She was quick to get annoyed. Whenever I teased her even a little, her cheeks would flush instantly, and if I said it was just a joke, she would puff out her cheeks and glare at me as if she wanted to kill me.

Of course, they were just cute little pranks. For example, if I gave her a fake confession, she would usually say something like this:

H-huh!? There's no reason for me to like someone like you!

...Well, if you like me that much, I guess I could think about it...

...What? A joke??? Do you want to die!?!!

Even though she grumbled every day, she always lingered around me. If I moved, she moved with me, and when I asked why she was following me,

Our paths just happened to overlap, okay?

Don't get the wrong idea.

She would say that while her cheeks turned red. She even came to find me while I was sleeping in the classroom.

...Are you asleep?

...(Staring intently)... You're handsome.