Arisa hurriedly let go of Yuzuruās hand while her face turned bright red.
And then cleared her throat.
āWell, now that the meal is over,ā¦. why donāt we exchange gifts?ā
āSure.ā
Yuzuru was beginning to feel a little embarrassed.
It was just the thing to change his mood.
First, from Arisa.
She took out a neatly wrapped package from her bag.
āWell, Yuzuru-san⦠This is a gift from me.ā
āAh, thank you. Can I open itā¦?ā
āPleaseā
Yuzuru carefully opened the wrapping paper.
What emerged from inside wasā¦
āA muffler?ā
It was a hand-knitted winter gear made of gray woolen yarn.
In gold embroidery, the word āYUZURUā is embroidered on it.
It looked very warm.
The colors were subdued and could be worn with any outfit.
Most importantlyā¦, he could sense the feelings from Arisa in it.
āThank you, Arisa. Since itās here, I think Iāll wear it on the return trip.ā
However, it would be in the way now, so Yuzuru carefully folded it and placed it on the floor.
And Yuzuru also brought out the present for Arisa.
He handed a blue-green paper bag to Arisa.
āThis, this is ⦠can I open it?ā
āSureā
Arisa opened the bag with a slightly nervous expression.
She opened the blue-green jewelry box that was inside.
āI picked it out, and I am not sure if you will like the design. How is itā¦ā¦?ā
Arisaās white hands trembled as she picked up the necklace.
It was a pink gold necklace.
Itās not a very expensive item, but itās a good one.
āIs this okay? Compared to, you know, my presentā¦?ā
ā I usually ask Arisa to make my bento and dinner for me rightā¦Donāt worry, itās something I can afford with my part-time job.ā
When Yuzuru replied, Arisa squeezed the necklace with both hands and pressed it against her chest.
She then looked at Yuzuru with slightly moistened eyes.
āIāll take good care of it. ā¦ā¦ and, may I put it on now?ā
āPlease show it to me.ā
When Yuzuru said this, Arisa gave a small nod and put the necklace around her beautiful, clean neck.
The necklace looked very good on her ā¦. just as Yuzuru expected.
It looks much more gorgeous.
āHow is it?ā
āItās beautiful⦠As I thought, It looks great on you.ā
ā⦠Thank you very muchā
Arisa smiled happily.
When he saw how happy she looked, he knew from the bottom of his heart that he had chosen the right necklace.
Yuzuru decided to drop her off.
Holding hands, they walked together through the night streets.
The fun time flew by.
They came to a point where they were right next to Arisaās house.
āYuzuru-san, thank you for ā¦ā¦ today. It was a memory that will last a lifetime.ā
āI think youāre exaggerating.ā
When Yuzuru said thatā¦
Arisa shook her head vigorously.
āItās not an exaggeration. Itās been a long time since I had such a fun Christmas Eve. ā¦ā¦ Thanks to Yuzuru-san, I think ā¦Ā I may have come to like winterā
āI promised that I would try to make you like winter, didnāt I.?ā
Even more ā¦ā¦
Halfway through, Yuzuru felt like he was doing it more for fun.
He also realized that making Arisa happy and making her smileā¦.. had become his purpose in life.
āWinter is still ahead of us⦠Look forward to it.ā
āYes, of course. If itās with Yuzuru-san, it will be fun whether itās winterā¦., spring, summer, or autumn.ā
She said something that made Yuzuru very happy.
A deep feeling of emotion welled up in his heart.
āMe tooā¦.. Arisa. Anything I do is fun as long as Iām with youā
Yuzuru conveyed his honest feelings to Arisa.
If possible⦠He wanted to be with her forever.
He did not want to separate from her.
However⦠they had arrived at the front of her house.
āYuzuru-san, then ā¦Iāll be going.ā
āAh.Ā Good night, Arisa.ā
āGood night.ā
They exchanged parting words.
Arisa slowly turned her back on Yuzuru and was about to start walkingā¦
āWait.ā
Before he noticed, Yuzuru had called out to Arisa.
Arisa turned around ā¦ā¦ and tilted her head curiously.
āWhatās wrong?ā
āā¦ā¦ā
Even Yuzuru did not know why he had called out to her.
Just that⦠perhaps it was because he didnāt want to part from her.
He stopped her because he wanted to be with her.
But there was no way he could keep her there for a long time in the middle of winter.
Thatās whyā¦
āYou see, Arisaā
āYes.?ā
āI have a favor to ask you.ā
āWhat is it?ā
āā¦Is it okay if I hug you?ā
He wanted to feel more of her skin.
Before parting, he wanted to imprint the warmth and softness of her skin on his own body.
At Yuzuruās request, Arisaās eyes widened in surprise for a moment.
However, her jade-green eyes immediately squinted.
She smiled softly.
Her skin had turned rose-tinted.
āItās okay.ā
Arisa said and opened her arms.
Yuzuru approached her as if he were being sucked in ā¦ā¦ and opened his arms wide and hugged her.
She was warm.
She was soft.
Her beautiful flaxen hair smelled so good.
The blood flowed wildly through his body.
āItās fine already, Arisaā
āā¦ā¦ Is that so.ā
Forcing down the feeling of regret, Yuzuru released Arisa.
Her face was ā¦ā¦ bright red.
The same could be said for Yuzuru as well.
āThen, once again. Till next timeā
āYes, Till next time.ā
Yuzuru looked at Arisa as she walked into the house.
Then he turned on his heel and started walking down the street at night.
Looking up at the sky, he saw the stars shining brightly.
He couldnāt help but sigh.
āIām in troubleā¦ā
Yuzuru then grabbed the scarf that Arisa had given him with both hands.
He could still feel Arisaās warmth in his body.
I want ā¦ā¦Arisa.
I want to mess her up.
I want to monopolize her.
Her food, her scarf, her love, her smile, her angry face, her embarrassed face, her crying face, her beautiful eyes, her plump lips, her fine hair, her white porcelain skin, her soft limbs, and the secret parts under her clothes. ā¦ā¦
I want everything to be mine.
I donāt want any other man to take any of it away from me.
Thatās whyā¦
āIām sorry, Arisa⦠Iāve made up my mind. Iām going to get you, no matter what it takes.ā
Yuzuru declared quietly.
AN:
So, thatās the end of chapter two.
The next chapter will be chapter three.
Yuzuru-kun is getting serious now. Until now, Yuzuru-kun has only been bombarded by Arisa-chan, but now heās going to turn the tables and go on the offensive.
Itās a battle of wits between Arisa, who wants to be confessed to, and Yuzuru, who wants to confess to her.
Arisaās true Dere degree: 100% ā 120%
Yuzuruās Seriousness: 90% ā 120%
True Dere Degree: āHow long have you been under the illusion that this is my final form?ā
So from next time, Iāll change the āTrue Dere degreeā and use the āNew Dere degreeā.
Up to now, the ātrue dere degreeā has been āI can be married to this person. I could spend the rest of my life with himā. New Dere level is āI want to be married to this person. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. I want to have his childā. Itās a little heavier.