Naturally, I stood confused at first.

Everything I did earlier was no good but a crumpled piece of paper filled with silly ideas did the trick. It even made her laugh so hard that her stomach hurt from it.

I mean, I didnt intentionally write those to make her laugh. They were the ideas that flashed past my mind to make her talk to me again, after all And theyre written in a way of summaries and conclusions.

At the moment, Shizu was waiting for me to move while being partly annoyed and partly amused.

As her grin gradually turned into a pout because of my hesitation, I immediately stepped forward and entered her embrace as she asked.

With her arms enclosing around me, Shizu's wonderful scent wafted into my nose, calming down whatevers going on in my mind.

Truthfully, more than being surprised that the paper made her laugh, I was more mesmerized upon seeing the girl laughing like that

Its a new side of her that I hadnt seen yet. And, seeing her laugh freely like that somehow warms my heart. Whether she had the mask on or not, the girl was the embodiment of seriousness.

I managed to make her smile but not laugh like that. Moreover, thats even the first time that I saw her losing it like that.

To see that she also had that side to her just raised my affection for the girl and I clearly hoped to see more of it.

However, thats probably hard to do.

Ive just given you the silent treatment and your mind instantly went haywire. What should I do with you, you blockhead?

Went haywire, huh. I guess thats what it looked like to her. I couldnt stand her giving me that silent treatment but I also couldnt be forceful with her to make her talk to me again. So, I resorted to writing ideas instead. But upon reading those, I deemed all of it a failure even without trying.

Are they that funny? Ive written those with serious thoughts.

Serious, you say? Then why did you throw it in the bin?

Theyre too silly.

Right. For example, I wrote something along the lines of singing a song in front of her or dancing in front of her. Perhaps, she imagined all those and thats what made her laugh.

I see. Thats probably the case. Imagining me doing what I wrote was what made her laugh that hard.

Uh, if she somehow asked me to do all those, would I be able to do it? Theyre too silly! But if its for Shizu I guess I can swallow the embarrassment.

And thats the reason why I find it funny, big dumbo. Youre still at fault, however. She poked on my forehead while smiling before her expression turned all serious again.

I know that. But Im glad you talked to me again. I dont want to spend the weekends with my Shizu being mad at me.

Huh? Im not mad. Where did you pick that up? Im jealous. I thought youre an observer like Nanami. Shizu shook her head, showing another disappointed expression. Didnt you say that whenever its your time to be my secretary, youre mine alone? What did you do today? You spent half of that time with Nanami and Hina What do you think? Should I rejoice?

Shizu pinched my nose and had me stare at her. Shes clearly not amused. But the way she puffed up her cheeks while pouting made her more adorable instead.

I couldnt say that though. I have to tread carefully.

I broke my promise to her. That alone was enough for her to be thoroughly disappointed in me or even result in her thoughts about our relationship changing.

Furthermore, thinking back to what happened, I also wouldnt put the blame on the two girls Theres nothing to regret so all I could do here was to accept that its entirely my fault.

Right. I have no excuse for that. I said sullenly.

And silence soon followed.

Fortunately, Shizu didnt push me away though. Instead, she appeared to be thinking while lightly caressing my hair.

My knees were currently bent just to settle on her embrace so its only a matter of time before my legs hurt from squatting like this. But even so, I also never thought of pulling away from her embrace.

To ease it up for me, I gradually lowered my knees further and planted them on the ground.

Around two minutes of silence later, I heard Shizus voice gracing my ears. Date.

Although I caught her words perfectly, I acted as if I hadnt heard them clearly by lifting my gaze to wait for her to repeat them.

Surprisingly, what caught my eyes was Shizus whole face and ears turned red. Shes biting her lips while her eyes were obviously avoiding my gaze.

If you didnt hear it then forget it. Shizu harrumphed and acted more upset.

However, in my eyes, her cuteness had just doubled.

I know, Im the one at fault here but she showed me a chance to tease her.

You said Date. I wonder what you mean by that?

So, you heard it! You blockhead! I hate you!

And I love you. Anyway, hearing it and discerning its meaning is hard for me. Can my Shizu elaborate?

This guy. Now you have the gall to tease me? Do you want to make it up for me or not?

Im not teasing you. Maybe a bit Alright. I confess. Im teasing my Shizu. Please tell me how to make it up to you!

Take me out on a date, you blockhead. The sooner the better.

Shizu, you just made me the luckiest guy on the whole campus.

What are you on about? Having multiple girlfriends, who else will be luckier than you?

Ah. Shes not wrong there.

Thats not what I meant, you adorable girl.

I Im not adorable!

Yes, you are. My adorable Shizu. Im the luckiest guy because I can take the famous SC President on a date. If someone heard of this, especially the Vice President, they might die in envy.

This blockhead. Youre the one I love. Not them. Remember that. Theres no point in them being jealous. But thank you, you just gave me an idea. Lets announce our relationship.

Shizu smirked. Shes clearly amused by that idea.

Knowing what shes on about, I rode on it and gave her the expected response from me complete with the panicked expression. Wait

I got to tease you back. Im satisfied. Shizu laughed heartily once more.

From how elated she was, the girl eventually pulled me up and kissed me. Although shes still jealous, shes now banking on this time that were alone.

And to not disappoint her further, I responded in kind. My arms naturally enclosed her waist, picking her up from her seat and putting her down on her table. This way, I can easily respond to her kisses and more.

Shizu, I love hearing your laughter. I wish I could hear that more often.

If you continue being silly, you will. I also dont know that I can still laugh like that Youre still this ridiculous. You kept on unearthing what I buried. Thats why Im not giving up on not sharing you with others. I want you all to myself

Un. I understand but Shizu, I will apologize in advance. Ill also not give up to make you mine without giving up on everyone. Im your greedy blockhead. Im flawed this way.

This relationship I have with Shizu might be the trickiest. Nonetheless, its still just two stubborn people butting heads while also loving each other a lot.

At the remaining time before the other members of the Student Council returned, Shizu and I used the whole room as our exclusive lovenest.