𝚈/𝚗'𝚜 𝙿𝙾𝚅

The thunderstorm was coming. There were growling, ominous dark clouds gathering above, looming over us.

Black clouds sprawl across the sky. Their brassy glare drains colour from houses and trees and burnished cars in driveways, leaving neighbourhoods tinted bronze in the faltering light.

There was a sudden downpour and through the rain drenches air came the first long low rumbles of thunder.

The air grows heavy and the humidity presses down, suffocating. The scent of rain is dark and heady, but somewhat pleasing.

The violent unforgiving wind raced through the streets and the clatter of loose roof tiles could be heard from above.

Waiting for the rain to wash all of the misery away, I stood there, my gaze burning into the horizon, staring at the beauty of the upcoming storm and the crying clouds.

A stillness falls over the street, and in the silence comes a low crackle of thunder, rolling across rooftops to the pattering of tiny raindrops.

For a moment, everything stops. Even the wind holds its breath. A streak of hot silver splits the sky, and the real typhoon begins.

Just as a drop of crystal-clear water appeared on my fragile skin, I smiled to myself.

The rain was something that stopped my thoughts from buzzing, calmed me, but at the same time excited me.

The waves of the salty liquid washed the pavement creating a melancholic song.

"Are we going?" Ishigami asked, holding the umbrella above the both of us.

"Yeah..." I nodded.

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Hell breaks loose when the Headmaster buys two shortcakes for the Student Council and Ishigami eats one.

President and Kaguya-san start arguing on who should be the one eating the other cake, which ends up into a long dispute with occasional breaks whenever they realize how thoughtful they are to each other.

I need to take a picture of this, where did my camera go? Oh yeah, it's in my bag. How silly of me.

I opened my bag and took out my camera, quickly snapping a picture of the both of them arguing over a shortcake. They obviously like each other...

But they're not planning to let it show... since they're a bunch of tsunderes who have too much pride to confess to each other!

I guess when one of them confesses to the other, I can call this topic 'Love is War' and maybe we can laugh it off together one day when the two become a couple.

But with the current state they're in, I'm not sure if that day is ever going to come...

It's already been an hour...and they're still at it.

Not gonna lie though, it's like watching some kind of romance film mixed with a whole lot a drama.

Ishigami-kun calls Fujiwara to the rescue where she comes in and stops the fight.

In the end, Chika-san ate the cake. That is not how I expected the story to end...I actually thought they were going to feed each other.

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"I'm going to Hawaii for a week!" Chika-san announced. I thought we were planning to take a trip together.

"A trip abroad is fine, but so is a trip here, right? There are lots of events during summer." President pointed out.

"What are you talking about? Second-year summer is crunch time for university entrance exams! I don't have time to fritter away on having fun!" she retorted.

Oh yeah...it would be best to study for the entrance exams for university during your second-year.

"You'd say that when you're the one who's going on a trip?!" the president pointed an accusing finger at Chika-san.

"Exactly! I'm keeping a balance between work and play!" she explained herself. That's actually a fair argument.

I turned my gaze to take a sneak peek at Ishigami-kun to see him blowing his bangs away. Of course he would have a hard time seeing with bangs that long...

"I believe I have an extra hair clip here somewhere...found it." I took a hair clip from my bag, which contained my camera and photos that I took.

"Ahh, thanks." he thanked me as I clipped his bangs to the side, revealing his whole face.

"Y-You look really nice without your bangs covering your face, be confident about it." I said, continuing my work once again.

"But I'd like to do something to make memories, even just once. I'm a first-year and you're a second-year, President." Ishigami-kun mentioned.

"Maybe next year, with studying for university entrance exams, there won't be time for anything. Maybe this is the only year we could hang out." Ishigami-kun stated.

That's right, summer isn't just about with girls. Having dumb fun with guys is summer too. I'm glad Ishigami-kun takes things like this into consideration.

"Let's go, Ishigami. There's a big festival at the end of summer. I can treat you to Takoyaki. You can invite L/n if you want." President said.

"Summer festival? Let's go! Let's go! That's a great idea! Cotton Candy! The shooting game! Fireworks!" Chika-san rambled on. I thought...nevermind.

"Fireworks? I'm in!" Kaguya-san exclaimed. She seems to be very fond of fireworks now that I realized it.

"L/n, will you be going?" Ishigami-kun asked.

"Yeah, I'm free the whole summer." I answered.

"The festival is on August 24th, right? I'll keep my schedule open." President said. My birthday...

"Yeah, me too." Kaguya-san nodded. She seems really excited, it's quite rare so I might as well take a picture of this.

I sneakily took a photo of everyone as we discussed the festival. I'll name this 'Discussing our trip together'.

"Wait, I can't make it. I'll be in Spain then for the tomato festival." Chika-san informed. How many trips is she taking?

"Don't tell me you're gonna go!" she exclaimed.

"Well..." Kaguya-san muttered.

"You guys would be so mean to go to a summer festival without me?" she have us her puppy eyes.

