it has been weeks since that day and the three grew closer.

aiichiro manages her time to equally spend it with yashiro and nana, and baji and chifuyu. in which today, she spends her time with the latter duo. she got herself ready and walk out of the door, bidding her aunt a bye.

her parents already went back to osaka to continue their paperwork and stuff that any big businesses will do on an everyday basis. she was really glad to hear that since she couldn't bare being in the same household as them. still not used to seeing them yet.

they decided to meet up at a shopping complex around chifuyu's house.

when she finally reached the ground level of her building, she was surprised to see baji on his motorbike. his left leg supporting the weight of the bike as he leans forward to rest his chin on his palm on top of the gas tank.

he finally caught her standing there as he sat up straight and pat on the seat behind him. she immediately went to him. she steps on the footpeg with her right leg and lift her left leg behind and over the passenger seat. her butt softly lands on the cushion as she held the right side of the rear, ready to go.

baji starts the engine and off they went to meet up with chifuyu at the shopping complex.

the blonde boy waits as he sits on one of the bollard that was lined up in a straight line near the zebra crossing, playing with his white knitted jacket until he hears a familiar voice. "chifuyu" she tried saying it louder but the sound of the motorcycle kept going over her voice.

he turns to see aiichiro getting off the bike as baji tries to park it nicely. she waves widely at chifuyu as she runs to him. once the three of them were ready to go, they enter the mall.

"do you guys want to eat or walk around first?" the girl ask as she grabs the strand of her bag, fidgeting it as well. baji only shrugged, not caring what choice they make as long as she's ok with it.
"lets walk around first since im pretty sure all of us ate at home before going out," the other two nods.

aiichiro drags the two boys from one store into another as she tries on the clothes that caught her interest. "wait wait, let me try this one on," she said before heading into the dressing room.

this clothing caught more than her interest. it had such a beautiful wine red colour, it had a v-cut on where the head is suppose to go through. after putting it on, she turns to the mirror behind her. admiring how it fits her well, she ask the two if they could tell her their opinions on the top she was wearing.

she opened the door and stood infront of them. chifuyu gave an immediate answer while smiling and his cheeks the lightest tint of pink. the other boy only stare at the top, no expression.

"baji-san," chifuyu nudged the boy beside. "its good, i guess," he answered before looking away.

the girl smiled a little then went back inside and change back into her clothes that she was wearing before getting out of the room and buying it. just after a few more stores here and there, baji's stomach grumbles loudly. the eyes of the girl and the blonde boy took a glance of the one beside them.

"should we go eat?"

"yea lets go,"

the three were able to find a food stall to eat at as they took their seat and order. just as soon as their orders were ready, baji didn't hesitate to dig in munching on the food loudly. "baji-san..." the boy turn beside him because the blonde boy sighed after that.

he apologised softly and ate a little nicely.

after a nice meal, they decided to take a ride for the night before heading back to their homes. aiichiro sat on baji's bike again, holding on to the rear real tight.

the strong cold wind hit their faces as they smile, enjoying themselves as they ride slightly further from shinjuku. her eyes caught the nightly view of a beach as they drove on a highway.

she couldn't help but mesmerize the beach as the sea waves hit on the sand softly. the other two noticed, stopped the engine and decided to look at it for themselves.

while they continue to look at it, baji turned around just to stretch his neck abit but caught a glance of the girl behind him. her bright lavender eyes shine from the moon's reflection as her lips opened widely, a big smile plastered on her face. her brown hair was flowed as the wind swiftly brushes through the strands. the boy only stared at her, not noticing that he was admiring her the same way how she was admiring the view.

aiichiro soon to notice a pair of eyes looking at her when she turns to the front to see baji still looking at her with his light brown eyes that was also shining from the moon's light but his looks like they were glowing, so bright.

"baji.. -kun?" she taps on his left shoulder lightly before he comes back to reality.

it was time to head home and rest for the day. the two bikes that were next to each other, separated when chifuyu makes his turn to his house. "goodnight chifuyu," she bid before baji drives straight along the path.

finally done sending her to her apartment building, she got off. "bye bye baji-kun," as she turns around and walk to the staircase. he waves back at her, waiting for her to reach her apartment before leaving.

and once she enter her home, he leans forward to the gas tank and grabs onto his collar shirt with his right hand. his left hand on the stirring rail.

at that moment, he ask himself so many questions even though he wasn't sure or have any answer to them. there is just one question that he ask most to himself. it made him feel weird, something that he doesn't feel beforeー maybe.

why was his heart racing at that time?