Pseudo Shadows
05 _Pseudo Feeling

"What feelings am I feeling right now?"

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"Where are you going?" Aihara asked, after they walked over with a domineering silence.

Akihiko did not answer him until he arrived in the locker room and carried his guitar on his back. "Bring your guitar too."

"But where are we going?" Aihara asked once again, she was confused by Akihiko's attitude of being cold to her.

"Buy Amplifier."

"Eung, T-but this has entered the fourth lesson, I just ditched the third lesson-"

"It's up to you." Akihiko ignored Aihara who was struggling with her thoughts. Akihiko turned her body, about to leave Aihara.

"I'm coming with you!" After pondering everything, Aihara thought it was okay to ditch today, she could borrow her friend's note tomorrow. Aihara immediately carried a guitar bag on her back then aligned her steps with Akihiko.

They walk back in silence, Akihiko takes Aihara to the electric train that will take them to the electronics store. It only took them half an hour to get to their destination.

Aihara circulated her gaze around after they exited the train station, just like the ordinary market Aihara had seen. Aihara thought that she would immediately see the electronics store there, but apparently had to walk for a while to get to the store that Akihiko meant.

"Next here." Akihiko grabs Aihara's arm and takes her to another street dominated by electronics stores.

Aihara looked down at her hand held tightly by Akihiko, it managed to make something behind his chest race by quickly directing blood to flow towards both of his cheeks which then gave rise to a pseudo pink on both of his cheeks.

Akihiko takes Aihara into her subscription store.

"Uncle Kaji, I'm looking for an amplifier. Do you have it?" Akihiko asked who immediately got the attention of the man he called out to.

"Whoah! Akihiko! So arrogant just dropped by now." The man named Kaji immediately approached Akihiko, then he frowned when he saw the girl beside him. "Hey you came with your girlfriend?" Kaji chuckles when he sees their hands clasping each other. Aware of that Akihiko immediately let go of his grasp.

"No! He's my friend, he's looking for an amplifier. You still have it, right?" Akihiko felt a sense of self. Aihara who was next to him seemed to not feel the same way, the girl was actually cool to see the goods around her.

"There's still one, wait a minute."

Akihiko nodded slowly before Kaji left, he turned to look at Aihara who was still looking at the goods nearby, "That's all second-hand stuff, but it's still very good."

Aihara was stunned before she turned to Akihiko, "Used coral?" He thought, Akihiko will take him to a store that presents good goods that are still sealed.

"Hm, secondhand doesn't mean junk." Akihiko said softly, after he saw Kaji back with the Amplifier he meant.

"Here we go."

"You can try it." Akihiko said to Aihara, who was immediately taken by Aihara.

Aihara opened the guitar bag on her back and took out Roki's guitar inside. Then he crouched down and looked at the Amplifier with a confused look. How do I put that thing? Aihara looked up again to ask Akihiko for help, and fortunately the man understood her gaze which he then crouched down and took over the guitar in Aihara's arms.

"How to put it up like this." Akihiko attached the amplifier cable to a small hole at the end of the guitar. "Here, play it."

Aihara stood with the guitar in her arms, she slightly sighed to relieve her nervousness.

Jrengjeong!! Jrengjeong!!

Aihara's eyes sparkled when she heard the loud sound of the guitar. Once again the loud voice made him remember Roki. "I'm going to buy this amplifier." He said half conscious. Still amazed by the sound of the guitar he played.

"Alright, I'll give you a discount because you're Akihiko's friend."

Aihara nodded with a small smile, "Thank you."

After getting the Amplifier that Aihara was looking for finally they came out of the store with Akihiko who was carrying one big bag on her left arm.

"Is it heavy?"

Amplifier weight is only one kilo, for Akihiko certainly does not mean anything. "It's light."

"Eong." Aihara nodded as she continued walking, "Kio, thank you."

One of Akihiko's eyebrows shot up, "For what?"

"For everyone, thank you." Akihiko slightly flinched as Aihara raised her head to look at her with a wide smile until both eyes seemed to narrow, but then Akihiko joined in with a small smile while looking the other way.

"Hm, same thing." For some reason, his heart warmed. Aihara never smiled that wide as long as she knew her, she looked so much more beautiful than when crying. Yes, Akihiko admitted that Aihara is very beautiful, even very beautiful with a sweet smile earlier. Akihiko already quite understood with the feeling that started to blossom in his heart, Akihiko had realized that he had actually liked Aihara even the first time they met.

Akihiko's arm pulled Aihara to a place where there were many rides there, but none of the rides were opened while the pedangan already filled the area. Seeing the bianglala vehicle that is still closed and invisible there are officers around it makes Aihara frown, while Akihiko realized the look of Aihara.

"All rides will be open at seven p.m. About five hours." Obviously Akihiko, making Aihara bend her face even more.

"Eung, so so." Aihara lowered her head sadly, even though she really wanted to ride the bianglala, the vehicle was her favorite vehicle.