"Yeah, why not?" Ishigami-kun retorted. It seems that he has not fallen for Chika-san's trap, which made her gasp.

"You're going to the tomato festival aren't you, Fujiwara-senpai? You're gonna have fun there, but telling us not to go? Give me a break." Ishigami-kun sighed.

"You're so mean to me, Ishigami!" Chika-san screamed, taking a few steps back before tears started coming out of her eyes.

"Idiot! Cold-blooded human! Your bangs are too long to the point Y/n-chan had to clip it!" she started throwing insults at him which I'm sure hurt.

"Ishigami, I hope you burn your tongue on a takoyaki!" she cursed him, before running out the room.

"I did it again. I'm going home." Ishigami-kun announced, closing his laptop as a tear escaped his eye.

"Wait, Ishigami." President stopped him from leaving.

"You were in the right today." Kaguya-san stated, patting his back.

"So don't cry, Ishigami-kun." I gave him a small smile as I wiped the tear away with my finger.

"All of you are angels...Y/n is my goddess!" Ishigami-kun cried out.

"EH?!"

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In spring the trees that line the avenue are clothed in pink and white blossom.

To see the boughs that were so bereft in the snow become so beautifully adorned lifts my spirits.

Their scent becomes diffuse in the warming breeze and I hold my head high to savour it.

When their petals rained down in a steady trickle, I feel like a bride just to walk under them.

The blossom opens as if each flower was a book, a book that was more sculpted than written, the ink infusing into the petals to give them their soft glow.

It is a tale of eons passed, of the loving care of the soils, the rain and the sun, a tale of the insects, the soil bacteria and fungi.

And yet, for all of that, it is a great love story told in its silent way, the brain reading such volumes in an instant of intuition, a fraction of a beautiful moment.

"So pretty..." I gawked staring at the cherry blossom trees.

"You will bloom, right on time. That's why...live life in full bloom. It's a saying that has been passed down from my family for generations to generations." I told Ishigami-kun.

We were walking home together and decided to take a detour since Ishigami-kun heard of a place like this.

"Hey, Y/n, you don't have to, but I-I...may I have your number? You know, for stuff..." he mumbled, lowering his head.

"Sure! Give me a sec." we exchanged numbers. He just stared at me the whole time.

"Did you bring your camera?" Ishigami-kun inquired, I tilted my head and hesitantly nodded.

"May I borrow it for a while?" he requested. I handed my camera over to him and he put it on and got ready to take a picture.

It really is a great idea to take a picture of these cherry blossom trees. It would be a cute add-on in the book.

"Say cheese." a snap was made. I blinked a couple of times and finally got an idea on what just happened.

"I-Ishigami-kun!" I squeaked, covering my face.

"You never take pictures of yourself. If you won't do it, I will. I'll be keeping this one with me." he teased, holding up the picture he took of me.

(A/N: Imagine her as your character. I only used this photo as a reference)

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The curtains of summer vacation have have finally been revealed. The sun as hot as ever.

Half a month has passed. During that time, nothing in particular has happened.

Until Ishigami-kun decided to send call me. I panicked and pondered to myself if I should answer or wait until he gives up.

"Running away from your problems is a race you'll never win, it will just cause more problems, Y/n!" I gathered up the courage to grab my phone and answer the call.

"Ishigami-kun?" I answered, trying my best not to run away and just hide from this.

"There's a new cafe that opened up near your place, I don't wanna go alone, so do you want to check it out?" he asked.

"U-Uhm, if you don't mind!" I squeaked. Stop squeaking, you dummy!

You're gonna sound awkward, and then nobody will want to talk to you. Soon Ishigami-kun will leave you like everyone else.

"Why would I mind? I'll be at your house at around 5." he ended the call. What time is it?

I turned my head to the clock that was sitting there above my door. It read 3:02.

I have 1 hour and 58 minutes, you can do this, Y/n!

I'm surprised Ishigami-kun managed to phone me without calling me 'goddess'. I don't understand why he even calls me that.

Little does she know...

"I just talked to a goddess! I think I'm going to faint." Ishigami collapsed on his bed with a huge blush dusted on his cheeks.

"That stutter in the end was really cute." Ishigami cried, remember the part where Y/n accidentally squeaked.

𝟹𝚛𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙿𝙾𝚅

In the end, the Ishigami picked her up from her house and they went to the cafe together.

It was pretty awkward since the two fo them had a hard time striking a conversation, but they enjoyed each others' company.

Y/n made sure to look decent enough, which almost made Ishigami cry inside of the cafe since he had never seen Y/n wearing anything else other than her uniform and gym clothes.

Y/n tried her best not to stutter which was successful. Y/n doesn't stutter that much when she's with Ishigami.

Ishigami on the other hand, was a blushing mess and made every conversation awkward, but Y/n just laughed it off and thought his awkwardness is cute.

Ishigami can only see Y/n as a goddess whenever she says something so nice to him. He is not used to this much affection from someone, especially a girl.

Y/n seems to loosen up whenever she's around Ishigami, so she can laugh and smile a lot without even noticing it.

In conclusion, the two of them had a great time together.

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