My Best Friend is so Popular it's a Problem (BL) - Chapter 19

Time passed while I stayed lost in thought, and soon it was lunchtime. As usual, we opened our lunchboxes in the classroom.

When I lifted the lid of my lunchbox, I saw that I had packed kinpira gobo—Hayato’s favorite. Hayato’s eyes immediately found it, and he stared at me with an anxious, hopeful expression.  On his face, it was written clearly: “You’re giving this to me, right? You are, aren’t you?”

Honestly… Hayato can be so annoyingly cute when he’s like this.

“Here. …But only half, okay? I want some too.”
“Yay! Thanks, Yuto!”

He plunged his chopsticks into my lunchbox, taking about half the portion while following my instructions. After putting it into his own lunchbox, his expression suddenly shifted into one of “Oops…!”

…Huh?

Hayato froze, staring at his lunchbox for a moment, then picked up a piece of tamagoyaki and held it out in front of me.

“Here. As thanks, instead of the kinpira, tamagoyaki… Say ‘ahh.’ Ahh♪”
“Eh, ah… n-no.”

Thump-thump-thump.

Ugh, damn it!
Why is my heart reacting like this…?

Ever since I realized I liked Hayato, even something this small makes my heart overreact.
Sure, this might help make our “dating” act look believable to anyone watching, but it also carries the risk of my feelings slipping through and Hayato realizing the truth.

We started this act to stop others from looking at him with shady intentions. But if Hayato found out that I’ve been looking at him with those same feelings, what would he think?

“Yuto!”

My friend launched a merciless “ahh attack,” waving the chopsticks in front of my mouth, urging me with a teasing smile while I froze, completely red in the face.

I had no choice but to slowly open my mouth. The moment I did, Hayato’s face lit up with a huge, happy smile as he placed the tamagoyaki in my mouth.

I chewed it carefully, and the slightly sweet and salty taste spread across my tongue.

“Is it good?”

I nodded, and Hayato’s smile grew even wider, lighting up his whole face.

Beautiful and so sexy… my friend, Hayato.

Even something this small made my heart race like crazy. I had no idea how I was supposed to handle this whole “dating Hayato” act from now on.