven't changed, things are already changing around me. I'm sure I'll have to adapt eventually”
She listened to him now, letting a slight silence fall between them, even if the waves were still flowing around them. “I never said it was a bad thing.” She answered him now before she turned on her heels to leave.
He looked up as she turned to go. Was he really surprised by that comment? Anyway it seemed that Keito had had enough for one night. He gave her a wave, even if she wouldn't see it. “I'll see you later then?”
“I'll see you in class,” she called back without turning to look.
Sugata Shindo (6/6)
“Does that bother you?” she asked. There were so many reasons to ask this question. As an interested member of Glittering Crux, for pure curiosity alone, for herself. “You two are promised to each other after all.”
“...” He seemed to hesitate at the question. Why did she need to know? Why did she care? It was true they had been friends long ago, but things were different now. But as usual he disguised his awkwardness and his suspicious thoughts with a winning smile. “I just want Wako to be happy. Takuto too.”
“And who's looking out for you, Sugata?” There was that look in her eyes now. It was hard to read, hard to explain, but there was something there. Almost like a knowing. Though it was impossible to tell what she knew and what it pertained to off of that information alone.
The smile faded at that look. He turned back to the ocean, as if trying to hide himself from her, to stop her from seeing into his own eyes. Why? She made him feel uncomfortable at the question. It was as if she was feeling him out, trying to manipulate him somehow. And with Samekh’s power within him, that was a very dangerous idea to think about. He gave a sigh. “We all look out for each other. And when that doesn't happen, I'm perfectly fine by myself.”
She noticed the way he looked away. An obvious tell of Sugata's when he was trying to hide something. But without any other cues, she couldn’t tell what exactly that was. Only guess at it. “You haven't changed.”
“Is that a bad thing?” He asked and seemed to soften slightly with her again. “Even if I haven't changed, things are already changing around me. I'm sure I'll have to adapt eventually”
She listened to him now, letting a slight silence fall between them, even if the waves were still flowing around them. “I never said it was a bad thing.” She answered him now before she turned on her heels to leave.
He looked up as she turned to go. Was he really surprised by that comment? Anyway it seemed that Keito had had enough for one night. He gave her a wave, even if she wouldn't see it. “I'll see you later then?”
“I'll see you in class,” she called back without turning to look.