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Reuniting the literature club again was easier than expected, both the 4 original members and the 3 newest members settled whatever problem MC caused between them thanks to Monika explaining the situation the best she could.

Omiko apologized to Natsuki and Yuri again for trying to get between them and made it clear that was never her intention, finally retrieving her friendship with the club members and the peaceful days at school.

However, while her life outside school wasn't a mess, it wasn't exactly peaceful either.

Both her and Airi had jobs to attend and their quality time was very limited.

The nature of their relationship in the past, for some reason the space lover girl didn't quite finish to understand, conflicted her greatly. Perhaps her parents did have an effect on her and it felt like a great sin, perhaps she just didn't quite believe in it yet, Omiko didn't know.

Airi on the other hand, seemed to be very fixated on earning Omiko's trust and love, and Omiko felt bad about it. Not because she didn't like Airi, what made her feel bad was seeing Airi try so hard for her to only be awkward and dismissive about it, she always felt it hurt Airi and that conflicted her even greater.

Despite Airi making room for her at her own home, providing her with food and warmth when she most needed it, not to mention vowing to help her realize her dream, all that Omiko did to repay her was find a job herself to try and release some of the burden from her and help her out at home, ignoring the ever present love Airi tried to give her as well.

It wasn't until the first days of May of that year, that things finally changed for the better.

After another long day, Omiko's turn at the convenience store was over and she could finally go home to get some rest. That day however, she was feeling unusually hungry and in need of something sweet.

The green mint haired girl decided to stop by a coffee shop on the way home and order a slice of chocolate cake and a latte express. Omiko pulled out another of her astronomy books and started to read it while she waited for her order.

The sound of girly laughs suddenly distracted the glasses girl as she glanced at the entrance only to see Airi with what appeared to be a co-worker, based on the similar clothes they wore. Omiko then hid her face behind the book and sank on her own seat hoping they wouldn't see her wanting to avoid an awkward situation.

Either her plan worked or Airi and her friend were having too much fun to notice her because they sat down at a fairly far table yet still visible from Omiko's seat.

"I wonder what are they doing here... Ah, that's a really dumb question, of course they are here to talk and have something to eat, like most people going to a coffee shop would...", Omiko started thinking before the waitress interrupted her, delivering her cake and coffee.

Despite Omiko's efforts for focusing on her book and food, she couldn't help but keep stealing glances at the black haired beauty and her friend who had middle length around her shoulders brown hair and seemed to be around the same age as Airi, and had a remarkably pretty face as well.

Airi and her kept chatting lively and never stopped laughing and smiling, but that wasn't all, Omiko saw it in the black eyes of that girl, even from that distance it was clear. The same look Yuri had when she looks at Natsuki, the same look Ryona had everytime she sees Sayori, and viceversa, she had spent enough time in the literature club to learn how to recognize a loving look.

She didn't see, or rather didn't want to see if Airi had the same look at that moment. The co-worker girl discretely rubbed Airi's hand sometimes with hers making it seem like a convenient accident, she even wiped some cake leftovers from Airi's face with a paper towel, to which Airi didn't really protest aside from being a little surprised.