The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

Um...

G-Good morning.

M-Morning.

There is an angel living next to me.

Me and the angel next door...

No, not angel. She's the first girl I've ever loved.

She's Mahiru Shiina, and we've started dating.

D-Don't get me wrong! It's not that I don't want to...

It's just, now that we're starting over as an actual couple,

I get kinda anxious being close to you. Like I can't relax.

Well, I wouldn't say I'm feeling perfectly calm and composed myself.

But I think the feeling that I want to be close to you overpowers that.

S-Since we are officially going out now,

I think it's best if we don't try to hide our feelings.

Can I get a little closer?

I would like that.

Is something the matter?

D-Does physical contact with me make you that uncomfortable?

N-No, it's not that. I'm sorry if this bothers you.

It's just... Can I ask you something?

Y-Yes.

I was thinking, well, we are... officially a couple now.

Yes?

So then... how are couples supposed to act?

Huh?

I mean, I've never done this before,

so I don't know exactly how we're supposed to behave.

N-Now that you mention it...

Do you have any ideas?

Um...

Do stuff like hold hands?

We always do that.

Spend our free time together?

That's every day.

Go places together?

Yeah, we do that too.

What about hugging?

That too.

Um, this is sort of hard to say, or rather, embarrassing to admit, but...

m-maybe we were acting like a couple before we were officially dating.

If you put it that way...

No, any way you put it, she's right!

I-I wanted you to be attracted to me so I did my best to get your attention,

but now that I think about it, it was all basically stuff that a girlfriend does.

Yeah.

So instead of worrying about what normal couples do,

we should act like we normally do,

and, um, try to be close and spend time together. Maybe that's enough.

Instead of trying to do what we think should be normal,

we should do things our own way and, well,

see how things go. How does that sound?

Yeah, you're right.

I'm sorry. I think I'm overthinking things.

I've just never done this before so I wasn't sure what to do.

Yeah.

So how do I put this?

I'll do the same things I always do, but now, um,

I'll put more love into it.

Amane-kun.

I'm happy just being here with you.

I am too.

Starting on Monday, do you think we could go to school together?

Yeah. Sounds good.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten 2

And then came Monday,

and the first time that Mahiru and I to walked to school as a couple.

Hmm?

L-Listen, we've talked about this before,

but please do not take off your clothes in front of me!

I really don't mind if you see me, though.

But I do mind!

We won't be able to go to the pool and stuff in summer.

If I can't get her used to it, then it's gonna be real awkward when we finally...

Oh!

Uh, anyway. Yeah.

Do you want to go ahead and start making breakfast?

I think I will do just that.

First thing in the morning, and that's where my head is?!

I am feeling a little conflicted.

Conflicted?

I won't have you and your new hairstyle all to myself anymore.

Want to have your way with me while you can, then?

I suppose I will.

I bet all the other girls are going to want to talk to you now.

Uh, I do think you look cool, though.

Forget about how I look.

Do you expect me to start chasing other girls?

No, I do not!

It's more a problem of my own feelings.

You mean jealousy?

Yes.

I'll keep smothering you with love you so nobody else has a chance to make a move!

Well don't go overboard.

I don't really want other people to see how sweet you actually are.

The problem is that you're always saying that stuff like it's absolutely nothing!

The problem?

My heart can't take it.

I could say the same thing.

You're so naturally affectionate,

sometimes it feels like my heart's gonna explode.

Yours is more destructive because you attack without warning!

Oh!

But your heart really is pounding, so I'll let you off the hook for today.

This is a little embarrassing, but it still makes me happy.

Yeah.

Ugh, man. I'm still sore from all that running.

Me too. And did you see the angel during sports day?

The angel!

The angel!

I already feel them looking at us.

I can tell it's gonna be bad when we get to class.

You'll just have to put up with it.

Or... do you want to stop?

No, I don't. I've made up my mind to go through with it.

So you have.

Mahirun!

Good morning! Did ya finally take the plunge, bro?

Oh shut up.

And good morning to you, Mahirun. I see things turned out all right.

Yes!

Congrats, Mahirun! I'm glad all my mentoring paid off.

You did give me a lot of good advice.

Mm-hmm! Like how to make your move when Amane was totally oblivious.

Mahiru?

W-Well, you were quite oblivious, Amane-kun.

Yeah, but that aside,

I've never seen Amane expose his manly form before.

What a way to put it.

Chitose.

Sorry. Um... for not telling you sooner.

It's fine. You didn't make it official until after sports day, right?

I bet you had your hands full making out and stuff anyway.

And I know you're the type who'd rather talk face-to-face than send a text,

so I'm cool with it.

Thank you.

You are very welcome!

And as the matchmaker who brought you two together,

you may feel free to continue singing my praises!

Indeed!

I shall honor Your Highness with a crêpe from that shop by the station you love.

Very well! Quite acceptable.

Congrats, Fujimiya.

So you finally surrendered, huh.

Surrendered? Listen, man...

Well, I guess you could say she won me and I won her.

Sure took you a while.

Yeah, and it was getting hard to watch, so this is kind of a relief.

He's right, you know. I had to watch that drag on for half a year.

There are limits to my patience, you slowpoke.

You've made your point. My bad.

Um, Fujimiya-kun?

Hmm?

Wow! It really is you, Fujimiya-kun!

You look so different now, it surprised me!

He's got a totally new look.

He really does! And he used to be so nerdy.

Hey, "nerdy" is kinda mean.

Ah, sorry about that, Fujimiya-kun.

It's okay. You're not wrong, after all.

You totally changed your hairstyle, huh?

I guess. Is it weird?

No, not at all. In fact, I think you look great.

Hey, hey, can I ask you something?

Go ahead.

Are you two going out? I heard you were holding hands earlier.

Yes, I'm happy to say.

We made it official last week.

Aww!

Aww!

How did you get to know Shiina-san?

We sort of crossed paths last year, and just naturally became friends.

Right, Mahiru?

Yes.

It's a bit of a long story, but after a while we decided to start dating.

I had a crush on him for the longest time, so I'm really happy.

I couldn't help but show it by holding hands.

Well, I think I fell for you first, though.

No, I believe I was first.

But either way, it took you a very long time to express your feelings.

I've apologized and I feel very bad about that.

But I did eventually tell you, so please forgive me.

I really think I'm the one who made the first move, though.

Then I'll make the first move next time.

What do you intend to do?

You'll see.

There you go dodging the question again.

I'll tell you eventually, so don't hold it against me.