"What if we go somewhere else first?" Akihiko's proposal was immediately embraced by Aihara, although he knew the girl did not really want to leave the place of its foundation.

They then walked around the street vendors there. It is still day, the visitors will usually come a lot at night, but the traders are so crowded. Maybe Akihiko and Aihara will be home again at night, because at night there will be a fire party, Akihiko is sure if Aihara does not want to go home early. In the middle of the journey Aihara pulled Akihiko's arm, telling him to stop stepping.

"Wait a minute!" Aihara immediately approached the craft seller, which made Akihiko step closer to her.

"Look at this, do you like it?" Suddenly Aihara thrust a blue knit bracelet towards her, making Akihiko a little nervous when she once again saw Aihara's cheerful look.

"He'em, that's good."

Hearing Akihiko's comment, Aihara widened her smile even more to show her small incisors, "It would be great if you wore this." Aihara grabbed Akihiko's arm and put the knitting bracelet on her wrist. "I thought it would suit you." Aihara immediately gave some money to the seller before he pulled Akihiko's arm again to another place.

Akihiko Hannya was silent looking at her right wrist that was already perched on a bracelet there. He drew a small smile while occasionally stealing glances at Aihara who kept smiling along the way.

"Why did you give me this bracelet?" Akihiko asked who immediately got Aihara's attention.

"It was a gift. Eung, congratulations because you won the game. It's also a talisman for the next game." For Aihara it was just an ordinary bracelet that cost little to make a gift for Akihiko, but there was something he meant by giving the bracelet to Akihiko. Akihiko might understand.

"Hm, Thank you."

"Eong." Aihara's gaze was again shifted to a merchant who had just given a cup of ice cream to a small child, so he wanted it too. "Kio, you want ice cream too?"

"Hm?"

Without hearing Akihiko's approval, Aihara immediately ordered two cups of ice cream on the sword. He then returns and gives a cup of ice cream to Akihiko who has already pulled the corner of her lips in response to Aihara's cheerful attitude which seems new to Akihiko.

They again walked with Aihara who again wanted to taste various other snacks. But when he wanted cotton candy, Akihiko held back her arm to not approach the merchant.

"So you've been eating ice cream, lollipops too. Just find another food, your teeth can hurt if you still want to eat cotton candy." Somehow Akihiko became worried when this girl became so active, even he was unable to control the food he consumed.

"You always complained about your sore teeth, and now you want me to buy you cotton candy? That's right, honey."

The deg!

Aihara immediately lowered her head feeling her chest throbbing pain. Why, why does Akihiko keep making her remember Roki?

Seeing Aihara bowing her head again made Akihiko feel guilty, did he make her sad? "I didn't mean to ban you. Okay, you can eat as much cotton candy as you want." Akihiko thought with her saying that Aihara would smile back at her. The girl chose to find another food. Akihiko felt more guilty.

Ever since Akihiko forbade her from eating the cotton candy, Aihara really went back to being the quiet Aihara. If she smiles, she just pulls the corner of her lips. Akihiko felt that he had dimmed back Aihara's light. It was late at night and the game was open. Akihiko thought Aihara would rejoice, but it turned out that the girl only smiled as if her interest in riding the rides had disappeared.

"Let's go up Bianglala." Take Akihiko while pulling Aihara's arm towards Wahana Bianglala.

They were right to ride the Vessel, but again silence enveloped them.

"*See down there. Whoa! It's beautiful, isn't it?" Aihara pointed to the window that showed a bright colored light that highlighted beautifully, looks many times beautiful from a height.

"Not at all. The view in front of me is much more beautiful." Hearing Roki's words made Aihara embarrassed.

"Don't say anything!" Aihara still turned her eyes to the Window, even though she had been misbehaved by Roki's words. "Eung, Roki I want to ask. Do you really love me?"

"......"

"Oh, of course not! It's true, you actually like Seta."

"......"

"Hey Roki! Didn't you hear me?! Why are you quiet!" Aihara was made anxious with Roki who was just silent while looking at her with an amused smile.

"You told me to shut up."

Ugh, isn't that true?

"Ck, I'm so pissed at you!"

"Of course I love you so much."

"Shut up."

Roki drew his face closer to Aihara and then he grabbed Aihara by the cheek, "I just love you. You're the only one I love. Only you are an*."

Her chest felt so tight that Aihara did not realize her tears had slid freely down her cheeks. Akihiko who saw that became panicked.

"Hey are you okay?" Akihiko immediately wiped the tears on Aihara's cheek, "Are you really upset with me because I forbid you to eat cotton candy? At least you can scold me, don't cry like this!" Akihiko then gasped when Aihara suddenly hugged tightly.

"Kio.., help me Kio."

"What's? What can I help you with?"

"Please make me love you." Aihara hugged Akihiko more and more as she wept sobbing on Akihiko's shoulder. The words that came out of her lips just made Akihiko widen her eyes.

*What's he saying?

Aihara, what are you, why*?

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