From betrotheds to lovers

Chapter 23

Sakurako was taking a sip of her coffee with her usual calm and expressionless face as she thought about what Himari and Kohaku had just told her

"... What do you mean by that?"

" "?!" "

And at hearing her question, the two of them almost hit their heads on the table

"We mean we said! Can't you see it that he clearly likes you just from how he treated you when compared to us?!"

"... ... ... Is that so?"

"Why do you sound so confused?"

"Because Ichiro-san is always treating me like that"

" "..." "

Himari and Kohaku could only stay silent after they heard that, they knew that Sakurako did lack a bit of common sense, especially when it came to people, and that she wasn't exactly the brightest in understanding other people's emotions. But she had a good intuition at detecting people with bad intentions, at least that was a plus for her

"Sacchan... If Ichiro-san is treating you like that, it's because he clearly lik-"

"Here are your drinks!"

Himari was interrupted mid-sentence by Ichiro, who put down the drinks that they had asked for right in front of them

"Please enjoy your drinks, I'll bring the food in a few minutes

"Thanks, Ichiro-san"

"You're welcome, Sakurako-san"

" "..." "

And with that, Ichiro walked away

"So what were you saying again, Himari-chan?"

"... Nothing, just forget about it"

"Okay?"

Sakurako tilted her head to the side, somewhat confused about why Himari said that, but she didn't pursue it any further. As for Himari and Kohaku, they both stayed silent even after Ichiro left

" "..." " < <He clearly said for us to not say anything else about his feelings to Sacchan with that smile of his!> >

And that was because they clearly saw the message on Ichiro's face, that they were not supposed to say anything else about how he felt about Sakurako to her. So, the two complied and didn't touch that subject again as they waited for their food to arrive

A few minutes later

And just as Ichiro had said, the girls' orders had arrived after a few minutes

"Here are your orders"

" "Thanks" "

"Thank you, Ichiro-san"

"You're welcome, Sakurako-san. Please have a good meal, if you three need me, just raise your hand"

"Mm *Nods*" (x3)

And with that Ichiro once again left their table, with him away, the three looked at their food...

"Itadakimasu" (x3)

And thanked for it, then they began eating it. The food in front of them was good, it wasn't the same as a 3-star restaurant that they all went to from time to time, but it was still tasty for them. Especially for Sakurako since she wasn't picky about food and had a quite big appetite, it didn't take too long for the three to finish eating their meals

"It was quite good"

"Yes, it has been quite a while since I had a hamburger with a decent size, and that didn't make my stomach feel weird as well"