Chapter 1532: Where to go?
After they had made their preparations, Haru and Sakura then quickly left the hospital in his car and moved toward the train station.
Along the way, Haru used his "Ripple" to make Sakura's body in optimal condition all the time so there wouldn't be anything wrong during their trip.
Even though Sumire had told them that Sakura would be alright, nothing was certain and even if there was only one in thousands chance, it was better to be prepared, right?
When Haru was thinking about Sakura's health, Sakura was very happy about this trip and asked, "So where are we going to go?"
"..."
Haru was speechless and said, "You're the one who has invited me, but you don't have any plans?"
Sakura blushed and knew that it was her who had initiated this trip and knew that she was the one that was at wrong.
"But... But in the plan, you'll kidnap me from the hospital then we'll go far away to the land of nowhere and live there together!"
"...."
Haru was speechless and wondering whether this girl really wanted to do double suicide. He thought for a while and said, "It's almost Tanabata, right?"
"Oh, yes, it is almost Tanabata!" Sakura nodded quickly and also started to get an idea of where they should go when Haru mentioned Tanabata.
Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).
According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The date of Tanabata varies by region of the country, but the first festivities begin on 7 July of the Gregorian calendar.
It could be said that this Tanabata festival was a very romantic festival, for a lover and it was also the reason why Sakura was quite excited when she was reminded by Haru before.
Sakura pondered for a while and said, "Then how about we go to Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival? It's in Kanagawa so it isn't that far from Tokyo."
Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival was one of the most famous Tanabata festivals in the country and there were a lot of people who visited it.
Sakura thought that was a perfect place for their trip since the location of this festival was in Kanagawa, it wasn't that far so it didn't take a long time for their trip since they had only two days worth of trip.
If they chose a place that was too far away then their trip would take a lot of time and Sakura was sure that she would be tired at that time, by the time they arrived, she was afraid that she might be too tired to go on the trip later.
"If we go there then I want to wear yukata and taste a lot of food stalls!" Sakura said excitedly.
However, Haru shook his head and didn't agree with Sakura.
"Let's not go to that place."
"Huh? Why?"
Sakura was confused, but she didn't feel annoyed when her proposal was rejected since she was sure that he had a better idea.
"That place is too crowded and I would like to avoid such a place."
Even though Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival was a good festival to visit during Tanabata, it was too crowded in his opinion.
If he came with Nasa or his male friends, then it was alright since he might be able to hit a cute girl on the street but he came with his girlfriend. In such a crowded place, it would be troublesome for them to walk and it was also troublesome for them to enjoy their trip since there were a lot of people there.
"Haru..."
Haru didn't like crowded places, however, in Sakura's mind, she thought that he was thinking about her.
Well, Haru also thought about Sakura since her health wasn't that good and it was worrying for her to walk around in such a crowded festival.
Sakura smiled and hugged his arm tightly. She looked at him and asked, "So where are we going?"
"Hmm... how about Shimizu? I have heard the Tanabata festival in that town is quite good, but there aren't many people there."
"Then let's go there! Let's go to Shimizu!" Sakura didn't think too much and as long as she could be with him, anywhere was alright.
"Alright, let's go there."
Haru and Sakura had made up their destination for a trip then without hesitation, they went to the train station to buy a ticket for this trip.
When Haru and Sakura arrived at the train station, they bought a shinkansen (bullet train) ticket directly and waited for the train to come.
Walking while holding hands with each other, Haru brought the suitcase that was brought by Sakura since it was impossible to ask her to bring it.
They bought the ticket at night so there weren't many people at the station and it was quite rare scenery for them since usually this place was very crowded.
"Do you want to buy a bento?" Haru suddenly asked.
"Eh?"
After being asked so suddenly Sakura was a bit hesitant. She crossed her arms and frowned, thinking whether it was alright or not to eat quite late, after all, it was around 9 at night so she was afraid to get fat when she ate too late.
"No."
"You don't want to buy a bento?" Haru asked.
"No, I will eat some from your bento," Sakura said with a smile.
"........"
Haru was speechless and somehow it reminded him of the day when both of them went on a trip to Yokohama.
"Let's buy two, if you don't finish it then I can eat the rest," Haru said.
"Is that alright? Don't you need to worry that you'll get fat?" Sakura asked curiously while touching Haru's stomach. "It's hard." She didn't realize it before, but her boyfriend's stomach was very tough. "Can I see it later?"
"Pervert," Haru said with an expressionless expression.
"...."
Sakura stared at Haru for a while then kept touching his stomach. "You're my boyfriend anyway. Don't be stingy!"
"....."
This time, Haru was even more speechless. "Anyway, let's buy a bento first."
"Good."
Both of them then went to the bento store on the train station and when they came they saw that the bento was being sold at half price, but it was normal since they were at night so before they closed the store, their bento would be sold out.
They quickly bought their bento and drink then went to the train to start their two-day trip on Shimizu.
Before they entered the train, Sakura held something in her pocket as if it was a charm that could protect her, well, it might not be a charm, but it could protect her from pregnancy. She then stared at the bastard who followed her selfish wish and hugged him tightly with a smile.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just realized how lucky I am to have you," Sakura said with a smile.
"..."
Haru was stunned, but then he smiled and said, "No, I am the one who is lucky to have you."
"Haru..."
"Sakura..."
Both of them were about to close the distance between them but...
"Cough! Cough! You two, can you not do something indecent on the public?"
"......."
Sakura's face was covered in blush and she quickly pulled Haru since she was embarrassed.
Haru smiled then whispered to Sakura's ear. "Let's try to redo it when there's no one."
Sakura blushed and twisted Haru's arm. "Pervert!"
Haru stared at Sakura and said, "You're my girlfriend anyway. Don't be stingy!"
"....."
Sakura stopped and looked at Haru with a speechless expression. She received a payback, but it was a double payback.
"Anyway, let's sit down first, so we can kiss."
"......."
Sakura realized that her boyfriend was more perverted than she had thought, but she also fastened her movement since she was also eager to kiss him.