Head Over Heels From The Scarf I Lent Her Chapter 15

Tooru somehow got Sat.u.r.day off after speaking with his manager. Along with Jun and Akane, the three of them are waiting at the dog statue in front of the train station.

Like always, Tooru had arrived a little too early because of his nerves, but Jun was surprisingly the next to arrive. For some reason, Akane was also with him.
She wasn’t satisfied with how Tooru ignored her at school, but even then, she came out together. Seeing how she would make this trip so much livelier, he couldn’t tell her to b.u.g.g.e.r off either.
They made plans to meet up at 10:00, but they are a little ahead of schedule.

“I know I have a reason to, but why are you here so early, Jun? And why is Nis.h.i.+no here too?! Why was there a data breach?!”
“Don’t be like this, dude. Nis.h.i.+no said she wanted to tag along and not to mention that Satsuki said the more, the merrier, right?”
“I am here to gather intelligence from Miyamoto Satsuki! Thank you, brother!”
“Who are you, some kind of wrestler?!”

The two of them almost belong as a comedy duo.
As unexpected as it was for Jun to invite Akane along, Tooru is glad that he did. Surely, a girl would do a better job in picking out clothes for Satsuki.

While he was lost in thought thinking about Satsuki, the girl herself appeared.

“Oh, h.e.l.lo. There are more people here than I expected.”
“You must be Miyamoto Satsuki! Eek, you’re so cuuute! A total cutie just like the rumors say! I bet you have lots of juicy intel for me! Yum!”
“Umm… huh?”

Meeting Akane like must be uncomfortable for Satsuki.
Heck, it’s uncomfortable for anyone. Even Tooru is embarra.s.sed to know Akane, who is acting like a chimpanzee.

“My name is Nis.h.i.+no Akane. Call me Akanetchi!”
“Akanetchi…”
“Wooow! She even sounds adorbs!”

After seeing Akane act like a total dork, Tooru could only offer a strained smile and Jun simply nodded.

Satsuki is wearing a beige cardigan on top of a s.h.i.+rt, a pendant on her neck, and a calf-length skirt.
Since her legs are rather long, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to think that the skirt is supposed to hang down to her ankles.

The boys couldn’t help but stare at her radiant beauty.
Akane would be cute too if she keeps her mouth shut. The two girls look so perfect together.
Tooru feels as if he could stare forever, though it’s not as if he has a thing for girl on girl action.

“Ugh… can we actually get on with what we’ve come for today?”
“Ah, I can’t believe I was all over you like that! Sorry!”
“Don’t worry, I don’t mind.”

Satsuki replies with a slightly bothered look, but it certainly didn’t seem like she hated it. Even though Akane was like that, she didn’t mean anything bad by it.
Tooru audibly clears his throat to get their attentions.
Akane looks over with a straight face and Satsuki does so with an awkward smile.

“Umm, we’re out here today to help Satsuki find clothes. I’m glad you two are getting along well, but keep yourself in control, alright?”
“Okay…”

Akane disappointedly slumps a little. You’re giving her too much attention, is what Tooru was thinking.

“Alright, so, where are we going? Nis.h.i.+no, you… your styles are different.”

Akane has a t-s.h.i.+rt and a jacket on top and pair of booty shorts for bottoms. That’s definitely not the same style as Satsuki’s feminine chic.
Hearing that, she jumps and clings onto Tooru.

“Hey, get off of me!”
“You were totally thinking our styles don’t match! We’re both girls! I know what she likes!”
“Akane, dude, your style’s more like “wild animal” though.”
“Why don’t you keep quiet for me, Ōyodo?”

She coldly snaps back at Jun as he dejectedly and jokingly slumps down and pretends to sob.
Hoping to relieve that anxious look on her face, Tooru reaches over to put a hand on Satsuki’s shoulder and shakes his head. Jun and Akane are simply too excitable together.

“Then, Nis.h.i.+no, you know the right shops?”
“Sure do! Did you think I wouldn’t know? Someone like me who gathers and spreads intel? Of course, I know where Satsuki can find clothes she likes!”
“… can I really trust you on that?”
“Is there anyone else you could trust?”

Tooru looks over at Jun who’s throwing up peace signs.
No, she’s right. There isn’t anyone else.
As Tooru looks away, Jun slumps down once again. But whatever.

