My emotions were just overflowing inside of me and I wanted to express them to him in that moment. I snuggled up against his right side while he slept. I sat there in the warmth of the setting sun and read the book he gave me, with the little tiger on the front. It felt peaceful and comforting, and I wished this moment could last forever.
“Mmm...” He stirred next to me. He was awake. He looked around, probably still confused from his nap. And then his eyes widened when he realized I was snuggled up against him.
“Nue...?” he said, staring at me with surprise. I smiled at him. “Sorry, was I too heavy?” I shook my head. You weren’t heavy at all. “Fwaaah!” he yawned, checking the messages on his phone with a smile. I figured they were from Hanamizawa-san and Ido-san telling him that Sato-san was safe.
Suddenly he gasped and tried to stand up. “You wanted walnut mocha from Isozaki-ya, right?” Ohh, he just now remembered his promise to me. But... “I’ll go buy some n—”
I reached out and gently rested a hand on his shoulder, but didn’t press on it. He didn’t brush it away. I could almost hear him think “Well, now I can’t stand up.” I didn’t even have to look up from my book. I wanted him to guess what I was thinking too. I wanted him to sense what I wanted him to do. After a few moments, he sat back down on the ground.
“Can we stay like this for a while longer?”
I didn’t answer. Instead, I rested my head on his shoulder. Correct. We snuggled like that in a sunbeam. It’s so warm... The sun set early these late autumn days, and it wouldn’t be long until it got cold. That was why I wanted to savor every second of this precious moment with him.