
"Woaaaaaaaah—!?"
Hoshino Ai hugged Alex's waist from behind. Wearing a helmet, his long dark purple hair still could not resist fluttering when the wind struck.
Now, he was riding on a motorcycle driven by Alex and hitchhiking in the back, speeding towards the dating spot that the man had planned.
"It's really fun, Alex-kun! I didn't expect us to ride a big bike like this!"
Hoshino Ai said and slightly shouted.
But even though he had already raised his voice, as Alex in front of him was wearing a helmet and considering how the wind tightness dissipated his voice, the man did not very clearly hear his words.
"Ya—! You can hold me tighter if you're scared, Hoshino-san!"
"... ?"
The idol tilted his head, confused as to why Alex's answer was different from the question he asked.
But, since the experience of riding a motorcycle was new to him, he was too enjoying the current atmosphere and did not care about Alex not hearing his words.
Then, not until an hour had passed did the two finally reach their destination.
"This is ... the zoo?"
"Yes. Don't you like Hoshino-san? I've been thinking about it all night but sure enough, a place like this is too cliche to be a date, right?"
Looking at Hoshino Ai, who looked like she had a confused face at the entrance of the zoo, Alex said as he scratched his cheek. The man's eyes were still empty as usual but anxiety could be seen only from his movements.
Hoshino Ai immediately shook her head after hearing Alex's words.
The idol then turned his head here and there, watching the surroundings like a child coming in a new place.
"...."
Alex is speechless and doesn't know what to respond to after his idol says it. Indeed, in the profile of Hoshino Ai as an idol, it has been written that she is a girl who comes from an orphanage. But still, if he were to listen to it from his person directly, it was inevitable that even someone like him would be churned a little. Especially if it's an idol problem.
"... Hm? Hey, don't put on a face like that" Hoshino Ai said, raising her eyebrows and smiling as she noticed the change in the man beside her. He then continued, "After all, it's not like my situation is really sad. Even though I was raised in an orphanage, it wasn't a bad thing either. Because after all, in the end I can become an idol and go to this zoo as well, right?"
Those starry eyes are shining.
"Maybe .. true" said Alex, with a pause.
Hoshino Ai lowered the corner of her mouth, pouting at how Alex was like that. He then touched his chin for a moment as if looking for an idea and clapped his hands when he got it.
The idol first tied his slightly messy hair to the wind on a motorcycle and breathed in a deep-last, jumping forward, holding Alex's arm into his arms.
"Hey, Alex-kun. You still haven't forgotten our promise yesterday, have you? If you can make me happy, I will accept your declaration of love. But if this were the case, it wouldn't be enough! Do you have a plan?"
Hoshino Ai said and continued to try to look directly into the man's eyes.
At first, he didn't get any response from Alex after he did this, but he then saw the guy take off his big round glasses—and hit himself in the face.
"A—Alex-kun!?"
Hoshino Ai shouted in shock. The perpetrator still put on his flat face, then turned to his idol and raised a thumb.
"I already have a plan, Hoshino-san. Let's have fun."
"How do we have fun if your nose bleeds like that!?"