“Okie dokie, follow me, everyone! I know exactly where we’re going!”

Akane loudly designates herself as the leader of the shopping trip. Jun still has his face in his hands, pretending to be crying. But instead, Tooru turns to the fl.u.s.tered Satsuki and gently pats her on the back, hoping to calm her.
She beams a smile in return. Their moment was cut short by Akane hollering over to the two of them. Knowing that they can’t ignore her for any longer, Tooru and Satsuki head towards the others.

Their destination was definitely the kind of shop that would have something for Satsuki. Well, Satsuki looks good in just about anything.
Since it’s May, some of the clothes in the store were more of an early summer style.

Girls really do have a lot of choices when it comes to clothes, even though this store is particularly trendy.
Guys are set for just about any occasion with just a s.h.i.+rt, a hoodie, and a pair of jeans. Having so much to choose just isn’t for Tooru.

It seems like the two girls are picking clothes out. Actually, it looks more like Akane is putting outfits up against Satsuki like she’s a dress-up doll.

“Nis.h.i.+no, picking stuff out for her is fine and all, but respect her opinion too.”
“Hmm? Oh, you’re right. Has anything caught your eye so far, Satsuki?”

Surprisingly, Akane didn’t make a fuss or anything but instead honestly asked Satsuki for her opinion. After looking around for a bit, Satsuki looked down at the shopping basket on the ground by their feet.

“Umm… this dress is rather cute, I think.”

Satsuki picks out a pale blue dress from the mountain in the shopping basket. Mm, yeah, that should look good on Satsuki.
Sensing that something is up, Jun floats back to the rest of them. He sees that dress and lets out a big breath.

“Whoo. Chic is nice…”
“I can’t help but think that you sound like a criminal when you say it like that.”
“Me, a criminal? No way, my dudes.”

Ignoring the cackling idiot, Tooru subconsciously began to imagine how she’d look with the dress on. She looks fine.

Suddenly, Akane politely takes the dress from Satsuki and brings it to the changing room then excitedly hops in front of it.

“What’s shopping if you don’t try on clothes? Come on, Satsuki!”
“Nis.h.i.+no, you’re so loud.”

The other shoppers in the store look over at Akane. Tooru was about to put his hand over Akane’s mouth, but instead turns over to Satsuki.

“Well, you gotta see if it fits, right? Why not try it not?”

Satsuki seems to be less fl.u.s.tered after hearing his suggestion.
Still blus.h.i.+ng, she lightly jogs over and takes the dress from Akane before entering the changing room and closing the curtain.
The three of them stand outside waiting to see the results.

It took her about ten minutes or so before she said she’s ready. Akane impatiently whips open the curtain as soon as Satsuki gave her the OK.

There in the changing room stood an angel descended from the heavens.

The dress was a perfect fit for the tall, slender girl. It was neither too tight nor too lose for her. The chic style lent itself to Satsuki’s natural beauty. She was, in a word, perfect.
As if she couldn’t hold back anymore, Akane gives Satsuki another big hug.

“Cute! I mean, even though I picked it out, it really does look so cute on you, Satsuki!”
“Th-thank you.”
“Akane, Satsuki looks a little overwhelmed, so why don’t you give her some s.p.a.ce?”

Rarely does Jun ever say something so level-headed. Perhaps he felt as if Akane finally got carried away.
Akane lets out a disappointed sigh before reluctantly letting her go. As someone’s senior, you have to hold back a little.

Tooru was captivated by the sight of Satsuki in that dress. But being gawked at only makes Satsuki self-conscious as she closes the curtains and peeks her head out.

“Umm, it’s a little embarra.s.sing… please don’t stare.”

If you look carefully, you might be able to see Cupid’s arrows sticking out of all three of them. Jun has a big grin on his face and Akane was lunging at Satsuki again. Well, she would if she hadn’t been literally grabbed by the scruff of her neck by Tooru.
They really would do well as a comedic duo.

“What’s wrong with two girls hugging each other?!”
“You’re getting too physical with her, jeez! Satsuki, did anything else catch your eye? I’ll bring it over to ya.”
“Umm, in that case…”

Satsuki looked quite eager to try more on as she points to the basket.
Akane, too, was in high spirits, rus.h.i.+ng over to grab it for her. The boys just silently, helplessly shrugged at each other.

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